There is poverty and hunger and war in the world. And we prepare for more war. There is desperate suffering with no prospect for relief. But we would be contributing to the misery and desperation of the world if we failed to rejoice in the sun, the moon and the stars, in the rivers which surround this island on which we live, on the cool breezes of the bay, on what food we have and on the benefactors God sends. | |
— Dorothy Day | |
Appearing in: “The Catholic Worker” (newspaper) | |
Dtd: July-August 1940 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | In My Unending Story |
Say You Will | |
2020 | A Day With No Sun |
A Beautiful Thing | |
A Moment To Rejoice | |
2019 | Where And Why |
Day 12: Pause Or Plateau? | |
Eating Later | |
2018 | Here And Hope |
2017 | Choose |
2016 | All I Ever Wanted |
2015 | Compassionate Toward Yourself |
2014 | All And None |
2013 | Voices In The Dark |
2012 | Does Uncommonly Flexible = Flip-Flopping? |
2011 | A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic |
Encouragement Is The Path To Immortality | |
Posts Tagged ‘Poverty’
A Moment To Rejoice
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dorothy Day, Faith, Gifts From God, God, Hunger, Philosophy, Poverty, Quotes, Rejoice, Suffering, The Catholic Worker, War on September 10, 2020| 2 Comments »
We Have A Window
Posted in Environment, Politics, Quotes, tagged Corruption, Despair, Environment, Global Climate Change, Jane Goodall, Politics, Population, Poverty, Quotes, Time Magazine, Universal Problems on March 18, 2020| Leave a Comment »
In order to slow down climate change, we must solve four seemingly unsolvable problems. We must eliminate poverty. We must change the unsustainable lifestyles of so many of us. We must abolish corruption. And we must think about our growing human population. There are 7.7 billion of us today, and by 2050, the UN predicts there will be 9.7 billion. It is no wonder people have despaired. But I believe we have a window of time to have an impact. | |
— Jane Goodall | |
From her opinion / article: “The devastation of climate change is real. But there are reasons to be hopeful“ | |
The article appears in: “Time Magazine“; dtd: September 23, 2019 | |
The article is online at: https://time.com/5669043/jane-goodall-climate-change/ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | How About: Just Be Kind… |
2021 | Try To Choose Wisely |
Found It | |
2020 | We Have A Window |
2019 | No Escape |
2018 | Except When It Is From The Oval Office |
2017 | Bad Karma |
2016 | Poor Management Choices |
2015 | Is It Still Dark Out? |
2014 | Rule One |
2013 | Spelling God’s Name |
2012 | Love Your Life And Sing |
Feeling Under the Weather? | |
2011 | Cheers, Friend! |
Working On My 2019 Tax Returns
Posted in Humor, Quotes, tagged Groucho Marx, Humor, Poverty, Quotes, Taxes on February 20, 2020| 3 Comments »
Why, look at me. I’ve worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty. | |
― Groucho Marx | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Overbooked |
2021 | One Month In: Learning To Play Guitar |
Cause The Melody Keeps Haunting Me | |
2020 | Working On My 2019 Tax Returns |
2019 | Three Beliefs |
2018 | He Found Them On-Line |
2017 | Maybe In A Future World |
2016 | Largely A Mystery |
2015 | Tools And Weapons |
2014 | Likes And Dislikes |
2013 | Pillars Of Learning |
2012 | Another JCoM Review |
Move It | |
2011 | Expected Value |
Distant Goal
Posted in Humor, Quotes, tagged Humor, Michael Davis, Poverty, Quotes, Wealth on June 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I started out with nothing. I still have most of it. | |
— Michael Davis | |
[Very reminiscent of an earlier post… Distance, n. What else can we do but laugh? — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | More Lives |
2015 | Go Shopping More |
2014 | Say What? |
2013 | Accepting Beauty |
2012 | Transitional Choice To Ride The Wave |
2011 | Freedom Isn’t Always Perfect |
Just That Simple | |
Life’s Oddity
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged Money, Mr. Dooley, My Journal, Poverty, Quotes on June 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »
One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need money the most, are the very ones that never have it. | |
— Mr. Dooley | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Just Asking… |
2015 | Two Thoughts On Thinking |
2014 | From The Top, Please… |
2013 | You Are The Stars |
2012 | Just One?? |
2011 | Anything But |
88
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Quotes, tagged Happy Birthday Mom, Love, Oscar Wilde, Poverty, Quotes on April 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Who, being loved, is poor? | |
–– Oscar Wilde | |
[And a special Happy Birthday to my mother. Love Always, your son Kevin — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Guitar Music |
Yesterday | |
2021 | Maybe Faith Is Based On Hope |
I Want To See You Smile | |
2020 | Thank You (To Those Who Serve) |
Hanging In There | |
2019 | Her Job, Too |
2018 | Just Another Song I Like |
Earlier Still | |
2017 | Ten To Go |
2016 | Unstable Emergence |
2015 | 88 |
2014 | Some One-Liners Are Too Easy |
2013 | Greatness |
2012 | Memories Of Arlington |
2011 | Wake Up |