Silence is our deepest nature,
our home,
Our common ground,
our peace.
Silence reveals.
Silence heals
(Gunilla Norris, acclaimed spiritual writer and teacher)

And who am I to compete with the din
As the silence comes easily rushing in
I must fly away
To somewhere I've always dreamed of
Somewhere I've always thought of
Somewhere I've never told you about.
James Taylor (thank you Marsred)

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Oh great Spirit
Help me to always speak the truth quietly
To listen with an open mind
And to remember the peace
That may be found in Silence.
Cherokee Prayer
(found by DEE CEE)

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"If we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. "
(Barack Obama June 3, 2008)

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"...emotional attachment with the absence of reason."
(Chief Cat)

"Dang a Ding Dong"
(Cathy)

"...particularly scummy pond"
(crsone)

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(thank you to timothykcct)


JOHN McCAIN






GEORGE LISTEN UP






Yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. - Buddha