For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains,
but to live in a way that respects and enhances
the freedom of others.
Weekly Pause & Ponder
July 1st ~ CANADA DAY
The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences; a country that respects all, regardless of their differences, a country that demands equality for all regardless of their differences. - Paul Martin.
Weekly Pause and Ponder
…God loves things by becoming them. God loves things by uniting with them, not by excluding them. Through the act of creation, God manifested the eternally outflowing Divine Presence into the physical and material world. Ordinary matter is the hiding place for Spirit, and thus the very Body of God. - Richard Rohr.
Weekly Pause & Ponder
"Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers."
-Nelson Mandela
We congratulate the Toronto Raptors on an inspiring, and uniting win. We The North.
Weekly Pause & Ponder
The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.
-David Attenborough