When something is something we are not familiar with it can be foreign to us. Countries not our own are foreign to us. It’s when we open our hearts and minds that things and places that are foreign become things we know. It takes courage to go from foreign to familiar. To known from unknown. Having a open mind and open heart can break down barriers and take you to that place where everything around you is known and even loved.
All posts by Tony Burgess
Teach These Things
Lessons we all need to learn. It will make the world a better place.
White Isn’t All I Am
It’s not lost on me that I am a white, middle aged man who grew up in a predominately white community. However I don’t embrace my whiteness (only in jest) but seek to know people who are different and had other experiences. I am a product of my environment but chose to expand my horizons and learn some empathy and sympathy and use my heart and my head to put myself in the lives of people who like me are just trying to make it in the world today.
The Blog Life
I didn’t choose the blog life, the blog life chose me….Heck to the yep.
World Water Day, Water Is Important To Life #worldwaterday
Today is World Water Day. Your body is 55-60% water so you need it daily to keep it going. We need clean water from it’s various sources to maintain life. Water is important and it always wins.
Parkland Heroes
The cover of Time Magazine featuring some of the survivors of the Parkland, Florida shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. These students pictured are key organizers of the March for Our Lives in Washington DC this Saturday.
