I believe a problem with the ability to relate to people of color comes from a place of not living with people of color in the same neighborhoods, attending the same places of worship and attending the same schools. People will choose where they live based upon the perception of quality and that often means some sort of economic and to a degree cultural segregation. On Sundays there is segregation in houses of worship mostly because of cultural reasons. I think the ability to relate to someone is living in common community and to think of each other as peers. Walking in someones shoes sometimes requires walking where they live.
If we chose to live in real community it would look like a rainbow with some shades of gray. Living together means living together in all parts of life. Sympathy and empathy are powerful things and you get that through experience and the willingness to do something new. I hope I made sense here.
America needs to do better, one person at a time. I think all lives matter but I have been told that diminishes the black lives matter movement….Well life is temporary and we all need to matter, no matter what.
This movie is adorable. It’s full of fun, action and heart. Its kind of a flight of furry fancy about what goes on when pets people go to work. Pets do have secret lives and they can live very interesting lives when we aren’t looking. Dogs, cats, birds and other critters make this movie awesome. It is so worth seeing in the theater. The animation is state-of-the-art and it makes New York where the movie is set look amazing. Like most movies of this genre there is an all-star cast featuring Louis CK, Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart. We saw a 5:10 PM presentation of it and the theater was packed. It could be the top box office hit of the weekend.
I found a video similar to this on Facebook today and became fascinated. For not a lot of money you can make a DIY portable air conditioner with some parts you can get from your local hardware store. This is so cool and it does keep you cool.
Evil actions should not lead to more evil actions. When that happens people lose the moral argument. I hope for cooler heads to prevail and the middle ground will be found. Let there be peace on our streets today, Lord hear our prayer.
This is a beautiful place. It’s known by some as “Big Blue” but lately it suffers from “big blues”. Lots of mean things are happening here. Violence, unrest, suffering. Granted there are also good things happening but in the past few weeks we are reminded of how fragile the whole thing is. Good people we must strive to change things in a meaningful and profound way. Pray and work for peace. This place is worth it. Lord hear our prayer.
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