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Hello
Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change. Robert F. Kennedy, Speech at the University of Capetown, South Africa, Day of Affirmation, 6 June 1966
Dec. 8, 2009
Some time ago, a friend had sorted through her children’s clothes and gave me a bag full of what her children could no longer wear. I felt grateful because my baby needed clothes and money was quite tight.
About an hour later, my friend and I began watching television and were talking over coffee when she told me that if I decided I didn’t want the clothes or couldn’t use them, she didn’t want me to sell them or give them away.
“So you want them back?” I asked.
“No, I gave them to you; I just don’t want you selling them,” she said.
Dec. 15, 2009
Ten plastic soda jugs occupied my countertop for the past month.
Like a walled fortress, the jugs blocked the view of the counter and any stray dust or papers that may have taken up refuge there.
These chunky containers are supposed to someday become pots for plants I intend to grow. But today I decided I needed to liberate the space the jugs held.
Dec. 31, 2009
Facing A New Year Without Fear
As the sun shone above on a warm spring day nearly 10 years ago, a manager at a media
company spouted off to me about everything she disliked about a former employee.
Apparently, the ex-
Needless to say, the conversation left me feeling uncomfortable, especially since I had applied for the woman’s writing job and was expecting a baby in a few months. I think somewhere in the job seekers’ guidelines, you’ll find a list of red flags – one being, “Watch out for companies that bash former employees.”
Bobbie Whitehead
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YouTube video of King’s “I Have A Dream” speech
