No work, no school, no stress, just a whole day for you to relax and do nothing completely. Saturday is the best day to do everything you want and is the perfect day to make the world your oyster. It is the start of the fun-filled weekend that you may be looking forward to. It...
The power of resolution. This is, for example, the taking of a firm decision that, for this month, this year, until we die or until we attain enlightenment, we will not abandon Bodhichitta; even though hurt or injured by others, we will not give way to anger. And this strong resoluti...
Fun Quote of the Day for Kids. A daily education quote for students can be used to make a point and to develop students' writing and critical thinking skills.
Many of you, I’m sure, have seen thangkas of the “Wheel of Life.” For those of you who haven’t, they depict a big wheel held in the jaws of Yama, the Lord of Death. On the outer rim are the twelve links of interdependent origination. Inside that are the six realms of exist...
3In some places, the commercial aspect has made us forget the original reason for the celebration. Carnival celebrations in Venice, Italy, was a festival on the day before the solemn six-week religious period known as Lent. In the current version of Carnival, hundreds of thousands of visitors...
lighter background. But after doing a bit, I hated the look. It actually felt like it was sapping away the vibrance of the trees’ colors. I amped up the color, going to the Indian Yellow with hints of red and orange through it that has been my friend and companion for decades now....
out of the blue. From one year to the next we went from holing up in overly air-conditioned hotel ballrooms and actually meeting our fellow meatbags in the flesh, to huddling in our pods and staring at the screens. I’m looking for the taps to hook me in to the Matrix at this ...
The payments can be made for your lifetime, for both you and your spouse's lifetimes, for a limited period of time, or for any combination thereof. Payments can be made to your beneficiaries upon your death if that occurred before the guaranteed period of the annuity expired. You can ...
Just one positive thought in the morning can change your whole day Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. —Mary Lou Retton 11 I want to be motivational and inspirational for everybody: my big aim is more women on bicycles. —Marianne Vos ...
"He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder." -- Tad Williams 08-05-2003 at 09:17 PM Quote...