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April:Planting Seeds

4/19/2017

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The future of our civilization and the Earth lies in our youth. Let us cultivate the seeds of caring and goodwill so that their lives will sprout and grow to fruition.
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Spring of Goodwill

Plant a seed
That sends up a shoot
Makes green leaves that use
Sun, water and air
To create energy.

Be the stem
That supports the plant
The roots that keep it
Upright and anchored.

Be the flower
That puts on a display
Colorful petals
Attracting the bees.

And the flower
Will make its own seeds
That feed the squirrels
Or falling, sprout anew.

Be the plant
That grows and nurtures
Other plants to grow
In a non-ending 
Cycle of life and hope.


 Goodwill Seeds

Did you plant a seed today?
​A smile, an encouraging word,
A grain of goodwill?

The seed will grow,
Sending up sprouts ,
That flower with hope and happiness,
And sow their own seeds
Of goodwill. 

​-MW
Few Choose to Heed

Where there's soil and seed,
Where sun and rain,
There is hope and promise.

Where there's brotherhood,
Where love, goodwill,
There is hope and promise.

Where there's fear and hate,
Where violence,
There's no hope or promise.

Few choose to comprehend,
To see, to heed.
Most go their hopeless way!


The Choice is Yours

Don't rant and rave,
Don't whine and grumble,
Don't weep and wail.

Don't leer and sneer,
Don't tease and taunt,
Don't lie and cheat,
Don't denigrate and humiliate.

Don't sit and stare,
Don't rush and tumble,
Don't wait and wonder.

Life's not as bad as you may think,
Humans are your kindred beings,
And mindful action is yours to take,
​It's up to you and up to me!

​-JM
Píccola has her say:
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Wag  your tail. It makes everyone happy.

A wagging tail is even better than a smile.

A wagging tail will bring a smile and pat in return. 

​Barking is fun but it annoys the humans. 


An epigram a week from JM:

Good will is both good soil and good seed.

Good will is good diplomacy.

To serve others is to serve the self.

Criticism invites antagonism.

​Good will invites good will and malice breeds malice. 

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