According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, these are the meanings for this word:
philosophy n, pl -phies 1: a critical study of fundamental beliefs and the grounds for them 2: sciences and liberal arts exclusive of medicine, law, and theology (doctor of ~) 3: a system of philosophical concepts (Aristotelian ~) 4: a bisic theory concerning a particular subject or sphere of activity 5: the sum of the ideas and convictions of an indivivual or group (his ~ of life) 6: calmness of temper and judgement
Understanding the different dimensions of philosophy is vital for those who wish to live a substantive life, seamlessly integrating "thought & action" in a productive way for themselves and their communities.
It's a tremendous word when you think about it.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Accuracy
Inaccurate terms, like "black", "white", "yellow" and "red", pertaining to distinct ethno-cultural groups, are meaningless in 2006. We are all different shades, tints and hues of Brown, the singular colour of the entire Human Race. This is the only answer moving forward.
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Right To Play is a marvellous organization - www.righttoplay.com - endorsed by Olympic Champions. Support the foundation.
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Sunday, February 26, 2006
Inspiration
Read this wonderful quote yesterday by Canadian Olympic Champion, Clara Hughes, before she went on to capture her first Gold Medal (Women's Long Track Speed Skating, 5000 m, Torino 2006):
"At the point where I feel like I'm going to collapse, I want to have the courage and the capacity and the ability to fight and to attack the race. I want to be able to get myself to that point and then I want to execute that and not give in to the pain. I think I can handle a lot of pain. I think I've demonstrated that, but that doesn't help me when it's going to happen again, you know, where I feel like my heart's going to explode and my lungs are burning and my legs can't even support my own weight. To actually go beyond that and to go harder in the last third of the race is something I don't even like talking about since it's so hard. That's my goal, to get to that point, and to be able just to attack as if I am fighting for my life. That's it. That's all I want."
To me, it made all the difference.
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"At the point where I feel like I'm going to collapse, I want to have the courage and the capacity and the ability to fight and to attack the race. I want to be able to get myself to that point and then I want to execute that and not give in to the pain. I think I can handle a lot of pain. I think I've demonstrated that, but that doesn't help me when it's going to happen again, you know, where I feel like my heart's going to explode and my lungs are burning and my legs can't even support my own weight. To actually go beyond that and to go harder in the last third of the race is something I don't even like talking about since it's so hard. That's my goal, to get to that point, and to be able just to attack as if I am fighting for my life. That's it. That's all I want."
To me, it made all the difference.
Welcome to my blog.
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