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The Hajj has been termed as a life changing journey for more reasons than one. Individuals spend a lifetime preparing for this holy pilgrimage and we can totally relate as to why.
i can't remember who i saw do this but compiling all my little sketches into a page seemed like a good ide
Went to my French teacher's house for a delicious dinner with the rest of my class. It was rather cramped at the table, but I ended up next to Jorge and bonding with him over how annoying some people were. Just the sort of class gathering that we needed because god knows, we're way too quiet in class to talk to each other.
Perfect brownies and flips on the way back. Ridiculous.
GIMNASIO MOCHO NAVAS, DE PALO VERDE- CARACAS, VENEZUELA
Acá sin importar si eres un boxeador experimentado, un aprendiz o apenas un niño, puedes sentir el boxeo con plena libertad. Boxeo Feliz
This photo was taken a couple of years ago around this time of year. It was when I was in Thailand on a humanitarian assistance mission. It really pains me to hear that the country is in such disarray right now...because this is my picture of Thailand. Even the dogs were smiling there!
Hearing reports such as what's going on in Thailand, about the insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the random stabbings in China, makes me wonder why I got so lucky. First off, I was born in a country where people stare at Soldiers in a town because they've never seen one before...not because they are a daily occurrence. The people of the US would never STAND for Soldiers running around their capitals or daily military convoys in front of their house. Second, I have been given the opportunity to see these parts of the world and was treated with nothing but kindness and left unharmed. I'm so lucky to have this picture in my head when I think of my time in Thailand.
When I was in the Philippines, I used to think that we should take a spoiled, rotten, American kid who is always in trouble because of stupid stuff and stick them in the middle of the Philippines for a few months. And then take one of the Philippine kids who work hard to get an education and let them experience the opportunities that most American kids get. I worry that it would corrupt the Filipino. I would hope it would give the American kid a wake up call...life isn't so bad if you're not fighting for your very survival every day.
I think I'll get off my soap box now. This post was just to remind myself that only by luck of birth am I able to enjoy on the "extras" in life.
©2023 Tom Nicholson. 13/07/2023. London, UK. The Life Science Awards are hosted at the The Waldorf Hilton, London, UK. Photo credit : Tom Nicholson
Tonight is one of those snowfalls with big, ultra wet flakes. The whole time I was driving home, it felt like a snow globe, only without the shaking thankfully.
January 11, 2011
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
Earth Day
I am the Earth And the Earth is me.
Each blade of grass, Each honey tree,
Each bit of mud, And stick and stone
Is blood and muscle, Skin and bone.
And just as I Need every bit
Of me to make My body fit,
So Earth needs Grass and stone and tree
And things that grow here Naturally.
That's why we Celebrate this day.
That's why across The world we say:
As long as life, As dear, as free,
I am the Earth And the Earth is me.
I didn't write this but I sure like this little poem.