DIANE'S CORNER .. Celebrate One Voice Day
History Of One Voice Day
Created from October 1996 to April 1997, One Voice Day is the result of spiritual collaboration. People from all walks of life, several religious beliefs and nationalities, diverse occupations, all races, as young as seventeen and as old as seventy-five, came together with the intention of creating a timeless document that would accurately reflect humanity’s hope, challenge, and destiny. The timeless wisdom in the 577-word document serves as an instrument defining how to think peacefully and live peaceably in a world that is constantly changing. Read the Covenant with people around the world
The Universal Peace Covenant
Peace is the breath of our spirit.
It wells up from within the depths of our being to refresh, to heal, to inspire.
Peace is our birthright.
Its eternal presence exists within us as a memory of where we have come from and as a vision of where we yearn to go.
Our world is in the midst of change.
For millennia, we have contemplated, reasoned, and practiced the idea of peace.
Yet the capacity to sustain peace eludes us.
To transcend the limits of our own thinking we must acknowledge that peace is more than the cessation of conflict.
For peace to move across the face of the earth we must realize, as the great philosophers and leaders before us, that all people desire peace.
We hereby acknowledge this truth that is universal.
Now humanity must desire those things that make for peace.
We affirm that peace is an idea whose time has come.
We call upon humanity to stand united, responding to the need for peace.
We call upon each individual to create and foster a personal vision for peace.
We call upon each family to generate and nurture peace within the home.
We call upon each nation to encourage and support peace among its citizens.
We call upon each leader, be they in the private home, house of worship or place of labor, to be a living example of peace for only in this way can we expect peace to move across the face of the earth.
World Peace begins within ourselves.
Arising from the spirit peace seeks expression through the mind, heart, and body of each individual.
Government and laws cannot heal the heart. We must transcend whatever separates us.
Through giving love and respect, dignity and comfort, we come to know peace.
We learn to love our neighbors as we love ourselves bringing peace into the world.
We hereby commit ourselves to this noble endeavor.
Peace is first a state of mind.
Peace affords the greatest opportunity for growth and learning which leads to personal happiness.
Self-direction promotes inner peace and therefore leads to outer peace.
We vow to heal ourselves through forgiveness, gratitude, and prayer.
We commit to causing each and every day to be a fulfillment of our potential, both human and divine.
Peace is active, the motion of silence, of faith, of accord, of service.
It is not made in documents but in the minds and hearts of men and women. Peace is built through communication.
The open exchange of ideas is necessary for discovery, for well-being, for growth, for progress whether within one person or among many.
We vow to speak with sagacity, listen with equanimity, both free of prejudice, thus we will come to know that peace is liberty in tranquility.
Peace is achieved by those who fulfill their part of a greater plan.
Peace and security are attained by those societies where the individuals work closely to serve the common good of the whole.Peaceful coexistence between nations is the reflection of man’s inner tranquility magnified. Enlightened service to our fellowman brings peace to the one serving, and to the one receiving.
We vow to live in peace by embracing truths that apply to us all.
Living peaceably begins by thinking peacefully.
We stand on the threshold of peace-filled understanding. We come together, all of humanity, young and old of all cultures from all nations. We vow to stand together as citizens of the Earth knowing that every question has an answer, every issue a resolution. As we stand, united in common purpose, we hereby commit ourselves in thought and action so we might know the power of peace in our lifetimes.
Peace be with us all ways. May Peace Prevail On Earth.
The Universal Peace Covenant; signed on the 8th day of October, 1997, at the College of Metaphysics
French surrealist Guy Billout is responsible for some of the most awesomely mind-bending illustrations you'll see out there. The key to his works is that they don't just shout "surrealism", but usually feature settings that look totally realistic until one detail turns everything around.
WORD OF THE DAY
misericord
Misericord seat
MEANING:noun:
1. Compassion, pity, or mercy.
2. Something to provide support to a standing person.
3. A place where rules are relaxed.
4. A dagger used to deliver the death stroke to a seriously wounded person.
ETYMOLOGY:From Old French misericorde, from Latin misericordia (pity or mercy), from misereri (to pity) + cor (heart). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kerd- (heart), which also gave us cardiac, cordial, courage, concord, and record. Earliest documented use: 1230.
NOTES:If you were to summarize misericord in plain words, it would be a mercy, a mercy seat, a mercy room, and a mercy weapon. A misericord was built under a church seat for worshipers to support their bottoms when standing (a small projection from the underside of a hinged seat that can be used for support when the seat is turned up). Since a misericord under a seat was usually out of sight, it was an inviting proposition for the woodcarver to depict something naughty, subversive, or forbidden. Examples:
a schoolmaster spanking a student (St. Botolph’s Church, UK)
a fox in bishop’s clothing, preaching to geese (St. Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, UK)
a mermaid (Notre Dame church in Les Andelys, France)
an angel doing something (Church Saint-Prix in Noizay, France)
NSFW (Tréguier cathedral, France)
The fact that a misericord supported the undersides of a person during long homilies probably inspired many a scene of mooning.
A misericord in a monastery, on the other hand, was not just a seat, but a whole room or an apartment where rules were relaxed. One could eat what was forbidden in the regular rectory. Another word for a rectory is frater and the misericord was called flesh-frater. So it was a frat house, in a manner of speaking. A flesh-frater? See the usage example below.
Finally, misericord as a mercy weapon delivered the death stroke (also known as the mercy stroke or coup de grâce) to hasten the death of a mortally wounded person.
USAGE:“Roddy chose a tapestried stool as a misericord, uncomfortable enough to avert the danger of relaxing.”
David Stuart Leslie; Two Gentlemen Sharing; Secker & Warburg; 1963.
“‘By St. Loy!’ Joan cried suddenly. ‘We’ll pleasure ourselves now. Will you take ale, lady, in the misericord?’
Sweeping with mockery, she led me, while the following shadows loomed behind, down a low passage with a dim, fanned roof and gilded bosses. ‘A shapely building, this,’ I murmured.”
Rosemary Hawley Jarman; We Speak No Treason; Little, Brown; 1971.
“He kept his enemy in sight as his fingers searched frantically for the misericord fastened to his swordbelt.”
Tara O’Dell; My Gallant Knight; Zebra; 1999.
1. Compassion, pity, or mercy.
2. Something to provide support to a standing person.
3. A place where rules are relaxed.
4. A dagger used to deliver the death stroke to a seriously wounded person.
a schoolmaster spanking a student (St. Botolph’s Church, UK)
a fox in bishop’s clothing, preaching to geese (St. Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, UK)
a mermaid (Notre Dame church in Les Andelys, France)
an angel doing something (Church Saint-Prix in Noizay, France)
NSFW (Tréguier cathedral, France)
The fact that a misericord supported the undersides of a person during long homilies probably inspired many a scene of mooning.
A misericord in a monastery, on the other hand, was not just a seat, but a whole room or an apartment where rules were relaxed. One could eat what was forbidden in the regular rectory. Another word for a rectory is frater and the misericord was called flesh-frater. So it was a frat house, in a manner of speaking. A flesh-frater? See the usage example below.
Finally, misericord as a mercy weapon delivered the death stroke (also known as the mercy stroke or coup de grâce) to hasten the death of a mortally wounded person.
David Stuart Leslie; Two Gentlemen Sharing; Secker & Warburg; 1963.
“‘By St. Loy!’ Joan cried suddenly. ‘We’ll pleasure ourselves now. Will you take ale, lady, in the misericord?’
Sweeping with mockery, she led me, while the following shadows loomed behind, down a low passage with a dim, fanned roof and gilded bosses. ‘A shapely building, this,’ I murmured.”
Rosemary Hawley Jarman; We Speak No Treason; Little, Brown; 1971.
“He kept his enemy in sight as his fingers searched frantically for the misericord fastened to his swordbelt.”
Tara O’Dell; My Gallant Knight; Zebra; 1999.
IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does 'Ball is in your court' mean?
Meaning: If the ball is in your court, it is up to you to make the next decision or step.
Meaning: If the ball is in your court, it is up to you to make the next decision or step.
DAILY SQUEEK
If You Were Born Today, July 26
You have a lot of interest in, and insight into, people and relationship dynamics. You seem to be at your best in one-on-one situations and could be successful in counseling or psychology fields. You love company, and for some of you, this can lead to rushing into partnerships. You tend to choose a youthful and playful partner, sometimes attracting immature people into your experience. You are very practical and quietly ambitious. Security is extremely important to you, and you may be fearful or resistant to big changes. You are very good at debate and more often than not win arguments! Others are drawn to you as a natural leader. Famous people born today:
1739 George Clinton, American soldier and 4th Vice President (1805-12), born in Little Britain, New York (d. 1812)
1856 George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist (Pygmalion, Nobel Prize for Literature 1925), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1950)
1875 Carl Jung, Swiss Psychiatrist (founded analytic psychology), born in Kesswil, Switzerland (d. 1961)
1894 Aldous Huxley, English author (Brave New World, Island), born in Godalming, Surrey (d. 1963)
1928 Stanley Kubrick, American director (2001 A Space Odyssey, Dr Strangelove, Lolita), born in The Bronx NY (d. 1999)
1943 Mick Jagger, English rock vocalist (Rolling Stones), born in Dartford, Kent
1945 Helen Mirren [Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironoff], English actress (The Queen, The Madness of King George), born in London, England
1956 Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1976), born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 Sandra Bullock, American actress (Speed, The Blind Side), born in Washington, D.C.
thanks, Mollie
If You Were Born Today, July 26
You have a lot of interest in, and insight into, people and relationship dynamics. You seem to be at your best in one-on-one situations and could be successful in counseling or psychology fields. You love company, and for some of you, this can lead to rushing into partnerships. You tend to choose a youthful and playful partner, sometimes attracting immature people into your experience. You are very practical and quietly ambitious. Security is extremely important to you, and you may be fearful or resistant to big changes. You are very good at debate and more often than not win arguments! Others are drawn to you as a natural leader. Famous people born today:
1945 Helen Mirren [Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironoff], English actress (The Queen, The Madness of King George), born in London, England
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
If a Donkey and a Zebra have a baby, it is called a Zonkey.
Of all the oxygen you breathe 20% of it is used by your brain.
Baby koalas are fed poo by their parents after they are born, this helps them digest Eucalyptus leaves later in life.
READERS INFO1.
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TODAY: In 1940, the movie adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, screenplay by Aldous Huxley, is released.
READERS INFO
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TODAY: In 1940, the movie adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, screenplay by Aldous Huxley, is released. |
PICTURES OF THE DAY
If Conditions are Right, You Can See Chicago's Skyline from Indiana Dunes 50 Miles Away
knit .. Christmas in July
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knit .. Christmas in July
knit .. Christmas in July
knit .. Christmas in July
Traditional Holiday Stocking with Tiny Mitten Pocket
crochet .. Christmas in July
thanks, Ava
thanks, Sharon
crochet .. Christmas in July
crochet .. Christmas in July
CROCKPOT RECIPE
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE
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