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Thought of the Day
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every [...]

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In keeping with tradition…
Thought’s of the Day
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
–Franklin D. Roosevelt
“If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.”
–Bertrand Russell

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Hey everyone! I hope your week has been fun and productive. I am off for the weekend sailing in Bellingham Washington. Hopefully monday I will have some more pictures to share where I am not swimming!
While I am gone Matt is going to post some stuff… Enjoy!

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“To move, you must know where to go, in terms of both of everyday motion and of your whole life. In order to live a good life, you must know where life leads.” Tolstoy
“We should believe that the goodness which exists in us and in this world will be fulfilled. This is [...]

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“A man who praises himself does not see anything except himself around him. It is better to be a blind man than to see only yourself and nobody else.” Muslih-ud-Din Saadi

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“The more spiritual a life a person leads, the less he is afraid of death. For a spiritual person death means setting the spirit free from the body. Such a person knows that the things with which he lives cannot be destroyed.” Leo Tolstoy

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There are many additions I want to make to this webpage, but procrastination and school work has prevented all of them. About a year ago I found a bunch of Gandhi’s writings on war. I came across them tonight in my filing cabinet. I leave them with you tonight.
All of us [...]

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“The ideal is within you, and the obstacle to reaching this ideal is also within you. You already possess all the material from which to create your ideal self.” Thomas Carlyle

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Well its late sunday night, I should be doing homework but instead I was looking at this site… See how long it takes all of you to figure out… =)
enjoy!
Try and figure it out!

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Hey Guys… sorry no post yesterday, spent the beautiful sunny day kayaking and relaxing…
Here’s a quote for the rest of the weekend…
“Life is not given to us that we might live idly without work. No, our life is a struggle and a journey. Good should struggle with evil; truth should struggle with falsehood; freedom should [...]

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