2024 Beyond the Sky’s Limits 2, Wealth
You cannot predict the future, but you can create it. — Peter Drucker The atmosphere, the gas layers around Earth, is very short. NASA explains that if our planet were a basketball, “the atmosphere could be …a thin sheet of plastic wrapped around the ball.” Sunlight colors those gases, usually blue during the day. This December dawn was awesome red. When the sun can’t color the sky, we see much further, the Milky Way and its glittering stars. Here’s why. This “Beyond the Sky’s Limits” series features photographs from my “SkyScapes Gallery.” For decades, I’ve collected uplifting, inspiring, motivating quotes. Here are five favorites about wealth, Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more. –Charles Caleb Colton The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. –Marcus Aurelius The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing…. The long term study of people who eventually become wealthy clearly reveals that their “Luck” arose from the accidental dedication they had to an area they enjoyed. –Srully Blotnick He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around, encouraging young things to grow. — Hello Dolly! Musical Succeed and Soar! SkyScapes Metal Prints Bring artwork to life while decorating with stylish lines and depth Details Image printed directly on 1/16” thick aluminum Select sizes from 6″x8″ to 30″x 40″ Aluminum print offset from wall by ¾” thick wood frame attached to back The high-gloss aluminum compliments rich colors with stunning results See All Metal Prints Thanks for shopping!
Earth’s Best Hope 2: US
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. – Marcus Aurelius Because Aurelius is right, wouldn’t you agree, we now need leaders who can unite the United States? “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” was part of Abraham Lincoln’s address to the 1868 Illinois Republican State Convention. Those words are in the Bible dozens of times, in the books of Mark, Matthew, Luke, even Psalm 133:1 which says, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity.” Consider: This country’s founders wanted a Republic with strong Democratic values to avoid factions, special interests, oligarchs, despots, monarchy, weak central government, and mob rule, which happens when a “pure” Democracy devolves into anarchy. Read more. Here’s the difference between a republic and a democracy, which decides how people can and cannot live, as when baseball was illegal on Sunday and using condoms was against the law. See Booze, Bets & Sex That Built America. Until the 1960s, these were criminal acts: birth control, especially for single women. shopping on Sundays marriage [even sex] outside one’s race More. At the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychologists, Shawn Rosenberg stated that democracy is devouring itself and won’t last. Why? “When people are left to make political decisions on their own they drift toward the simple solutions right-wing populists worldwide offer: a deadly mix of xenophobia, racism and authoritarianism.” More. Bill Maher’s comments in the following video add insights. Succeed and Soar! Illustrated Wisdom Collection The inspiring and beautiful work in these Fine Art America collections is available as prints, framed and on canvas as well as on journals, greeting cards, weekender bags, shower curtains, puzzles and much more. Shop Here Thanks for your support! NOTE: size and placement of the art and words]can be changed as well as background colors.