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The Washington Originals, An American Microcosm / #brotherskeeper #socialresponsibility

The Real Santa Clause Can Be Found In The Water / #socialresponsibility #executiveFUNction @surfershealing

There are countless souls across the country and the earth itself who bring hope through action to others. It is because of these spirited minds that others are also emboldened to follow suit and continue to spread a chain of love far from the original catalyst of positive change. Is it not then that life becomes immeasurably more rich when we softly enter into each others lives by serving one another? There is a man and his family who is active in such a manner. He and his band travel the world spreading goodness, hope, joy, laughter and a deep faith that there is altruistic love out there and that it is seeking to enter into as many hearts as possible. This man is Izzy Pascowitz and his band is called Surfers Healing. Those who know of them can attest to the tremendous gift of time, energy and the monumentally relentless drive Izzy and his merry band of surfers and volunteers bring to the life of individuals on the autism spectrum and with intellectual disabilities, such a...

Finding Love in the Most Unlikely Places / #MerryChristmas & #HappyHanukkah

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all across America. Todayā€™s essay is simple and affords a glimpse into my operations as a private Special Educator to a student of mine whom I call #theCowboy and #DearLeader. I have worked with him for a bit over seven years. He likes to ride horses and communicate with statements and declarations. ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.. December 24th, 2016, about 1400 hours (Zulu time) New Canaan, Connecticut I was on the job with #theCowboy as we walked into a saloon called Tonyā€™s Deli. #TheCowboy opened the door and established his presence, letting it be known to all present that he was interested in a buffalo chicken wrap. Being headstrong, he would not be deterred and made it clear throughout the New Canaan saloon that he was there. I hovered over him as his coach, though he makes me feel like I am the Secret Service to Kim Jong-Un, the North Korean leader. #theCowboy is a lad who knows what he wants and when he wants it.  We sat down b...

We Are Not Enemies, But Friends / @israel @epiclypaslestined @un @whitehouse

Palestinian skateboarders message Israel A mindset of living side by side in peace. Should we keep fighting world without end? Tit for tat, around and around we go The youth skateboard here and there They keep moving forward They waste no time in ideological positions The bombs, they do burst The communities, they do become destroyed Tranquility settles in for a while the rumble of skateboards begins again In such soft ways  does liberty and freedom take hold, move and grow In such manner is the life of people reborn ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦. The United Nations, in essence, can be a place where countries communicate with each other on a diplomatic, global level.  How do different peoples practice living side by side with each other when their political views are in stark opposition?  What are the actual available neutral venues for such people coming together in a peaceable way? It is a silly thing, skateboarding. A quiet sport...

In God Our Spirits Become Unstoppable / #socialresponsibility #positivedisruption #saveAmerica

Set ups, frame ups, hidden agendas arrive my way. I rise up and laugh them off. You canā€™t stop me. I will continue to attack apathy. The world is small and flat. Prepare for intellectual and spiritual war. Throw me anywhere, I spring back. My spirit is unquenchable. ā€œBut if any man love God, the same is known by him.ā€ 1 Corinthians 8:3 Love is not just a soft feather.  Love is long-suffering, willing to endure onslaught and wrath. Love is magnanimous and unstoppable, fierce.  Love is the man and woman who says I shall not fade away from the sea of apathy before me. Can I live in peace with my neighbors and also fight the gross apathy of the American heart? Can I fight the evil that is abortion and maiming of human brains with unsafe vaccine practices and still walk at peace on the streets of the land? Can I bring my heart to the fore and all my drive to quash this apathy and destroyer of all that is the United States of America...

Things That Matter / Two Poems & a Reflection

Things That Matter Clean running rivers matter Music that calms the heart matters Parents who adore their children matter Finding time for good laughter and dancing matters. Is it only when we loose everything, or have everything taken away that we begin to appreciate what we had? More than money and things, the people in our lives matter the most. The money can purchase comfort and security, but it can not buy us love and fulfillment. I know this. You know this. My childhood family use to be very wealthy. We had everything. We had an over abundance of money, houses, exotic vacations, the best schools, fast sport cars, nice clothes and money in the bank. But the Lord giveth and He taketh. Who can understand Him? Though he lives in us and dwells in us, his ways are not our ways, his thoughts are not our thoughts. As an adolescent, I had asked Him to make me a Field General in his army. An army that you cannot see with your eyes, but only feel with your...