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Austin CSL
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Day 64: Celebration
The thought for today is CELEBRATION. Margaret Mead said, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the...
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Austin CSL
Apr 2, 20231 min read
Day 63: Release
The thought for today is RELEASE. A Sufi proverb says, “when the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what is found.”...
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Austin CSL
Apr 1, 20231 min read
Day 62: Commitment
The thought for today is COMMITMENT. Do you have a commitment to nonviolence in your life? What are you willing to do as a consequence of...
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Austin CSL
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Day 61: Peace
The thought for today is PEACE. “Practice watering seeds of joy and peace and not just seeds of anger and violence, and the elements of...
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Austin CSL
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Day 60: Witnessing
The thought for today is WITNESSING. “We are each other’s bond,” writes poet, Gwendolyn Brooks. Those who practice nonviolence cannot...
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Austin CSL
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Day 59: Intervention
The thought for today is INTERVENTION. Alcohol and drug abuse is both a consequence and a cause of violence. Have the courage to...
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Austin CSL
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Day 58 Citizenship
The thought for today is CITIZENSHIP. Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary General to the United Nations urges, “Use every letter...
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Austin CSL
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Day 57: Service
The thought for today is SERVICE. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve …you only need a...
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Austin CSL
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Day 56: Self-sufficiency
The thought for today is SELF-SUFFICIENCY. People need the dignity of work and the opportunity to provide for themselves and their...
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Austin CSL
Mar 25, 20231 min read
Day 55: Responsibility
The thought for today is RESPONSIBILITY. The quality of your community starts with you. Take responsibility wherever you are. Pickup...
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Austin CSL
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Day 54: Giving
The thought for today is GIVING. Practice generosity by sharing time, energy and material resources with those in need. Clean out your...
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Austin CSL
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Day 53: Action
The thought for today is ACTION. Each of us can work to change a small portion of events and in the total of all those acts will be...
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Austin CSL
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Day 52: Equality
The thought for today is EQUALITY. Have you ever noticed the groups of people who are under-represented in your activities and lifestyle?...
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Austin CSL
Mar 21, 20231 min read
Day 51: Advocacy
The thought for today is ADVOCACY. “When someone stands up to violence,” says Buddhist teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, “a force for change is...
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Austin CSL
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Day 50: Choice
The thought for today is CHOICE. Be aware of any jokes or remarks that show disrespect toward ethnic groups, women or men, classes of...
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Austin CSL
Mar 19, 20231 min read
Day 49: Honor
The thought for today is HONOR. Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. ...
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Austin CSL
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Day 48: Ecology
The thought for today is ECOLOGY. Value the Earth by conserving natural resources and avoiding the purchase of products that deplete rain...
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Austin CSL
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Day 47: Disarmament
The thought for today is DISARMAMENT. Have a conversation with someone today about what the world would be like if there were no weapons...
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Austin CSL
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Day 46: Compassion
The thought for today is COMPASSION. Mother Teresa implored us to “find someone who thinks he is alone and let him know that he is not.”...
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Austin CSL
Mar 15, 20231 min read
Day 45: Mastery
The thought for today is MASTERY. Labor organizer, Cesar Chavez teaches, “If you use violence you have to sell part of yourself for that...
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