George Catlin's Creed This is from a lovely video I saw on FaceBook. You can view the video here: Post by Richard Smith . Here is the narrative: "You know there was an artist, a very perceptive, very famous artist back in the first half of the 1800s. It was called the 19th Century. And for 8 to 9 years he lived among the Indians. He traveled among many of them, and he got to know them. Sometime after 1840 he wrote... a book. Many books, in fact. And I want you to listen to George Catlin's Creed. George Catlin, wow, what a man. He said: I love a people that have always made me welcome to the very best that they had. I love a people who are honest without laws, who have no jails and no poorhouses. I love a people who keep the commandments without ever having read or heard them preached from the pulpit. I love a people who never swear or take the name of God in vain. I love a people "who love their ne...
Surviving the Circus of politics, religious dogma, science deniers and day-to-day life is nice, but THRIVING is better! Learn to find magic in the chaos. Truth, common sense and actions matter. Remember - faith without works is dead. That's what that verse means. You must invest more than lip service if you expect change, whether the change you seek is in your personal life or in the world. Education is KEY, and with experience, leads to wisdom.