Posted by: Mike Bell on March 15th, 2008
“The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit), and that this center is really everywhere, it […]
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Posted by: Mike Bell on March 14th, 2008
Hi, we’re Mike and Patricia Bell and we are part of an international group that is planning the launch of the World Foundation for the Discipline of Peace. The founders of the Foundation, WindEagle and RainbowHawk, are Elders and Keepers of a body of timeless wisdom tools and practices that have their roots in the […]
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Posted by: Mike Bell on March 2nd, 2008
Who will teach him?
He stood outside in shirt sleeves
At 2 in the morning in the cold and drizzle
Like drunken Geordies often do
Proclaiming his love for her and
Not understanding what he had done
As I guess many young men might find themselves
She had been out with him a few times
But did not really know him
Until he […]
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Posted by: Mike Bell on October 22nd, 2007
Are you one of a growing number of busy, successful managers who have lost their enthusiasm for work? It just does not seem to engage or excite you in the way it once did.
Increasingly managers are stressed and, despite how much they have to do, they often feel bored. They have lost their zest for […]
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Posted by: Mike Bell on December 28th, 2006
Here’s a wonderful poem from a new friend:
‘Not if but when …’
Bush ‘n’ Blair say: It’s not if but when there will be a major terrorist attack.
The World Health Organisation says: It’s not if but when there will be a global pandemic.
The World Bank says: It’s not if but when house prices will fall and the […]
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Posted by: Mike Bell on November 14th, 2006
Harvard gerontologist tells group of seniors about their value to the community
There’s a reason humans live twice as long as our nearest biological cousins, says a Harvard-trained gerontologist who visited Medford Thursday.
Old people are “the glue that holds us together,” Dr. Bill Thomas told a crowd of nearly 400 seniors gathered at Medford’s Red Lion […]
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