M.L. Rowland's Blog, page 6
March 25, 2015
Daring Greatly
Savor these wonderful��words by Theodore Roosevelt:
“It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs and comes short again and again;
who knows great enthusiasms,
the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly
so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.���
March 24, 2015
Only Light and Love
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
March 23, 2015
March 18, 2015
Food for Thought
“Small minds discuss people.
Average minds discuss events.
Great minds discuss ideas.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
February 17, 2015
Murder on the Horizon
Just finished and submitted to my editor the final version of “Murder on the Horizon,” the latest installment in the Gracie Kinkaid Search and Rescue mystery series. Still have some changes due from the copy editor and proofreader, but for all intents and purposes, it’s finished! Whew!!
Look for it in bookstores on August 4, 2015. Available now for presale in both softcover and Kindle and Nook versions at http://www.amazon.com��and http://www.barnesandnoble.com.
January 30, 2015
Climate Change. Believe It for a Change.
Why does it seem that here in the U.S. the issue of climate change is a partisan thing, a ‘them vs. us’ thing, to some still invalid, unproven, unscientific.
Arguably 97% of the world’s scientists say it’s real, valid, scientifically proven.
If you’re not yet believing that climate change is true and real, please ask yourself which of the 3% of scientists are you believing and why?
Or which politicians and which companies?
Ask yourself why are these politicians and companies denying it and why are you still believing them?
Climate change is real.
It’s a ‘global’ thing.
It’s a ‘people’ thing.
It’s a ‘you ‘n’ me’ thing.
It’s a ‘survival’ thing.
January 29, 2015
Quote of the Day – Rachel Carson
“���Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”
~Rachel Carson
A last note concerning civil rights
Originally posted on byclarkellis:
Judaism: Jehovah does not discriminate.. (Leviticus 24:22, 19:34)
Christianity: God does not discriminate (Galatians 3:28, Acts 10:28)
Islam: Allah does not discriminate. (Quran 4:1, 30:22)
Atheism: Science does not discriminate.
Racism, sexism, and all other forms of discrimination are social constructs born of fear and ignorance. Whatever your belief system, don���t give in to the appeal of extremism.
January 24, 2015
Life is Short
Marcus Borg, theologian, scholar, author, died on January 21, 2015.
What a loss for our world.
January 23, 2015
“Truth, Like Gold…”
“Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth,
but by washing away from it all that is not gold.”
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