We have to be present to our words, thoughts and feelings. How we act or react to them has dire consequences. Our words can either build us or destroy us. We have to practice prescience in all we say and do.

© Norma Bobb-Semple 2024

Source: Think – normabobb

(Sondos Alhoot, head of the Kol Toshaveha list, running for Jerusalem city council in the 2024 municipal elections, in a meeting with voters, February 19, 2024 (Ittay Flescher, courtesy)

A week before local elections, a crowd of about 70 people crammed the living room of a Jerusalem home for a meeting with Sondos Alhoot, head of an Arab-Jewish slate for Jerusalem municipal council.

Since her first appearance on the Jerusalem political scene a few months ago, the 33-year-old Nazareth native has stirred interest not only among the city’s Palestinian residents but possibly even more among progressive Jewish voters.

“Alhoot in Arabic means ‘the whale,’ one that will swallow the right-wingers in Jerusalem,” she joked as she introduced herself to a mostly middle-aged audience, with a very significant Anglo presence.

Source: A young Arab woman seeks to make history by being voted into Jerusalem city council | The Times of Israel

Dieses wunderschöne Morgengebet habe ich neulich bei Elke vom Leben als Mensch-Blog gefunden:

Morgengebet:

Heute, an diesem Tag,
erinnere ich mich an mein Inneres Licht
und ruhe gelassen in meiner Mitte.
Ich lege diesen Tag in Gottes Hände.

Möge das, was an diesem Tag geschieht,
zu meinem Wohl, zum Wohle aller
und in vollkommener Übereinstimmung
mit dem Göttlichen Willen sein.

Möge dieser Tag heute
dem höchsten Wohle von uns allen dienen
und möge das, was ich heute geben kann,
dem Leben dienen.

Ich bitte Vater-Mutter GOTT,
mein Inneres Licht zu stärken!
So sei es!

Könnt ihr die wohltuende Wirkung dieser Worte spüren?

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ENGLISH

I found this beautiful morning prayer a few days ago on Elke’s „Leben als Mensch“ Blog (living as human being blog).

Morning prayer:

Today, on this day,
I remember my inner light
and rest calmly in my midst.
I place this day in God’s hands.

May what happens on this day
Be for my good, for the good of everyone
and in perfect agreement
with the Divine Will.

May this day today
serve the highest good for all of us
and may what I can give today,
serve life.

I ask Father-Mother GOD,
to strengthen my inner light!
So be it!

Can you feel the soothing effect of these words?

Source: Zum Wohle aller / … For the good of everyone – Stella, oh, Stella

Quem foi que descodificou o meu segredo
que era olhar-te atenta e quieta
e deixar-te escorrer nos dedos

canções a quatro mãos tocando
e o olhar inteiro derramando
você…

quem foi que te revelou o meu enigma
e trouxe até a mim e por estigma
desejo flutuantes de prazer

quem
conhece meus rumores e gemidos
palavras que diria ao teu ouvido
em laços de abraços em você
só por viver

para te ter…

se te tocar eu me derramo inteira
se me tocar sou sinfonia verdadeira
na melodia que o vento faz

então
eu quero mais é que descubra
e encontre o que guardei em minha boca rubra
que é o beijo que te dou de amor.

Mariana Gouveia

Source: Enigmas – O Outro Lado

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Source: As US Congress stalls on aid, Ukrainian soldiers head to the frontlines knowing they don’t have enough ammunition – Egypt Independent

Source: UNRWA suspends aid to northern Gaza amid ‘collapse of civil order’ | Gaza | The Guardian

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