Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Building a home is a cooperative effort. When we work together we build a home, strong families, all bound together by love,
“If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.”
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When I’ve traveled alone, the best feeling is not getting to where I wanted to go, but in coming home. Home is the place where I’m accepted. Home is the place where I am loved for who I am. No matter how far I’ll travel, home will always be the best destination.
Is your house/apartment a home? Is it an inviting place? Does it provide you with a sense of peace and a place where you can renew your strength? Is it filled with love? I’ve walked into houses/apartments and the environment was filled with nice things, yet, I’ve felt as much at home as in museum. I’ve walked into other houses/apartments and knew I was in a home. I felt I was apart of and not a part from the environment and all who lived there. When I left, I left feeling energized and renewed.
Just Home and Love! it’s hard to guess
Which of the two were best to gain;
Home without Love is bitterness;
Love without Home is often pain.
No! each alone will seldom do;
Somehow they travel hand and glove:
If you win one you must have two,
Both Home and Love.
And if you’ve both, well then I’m sure
You ought to sing the whole day long;
It doesn’t matter if you’re poor
With these to make divine your song.
And so I praisefully repeat,
When angels talk in Heaven above,
There are no words more simply sweet
Than Home and Love.
Home isn’t so much a place as it is being with those we love wherever we may be. Whenever we are with people who love us and whom we love, we are home.
It’s impossible for us to change the world. It is possible for us to change our personal world. We begin by asking what kind of world do we want? The world we want includes our home, family, neighbors, and folks with whom we work. Having a big house filled with lots of things doesn’t make a house a home. What will make your house/apartment a home? What kind of relationships do you want? Do you want relationships filled with understanding, generosity, forgiveness, and love? Creating the kind of world you want takes hard work.
