Tag Archive for neighbor
Prayer for a Pandemic
Idea for a Party
Here’s an idea: have an Immigrant Party and invite your immigrant friends. Don’t have any? Sure you do. All of our kinfolk came from somewhere other than the U.S. Ask your guests to come ready to share their family history—why they came to the U.S., where they landed, what type of community they lived in here, the support system they had (church? neighbors from the same part of the world?), languages spoken at home, hardships they encountered here, what they went through to gain citizenship. Maybe each guest could bring pictures of people, places, and documents, as well as a family keepsake that reminds them of those times. You might even want to ask people to bring food to share from one of the cultures each guest represents.
Spend the evening sharing your food and your stories. By the end of the night it will be very clear why you are all friends—because we’ve been given the oceans not as an obstacle to divide us but as a path to bring us together.
A Good Activity for Tonight
Want something to do tonight? Be part of the annual National Night Out. The idea behind it is to get people out of their homes to mingle, to get to know each other. It’s intended to help build neighborhood solidarity and friendship and get people involved in crime-prevention activities. The result is to put the bad guys on notice that we’re fed up with their crimes and are organized and unified enough to take back our neighborhoods.
There are National Night Out events which you can participate in. Otherwise, grab some lawn chairs and sodas, invite neighbors to join you, and talk about the kids, pets–preferably not about politics or religion–and how you, as a group, can make your neighborhood a safer place.
See you there!
Ramadan–Why Care?
We’re two days into the holy month of Ramadan (May 17 – June 15), when Muslims fast (even from water), study the Quran, and atone for wrong-doings. Many non-Muslims are mystified by the practices, which do vary somewhat throughout the world. This article, When Is Ramadan 2018? Everything You Need to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask), gives a good overview of this Muslim observance and answers some common questions.
Why bother reading about it? Why care? Well, there are 1.84 billion Muslims living on this Earth with us–that’s 24.38% of the world’s population. Understanding them and their peace-centered religion (not the radicals who bastardize Islam, of course) can only make our neighborhoods–locally and world-wide–more peaceful and just.
A blessed Ramadan to my Muslim friends, relatives, and neighbors!
Join Millions of your Closest Friends Tonight
Want something to do tonight? Be part of the annual National Night Out. The idea behind it is to get people out of their homes to mingle, to get to know each other. It’s intended to help build neighborhood solidarity and friendship and get people involved in crime-prevention activities. The result is to put the bad guys on notice that we’re fed up with their crimes and are organized and unified enough to take back our neighborhoods.
There are National Night Out events which you can participate in. Otherwise, grab some lawn chairs and sodas, invite neighbors to join you, and talk about the kids, pets–preferably not about politics or religion–and how you, as a group, can make your neighborhood a safer place.
See you there!
Join 38 Million of your Closest Friends Tonight
Want something to do tonight? Be part of the 32nd annual National Night Out. The idea behind it is to get people out of their homes to mingle, to get to know each other. It’s intended to help build neighborhood solidarity and friendship and get people involved in crime-prevention activities. The result is to put the bad guys on notice that we’re fed up with their crimes and are organized and unified enough to take back our neighborhoods.
There are National Night Out events which you can participate in. Otherwise, grab some lawn chairs and sodas, invite neighbors to join you, and talk about the kids, pets–preferably not about politics or religion–and how you, as a group, can make your neighborhood a safer place.
See you there!
Join 400 Million of your Closest Friends Tonight
Want something to do tonight? Be part of the annual National Night Out. The idea behind it is to get people out of their homes to mingle, to get to know each other. It’s intended to help build neighborhood solidarity and friendship and get people involved in crime-prevention activities. The result is to put the bad guys on notice that we’re fed up with their crimes and are organized and unified enough to take back our neighborhoods.
There are National Night Out events which you can participate in. Otherwise, grab some lawn chairs and sodas, invite neighbors to join you, and talk about the kids, pets–preferably not about politics or religion–and how you, as a group, can make your neighborhood a safer place.
See you there!
Join 317 Million of your Closest Friends Tonight
Want something to do tonight? Be part of the annual National Night Out. The idea behind it is to get people out of their homes to mingle, to get to know each other. It’s intended to help build neighborhood solidarity and friendship and get people involved in crime-prevention activities. The result is to put the bad guys on notice that we’re fed up with their crimes and are organized and unified enough to take back our neighborhoods.
There are National Night Out events which you can participate in. Otherwise, grab some lawn chairs and sodas, invite neighbors to join you, and talk about the kids, pets–preferably not about politics or religion–and how you, as a group, can make your neighborhood a safer place.
See you there!
Thoughtful Thursday: Who We Can Love
“It is easier to love humanity than to love one’s neighbor.” — Eric Hoffer
[Isn’t it odd that we can all love in the abstract but are hesitant or fearful to love those around us who are different from us?]