Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
Last week I introduced The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This astounding document lists thirty basic rights promised to children everywhere. Today lets look more closely at several of these…
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On December 17th, I introduced to my readers the visionary document, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I asked, “What if during this holiday time of gifts and family, food…
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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I often re-read these words spoken by…
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World Day of Peace is remembered … celebrated … imagined … every January 1st. January 1, 2020, this new decade began with a World Day of Peace. I took out…
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An homage to storytelling in Thunder Bay, Ontario, quoting from “The Dimness of Mothers and Daughters,” by Marilyn Dumont. From the plaque (because it may be hard to read): “This…
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What rights do children have? If you could, what rights would you give to every child—every child—during this sacred time of year? Imagine this, the United Nations in December of…
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I became absorbed with Vincent van Gogh’s paintings at “his” museum in Amsterdam. I had never seen his work close-up in person. Such rich color, such captured energy. And faces…
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“Sometimes a tree can tell you more than can be read in a book.” —Carl Jung Do trees make sound? Do they talk amongst themselves? Do they talk to us?…
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