Notations From the Grid (Final Month-End Edition): @ordinaryfaces making a difference....

As we bid farewell to November, please enjoy this final edition of "Notations" here in our "ordinary faces" property courtesy the team at Global Citizen as we bid farewell to November and embrace December here in our Properties: 

Her Parents Tried to Force Her to Marry – So She Went to the Police

When this 14-year-old found her future under threat from the very people who were supposed to help her, she took action.

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School in Anti-Vaxxer Stronghold Sees Chickenpox Outbreak

The local health department says vaccine exemptions are partly to blame, as widespread misconceptions about the safety of vaccines are putting entire communities at risk.

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World's Water Could Become Scarce if Amazon Is Destroyed

The Amazon rainforest faces potentially catastrophic levels of deforestation under Brazil’s new administration – and it could have a huge impact on the rest of the world’s water supply.

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UN Launches New Program in Fight Against Malaria

A new report shows there were an estimated 219 million cases of malaria last year, but the UN has a new program focused on malaria prevention and treatment worldwide.

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This House Is Made Entirely Out of Recycled Materials

This house is a groundbreaking model in sustainable living – and it could mean big things for the future of housing. 

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Ask Kylian Mbappé to Take the 1% pledgeCall on Kylian Mbappé to commit 1% of his wages toward helping millions of children out of poverty each year.

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On the Dawn of Thanksgiving Week....

Some "Sanity Checks" for us all!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

"Always start with thanksgiving; be thankful for what you already have and see the miracles that come from this one simple act." — Jim Rohn

Make gratitude your No. 1 focus. Put your family first, be kind to others and relish everything that brings you joy—even the small stuff!

1. Family First
When you look back on your life, you’ll remember your relationships more than anything else. Make a list of the people and relationships that you need to work toward improving. Carve out time for them.
Read: The 9 People You Need to Be Successful

2. Give forward.
Gratitude isn’t just a thank-you card. It’s paying forward the gifts you’ve been given. Write down your top three strengths and reflect on how you could use those to help others.
Read: Why Gratitude Makes You a Better Leader

3. Relish everything.
The point of self-reflection is to reassess what really matters in your life. As you’re journaling, draw a little star next to each memory that brought you joy. Revisit these regularly.
Read: Would Today Be a Good Day to Die?

4. Find feedback.
We don’t always see ourselves as clearly as we could. This week, reach out to your five closest people and ask where they see opportunities for growth in your life.
Read: How Would Your Friends Rate You?

5. Slow down.
Although there are numerous benefits to a thank-you note, focus on the act of pausing to sit down with a pen and paper. Take a moment to appreciate this gift of a brief pause in a busy world.
Read: The Health Benefits of Gratitude

#RandomThoughts (Weekly Edition)

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Notations On Our World (Weekly Edition): On #Armistice100 & #VeteransDay

Please enjoy these "Food 4 Thought"

Duty, Honor, Country.
Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be,
what you can be, what you will be.
- Douglas MacArthur

War settles nothing.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks.
Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned;
perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow.
But when the person looks back - and at some point everyone look back -
she will hear her heart, saying,
"What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days?
What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you?"
- Paulo Coelho

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery

as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man.

All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are,

the more they are frightened.

- George S. Patton

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence,

is a continuing imperative.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

The soldier above all others prays for peace,

for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the

deepest wounds and scars of war.

- Douglas MacArthur

Notations From the Grid (Special W-End Edition): On An @OrdinaryFace who Went All the Way

#USMidterms2018 is now history.     As our team continues to assess it as a new reality dawns, we chose this from Barack Obama as it was 10 years ago that he walked on the stage in Chicago--the story of an ordinary man who went on an extra ordinary journey--this is also as a number of firsts were achieved in this cycle including the first Afghan Refugee being elected to a seat in the New Hampshire House, a Palestinian American and a Somali Immigrant elected to the US House as we present our "Visual Scenes from the Grid":