A Mid-Week Moment of Pause & Reflection....

Please Enjoy these "Food 4 thought"....

We also ran across this from the "Grid" on the powerful message these "ordinary faces" note--it speaks for itself:

These amazing Muslim women silence Islamophobe Hirsi Ali with argument & fact. She knows she's has no rebuttal. pic.twitter.com/9Tlax2CoB4

— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) April 4, 2017

Notations On Our World: On National Service In the United States....

We wanted to dedicate this week here throughout all of our properties here at the Daily Outsider  Outsiders to National Service as President Trump's Budget blueprint has called for the elimination of the Corporation For National Service that spearheads National Service Throughout the United States and The World.    It is the primary Federal Agency responsible for innovative ideas like that President's National Service Award that has been at the forefront of elevating Civic Engagement.   Our team has also been witness to AmeriCorp Fellows being placed at Non-Profits throughout the United States including right here in Orange County California at leading Non- Profits including one organization we have supported-Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.   It underscores what was noted by the Corporation for National Service (as we are honored to join #Mayor4Service, #County4Service, or #Tribe4Service )  as we hope that this will prompt the Administration to seriously reconsider its' elimination.   

As Our Journey Continues.....

Our team picked up this reminder for all of us ordinary faces which we hope all embrace:

“You fall, you rise,
you make mistakes,
you live, you learn.
You’re human, not perfect.
You’ve been hurt, but you’re alive.
Think of what a precious privilege it is
to be alive to breathe,
to think, to enjoy,
and to be with people you love.
Sometimes there is sadness in our journey,
but there is also lots of beauty.
We must keep putting one foot in front of the other
even when we hurt,
for we will never know
what is waiting for us just around the bend.”
~ Ritu Ghalourey