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FRIDAY

 

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January 18-22 , 2016 

Monday 18:Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

Tuesday 19:  Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839 Popcorn Day 

Wednesday 20: Inauguration Day (Every 4 years:2013, 2017, 2021) Cheese Day First traffic rules published (1900) 

Thursday 21: 

Día de la Virgen de la Altagracia.No Docencia National Hugging Day First flight of the Supersonic Con-corde (1976) 

Friday 22: No Docencia National Blonde Brownie Day 

5 Positive Lessos Leed Fom D. Mti Lthe Kig J.

 

 As I reflected on his life and legacy, I started to realize that even though I am not a regious person, there are many lessons that I have learned about being a better persobeing who you are, and knowing what you believe in. Here are some of the things has taught me. 

Always be civil. Even in times of darkness, violence and ugliness, he believedand practiced civil discourse. That’s not to say that he was never angered or even flamed by what he faced, but in spite of those feelings, he rose above the ugliness hwas confronted with. He spoke articulately yet strongly, but he was still always civil. 

Peace and non-violence is always better. This was the basic tenet of King’s philosphy. He wrote reams about it, spoke about it, and lived it, even in the face of hostilit

aggression, and the ugly violence that ultimately took his life. I cannot imagine the haand hostility that he faced on a daily basis, and am in awe that it did not turn him insomeone even more hateful than those who perpetrated such ugliness against himreminds me that I can be less petty and less harsh with those who I might not agrwith. 

 You can always do the right thing. There are so many of his quotes where talks about this. Whether it is helping others who are less fortunate, or taking a staagainst something that is just plain wrong, he reminds us all that it is always time to what is right. 

Always help others. This is related to his philosophy about doing the right thing a

about a being a good person. But it goes beyond this. He spoke often about having trcompassion. It isn’t enough to help those in need, but we must truly care about them,

take a good look and see how they got that way. He asked us to examine how we associety can change the conditions that led them to be there in the first place. Doing thmakes us better as people. I have found that it also makes me feel better.  

Never give up on your dreams. While his life was cut tragically short, he died in p

suit of  his dream and in spite of everything he faced, he never gave up on it. He faceobstacles I could never imagine having to face, and still persisted. This reminds me ththe small things in my life that often seem insurmountable, are just my excuses for ntaking action and are not obstacles. In reality, I am the only obstacle to my own dream

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V í – P N O 

No existe un día más hermoso que el día de

hoy. La suma de muchísimos ayeres, forma mi

pasado. Mi pasado se compone de recuerdos

alegres, tristes. 

 Algunos están fotografiados y ahora son cartu-

linas donde me veo pequeño, donde mis pa-

dres siguen siendo recién casados, donde mi

ciudad parece otra. 

El día de ayer pudo haber sido un hermoso día,

pero no puedo avanzar mirando constantemen-

te hacia atrás, corro el riesgo de no ver los rostros de los que marchan a mi lado. Puede ser

que el día de mañana amanezca aún más hermoso, pero no puedo avanzar mirando sólo el

horizonte, corro el riesgo de no ver el paisaje que se abre a mi alrededor. 

Por eso, yo prefiero el día de hoy. Me gusta pisarlo con fuerza, gozar su sol o estremecerme

con su frío, sentir cómo cada instante dice: ¡presente!! Sé que es muy breve, que pronto pasa-

rá, que no voy a poder modificarlo luego, ni pasarlo en limpio. 

Como tampoco puedo planificar demasiado el día de mañana: es un lugar que todavía no exis-

te. Ayer fui. Mañana, seré. Hoy, soy. 

Por eso: Hoy te digo que te quiero. Hoy te escucho. Hoy te pido disculpas por mis errores.

Hoy te ayudo. Hoy comparto lo que tengo. Hoy me separo de ti sin guardarme ninguna pala-

bra para mañana. Porque hoy respiro, veo, pienso, oigo, sufro, huelo, lloro, trabajo, toco, río,

amo... Hoy... Hoy estoy vivo. 

Vive el día de hoy, el día de mañana traerá su propio afán. (Mateo 6:34) 

What I stand for is what I stand on.—Wendell Berry