Words are mighty. They wield the power to love, hate, free, imprison, heal, poison, mend, hurt, help, hinder, reward, punish, agree, protest, include, exclude, dominate, share, unite, divide, build, break, motivate, defeat, encourage, inhibit, celebrate, silence, bully, defend, protect, attack, empower, debilitate, propel, stop, add, subtract, multiply, delete, mediate, instigate, calm, infuriate, judge, forgive, push, pull, tarnish, shine, triumph, diminish, overpower, undermine, prevail, conquer, inform, conceal, protect, endanger, preserve, change, comfort, scare, create, destroy, promote, inflict, investigate, manipulate, expose, control, educate, deceive, console, terrorize, enrich, connect, polarize, captivate, rescue, dictate, and overthrow,
A boy who has Leukemia and who attends the same school as Issa is asking for words -- not money -- to help him fight and to help him stay strong.
Another shared love for everybody.
More continue to protest the greed, corruption and manipulation.
I consider myself fortunate to have a mind open to messages old and new. The blogs I visit (Mama's Empty Nest), stories I read (The Book Thief), songs I hear (Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train), and films I watch (Tree of Life) all leave their impressions. Some are fleeting. Others linger.
