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standing on common ground. Foot, flower and grass.

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Sabetha High School celebrates Constitution Day with shirts that say "Real Patriots Defend the Constitution."

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looking onwards

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This is a photo of my dog Conner, and my cat Buddy. They hated each other when they first met, and as elderly pets, finally got to a point where they were willing to put their differences aside and be friends. Buddy passed away last year at the age of 17. We miss him terribly. I think Conner does, too.

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Heroes

Common Ground Hero: Kelly

Kelly is a one of a kind person. With a heart that she opens to all, Kelly is counted on by many. But what really has set Kelly apart and made her my hero is her non-stop optimism and dedication. Kelly has dedicated her life to helping people, and... Read more

Common Ground Hero: My Mother

My mother is my hero because she chose me. I am the only adopted child out of four children; all three of my siblings are my mother's biological children. So why me? You don't just adopt a child in 1965 with no story. Yet here I am—a part of... Read more

Common Ground Hero: Marshall

Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, Creator of Nonviolent Communication Marshall Rosenberg born in 1934 is an American psychologist and the creator of Nonviolent Communication, a communication process that helps people to exchange the information necessary... Read more

Common Ground Hero: Ramon

My husband of 39 yrs. Who is now in heaven. Gave me the best 39 yrs of my life. No greater Husband, friend, Grand-Poo or Dad. If you met him, he left a smile in your heart. Lived his life to the fullest. This Man really enjoyed life. He is ... Read more

Common Ground Hero: Rashmi

My daughter is an ESL teacher. She teaches adult refugees who have never spoken English in their lives. She narrated me this one instance which brought tears of joy to my eyes. This is what she told me...this is her story in her own words."Ab... Read more
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Personal Stories

Our Love is Rock Solid

Love is a rock. Love is never EVER forgetting, it transcends time! It bridges generations. It is translated into every language. It was present in the cave man era; it will present as long as mankind exists. My ... Read more

Wisdom is Always Yours!

9 years ago and the day after 9/11 I began working on an idea that I now call "The Secret American Dream Project". I didn't know it at the time, but it was an idea based in the idea of sharing. It took time... lot'... Read more

Never judge a Yankee fan by it's cover

I went to my first Yankee's/ Red Sox baseball game a few years ago. I was at Fenway Park in Boston and although a die-hard fan of the Anaheim Angels I felt compelled to root for the home team, the Red Sox. Two seat... Read more

Hammer and Nail

When our son was in junior high school, he was being bullied by one particular classmate. One day the boy actually pushed my son off a rock wall resulting in a broken arm. The school called a meeting with us and the o... Read more

A Kindness Returned

I grew up in Queens County, NYC in a lower middle class neighborhood in the early 1930s where I attended a public school, PS 127. There were only one or two black kids in the school at the time when I was about six... Read more
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COMMON GROUND

Quotes
What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.
Hillary Clinton Politician  (born 1947);
...the day will come when man will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside but in the councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union, between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.
Susan Brownell Anthony Women's Rights Activist, Writer  (1820-1906);
What life have you if you have not life together? There is no life that is not in community.
T.S. Eliot Poet, Critic  (1888-1965);
In republics, the great danger is that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
James Madison 4th U.S. President  (1751-1836);
When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
John Muir Naturalist, Author  (1838-1914);

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penny about 1 year ago from south dakota
common ground: addictions, homelessness and helping others to recovery...i can relate to all of these...i am blessed
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dm over 1 year ago from 20005
I have a similar story: From small town, to college degrees, addiction, top level executive, to homeless, to ministry and now leading others to recovery.

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