RAINER MARIA RILKE
“A great man is always willing to be little.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”
C. S. LEWIS
The purpose of this blog is to entertain and stimulate critical thought by sharing articles, stories, quotes, art, history, and whimsey with all who care to venture into the sanctuary.
There are so many commonalities that bind us together as Americans and humans and Froggy’s hope is that you can enter the sanctuary, learn things you didn’t know, have fun in the process and find a haven that is devoid of divisiveness, hatred, intolerance, and propaganda from any ideological persuasion.
Now you might think that’s some pretty highfalutin language and lofty ideals for a frog, to which Froggy croaks in response (and agreement): “Ribbit, stop being so serious and just enjoy your time in the sanctuary.”
There are no rules but Froggy always reminds me that peacefulness, consideration, tolerance, humility, open-mindedness, and having fun never hurt anyone…au contraire mes amis!
And oh yeah, be frog friendly at all times! That means avoid toxic thoughts and chemicals in your physical and spiritual environments.
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