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Slow Mover @[email protected] · 2026-07-17 · 07:56 UTC

Broken Chair

I rescued the chair from outside someone’s apartment with the hope of fixing it and having it become a welcome member of our family.

But, as often happens, it sat around in various places waiting for me to find the time to repair it.

Finally, I decided it was one more project I did not have time for, and so yesterday I put it out on the sidewalk in the hopes that someone would take it home.

It sat out there all through yesterday in the rain and the sun, lonely, awaiting a new friend. A few people paused to look but then drove away. Periodically I would look out my window to see it still sitting forlornly there.

Then this morning I noticed an older gentleman walking past who began to inspect the chair. He picked it up, put it on his back and walked away.

It is a beautiful chair. It just needs to be repaired, and I am sure its new owner will do just that.

I don’t know about you, but I feel a lot like that broken chair, waiting for the gentle hands of someone to put me back together again.

I wait, broken, with the hope that those hands will touch me, I will be healed, and I can have a purpose again.

July 10, 2015

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#beautyinbrokenthings #beingrestored #brokenness #compassion #everydayparables #faithandlife

A Polymath Christian @[email protected] · 2026-07-12 · 10:02 UTC

If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?

For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric.

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/if-acts-happened-today-would-we-call-it-communism-4/

#acts2 #acts4 #actschurch #biblestudy #biblicaljustice #biblicalperspective

Slow Mover @[email protected] · 2026-07-09 · 07:56 UTC

The Loveliest

The woman 
with a 
double chin 
and fat fingers
around plastic bags 
plops down 
in the seat
across the aisle 
and blocks 
my view of the
goddess 
whose magazine 
is filled with 
clothes
she'd fill out 
quite nicely.

The pretty 
and the ugly 
sit side by side
and I wonder 
who is 
the loveliest 
in God's eyes.

February 22, 2002

#2002 #Beauty #bodyImage #ChristianReflection #compassion #consumerCulture #ContemplativePoetry #divineBeauty #empathy #everydayHoliness #faithAndBeauty #fashionMagazine #God #GodSEyes #Grace #humanDignity #imageOfGod #Incarnation #innerBeauty #judgment #Love #outerBeauty #People #publicTransit #sacredWorth #seeingOthers #socialCritique #SpiritualPoetry #theLoveliest #Theology #Women #WordPressTagsPoetry #Writing

#beauty #bodyimage #christianreflection #compassion #consumerculture #contemplativepoetry

Perfettamente Chic @[email protected] · 2026-06-12 · 07:03 UTC

World Day Against Child Labour 2026

Lo scorso anno, su Perfettamente Chic, abbiamo approfondito il significato della Giornata Mondiale contro il Lavoro Minorile e le sfide ancora aperte nella tutela dei più piccoli. Se vi siete persi l’articolo, potete leggerlo qui:

https://perfettamentechic.com/2025/06/12/giornata-mondiale-contro-il-lavoro-minorile/

Anche nel 2026, oggi, il 12 giugno torna la World Day Against Child Labour, promossa dall’International Labour Organization, con un messaggio forte e immediato: “Red Card to Child Labour: Fair Play for Children, Decent Work for Adults”. In altre parole? Un vero e proprio cartellino rosso contro lo sfruttamento dei bambini.

La scelta del linguaggio sportivo non è casuale. Nel 2026 la campagna internazionale invita governi, aziende e cittadini a “espellere” il lavoro minorile dal campo di gioco della società, garantendo ai bambini ciò che dovrebbe essere normale: scuola, gioco, sicurezza e opportunità per il futuro.

Le nuove stime diffuse a livello internazionale mostrano che i progressi continuano, ma la partita è tutt’altro che vinta. Nel mondo sono ancora circa 138 milioni i bambini coinvolti nel lavoro minorile, di cui oltre 54 milioni impegnati in attività pericolose per la loro salute e il loro sviluppo.

Tra le novità più importanti del 2026 c’è il richiamo agli impegni assunti durante la Sesta Conferenza Globale sull’Eliminazione del Lavoro Minorile tenutasi a Marrakech, che ha portato alla definizione di un nuovo quadro d’azione internazionale per accelerare gli interventi nei prossimi anni.

La Giornata Mondiale contro il Lavoro Minorile ci ricorda che ogni bambino dovrebbe avere tra le mani un libro, un pallone o una matita, non strumenti di lavoro. E se il tema 2026 parla di cartellini rossi, allora l’augurio è che il mondo intero giochi finalmente dalla parte dell’infanzia.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

#ActForChildren #aiutiamoiBambini #bambiniamati #bambiniinclusi #bambiniinpericolo #bambiniinprimopiano #BetterFuture #cambiareilfuturo #ChangeTheWorld #ChildhoodMatters #ChildLabourFree #ChildProtection #ChildrenAreNotWorkers #ChildrenDeserveEducation #ChildrenFirst #ChildrenMatter #ChildrenVoices #ChildRights #combatterelavorominorile #CompassionForChildren #crescereconamore #crescereinpace #crescereliberi #difendiamolinfanzia #dignitàperibambini #DignityForAll #DirittiDeiBambini #dirittiditutti #DirittiUmani #EducateToLiberate #EducationForAll #EducationNotLabour #educazioneobbligatoria #EducazionePerTutti #EmpowerChildren #EndChildLabour #EndExploitation #EqualityForAll #EthicalWorld #EveryChildCounts #FightForRights #FreedomForChildren #FutureWithoutLabour #futuroaicolori #futuroaiscuola #giornoimportante #GiustiziaSociale #GlobalAwareness #GlobalSolidarity #HopeForChildren #HumanDignity #HumanRights #infanziaconsapevole #infanziadifesa #infanziaequità #InfanziaFelice #infanzialegale #infanzialibera #infanziasenzasfruttamento #infanziaserenità #InfanziaSicura #JusticeForChildren #KidsDeserveBetter #lavorominorilezero #LetKidsBeKids #lottaallosfruttamento #nessunbambinolasciatoindietro #noallosfruttamento #NoChildLabour #nolabominorile #PeaceAndJustice #ProtectChildren #proteggereibambini #protezionedeibambini #ProtezioneInfanzia #ResponsabilitàSociale #RightToEducation #rispettoinfanzia #SafeChildhood #SayNoToChildLabour #scuolaediritto #sensibilizzazioneinfanzia #SocialJustice #societàgiusta #SolidarietàInfanzia #StopAbusi #StopChildLabour #StopExploitation #stoplavorominorile #TogetherForChildren #TogetherWeCan #tutelaminori #UniteForChildren #unitiiperidiritti #unmondosenzasfruttamento #voceaibambini #VoicesOfChildren #WorkIsNotForChildren #YouthEmpowerment

#actforchildren #aiutiamoibambini #bambiniamati #bambiniinclusi #bambiniinpericolo #bambiniinprimopiano

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines @[email protected] · 2026-05-22 · 13:17 UTC

Friday, May 22, 2026

"I'm not counting on the US;" In Estonia, faith in Trump's defense of Baltics fades -- Russian drones hits apartment buildings in Dnipro injuring 19, including 3 children -- Is Belarus about to enter the Russian war? -- The anniversary of Russia's long-forgotten genocide ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-22-2026/

#aggression #agriculture #airdefensesystem #aircraftlaunchers #alexanderlukashenko #apartmentbuildings

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines @[email protected] · 2026-03-09 · 13:53 UTC

Monday, March 9, 2026

Russian drone strikes Ukrainian train with 200 passengers on board -- After six years at the front, here is what nobody tells you about being a woman at war -- No one thought we would get out alive: the audio guide memorializing one village's Russian occupation -- The world isn’t ready for drone warfare [Vlog/video] ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/monday-march-9-2026/

#akrotiri #apartments #artisticcommunity #audio #audioguide #ballisticmissiles

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines @[email protected] · 2026-03-09 · 13:53 UTC

Monday, March 9, 2026

Russian drone strikes Ukrainian train with 200 passengers on board -- After six years at the front, here is what nobody tells you about being a woman at war -- No one thought we would get out alive: the audio guide memorializing one village's Russian occupation -- The world isn’t ready for drone warfare [Vlog/video] ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/monday-march-9-2026/

#akrotiri #apartments #artisticcommunity #audio #audioguide #ballisticmissiles

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines @[email protected] · 2026-03-09 · 13:53 UTC

Monday, March 9, 2026

Russian drone strikes Ukrainian train with 200 passengers on board -- After six years at the front, here is what nobody tells you about being a woman at war -- No one thought we would get out alive: the audio guide memorializing one village's Russian occupation -- The world isn’t ready for drone warfare [Vlog/video] ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/monday-march-9-2026/

#womeninmilitary #womensmarch #yahidne #yarynachornohuz #zelensky #военныепреступления

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines @[email protected] · 2026-03-09 · 13:53 UTC

Monday, March 9, 2026

Russian drone strikes Ukrainian train with 200 passengers on board -- After six years at the front, here is what nobody tells you about being a woman at war -- No one thought we would get out alive: the audio guide memorializing one village's Russian occupation -- The world isn’t ready for drone warfare [Vlog/video] ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/monday-march-9-2026/

#akrotiri #apartments #artisticcommunity #audio #audioguide #ballisticmissiles