Kevin's comments made me search for a post-it note on which I had recorded
the following upon hearing it:
I believe in the sun, although it is not shining.
I believe in love even though I do not have it.
I believe in God although he is silent.
This was found scratched onto a wall in the Dachau Concentration Camp.
>Want to read a book that embodies what true empowerment is all about? Read
>Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Freedom". It was written long before
>"empowerment" as a mangement concept was ever conceived; and it doesn't
>mention the word. At any rate, it's about a man's experiences in German
>concentration camps, and how, despite his circumstance, he was able to
>choose his attitude and what his life was going to be about. It's a very
>moving story. THIS man was empowered!
>The truth is, we can empower ourselves and those around us each day...
Claire
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