
- Be Kind to Your Neighbor
- Grieve with Those Who are Grieving
- Do NOT Panic
- Be Informed
- Shine Your Light
![]() Last Friday, the global community was shocked and saddened by a string of terrorist attacks that took place in Paris, France. Approximately 130 people lost their lives that day and 350 remain injured. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the massacre. Aiming to stoke and cripple nations with fear and anxiety, ISIS has vowed to strike against the U.S. and any country that joins France in launching airstrikes in response to their Paris attack. This is a group who takes pride in committing horrific, inhumane acts against men, women and children from all walks of life. We have witnessed for the last two years or so; their abhorrent crimes dominate the international news cycle. So we are all disturbingly familiar with the lengths this extremist group will go, to proselytize their ideology. As vigorous debates ensue over how our government should or shouldn’t respond militarily, I want to provide some simple steps the average person can take to defeat ISIS. That sounds like bold claim. That’s because it is. But hear me out. Yes, YOU, reading this blog can stop ISIS dead in their tracks. By doing this:
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Mr. IM_Powered
11/18/2015 08:33:41 am
Good stuff! Thanks for encouraging others to shine their light!
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Final Draft
11/18/2015 05:05:19 pm
Thanks Mr. IM_Powered! :-)
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Love it, Marisa! You take big-picture events and narrow in on what specifically we can do to love and live better.
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Final Draft
11/18/2015 05:07:40 pm
Thanks Josh! So glad you caught the purpose of this post.
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Sylvia
11/18/2015 09:44:53 pm
Thank you for highlighting practical everyday steps we need to consider in today's world.
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KJ
11/20/2015 08:55:58 am
Preach it, MK! So refreshing to read such uplifting words of goodness and common sense as opposed to all the fearful and ignorant rhetoric around terrorists and my poor refugees!
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Olive M.
11/20/2015 06:51:30 pm
Great words of encouragement, Marisa! Thanks for sharing.
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