Monthly Archives: September 2013
Favorite Insightful & Inspirational Quote by Indira Gandhi.
Fast Fact Attack: Endangered Species No. 31 – The Indri
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, Barbara
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Also known as the Babakoto, meaning ‘ancestor of man’, the indri are surrounded by taboo. Many Malagasy believe the indri resemble their sacred ancestors, therefore traditionally they refrain from eating them. This affords these lemurs a certain degree of protection.
Like other lemurs, they evolved from smaller species which came to Madagascar from mainland Africa 50 million years ago. Diurnal tree-dwellers, related to the sifakas, indri are the largest lemurs in existence. Able to run up at speeds of up to twenty miles per hour, they also sing to communicate with others of the species. Colours range from black to shades of brown with white patches. They move across the canopy by taking huge, graceful bounds of up to thirty feet.
They live in small groups and bonds between the individuals run deep. In-fighting is rarely known. Indri lemurs pair for life. After mating, the gestation period lasts sixty…
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When Will the Insanity End?
Mario Piperni
Another mass shooting. Is it okay to bring up a plea, again, for sensible gun laws? Is there ever a good time to do so?
You know the NRA is meeting behind closed doors at this very moment planning their latest all-out assault on snuffing out any possible talk of gun laws. We’ll soon be hearing the entire litany of bullshit from gun nuts. You know, stuff like…’guns don’t kill, people do’ and ‘don’t blame guns. blame video games’ and “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
Sadly, nothing is going to happen. After a whole bunch of shouting, the gun crazies will win out. They always do…which is why they get to applaud jerks who walk into a Starbucks with an assault rifle strapped to their backs. They also get to mock…
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Another Mass Shooting
Lady Liberty and America remain strong
Once again I sit here at my desk listening for hours to yet another mass shooting. It took place at the Pentagon this morning. One shooter is dead and there are dead victims. It would be easy for us to give into hopelessness due to this continuing tragedy.
I am sick to my stomach at how easily angry or mentally ill people can get weapons and ammo. I believe that these people want to be the instruments to kill the spirit of America. We have always been tough and persistant as a nation.
We must remain strong and calm. We must not give in to despair or hopelessness. We have taken hits but I believe America can come back positive and strong. We need to believe in ourselves and the basic goodness in people.
The Pentagon was the stage for a mass shooting today.
Aaron Alexis was the shooter and perhaps had a partner. One shooter is at large. One Washington police officer was shot in the leg. Alexis is dead. Only seven minutes passed before the police arrived. This is pretty amazing. At the moment, thirteen are dead.
For those of us who cherish peace, I ask you to pray for the doctors and nurses taking care of people. I ask for positive prayers to ascend to the heavens. We can find a way to stop the hatred and violence. We can put gun control into place. We can give support to families and friends. We can report suspicious people that we might see.
We have had another shooting.
This is another opportunity to speak out, to write to Congress and say: STOP IT. We do not need to allow these mass shootings to continue.
May peace fill our hearts
May gentleness encircle us
May kindness carry more weight for us
than violence.
Please give us compassionate peace,
and allow us to succeed. —BMattio
Let every heart be filled with peace and compassion for others.
At Least 12 Dead, Several Others Injured In Shooting At D.C. Navy Yard
Let us put positive thoughts out that the missing perps will be found. Pray for families and friends. Hugs, Barbara
Who Owns The Moon?
A very interesting thought. I encourage everyone to watch the video.
Affirmation, Gratitude and Process
Be grateful for this day and the fact you opened your eyes this morning. Dream and help others
Today’s Affirmation; I, Stephanie, (insert your name here if you like) invest in the process of success every day by taking little steps. I held many dreams close to my heart for decades and now it seems they are coming true as I am writing and I always wanted to be a writer and I am singing and so now I am a singer! I have held to the belief that by helping others get their needs met mine are taken care of. I trust that I am on my path to spiritual enlightenment, because every day it is easier to love my life exactly as it is. I love the energy that my emotions provide me when I direct my emotions, focus my emotions and take 100% responsibility for my emotions. I am a conscious co-creator of my Universe, collective consciousness and love itself. I am capable of loving…
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Inspired Monday: Power of Change
Keep the thoughts positive no matter how negative everything feels.
The power of thinking or focusing on the positive is amazing. Soooooo instead of seeing all that is going as planned smile at what is more than you deserve. That could be great friends, an amazing spouse, family, health, strength, and the list goes on and on.
Change you thoughts and you’ll change your world! 🙂
Happy Monday!
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