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Daily Archives: October 29, 2013
San Francisco, California
So very cool.
Muslim rapists try and bury 13-year old victim alive in Pakistan
This is a story that will break your heart. Mar Allah bless her and take her under his protective arm. May her family love her and keep her tenderly in their care. In harmony, Barbara
The Last Dragon
A wonderful example of docufiction – what could have been, what might have been; science probability if you will, from the Last Dragon series produced by the Animal Planet.
It’s long, but fascinating, fun and worth the watch.
I hope you enjoy it!
Reality check …..
Lovely reality
“Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don’t know what to do with it.”
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River
“I am always amazed that so many people are concerned with wanting to be what they are not. What is the point of making yourself look ridiculous?
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River
You don’t always have to pretend to be strong,there is no need to prove all the time that everything is going well,you shouldn’t be concerned about what other people are thinking.
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River
Cry if you need to,it’s good to cry out all your tears,because only then you will be able to smile again…”
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River
“I want to be someone capable of seeing the unseen faces, of seeing those…
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The Ordinary Truth
Rosa Parks was right. We need to each live our lives to the best of their ability. Actually, there are ordinary truths and eloquent truths. The ordinary truth is that some artists can earn six figures for their work. Most of us can’t make that money with our creative endeavors. The eloquent truth is that this harsh fact does not mean you can’t live a authentic life.
Our creativity is a gnawing within us. There is something within that wants to come out. The really bad times is when it is scratching at you to get out and you are blocked. The ordinary truth is that you will make mistakes and not be able to produce what is alive and well within. We all fall short sometimes.
The eloquent truth is that this need not defeat you. Artists must never give up. You were given a gift and while you may not be Monet, you have a gift that must be expressed. What others say or don’t say about this doesn’t matter. The important thing is to use what The One gives to you. It is a part of you and it is a large piece of what makes you authentic. Being real not being or doing what others tell you, but being loyal to yourself. This is authenticity. As we reckon with our existence, we become more real, more authentic.
Another part of being authentic is loving yourself, loving the gift you have been given, refusing to think of it as a burden. And the hardest part is to not compare yourself to others. We are brought up to be competitive and that is not the way of the creative soul.
To live an authentic life is a challenge as well as a gift. And it is also a spiritual practice. Not in the sense that you are attending a church, synagogue, or temple. But in that you allow your talent and your spirit to meet and create. Art is a practical skill, a relational skill, it is gripping and consuming. It is genius and shines like a starry night.
It is also confusing, confounding, tedious, exhausting and frightening.
“The dream is always running ahead. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that is the miracle” —Anais Nin
We have freedom to create, to write, to sing, to paint, to draw. The challenge is to use it. Use all of it as long as you are still drawing breath. As long as we can draw breath, we can create meaning in this world. I have often thought about all of the artists who receive no credit for their work while they are alive. It is as if the work is insignificant. Then when they die, people are sad and they miss this creative being. They open their eyes because of the hole left because that person is not there any longer. They open their eyes and see, really see what has been there in front of them for so long. They declare it beautiful, stimulating, moving, heart stopping. That creative person can’t hear the compliments but they flow through the air like invisible rose petals on a breeze. And then the truth becomes eloquent. This person had a beautiful talent. I didn’t realize. I am speechless, but your creations are not speechless and will speak for you always. And someone will come along and they will see or hear your work and it will give them the courage to pick up their gift and dust it off. And they will speak with authenticity because you did.
Being creative is not easy. We are different from so many others, our lives are not always easy but you leave a shimmer, a glow in this old world. You create and it makes the world sparkle. So get out there and shimmer and shine.
“All it takes is one good guy with a gun….” – ‘Study: U.S. Hospitals Admit 7,500 Kids A Year With Gunshot Wounds’
This can not be tolerated.
‘A new study says that each year approximately 7,500 children are admitted to U.S. hospitals with gunshot wounds and more than 500 children die during hospital admission from these injuries’.
“Handguns account for the majority of childhood gunshot wounds and this number appears to be increasing over the last decade,” Arin Madenci, MD, MPH, the author’s lead study, said in a statement issued by the AAP. “Furthermore, states with higher percentages of household firearm ownership also tended to have higher proportions of childhood gunshot wounds, especially those occurring in the home.”
From : http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/study-u-s-hospitals-admit-7-500-kids-with-gunshot-wounds-each-year
New York Doctors resisting ObamaCare
The Affordable Health Care Act is law and is upheld by the Supreme Court. Quit trying to hurt you patients, the American people.
Winter Beach Debris Clean-up Made Easier
All along the west coast you may find more debris than usual.
Surfer Attempts To Ride “St Jude’s” Wave Into The Record Books
This is amazing.
Surfer Takes On ‘Biggest Wave Ever Ridden’ After Storm
” A surfer may have set the world record for the largest wave ever surfed after riding an estimated 100ft wave off the coast of Portugal
Brazilian Carlos Burle took on the monster wave – created by the St Jude storm – at Praia do Norte, near the fishing village of Nazare. Estimated at nearly 100ft, it is believed to be the biggest wave ever ridden.”
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