I just wanted to let my WordPress family know that there are three awards waiting for you on Idealisticrebel. I hope you will pick them up and enjoy the fact that you are so wonderful. The first one I designed myself. Namaste, Barbara

The wonderful, creative and delightful Patty at PetiteMagique has nominated me for this award, for which I cannot adequately express my gratitude.  Please visit her blog!

The rules of the award require me to provide 7 facts about my self, and to nominate and notify 10 bloggers who provide me with inspiration.

7 facts about me:

1. I like ice cream
2. I love to have a garden
3. In good times and bad, I think life is very precious
4. I believe in Peace
5. I believe in forgiveness, kindness and compassion
6. I am happiest when listening to music and writing or painting or doing photography
7. I love the mountains and the beaches

My nominations are as follows:

1.  Dr. Rex
2. inavukic
3. valentine logar
4. eurobrat
5. vegter animus
6. stuartbramhall
7. petchary
8. risinghawk
9. europasicewolf
10. ivonprefontaine
11. artists4peace

My dear and treasured friend Dr. Rex has nominated me for this wonderful award, about whichthe original creator (Kev at  http://kevs-domain.net/) said this:

A community is a social unit of any size that shares common values. Although embodied or face-to-face communities are usually small, larger or more extended communities such as a national community, international community and virtual community are also studied.

In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.

Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of community has less geographical limitation, as people can now gather virtually in an online community and share common interests regardless of physical location. Prior to the internet, virtual communities (like social or academic organizations) were far more limited by the constraints of available communication and transportation technologies.

One broad definition which incorporates all the different forms of community is “a group or network of persons who are connected (objectively) to each other by relatively durable social relations that extend beyond immediate genealogical ties, and who mutually define that relationship (subjectively) as important to their social identity and social practice”

 

I am deeply touched to receive this award, as it speaks strongly to my feeling of Community in the Blogosphere, and to the friends I have made here at WordPress and beyond.  As those of you who regularly visit my blog know, I do care deeply for all humanity, and for the spiritual well-being and the peace of the Earth which we share, which makes this award precious to me.

I am not aware of any rules associated with this award, but I would like to nominate the following wonderful blogs, each of whom shows a caring heart for the community:

1.  Cassidy Frazee
2. Jackie Saulmon-Ramirez
3. Jenny Cecillia
4. E.D.
5. For Women’s Eyes Only
6. Cindy Knoke
7. Xena
8. eTinkerbell
9. Sunshine
10. HuntForTruth
11. Quiall
12. Linne
13. ScrapperJude Designs
14. MsTranquility
15. Chess
16. Inavukic

Simple rules:

1.Display the logo on a post.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you.

moorbey was kind enough to nominate me for this award.  I am forever grateful for the nomination and for his friendship, which is like a little sun to me everyday.

3.Nominate 14 readers other bloggers and inform them via comment in their blog sites.

1. Europasicewolf
2. Dr. Rex
3. Merrilanil
4. Bill Hayes
5. HeartaFire
6. Ror1774
7. Perspectives on life
8. Xena
9. Roxi St. Clair
10. E-Tinkerbell
11. hitandrun1964
12. Amy Pinkrose
13. Casoria
14. aikido-no-sekai
15. yadadarcyyada

Hunt4Truth has honored me by nominating me for this lovely bouquet of awards.

I so appreciate the nomination and the kind thoughts.  I am touched beyond words that Hunt4Truth thinks of me as kind of heart and feels that I am right for this award.  Thank you Eric.

For this Bouquet of Awards, there are no rules.

Here are my nominees:

1. Cassidy Frazee
2. BlueSage63
3. Joe Bradshaw
4. Ganesh
5. ProfessionsForPeace
6. WaitingforSomeday

The lovely Dr. Rex nominated me for the new Cloak of Dawn award, created by Martin, from http://mavadelo.wordpress.com/

Here’s what Martin had to say on the creation of the new award.

“The Cloak of Dawn award

The idea behind this award: We all know bloggers that write about the issues in this world be it animal abuse, child abuse, equality, their family, love, friendship, the love of whatever deity they worship and so on. We also know many blogger that besides blogging has to take care of a loved one because they are sick, have a disability or are otherwise not able to do everything by themselves. For these bloggers I created this award. The award is named in the spirit of a voluntary care giver and mother that does not blog herself and therefore can not receive the award herself .

Why a cloak? Well, in Dutch we call a voluntary caregiver (as described above) a “mantel zorger” which translates literal to “cloak carer” hence the cloak and the Rod of Aesculapius.

This award has some special rules due to its intend. Whereas most awards are shared after you have gotten it yourself, this award will be free to hand out at each and everyone’s own discretion BUT you must make sure that the intend of the award is upheld.

~~DA Rules~~

Display the award on your blog, either on a special awards page or in your side bar

If you have a nominee yourself tell them of their nomination

Make clear in your nomination blog why you have nominated the person. is it for his/her blogging or for his/her voluntary care that they give to their loved one/friend/kid/ grandparents/animals, etc. etc.

There is no limit on how many people you can nominate as long as the spirit of the award remains intact.

This award can’t be declined.”

My nominees

1. petchary – who has dedicated herself to protecting and caring for the less fortunate in Jamaica
2. inavukic – who users her blog to help right the wrongs that many of the Croatian people have suffered for generations.
3. tersiaburger – who selflessly took care of her daughter during her entire illness, and was with her at the end

Thank you to Half-EatenMind for nominating me for this award, which I created to celebrate those who promote peace, light and understanding in the world.  You are yourself very deserving and I loved your description of the award.  Your words touch my heart, and say it better than I did in the first place, so I am reproducing them here:

Barbara created the LITWA to celebrate those wonderful people in our world who spread light, love, hope and peace in the name of humanity. Bloggers receiving this award are encouraged to continue promoting these virtues and work as a force of peace and light in the world, touching their readers’ hearts and making a difference in their lives, no matter how small. The award has as its background a scene of a beach taken at sunset with holidaymakers enjoying themselves. This picture was taken by Barbara herself. Just as the Sun in the picture brings light and sustenance to the Earth and is the reason why any living thing can exist on our planet in the first place, the LITWA is a gift to those bloggers who help shine the light into other people’s worlds, giving them sustenance, hope and happiness through the venerable dialogue of blogging.

My rules for this award were simple:

1.Thank the person who gives you the award

2.Spread this award around to the people who you know who are doing this work, so that the work continues and the light is spread

3.Let your nominees know

4.Never give up on your fellow human beings

My Nominees:

1. A Pondering Mind
2. Ceelee
3. BarbaraFranken
4. KA Brace
5. scottishmomus
6. ashiakira
7. michael hulshof-schmidt
8. infinitezip
9. petchary
10. baldypoems

The kind and lovely Patty at PetiteMagique has nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thank you, my friend. You are, as always a light in my day!

The Rules:

•You must link back to the person who nominated you.

•Answer 11 questions from the person who nominated you.

•Nominate 11 new bloggers and ask them 11 questions.

•You cannot nominate the person who nominated you.

•You must let the people you nominate know they have been nominated.

The ten questions:

1. What inspired you or motivated you to begin blogging?

My best friend.

2. Who has been the most influential person in your life?

Gloria Steinem

3. If you were to open up your own restaurant, what kind of cuisine/s would you have and what features would it have i.e. bar, jacuzzi?

5 star gourmet food, with a bar where you can get any kind of drink you want.

4. Where did you last go for holiday (vacation) and what activities did you do over there?

The Bahamas, and I swam with dolphins and played with starfish

5. If you are working, what do you most like and hate about your job? – for those who are unemployed, retired or otherwise not currently in the ‘employment market’, what do you like/hate about not working?

I am retired, and I love having time for my writing and painting, and having more time to spend with my grandchildren.

6. If you were a cartoon character, which one would you be?

Betty Boop (for those of you under 40 — google it)

7. If I was to visit your city/town/village/hamlet, where would you show me as a tourist attraction and why?

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Art Museum, Severance Hall (home of the Cleveland Orchestra), our Zoo & Rain Forest, and our Botanical gardens.  All of these are world class and not to be missed.

8. What is your most treasured personal possession?

Pictures of my children and grandchildren

9. Name one really eventful thing that happened in your blogging career?

When the ObamaCrat did a special blog of some of my photographs and art.  That touched me very deeply.  He is a good friend.

10. What is your favourite song of the moment?

Anything as long as it is not country or rap

11. What is your favourite aspect of your nominator’s blog? It can be anything, general or specific, content-wise or design-wise.

I love PetiteMagique’s Design.  I find it to be visually every bit as stimulating as her writing.

My nominees:

1. markbialczak
2. The Chicago Files
3. holisticwayfarer
4. Dr. Rex
5. WaitingforSomeday
6. forgottenmeadows
7. Cassidy Frazee
8. Francine in Retirement
9. iithinks
10. joe bradshaw
11. a pondering mind