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WE ARE GRATEFUL for Al Gore!

2008-07-18T16:01:09Z

WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Al Gore called Thursday for a "man on the moon" effort to switch all of the nation's electricity production to wind, solar and other carbon-free sources within 10 years, a goal that he said would solve global warming as well as economic and natural security crises caused by dependence on fossil fuels.
"The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels," Gore told a packed auditorium in Washington's historic Constitution Hall. "When you connect the dots, it turns out that the real solutions to the climate crisis are the very same measures needed to renew our economy and escape the trap of ever-rising energy prices."
Gore compared the challenge to establishing Social Security and the Interstate highway system, as well as landing a man on the moon -- all successes that took more than a single presidency to accomplish and required members of both political parties to overcome their partisanship.
The Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan group Gore leads, put the 30-year cost of his plan -- both government and private -- at $1.5 trillion to $3 trillion.
Story continues belowAdvertisementTo speed up the transition to new energy sources, Gore said the single most important policy change would be to "tax what we burn, not what we earn," advocating a tax on carbon dioxide pollution.
Gore's proposal would represent a significant shift in where the U.S. gets its power. In 2005, coal supplied slightly more than half the nation's 3.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. Nuclear power accounted for 21 percent, natural gas 15 percent and renewable sources, including wind and solar, about 8.6 percent.
Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for sounding the alarm about climate change and his documentary on the issue, "An Inconvenient Truth," won an Oscar. In his speech, he did not address what to do about coal, which is responsible for more than a third of the United States' carbon dioxide pollution, the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
Coal's share of electricity generation is only expected to grow between now and 2030, according to Energy Department forecasts that assume no new government controls will be put on pollution.
Renewable energy resources' share of the power production would grow to 11 percent under that scenario.
In an interview with The Associated Press after his speech, Gore said coal's place in the nation's energy future will depend on whether the industry cuts back on carbon.
"Even coal has a role to play if the carbon dioxide is captured and safely buried ... but clean coal does not exist right now," Gore said.
Gore told the AP that his plan counts on nuclear power plants still providing about a fifth of the nation's electricity while the U.S. dramatically increases it's use of solar, wind, geothermal energy and clean coal technology. He said one of the largest obstacles will be updating the nation's electricity grid to harness power from solar panels, windmills and dams and transport it to cities.
The Edison Electric Institute, the private utility industry's trade association, said it shares Gore's support for more renewable generation, a "smarter" power grid and the eventual use of plug-in electric vehicles.
"But we cannot do the job with renewable and efficiency alone," it said. A portfolio for the future must also include "an expanded role for nuclear energy, as well as natural gas and clean coal with carbon capture and storage."
Some energy experts said the turnaround Gore advocates is too fast.
Robby Diamond, president of Securing America's Future Energy, a nonpartisan energy policy group, said weaning the nation away from fossil fuels -- coal, oil and natural gas -- can't be done in a decade.
"The country is not going to be able to go cold turkey," Diamond said. "We have a hundred years of infrastructure with trillions of dollars of investment that is not simply going to be made obsolete."
Gore said the changing economics of energy, in which high gasoline and oil prices are driving investments in renewable energy, would overcome the political and technological obstacles.
His challenge comes as Congress, and the White House, are debating how to address high energy prices, particularly the oil that drives the nation's transportation. Both Democrats and Republicans are pushing for more exploration and production of domestic fossil fuels, albeit in different ways.
"It is only a truly dysfunctional system that would buy into the perverse logic that the short-term answer to high gasoline prices is drilling for more oil 10 years from now," Gore said.
In the past year, Congress has rejected initiatives that would make Gore's vision a reality. Requiring part of the nation's energy to come from alternative sources didn't have enough support in the Senate to become part of an energy bill in December. And a bill before the Senate last month to cut greenhouse gases got 48 votes.
Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, said in a statement Thursday that the problem has been political will.
"Climate change and energy security are not just threats ... , they are opportunities," he said. "We need to change the debate in this country from what we can't do, to what we can do."
Gore told the AP he hoped the speech would contribute to "a new political environment in this country that will allow the next president to do what I think the next president is going to think is the right thing to do." He said both fellow Democrat Barrack Obama and Republican rival John McCain are "way ahead" of most politicians in the fight against global climate change.
McCain, who supports building more nuclear power plants as one solution to global warming, said Thursday he admires Gore as an early and outspoken advocate of addressing the global warming problem even though "there may be some aspects of climate change that he and I are in disagreement (on)."
Of the goals Gore outlined Thursday for generating more electricity with solar and wind resources, McCain said, "If the vice president says it's doable, I believe it's doable."

(Copyright ©2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Photos that Will Warm Your heart

2008-06-30T12:13:39Z

Some lovely interspecies bonding and affection.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/06/03/animal-kingdom-s-odd-couples.aspx

The monkey and sumatran riger are now my current desktop picture.

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an interesting thing happened while camping...

2008-06-20T16:11:56Z

so, I want to relate this story.

a friend of mine and I were camping... this great campsite near Ventura CA.
it was sunset and we were watching the last bright morsels of orange disappear beyond the horizon, and the large fluffy wisps of darkening orange-red.

my friend is going through a hard breakup - feeling betrayed and hurt and distrustful and not very confident in herself or "guys" in general. she was just saying that at her base she was doubting the reliability-honesty of men. She is normally an upbeat and self-reliant and real-trusting soul.
I can understand her feelings and would be lying if I said that I had not had the same doubts about my fellow man at times.
She had just got through saying that it felt to her as though guys would just say the things that women want to hear... so that they would appear like nice guys... when we heard a scream.

The scream came from the marsh that was in front of us... part of the bird estuary we were camping next to... beyond the marsh were sand dunes and beyond that was the beach. to get to our campground you would have to walk a mile south on the dunes - there was a trail.

we ran to the edge of the marsh... there were alot of people making alot of noise at the campground it was a friday night at a california beach campsite...

"Help Me!... Someone PLEASE HELP ME!"
It was a child's voice... terrified.
It wasn't a joke, it wasn't a game... this was real terror.

I yelled across the marsh... The breeze was blowing to strong for her to hear me well.
she screamed more and louder and with more intensity now...

"Help Me! I'm lost... PLEASE HELP ME!"

The thought crossed my mind - these were the only pair of long pants I had, and the only shoes I brought... and it was cold. I didn't know how deep the marsh would get. I thought about how far it was around the marsh, how long it would take...

and then I just started crossing the marsh as 20 or so spectators watched. it's deepest part was just a little more that knee deep.
When I got to the other side, I hollered for the kid - where are you... over here- a few times back and forth - I got to her... she was maybe 9 years old in a bathing suit, clutching a towel - it was cold.

what's your name I asked - rachel she said.
I'm Tom - are you ok? I asked
and then she said - I don't know where my little sister is.

my heart sunk...
what is her name I asked as I started my way up the sand dunes for a good vantage point.
Patricia she said.

As I was standing on the sand-dune looking up and down the beach, I saw a woman approaching on a cel phone.

"Rachel, where have you been?" "what's wrong with you - trisha came back an hour ago - you are the older one, you need to be more responsible"

my mouth dropped open and I'm afraid I didn't do a very good job of editing my look at her.
I was pretty pissed, I had just got my only dry clothes wet to save her daughter...
when we were close enough, I spat through clenched teeth - "She was screaming - she was terrified"

to her credit mom saw my wet clothes and did thank me, albeit distractedly.
I did not hear her express concern that her daughter was alright by the time I got out of earshot... I hope she did... I hope her panic, her embarrassment and her self-doubt at being a good mommy abated enough that she was able to have a genuine moment with her daughter - in which she hugged her, and told her that she was worried and that she was alright now.

I slogged the two miles back to the campsite in the darkness.
my friend had a fire going, we ate and sipped bourbon, and an hour later the full moon rose.

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TIG4...

2008-06-10T12:59:56Z

my family
an end to the battle
the opportunity to plan a birthday party here at my house
all my friends, flesh and cyber
a job that I enjoy
and most importantly...
the power of love

LOVE WINS

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if you don't have to read, peeps who have read can share their AWAKENINGS!!!!

2008-05-29T15:36:21Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/eckarttolle

~PLEASE, come to teach OR learn ;)*

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THIS book speaks volumes about "BEING GRATEFUL" ;)*

2008-05-29T15:33:50Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/eckarttolle

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TIG4

2008-05-29T13:30:47Z

today I am grateful for...

my recovery (5.9 years)

with out which I couldnt even begin to think about
muchless face and/or indure the challenges
I am currently facing

which brings me to another TIAGF
where I am *now* in this life

also grateful for every thing I have recieved
and that has been *taken away/removed*

;-)

thanks LisAnne for the reminder (on the other thread)

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SO MUCH has been given to me,

2008-05-23T23:56:41Z

I have NO time to ponder WHAT has been denied!

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BE grateful in a clean house ;)*

2008-04-25T17:55:15Z

20 Minutes to a Clutter-Free House
Quick, easy strategies that really work
By Nancy Stedman , Nancy Stedman has written for the New York Times, People, and other magazines.

Call it Irritating Building Syndrome. It's that low-level burn you feel when you miss the first 10 minutes of your favorite TV show because you can't find the remote. Or when you have trouble cutting up vegetables because too many appliances are crowding out your counter space. A messy, crowded house is a stress factory.

And just how cluttered is too cluttered? Professional organizer Barbara Hemphill, coauthor of Love It or Lose It: Living Clutter-Free Forever, offers one yardstick: "If you can't straighten up your house in 20 minutes when a guest calls to say she's coming over, then you have a problem." But ultimately, your best barometer is whether, when you look around, your home feels comfortably orderly or uncomfortably disorderly.

You could lock yourself in for 48 hours and do a marathon cleanup. But for those who find decluttering a daunting task--and that would be most of us--it's easier to tackle the problem in small bites.
"Commit to spending at least 20 to 30 minutes on uncluttering each day, but no more than an hour," says organizing pro Donna Smallin, author of Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips and Ideas. "After an hour, you won't be so fresh, and your decision-making ability may falter." Focus on one room, or one part of a room, at a time, so you can see your progress. Here is a four-step strategy.

Previous Page 1 | 2 | 3 Next Last Updated: 02/09/2007 Copyright (c) Rodale, Inc. 2004

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related tribe : D Positive Thinking (cross post)

2008-04-23T02:08:22Z

Hey there, I thought that maybe some of you would be interested in this new tribe : D
Please fell free join us and add your thoughts, energies and wisdome!
Hope to see you there, Thanks!

tribe.net/positivethinking

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;)* JOIN.ME?

2008-04-14T00:21:22Z

& be aware!

http://tribes.tribe.net/eckarttolle

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TIG4 - The week ahead

2008-02-18T13:55:12Z

The calendar is filled with much diversity, a myriad of joys and duties, creativity and routine, receiving and spending.
there are much much worse things than a full life!

Thank you with ever more gratitude for the week ahead, the full moon, what it holds and what it lets go of for me.

ahhhh!

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TGI4 - Yesterday

2008-02-16T15:33:09Z

Yesterday is behind me.

woke with a headache bigger than the world.
my head barely contained it, and at times I fear that it leaked out on to the world... I was a blubbering emotional headcase. but, with the number of reasons to wallow... a few really great things happened.

I had lunch at this little vegan restaurant had something called a greek gyro bowl...
OH MAN! it was so phenomenally good - was amazing how even through a headache that would not abate (even after various remedies - aleve excedrin pressure point manipulations) the time eating it - and my amazing presence while eating put me in an amazing place.

so... the universe had me in a vulnerable place, yet provided me with gems, jewels of time that held preciousness that at the time I could not maybe fully appreciate and show appropriate gratitude...

SO, today... with eyes a little clearer, and heart a little opener, and soul maybe a little more receptive of the message...
With hand on heart, and wee tear in eye... I say with sincerity, and deep abiding gratitude.

THANK YOU!
FOR ALL YOU DO, ALL YOU PROVIDE, FOR ALL THAT YOU PUT BEFORE ME.
I AM GRATEFUL.

I will endeavor to remember to be more present, more aware of those gifts as they present, I work toward being more grateful at the time of the gift.

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TIG4 - LOVE

2008-02-16T15:02:36Z

Today I'm Grateful for Love.
The love I have and feel for my friends, for my family, and the ever increasing love and connection I feel for all of humanity.

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TIG4 - things that easily lift my spirit

2008-02-14T14:17:41Z

Today I am grateful for things that easily lift my spirit.

the songs that always make me smile.
that view that always fills me with awe.
that memory whose sweetness is so intense that my eyes well.
the smile of a loved one.

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Today...

2008-02-09T16:30:46Z

I am grateful for music, my health, the opportunity to take my 12 year old daughter shopping, coffee, sleep, love.....

:)

Have a great saturday everyone.

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today I am grateful for...

2008-02-09T14:49:51Z

one hell of a 12step meeting on my lunch break ;-)
a chiopractor that reads your cards as well as gives awesome adjustments
cards that lead not only to an end to this challenge
but that suggest "everything I touch turning to gold"
and that GOD is in favor of such an out come

I just dont even know what to think about all of it
all I can do is SMILE

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TGI4 - the Huge financial challenge I am facing.

2008-02-06T14:37:27Z

Today I am grateful for the Huge financial mess I am facing!
Thank you for presenting this to me, universe.

It is so overwhelming, looming, acute, pointed and painful - that I have no choice but to face it...
finally after many years of avoiding the issue, after a lifetime of bad habits, parental accusations and cavalier attitudes I *MUST* face it.

It can no longer be put off.
it can no longer be avoided, ignored, procrastinated, back-burnered, waylaid or dismissed.

I have a MASSIVE plate of "deal-with-this-now" and I am.

I am grateful that the universe is allowing me to approach this issue with the depth and breadth and width it deserves.
I am grateful and aware that I am protected, and secure and safe - currently and in the projected future.
I am grateful to know that if I do address this, work on this aspect of who and what I am - it can only help me, make me be more actualized; a more useful cog in the universes plan; a kinder, more generous and grateful human being.

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Today I am grateful for....

2008-02-05T14:30:29Z

Surviving, believing and getting stronger. I am grateful for God. I am grateful for my body's ability to heal. I am grateful to get sleep, for coffee, for the love in my life. I am grateful to feel sane again. I am so grateful....

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TIG4 (today I'm grateful for) Rain

2008-01-27T21:36:11Z

It is washing everything clean, nourishing all the plants, and replenishing the water levels.
It smells wonderful, it is exciting and invigorating.
don't get me wrong... I loves me sunshine, but I am thankful to be wise enough to know that gray, rainy days are vital for balance.

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today I am grateful for the moon.

2008-01-26T17:21:44Z

woke up to the nearly full (waning) moon streaming on to my face.
I woke with a smile

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today I'm grateful for indoor plumbing

2008-01-24T03:25:29Z

gonna go take a nice warm shower now.

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Kosmos; a new tribe invitation

2007-08-20T14:29:26Z

I welcome you to join Kosmos,

Kosmos? With a K? In Integral Theory, Kosmos is interpreted as many spheres of reality: Matter, Life, Mind, Soul and Spirit. Our physical, organic, mental, transpersonal and spiritual realities. So, Why not be creative? Why not dance in the flame of imagination, leave your baggage at the door and come in with an open mind, heart, spirit. It’s time to play, to learn, to know. I'm looking forward to joining new faces and new wisdom.

http://tribes.tribe.net/kosmos

peace and being,

shaman sun

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assignment: Tell a story. July 13, 2007

2007-07-20T17:48:51Z

all right ya'll
I want to hear stories.
whatever they are - blog them, post them here, however you want to work it.

(if you do blog it, repost it here ok?)

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From Blossoms....a poem by Li-Young Lee

2007-06-14T03:55:46Z

FROM BLOSSOMS

From blossoms comes
this brown paper bag of peaches
we bought from the boy
at the bend in the road where we turned toward
signs painted Peaches.
From laden boughs, from hands,
from sweet fellowship in the bins,
comes nectar at the roadside, succulent
peaches we devour, dusty skin and all,
comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat.
O, to take what we love inside,
to carry within us an orchard, to eat
not only the skin, but the shade,
not only the sugar, but the days, to hold
the fruit in our hands, adore it, then bite into
the round jubilance of peach.
There are days we live
as if death were nowhere
in the background; from joy
to joy to joy, from wing to wing,
from blossom to blossom to
impossible blossom, to sweet impossible blossom.
- Li-Young Lee

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Living the Dream - new task.

2007-06-13T14:09:03Z

on the street, in the line at the supermarket choose an unsuspecting yet receptive "victim".

after the standard Hi-how-are-ya-fine-and-you? ask them if they are living their dream. (try to make it not sound like a sales pitch for a viagra - keep it light and non-conspiratorial)

observe their reaction...
maybe they make excuses - or complain about how their lives are (remind them that a second ago they said their lives were fine) - maybe they just smile - maybe they think you are insane and get uncomfortable.
pass no judgment, offer no advice - if pushed tell them you are just collecting answers to the question - you are doing an informal study, and art project... etc.

collect the answers... file them in your own mind

get accustomed to the statement "Living the Dream"
maybe write it or use it here and there.

and then, check your files... maybe there is something that you notice about the thing that people say is preventing them from living their dreams, and maybe it can help you live yours...

And when you live your dreams... maybe you give permission to others to live theirs.

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Grateful for the pain

2007-06-09T01:41:49Z

Yes indeed, I can be grateful for this. I am not being a pollyanna, I am being sincere. I'm not always grateful for the pain, but I am now. It shows me that I'm alive and I'm learning. This is emotional pain. I think it's more difficult for me to be grateful for physical pain, like last summer when I was ill.

So here I am. Single for the first time in 20 years. Just another part of the journey......

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I dont belong here and I dont wanna just bail...again

2007-06-08T21:45:49Z

so I thought I would say so and give you a heads up
I dont understand what yall are talking about
palying with Angels, palms full of sunlight
Im just fooling yall and myself if I keep "pretending" I understand

I thank you for letting me be apart of this tribe
and for your personal friendships
but...Im just not there
and feel foolish
so I think I should leave

I hope you understand

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new assignment...

2007-05-12T15:39:03Z

this is a great one!
I did it once and look forward to doing it again.

fast-food drive-through
pay for your food and the person behind you.
(word of caution - ask how much it is first... he may be an office mule that took an order for 3-dozen people)

works for toll booths too!

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how was your week?

2007-05-12T15:10:26Z

I was so deliriously busy this week.
my life so pack with things to be grateful for.

I was in a car with a new friend, we were going to be driving somewhere for about an hour and a half each way...
just chatting....
come to find out... her husband is a third cousin of mine.
neither one of us knew...
...ah la vida coinsedensia...

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Last Friday Morning...and every morning since

2007-05-04T15:06:24Z

Last Friday Morning...and every morning since

I have opened my door in the morning to the smell of orange blossoms...Im never sure if the blossoms or the oranges to come are the bigger blessing ...

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Name change! PRONOIA!

2007-05-03T23:54:51Z

It was on a whim... I admit!

but sometimes our whims lead us to dance in the most amazing ways!

Pronoia is the "opposite" of paranoia.
It is the deep unexplainable feeling that everyone is out to make you happy.
That the universe is conspiring to gag-up on you to give you everything that you desire, you deserve and pleases you.
It is a quagmire of joy.
it is the blatant and joyous glorious dance of miracles that is happening around us at all times that I minds can choose to focus on if they are willing.
it is the wonder of beauty, without the avoidance of ugly... It is the holistic vision of universal *right-ness* and the acceptance of these gifts moment by moment.
It is the song sung from the mountaintops and rooftops - the clarion call that strips away the chaff from the nutritious germ that feeds our souls.
It is the result and the reason for beauty and truth and joy....

It is the dance of Grateful Beings... being Grateful...

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Tithing The Universe - our "assignments"

2007-05-03T16:32:48Z

Tithing the universe

the idea of giving tithes - donations back to the universe.
In ye olde times tithing was giving 10% of your income to the church...

I don't go to church.
I don't always feel good about giving money to the guy on the corner, cause maybe he uses the money to poison himself...
and there are so many charities, and so many CEO's to the charities make ludicrous sums of money.
so, what is a generous person to do?

I want to show gratitude for the blessing I daily receive.

so, maybe I keep a roll of quarters, or dimes in my pocket and just leave a coin (or two or three) at every vending machine I come across.
maybe I leave a dollar bill at the bus-stop as I walk by.
maybe I tuck a bill in a car window.

so... that is he spirit of the "assignments" that I am posting here.

You are not purchasing anything as tangible as a candy-bar but, with these simple, no-expectation acts you are investing in making a (maybe) small percent of people happy.
Although those who receive the gift are made happy... and perhaps those that they share the story with, and those that get inspired to do further kindnesses and perhaps it goes on from there.

and note!
it doesn't always have to be money... put forth some time or energy...
write a sweet note and leave it for some random person to pick up. maybe it wishes them good fortune, or prayer, or the granting of wishes.

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Today's assignment. vending machines

2007-05-02T21:49:10Z

Today's assignment - whatever day you read this...

do something nice for someone who you don't know in a way that they will never know to thank you.
don't wait around to see who benefits.
do it without expectation of tacit or karmic reward.

put a money in the coin return of a vending machine
put money in the machine itself so that the next person can get something free.
purchase something from a vending machine and then when it comes out. leave it in the tray.
Buy a newspaper and then pull out the next paper so the machine doesn't close, the next person gets their paper free.
Doing this on a college campus is extra pronoaic.

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<climbing to the mountain top and shouting...>

2007-05-02T17:44:33Z

I am greatful for...
the love of my son, husband, friends, family
Being able to marry the man of my dreams this past weekend
Being able to pull off the wedding of my dreams w/o a hitch
Being blessed to have so many beautiful friends there to share it all with
for Texas wildflowers that bloom in the spring
for cool, clean rivers & lakes to swim in and share with water critters
Being able to recongnise how unbelievably
BLESSED I AM

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A Note From The Universe

2007-05-02T12:52:11Z

I so love mornings. All of earth's energies are zipping, zapping and crackling in alignment. The stars have been tucked in bed. The nightingales begin dreaming their dreams. And the sugar plum fairies try hard not to be seen.

But best of all, I love mornings because it's when the giants return to earth - stretching, yawning, squinting and rolling - remembering without quite remembering, sometimes for just the flickering of a second, that all is right in the world and that their greatness has never needed to be proven.

Like you, "Big Foot" -
The Universe

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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy

2007-05-01T18:07:37Z

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.( Marcel Proust)

Happy May Day!

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I am so happy

2007-04-08T13:22:03Z

I am so happy for hope, for those who promote love and focus on positivity. I am flying higher and higher as my vibrations only allow higher frequencies. My heart is so open that I feel like I could take the world on my knee, hold it to my chest and rock it peacefully.

Every thought of gratitude and love sends a ripple out into the world. Thank you for your contribution!!

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I am new to this tribe and I just wanted to say

2007-03-30T00:39:13Z

I am thankful and blessed to be here today.. God is truly a good God and I will forver lift up his name. My brother passed last week of a heart attack at home. he leaves a wife and kids behind. I have been working with homeless people to try to find better ways of solving the homeless situation because the current organizations in place dont seem to be helping all that much. Richt now my life is filled with so much that all I can do is say "THANK YOU LORD, I am grateful for my life"

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin."
I'm whispering "I was lost,"
Now I'm found and forgiven.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need CHRIST to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
and need HIS strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain,
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
who received God's good grace, somehow.

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This is a true story.

2007-03-30T00:31:33Z

I belong to a fellowship where having gratitude can mean the difference between life and death.
One night I was at my lowest point and the fellow walks up to me and says hey man, what's wrong.
It seems it was written all over my face.
I told him that EVERYTHING was wrong!!
He asked me real calm if I wanted to write a gratitude list.
I told him I have NOTHING to be grateful for.
He asked, there is nothing?!?!
yep, I argued.

Then I told him I had one thing to be grateful for and
it was that I was grateful that I was honest enough to say that
I had nothing to be grateful for.

[are you still with me here?]

The next thing I knew, my mind started to be flooded with things in my life that I was truly grateful for.

I have never forgotten that moment. It is a bright spot in my life.
Hope and the knowing of things to come and the things that pass.
~lots to be grateful for

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New Moon on Monday.

2007-03-19T18:55:45Z

New moon today. They say it is a great one for starting new manifestations...
Start with Gratitude and it cannot fail - I've heard them say this too.

I Love new moons on Monday - It is to me a double whammy of starting things!

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Grateful for Opportunity

2007-03-17T03:31:48Z

I have the opportunity to quit my full-time office job and concentrate on taking my own business full time. So as of March 22, I will be self-employed. I am hopeful that I'll be able to grow my business into something that not only can sustain me, but will be a good living for me eventually. I'm very excited and a little nervous, but very very happy to be out from under the employment of someone else.

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waking to gratitude

2007-03-16T16:05:38Z

.

if your first thought of the day is of gratitude...

imagine how the rest of your day will unfold...

...nice...

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Two Valves

2007-02-03T04:47:07Z

We all have two valves, an 'In' and an 'Out'
And dreams for a Love, we "can't live without".

So we open the inlet, and hope, wish, and pray
For Love to "complete us", and brighten our day.

But Love's not a 'thing', it's more of a 'flow'
So open your outlet, and let the gift go.

By giving away, all the love you possess
You'll make room for more, (so goes the process).

A drink from a cool stream, is sweeter than swamp rot
Same goes for Love nectar, (freshness dated by lot).

With *both* valves wide open, you'll maximize Love
Inside, outside, beside...under, over, Above!

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Grateful to be there...

2007-01-31T15:12:43Z

..for my grandmother's last breath of physical life. She waited for me as I barrelled through the sky trying to get to Kansas. Drove like hell...90 miles an hour for an hour and half..raced into the hospital and told her I was there. I gave her Reiki from this world into the next..and she took her last breath. It was beautiful and an honor..and I'm so very grateful.

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New Year Gratitude Attitude

2007-01-05T02:27:46Z

I am grateful for Awareness. To be able to Dream of the Dreamer Dreaming is truly a Gift of Life!

I am grateful for Choice. To direct my awareness in the direction I Choose is a Gift of Empowerment!

I am grateful for Opportunity. To view my choices as opportunities for growth, experience and understanding is a Gift of Wisdom!

I am grateful for Love. Seizing the Opportunity to give and receive insight and viewpoint from such a supportive and curious community is a Gift of Love!

Dear Tribemates - As the books on '06 are closed and '07 are opened, may you reflect on gifts large and small, and recognize that the inherent value applied to *any* gift is, in fact, a product of your creation! Choose BIG Gifts!!

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Perfect Serenity

2006-12-25T15:50:33Z

From today's Daily OM dot com

Perhaps this would be a good time to
express your gratitude to the universe for
all that you have been given.

Making a mental inventory of your life and
all that it contains might help you to further
realize that you are truly blessed.

As you go through the different aspects of
your life, you might want to express your
thanks to the universe for these gifts that
are such a part of your life.

You may find that by seeing the wonders
that are present in your life today, you can
feel an even deeper sense of inner
happiness and joy.

Serenity comes from being able to accept
and appreciate the abundance in our lives.

Often our feelings of mental agitation come
from wanting more than we have, particularly
when we think that there is something lacking
in our lives.

Being satisfied with our gifts, however, means
that rather than striving to acquire more, we
recognize that in our natural and spiritual state
we are already complete; there is nothing we
really need, for true satisfaction comes from
inside of ourselves.

Understanding this will, in turn, give us greater
peace of mind. Be content with all of your gifts
today, and your life will be enveloped by a state
of perfect serenity.

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Snow

2006-12-21T19:01:05Z

Thank You Greg !

great pictures

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: ) ahhhhhhh......

2006-12-17T16:45:50Z

http://thegoodnessoflife.com

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7 things to be grateful for on thanksgiving.

2006-11-26T04:02:41Z

here's my list - what is yours?

1.) Health
2.) Wisdom - and the ability to grow with more wisdom everyday.
3.) Friends
4.) Pumpkin Pie!
5.) Talent
6.) Family
7.) My place in the world.

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National "Grateful Day" is coming...

2006-11-21T21:33:14Z

Yep this Thursday... I hope you all enjoy it!

Make a list of thing you are grateful for!

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send me some healin' ya'll

2006-11-21T17:00:10Z

Woke up this mornin'... feeling kinda sore-throaty
(suspecting the onslaught of strep throat - I get it a lot...)

if you all can send me some healing light it would be great!

Thanks... great weekend everyone!

Tom

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Stunned, grateful, honored...to my core

2006-11-18T23:47:32Z

A healing teacher whom I respect deeply, deeply....has sought ME out to offer her healing and to create oils for her practice. I offer my open heart to my Creator in such joyous thanks.....

Namaste

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yet another Daily Om I wanted to share...

2006-11-14T18:05:31Z

so... I guess I am gratefull that I am Aries...
... he said with smile askew...

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Lucky Perspective
Aries Daily Horoscope

It might seem as if the universe is watching over you favorably today,
and you might feel blessed as a result. Understanding that your fortune
has less to do with how you live your life and more with how you view
it could make you appreciate what you have been given even more. If you
take a look at the ways in which you feel lucky, you may notice that
while you may see everything you have, if you thought about what you
lacked, you would also come up with just as many things. Learning that your
mind holds the key to your good fortune could help you extend your
feelings to every aspect of your life today. You may find that you begin to
view not only the overly positive things that happen to you as miracles
but also the simple day-to-day things that often go unnoticed.

Seeing that everything in our lives is a wonderful and bounteous gift
from the universe allows us to realize just how lucky we are. Once we
recognize that our good fortune is manifested through our view of our
lives, we begin to see that every moment and every day that we live and
breathe, we are blessed. Knowing this means that we are more receptive to
everything the universe sends our way, since we appreciate that it all
will ultimately lead to greater self-realization. By keeping in mind
that your luck relies on your view of your life, you will know just how
blessed you are today.

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rewrote the poem and added a fouth line befor sharing it at the samhain...

2006-11-07T01:07:11Z

Bridge of Love

forgetting alone flocking in flight,

choosing growth sharing insight,

joined hearts reflecting light,

nourishing love shining bright ...

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Grateful for Wounds

2006-11-06T18:18:31Z

I was at the Circle of Fire celebration at The Ranch in TN in 2004. That was when I first met don Miguel Ruiz....and many other fascinating people....(including my Self!) In spite of the beauty and joy all around me, I was sad. I was strapping on the divorce armor, preparing for a battle I didn't want to either win or lose.
I was standing in a shallow stream, meditating on the river of life flowing through and enveloping me in its caress. The water was clear enough to easily see the stones I was standing on. As I prayed for the strength, courage, and generosity needed to get thru the upcoming struggle, I noticed this stone in the river, between my feet. Shaped like a heart, a deep depression on the left side that goes almost thru. As I turned it over and over in my palm, amazed at its discovery at this particular moment, I realized something.....
A stone that is smooth and unblemished may also have a fairly bland interaction with the river of life. But with a few imperfections and wounds, the river becomes a swirling and exciting place, an ever-changing experience. Indeed, it is our unique 'cut' that helps create the flow. If we are to embrace the flow, then the wounds are also a blessing! Embrace the warts!
light

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The Beauty of Fall

2006-11-03T19:25:09Z

Fall is my favorite time of year. I've always loved autumn because of the beautiful colors of the trees against a bright blue sky. There are so many different kinds of trees in this area and each one has its own way of preparing for winter. The sugar maples are so beautiful, and the star shaped sweet gum leaves seem to each choose their individual hue. Japanese maples go red, ginkoes go yellow. But THIS year, this year every tree seemed to have gotten just the right amount of moisture, just the right exposure to the sun, the temperatures where exactly right and fall seemed to come at just the right time.

I've never seen an autumn dressed more beautifully than this year. Every shade from Green to yellow, to gold, orange, fiery red, rust, purple and even peach colored leaves are everywhere. Sometimes all on the SAME tree!! Even the oaks which usually just turn a drab brown are yellow, gold, rust and red this year. Its magnificent still even though the optimal time for color is past by about two weeks. I can't drive down the street. I can't go anywhere. I just stare at these gorgeous TREES!!

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Giving Thanks..

2006-11-01T01:13:04Z

I just want to confirm my gratitude and thanks to my family and friends... especially to my loving partner Jesse.

For all things...I am truly blessed.

Mahalo.

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Grateful for my capacity to love

2006-10-30T21:31:44Z

I was shut down to love for most of my life. What I valued as love was more about using people to stroke my own ego and give me feelings of approval. I staked my territory as a huge victim..and I protected that ground fiercely. I was so full of self pity and feelings of entightlement.

My heart is expanding in leaps and bounds. The work that I do to help others heal is one of God's biggest gifts to me.

The love I feel is growing more towards that unconditional love. Am I perfect at it...not by a long shot..but I'm getting there.

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gratitude quote of the Week. Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2006

2006-10-28T13:40:20Z

" It is just that we should be grateful, not only to
those with whose views we may agree, but also to
those who have expressed more superficial views;
for these also contributed something, by developing
before us the powers of thought. "

~ Aristotle ~

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gift it forward art project...

2006-10-22T21:37:23Z

gift it forward art project..

this is just such a cool idea.. I couldn't pass it up...

Please check out my blog I have this posted there:
(and you should respond there)
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The first five people to respond to
this post (and follow instructions)
will get some form of art, by me,
about them. I make no guarantees
about quality or type, but I will
assure that I will give it good effort,
and that the art will be individual to
you, so if you get a mixed CD or
some sort of sculpture or poem,
yours will be the only one like it.

The only catch of course (in the
spirit of gifting it forward) is this:
if you sign up to get arted you'll
have to put this in your own blog
and make art for others as well!

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American Beauty

2006-10-22T13:36:36Z

closing monologue to the movie *American Beauty"

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I Guess I could be pretty pissed off at what happened to me.

But it is hard to stay mad when there's SO much Beauty in the world...
And... sometimes I feel like...
I'm seeing it all at once...
and it's too much...

my heart fills up like a ballon thats about to burst.

and then...
I remember...
to relax...
and stop trying to hold on to it.

and it flows through me like rain
and I can't feel anything but gratitude.

For every single moment of my simple little life.

You have no idea what I'm talking about - I'm sure.

But...
don't worry...

You will...

someday.

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Grateful for waking up and seeing the beauty in this world everyday

2006-10-20T15:26:53Z

Everyday gives me new opportunities to find beauty in this sometimes chaotic world, when I hear so many others looking for the bad I feel blessed to be looking through my eyes. Not a day goes by that I am not touched by something wonderful. I got to sleep in today, and it was the sun sparkling through my window without the sound of an alarm clock that started my day perfect. : )

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COSMIC EVENT TODAY 10-17-06

2006-10-18T17:36:18Z

Believe it if you need it, if you don't, just pass it on.....

Btw, the time translation (5:10 pm) is pst, I believe....

A Cosmic Trigger Event will occur on the 17th of October 2006.
This is the beginning, one of many trigger events to come between
now and 2013.

An ultraviolet (UV) pulse beam radiating from higher dimensions in
universe-2 will cross paths with the Earth on this day. Earth will
remain approximately within this UV beam for 17 hours of your time.

This beam resonates with the heart chakra, it is radiant fluorescent
in nature, blue/magenta in color. Although it resonates in this
frequency band, it is above the color frequency spectrum of your
universe-1 which you, Earth articulate in. However due to the nature
of your soul and soul groups operating from Universe-2 frequency bands
it will have an effect.

The effect is every thought and emotion will be amplified intensely
one million-fold. Yes, we will repeat, all will be amplified one
millions time and more.

Every thought, every emotion, every intent, every will, no matter if
it is good, bad, ill, positive, negative, will be amplified one
million times in strength.

What does this mean ?

Since all matter manifest is due to your thoughts, i.e. what you
focus on, this beam will accelerate these thoughts and solidify them
at an accelerated rate making them manifest a million times faster
than they normally would.

For those that do not comprehend. Your thoughts, what you focus on
create your reality.

This UV beam thus can be a dangerous tool. For if you are focused on
thoughts which are negative to your liking they will manifest into
your reality almost instantly. Then again this UV beam can be a gift
if you choose it to be.

Mission-1017 requires approximately one million people to focus on
positive, benign, good willed thoughts for themselves and the Earth
and Humanity on this day. Your thoughts can be of any nature of your
choosing, but remember whatever you focus on will be made manifest
in a relatively faster than anticipated time frame. To some the
occurrences may almost be bordering on the miracle.

All we ask is positive thoughts of love, prosperity, healing,
wealth, kindness, gratitude be focused on.

This UV beam comes into full affect for 17hrs on the 17th of October
2006.

No matter what time zone you are in the hours are approximately
10:17am on the 17th of October to 1:17am on the 18th of October.

The peak time will be 17:10 (5:10pm) on the 17th October.

You do not need to be in a meditative state through out this time,
though that would be beneficial. The main key time no matter what
time zone you are in will be the peak time of 17:10 (5:10 pm). Perhaps
at this time if you can find a peaceful spot or location to focus. The
optimum is out in the vicinity of grounded nature, likened to that of
a large tree or next to the ocean waves.

Focus on whatever it is you desire. What is required for the benefit
of all Earth and HUmanity is positive thoughts of loving nature.

We call this UV beam trigger event, "818" gateway.

Please forward this message to as many people as you know who will
use this cosmic trigger event to focus positive, good willed thoughts.
We require approximately 1-million people across globe to actively
participate in this event. Please use whatever communication mediums
you have at your disposal. Reach out to as many people as possible.
We require 1-million plus people at the least to trigger a shift for
humanity from separation and fragmentation to one of unification and
oneness.

This is your opportunity to take back what is rightfully yours i.e.
Peace and Prosperity for all Earth and Mankind.

looks like a great day to have grateful/positive intentions, huh?

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gratefully accepting a break...

2006-10-17T15:19:25Z

I had been planning to escape town the next two days - camping at glorious Joshua Tree National Park - much in the way of hiking and camping and vistas beyond explanation and belief...

I had a job fall through today (and waiting to hear on two others) so it will be real tight... but, I am going ahead, and just put faith into the universe to help me at the other end. I think with the rejuvination the desert will offer me it should be easy to pull off...

I will be there for one full day on my own... solitude, glorious solitude... quietness, living meditation - and release...

I am very much looking forward to this, and I am extremely grateful that I have the ability to go... in some parts of the world we wouldn't have the freedom, the space or the wherewithall to visit such a sacred space.

ahhh... see you in a few days .

Tom

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SO grateful and humbled to be able to help others...

2006-10-15T19:54:05Z

I had a healing booth at the kidney expo here in Seattle yesterday. First time they've ever had Reiki there..which is a HUGE forward movement for this type of healing. My booth was so busy..people waiting in line to receive a free 10 minute Reiki session. I had a feeling it would be this way, because people want to feel better. Most of these people had never felt the energy before, and as always, I was so humbled and happy to be in the position to offer it to them. Several of them want me to come to them while they are having dialysis..because that process makes them feel so sick. So many people feel so sick..it's just heartbreaking for me sometimes. I got some harsh, skeptical looks from some of the other booth operators..but oh well. I can't help that. They're stuck in the western mind of thinking.

I want to help everyone feel better, because as we all heal, the planet heals.

Saying "I'm grateful" today doesn't really express the depth of how I feel right now. It's so deep within me. This is without a doubt my true path.

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On Being Great

2006-10-15T15:13:41Z

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine.

We were born to manifest the glory that is within us. It's not just some of us; it's in everyone.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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BLUEGRASS in my livingroom

2006-10-11T14:18:32Z

Im grateful my darlin fiance has gotten bit by the bluegrass bug
beats the pants outta that harder stuff that gives me a headache
and all those sweet boys in my livingroom playing acoustic bluegrass tunes
makes me happy and gets my feet to moveing about

anyone wanna dosey-doe?

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My Boss Came In Today

2006-10-11T01:52:13Z

for the first time in three weeks. He had an episode of heart arrhythmia that stopped his heart. He was basically dead and resuscitated in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. He's been so good to me (the only boss in over 25 years that I can truly say that of) and he's so laid back and fun to work for. I'm so happy that he's on his way back to health and coming back to work. I nearly cried when he walked into the office today.

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Hello ALL, grateful newbie here

2006-10-11T00:26:48Z

and I also wanted to share a funny story w/you
I am on another tribe that passes the torch of moderator-ship
and when I was picked to do the honors I called it...
Simply Gratitude
and while it didnt get as many post/threads as all the other silly topics
it was indeed a real treat for me
and when I had a few people join while it was "Simply Gratitude"
I would tell them the real deal and that it was going to change soon
and after it changed to ??? every 3 days
I have often wondered "if" it needed to be a real tribe and "if" I should do it
now look what//where I have been invited to join
and I am grateful I dont have to moderate ;-)
thank you Tomatoe for the invite
I look forward to meeting the rest of yall soon
with LOVE and RESPECT from Texas
FG
an old blog I'm still so hearfelt about
http://people.tribe.net/603a5f14-02ae-49e1-9053-f602748436d9/blog/357c3ad4-1b29-448b-ae2b-001e204c5bf4

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I just read this today, and want to share it...

2006-10-08T00:23:27Z

I read this on another thread, but wanted to share it here.
it was posted by Cynthia who shared it from Jeff...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Your assignment
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

"I assign you to be a beautiful, good, kind, awakened, soulful person, a true work of art as we say, ser humano, a true human being. In a world filled with so much darkness, such a soul shines like gold; can be seen from a far distance; is dramatically different.

Want to help? Show your deepest most divine self to the world. There is nothing more rare, more strange, more needed. Why would you wait? Not worthy? Oh piffle. Not ready? Okay, so when? Next lifetime? Don't be silly with me about this. Inferiority complex? Okay, let me put it this way to you: you're not good enough to think you're not good enough. And you can
quote me to yourself whenever you have need... Dr. Estes said so.

Have you forgotten that you made promises to your Beloved before you ever came to earth? The time to fulfill these is truly now. You want to cease feeling helpless, and you want to help the aching world? Serve someone and something. Everyone on earth serves someone and something. This means being your truest self now, fulfilling the promises you made to heaven long ago.

Anything you do from the soulful self will help lighten the burdens of the world. Anything. You have no idea what the smallest word, the tiniest generosity can cause to be set in motion. Be outrageous in forgiving. Be dramatic in reconciling. Mistakes? Back up and make them as right as you can, then move on. Be off the charts in kindness. In whatever you are called to, strive to be devoted to it in all aspects large and small. Fall short? Try again. Mastery is made in increments, not in leaps. Be brave, be fierce, be visionary. Mend the parts of the world that are "within your reach." To strive to live this way is the most dramatic gift you can ever give to the world.

Consider yourselves assigned.

P.S. Too, limit the amount of news you watch or listen to, remembering that sensationalism's goal is to bring in advertising dollars, and thusly certain sources may not bring the most accurate newscasting. For risks you hear about that are accurate, take reasonable measures. For what you cannot do anything about, pray for those who can. Prayer is a mantle of protection for other souls, a tower of psychic strength for others to lean on. For risks that are dreamed up in the Chicken Little, "the sky is falling" overwrought style," file them under Poof!

Invest yourself in humor as often as possible; find friends to laugh with. Everyone should have at least one very funny friend, and at least two others who love to laugh themselves silly. Read funny books. Go to funny movies. For many, right now is not the time to go see Chainsaw Massacre on 33rd Street. Now is the time to create memories of the good kinds. This is done by gathering together with those you care for and doing something you all can remember with smiles afterward.

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opportunities

2006-10-05T15:51:34Z

I am so grateful for all the luscious opportunities that life has been offering me lately.

I have been struggling with alot mostly the flotsum of the mind...
I am not in my most happiest of places, but It is so great to see that I am able to maintain my integrity throughout.

It is a grateful realization.

there is this great YouTube video - if you have the bandwidth you should check it out
Free Hugs -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPn4IWf3w2k
.

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Greatful for wireless

2006-10-05T15:41:09Z

After a radio silence and .. gasp.. dial up.... I am greatful to be back :-)

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Fall has come to Georgia

2006-09-27T13:50:26Z

The light has softened the air has lost its edge
Thank you.

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Grateful... to tribe.

2006-09-27T13:50:04Z

ah...

it was great to log on today... I really like the return to subtlety.

thank you...

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The integrity of strangers...

2006-09-18T14:38:27Z

I went to the grocery store this morning...the self serve isle wouldn'ttake my 5 so I payed with the 10 as I grabbed the coins the purchase with the 5 in hand I turned and left...the 5 in change in the tray. I stopped for gas and realized I had only 5 and some coin but I should have more, right? Shit! I knew it was pointless, I visualized myself taking my change and finding an extra 5 thinking 'they are probably not coming back" or thanking god for the gift or waiting ...what would "I" do...depending on the day? I don't know. Probably counted the blessing and taken the cash. I told myself that hopefully whoever found it needed it more than I....but that God doesn't likely count it charity if its just poor stewardship.
The bill was with the attendant, someone turned it in. I recovered the 5$ and several great perspectives in 10.5 min.

Thank You

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Friends Kids Grandkids Quest of Love

2006-09-17T17:05:53Z

My 1st grandchild Lucien Xavier was born on the 4th of July. My Duaghter, April was 10 on September 9 and Lucien's brother Tristan, April's nephew will be 10 next month. April and I share a house with a dozen people we know and love and who lift us up as we lift them. More like floating together in a sea. I sometimes forget that all this love is there just because I aked it to be.
Thank You

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Grateful for health

2006-09-17T14:16:48Z

I've been suffering for months now with acid reflux. It came out of the blue. I'm not yet 40, I'm healthy, don't drink or smoke. So it really took me by surprise. It's excruciating pain...and it scared the shit out of me and my kids. I've been taking meds from the doctor but I'm a more holistic, natural kind of gal, so I've researching what I can do for this. I fasted over the weekend with only have a greendrink. I've made some dietary changes. And I feel now that I know what to do to treat this thing. If any of you are suffering from this, and you want to get off your meds...try apple cider vinegar and/or pickle juice. I know it sounds crazy. But I tried it last night and it worked!!!! I have SO MUCH gratitude for this. To not be terrified to eat or go to sleep..man..what a gift.

I have taken my health for granted..until something stops working the way it should. I know many, many others do the same. This has been a good wakeup call for me.

I'm going to kiss the world.

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Location, location, location

2006-09-05T01:05:56Z

Saturday the 9th will mark three years. I remember telling my sibs, "Hey, Dad died 2 days less than 2 years after 9/11!" .... so, three years now.... Most of his ashes are at the local cemetary on a really great corner lot. The plots were bought at least 60 years ago for his parents and family. Great spot, great view, convenient for visitors, even shrubery...(the works!). ...however... we still have a small canister worth of ashes. His heart perhaps . waiting to go 'home'. And the wait will soon be over!
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is in the northeast corner of Minnesota, on the border with Canada. It's an impressive place, for all it's solitude and serenity. Visit once and you're hooked. It will always reel you in. Dad loved the BWCA. In fact, that's where he expressed love best (as best he could, anyway). And it's where he taught me so so many things. Camping things. Survival things. Weather, whistling, and wisdom things. "You can never have too much rope" kinds of things.
So this Sunday, I'm heading to the B-Dub with my brother, and my dad. We'll paddle and portage for a couple of days, using the map he left us that's marked with the best campsites. And we'll find a good spot. Facing east. Dad was a morning kind of guy. And then we'll take a layover day, and have a little ceremony. We'll let his heart go to the winds, to the pines, and to the walleye. He'll be home. Then another day or two paddle back to the car, and we'll return...just the two of us, me and Matt. But we'll keep the map that marks the great campsites !

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People are crying...

2006-08-30T15:05:23Z

My data is not necessarily *empirical*... but it seems to me that people I encounter and myself are lately more easily prone to tears.
both of joy and of sadness.

That moment when there is a deep, abiding and real experience, for me always sets off the waterworks.

Is this some kind of planetary influence, or is it endemic of our times?
and maybe no one else has been experiencing this?

So, I will say, at least in my own life... I am so grateful that more people are finding it easier to *feel*.
and to express that *feel* in a physical way.

I really don't know where the world is heading, but I am pretty sure that there is some kind of *climax* coming soon... and if we as a people are getting to a point where we really, really *feel*... and find better healthier ways to express this... then this is surely a good sign.

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Grateful for The Jetsons

2006-08-30T14:46:06Z

It all started with George Jetson on his videophone, trying to tell his boss he was sick. From that humble beginning, to today....when I had my first webcam phone call with my daughter who is 1600 miles away at school! I know I sound like a dork, but it was so cool to see her sunny face and hear her laugh at my dumb jokes....... Life is Good!

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Grateful

2006-08-14T00:46:47Z

For our very breath. From there, that first moment, all is born and all dies. The totality of such, our simple sigh.

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