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[25 Nov 2009|12:33pm] |
There is only one real deprivation, I decided this morning, and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most.
(May Sarton, quoted at http://www.gratefulness.org/)
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[16 Nov 2009|09:33am] |
Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for Joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live.
(Thomas Merton, quoted at http://www.gratefulness.org/)
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| snow angel |
[16 Nov 2009|08:22am] |
I made a snow angel this morning. :)
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[26 Oct 2009|11:01am] |
If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work but rather, teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
(Antoine de Saint-Exupery, quoted at http://www.gratefulness.org/)
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.
(Rachel Carson, quoted at http://www.gratefulness.org/)
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| fall leaves |
[12 Oct 2009|08:49am] |
Some unexpected light at the end of a cold, dark weekend.
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[02 Oct 2009|08:45am] |
The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?
(Dorothy Day, quoted at http://www.gratefulness.org/)
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| Estes Park |
[26 Sep 2009|03:38pm] |
I love seeing the snow on the mountains.
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[22 Sep 2009|08:51am] |
There are many things to be grateful "for" but, as I ripen with the seasons of life, the many reasons blend into a sacred mystery. And, most deeply, I realize that living gratefully is its own blessing.
(Michael Mahoney, quoted at http://www.gratefulness.org/)
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| fair trade chocolate |
[15 Sep 2009|02:03pm] |
Chocolate should be a source of joy for all children, including those in countries where cocoa, chocolate's main ingredient, is grown. Unfortunately, that is not the case today.
In 2000 and 2001 journalists and human rights activists documented the problem of forced child labor on many cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast, source of 50% of the cocoa consumed in the United States.
http://www.equalexchange.coop/reverse
This has become an issue for me where I feel I can make a difference with the choices I make, and the information I can pass on to other people.
Equal Exchange is offering information kits + fair trade chocolate for trick-or-treaters to hand out at Halloween:
www.reversetrickortreating.org
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| free will astrology |
[15 Sep 2009|02:00pm] |
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "We're all mutants," read the headline of a report
on the latest genetic research. It turns out that like everyone else, you
have between 100 and 200 mutations in your DNA -- absolutely new
characteristics that were not passed down to you by your parents. To
gather the evidence for this revelation, scientists had to sort through
huge amounts of data; there are thousands of genes but only a few
mutations. A Chinese scientist who was a member of the research team
said that "finding this tiny number of mutations was more difficult than
finding an ant's egg in an emperor's rice store." I predict that you will
soon have a comparable experience, Leo: From an overwhelming array of
choices, you'll be able to locate the rare catalysts you need.
http://freewillastrology.com/
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