Sports Hunting ….. as I see it!!

WHY is there such a need among humankind to destroy those who share Mother Earth with us? This is a very insightful post that raises new awareness and gives us pause to think about what our choices do the Animal Kingdom. Please direct your likes and comments to: http://hrexach.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/hunting-as-i-see-it/comment-page-1/#comment-19408

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~~April 12, 2014~~ 

This is how I see “hunting for sport”. Obviously, I’m not a fan. If I had to kill a living being to eat, I would definitely be a vegetarian.

Keep in mind that I’m only expressing my feelings and my opinion. I understand that many won’t and that is OK. I think that animals are on this Earth with a purpose and humanity is forgetting what that purpose is. They aren’t here for human entertainment or profit. 

Again … my humble opinion. 

~~Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary~~

Although it was a crucial part of humans’ survival 100,000 years ago, hunting is now nothing more than a violent form of recreation that the vast majority of hunters do not need for subsistence. Hunting has contributed to the extinction of animal species all over the world, including the Tasmanian tiger and the great auk.

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My Daughter …Lara

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My daughter, Lara, has arrived home from Togo!  She will be here  for a three week visit and then will be returning to complete her second year  of teaching in Mango, Togo, West Africa, with the Peace Corps. I am so blessed with her in my life! The people of her village are so kind and wonderful to her. She is happy to be home and already gathering gifts and things for her new friends in Togo. She is so HAPPY and FULL of LIFE!  I find it wonderful to see her love and appreciation of another culture and her desire and ability to work with others. Her Togolese friends have been so supportive and welcoming and together they are working in the school community. It is wonderful to hear her speak of their triumphs and challenges and willingness to more forward in hope!  You can read a MESSAGE from Lara as you continue reading this post.

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Greetings from Togo! My name is Lara Johann-Reichart and I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in a small village in northern Togo. As an education volunteer I spend most of my days in the classroom and, along side my community, work towards projects that will improve the school experience for our students.

Unfortunately, our Primary School is faced with some of the worst problems. With over 1,300 students and only 9 classrooms, classes are over-packed and even overflow outside of the building.

Our goal is to build a 3 classroom school to alleviate the problems of this overpopulated school. Additionally, once the school is constructed there will be a training with teachers to show the benefits of small classes and how to use student-centered teaching techniques. Our hope is to turn the new 3 rooms into a model school – with limited class sizes and well-trained teachers.

The community is very excited for this project and are contributing over 30% to the overall cost. The community will be purchasing the land, transporting materials, and assisting in the construction.
On behalf of my village, thank you for your support!

You can find more information about my project at the Peace Corps site: https://donate.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=14-693-017Peace Corps Donation Page

OR

http://www.gofundme.com/e36o1w

Their goal is to raise $9,781.25……….they have met $500 of the goal today…September 14, 2014.  GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!

Starting Over…

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       This is MY mantra! Thank you, Rebecca Budd from http://chasingart.com/author/clanmother/ for posting this inspiring quote on your Google wall today! It gave me a boost!
        I have started over so many times…and NOW–It is EVERYDAY! In the past, when I was younger, I set different personal goals for myself somewhere in my brain and met many of them—but then, the dream would end, and the castle came down—so, I would select a new way of being…now I have been using the word, “retired”–and have come to hate it–because it sounds like a final burrito wrap before I am placed in the microwave!
        Now I am NO LONGER retired—I am an artist and a writer!
        I have declared it and I am starting over! And I an NO LONGER RETIRED!  Do NOT even say the word to me! I refuse to be defined by it! It stirs up such wrath in me, it is unbelievable.  For me, the word is a death sentence! A finality, a giving-up to life and awareness and NEW ideas and ways of being!
        I hope I grow until my last breath!
        And I know I will get  a barrage of people who say I am over-reacting or overly sensitive.  Yes, I am! That is who I am.  And I will NOT be limited by such a word. And I am NEVER going to retire!
       If others want to retire and use that WORD, that is their business.
       I am going to LIVE to the fullest each moment!  I will discover new secrets of the universe!  I will read and grow each day from this moment on!
       It has been raining all week in Wisconsin and winter temperatures can be a challenge, but the cold weather also brings with it the idea of a warm fireplace, snuggling with a good read, a settling down and taking an easy breath in of the activities of the summer, the charm of the falling leaves, the clearing out of the foggy mind with the brisk Autumn air, the chance for renewal and awe at what life is going to bring–and, last but not least, the biting into one of those crisp McIntosh apples!
       Onward and forward into the ripples of LIFE! I am renewed!  YAY!

The Longing of Elizabeth Martin part 1

An intriguing characterization of dear Elizabeth Martin…delightful writing and creates the desire to read on and on…Please direct your likes and comments to: http://johnpoetflanagan.com/2014/08/21/the-longing-of-elizabeth-martin-part-1/

worry

“Do not let the birds of worry build a nest in your hair” …Lao Tzu

Spring Lake, Alberta, Canada, August 2013; Photo Credit: Jane H Johann

Spring Lake, Alberta, Canada, August 2013; Photo Credit: Jane H Johann

In other words, don’t let the opinions of others–

stop you from hearing your own inner voice!

Those crazy opinions

will be flying all around you…

sometimes engulfing you…

but do not let them land on you!

–and build a nest in your hair!

Worry…wears a person down

Dispel the worries!

Let LOVE  thoughts invade you

Be a blessing to others…

we are interconnected–

Light beings of love!

Let us pray for each other!

and

Be a Blessing to each other!

 

Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles…it empties today of its strength. …

The Red String of Fate …. a legend or truth!!

A beautiful love story to brighten your day and fill it with hope! Please direct your likes and comments to: http://hrexach.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/the-red-string-of-fate-a-legend-or-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-19176

Dr. Rex's avatarIt Is What It Is

~~June 4, 2014~~

The red string of fate, also referred to as the red thread of destinyred thread of fate, and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese legend and is also used in Japanese legend.

According to this myth, the gods tie a red cord around the ankles of those that are to meet one another in a certain situation or help each other in a certain way. Often, in Japanese culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger. According to Chinese legend, the deity in charge of “the red thread” is believed to be Yuè Xià Lǎo, the old lunar matchmaker god who is also in charge of marriages.

The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break.

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The crying games

Compassion…what we need for each other, for Mother Earth…Please direct your likes and comments to: http://deconstructingmyths.com/2014/08/04/the-crying-games/

Ebola, the 60% protocol

A difficult but necessary piece to keep us aware…Please direct your likes and/or comments to Wuji Seshat Nibada’s blog: http://seshatwuji.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/ebola-the-60-protocol/

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Ebola then turns the insides of its host into jelly: you begin to vomit black junk which is basically your dissolved liver and internal organs.”
― Andrew Cormier

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Fear too is an epidemic, it stretches out like
An incubation period for a kind of doom
Population control, whispered a silent elite
Who engineer our wallets, our GMO food, our futures

Ebola was a convenient way, of making us fear
Who we once were again, black as a Nigerian
We died alone in deathbeds, isolated plastic containers
For who we once were, our organs giving out

Infection was a spider hand, MSM gave us
False positives, but could the main-stream-media
Be trusted any longer? Wasn’t this just a matter
Of time, an algorithm set loose upon the billions?

Fear is that place, where people go in adversity
It’s hypnotic like an audience at a concert
It’s contagious how the will for…

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seeking light

the dark night of the soul is upon me

torn between the now and the longing

Evening Star on Parkview Circle. Photo Credit: J H Johann, 2014 Summer

Evening Star on Parkview Circle. Photo Credit: J H Johann, 2014 Summer

God you breathe though all of me

Though all those I am with

Through all those on this Mother Earth

Help us to be open to YOU

and BE with us

              humanity is suffering

              our children everywhere are dying

dying because their skin is a different color

dying because one thinks their religion is superior to the other

dying because of our greed

dying because we are so empty inside of ourselves

dying because we have forgotten how to share

dying because of our self-centeredness

dying because we lack love of self, and so cannot love others

God we ask YOU to breathe Your Love into us

Help us to love each other

Help us to be open and receive

We need Your Light in this world

Help us to be Light-carriers to one another

empty us of our false images

empty us of our hate

empty us so we can be filled with Your LOVE

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each child in this world is my child

Mary Wanjiru and her sister Lucy, the baby on her back, and a friend. Photo credit: c. Jane H. Johann, Kiriko, Kenya, East Africa, 1976

Mary Wanjiru and her sister Lucy, the baby on her back, and a friend. Photo credit: c. Jane H. Johann, Kiriko, Kenya, East Africa, 1976

Ayden and Nadia planting a tree. Photo Credit: c.Jane H. Johann, Summer, 2013.

Ayden and Nadia planting a tree. Photo Credit: c.Jane H. Johann, Summer, 2013.

each woman in this world is my friend

each man in this world is my friend

we all share the same color of blood

we all share the air we breathe

and that breath is YOUR LOVE

there is enough food for all

there is enough water for all

there is enough land for all

help us to tear down our boundaries

and open our hands to receive  Your Love

help us to open our hands so that others can freely take from us

without stipulations, reservations, demands

You, God, are the Gentle Love that breathes into us

Mother Earth has provided life for us

Let us share that life with each other

Forgive us and help us to be FOR giving…

to BE…for this God created all  (Wisdom I:14)

Sites of interest:_____________________________________________

Photo Credit: c. Jane H. Johann, Indian Ocean, 1975.

Photo Credit: c. Jane H. Johann, Indian Ocean, 1975.

http://idealisticrebel.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/prejudice-takes-many-forms/#comment-23002

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/02/immigration-obama-deportation-children-border/11915723/