Why The Rest of the World Hates America
Well there’s at least one thing I LOVE about America, and that is FREEDOM OF SPEECH:
So, how do YOU feel about America???
Diamonds are Forever, But Lives Are Not
I was born with a mission: a strong, inner sense of knowing that something about the world as we know it was just not right. And that my mission, if I so choose to accept it, is to make a difference.
I know that I’m not alone in this, so anyone out there who has felt the same way knows what a screwed up, fucked up, emotionally and mentally exhausting job that is. It’s not easy, I can tell you that.
But what’s ultimately most frustrating is this:
The more we open our eyes to the truth of how things currently are, the more we see.
And the more we see, the more we want/need/desire/hope/pray/fight to change.
And people, it never ends.
So its no surprise that a girl like myself starts her night with some casual surfing the net and suddenly finds herself signing online petitions, shocked and dismayed, in yet another desperate attempt to make a change.
“The time has come to stop supporting tribal warfare, genocide, and acts of terror.
The time has come to end the manipulation and brainwashing that the corrupt De Beers company has enacted these last eighty years.
The time has come to stop buying diamonds.
Completely.
No diamond rings. No diamond earrings. No diamond necklaces or bracelets or watches.
When we wanted to stop elephants from being poached, the world had to stop buying ivory.
If we want to end the wholesale slaughter and exploitation of Africans, we must stop buying diamonds.
And, we must do it now.”
You are welcome to join this mission (if you so choose to accept it)…
But then again, if not you, then who?
God is a Label (Live on Air)
This is a really interesting discussion going on LIVE right now. A MUST-SEE!!!! Click the video to view.
UPDATE: This show is no longer live, so I am adding a recording of it:
What do you think?
How to Live Greener Without Really Trying
Not all of us can throw our bodies in front of tractors that are about to cut down trees or walk around naked in a protest against fur… And you know what? That’s okay! Not all of us have to!
But its pretty naive to assume that if you cant join in on the bigger causes then any other effort is worthless. Ironically enough, getting more people to make smaller changes in their lifestyle can ultimately have a much bigger impact on the planet than joining in on the current minority of “tree hugging fanatics” as I have heard them been called.
Having said that, I am currently working on a new blog called Green Your Day which I hope will focus exactly on this: on the small, seemingly insignificant things we can all start doing TODAY for greener living.
Think of it as “The Lazy Person’s Guide to Greener Living”. Ideal for all those out there who think: “Yeah, but what could I possibly do about it?”
So anyway, check it out as I get this blog rolling and even more importantly: If you have any easy and/or fun environmental tips which you think might be a match for the site, please send them to me at livinginmyownworld@gmail.com and I promise you will get the credit you deserve.
Once again, thanks for helping me change the world one post at a time…
“Children of AIDS” Born with New DNA?
It’s happening: the evolution of our consciousness, our reality… the evolution of ourselves.
Most of you may have heard of Indigo Children… but did you know there are two more types that are being born?
It is official; the mind, the heart, and the body are evolving.
Here is an interesting interview I found:
Interview with Drunvalo Melchizedek
By Diane CooperDiane: So Drunvalo…who are these “Children of the New Dream” that you are so excited about?
Drunvalo: Well there are 3 different kinds of children emerging in the world today that I have been able to identify. The first are called the “Super Psychic Children of China”. The second are called the “Indigo Children” and the third are called the “Children of AIDS”.
The first one, the “Super Psychics of China”, we talked about in the Flower of Life seminars. If you remember, the first one was discovered in 1984 when a child was found who was psychic beyond belief. Researchers conducted every psychic test you could imagine and he was 100% correct every time. You could turn cards over in another room and that didn’t matter. He could perfectly know what was on the card.
So Omni magazine went to China and wrote an article on this discovery. They found one child and then another. When they went in 1984 they assumed it was a hoax so they did experiments like putting 100 kids in a room and taking a book and randomly pulling out a page. They would crumple it up and stick it under their arm. These kids could read every word on the page. They did test after test, and the response was flawless. The phenomena didn’t stop there. These kids are not just in China. They have spread all over the world. I personally have been talking to parents who ask me, “…what do we do.. I have a kid who knows everything?” I believe Lee Carroll is calling the children being born here in the U.S. “the Indigo Children”. I personally think the two groups are coming from the same source, however, I don’t know that for sure. There appears to be two separate groups, incredibly psychic and amazing.
It is the third group that I am most interested in - the Children of AIDS. About 10 or 11 years ago in the US, there was a baby born with AIDS. They tested him at birth and at 6 months and he tested positive for AIDS. They tested him a year later and he still tested positive. Then they didn’t test him again until he was 6, and what was amazing is that this test showed that he was completely AIDS free! In fact, there was no trace that he ever had AIDS or HIV whatsoever!
Read the rest of this entry »The Most Important Movie You Will Ever See
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Please, please, please put aside 20 minutes to watch this movie:
Thank you.
Random Blog Post Causes Stir in Israeli Media
The other day I posted an article about the animal cruelty that took place on the premiere episode of “Survivor: Israel”.
The next day I was shocked and appalled that nowhere in the news headlines did anyone mention the abuse that took place on the show. Even animal rights groups seemed to have let it pass by quietly.
So in an effort to let out my frustration (and not necessarily receive a reply), I contacted Ynet, a major news website in Israel, with a link to my post. The letter read the following:
Hi,
I was wondering why this issue was completely ignored in the Israeli media:
(link to my original post)
Maybe you have some answers…
Thanks,
Shira
Within minutes I was contacted by a reporter from Ynet who asked to interview me about the issue and said that she would contact animal rights groups and Channel 10 (the channel that aired the show) for an official reaction.
Next thing I knew, this article was published on the homepage of Ynet, stating that the animal rights group “Anonymous” was filing a police complaint against Channel 10 and the article even linked to my original post!
Their article drew in over 150 comments, finally raising awareness to the mistreatment that had taken place on the show.
While some comments were negative as expected, I was pleasantly surprised to see how many people felt exactly the way I did about the issue and had supported the cause.
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My point is that sometimes we feel that we are only one person, and “how much of a difference can one person make…”
The answer, as I have just learned from my own personal experience, is that the change really does begin in each and every one of us, and that the least any of us can do… IS TRY.
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
OK…
So…uh…what exactly are you waiting for?
This isn’t a dress rehearsal…
Wake up!
Here’s the deal: What we can be, we MUST be.
Period.
There’s no getting around that one.
So, turn off your TV. Put down your drink. Get off the medication.
Quit numbing yourself. The pain’s not going away.
Not until you thinkarete.
A Christmas Wish List for a Better World
With Christmas right around the corner, kids the world over have been hard at work making their wish lists for Santa. In this vodcast, John W. Whitehead shares his own Christmas wish list for a better world and suggestions for what you can do to make that dream come true.
Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation (Third Edition)
One of my posts, Dance Like Nobody Is Watching, was selected for the blog Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation.
This is my first time participating in such a carnival and from what I understand, it can be a very helpful tool to reach more readers and attract more traffic to my blog so I’m pretty excited.
Apparently the carnival was extremely successful and drew in about 110 posts. It just goes to show you how many bloggers out there are changing the world one post at a time!
So clear a few hours from your busy busy life, check out the participating blogs and get ready to be inspired!
