The Art of Joyful Living: Alternative Energy

How much is our National Debt in Trillions?

2012-01-23T19:53:00.001-08:00

One Hundred Dollars

$100 - Most counterfeited money denomination in the world. Keeps the world moving.
Ten Thousand Dollars

$10,000 - Enough for a great vacation or to buy a used car. Approximately one year of work for the average human on earth.

One Million Dollars

$1,000,000 - Not as big of a pile as you thought, huh? Still this is 92 years of work for the average human on earth.

One Hundred Million Dollars

$100,000,000 - Plenty to go around for everyone. Fits nicely on an ISO / Military standard sized pallet.

One Billion Dollars

$1,000,000,000 - You will need some help when robbing the bank. Now we are getting serious!

One Trillion Dollars

$1,000,000,000,000
When the U.S government speaks about a 1.7 trillion deficit - this is the volumes of cash the U.S. Government borrowed in 2010 to run itself.
Keep in mind it is double stacked pallets of $100 million dollars each, full of $100 dollar bills. You are going to need a lot of trucks to freight this around.
If you spent $1 million a day since Jesus was born, you would have not spent $1 trillion by now...but ~$700 billion - same amount the banks got during bailout.
One Trillion Dollars

Comparison of $1,000,000,000,000 dollars to a standard-sized American Football field and European Football field.
Say hello to the Boeing 747-400 transcontinental airliner that's hiding on the right. This was until recently the biggest passenger plane in the world.

15 Trillion Dollars

$15,000,000,000,000 - US national debt (credit bill) has just topped the 15 trillion 2 months before Christmas 2011.
Statue of Liberty seems rather worried as United States national debt passes 20% of the entire world's combined GDP (Gross Domestic Product). In 2011 the National Debt will exceed 100% of GDP, and venture into the 100%+ debt-to-GDP ratio that the European PIIGS have (bankrupting nations).

$ 114.5 Trillion Dollars

$114,500,000,000,000. - US unfunded liabilities
To the right you can see the pillar of cold hard $100 bills that dwarfs the WTC & Empire State Building - both at one point world's tallest buildings. If you look carefully you can see the Statue of Liberty.
The 114.5 Trillion dollar super-skyscraper is the amount of money the U.S. Government knows it does not have to fully fund the Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug Program, Social Security, Military and civil servant pensions. It is the money USA knows it will not have to pay all its bills.
If you live in USA this is also your personal credit card bill; you are responsible along with everyone else to pay this back. The citizens of USA created the U.S. Government to serve them, this is what the U.S. Government has done while serving The People.
The unfunded liability is calculated on current tax and funding inputs, and future demographic shifts in US Population.
Note: On the above 114.5T image the size of the base of the money pile is half a trillion, not $1T as on 15T image. The height is double. This was done to reflect the base of Empire State and WTC more closely.
Nota Bene: It's only money - no worries !
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Incredible National Geographic Photos

2011-12-26T21:33:00.001-08:00

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16,000 photographs, from 130 countries, were entered in the 2010 National Geographic Photographs Contest.
These were selected as the best.

Unexpected danger in Kanana Camp, Botswana.

Snow Weasel, Minnesota, USA.

Oia Santorini, Greece.

Piraputanga fish in Sucuri river, Brazil.

The Louvre, Paris, France.

The Pyramids, Egypt.

Al-Saleh Mosque, Yemen.

Praying Mantis.

Thunderstorm in Montana, USA. Sean R Heavey

Lightning bolt strikes the antenna of The Center building in Hong Kong.

Alone.

River Bank in Zhenyuan, Guizhou Province, China.

Mountain fog.

Herring Gull with Guillemot Chick.

Heavy load - little fly on a white flower.

Great Blue Heron with fish.

Suradita Village, West Java, Indonesia - children playing with their roosters.

Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada.

Mount Everest climber.

Warminster, England.

Feeding Koi fish at Windows of the World, Shenzhen, China.

Oasis.

Bee, purple flower.

Czech Republic.

the Angolan Plateau.

Buddhist Monastery of Ki, Himalayas.

Grand Prize Winner of 2010
National Geographic Contest

Eruption of Gunung Rinjani volcano in Indonesia.
Winning photo taken by Aaron Lim Boon Teck of Singapore.
Contest judge Joel Sartore said, "This image best represented the craft of photography.

Honourable Mention

Lion in the Shadows.

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I Believe

2011-11-29T16:04:00.001-08:00

THESE ARE GOOD. ENJOY, scott

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born
A Death Certificate shows that we died 
Pictures show that we live! 
Have a seat.  Relax . . . 
and read this slowly.
  
I Believe... 
That just because two people argue, 
It doesn't mean they don't love each other. 
And just because they don't argue, 
It doesn't mean they do love each other.
  
I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if 
We understand that friends change.
  
I Believe....
That no matter how good a friend is, 
they're going to hurt you, 
every once in a while 
and you must forgive them for that.
  
I Believe.....
That true friendship continues to grow, 
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
  
I Believe... 
That you can do something in an instant 
That will give you heartache for life.
  
I Believe....
That it's taking me a long time 
To become the person I want to be.
  
I Believe...
That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
  
I Believe.... 
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
  
I Believe....
That we are responsible for what 
We do, no matter how we feel.
  
I Believe...
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
  
I Believe....
That heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done, 
regardless of the consequences.
  
I Believe....
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing
and have the best time..
  
I Believe....
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're
down will be the ones to help you get back up.
  
I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry 
I have the right to be angry, but that
doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
  
I Believe...
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had 
And what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
  
I Believe.....
That it isn't always enough, 
to be forgiven by others. 
Sometimes, you have to learn
to forgive yourself.
  
I Believe...
That no matter how bad 
your heart is broken, 
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
  
I Believe....
That our background and circumstances 
may have influenced who we are, but, 
we are responsible for who we become.
  
I Believe...
That you shouldn't be 
so eager to find out a secret. 
It could change your life forever.
  
I Believe....
Two people can look at the exact same
Thing and see something totally different.
  
I Believe...
That your life can be changed 
in a matter of hours 
by people who don't even know you.
  
I Believe...
That even when you think 
you have no more to give, 
When a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.
  
I Believe...
That credentials on the wall 
do not make you a decent human being.
  
I Believe...
That the people you care about
most in life are taken from you too soon.
  
I Believe...
That you should send this to 
all of the people that you believe in. I just did.
'The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; 
They just make the most of everything they have.

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kids and pets

2011-11-06T10:10:00.001-08:00

Great fun photos!

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Not So Long Ago

2011-10-10T19:36:00.001-07:00

Are things better now or just different..... ? Your parents worked their way out of the Great Depression and now it is OUR turn.

1935 - 1939

This was a mere 70 years ago...

Makes complaining about poor cell service, high gasoline prices, not
enough cable channels, seem a bit ludicrous.
I am reminded to be grateful for what I do have...

Start each day with a smile... then pass it on!

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Traveling Cat

2011-08-27T19:00:00.001-07:00

The apparatus on his shoulder is a camera mounted in a way to document their travels.

Kitty is a very adventurous cat.

She is the beloved pet of American travelers, Peter and Marcia Simmons,

who are hiking from Miami, Florida to Ushuaia in Argentina.

They are currently in Colombia. Kitty is often seen resting in Peters backpack as they travel.

They have set up a little umbrella on the backpack to shade Kitty from the sun.

Kitty is enjoying the trip as much as her owners.

She often climbs on Peters shoulder to get a better view of the new scenery.

She is not at all shy about meeting new people.

If there was an award for the most adventurous cat, Kitty would be the purr-fect candidate.

To the world you are just one more rescue person.
To a rescued pet, you are the world.

"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."

Susanna Jade Angolani

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Great old pics and quotes

2011-08-25T08:23:00.001-07:00

Comments made in the year 1955!

I’ll tell you one thing, if things
keep going the way they are,
it’s going to be impossible to
buy a week’s groceries for $10.00.

Have you seen the new cars
coming out next year? It won’t
be long before $2,000.00 will
only buy a used one.

If cigarettes keep going up in
price, I’m going to quit; 20 cents
a pack is ridiculous.

Did you hear the post office is
thinking about charging 7 cents
just to mail a letter.

If they raise the minimum wage
to $1.00, nobody will be able to
hire outside help at the store.

When I first started driving, who
would have thought gas would
someday cost 25 cents a gallon.
Guess we’d be better off leaving
the car in the garage.

I’m afraid to send my kids to the
movies any more. Ever since they
let Clark Gable get by with saying
DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND,
it seems every new movie has
either HELL or DAMN in it.

I read the other day where some
scientist thinks it’s possible to put
a man on the moon by the end of
the century. They even have some
fellows they call astronauts
preparing for it down in Texas .

Did you see where some baseball
player just signed a contract for
$50,000 a year just to play ball?
It wouldn’t surprise me if someday
they’ll be making more than the
President.

I never thought I’d see the day
all our kitchen appliances would
be electric. They're even making
electric typewriters now.

It’s too bad things are so tough
nowadays. I see where a few
married women are having to
work to make ends meet.

It won’t be long before young
couples are going to have to hire
someone to watch their kids so
they can both work.

I’m afraid the Volkswagen car
is going to open the door to a
whole lot of foreign business.

Thank goodness I won’t live to
see the day when the Government
takes half our income in taxes. I
sometimes wonder if we are
electing the best people to
government.

The fast food restaurant is
convenient for a quick meal,
but I seriously doubt they
will ever catch on.

There is no sense going on short
trips anymore for a weekend. It
costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay
in a hotel.

No one can afford to be sick
anymore. At $15.00 a day in
the hospital, it’s too rich for
my blood.

If they think I’ll pay 30 cents
for a haircut, forget it.

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Earth's magnetic pole shift unleashing poisonous space clouds linked to mysterious bird deaths

2011-01-15T14:25:00.000-08:00

Earth's magnetic pole shift unleashing poisonous space clouds linked to mysterious bird deaths

WebMD, Not the Independent Health Source You Expected

2010-12-14T09:11:00.001-08:00

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Wo has the time?

2010-11-03T19:40:00.001-07:00

TAKE THE TIME!

         PERCEPTION
   . . . Something To Think About . . .


           THE SITUATION

In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

  About 4 minutes later:

  The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

   At 6 minutes:

   A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

  At 10 minutes:
  A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

  At 45 minutes:

     The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
   After 1 hour:


    He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

    No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

   This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment aboutperception, taste and people's priorities.
    This experiment raised several questions:
          *In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
          *If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
          *Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

  One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
    If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . .

    How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?
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Great Halloween Pumpkins

2010-10-29T22:02:00.001-07:00

Artist Ray Villafane began carving pumpkins on a lark for his art students in a small rural school district in Michigan . The hobby changed his life as he gained a viral following online and unlocked his genuine love of sculpting. Here are images of pumpkin carvings Villafane created over the past five years.

Got my eye on you

Who let me outta here?

Would you open this zipper?

Rough day

President Barack Obama

Please don't pull on that tab

Say 'aaaahhhhh'!

Predator pumpkin


   Motorized Medusa

It's alive!!

Native American portrait

Brainiac

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Unlocking a vision

Foods with moods

Biting his tongue

David Letterman

The fear inside

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Ruidoso Kite Festival sponsored by ENMU

2010-05-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

Ruidoso Kite Festival sponsored by ENMU

Carpet of Flowers

2010-04-13T19:39:00.001-07:00

What a carpet!!!.

This beautiful "carpet" is created every year in the Grand Place in Brussels ,

All fresh flowers - Begonias.

Breathtaking sight. So much beauty in this world and the computer enables all to enjoy it..

BRUSSELS IN BLOOM



  How's that for a flower garden?

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Healthy Tips

2010-02-02T13:45:00.001-08:00

January 31, 2010

Health Freedom Alert:

If You Liked Bovine Growth Hormone, You'll love Beta Agonists

How

does a drug marked, "Not for use in humans. Individuals with cardiovascular disease should exercise special caution to avoid exposure. Use protective clothing, impervious gloves, protective eye wear, and an approved dust mask" become "safe" in human food? You guessed it. Corporate lobbying by big Agriculture and and Big Pharma. In this case a firm Elanco, a division of Eli Lilly.

fact, in 2002, three years after Paylean's approval, the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine's Office of Surveillance and Compliance accused Elanco of withholding information about "safety and effectiveness" and "adverse animal drug experiences" upon which ractopamine was approved, in a 14-page warning letter.

But

not to worry. Despite ractopamine's dangers and the falsified approval documents, the FDA approved ractopamine the following year for cattle-and last year for turkeys!

Click here for more information >>>
http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/if-you-liked-bovine-growth-hormone-youll-love-beta-agonists/

4 Reasons to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup

Big

agriculture is fighting back hard trying to show high fructose corn syrup is not bad for you. They are spending tens of millions of dollars running an ad campaign claiming high fructose corn syrup has the "same natural sweeteners as table sugar and honey."

Hmm

we at HFA think that perhaps they protest tens of millions of dollars too much. There is nothing natural about HFC'S. Not how it is made, not how it is metabolized in your body, nor the toxic chemicals like mercury it contains and not how it helps destroy the environment. The millions of dollars spent show they are clearly frightened by the Health Freedom movement. Good job - to all of you Health Freedom Warriors! An informed public cannot be fooled by fancy television lies.

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http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org-reasons-to-avoid-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

Indoor Air Pollution: Look at the Causes and Solutions

Did

you know air pollution inside your home can be five times worse then outside and in extreme cases 100 times worse?

Numerous

chemicals, like cleaning supplies, hair sprays and perfumes, are used inside the home. Another part of the problem is that many items inside our homes and materials used in home construction are notorious for letting off poisonous gasses. Carpets, shower curtains, paints, upholstery, plywood, particle board, cabinets, computers, and synthetic materials all let off poisonous gasses and chemicals. To make matters worse many homes are now well insulated to be energy efficent, which cuts down on circulation and fresh air. It also creates a breeding ground for bacteria and mold.

But

before you pinch a tent in your back yard there is something you can do. Studies show that having ample plants indoors can detoxify up to 85 percent of indoor air pollution. Some of the best plants to rid your home of these toxic chemicals are: Palms, Ferns, English Ivy, Peace lily, Daisies, and Spider plants. You can use ClO2 (Activated MMS) to remedy and purify musty basements and moldy kitchens and bathrooms. See: Home uses for MMS (ClO2)

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http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/indoor-air-pollution-look-at-the-causes-and-solutions/

Fears Grow As Study Shows Genetically Modified Crops Can Cause Liver And Kidney Damage

Fresh

fears were raised over GM crops yesterday after a study showed they can cause liver and kidney damage.

According

to the research, animals fed on three strains of genetically modified maize created by the U.S. biotech firm Monsanto suffered signs of organ damage after just three months. The findings only came to light after Monsanto was forced to publish its raw data on safety tests by anti-GM campaigners.

Monsanto

claimed the analysis of its data was 'based on faulty analytical methods and reasoning, and does not call into question the safety findings for these products'. So Monsanto, why then do we have to sue to get the data? Hopefully these studies will change consumer behaviors enough to make it unprofitable for GMO peddlers. Educate your your friends and neighbors with the utmost zeal! We won the vaccine dis-information campaign, gaining ground on the HFC front... I think we can put a chink in the GMO armor!

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http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/fears-grow-as-study-shows-genetically-modified-crops-can-cause-liver-and-kidney-damage/

Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making
Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer- And What You Can Do About It

Expanding on the film's themes, the book Food, Inc. will answer those questions through a series of challenging essays by leading experts and thinkers. This book will encourage those inspired by the film to learn more about the issues, and act to change the world.

Food, Inc. DVD - Hungry For Change?

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms' Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms' Joe Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

*The DVD will be shipped upon DVD release

Food Inc.: A Participant Guide & Food Inc. DVD

With this combination pack, you can read into the specifics of what the movie didn't include and also have the movie along side of it. This way you can enjoy the movie without thinking that there was something left out.

*The DVD will be shipped to you upon release

feature a report exposing the failed link between vaccines and the reduction of childhood diseases (or flu). Indeed, the true credit for the reduction in childhood disease is shown to be more a function of improvements in sanitation and living with clean potable water than anything which could be attributed to vaccines. In this report, Dr. James Shannon who served as director of NIH is quoted as saying "the only safe vaccine is one that is never used." It goes on to expose the dirty little secrets about vaccines. More >>> http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/why-you-should-avoid-taking-vaccines/

For

a small donation get "Vaccine Nation" produced by our good friend Gary Null, Ph.D. This documentary film clearly illustrates the health damage suffered by our innocent children, due to unnecessary vaccinations and gives you the information you need to speak intelligently and forcefully on the subject of childhood vaccinations. We only have a limited supply of these DVD's so they are only available while supplies last.

For

for a limited time receive a 2 Disk DVD set "The Future of Food" with your donation. Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.

Also

for a limited time receive "Understanding MMS" with your donation. More than 200,000 Americans are using The Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS). Thousands of lives have been saved (Over 75,000 from Malaria in Africa alone). Reports of overcoming 'incurable' diseases are happening every day! With ever looming threat of bio-warfare and Bird flu (and now Swine Flu), MMS should be in every home. To read about Mirace Mineral Supplement follow the link below.http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/miracle-mineral-supplement/ We've asked for a special discount on MMS for HFA members and now have a special order page for members! Up to 15% savings on MMS! Go here to stock up while you can at this pricehttp://MiracleMineral.us/?cid=hfa

Your

donations make all of these timely advances possible! Your continued support is the fuel that drives Health Freedom Alliance. Thank you for forwarding emails to your friends and family! Keep up the good work!

We
are all invested in this fight. Each of us will be affected by its outcome. Each of us can make a difference!

Thank you Freedom Fighters!

Thomas Cowles II
Media Director
Health Freedom Alliance
Health & Wellness Foundation
CHAD Foundation

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Great Video

2010-01-18T10:39:00.001-08:00

I've followed Tony Robbins for many years. You'll enjoy this video. Here's what he says:

Are you ready to kick-start your life now and take things to the next level?

Dear Friend,

If the time has come for you to create real and lasting change in your life...so you can embark on the adventure of achieving your goals and realizing your most thrilling dreams...

... then the simple message I share here could be one of the most important things you hear or watch today.

It's aimed straight at the heart of those elements that hold you back...it just may be the nudge you need to make 2010 the most powerful, enjoyable and fulfilling year of your life.

» http://tonyrobbinstraining.com/468/new-year-new-life-2/

Now is the time to take control and ensure that this will be an extraordinary year.

Enjoy the video!

Live strong and live with passion,

Tony

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healthcare

2009-11-05T19:13:00.001-08:00

Heal the HealthCare 11-11-2009
(in numerology this is an 11-11-11)

I am Peggy Black and this is a Call to Action. I invite you to participate as we set a powerful intention to transform the health care system. Together we will shift, heal and transform this matrix. Please network this invitation everywhere.

Please watch this youtube and network this site. Thank you

Live audio broadcast with Peggy on Wednesday 11-04-09
Hosted by http://www.metaphysicalwisdom.com
1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 noon Central, 10:00 am Pacific

peggyblack@aol.com

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Call in live: Freedawn Radio, (347) 308 - 8137
Listen to us on the web: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Freedawn-Radio.
Time: 8:00 am. PST, 9:00 am. MST, 11:00 am. EST

____________Message___________

The debate continues. The division is money or well-being for the people. Everyone has a vested interest. This dilemma is locked in a stalemate. This is big business. The people do not win. Health care costs continue to rise. The costs of monthly prescriptions are outrageous. The imbalance is obvious and it is a crime. This system is beyond a dysfunction.

How do we collectively shift this heinous health care situation? How do we take care of those who are sick, injured and in pain? How do we invite, envision, and call forth a health care program that is supportive and beneficial for everyone?

We are not powerless.

The first and foremost aspect of this invitation is for each individual to personally own and recognize that they have the power and ability to transform this dysfunction. This shift and transformation does not take place in the debates that are so polarized.

The true transformation takes place in the energy field, the matrix that creates all form. Everything begins with the integrity of the pure idea, held in the hearts and minds of aware individuals who envision a better world. Together our collective consciousness, our focused intention, begins to affect the physical reality.

We are all one, all interconnected; this is about our oneness, our true compassion for others. On this auspicious day of 11:11:2009 (in numerology this is an 11-11-11) there is an energetic gateway, a portal, a power vortex for creation. We can call forth a reality that nurtures humanity. We are not powerless. We are the creators, pure and simple.

We have the authority and privilege to call forth a better reality. On this day and future days hold the clear vision of the perfect and ideal solutions being brought forth for our health care system.

Together on 11-11-2009

I invite you to hold your prescriptions in your hand, or go to the hospitals or medical facility in your area, or access the sacred space of your mind/heart, focus your attention on a total shift in how we care for our sick and disabled. Envision the entire medical paradigm and join others in this sacred service. Ask for assistance from Divine Source, Angels, Archangels, Masters and Celestial Beings in healing our entire health care system.

This service of healing our health care can be done continually until it manifests. Each time you take a medication, see your doctor, or talk or read about health care, envision, intend, see and call forward the creation of a health care system available and affordable for all, which supports our families and our society, Call forth a health care that is truly designed to promote soundness of body and freedom from disease. In the realms of truth this is a reality and together we will call this forth. So be it and so it is.

831-335-3145 peggyblack@aol.com www.morningmessages.com

My gratitude to my dear friend Amrita who steps up each time the "team" gives me this kind of assignment. She created the youtube from my script. She does incredible work. I appreciate who she is in the world and in my life. www.healingmusic.org

Share freely, pass this site on to others, and
stay in your joy, gratitude, and appreciation.

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Begin the Day with Gratitude

2009-10-05T07:09:00.001-07:00

Another great Daily OM

Setting the Tone
Starting Your Day Well

The choices you make upon waking can have a profound impact on your day. If, still drowsy, you hit the ground running, rushing to prepare yourself to face your worldly obligations, you will likely feel fatigued and overwhelmed for most of your day. A leisurely and relaxing morning, on the other hand, can energize and excite you, as well as give you the courage to meet the challenges waiting for you. By beginning your day in a focused and centered fashion, you make it your own. You set the tone of your expectations and choose the mood you will use to respond to your circumstances. A gentle, reflective, and thoughtful morning will prepare you to create a gentle, conscious, and thoughtful day.

The simplest way to eliminate the rush from your morning routine is to rise earlier. Getting children into routines and getting themselves ready as much as possible will also give you more time. Though this may seem like a hardship at first, you will soon grow to love the extra minutes or hours that afford you an opportunity to really enjoy watching the sun come up or connect with your loved ones before you go in your separate directions. There are many more ways you can constructively use the time you gain. A mere half-hour of introspection in which you examine your goals, thank the universe for the richness in your life, and contemplate the blessings you will receive this day can lift your spirit and help you formulate lasting positive expectations. Likewise, you can solidify your day's intention through spoken affirmations or the words you record in a journal. Or, if you want little more than to enjoy your day, devote a portion of your personal time to activities that bot! h ground and delight you, such as meditation, yoga, chanting, singing, reading, or listening to music. If you feel, however, that there is little room for change in your start-of-the-day routine, try to make each activity you engage in upon waking a ritual in its own right. The time you spend everyday savoring a soothing cup of tea or washing away tension in a hot shower can serve as a potent reminder of the need to care for yourself no matter what the hour.

Your morning is yours and should reflect not only your practical needs but also the needs of your soul. When you center yourself at the start of your day, you will likely find it easier to remain centered during subsequent work, play, and downtime because the overall sense of serenity you create through your choices will stay with you throughout the day.

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Finally a short and honest explanation of the "public option."

2009-09-11T18:15:00.001-07:00

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Snippets

2009-09-11T07:37:00.001-07:00

By Melanie Segala - Executive Editor

Friday, September 11th - Issue #194

What Big Pharma Can Learn from Steve Martin

Years ago on SNL, Steve Martin did a bit on a new drug he was taking called Pla-cee-bo.

“It’s fantastic!” he said. “Everybody should be taking it!”

In 2003, Merck introduced a new drug called MK-869. It was designed to tinker with the nervous system to provide a feel-good effect. In early trials the drug seemed to work great. Company executives and investors were thrilled.

Then phase II testing was started. The drug was tested against a control group taking only placebo. And that’s when things fell apart. Again, many test subjects taking MK-869 group reported reductions in anxiety. But nearly the same number of people in the placebo group had the same positive response. Further testing confirmed there was no difference between the experimental drug and a placebo. MK-869 was shelved.

The case of MK-869 is far from unique. In recent years, more drugs than ever before are being pulled from clinical trials because they can’t outperform placebos. Even billion-dollar money makers like Prozac are failing the test. Here’s where it gets interesting.

Drug developers are now saying that it’s not that the meds are getting weaker, it’s that the placebo effect is getting stronger!

Why this is happening, they can’t say. But they are spending millions of dollars to try to prove their ridiculous theory.

There are two lessons to be drawn from this:

Big Pharma is not interested in the effectiveness of its drugs. It’s interested in their profit potential.
Placebos do work. Countless studies confirm it. They trigger the brain to release the body’s own curative effects. This is why it is so important to treat illness holistically – with a mind body approach.

Doctors and other research scientists have been trained to believe that natural remedies don’t work. But nature tells us over and over again that they do. Trust your body first.

The real cause of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer has been kept "hidden" by the mainstream media. But the truth will soon be out.

But why wait?

Dr. Dwight Lundell, one of the nation’s most respected cardiac surgeons, has just published a book that pulls the covers off this long-standing conspiracy. He has identified the one common cause of all three of these mega-diseases. And he has a program to prevent them – a safe and effective program that he’s used successfully in his practice.

In Dr. Lundell's words: "The changes my patients experienced on this program were as dramatic as open heart surgery. Only these changes were forever, as opposed to surgery’s temporary fix. And they were very inexpensive."

Get all the details about this life-changing program here. Click here now.

The Wonder Vitamin

Speaking of how hoodwinked the medical establishment and media are, there is more news about the disease-fighting power of natural supplements. . Researchers have now found that the B vitamin, folic acid, is one of the best things you can take for your heart and arteries.

The recently published study showed that folic acid significantly reduced blood pressure and improved blood flow to the legs. Decreased blood flow occurs when the arteries become clogged with fatty deposits. Test subjects were given 400 mcg per day and improvements were seen in only 16 weeks.

In previous studies, folic acid has been shown to reduce levels of the amino acid, homocysteine. At elevated levels, homocysteine is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.

While there are a few good natural sources of folic acid like cow’s liver, spinach and black-eyed peas, it’s difficult to get the amount you need from food only. S A good quality supplement is your best bet to keep your heart and arteries healthy.

Tough Love Is Good Medicine

Eating toxic foods every day will sap your energy and eventually kill you. Associating with toxic people will have the same effect on your emotional well being.

That’s the thesis of Dr. Tim Reynolds, who has written a thought-provoking article on this subject in this week’s THB. “Having toxic people in your life will deplete you of energy, fill you with doubts and damn you to a life of unfulfilled dreams.”

Dr. Reynolds has got a program for identifying the poison people in your life, getting rid of them and replacing them with great people who will help you realize your dreams. You can read it by clicking here.

Power to the Children

We’ve all seen the skyrocketing rates of childhood obesity in recent years. While there are many theories on the cause, there haven’t been many solutions. The numbers keep going up… and up. But now researchers have stumbled upon what may be simple a simple way to get kids to eat what’s good for them.

Researchers from Baylor University studied two groups of obese and overweight Mexican-American children between the ages of 10 and 14. One group was told to read food labels and keep track of all the foods they ate. The control group did not have any nutrition intervention.

At the end of the two-year study, the group that read labels and kept track of the foods they ate showed significant weight loss compared to the control group. They also lowered their cholesterol and improved their body mass index. Pretty impressive I think.

When I read this story, I was reminded of something the cooking guru, Jacques Pepin said on his show several years ago. When he made broccoli for his young daughter, she wouldn’t eat it. But when he let her make it herself, she would eat it all and enjoy it.

Perhaps the solution to the obesity problem is empowering children to be responsible and make healthy food choices for themselves. After all, the best boss is you, even if you’re a kid.

Does your boss make you cringe?

Do you try and hide when you hear your boss coming? Do you dread your weekly, or daily, meetings? The daily grind is for people who don't know how easy it is to be free. Waking up whenever you want to… working on whatever you want to work on. This is the real dream… the freedom to be and do what you really want.

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Morning Messages

2009-09-10T18:39:00.001-07:00

I received this message from a dear friend and know it should be shared. It is September 10th, 2009, so it is a day late. But the intent is relevant and the prayer is powerful. Enjoy.

These are exciting times and we have the wonderful opportunity to truly make a difference. The date 09-09-09 offers a gift, a portal, an activation and transmission of cosmic consciousness. We the collective have the opportunity to partner with the celestial realms to focus our awareness and intention for the highest and the best to unfold in our own lives and in the lives of others. This is a day to claim and own our power. To engage our magnificent heart chalice as well as our awareness to anchor and focus this energy for the good of all. This offering to "Cleanse the Currency" is only one of the many group intentions taking place around the world. My gratitude and deep love to each of you, blessings, Peggy

Below is the entire invitation, all information about the free telecasts and the Prayer to Cleanse the Currency. Please join with me and the "team" on the telecasts if possible or in the sacred space of your heart as we do this service together.

Cleanse the Currency on 09-09-09

I am Peggy Black and this is a Call to Action, I invite you to participate, as we set a powerful intention to energetically clean all the currency and money. Together we will shift, heal and transform the matrix of the monetary system. Please network this invitation everywhere.

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Live Wednesday, September 9, 2009 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Call in phone number for live Freedawn Radio, (347) 308 - 8137 or listen to us on the web at: http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=ErXcW&m=1g3PXfJCt8A8N5&b=D0NHI_LLoIKOaoIO6YdSMQ

www.morningmessages.com also has info of audio broadcast
Live audio broadcast with Peggy on 09-09-09 Hosted by http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=ErXcW&m=1g3PXfJCt8A8N5&b=bHAkF1nlR3Ccf2lnvuvOTA%20
peggyblack@aol.com

MESSAGE

We live in a sea of vibrations, everything and everyone is frequency. We are becoming aware of our true power to influence the quantum field with our words, emotions and intentions. This truth is especially powerful when we join together as a conscious collective with one common goal and one focused intention for global change.

Imagine that all currency/money carries a frequency and vibrational contamination of lack, scarcity, fear, and greed that is energetically attached to the money that we receive and use each day. Think of all the places this money has traveled and all the individuals who have touched this currency leaving an energetic trace of their emotional state and beliefs. Be very aware that you bring this contaminated energy into your wallets and your life. You have the opportunity to use your power of intention to energetically clean and clear all the money that comes into your life with every monetary transaction.

Together on 09-09-09 I invite you to go to your bank or financial institution, or in the sacred space of your mind/heart and with earnest intention offer this service to the quantum field. Envision yourself connected to Divine Source, the money matrix and all others doing this sacred service. When at the bank or in your imagination invite Angels, Archangels, Masters and Celestial Beings to assist in this process of clearing the currency/money of all energetic discordance, so that the currency/money now goes out blessing everyone and everything it touches. Imagine the shift in the monetary system when you join with other conscious, enlightened beings offering this transforming service to humanity in a 24-hour period.

This service of cleaning/clearing the currency can be done anytime and any place as often as possible. As you hold money in your hand and envision its connection to the entire matrix, energetically clean it and bless it with gratitude. Do this service each day. This transforming process include all aspects of your personal financial matrix, the money you earn, spend, save, and the money you owe. Be creative with your magnificence and power as to how you cleanse the currency and your financial matrix. Together we will create a world of shared abundance.

Prayer to Cleanse the Currency

I call upon the beloved I AM, the All That Is the Divine Source, Angels, Archangels and the Celestial Realms of Love and Light to support and assist this process.

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve with others as we unite to transform the matrix of our financial reality as we cleanse and clear all currency of any energetic discordance.

With clear intention I envision the currency and money being energetically cleansed. I envision this currency now going out blessing everyone and everything it touches.

I envision the power of the Pure White Light and the Violet Flame of Transmutation, moving through all banks and financial institutions uplifting and cleansing the entire monetary reality of the world. With this action of sacred service I join with others to transmute anything unlike the highest and the best financial well-being for all.

I allow this transforming process to include all aspects of my personal financial reality, the money that I earn, spend, save and the money I owe. All my financial beliefs and transactions are blessed and uplifted.

It is with gratitude that I now accept the Divine blessings of abundance of in my life and in the lives of the global family. Abundance of prosperity, health, peace, joy and financial grace I now accept for myself and all humanity. So Be It and So it is

Peggy Black and
The "We Are Here" Team of Morning Messages
www.morningmessages.com
You may make copies of this prayer and distribute. Please make no changes and credit the source.

Blessings to you, Peggy
Transducer, Scribe and Witness

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Healing Energy

2009-09-01T13:08:00.001-07:00

Here is another jewel from Daily Om:

August 13, 2009
Digging Deep for Healing
Rooting Down

For many people, apprehension manifests itself in the physical self as a potent feeling of heaviness or nausea situated in the depths of the lower abdomen. And it is there, at the seat of the second or sacral chakra, that we must lovingly and deliberately confront the anxiety. By rooting down into the deepest physical reaches of ourselves, we can cleanse ourselves of unease and replenish the space it has left behind with tranquil awareness. Much of what we encounter in our daily lives has the potential to awaken feelings of nervousness within us or make us question whether we are truly in control of our lives. When you establish a den of peace within your core, you empower yourself to act rather than react in distressing situations. Your balanced second chakra helps you respond productively to the turmoil around you while your inwardly directed attention steadies you.

There are many ways to restore your strength and clear negative energy from your core. To ground yourself and regain your emotional equilibrium, concentrate on the second chakra, picturing it as a funnel of vivid orange light. Reach down toward that light with your awareness and channel your breath into the space it occupies. As you balance the chakra, you will become more adaptive and thus better able to stand strong when faced with rapidly changing conditions. You can channel healing energy into your core by visualizing the area below your belly button as an open space into which you channel white, loving light. Like light and air, sound can be a wonderful tool that helps you find your center. Your voice, when drawn from your core in the form of a deep roar or loud shout, can be the vehicle upon which your anxiety is conveyed into the ether. Take a low stance, much like a football player, root your feet into the earth, and then roar like a lion. Really feel it in your bell! y. It may sound silly, but chances are you will feel much less anxious and much more grounded into your body.

A situation that seems hopeless when viewed from a perspective colored by fear may become easily manageable when approached with a serene heart and mind. As you root down into your core, youll discover that the trepidation and helplessness you feel within you is not invincible. Rather, it will respond readily to your efforts to eradicate it, leaving you feeling peaceful and capable of calmly handling any challenging circumstances that arise.

DailyOm.com

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Divine Love

2009-08-30T09:24:00.001-07:00

God is Dog is God is Dog...

oh this is so divine! god is dog is god is dog

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Diet Soda - No Good No Way

2009-08-28T13:08:00.001-07:00

Diet Soda Makes You Fat?

Avoid sodas… even if they are diet.

Sodas will make you fat. And they lead to other health problems. That “innocent” low-cal diet soda is really danger in a can.

A published study tracked the diets of men and women for nine years. Those who drank just one can of diet soda a day increased their risk of metabolic syndrome by 34%. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of symptoms that lead to diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases like cancer.

Just one can of diet soda a day puts you at almost a 10% higher risk of metabolic syndrome than eating a diet of fried foods! And regular soda isn’t any better. Another study found that it’s also associated metabolic syndrome.

The average American drinks an estimated 56 gallons of soft drinkseach year. No wonder over 50 million Americans have metabolic syndrome!

Instead of soft drinks, drink spring water or purified water. For a little added flavor, add fresh orange or lemon slices… even raspberries. You can even try a splash of natural fruit juice. For a change of pace, try iced tea or lemonade. If you like a little sweetness, add a touch of stevia — a natural calorie-free sweetener that you can find in any health food store.

From Total Health BreakThroughs

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A Daily Om

2009-08-28T09:14:00.001-07:00

Going through the Opening
Contracting before Expanding

Sometimes our lives contract before they expand. We may be working hard on ourselves spiritually, doing good in the world, following our dreams, and wondering why we are still facing constrictions of all kindsfinancial, emotional, physical. Perhaps we even feel as if weve lost our spirituality and are stuck in a dark room with no windows. We may be confused and discouraged by what appears to be a lack of progress. But sometimes this is the way things work. Like a caterpillar that confines itself to a tiny cocoon before it grows wings and flies, we are experiencing the darkness before the dawn.

When things feel tight, its easy to panic or want to act in some way to ease the feeling of constriction. We might also spin our wheels mentally, trying to understand why things are the way they are. However, there is nothing we need to do at this time other than to be patient and persevering. We can cling to the awareness that we are processing the shift from one stage to another, and the more we surrender to the experience, the more quickly we will move through the tightness into the opening on the other side. Just like a baby making its way down the birth canal, we may feel squeezed and pushed and very uncomfortable, but if we remember that we are on our way to being born into a new reality, we will find the strength to carry on.

Even as we endure the contractions, we can find peace within ourselves if we remember to trust the universe. We can look to the natural world for inspiration as we see that all beings surrender to the process of being born. In that surrender, and in the center of our own hearts, is a willingness to trust in the unknown as we make our way through the opening.

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The Best Way to Eat Tomatoes

2009-08-22T17:46:00.001-07:00

Eat Fat With Tomatoes to Absorb All the Nutrients

Tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But if you eat a tomato without adding a little fat, your body is unlikely to absorb all these nutrients.

Scientists recruited graduate students to eat bowls of salad greens with tomatoes and various types of salad dressings. The researchers put IV lines into the participants' veins and drew blood samples before and after they'd eaten the salads in order to get precise measurements of the absorption of nutrients.

When researchers went back and analyzed the blood samples, they realized that people who had eaten fat-free or low-fat dressings didn't absorb the beneficial carotenoids from the salad. Only when they had eaten the oil-based dressing did they get the nutrients. Extra virgin oil with balsamic vinegar is one of the simplest and delicious dressings.

Read mercola.com for many more great health tips.

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Conversations with God

2009-08-21T09:04:00.001-07:00

I receive daily messages from Neale Donald Walsh, author of "Conversations with God" and he always has some pithy words of wisdom that apply to all of us. Here is today's:

On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know...

....that obstacles are not opposing you, but merely and

gently re-routing you.

It is important not to view that which stands in your

way as your 'enemy.' It can often be your best friend,

sending you on a detour that takes you around what

could have been your biggest stumbling block.

Send a word of gratitude, then, for anything that seems

to be 'opposing' you now. All things in life happen for

good. Trust God about that.

Love, Your Friend....

You can sign up for these daily inspirations HERE. I'm not an affiliate, just someone who wants to share his inspirations.

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Best Training

2009-08-20T21:45:00.001-07:00

I love many internet marketers, there are so many really interested in helping others. I'm taking a course now that really shares tremendous information and software tips from the best of the best - Ed Dale, Brad Fallon and the rest of the Stompernet team. If you haven't looked into this year's 30-day Challenge, you really should. I'm offering day 15 as one of the most important, where I learned about this site and many others. So - please do yourself a favor and get some FREE advice and training from a fabulous group of teachers. It's not too late to take advantage of the full course - just spend an hour a day and soar with the eagles!

http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/training/2009day15.php

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New Video

2009-08-20T19:31:00.001-07:00

I love these marketing training videos by Armand Morin. He's straight-forward and very successful. He helps thousands build their dreams through his expert advice. Take a look and get on his email list for more insider's tips.

Chances are, you've seen them.

In fact, you probably see them every day.

...BUT...

Over 90% of marketers are doing them wrong.

This video explains everything:

http://www.8272009.com/x.php?af=424780

Enjoy!

Susanna Jade

P.S Watch this video before it gets taken
down. It's only available for the next 48
hours so I'd recommend you click this link so
you don't miss this it:

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Check out this site I found on StumbleUpon!

2009-08-19T08:38:00.001-07:00

Home News Photos Videos

Hi,

Transparent screens, who woulda thought!

Transparent Screens
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Gratitude Daily

2009-08-18T09:18:00.001-07:00

Here is another post from Daily Om. Always inspiring.

The emotional support and generosity you receive from the people in your life may leave you feeling blessed today. Your gratitude could be the result of a belief that there are miracles in this world and of an appreciation for the ways in which the universe works its magic in your life through the acts of generous people. Recognizing that the abundance you receive is a gift from the universe that demonstrates its love and hope for you may help you value your blessings even more. Should you feel unworthy or modest when given a gift or encouragement today, you might take some time to look more deeply into yourself. Asking yourself what qualities you have that make others want to care for you could help you realize that your presence in their life is a gift as well and that you are in fact fortunate to have each other.

Knowing that we receive good things from the universe through the kindness of others because of our own good works allows us to be truly grateful. Instead of feeling beholden to others, once we understand that our actions are interconnected, we can recognize that our gratitude fuels others generosity and vice versa. Seeing the interconnectedness of giving and receiving helps us notice that the universe works through all of us to ensure that we are all taken care of. By showing appreciation for what you receive today, the universe will continue to work its magic through others and also through you.

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song for peace

2009-08-18T09:12:00.001-07:00

Remember Stand by Me? Well here is another excellent video of musicians around the world singing for peace. NO MORE WAR!

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A Daily Om

2009-08-17T09:37:00.001-07:00

I receive the Daily Om and it's always a good read and advice for living one's creative, spiritual self. Enjoy this one.

August 13, 2009
Digging Deep for Healing
Rooting Down

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my video

2009-08-16T13:28:00.001-07:00

I recently created a video from an old hand-drawn animation. It's cool - Enjoy!

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Great Training

2009-08-16T10:59:00.001-07:00

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I just got word Armand Morin is launching some "SECRET"

project in a few weeks and his is pre-launching it

with a whole series of FREE Training Videos RIGHT NOW!

Here's the cool part...

Every 48 hours he'll be posting a new video. Yup,

every 48 hours he's going to take down the old video

and put up the new video, so you have to watch them

as soon as possible.

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Don't wait on this one. The training videos start in

a few days, make sure you watch every one.

I've seen Armand do this before and the videos were

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Remember, each video will only last 48 hours, so make

sure you get on the list early.

Prosperous Regards,

Susanna Jade

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New "Earthship" going up in Nogal, NM.

2009-05-11T21:00:00.000-07:00

Check this out: Earthship

Earthship Biotecture is a global company offering proven, totally sustainable design and construction services worldwide. Our company is led by Michael Reynolds, the principle biotect and creator of the Earthship Concept.
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Single family residence, Residential developments, Commercial Structures, Demonstration and Disaster Relief Projects. World-Wide

An earthship is the ultimate in ecohome design and construction. A completely independent building design leading the industry of green building, sustainable design and construction.

Some of my paintings

2008-12-05T18:24:00.000-08:00

The Financial Crises can be tamed.

2008-10-06T16:40:00.000-07:00

The Financial Crises can be tamed.

Mark Joyner and Simpleology

2008-01-26T12:24:00.000-08:00

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

The best blogging techniques.
How to get traffic to your blog.
How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.

which way?

2008-01-06T19:53:00.000-08:00

It's a cold and windy night here in New Mexico. Been listening to the rain and hail hitting against the windows and skylights. Am a new member of Twitter, which completes my social networking involvement. How much of one can be displayed all over the internet? Will Twitter have a music link soon? I love the musicians set up in MySpace. Just a ramble tonight, looking for an alternative energy source within me - I'm ready to recharge.

so, bye for now!

Internet Marketing Explained

2008-01-03T22:18:00.000-08:00

This is a fabulous Internet Marketing Course by Armand Morin that is sure to change your Energy Levels! Take a look and be ready to enjoy an alternative lifestyle of your choosing!

Remembering 9/11/2001

2007-09-11T18:00:00.000-07:00

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

I cry when I think of the Cherokee children dying
Wrapped in smallpox-filled blankets
Given to them by US soldiers on their walk to relocated land.
They called it Manifest Destiny

The "bomb" annihilated whole cities
Nagasaki, Hiroshima
In order to bring peace, they said.

I cry when I remember the horrors of the Vietnam War
The napalm soaked landscape,
Soldiers killing women and babies in My Lai
Firestorms stripping skin from bone
Humanity gone beserk in the killing fields of the east

Later, "smart" bombs blew up embassies,
Marching civilians mistaken for the enemy
"Collateral" damage rampant.

I weep uncontrollably at the images flashed repeatedly
Jet planes full of loved ones crashing into the heart of America
Terrorists thrusting hatred and contempt deep into our psyches
Violation beyond imagination
How could they accomplish such devastation
Armed simply with knives?

Nothing is simple
Everything with a purpose
Focused determination wrought by fanatic devotion
The super powerful turned powerless to stop the onslaught
Where to look, when to retaliate, how many more innocents
Must die before we go to the source.
Get to the seed of this sinister movement.
Work to eradicate motives, not exterminate whole populations.

We are right by our side, they are right by theirs
Or so they think, and so we think, and so the wrongs pile up
Trying to make things right, but they never do.

FURTHER REFLECTIONS AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH A VIETNAM WAR VET

There's only one way to get rid of this scourge, he said.
Wipe them out, nuke them all
From Morocco to Islamabad
Kill the Mothers, the Babies, the Sons and Daughters
We won't be safe until they're all dead
It's the nature of war, the survival of the fittest
If we don't exterminate them, they'll exterminate us.
We can never trust them or tolerate their ideas
Their religion teaches only One Path to God
Their Path, the Righteous Path,
The Path that leads to the downfall of the abhorred infidels,
The despised Americans.

Forget about Peace, Love and Brown Rice
It doesn't exist
We can't change them
We must annihilate them completely
If we're to survive.
They've shown their intent, their resolve, their focus
Their Power to rage and destroy
Our leaders must now show their grit,
Mobilize our forces and push that button
Again and Again until they surrender
Kill them all, every Bin Laden, Gadhafi and Hussein
Nuke the Mothers, the Babies, the Sons and Daughters
We won't be safe until they're ALL dead.

A MOON AND STAR

So many moons ago I found myself
sitting in the most magnificent marble baths of
Istanbul, capital of Turkey,
Constantinople, center of the Earth for centuries.
The power and the glory manifested
in a common cleansing place
for the masses.
A domed room huge and spacious,
granite pools of various sizes and shapes,
women of all ages soaking, steaming, surrendering
to the comforting heat.
Like being in the womb, so safe and secure.
Workers hands massaging a neck, a back
an arm, a whole head and shoulders.
The distant sound of prayer from the mosque near by.
High shrilly notes floating through the mist.

Look at the faucets.
Lions heads, moons, stars, gargoyles of sorts.
Everything so foreign yet familiar.
We could have stayed a week,
melted into the stone and carvings.
But our time came, we had to leave.
Reluctantly we dried our renewed bodies
clean again after days on a Turkish train.

The sights, sounds and smells come rushing back
today as I watch the Nation's Prayer Service.
Muslims chanting their blessings,
those high serene tones pique
a sleeping memory.
Wake up, Wake up all Humanity is saying.
America wakes up to a different future,
her priorities set straight, hope shining brightly,
ready to sacrifice her own sons and daughters
In order to bring justice to the wicked perpetrators.

But what about the words of one of her greatest Presidents, Thomas Jefferson:
"War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong;
And multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses."

What should we do instead?
How do we go on from here?

AFGHANISTAN

We began our journey on a freezing winter's day
on our way to mysterious and distant India.
We boarded the crowded train en route to Belgrade from Milano,
not the Orient Express, but a fast train, with not many stops.
Looking out the window at the cold gray landscapes,
sleeping in a luggage rack at night with barely a blanket
it was good to arrive in Yugoslavia where we changed trains.

Now a Turkish model loaded with swarthy men with mustaches
Who talked, laughed and smoked; stared at us.
We saw another moonrise before we reached Istanbul.
We stayed for two days walking the bazaars,
got squeeky clean in the magnificent domed marble bath house.
Marvelled at the splendour of the gleaming Blue Mosque.

The next train took us through to Teheran in Iran,
the countryside desolate, bleak, sparsely populated.
The Shah's Palace dazzling with opulent excessiveness,
a puzzling contrast to the struggling masses that filled the streets.
No wonder they threw him out a few years later.
He did nothing but fill his own life with luxurious comforts
oblivious to the pain and suffering of his subjects.
Everything was depressing about Iran
The air acrid with despair and resentment.

One more wretched day spent counting begging children
appear out of nowhere when the train made its stops.
Sleeping in a filthy "hostel" in Mashad, oppressively cold,
finally dropping off the edge of the world in Afghanistan.
An immediate shift in energy,
barefoot babies held in their mothers' arms
defying the blood-stopping sub-zero weather.
But here a gentleness, softness, sense of hope
not present in neighboring Iran.
So many nomads, a tribal existence,
women respected in their homes,
men proud of their heritage, eager to tell their stories,
sitting, smoking huge hookas, ancient shotguns close,
telling jokes, inviting us in.
Be careful, they are not like us.

Different, very different.
Hard to explain.
A feeling more than a reason.
Horse-drawn carts filled the frozen roads,
the scent of animals and humans inseparable.
In Kabul a restaurant for the many foreigners
We met Michael from San Francisco,
Rafael from Milano, "Rafuulakan" his Afghani name
since he'd been there for six years,
living with the nomad tribe to the east
in the treacherous mountains, before the Taliban took over.
No extremists then. It was before Osama bin Laden
or the Russians, or the fanatic "fundamentalists."
Just independent Afghani families
Living off the land, as they had for centuries.

Medieval methods still employed,
donkeys carried their wares single file, focused,
on their way in step, like homing pigeons,
delivering goods on the other side of town,
then returning to be loaded again, walking their
well-known path unattended by any human.

We went on to India, to the Ganges, to the Taj Mahal
To Nepal and the Himalayas, Mount Everest
rising above the limits of my mind.
I never saw the vast terrain along the Kyber Pass again,
but Afghanistan remains vivid, wild, unconquered.

Now liberated, the struggle continues, tribes compete
for power, women shed their burkas, children go to school,
trucks bring food, medicine and shelter. The clean-shaven
men hold the strings to their kites, laughing, singing, daring
to hope for a future all Afghanis can share.

See my paintings

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Greetings, please go to my art website at www.susannajade.com
to view more paintings.

Next Internet Millionaire Audition

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I didn't make it, but be sure to watch the program starting August 15th at
http://www.nextinternetmillionaire.com

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born A Death Certificate shows that we died Pictures show that we live! Have a seat. Relax . . . and read this slowly.
	I Believe... That just because two people argue, It doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, It doesn't mean they do love each other.
	I Believe... That we don't have to change friends if We understand that friends change.
	I Believe.... That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you, every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
	I Believe..... That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
	I Believe... That you can do something in an instant That will give you heartache for life.
	I Believe.... That it's taking me a long time To become the person I want to be.
	I Believe... That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
	I Believe.... That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
	I Believe.... That we are responsible for what We do, no matter how we feel.
	I Believe... That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
	I Believe.... That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
	I Believe.... That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time..
	I Believe.... That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
	I Believe... That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
	I Believe... That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had And what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
	I Believe..... That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
	I Believe... That no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.
	I Believe.... That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but, we are responsible for who we become.
	I Believe... That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
	I Believe.... Two people can look at the exact same Thing and see something totally different.
	I Believe... That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
	I Believe... That even when you think you have no more to give, When a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
	I Believe... That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
	I Believe... That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
	I Believe... That you should send this to all of the people that you believe in. I just did.
'The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything they have.