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In Peaces
Happy autumnal equinox!
Happy International Day Of Peace!
I think they go really well together. Gratitude for the abundance of the year, a point of astronomical balance, and hope for abundance and safety as we move into the dark half of the year seems like an excellent moment to ask Who will you make peace with today? Seems to me that if we all ( Read more... ) -
Aluna
Check out the documentary Aluna, about the isolated Columbian tribe theKogi, who wish us to know that our superficial understanding of the world is leading us to deeply damage the Earth and all life:
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Permaculture Principle 11: Use Edges and Value the Marginal
In science as with gardening, the principle that there's always greater, more vigorous growth at the edges of the zone than the centre seems to hold true. What also seems to hold true for both is that what grows there isn't always expected, and can cause great confusion and discomfort.
The Permaculture Association says:
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Big Bang
Nuclear weapons: an accident waiting to happen
In July 1956, a plane crashed in Suffolk, nearly detonating an atomic bomb. In January 1987, an RAF truck carrying hydrogen bombs skidded off a road in Wiltshire. Other near-misses remain top secret. Who is really at risk from Britain's nuclear weapons?- The Guardian,
Saturday 14 September ( Read more... )
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Affairs of the Heart
Sticks and stones may break your bones
And names hurt you just the same.
Fortunately, happiness is a skill set. Whether you're predisposed to it or not, you can learn it and practice it and build up your reserves of strength, resilience, and general health as a side-effect of enjoying life more:
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Lissa Rankin Again
Lissa Rankin's latest TEDTalk covers ground familiar to anyone who saw her previous talk. This time, she's talking to health care providers about the urgent need to take an holistic approach and to revolutionise the health care system. She's more specific about what stress is, and about the need to reject stress as "normal":
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Brillant quote
Originally posted by sabrinamari at Brillant quote
"Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way."
~Alan Wilson Watts
I wish I had been able to meet this man and speak to him in person. Lucky you, Glen Marshall!
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Shielded
This perfectly captures why I love Agent Coulson (and Captain America) best of all the Avengers in the latest films.
Decency, kindness, modesty, intelligence, the confidence to act in the best and least violent way (he knocks them out but doesn't kill them), calm courtesy, and a wicked sense of humour.
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Stop It Now (Only Don't)!
Lemony Snickett was asked to provide a NaNoWriMo pep talk. Here it is, in its full glory - and the great thing is that it applies to anything you love:
Dear Cohort,
Struggling with your novel? Paralyzed by the fear that it’s nowhere near good enough? Feeling caught in a trap of your own devising? You should probably give up.
For one thing, writing ( Read more... )
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