Intentions

   
  Lately I have been thinking...What Am I Going To Do For the Rest of This Life???...What

Are My Intentions Concerning What I am Doing In My Daily Life Right Now???...Is It Worth It to Do the Things That I Really Want to Do???...The Things I Really Am Supposed To Do???...

     You know the Things the God Wants me to Do…My Purpose…My Path…I Walk my path Every Day.  What if I am Missing the Point???...What if I am Missing the Path???...Why did God Want me To Come Back???...And What if I had Said NO???...The Divine Universe has Reasons…Questions…Answers…

     This a Quote I found from the Dalai Lama... 

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

     Am I Living My Life like This???  I Try…And Fail…And Try…And Fail…And Try…And Fail…Is the Important Thing to Keep Trying or to Keep Failing???

     I Feel Defeated.  I Feel as if I Am Being Hit Repeatedly with a Baseball Bat as I put One Foot in Front of the Other.  I am Still a Part of the Machine.  Doing My Part For Corporate America…And the Global Corporation.  I Try to Escape…I am Pulled Back In…WHY???

     I Love To Cook and Bake…As of Late…Not even That Passion is Motivating Me…

 How Long Does Humanity have until the Crash???...the BIG Crash???...is it worth getting Involved in Something New knowing that the Time of the Big Crash is upon us…

     We have Tipped the Scales…Most are in Denial…Some will Help so That the Crash will be Less Devastating…Less Dramatic…And None Can Stop the Crash…

     The Dalai Lama is Very Insightful and Thought Provoking. 

How many of Us are Living Our Daily Lives With Love…Compassion…Forgiveness???...

Am I Living my Daily Life with Love…Compassion…Forgiveness???...Most of the Time Towards Others…All the Time in Connection with My Daughter…Love and Compassion Where I am Concerned is Always…Forgiveness Towards Myself???...That is a Difficult One…

     Selfishness is Not in My Nature…Until the Crash…Then Survival Will Take Over…Sometimes the Imminent Future is Difficult to Comprehend and Take In…Maybe Easier to Live in Denial…God Did Not Make My Soul That Way…

My Survival Checklist.....

...I will Continue to Update...This is Just the Beginning...

2 Pair All Weather Boots                                               2 Gallons Water

1 Military Coat

My Personal Contribution to Climate Change

    I recently learned that Indigenous Cultures all around the Earth are not having Children due to the deteriorating state of our Earth.  I am not having another Child for the same Reasons.  I would Adopt if my Financial situation was more Stable.  All Children are God’s Children and I know I would not Love an Adopted Child any less than my own Flesh and Blood Daughter.  We are One in the larger Scheme of the Universe. 

    In the same document I learned that the Elders of Multiple Native Cultures believe that we have Tipped the Scale of the Point of No Return.  I believe the same.  There are no quick fixes or any more band aids up the sleeve of Humanity.  We have made our Bed and now Must lie in that same Bed.  We only have Ourselves to Blame for the Predicament Humanity and All the Earth is in at this moment in time. 

     I want to be Optimistic, however, I do not see Enough Humans wanting to make Progressive Steps toward a More Sustainable Spiritual Way of Life.  I Witness Denial, Lack of Awareness, Ignorance and no Sense of Mindfulness.  My Soul is Tired and Exhausted.  Even at Home the Lack of Awareness is in my Face.  I live with a Human who throws away Recyclables, is not Mindful of Water and Electricity, Eats Factory Farmed Meat and sits watching Television and Playing Computer Games for Hours.  And I am not talking about my Thirteen Year Old Daughter.  I try to Educate my Family and Friends.  I guess None are Listening. 

     Most Days I know it is Only the Grace of the Divine that I get out of Bed and Do What has to Be Done for the Day. 

     I know that there is So Much More I Could Do to Help our Earth.  Many days I Fall Short of my Own Goals.  For Example the Use of Electricity in our Home…my Ecological Footprint is Not Even Close to being Sustainable and I do Try.  It is Truly Depressing and Distressing.  So I wrote a short note about the Use of Electricity in Our Home.  What Would We do if Our Electrical Grid Crashes???  Scary Thought.  I Believe it is Time to Prepare for the Possibility.

             

                                         My Personal Contribution To Climate Change

     Did I read that total correctly?  Really?  It takes four Earths to sustain my lifestyle???!!!  I enjoy randomly calculating my ecological footprint just to see how poorly my meager attempts at saving the Earth are working…or not working at all.  I thought I was making a conscious effort to live an environmentally eco-friendly, sustainable life.  Am I “Green” or am I fooling myself?  Melting glaciers, deforestation, mass extinction of animal and plant life, worldwide famine and global pandemics are witnessed on a daily basis.  Humans are the contemporary volcano or meteorite that will drastically change the Earth, as we know it.

            The “Living Green” journey is long, overwhelming and not necessarily easy.  There are bumps, blocks, forks and potholes.  Living green requires time, patience, the ability to analyze oneself and lots of compassion.  If we are to balance the climate of our planet, the time has come for every individual to honestly, completely and deeply analyze oneself.        

     The actions of every individual will make or break humanity.  There are approximately 7,000,000,000 human beings entangled in the Web of Life on Planet Earth.  The most common responses I receive concerning climate change are: “I am only one person.”  Rosa Parks, Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln were only one person. “Governments and corporations are to blame for the climate change.”  Governments and corporations are made up of individuals.  “The climate is not changing.”  What reality are you living in?  “It will not happen in my lifetime.”  What planet are you living on?  The mind can have a difficult time wrapping itself around the idea that one individual makes a difference.  Can one person make a difference?  Can one person change the climate?  After contemplating the Web of Life, the idea becomes easier to understand.  Every action of every individual has a consequence that affects the climate of the Earth.      

      I began analyzing how much electrical energy my family of three humans consumed.  The results are staggering:  135 outlets (including outlet strips, extension cords and wall outlets), 59 light bulbs, 9 plug in air fresheners/night lights, 5 standing fans, 4 televisions, 4 DVD players, 5 computers, 1 game system, 3 telephones, 4 sinks, 3 VCR players, 3 mobile phones, 2 stereos, 3 vacuums, 3 floor cleaners, 2 printers, 2 ceiling fans, 2 toilets, 2 Sonic Care Toothbrushes, 2 hairdryers, shower, water heater, water softener, water pump, refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, coffee grinder, stove, crock pot, juicer, food saver, blender, chopper, dehydrator, can opener, camcorder, digital camera, cable box, answering machine, washer, dryer, furnace, carbon monoxide detector, I pod, paper shredder, flat iron, clothes iron, curling iron, heating pad, humidifier, dehumidifier, garage door opener, multiple strands of Christmas lights and Decorations and I know that the attic contains more electronic treasures hidden in boxes and plastic storage containers.  This is my personal energy consumption contribution to climate change.  What is yours?

Not My Words...And This Letter Haunts Me

Not My Words...I Have Volunteered in A Few Shelters and These Words are the Truth...These Words Do Haunt Me...I Could Not have Said it Better...

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A Letter from a Shelter Manager

I think our society needs a huge "Wake-up" call. As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all...a view from the inside if you will.


First off, all of you breeders/sellers should be made to work in the "back" of an animal shelter for just one day. Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know.


That puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore. So how would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at? Purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are "owner surrenders" or "strays", that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.


The most common excuses I hear are; "We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat)." Really? Where are you moving too that doesn't allow pets? Or they say "The dog got bigger than we thought it would". How big did you think a German Shepherd would get? "We don't have time for her". Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs! "She's tearing up our yard". How about making her a part of your family? They always tell me "We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her we know she'll get adopted, she's a good dog".


Odds are your pet won't get adopted & how stressful do you think being in a shelter is? Well, let me tell you, your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off. Sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy. If it sniffles, it dies. Your pet will be confined to a small run/kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it. If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers in that day to take him/her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose. If your dog is big, black or any of the "Bully" breeds (pit bull, rottie, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door.


Those dogs just don't get adopted. It doesn't matter how 'sweet' or 'well behaved' they are.


If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed it may get a stay of execution, but not for long . Most dogs get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment. If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.


Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being "put-down".


First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk happy, wagging their tails. Until they get to "The Room", every one of them freaks out and puts on the brakes when we get to the door. It must smell like death or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there, it's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs depending on the size and how freaked out they are. Then a euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They will find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the "pink stuff". Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood and been deafened by the yelps and screams. They all don't just "go to sleep", sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves.


When it all ends, your pets corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back with all of the other animals that were killed waiting to be picked up like garbage. What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know and it probably won't even cross your mind. It was just an animal and you can always buy another one, right?


I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head I deal with everyday on the way home from work.


I hate my job, I hate that it exists & I hate that it will always be there unless you people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter.


Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.


My point to all of this DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!


Hate me if you want to. The truth hurts and reality is what it is. I just hope I maybe changed one persons mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say "I saw this and it made me want to adopt". THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORTH IT

HIDDEN WATER

...Five Minute Showers...Shutting the Tap off While Brushing Teeth...Energy Efficient Washers...Dryers...Toilets...Shower Heads...Gray Water Systems...All Wonderful Ways and Means to Conserve Water...
    
     The Facts are that Almost Everything we eat, drink, wear and use on a Daily Basis are Created with Water.  I am Writing this as My Mom Cooks up some Factory Farmed Ground Beef making the Steroid, Anti-biotic, Adrenaline and Fear filled Meat into Patties.
     My Mom would Not watch Fast Food Nation with Me.  She Said that was Gross How They Raised and Killed the Cows.  When I told her That is What Happens to the Cow that She Eats...She Responded by Saying That she LOVES her Ground Beef and Was NOT Giving it Up...Still Can Not Figure That One Out...And Refuses to Buy Local Beef, Chicken and Pork Because It Cuts Into her Computer Gaming and Television Time...Sounds Just Like a Teenager...
     I Peeked at the Packaging...2 pounds of Ground Beef...Equals...3714 Gallons of Water...
     In April of 2010...Most Likely in Honour of Earth Day...National Geographic...published a Special Issue Entitled...Water: Our Thirsty World...I Always knew that Water Nourished our Food and Beverage Supply...However...I was Unaware Complex Nature of Water Use...Here is the National Geographic Breakdown...
 
     1,857 Gallons = 1 Pound Beef          1,382 Gallons = 1 Pound Sausage
     756 Gallons = 1 Pound Pork             469 Gallons = 1 Pound Chicken
      589 Gallons = 1 Pound Processed Cheese           
      371 Gallons = 1 Pound Fresh Cheese       634 Gallons = 1 Hamburger
    

     3,170 Gallons = 1 Pound Chocolate      119 Gallons = 1 Pound Potatoes
     108 Gallons = 1 Pound Corn                 216 Gallons = 1 Pound Soybeans
     449 Gallons = 1 Pound Rice                   18 Gallons = 1 Apple

     59 Gallons = 1 Cup Apple Juice               880 Gallons = 1 Cup Milk
     1,008 Gallons = 1 Gallon Wine                689 Gallons = 1 Gallon Beer
      880 Gallons = 1 Gallon Coffee                128 Gallons = 1 Gallon Tea

     2,900 Gallons = 1 Pair of Jeans                2,800 Gallons = 1 Cotton Bedsheet
      1321 Gallons = 500 Sheets Paper


     And Here Is Why Meat Takes More Water...
         According to National Geographic,  a human diet that consists of meat takes about 60% more water than a diet that is primarily vegetation.  So how much water does it take to raise one cow or steer....
      808,400 Gallons for 18,700 Pounds of Pasture, Feed and Hay + 6,300 Gallons for Drinking + 1,900 Gallons for Cleaning Stables and Farm Yards = 816,600 Gallons used For the Life of the Cow or Steer....
   
The Entire Global Community is Not Facing a Water Crisis...We are In the Global Water Crisis...And to be Honest...I do Not Think that Humanity has Realized this Fact...Most are Living Their Lives in Denial...Wake Up...And Where Have All The Old Souls Gone???

Socrates...

...the Age Old Question From Socrates...
     Is It Good Because the Gods Say It Is Good...Or...Do The Gods Say It Is Good Because It Is Good...
          And...Is It The Truth Because the Gods Say It Is The Truth...Or...Do The Gods Say It Is The Truth Because It Is The Truth...

The Ten Insights

First Insight
     Mysterious Occurences
          The Mystery that Surrounds Our Individual Lives on this Planet

Second Insight
     More Correct Interpretation of Recent History
          One that Clarifies the Transformation

Third Insight
     New Understanding of the Physical World
          Perception of Energy

Fourth Insight
     Human Competition for Energy and Power
          Humans want to Control and Manipulate
               Psychic Energy Vampires

Fifth Insight
     The Universe Provides us With All the Energy We Need

Sixth Insight
     Control Drama
          Intimidator...Interrogator...Aloof...Poor Me...    

Seventh Insight
     Process of Consciously Evolving Self
           Stay Alert to Coincidence and to the Answers the Universe Provides
               Objects Jump Out at Us...Thoughts Come as Guidance...Superimpose the Plot of Your      Dreams Against Your Real Life Situation...

Eighth Insight
     How we Can Aid Others to Bring Us the Answers We Seek

Ninth Insight
     As the Spiritual Renaissance Progresses...We Must Overcome the Polarization of Fear

Tenth Insight
     Greater Understanding of Renaissance Attained by Grasping or Relationship to the Afterlife Demensions
          Clarifying Nature of Intuition and Maintaining Intuitions
               Seeing Our Sychronistic Path in a Fuller Way