LOVE to LAUGH Every Day!

 The February 14^th day to celebrate love: what I know for sure is that there is more laughter in LOVE.

A baby's laugh is infectious; we laugh out loud and smile every time.

We watch "Bibi" the monkey on YouTube, and we laugh and smile at the adorable monkey's antics.

When a gorilla at the zoo copies human movements, it makes us laugh and smile.

If a baby goat begins hopping frantically from the back to the back of another goat, we laugh and smile.

When we see a whale breach the ocean surface, we clap with amazement of nature and smile.

When we eat a strawberry dipped in dark chocolate, we enjoy silently inside and smile.

When my husband gives me a handful of wildflowers after mowing, I smile.

Whenever I need a break from this world, I turn to laughter to remind myself that life is fun.

A great way to start your day: watch "Wildz PAWZ," where rescue dogs pick their master.

That will make you laugh, smile, and cry tears of joy! Enjoy your life, it is brief.

*Thank you for helping Lia & Marrten reach their goal, they are back working on their land.

Happy New Year! Happy People Help Where They Can!

In this wonderful time of exciting changes, life is good.

There is a sweet family in Portugal I have followed for about five years. They have endeavored to live off-grid in a sustainable lifestyle that protects the earth. Leah has shared many home-spun recipes that I have tried over the years, and in fact, I successfully made my first batch of sun-dried tomatoes with her recipe. Maartin, her husband, works tirelessly to clear the land, save the trees, and find groundwater for the crops they grow and their family. The environmental farming methods the two know are great for learning how to be self-sufficient on their land.

We've watched as they added another child to their little family and taught them how to garden. The patience and kindness both parents show to their children while teaching them to live with the land are remarkable to see. Parents who put their children first and teach them how to live are something I imagine many American parents would like.

The mention of them is simple. If not for their YouTube channel, we would know nothing about their current needs due to the hurricane. So instead of my usual blog, I ask that you donate to their GoFundMe account; it would help them greatly. They have lost everything they worked so diligently to build over the years.

Here is her blog to explain their dire situation. If you can donate a dollar, it will help. Thank you for being so kind. 

YouTube: Portugual Homestead - The scariest night of my life -Storm Kristin destroyed our Portugal Homestead. 

Happy New Year of giving to those in need. *Remember, give of your abundance, not your need. 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwDR6rlIFlc

 

"Happy People"

This year I choose “happy people.”

Happy people don’t use others for selfish pleasure, profit, or power.

Happy people don’t forbid family members to visit one another over a difference of opinion.

Happy people don’t physically hurt others or try to control them; instead, they try to provide safety.

Happy people don’t seduce or lie to get what they want.

Happy people don’t steal.

Happy people respect others’ privacy.

Happy people don’t complain constantly.

Happy people give more than they take because it spills over from a heart full of unconditional love.

Happy people work to make the world a safer place for children to live.

Happy people listen to children and acknowledge their importance in making the world better.

This year, I choose to be a happy person and associate with happy people who are thankful to be alive.

 

Eleven Lovely Things

1) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found inside the PERSPECTIVE of every mind.

2) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in peaceful COLLABORATIONS with personal boundaries.

3) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in "DOING" the kindest action to give yourself the best of everything available to you now.

4) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in taking ACTIONS to provide children with fundamental common sense values of the magnificience of their natural bodies.

5) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in the WISDOM of knowing when to speak and not to.

6) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in letting go of trying to CONTROL everyone's opinion of you. Your opinion of you is what matters most."

7) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in protecting the mental/physical spaces of children by teaching critical thinking skills for them to use when given complete information about any topic.

8) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in learning that we create boundaries of self-proetction and self-sovereignty through experiences and mistakes.

9) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in realizing there is great benefit to minding our own business and staying in our line of work.

10) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in being calm, focused, on the positives, with appreciation for a wonderful world of new inventions.

11) Discovering "Peace on Earth" is found in being peaceful in YOUR family unity with open discussions of differnet opinions with the goal of forgiveness. We don't have to live with them, just love them from wherever you go.

"If PEACE is to be, it starts inside of me, my mind, my words/actions. There is no OUTSIDE peace without the collective of INNER PEACE of the mind. There is no perfect life on Earth, only a calm mind that can think of solutions, with no physical destruction of life. Where there is life there is potential for peace.

To be alive is the gift. Your life is a gift of PEACE.

Self-Sovereignty With Boundries Brings Evolution of Peace

If there ever was a year to be eternally grateful to be simple me, it is now.

Technology is grand, and I wouldn’t change a thing about its invention. It has enabled shadowy events around the world to be transparent and challenge the domination that undermines self-sovereignty. However, I am glad I gave myself an arsenal of knowledge to lean on by comparison. I developed my ability to determine facts from lies or religious programming. With Artificial Intelligence, we will all have to learn how to distinguish between facts and propaganda. If we do our research, we can.

When I was a teenager, studies that have paid off more than I knew included my reading of United States history, world wars,  learning the primary meaning of our U.S. Constitution, as well as what protecting free speech entails. Say what you will about the founders of the USA government, with all its flaws, it is the “ONLY GOVERNMENT in Earth’s evolution of humanity” that was a successful experiment allowing its citizens to prosper by their initiative without government interferance.

If you love your country, wherever you are in the world, if you love your state constitution, and your faith, good! If you believe in it, then stand up for it; elect new leaders who support your original constitution. Being proud of your heritage and traditions makes the world a more educated place of human evolution. Protect your peaceful traditions and country. Preserve the beauty of your faith and people. You will find a way to promote self-sovereignty if you never give up. The collective voice of reason will prevail as words without violence unite. Calm collaboration with open minds and hearts will bring harmony—no more violence.

We, the people of the world, simply want to live in peace and harmony alongside one another. It has always been so; therefore, we accelerate kindness and progress towards this goal.

 

I Brake for Turtles

Whenever I drive a back road to enjoy the countryside, I see a box turtle or snapping turtle crossing the road. I brake and stop my car. I wait patiently if there is no traffic so the turtle can cross to the other side.

If the road is busy, I put the flashers on and pick up the shell, taking it in the direction it is heading. I’ve been told that turtles know where the water is and instinctively head that direction.

The last two years have brought unexpected and unacceptable health challenges that have caused me to pause; I don’t get sick. It’s not in my schedule.

Our parents told my generation to push through pain, push through hard times. Push through sickness to work, get ‘er dun, no excuses, and we did. For the most part, this hard-core philosophy has served us well until now, in our old age. My body has brought challenges.

It’s ok to cuss and scream, to even curse at my body. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s move on to more productive actions. It’s taken a while, but I am heading towards acceptance with knee braces, a walker, or a cane for a couple of months. I am thinking of getting mental health therapy to help me cope with the changing lifestyle needs. The forecast is good, considering the life changes I must make.

The medical professionals I have encountered are patient, educated, and compassionate individuals from a younger generation, which speaks volumes about the potential for better healthcare in the future. The personal touch and genuine caring are evident and appreciated.

I brake for turtles; it is time to brake from my fast life so I can heal.  I love my life, I love you.

“Everything happens for you, not to you; you don’t have to like it, it's just easier if you do.”

 Byron Katie Mitchell ~ thework.com

 

Women for Self-Sovereignty Every Month

Women worldwide create new roads of progress every generation.

One hundred years ago, a group of brave nature-loving women began Australia Melbourne’s Women’s Walking Club in 1921. Women bushwalking was forbidden, but they organized and agitated. Women had to endure male prejudice for not “knowing their place” in the home tending house.

Views of church leaders had this to say:

Archbishop Dr. Duhig vehemently condemned it! “The sight of women donning male’s garments is absolutely nauseating! It is most objectionable!”

Rev H. M. Wheller of the Methodist Church content himself with saying anything that breaks down the sanctity of the Lord’s Day, such as “Sunday Hiking” is not in the best interest of the community.

A visiting Jewish Rabbi commends the movement. The Melbourne Walking Club is alive today.

Indeed, women, when united, achieve great things. Today, in America, women have had the vote for one hundred years; in 1920, it was law. When women get involved, progress evolves.

We’ve come a long way; today, US men support women’s self-sovereignty. Indeed, it is an exciting time to be alive. We are grateful every day for every good thing in our lives.

Enjoy “Women’s History Month,” and remember to list the women in your life that made it great. There is much to be thankful for.  Perhaps take a walk in nature and breathe.