I just read the Community Free Press article on the Health Care Reform Debate... The following is what I gathered on the subject.
1. According to a Gallup poll: 35% favor reform, 36% are against, and a whopping 29% have no opinion.
2. The House of Reps has moved its reform through, HR 3200. The 1,000 page bill, has passed 3 committees.
3. THe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has proposed the Affordable Health Choices Act.
4. Senate is moving slower than the House. House has said "something is going to pass."
5. If an when both the House and Senate pass their own measures- the bills will go into a conference Bi-Partisan committee to hammer out differences.
6. Need for Reform: In 1960, health care accounted for 5.2% of costs. Today it accounts for 16.2%+...
TO LEARN MORE, Free Press recommends visiting
www.kaiser-healthnews.org
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
If theres ever an answer Its more love
Dixie Chicks- "More Love"
This is how I'm feeling :)
Just look out around us
People fightin their wars
They think theyll be happy
When theyve settled their scores
Lets lay down our weapons
That hold us apart
Be still for just a minute
Try to open our hearts
More love, I can hear our hearts cryin
More love, I know thats all we need
More love, to flow in between us
To take us and hold us and lift us above
If theres ever an answer
Its more love
I can hear our hearts cryin
More love, I know thats all we need
More love, to flow in between us
To take us and hold us and lift us above
If theres ever an answer
Its more love
Friday, August 7, 2009
Describe God.
20 Questions For Every Spiritual Seeker
1. Why is there poverty and suffering in the world?
Greed and Intolerance.
2. What is the relationship between science and religion?
Same thing.
3. Why are so many people depressed?
Detachment from primal selves and their souls as well as detachment and estrangement from Mother Nature and her gifts.
4. What are we all so afraid of?
Impermanence.
5. When is war justifiable?
Never.
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, scince for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despiceable an ignoreable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein
6. How would God want us to respond to aggression and terrorism?
Calm Compassion
7. How does one obtain true peace?
Calm Compassion
8. What does it mean to live in the present moment?
One Foot in Front of the Other with a Smile on Your Face.
9. What is our greatest distraction?
Doubt and Fear.
10. Is current religion serving its purpose?
Yes and No- Religious groups should take up more of the charity work and homeless help than they now do.
11. What happens to you after you die?
Soul reincarnates and evolves.
12. Describe heaven and how to get there.
I believe every day you can get to Heaven. Heaven is probably a place on Earth most definitely.
13. What is the meaning of life?
There are no great acts- only small acts of great love. _Mother Tereasa
14. Describe God.
You, Me, Everyone I know. God is a self-organizing cosmos.
15. What is the greatest quality humans possess?
Patience.
16. What is it that prevents people from living to their full potential?
Self Limitations.
17. Noverbally, by motion or gesture only, act out what you believe to be the current condition of the world.
18. What is your one wish for the world?
Enlightenment.
19. What is wisdom and how do we gain it?
Calm Compassion
20. Are we all one?
Of course. All for one and one for all.
BraveNewTraveler.com
Thanks To Jess @ Spirit-Self.com for the Share.
1. Why is there poverty and suffering in the world?
Greed and Intolerance.
2. What is the relationship between science and religion?
Same thing.
3. Why are so many people depressed?
Detachment from primal selves and their souls as well as detachment and estrangement from Mother Nature and her gifts.
4. What are we all so afraid of?
Impermanence.
5. When is war justifiable?
Never.
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, scince for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despiceable an ignoreable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein
6. How would God want us to respond to aggression and terrorism?
Calm Compassion
7. How does one obtain true peace?
Calm Compassion
8. What does it mean to live in the present moment?
One Foot in Front of the Other with a Smile on Your Face.
9. What is our greatest distraction?
Doubt and Fear.
10. Is current religion serving its purpose?
Yes and No- Religious groups should take up more of the charity work and homeless help than they now do.
11. What happens to you after you die?
Soul reincarnates and evolves.
12. Describe heaven and how to get there.
I believe every day you can get to Heaven. Heaven is probably a place on Earth most definitely.
13. What is the meaning of life?
There are no great acts- only small acts of great love. _Mother Tereasa
14. Describe God.
You, Me, Everyone I know. God is a self-organizing cosmos.
15. What is the greatest quality humans possess?
Patience.
16. What is it that prevents people from living to their full potential?
Self Limitations.
17. Noverbally, by motion or gesture only, act out what you believe to be the current condition of the world.
18. What is your one wish for the world?
Enlightenment.
19. What is wisdom and how do we gain it?
Calm Compassion
20. Are we all one?
Of course. All for one and one for all.
BraveNewTraveler.com
Thanks To Jess @ Spirit-Self.com for the Share.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
"Try a Little Kindness Folks..."
"...It Goes a Long Way"
A Collection of Olden Day Sayings
As Told to Us By Mary Helen England,
As Compiled by Kay LaCausa
Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother
1. God is Overall
2. It is Better to Give than to Receive.
3. Time Heals all Wounds.
4. Don't Count Your Chickens Until They've Hatched.
5. Let Your Conscious Be Your Guide.
6. Haste Makes Waste
7. No News is Good News
8. Don't Cross the Bridge Until You Reach It.
9. If You Don't Like My Peaches, Don't Shake My Tree.
10. Where There is A Will There Is A Way.
11. Take Time to Smell the Roses... It's Later Than You Think.
12. Many a True Word is Spoken in Jest
13. Time is all We Have.
14. God gave us a Mouth for a Reason- To Use it.
15. Better to Burp and Bear the Shame then Not to Burp and Bear the Pain.
My grandmother lived a wonderful life full of adventure and wisdom. She was truly the Matriarch of our dear family.
"Old Soldiers Never Die... They Just Fade Away."
A Collection of Olden Day Sayings
As Compiled by Kay LaCausa
Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother
1. God is Overall
2. It is Better to Give than to Receive.
3. Time Heals all Wounds.
4. Don't Count Your Chickens Until They've Hatched.
5. Let Your Conscious Be Your Guide.
6. Haste Makes Waste
7. No News is Good News
8. Don't Cross the Bridge Until You Reach It.
9. If You Don't Like My Peaches, Don't Shake My Tree.
10. Where There is A Will There Is A Way.
11. Take Time to Smell the Roses... It's Later Than You Think.
12. Many a True Word is Spoken in Jest
13. Time is all We Have.
14. God gave us a Mouth for a Reason- To Use it.
15. Better to Burp and Bear the Shame then Not to Burp and Bear the Pain.
My grandmother lived a wonderful life full of adventure and wisdom. She was truly the Matriarch of our dear family.
"Old Soldiers Never Die... They Just Fade Away."
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Taking all the time you need to be.
The Thymus Chakra
Open and Balanced Chakra: Open to higher spiritual levels, you have both love and aspiration for the Divine, and also selfless love for those around you. This chakra is about love. Through fostering love through this chakra your are able to tap into the endless wellspring of unconditional love.
Skills: Expression. Confidence. Oratory.
Position: This chakra lies just above the Heart chakra and below the Throat.
It helps you to communicate your true feelings. It can be thought of as your internal guide or a reflex center for the higher streams of consciousness.
It vibrates to a pink, bright white, or aquamarine color.
The following meditation will help you to balance your Thymus chakra and to harmonize the emotions of the heart with the reason of language.
Sit quietly.
Hands folded infront of you.
Take a few cleansing breaths.
Observe your breath.
Rest your eyes.
Hold your breath for 5 seconds.
Then release the breath slowly.
Now, Imagine a Bright Blue light radiating from your throat chakra.
Slowly
gently
release.
Now, Imagine a Bright Green light radiating from your heart chakra.
The spinning green disk brightens and dims with each breath.
Take a deeper breath.
Hold the breath for 4 seconds.
Slowly
gently
release.
Now, close your eyes and imagine the green light of the heart meeting with the blue light of the throat chakra. They meet and emit a bright white, pinkish, aquamarine light. Almost like a fire.
Say aloud- My heart, my spirit and my creativity guide me. I always speak from my heart.
You are now in touch with your Thymus Chakra- this chakra connects the heart and throat chakra. It is about Transitions. Know that this chakra will guide you through the transitions that come with higher consciousness in a loving, gentle manner.
Wriggle your toes and fingers. How do you feel?
More information on the Thymus Chakra.
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