Something a little different ...

[void()]

Often we are bombarded on this forum by the negatives of life. I'd like to open a new circle from a thread. Think folks will get the idea. We need to start counting blessings and positives. Thanks.

Helping migrant workers prove who they are – and avoid exploitation (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0726/Helping-migrant-workers-prove-who-they-are-and-avoid-exploitation)

Good Friendships Key To Healthy Living (http://www.happynews.com/news/7282010/good-friendships-key-healthy-living.htm)

New Spaceship Could Fly People to Private Space Stations (http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/boeing-cst100-commercial-crew-spacecraft-100719.html)

Bus driver saves 10 from blazing home, finishes route (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38242320/ns/us_news-wonderful_world/)


New Research on Disappearing Ancient Plant Offers Hope for Species Recovery (http://www.happynews.com/news/7132010/disappearing-ancient-plant-offers-hope.htm)

Please have liberty to add more positive articles. Don't over analyze or over think here. "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." It helps to know there is still good news happening despite all the other. "Light up the night."

[DuckiesDarling]

From Humble to Rumble (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5izeKnOACJXT_lBVwt68YJlvREgqQD9HFQI4G0)

Four Legs Good (http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/blogs/four-legs-good)

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

Very cool guys. Its great to get a shot of positive first thing in the morning. :}
Hugzzz
Cat

[elian]

Often we are bombarded on this forum by the negatives of life. I'd like to open a new circle from a thread. Think folks will get the idea. We need to start counting blessings and positives.

I am blessed by the intimate unconditional love and caring of an amazing friend.

[elian]

A Prayer To Humankind by Manitongquat

HEAR, O HUMANKIND, the prayer of my heart.

For are we not one, have we not one desire,
to heal our Mother Earth and bind her wounds?
And still to be free as the spotted Eagle climbing
...the laughing breath of our Father Sky,
to hear again from dark forests and flashing rivers
the varied ever-changing Song of Creation?

O Humankind, are we not all brothers and sisters,
are we not the grandchildren of the Great Mystery?
Do we not all want to love and be loved, to work
and to play, to sing and dance together?
But we live with fear. Fear that is hate,
fear that is ambition, competition, aggression,
fear that is loneliness, anger, bitterness, cruelty,
fear that is mistrust. envy. greed. vanity. . . and yet
fear is only twisted love, love turned back
upon itself, devouring itself, hating itself,
love that was denied, love that was rejected . . . and love. ..

Love is life - creation, seed and leaf
and blossom and fruit and seed, love is growth
and search and reach and touch and dance,
love is nurture and succor and feed and pleasure,
love is pleasuring ourself, pleasuring each other,
love is life believing in itself.

And life. . .
Life is the Sacred Mystery singing to itself, dancing
to its drum, telling tales, improvising, playing
and we are all that Spirit, our stories all
but one cosmic story that we are loved indeed,
that perfect love we seek we are already.
That the love in me seeks the love in you,
and if our eyes could ever meet without fear,
we would recognize each other and rejoice,
for love is life believing in itself.

O Humankind, we must stop fearing life,
fearing each other, we must absolutely
stop hating ourself, resenting Creation .... Life,
O Humankind, life is the only treasure.
We are the custodians of it, it is our sacred trust.
Life is wondrous, awesome and holy, a burning glory,
and its price is simply this: courage . . .
we must be brave enough to love.

Hear my heart's prayer, O Humankind,
trust in love, don't be afraid. I love you
as I love life, I love myself, please
love me too, love yourself, for perfect love,
as a wise one said, casts out all fear.
If we are to live, there is no other choice,
for love is life believing in itself.

Above all,
let us set the children free, break the traps
of fear that history has fashioned for them,
free to grow, to seek and question, to dance and sing,
to be dreamers of tomorrow's rainbows,
and if we but give them our trust
they will guide us to a New Creation,
for love is life believing in itself.

Hear, O Humankind, the prayer of my heart.

[darkeyes]

Elian, that is quite beautiful.. it says so much of what life and living means to me, why I am as I am and love life and our world as I do... thank you.. I saw it, printed it, and it is now in my book of poignant verse..:)

[elian]

I also like this video clip..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSyuar6oF8

[MarieDelta]

Cisgender women take the stage in support of transwomen inclusion at Michfest (MWMF) (http://michfest.net/)

http://michfest.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_1446_wm.jpg

[autowill98]

Often we are bombarded on this forum by the negatives of life. I'd like to open a new circle from a thread. Think folks will get the idea. We need to start counting blessings and positives. Thanks.

Helping migrant workers prove who they are – and avoid exploitation (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0726/Helping-migrant-workers-prove-who-they-are-and-avoid-exploitation)

Good Friendships Key To Healthy Living (http://www.happynews.com/news/7282010/good-friendships-key-healthy-living.htm)

New Spaceship Could Fly People to Private Space Stations (http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/boeing-cst100-commercial-crew-spacecraft-100719.html)

Bus driver saves 10 from blazing home, finishes route (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38242320/ns/us_news-wonderful_world/)


New Research on Disappearing Ancient Plant Offers Hope for Species Recovery (http://www.happynews.com/news/7132010/disappearing-ancient-plant-offers-hope.htm)

Please have liberty to add more positive articles. Don't over analyze or over think here. "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." It helps to know there is still good news happening despite all the other. "Light up the night."

well all stated is very positive except one. I think helping folks work out becoming leagle citisons corectly is positive and freeing Jobs that are being under cut by lower employment cost to big buesness. this would be positive