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Tolerance is harmony...

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:58:23 GMT

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"Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human. Tolerance is harmony in difference." This definition comes from tolerance.org

No One iz purfekt

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:05:00 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo

Clip Source: www.google.com

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
- Leo Tolstoy

Don't fight the darkness... bring the light...

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:50:22 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: ...and the darkness will disappear.

-Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

*very apt for today's world troubles*

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Don't fight darkness - bring the light, and darkness will disappear

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Obituary: Maharishi Yogi

What I Do Well .. celebrate the small things

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:05:09 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: Find joy in the big and the small. Wake up in the morning, or go to sleep at night and think of at least one thing you do well. Not better than any one, not what you want to improve.

But the one thing you do well. NOW. in that moment. And celebrate it all day.

Clip Source: aliedwards.typepad.com

Aloha ... Find some joy and happiness

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:34:34 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: This is my positive clip for the week.
Hawaii is a very beautiful place to visit. I only wish I could absorb more of the "good vibes" emanating from this special place. I visited once, vow to go back and strive to walk in aloha on a daily basis. Here is an artist whom I play without fail at least once a month.

Clip Source: www.ululoa.com

Cody Pueo Pata

Clip Source: www.ululoa.com

Cody Pueo Pata

Clip Source: www.ululoa.com

Traditionalist/spiritualist: Pueo is the product of Native American and Hawaiian cultures, chosen and trained by many masters. As a member of Northern California’s Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, he is the tribe’s linguistic compiler and the holder of many of its songs and ceremonies. As a member of the Hawaiian community, he has learned the language, chants, dances, and many of the crafts to a remarkable degree. His diverse cultural background gives depth and significance to his performances. Although Pueo is considered a contemporary artist, he would say that his first duty, above all else, is to honor tradition. A spiritual being, Pueo believes it is the responsibility of humankind to maintain a balance between the spiritual and physical worlds. He believes the spiritual affects the physical: “I always let spirit move me; it’s never led me astray.”

Tags: beautiful, peaceful, peace, music, hawaii, aloha

Guidelines for a Great Life 2008

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:03:10 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: Here is my positive clip for the week...
And perhaps the year.

Clip Source: www.dalailama.com

Three Main Commitments in Life

Firstly, on the level of a human being, His Holiness’ first commitment is the promotion of human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. All human beings are the same. We all want happiness and do not want suffering. Even people who do not believe in religion recognize the importance of these human values in making their life happier. His Holiness refers to these human values as secular ethics. He remains committed to talk about the importance of these human values and share them with everyone he meets.

Secondly

the promotion of religious harmony and understanding among the world’s major religious traditions. Despite philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings. It is therefore important for all religious traditions to respect one another and recognize the value of each other’s respective traditions.

Tags: spirituality, positivity, humanity, kindness, compassion, forgiveness, peace

Wow... Cheap Energy only a $1 !!!!!

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:17:28 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: People we have the ability. We have the technology. What are we waiting for?!!!!

Clip Source: www.solveclimate.com

At $1 per Watt, the iTunes of Solar Energy Has Arrived

A Silicon Valley start-up called Nanosolar shipped its first solar panels -- priced at $1 a watt. That's the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal. Curious that this story is not on every front page.

Still, to commemorate the achievement, Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen (pictured) is reserving the first three commercially-viable panels. One is staying on display at company HQ; one has been donated to San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation. And the other is on sale on e-bay.

Starting price? 99 cents.

It already has orders for the first 18 months of manufacturing capacity

For more details on what Nanosolar is calling The Third Wave of Solar Power, check out their web site and discussion of 7 areas of innovation they've mastered.

Citrus Juice, Vitamin C Give Staying Power To Green Tea Antioxidants

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:08:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

A little juice in your hot tea may increase the amount of tea-derived antioxidants that your body is able to absorb, said Purdue associate professor of food science Mario Ferruzzi. His study found lemon juice had the most profound impact, followed by orange, lime and grapefruit juices. (Credit: Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell)

Catechins (pronounced KA'-teh-kins), display health-promoting qualities and may be responsible for some of green tea's reported health benefits, like reduced risk of cancer, heart attack and stroke. The problem, Ferruzzi said, is that catechins are relatively unstable in non-acidic environments, such as the intestines, and less than 20 percent of the total remains after digestion.

"Off the bat you are eliminating a large majority of the catechins from plain green tea," Ferruzzi said. "We have to address this fact if we want to improve bodily absorption."

Tags: green tea, lemon, vitamin c

Basic Human RIghts

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:37:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Basic Human Rights for ALL people!

Clip Source: bcn.boulder.co.us

BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS:

Each person has a right to be treated respectfully.

Each person has the right to say no without explanation and without guilt.

Each person has the right to slow down and take time to think.

Each person has the right to change his or her mind.

Each person has the right to ask for what he or she wants.

Each person has the right to ask for information.

Each person has the right to make mistakes.

Each person has the right to make choices and accept the consequences of those choices.

Each person has the right to own and express his or her own feelings.

Each person has the right to ask for help.

Each person has the right to maintain a separate self that is independent of the expectations, the approval, or the influence of others.

Tags: rights, human rights, equality

Using Your Limited Power Effectively

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:09:41 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: "In fact, it isn’t up to you to save this nation. It is up to us all. And you need to convince me, your friends, your family, your co-workers, etc. every single day that if we aren’t acting or paying attention, we are letting the powers that be hold their prized power over us for one more day."

Clip Source: www.opednews.com

You are just a citizen who has little power. Realize that. But don’t let it get you down. By realizing that you do not possess the power to end world hunger, bring peace to the world, and institute justice in the world you will become more powerful than ever.

You cannot stop a war. You cannot stop the next war from happening. You cannot stop global warming. You cannot stop our addiction to oil. You cannot stop the FBI, NSA, or CIA from violating your civil liberties here or abroad. You cannot raise people out of poverty. You cannot bring health care to all people in America. You cannot ensure that everyone in this nation gets to vote or will vote for that matter. However..

You can sit at home and write letters to friends and families who can write their friends and family.

You can educate them on instances of injustice and events that they need to know about.

You, yourself, can do a lot more if you don’t think that you have to do it all.

Tags: think, small

The Meaning Of America

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:05:24 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: I've watched it happen over the years since hate radio and its multimillionaire mavens first gave voice and increasing political clout to resentment, intolerance, bitterness, anger, frustration over broken dreams, and unfulfilled entitlement. We've turned mean. We've been encouraged to go onto knee-jerk, scorched-earth attack mode by politicians, activists, and media brokers who gained influence and financial reaffirmation. The loudest and most dominant voices don't urge us to find root causes of problems and their solutions, or to reach for true understanding. All we are told, and all we know anymore, is hitting, and hitting harder, and hurting deeper, killing, demonizing, punishing, mocking, name-calling, eviscerating, marginalizing, threatening, intimidating, bullying, bombing, and war-making.

Clip Source: www.opednews.com

I think maybe it's time to start asking the following question: What have we come to?

At issue here is whether we, as a nation, are okay with torture.

Do we even care? Do we care that torture doesn't reliably work - that the victim is liable to say anything he or she thinks the torturers want to hear just to make the suffering stop? Do we even care if, say, that victim might even be innocent, might have nothing whatsoever to do with the suspicions and suspects we have in mind? Do we care what that says about us as a nation, as a people?

Is this where we should be, as Americans in the 21st Century? Is that how we are? Seems unnecessarily and uncharacteristically mean to me. But, hey, maybe we ARE meaner people now.

Truly we are NOT who we used to be.

To me, it seems rather un-American to find torture acceptable.

If that's where we are, then the terrorists won. They wanted to change us, even pervert us and the way we lived and the way we were, and they did.

Tags: thank, you, so, much, for, my, nightmare

When letting go is the only way to live...

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:44:27 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: When we have let go of our fear and doubt; when we have left behind the idea of perfection; when have come into the knowledge that we are powerful and given up our weakness, then and only then can we create the beauty we see....

Clip Source: www.alchemyofacting.com

When Letting Go Is the Only Way to Live

”We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.”

– Joseph Campbell

In any project, performance or journey there is a point at which we must let go. This point isn’t the end of anything, it isn’t the culmination of our responsibilities; it is only the beginning. So often we are afraid to let go of anything. We cling to things tightly in the hopes of finding security. But is there any need for that type of holding on? What can we gain by letting go? What do we lose by hanging on?

Giving up is not letting go

Those who have that difficulty letting go tend to call themselves “Perfectionist.” Don’t be fooled by this title though, they are not after perfection, they are scared.

Stage One is a planning and learning stage, the stage of ideas.

Stage Two is the working phase.

You can survive by holding on, but you can only live by Letting Go

When we have let go of our fear and doubt;

Tags: let go, live, life, inspirational, perfectionist.

world's 7 most potent disease-fighting spices!

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:17:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: have clipped in short-hand, means only the words that matters! for the rest of the story, please visit the site...

Clip Source: www.sixwise.com

The World's 7 Most Potent Disease-Fighting Spices

Ginger

The active ingredient in ginger is gingerol, a compound that's thought to relax blood vessels, stimulate blood flow and relieve pain. It's commonly used as a digestive aid

anti-inflammatory

fighting heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and arthritis.

Oregano

42 times more antioxidant activity than apples

30 times more than potatoes

12 times more than oranges

4 times more than blueberri

Cinnamon

stop the growth of bacteria, fungi and yeas

anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory properties

diabetes

control blood sugar

Turmeric

anti-inflammatory

ighting

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, cancer and Alzheimer's disease

Sage

better brain function

anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.

Red Chili Peppers

Boost immunity

Prevent stomach ulcers by killing bacteria

weight loss

Reduce blood cholesterol,

Prevent cancers,

Parsley

ability to fight cancer.

heart-protective nutrients

great breath freshener at the end of a meal.

Tags: spices, disease, world, top foods.