Tavis Smiley:
The bust of Dr. King in the Oval Office is surely whispering to President Obama right now, "It's nonviolence or nonexistence." The U.S. engaged in 3 wars in 3 Muslim countries all at once? HUGE mistake. War is STILL not the answer. This is the problem with prematurely giving the Nobel Peace Prize to a war president. Let's... pray for peace.

Me! By somebody else

I should say, too, that there are a lot of things people consider leisure activities that I don’t bother with, partly because to me they’re not all that interesting. Going to movies in theaters, for example. Any sport that involves a ball. (I’ve discussed, haven’t I, my experience with balls? We repel each other, like magnets. Imagine how difficult that made kickball, in elementary school!) Going sailing, just to go sailing rather than getting anywhere. Going to any sort of gym for exercise. (Why? I’d rather go to a dance class.) Going to a spa. (Why? I’d rather learn to spin wool, or fight with a sword, or just about anything.) And I don’t shop, except when I’m going to an old book store, a thrift store, an antiques market. If I’m going to shop, it’s going to be an adventure. (Malls. Why?) That’s a good rule, actually: don’t do anything unless it’s an adventure. The other stuff: what’s the point? (Unless you like doing it, of course, and then you should. But don’t do things just because you feel as though you ought to.)

Via Hecate HERE

What Pi sounds like.

Inequality

Mother Jones

BitterSweet

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"

Although I cannot stomach the hate this so-called church is spewing, I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard the Supreme Court decision. photo here

Barack the hopeless

Run on over to the New Liberal Rapture and read
littleisis. She is a real voice for the times.

"SEASONAL WILDS"

This moving Hill,
Our ritual mountain
of unreal moments,
Not mine
Not yours,
Not hours.

Simply begone,
Grace the clown,
Yet, Break new ground,
Burrow pass Yesterday.
Dust the wheels
beneath the Golden Child,
Instead of the revered
Chimney choir.

The smoke grows,
It grows, ever grows,
It gnaws at the absence,
Collecting the weight
of worn window shutters,
Tasting the closet leaves.
Grasping the gesture
that Loneliness is not a sin ....
When Placed on Calendars.
Pride was never a reason
or our excuse,
We just embraced
without even touching.
Let's break the tradition
of timeclock compassion,
even those who don't
practice, the magic
or the faithful tragic.

Showcase Vulnerable Smiles,
Selfless Laughter,
with cast iron glee,
the charm of open arms,
the grace to merely be.
Reconsider your seasonal wilds,
Reject the style,
Alone in crowds,
Somewhat, on Holidays.


----- Kevin Mark Charles Holiday 12/24/10

A Valentine for Hillary

A True Liberal Nation™ Action Item


This February 14th, don’t forget to send a Valentine’s Day greeting to America’s favorite sweetheart, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

As an activist, First Lady, and US Senator, she’s always worked selflessly to help others. As a candidate for president, she gained more primary votes than anyone in history. Her tenacity, courage and grace under pressure impressed and inspired the entire nation. As Secretary of State, she has won the respect and admiration of foreign leaders, heads of state, and her own political opponents at home.

For all of this, Hillary Clinton deserves an expression of our gratitude. Send a Valentines Day card to:

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520

Include a note letting Hillary know how much you appreciate everything she’s done. And ask her to pretty-please do us one more favor — run for president in 2012, and then get this country back on track as only she knows how.

Riverdaughter Nails It

What to do

Thorn

Let me remain in a state of relationship and inquiry with my ego. May pride give me the sense of my rightful place within in the world, within this cosmos, within the great unfolding dance of time. May I not get caught up in ignorance, or internal greed, or the need to always feel that I am right. May I ever court true peers and comrades who laugh with me, cry with me, inquire with me, and call me on my shit. May I seek out suppleness, and a return to centering, when the crust of brittleness grows hard around my thoughts, my habits, or my emotions. May I notice this before the crust grows so thick and impenetrable that to break it would cause a fear of shattering. I do not wish to shatter: I wish to grow strong, to walk in wisdom, to seek my own counsel, and the counsel of the Gods and the breeze, and my teachers, and the singing of the stars.

Let me remain in state of relationship and inquiry with my ego. Let all parts of me comprehend that ego does not run the show, but rather, contributes to the whole pattern of my understanding.

Let me listen – every day – making time for this, and opening the way.

Here

Go read
this Death Management, or How the Emperor Found A Pale White Woobie's Corpse, and Upon Feigning Emotion, Rediscoverd the Virtue of His Power

Gun Control, People

Glock Model 19
Action: Semi-automatic
Type: Double Action Only
Size: Compact
Caliber: 9MM
Barrel Length: 4.02"
Frame/Material: Polymer
Finish/Color: OD Green
Capacity: 10Rd
Accessories: 2 Mags
Fired Casing: Fired Case
Hand: Right Hand
Sights: Fixed Sights
MSRP: $541.00

A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation says the Glock model 19 used in the shootings was purchased legally. The official did not have details at this time as to when and where the gun was purchased.

The gun was loaded with a 30-round magazine. The official said it is likely the extended magazine used in the shooting was purchased separately and at a different time. The official said such a magazine does not automatically come with a weapons purchase and that it would be extremely rare for them to be sold together in one purchase.

The official said the suspect had purchased another gun a few years ago but this person did not know the details about what happened to that weapon and if the alleged shooter still owned it. More
here

DNC - Read it and weep

Riverdaughter has an outstanding post up on the 2008 primary and election process. It will seriously piss you off to read it. It really isn't news to those of us who backed Hillary and witnessed the entire debacle, but it will make your blood boil. Read it here

Resolutions

I RESOLVE TO:

Read the 24 page booklet that came with the camera I purchased 4 years ago so that I don't waste any more time deleting and retaking photos.

NOT color my hair.

Try to learn to accept the squirrels who eat all of the suet and birdseed I buy for the woodpeckers, sparrows, blue jays, mourning doves and other birds that come to the feeder. I've invested enough money in "squirrel proof" contraptions that don't work.

Read every one of the books I purchased this year.

Learn more about herbs and essential oils and use them in healing.

Live in the moment.

Start composting.

Find a way to bring my family back together.

Honoring All of Me

The sun is shining, bathing the lea in a warm glow. There is an entire meadow of soft greenery for us to dig our toes into. Nothing sharp, nothing dangerous, nothing to mar our time together. There is just the slightest breeze. The sky is the most pleasant timeless blue imaginable.

The first to arrive is a girl about 8-years-old. Her skin has a sage tint, the downshot of difficulties in breathing. She brings me worms, leftover from when she gathered a bunch for her sister's birthday. For some reason she thought worms would make a good gift. She is a bundle of fears, although she is well-fed and well-loved. I just want to hold her wh,ile she breathes. I want to breathe for her.

finishing reading here

Found Here: Gypsy Trader

Solstice Meditation Spell for Universal Peace

From Ravensgrove Coven

Bernie Sanders - American Hero

Watch the filibuster