Magnificent me

My dad gave me a copy of the following today…

Magnificent Me

Let me never forget how important I am the Universal picture. Without me there would be blank space where there should be colour.

Let me understand that the challenges of life are just that, not battles. I am not out there to win or lose, only to develop my skills as an ongoing student in an omnipotent school.

Let me understand that the differences between people are one of the wondrous realities of an infinite Universe. Giving those differences space to be, is far more important that comparing them to my set of beliefs.

Let me be proud of what I do. To whatever my hand touches, let me remind myself that it was my effort that added to the result. Perfection is not my goal. Creativity is.

Let me remind myself that most of what I take seriously about myself also qualifies for a good laugh.

Let me remember to be kind to myself. Loving companions are one of life’s treats, but they are not responsible for my care. Self kindness can heal almost any hurt.

Let me take responsibility as a gift, not a burden. Within that effort is the greatest sense of accomplishment I could achieve.

Let me be patient with life. Nature does not produce the flower before the roots have taken hold.

If I recognize that the place I’m in is the right place at the right time, it will always be the right place at the right time.

Anonymous

The Environmental Rape of the Appalachian Mountains

I’ve copied this post from another blog that I was writing for, because what’s mentioned below is still going on and is a crime against the planet. Originally posted on 17th January 2007.

Reading George Monbiot’s latest book, ‘Heat’, he talk about energy options. When referring to coal and nuclear, he says that given the choice between the ‘mountain top removal’ that’s taking place in the Appalachian’s for coal and nuclear, I’d go nuclear. This is not what I thought he’d say, so I looked into what’s happening in the Appalachian mountains in a little more detail.

So far, over 450 mountains have been removed. Yes, REMOVED. They blow them up bit by bit and dump all the debris into the valleys where the coal is extracted from the rock. The toxic slurry left behind causes massive environmental problems in itself, whilst the rock debris causes river flows to change.

This is shocking environmental rape on a scale I have never seen before. Take a few minutes to watch the video for more details.

More information can be obtained at http://ilovemountains.org/