(1) All life is sacred and it is up to us to live in harmony with nature and do the least harm possible.
(2) The reason human beings cannot comprehend infinity is because our minds have their own inherent limitations.
(3) Life is not truly lived except through growth, and sometimes growth means pain and going out of your comfort zone.
(4) "Always" and "never" are the promises of fools.
(5) Sometimes things happen for a reason; other times, you have to make that "reason" happen!
What Gives Me Hope
Knowing that the nature of change means that while the 'good' stuff doesn't always last, conversely, neither does the bad!
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
What/who changed my life and why
Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael" trilogy, and Derrick Jensen's "A Language Older Than Words."
"It is better by far to have your principles and go some way, if not the whole way toward meeting them than having no principles at all." John Lawrence Hill
"The question is not, 'Can you make a difference?' You already do make a difference. It's a matter of what kind of difference you want to make." Julia Butterfly Hill
"Our" troops?
(Jun 16)
I'm making ridiculous progress in volume 1 of Endgame. Derrick Jensen tackles some pretty serious subjects in all of his books, but thi...
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It's a grand illusion
(Nov 11)
(repost)I've been thinking a lot lately. (This is where you say, "No kidding, Ev, when are you not thinking?") No, really, th...
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I'm so sorry I missed your birthday. Hope it had been a special one, as special as you my friend. But I believe it's always "better late than never" - what do you say? Be happy always! hugs - Ivy