Lynn Squance - "To live life with respect to all creation; with Namasté; to make at least one person laugh everyday, then the rest of the day is gravy!"

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"To live life with respect to all creation; with Namasté; to make at least one person laugh everyday, then the rest of the day is gravy!"

Port Moody, BC, Canada
female, age 61
single
Speaks: Cat (meow-meow!), Canadian English and some French
Joined Jun 17, 2011

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"An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

Be the change that you want to see in the world.
                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

My life is my message. Mahatma Gandhi

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Mahatma Gandhi

The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed. Mahatma Gandhi

"We cannot find peace or freedom while sowing the seeds of discord with dishonesty, intolerance, irresponsibility or disrespect."

-- A Wise Man --

“Like weeds in a neglected garden,

slavery has returned.

It’s roots remained intact --- inherent in

humanity’s darkest weaknesses.”

Christian Guy, Centre for Social Justice

Walkfree.org

First they came . . .

First they came for the communists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the socialists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for me,

and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemöller (1892-1984)

The Prayer of St Francis

Lord, make me a channel of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master,

grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;

to be understood, as to understand;

to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

"It is the greatest of mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can." --- Sydney Smith

"Don't look back. That's not where you're going. Yes, accept things that have happened in the past, but pay attention to where you're going in the future and focus on that because that's your life."

Words from Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut, current commander of the international space station. 2013

I guess that is why our feet always point forward!

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. ~ Yoda
Isn't there enough suffering in the world already?

"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to the struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
Nelson Mandela 20/04/64 Rivonia Trial

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you."
Frank Lloyd Wright

This is me!

"I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through."
Jules Verne

Funny Pictures - Happy National Cheezburger Day!

This is what my cats look like multi tasking!

"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." Mother Teresa

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Always climb to the top of the tree. There's further to fall but there's more to see. --- Unknown

"We must learn to live together as brothers or we are going to perish together as fools." Martin Luther King, Jr

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

I say there is a time to change the world, and a time to change the self. May we have the wisdom to know the difference.

Lynn Squance

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr

"The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creatures that cannot."

Mark Twain

Human Rights Watch believes that international standards of human rights apply to all people equally and is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

"All that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke, Brittish political philosopher

Pe'Sla, another piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is life is put in its rightful and true place! When we honour one, we honour all. Namasté

Lose Too Many Elections? Change the Rules!

Someone who gives me hope for the future . . .
Vanis Buckholz, 10 year old recycling entrepreneur
http://www.care2.com/causes/10-year-olds-recycling-business-hailed-by-city-leaders.html#comment-4622613

10-Year-Old’s Recycling Business Hailed by City Leaders

10-Year-Old’s Recycling Business Hailed by City Leaders

Personal		Professional		Contact		Singles

Joined	Jun 17, 2011	Activist Aspirations	Casual
Here for	Meeting Friends, Support a Cause
Group Host of	none yet
Groups	Amnesty International, Care2 Feedback and Suggestions, Domestic Economic Abuse (D.E.A.), Homeless Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Human Rights Watch, Occupy@Care2, Politics Plus, Rabies Associated Sarcoma VAS, SAVE THE SUDAN - END GENOCIDE, World Wide - Legal Action 4 Animal Rights, make poverty history

Hometown	Montréal, Québec
Homepage
Birthday	April 17, 1952
Languages	Cat (meow-meow!), Canadian English and some French
About Me
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Lifestyle
Pets	all with the same parents, 3 large but not overweight sassy cats, Annie 2.5 yr old female, Primo and Winnie 3 yr old males
Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Liberal
Religions	Spiritual, Ecumenical, I have room to listen to all
Eating Habits
Wild Fact About Me	I was able to get my 93 yr old friend Geri, who has been afraid of cats all her life and has never even pet one before, to pet my cats Winnie and Annie while I held them. She was so awestruck by their softness and gentleness. Another friend, 82 yr old Edgar, wants to come back as my cat as he sees the love and attention they receive.
My Philosophy	Walk tall and carry a big hug! For years I have seen a vision of the world with a bandaid across it. I believe we are all connected and that to slight one, is to slight all. Namasté
What Gives Me Hope
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	I would outlaw extremism of any form or kind; I would mandate listening (not hearing) courses for all; I would mandate respect for all creation;
What/who changed my life and why	In 2007, my father, my step brother, my step father, and the love of my life, my cat Scooter all died within 5 months and then my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. My friends told me that when I adopted my 2 male cats, my boys, in June the following year, I changed for the better. I regained a lightness of spirit and my heart was with love again. And then, when my little girl came along, that lightness and love grew even more. As my 93 yr old friend Geri says "What would we do without pets (for me --- cats) and trees!"
What Bugs Me	websites without online "help" section, Intolerance and injustice, extremism, hypocrisy, bullying
Passions	making a difference, Energy Healing And Love, My 3 cats for sure
Inspirations	The Dalai Lama, my grandfather Wilf, my 3 cats, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi
What Scares Me	extremism in any form, as it denies thought
Favorites
Role Models	The Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, My Grandfather Wilf, Mahatma Gandhi
Quotation	From the movie "Robinhood" with Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman --- when a little girl asks the Moor played by Freeman "Did God paint you?" he replies "For certain little one. Allah loves wondrous variety." "The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creatures that cannot." - Mark Twain
Interests	reading, especially historical fiction, playing with my cats!
Books	"I Will Not Hate", Harry Potter Series, by Steven Berry, by Bernard Cornwell, by Raymond Khoury, by Jack Whyte, by Wilbur Smith
Music	Kenny G, classical, Dean Evenson
Movies	The Sound of Music, National Treasure 1 and 2, The Lion King movies, Harry Potter series, Kingdom of Heaven, Avatar, Dances with Wolves
TV Shows	JAG and NCIS on DVD [no cable]
Favorite Foods	apples and raspberries, cold water [I drink3-4 litres/day], herbed chicken and wild/brown rice veggi, pasta with vegetables
Favorite Places	Bala Muskoka Ontario, Rocky Point Park, Vaison La Romaine France
Can't Live Without	My Cats!!! they are the loves of my life
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Dandelion G. (363)	THANK YOU FOR THE GREEN STAR..... Memorial Day will soon be here in the USA.....So I WAS IN THE MOOD Thinking about my parents, and for some of you, your grandparents, who were young when these songs and dance were popular. Some of these youth never to return from WWII In Memory of my Father, my Daddy Len, and Momma Lee
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