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The Ten Commandments of Mother Earth
Oct 29, 2006

I. Thou shalt love and honour the Earth for it blesses thy life and governs thy survival.

II. Thou shalt keep each day sacred to the Earth and celebrate the turning of its seasons.

III. Thou shalt not hold thyself above other living things nor drive them to extinction.

IV. Thou shalt give thanks for thy food, to the creatures and plants that nourish thee.

V. Thou shalt educate thy offspring for multitudes of people are a blessing unto the Earth when we live in harmony.

VI. Thou shall not kill, nor waste Earth's riches upon weapons of war.

VII. Thou shalt not pursue profit at the Earth's expense but strive to restore its damaged majesty.

VIII. Thou shalt not hide from thyself or others the consequences of thy actions upon the Earth.

IX. Thou shalt not steal from future generations by impoverishing or poisoning the Earth.

X. Thou shalt consume material goods in moderation so all may share the Earth's bounty.

~Author Unknown
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Posted: Sunday October 29, 2006, 3:27 am
Tags: earth nature environment steplightly harmonyinnature habitatforlife [add/edit tags]

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Dan Moon (2815) 		Sunday October 29, 2006, 4:11 am
Excellent !!
Good post Vickie Thank You :).

May You Walk in Peace,
Dan

Marilyn Challis (0) 		Thursday November 2, 2006, 10:45 am
Right on!
This should be posted on a bulletin board near Mount Rushmore.....in prominent letters; also on Pennsylvania Avenue in full view of the White House. Marilyn in Nova Scotia

Joy Lopez (3) 		Friday November 3, 2006, 12:47 am
good one.... keep up the good work...

Monique B. (6) 		Saturday November 4, 2006, 1:19 pm
I think its a wonderful things

Kim Hanley (0) 		Monday November 6, 2006, 11:37 pm
I liked this very much, Its so very true

Andrea Carter (59) 		Tuesday November 7, 2006, 4:14 am
This is so true, if more people thought like this the earth wouldn't be in the mess it is in now.I will copy this one and send on to others.

Chryssy w. (10) 		Thursday November 9, 2006, 1:33 am
well done!
i love it....

Michelle Cady (13) 		Sunday November 19, 2006, 10:16 am
Hello Vickie, I to think that people should be more like this. Reality is that there are so few. I am looking for people who share this belief and am trying to get everyone on the same page. Our power is in the nubers. Our task is to unite them.

Are you with me?

Harold Self (2320) 		Sunday November 19, 2006, 5:41 pm
The Ten Commandments
(King James Version)


1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10. Thou shalt not covet.

Exodus 20:1-17

Maria Magdalena Jimenez (296) 		Monday November 27, 2006, 7:16 pm
Great post! Thanks for sharing.
Peace,
Maria

Dereck Rivera (1) 		Thursday November 30, 2006, 7:01 am
Very well put

Cliff Z. (1) 		Tuesday December 12, 2006, 10:09 am
I love it

Jerome Alicki (3) 		Tuesday December 12, 2006, 7:12 pm
I think there is one more. Thou shalt recognize that all living things are interconnected and interdependent. In other words, baby, ONLY THE TRIBE SURVIVES!

Valerie G. (61) 		Tuesday December 19, 2006, 6:06 pm
Awesome!!!

Louise Keeble (4) 		Wednesday December 20, 2006, 8:40 am
That's lovely, and so true. I really enjoyed reading it.
Louise

Angela Adame (20) 		Saturday December 30, 2006, 7:51 pm
wow I never seen this before, way to go. Happy New Years, Ang

Susie H. (258) 		Friday January 19, 2007, 4:22 am
It is all that simple! If we all lived by these rules. how wonderful life would be.
So beautiful.
Love & Light
Susie
xx

Shanna Mawavise (14) 		Sunday January 21, 2007, 1:58 pm
Thank you for being you

Jack D. (0) 		Friday January 26, 2007, 5:22 pm
great job thx

Past Member (0) 		Tuesday January 30, 2007, 7:35 am
Wonderful, thank you, Vickie!I'm going to add this to my weekly newsletter.

Minna C. (35) 		Tuesday January 30, 2007, 7:46 am
These are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

Marcel S. (326) 		Tuesday January 30, 2007, 8:54 am
SUPURB ! ! ! Please, CLICK TO DONATE every day. Thank you. Earth

Cheryl B. (18) 		Tuesday January 30, 2007, 11:10 am
Great list, thanks for sharing this - I hope plenty of people read it and take head - our fair earth needs allies and to know she is loved will give her great comfort! ((*hugs*))
Cheryl ;)

Bryan H. (194) 		Tuesday January 30, 2007, 12:10 pm
Wooooowooooo I love it ,I love it!!!!!!
Love and Blessings
Bryan

John Tucker (22) 		Tuesday January 30, 2007, 9:07 pm
Awesome Post!

Past Member (0) 		Thursday February 1, 2007, 3:29 am
AMEN!

Ginger v. (22) 		Friday February 9, 2007, 1:59 pm
So Beautiful and So True. Thank you for posting this, Vickie. I'm also very glad that I found it. :)

Blessings...

Sean Preston (0) 		Thursday February 15, 2007, 7:47 pm
Excellent Post. Ran across an interesting website. Looks like somone is trying to make a differnce. check it out.

http://www.iamplanetearth.com

Emerald Jeans (0) 		Sunday February 25, 2007, 12:13 pm
When you talk about depleating the earth and eradicating her resources, you mock God. And #3 is truely mocking our creator.
Genesis 1:26
God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
That is not to say man should not be a good steward of the earth.

For "let not him that wavereth, expect anything of the Law" says Paul. As long as we limit and fear to use the symbol of wealth, how can the real substance flow? For just as surely as we pinch and hold the symbol, just so surely do we hold the flow of the unseen (though not invisible) supply, which explains the saying that "without faith it is impossible to please God," because Good cannot flow as supply when we ourselves are holding it back with a taut rein. Let us cease insulting our Good by hugging our rags and tatters of doubt and fear so closely about us, and begin to act and live as becomes our royal estate. We have no respect for the miser who clothes himself in rags and lives on a crust.

Past Member (0) 		Tuesday March 6, 2007, 6:48 am
I like it. Thanx for sharing it.
Denise

Denise C. (9) 		Thursday March 15, 2007, 11:23 am
If people would think in this manner everyday; maybe we would have a better environment for all living species to live in. Thank you...it is truly wonderful

Vanessa Twining (4) 		Sunday April 15, 2007, 4:32 am
Hey Vicky,
I couldn't agree more with the 10 Commandments, if only more people thought likejus/this the world wouldn't be in the state its in now:)
Keep up the good work, if enough of us chip away at the bad enough good will eventually shine through!
Vanessa

Suzanne Parkes (2) 		Tuesday May 15, 2007, 5:25 pm
Wonderful -
Join me in trying to save the planet.
http://climatechangepledge.blogspot.com/

yanyan Sh (570) 		Wednesday June 6, 2007, 12:54 am
what a great writing ! very useful and inspiring !
All the best

Lisa Sivanich (20) 		Sunday September 16, 2007, 12:24 pm
I love this! I'm going to share it with my junior high students!

James Torgersen (0) 		Wednesday October 17, 2007, 11:32 am
LOVE IT. TRUTH IS.

GoNOMADcom Hartshorne (0) 		Sunday October 28, 2007, 1:27 pm
There's a new book from Penguin Books called "The Whale Warriors," and it's definitely worth checking out. It's written by Peter Heller and is about a vegan crew that goes out to stop Japanese whalers in Antarctica. Here's what one review said.

"In this stirring account, Heller describes his two-month journey aboard the Sea Shepherd's 180-foot converted trawler, Farley Mowat, and its running battle against a fleet of Japanese whalers. Capt. Paul Watson and his mostly vegan 43-member crew aren't the shy retiring types. They fly the Jolly Roger from the ship's mast, brew their own moonshine to celebrate New Year's Eve in an Antarctic blizzard and exclude no strategy in their quest to save whales from slaughter by the persistent Japanese. Measures include everything from trying to entangle the whale ship's propellers with steel cables to tossing foul stink bombs onboard to sicken crews.

The Farley Mowat also comes equipped with a steel-reinforced bow, used for ramming the much larger Japanese whalers head-on. Watson, one of the founders of Greenpeace, tired of watching endangered whales die while the organization merely unfurled protest banners. Considered a 'lunatic' and and 'eco-terrorist' by his enemies, (and possibly by some who'll read this book), placed on the piracy 'watch list' by the US Office of Naval Intelligence, his full-frontal assaults against both whaling and seal hunting have made him revered by his supporters and crew.

Watson justifies his radical measures by pointing out that although commercial whaling has been officially banned by the UN Charter, the Japanese continue to ruthlessly kill hundreds of whales each year under the guise of 'scientific research.' In fact, Heller argues, the whales are merely slaughtered for Japan's fish markets, a crime made even more senseless by the fact that polls indicate the Japanese consumer doesn't even like whale meat. In fact, the Japanese whaling industry loses money every year. Still, the Japanese whalers persist, refusing to back down in the face of mounting international pressure.

A convincing, passionate account that both educated and infuriates. "

Kirkus Reviews

For more about this book visit www.peterheller.net or search on Amazon for Whale Warriors.

Gina Buss (46) 		Thursday January 31, 2008, 8:58 pm
Thank you!

Gina

Past Member (0) 		Saturday February 2, 2008, 9:11 pm
Such beautiful words of wisdom.Thank you for sharing them with us all.Now if we only had the wisdom to apply these to our daily lives,what wonderful people we could become.

Roni M. (0) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 3:57 am
I will definitely send this to all my contacts. What a beautiful thing! Please click every day to donate. Peace be with you all and positive thoughts for every living thing.

Katie S. (62) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 4:34 am
Thank you for sharing :o)
I find it amusing that some people feel the need to quote the Bible in response to this!

Brandy Ramos (248) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 4:49 am
Thanks Vickie,
This is already posted on my bedroom closet. I live by this. I wish that others in the government would too.
Many Blessings and Hugs.
Brandy

Tiger Rose (14) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 5:01 am
Hmmm, absolutely nothing against polluting the air or water, so I reckon we are all doing alright in that aspect.

Vickee Moore (5) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 7:45 am
Now if we could only get mankind, who are driving themselves to an early extinction by what they have done and continue to do to the Earth, to stop being so self-centered and REALLY take a hard lood at this, the world would be a better, happier, more beautiful place fo who knows how many more millinia.

Hazel C. (95) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 8:38 am
Those are awesome! I love it! Now, if only we can spread the words of wisdom to a few other billion people....

Karyn K. (66) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 9:29 am

Great reminder for everyone, everywhere.
Thank you.

Trudy L. (0) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 9:29 am
Great intention but I shall edit it into more positive affirmations as the current emphasis is focused upon what we don't want rather than we we do want. (Refer John Kehoe laws of the mind, The Secret, etc

Lucy G. (9) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 1:34 pm
really, really meaningful. i love it.

Tove Marie Jonnum (0) 		Sunday February 3, 2008, 2:36 pm
Amen!

rick y. (0) 		Tuesday February 5, 2008, 2:04 pm
Why couldn't you have been original, instead of using God's format for rules to live by?
God must have had a good idea if He is copied.
#4 give thanks to creatures/plants ?
How about giving thanks to the creator, after all we will all stand before Him one day.That's a promise He made.

Cathy C. (2) 		Tuesday February 19, 2008, 11:30 am
What a great version of the Commandments - truly relevant in this day & age!
Please feel free to check out my latest blog entries, as I've created some new articles that might help your home office, business or next function/meeting - thanks!
Have a blessed day -
Cathy

Jessica Knight (5) 		Monday March 3, 2008, 8:38 am
Your post is Beautiful, if only we can get people to abide by these simple rules! the world would be able to heal!

Past Member (0) 		Friday March 7, 2008, 3:40 pm
Excellent!!! Agree 100% plus.....from the little Aussie fella....

CHIEF DUBIE (77) 		Monday April 28, 2008, 12:57 am
Our government has made life too complicated!!! these 10 compliment the 10 that Moses had!!! ten commandments of love, is all the laws we need, for are they not the ten commandments of common sense!!! moat other laws seem to be void of , love, common sense, equality, and respect!!!

Tanya Payne (19) 		Wednesday April 30, 2008, 10:29 am
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tAnYa and dAkOta WoLf hOpe you wiLL jOin us @ Tans Alt.Movement
and sign the PeTitiOn to saVe the GREY WOLF.........Free Comments & Graphics
ThAnk yOu Mr. and Mrs. Wolf and PuPs, just tryin' to survive the tropHy hunTers and trappers......
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Bonnie Dawson (32) 		Thursday May 8, 2008, 5:03 pm
How beautiful is your message if all would truly listen and observe.

CHIEF DUBIE (77) 		Monday June 9, 2008, 10:15 pm
According to the bible, we( Gods children) are to honor the sabbath day and keep it holy!!! The churches seem to overlook Jesus's words on the subject "remember this my children, that a thousand years to man is but a day to God, honor the sabbath"!!! Adam was created 4004 years before christ, and Christ was created 2004 years ago!!! We are in the 7th day/millennium, it's time to plant the planet!!! Forever and a day = 2012

Katy M. (0) 		Thursday June 26, 2008, 10:32 pm
I love your ten commandments! Maybe your blog readers are interested in the lastest news from Rainforest Rescue. We have just purchased a 10th property in the Daintree through the Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project to prevent this beautiful rainforest from being cleared and developed. The clearing of precious Daintree Rainforest puts over 100 threatened native species further at risk, including the endangered Cassowary.

Not-for-profit organisation Rainforest Rescue has now proposed to buy back and protect an eleventh property in the Daintree region! With no financial support from the government, Rainforest Rescue relies solely on donations from the public to see these purchases through. Each $2 saves one square metre of Daintree rainforest. That means a donation of $100 saves 50 sq metres!

visit www.rainforestrescue.org.au

Katy M. (0) 		Thursday June 26, 2008, 10:35 pm
I love your ten commandments! Maybe your blog readers are interested in the lastest news from Rainforest Rescue. We have just purchased a 10th property in the Daintree through the Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project to prevent this beautiful rainforest from being cleared and developed. The clearing of precious Daintree Rainforest puts over 100 threatened native species further at risk, including the endangered Cassowary.

Not-for-profit organisation Rainforest Rescue has now proposed to buy back and protect an eleventh property in the Daintree region! With no financial support from the government, Rainforest Rescue relies solely on donations from the public to see these purchases through. Each $2 saves one square metre of Daintree rainforest. That means a donation of $100 saves 50 sq metres!

visit www.rainforestrescue.org.au

Alicya L. (189) 		Friday July 11, 2008, 7:10 am
We all should live up to that.
Better than other commandments..

Bobby T. (0) 		Sunday July 20, 2008, 5:56 pm
:-)

Stormy Lee (0) 		Monday July 21, 2008, 9:15 am
When was the story of mother earth in focus for the world.........

Peace Dove (5) 		Tuesday July 29, 2008, 11:49 pm
Amen.

Ralph X. (50) 		Saturday August 2, 2008, 4:51 am
Wonderful! Jesus should have brought that to the people, instead eating meat as a bad example. Anyway, he did other good things that we can live on.

Barbara Spring (47) 		Tuesday August 19, 2008, 2:57 pm
I agree. I have written a book that honors the Earth: The Dynamic Great Lakes. I have two websites: www.geocities.com/barbaraspring and Sophia's Lost and Found www.freewebs.com/barbaraspring

Owls C. (6) 		Wednesday September 3, 2008, 2:21 am
© 1990 Ernest Callenbach

Yasmeen H. (4) 		Friday September 26, 2008, 11:36 pm
Great post!
Makes great sense.
Tnx...Bye!

Lia De Ruiter (11) 		Saturday September 27, 2008, 12:44 am
Beautiful and so true!
Thanks for sharing.

Lina Sen (0) 		Sunday October 12, 2008, 8:44 am
Superb! I want to share it with my friends.

Lina Sen (0) 		Sunday October 12, 2008, 8:44 am
Superb! I want to share it with my friends.

Teresa S. (35) 		Thursday December 11, 2008, 11:29 am
I just love them.Only if white mad would follow them we be ok.

Paul M. (0) 		Monday February 2, 2009, 1:48 pm
Thou Shall Love Thy Children:

My URL: http://www.efn.org/~scan
My Email: scan@efn.org
Organization: Stop Child Abuse-Save Our Children
Webpage URL: http://www.efn.org/~scan

Stop Child Abuse NOW! since 1975 from Donora, Pennsylvania to Portland, Oregon by a Survivor and his Handicapped. http://www.efn.org/~scan scan@efn.org

True Story from Donora, Pennsylvania and Portland, Oregon. One man over a childhood during which he and his twin sister were tormeneted and severly abused for eighteen years while the older brother and sister was not abused and not seek help. As a precious little boy he came close to death twice but Paul McLaughlin survived, and has been a tireless crusader for the rights of children and against child abuse. Paul began his life's work in his home town in Donora, Pennsylvania. He speak out on talk radio, open forums, symposium, a television commercial. Advertising on awareness of child abuse,newspaper and magazine articles. Volunteer his time with other nonprofit organization on fund raising for the homeless, hungry, crippled children, cancer, United Way, Child Abuse, etc. Today, he and his wife Liz now live in Eugene, Oregon where they continue to fight for the right of children everywhere from fear and abuse.

As of August 27, 2007 Paul's twin sister Paula, passed away from having kidney stones since the age of 21 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. See photos of web pages for Paul and Paula's of childhood and Paul's works of helping abused children. You will not see this in your community. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE GREATER MIND THAN I HAVE. Thank you.

Liz and Paul McLaughlin*
Stop Child Abuse*
298 Hunington*
Eugene, Oregon 97405


Tim F. (1) 		Tuesday February 3, 2009, 2:26 pm
Amen.

Tim Fleming
www.eloquentbooks.com/MurderOfAnAmericanNazi.html
http://leftlooking.blogspot.com

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday March 4, 2009, 8:12 am
Really Cool!!

I think people shld save energy and also shld stop global warming..Programm like Earth Hour..shld be practised in more and more countries..i would really appreciate all the blogger to sign up on http://www.justmeans.com and get more information on earthhour.

NatureAdvice

Janice Burnett (1) 		Wednesday June 24, 2009, 7:10 pm
Thank you for this share. Excellent idea. Maybe we could have ten commandments for how people all over the world should live harmoniously with each other, yet still agree to have individuality respected. But then it is always the chosen few who decide to govern their way or the highway. Man should unite together and lead with respect and dignity of all human needs. It doesn't make sense that some have millions to spend on bigger and faster whatever's, while others die of disease and starvation. Any wonder there is so much anger in the world. What about the escalation of child abuse? These babies suffer at the hands of those who consider themselves able to do this just because they can! It abhors me that such atrocities continue while the majority choose to ignor it simply because it is all too hard. United we stand. Divided we fall!

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