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Archive for December 2011
Year of Dancing with Life – Week 10
December 13, 2011
How Doctors Die
December 13, 2011In order to learn the art of dying , one must know completely — the art of living. — S. N. Goenka
~~~~ Good News of the Day: “In his last few months of life after discovering that lung cancer had spread into his brain, my older cousin Torch went to Disneyland for the first time, ate his favorite foods, had no serious pain, and remained high-spirited. Torch wasn’t a doctor, but like many doctors who have access to medical care when diagnosed with a fatal disease, he chose state of the art end-of-life care: death with dignity.” This honest reflection by Dr. Ken Murray of USC illuminates why doctors ‘go gentle into that good night’ when confronted with their own death, and how it is possible for all to spend the last moments of life in peace and in the presence of others. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169FB0D:C3009629A010612C14C667BEAB2C17D3B4B847859706E37D&
~~~~ Be The Change: How would fear influence you in ‘going gently’? Practice the art of living today.
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InnerNet Weekly: Everyday Creativity
December 13, 2011
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I’m rather good at maps. I’m also good at using a GPS device. But I forgot the maps and here we were, late afternoon, last day of vacation, my daughter my cousin and I, driving along a two-lane highway in midstate Oregon. No other car in sight, and the sun had just gone down. Where was that charming little village? It was supposed to be right along this river. We drove on, farther and farther into the unknown, river always at left as our guide. We kept passing farms and fields and scattered houses and now a few lights were coming out. In my head, I was doing a litany of self-criticism: Why didn’t we start earlier, leave more time, have lunch sooner, save dessert for the little town, bring the map, and on and on and on, a list of all we did wrong — reliving it as if that could help us now. My cousin and I were
Kindness Daily: Just 1 Card To Say Happy Birthday…
December 12, 2011
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The 9 Dwarves: A Legend of Conservation
December 12, 2011We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. — Aldo Leopold
~~~~ Good News of the Day: With multinational companies accelerating exploitation of oil, timber and minerals, activist Ladislas Desire Ndembet decided that he had to supply a stronger local voice in the West African nation of Gabon. Financed out of his own modest salary from running a cleaning business on the side, Ndembet’s NGO is an inspired movement to conserve some of the world’s largest intact tropical rainforests for carbon capture and endangered species protection. Environmental journalist Daniel Glick gives an intriguing glimpse into Ndembet’s conservation efforts, starting with Gabon’s legend of the nine dwarves. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169F71D:C3009629A010612C49A93BB5B91A8038B4B847859706E37D&
~~~~ Be The Change: Make an increasing shift from interacting with natural resources as commodities, to using them with love and respect.
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The Library Rethought
December 11, 2011A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas — a place where history comes to life. — Norman Cousins
~~~~ Good News of the Day: Libraries have a special place in history as a hearth of culture that kindled the greatest feats of science and the grandest works of art. Yet today, they’re in danger of being left precisely there — in history. As our collective use of libraries dwindles in the digital age, five brave efforts are innovating the concept of “the library” in ways that make it as culturally relevant today as it ever was. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169F6E6:C3009629A010612C2ED8F2160E2FAE61B4B847859706E37D&
~~~~ Be The Change: This week, visit the library, or a reimagined version of it.
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Kindness Daily: Fierce Love
December 10, 2011
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What a 10-Year-Old Did for the Tar Sands
December 10, 2011No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. — Emma Goldman
~~~~ Good News of the Day: 10-yr-old Ta’Kaiya Blaney stood outside Enbridge Northern Gateway’s office on July 6, waiting for officials to grant her access to the building. She thought she could hand deliver an envelope containing an important message about the company’s pipeline construction. But the doors remained locked. “I don’t know what they find so scary about me,” she said, as she was ushered off the property by security guards. “I just want them to hear what I have to say.” The Sliammon First Nation youth put in a great effort learning about environmental issues and the pipeline in particular, and hoped to share her knowledge and carefully crafted words. Enbridge officials said they were unable to provide Ta’Kaiya space or time and failed to comment. So Ta’Kaiya stood outside, accompanied by three members of Greenpeace, her mother, and a number of reporters and sang her hauntingly beautiful song, “Shallow Waters.”
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~~~~ Be The Change: Watch this short music video of Ta’Kaiya’s touching song, “Shallow Waters.” http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169F5F8:C3009629A010612CDE623CBA74B9E593B4B847859706E37D&
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Dalai Lama Quote from Snow Lion Publications
December 9, 2011
Dalai Lama Quote of the Week A Favorite Quote of H.H. the Dalai Lama: –excerpted from the Dalai Lama Pocket Puja and A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life by Santideva, trans. by Vesna A. Wallace and B. Alan Wallace, published by Snow Lion Publications Both the Pocket Puja and A Guide • Now at 5O% off! |
Kindness Daily: Who’s Packing Your Parachute?
December 9, 2011
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Dalai Lama Foundation Study Circle Montreal 