by Beth on December 10, 2011
Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below. ~ Roger Nash Baldwin Today we celebrate International Human Rights Day, marking the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a time to be truly inspired on behalf of people [...]
by Beth on September 4, 2011
Here is YOUR microphone. Use the comments and say something nice…
by Beth on August 26, 2011
From Andy Borowitz, who I adore.. Please share this important public service announcement and good luck everyone! Internet Outages from Hurricane Could Force People to Interact with Other People, Officials Warn FEMA: Prepare for Unwanted Eye Contact, Awkward Silences WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – As Hurricane Irene prepared to batter the East Coast of the [...]
The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor. ~ Martha Graham As we consider the gifts and lessons of the Sixth House, we are invited to look closely at how we [...]
by Beth on February 16, 2011
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As you know, on the weekends, I like to post poetry, wisdom and inspiration from other visionaries. Today, I offer an excerpt from a column by astrologer and bliss conspirator Rob Brezsny. The column was published in December, 2007 and is from his book Pronoia, which offers fabulously subversive instructions for Living. In the midst [...]
A huge thanks to dear Joanna Powell Colbert for sharing this video on her own site, earlier this week. In it, the wonderful eco-philosopher Joanna Macy describes the importance of this moment in human history. This is what I stand for in my life, and what I know that each of you reading this is [...]
by Beth on December 16, 2009
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. There is really only one thing that I hope you will weave into your magic spells on this New Moon. Saving life as we know [...]
by Beth on December 1, 2009
“The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is Universal Access and Human Rights. For me, that means doing everything we can to support countries to reach their universal access goals for HIV prevention, treatment, care and support – all the while protecting and promoting human rights.” – UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, 2009 World [...]
by Beth on November 29, 2009
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another [...]