Destiny

Somewhere there waiteth in this world of ours

For one lone soul another lonely soul
Each choosing each through all the weary hours
And meeting strangely at one sudden goal.
The blend they, like green leaves with golden flowers,
Into one beautiful and perfect whole;
And life's long night is ended, and the way
Lies open onward to eternal day.

~Edwin Arnold

Will Work for Peace

Stop Shopping! Start Thinking!

War is expensive, Peace is priceless.

If war is the answer, we're asking the wrong question.

If war is the answer, we asked the wrong question.

Won't War Breed Hatred?

You can bomb the world to pieces but you can't bomb it to Peace

Consume -- Consume -- Bomb -- Bomb -- Consume -- Consume

Knowledge is Power - Don't follow Propaganda !

Don't Drag the Flag in Oil

Impermanance In Everything

I was on the bus earlier today coming back from what I reckon to be a hard days work. As I sat there trying to forget how much of a rotten day I'd been having, this sweet little voice caught my attention with its words.

I casually turned to look back so to get a glimpse and see where those words were coming from. As I turned and attempted to get a good look, I saw that this angelic voice was that of a little girl's of about 5 or 6 years old. Still too short to see above the seat in front of them, I can see she was talking to what seemed like a younger sibling. So I turned back around and tuned in.
Through the hum of the crowed bus I heard this little girls voice resonate absolute truth, and she said ever so calmly; "...you see...everything dies."

I noticed whilst passing everyday things she continued on pointing them out, foretelling their life and death cycle. We are driving by pedestrians in a nearby park and she says; "People die...You see the trees over there? They die. The Grass dies, too...Birds die." I look up to see a seagull flying above, and as I look back down we're passing by a car dealership and she says; "Even cars die you know."

Her soft spoken words hit my ear drums and I felt it shatter my thoughts into a million pieces. I just felt compelled to write about how these pieces still resonate so profoundly in me.

Here I'm sat thinking I'm having a bad day and I'm not sure exactly why but I felt assuaged by the thought of how this child saw profundity in everyday simplicities, and she didn't even know it. I understand that she may not relate the exact emotional tie that one would have when a significant other passes, but to her it was nothing but a mundane idea that everything is impermanent.

I reckon everyone can take something different from this story. I believe it's up to each of us to take with us the beauty in what once was, and I realize that today doesn't seem to be that bad after all. Most importantly, everything is Impermanent.

Eddie Izzard- Dress to Kill

OM- Being A Strong Container: Grounding Ourselves

We often hear people telling us to ground ourselves, but we may not be sure what that means and how we might do it. Grounding ourselves is a way of bringing ourselves literally back to earth. Some of us are more prone than others to essentially leaving our bodies and not being firmly rooted in our bodies. There’s nothing terribly wrong with this, but while we are living on the earth plane it is best to stay grounded in the body.

One of the easiest ways to ground ourselves is to bring our attention to our breath as it enters and leaves our bodies. After about 10 breaths, we will probably find that we feel much more connected to our physical selves. We might then bring our awareness to the sensations in our bodies, moving from our head down to our feet, exploring and inquiring. Just a few minutes of this can bring us home to bodies and to the earth, and this is what it means to ground ourselves.

We can go further by imagining that we have roots growing out of the bottoms of our feet, connecting us to the earth. The roots flow with us so we can we always move, but at the same time they keep us grounded. We receive powerful energy from the earth just as we do from the forms of energy we associate with the sky, and our body is a tool that brings these two energies together in a sacred union. When we are grounded, we essentially become a strong container in which our spirits can safely and productively dwell. This is why grounding ourselves every day, especially at the beginning of the day, is such a beneficial practice. Fortunately, it’s as simple as bringing our conscious awareness to our bodies and the earth on which we walk.

From: DailyOM
(today@dailyom.com)

Yoga is a productive form of containing all that is good in our system. I have not found the time to do it in the last three-four months of traveling, and have become one with the United Kingdom; drinking till wee hours of the morning and waking up early to keep on truckin'. I have met many friends, and strangers who have become acquaintances by nature of social drinking, and smoking cigarettes. I do not regret mentally, or spiritually these tales of companionship; however, my body is wrapping at the door and crying through the locks telling me it's time to balance myself once again. I've been eating crap foods that I know my body cannot handle, and I need to counterpoise these actions at once before things get out of hand. Although people may not have an illness they are diagnosed with it's a general idea that your body is in constant communication with you- telling you what it is you need. We may not always understand it the first time, and most times before it's too late. Yet, our bodies are a phenomenal power house- more than we can ever imagine.

When we make an effort to be conscious of our roots and where they feed from, like a tree firmly grounded, we can attain great heights and remain supple in the eye of a storm. So, take a little time for yourself and enjoy who you are and what you can offer yourself before you show the world.

After all, at the end of the day it's a mater of taking the time to sit and take deep breathes in and out. Stop for a moment, and smell the flowers.

August: A Moment In Hindsight

Supporting children who are less fortunate than the average child taught me a valuable lesson in life. Life is about looking into ones own body; whether physical, emotional or spiritual, to find what is most sacred to oneself. Working with people less fortunate mirrors the strengths, and sometimes your own weakness' as well.
With this knowledge, one can look forward and see these fine qualities in others. One can let it not only surface and appear in its purest form, but let it flourish and burgeon into the unexpected. You don't always have to have a plan for every piece of who you are, because sometime you see who you can be, but it's doing it that make things just happen. "What you do does not define who you are, but who you are defines what you do."
Furthermore, once you find who you are your true spirit arises and invigorates what was once forgotten; eventually leading you to like minded individuals who also may have forgotten, or better yet who have begun to sprout the seeds they have let hibernate for too long. Thus, finding yourself in others.


The unique personality which is the real life in me, I can not gain unless I search for the real life, the spiritual quality, in others. I am myself spiritually dead unless I reach out to the fine quality dormant in others. For it is only with the god enthroned in the innermost shrine of the other, that the god hidden in me, will consent to appear.

An Ethical Philosophy of Life
Felix Adler

Missing You With Every Piece of My Heart

I am sat here in the UK without a place to go and I think of you.
I am sat here in my place wishing I could walk over to you and give you more loving memories and more cherished moments we have shared together.
I am sat here on a divan thinking of how I would walk the world in a day only to be surrounded by your beauty, and your truthful essence.
I am sat here in my tears of sorrow listening to your voice telling me how strong I am in moments of weakness and sleepless nights.
I am sat here missing you with every piece of my heart.


I am such a fortunate soul to have an experience a lifetime that nobody will ever have in an eternity. No matter how tough times may get, no matter how many days go by I live without knowing what to expect the following day I still take the time to think of my blessed friend Tammie Beth Ross. She means more to me than any words can ever describe, and more than anyone can imagine. Those who cross her path are few of the lucky souls. If they get to know her they would be amazed by her simple beauty. Yet, if they get close enough to her and befriend this shinning star they can only be as greatful as I am.
Tammie, even though you have been worlds apart from me physically I know and feel that you are in my presence at all times. I hold you close to my heart everyday. I miss you so much; your smile, your laugh, your bright eyes, your courtesy, your touch and even your tears, for it is with all these things that make you real. Thanks for being real and showing me what it is to love and be with a friend, to love and be with a confidant and most importantly- to love and be with yourself.

EarthBound