"At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love.... We must strive every day so that this love of living humanity will be transformed into actual deeds, into acts that serve as examples, as a moving force."
-Che
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Urban Dictionary: Marine
"If you find a good one, he'll be the best damn husband a man could ever be. The good ones are incredible boyfriends, husbands, and dads. They work hard & play hard. *wink* :D"
..they said it
"If you find a good one, he'll be the best damn husband a man could ever be. The good ones are incredible boyfriends, husbands, and dads. They work hard & play hard. *wink* :D"
..they said it
Thursday, July 12, 2012
What is love?
Love is when another person blossoms more of who you are.
When they grow with you.
When they support you in the things you adore.
When they push you up to chase your dreams.
When they give you perspective.
When they make you feel alive with their words.
When they give you purpose.
When they sacrifice themselves for you.
Love is not judging another person.
Love is patient.
Love is kind.
Love does not boast or envy.
Love is the truth and the absence of lies.
Love knows all things.
Love sees all things.
Love never fails.
Love is accepting a person just as they are.
Love is seeing the beauty in a person and that is the person.
Love is always free.
Love is a choice.
I have chosen to love.
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JB
When they grow with you.
When they support you in the things you adore.
When they push you up to chase your dreams.
When they give you perspective.
When they make you feel alive with their words.
When they give you purpose.
When they sacrifice themselves for you.
Love is not judging another person.
Love is patient.
Love is kind.
Love does not boast or envy.
Love is the truth and the absence of lies.
Love knows all things.
Love sees all things.
Love never fails.
Love is accepting a person just as they are.
Love is seeing the beauty in a person and that is the person.
Love is always free.
Love is a choice.
I have chosen to love.
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JB
Sanity
Sanity, in the way that our culture defines it, is killing the human spirit and devastating the earth. Under these circumstances, craziness is the only option. The question is, are you going to be crazy ugly, or crazy beautiful? Crazy in fear, or crazy in love?
-John Robbins
-John Robbins
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
STRUCTURAL RACISM AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
-How is it that a nation legally committed to equal opportunity for all—
regardless of race, creed, national origin, or gender—continually reproduces
patterns of racial inequality?
-Why, in the world’s wealthiest country, is there such enduring poverty among
people of color?
-How is it that in our open, participatory democracy, racial minorities are still
underrepresented in positions of power and decision making?
Without fully accounting for the historical and ongoing ways in which racial dynamics produce inequities between whites and people of color, the social justice and antipoverty field risks pursuing strategies that are misguided, incomplete, or inappropriate to the challenge.
The statistical portrait of the American population broken out by race reveals persistent disparities between people of color and white Americans in almost every quality of life arena, the most basic being income, education, and health.
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regardless of race, creed, national origin, or gender—continually reproduces
patterns of racial inequality?
-Why, in the world’s wealthiest country, is there such enduring poverty among
people of color?
-How is it that in our open, participatory democracy, racial minorities are still
underrepresented in positions of power and decision making?
Without fully accounting for the historical and ongoing ways in which racial dynamics produce inequities between whites and people of color, the social justice and antipoverty field risks pursuing strategies that are misguided, incomplete, or inappropriate to the challenge.
The statistical portrait of the American population broken out by race reveals persistent disparities between people of color and white Americans in almost every quality of life arena, the most basic being income, education, and health.
Has ‘Organic’ Been Oversized?
“They think I’m liberal, immature, a radical,” Mr. Potter says. “But I’m not the one debating whether organics should use genetically modified additives or nanotechnology, which is what I’d call radical.”
“People keep telling me that all the work we’re doing with organic farming and agriculture and processing, some of that could be deemed charitable work,” he says. “Maybe we should start a church.”
article
“People keep telling me that all the work we’re doing with organic farming and agriculture and processing, some of that could be deemed charitable work,” he says. “Maybe we should start a church.”
article
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
No progress can be made, however, until you have a group of "conscious" people. The problem is that so many would prefer the Dream/Nightmare to reality.
http://blaknout.blogspot.com/
http://blaknout.blogspot.com/
New York Through The 5 Senses
"the lived-in smell" Totally!
"Sound is energy and that’s perhaps the most distinct part of the vibe of this city." I love the energy!
"You’re constantly aware of the space (or lack thereof) around you because you’re always in contact with other people" Awww it's so cute
"I can’t articulate in words the flavors of this town, but somehow, the food always feels like love." So cute
"The NYPD is beautiful. Everything here is beautiful, near overwhelming, if you’re ready to look at it full-on." YES LIKE WE ARE ON DRUGS BUT NOT, WE JUST LOVE EVERYTHING
"So if much of love is timing, then what does that mean for me now?
New York, I love you."
Couldn't have said it any better.
Linkl
"Sound is energy and that’s perhaps the most distinct part of the vibe of this city." I love the energy!
"You’re constantly aware of the space (or lack thereof) around you because you’re always in contact with other people" Awww it's so cute
"I can’t articulate in words the flavors of this town, but somehow, the food always feels like love." So cute
"The NYPD is beautiful. Everything here is beautiful, near overwhelming, if you’re ready to look at it full-on." YES LIKE WE ARE ON DRUGS BUT NOT, WE JUST LOVE EVERYTHING
"So if much of love is timing, then what does that mean for me now?
New York, I love you."
Couldn't have said it any better.
Linkl
Monday, July 9, 2012
Where Is Student Activism?
"Different universities have distinctive activist subcultures of protest, and where these cultures are most pervasive we also find the highest levels of protest.
So maybe the explanation isn't a lack of engagement by students but instead an absence of traditions and organizations that could mobilize them. And maybe there will be more organized efforts to assert their voices as the issues come closer to home for young people."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-little/where-is-student-activism_b_1654460.html
So maybe the explanation isn't a lack of engagement by students but instead an absence of traditions and organizations that could mobilize them. And maybe there will be more organized efforts to assert their voices as the issues come closer to home for young people."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-little/where-is-student-activism_b_1654460.html
Life Advice from Steph
priorities will show in actions
if actions are not right
priorities arent
priorities in the heart
if heart aint right
if actions are not right
priorities arent
priorities in the heart
if heart aint right
Friday, July 6, 2012
They practiced asceticism not as a rejection of the enjoyment of life, or because the practices themselves are virtuous, but as an aid in the pursuit of salvation or liberation.
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
How Food Waste is Destroying the Environment
"over-commoditization" of food as a lifestyle accessory
"With countless cookery shows and ever more seductive advertisements, food has become a major part of the culture industry," he said. "This, along with the false economy of discount bulk buys, is part of why people are purchasing more than they can use.
"It's a peculiarly Western phenomenon," he added.
He agrees with Pichler that the problem is symptomatic of the West's culture of cheap disposable goods. His research found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that in Europe and North America, each consumer wastes between 95 and 115 kilograms of food a year, whilst only 6 to 11 kilograms of edible goods are discarded per person in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.
Sonesson contends that the problem boils down to basic economic logic. He says that, despite some recent commodity fluctuations, the price of food in industrialized nations continues to drop, so there's less incentive to think about what's in the fridge, or make an effort to avoid cooking more than we need.
"As a result, today we have less knowledge about cooking and food preparation ... My parents and grandparents knew how to make use of everything," he said.
What would it take to wind back the clock? Swannell thinks that it would only require a series of relatively small behavioral modifications:
"For instance, just taking five minutes to go through your store cupboard and fridge before making a shopping list can stop you wasting money buying ingredients you may already have.
"Or, when you get home with your shopping, transfer as much as you can straight into the freezer. If you have large packets of chicken pieces or fish, divide them up and freeze individual portions ... there's loads of simple, easy things like this that you can do."
But it's not just consumers who are at fault. Pichler says that supermarkets are guilty of discarding large quantities of food for seemingly frivolous reasons.
"There's a tendency for supermarkets to put pressure on food producers to supply them with 'perfect' products. This pressure is to blame for the common practice of goods being discarded and destroyed immediately after harvest because of minor imperfections," he said.
"Furthermore, it's not unusual for supermarket chains to purposely acquire a surplus of food, so shelves can remain fully stocked with perishable items -- pastries, meat, fruit and vegetables -- right until closing time," he said.
Article
"With countless cookery shows and ever more seductive advertisements, food has become a major part of the culture industry," he said. "This, along with the false economy of discount bulk buys, is part of why people are purchasing more than they can use.
"It's a peculiarly Western phenomenon," he added.
He agrees with Pichler that the problem is symptomatic of the West's culture of cheap disposable goods. His research found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that in Europe and North America, each consumer wastes between 95 and 115 kilograms of food a year, whilst only 6 to 11 kilograms of edible goods are discarded per person in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.
Sonesson contends that the problem boils down to basic economic logic. He says that, despite some recent commodity fluctuations, the price of food in industrialized nations continues to drop, so there's less incentive to think about what's in the fridge, or make an effort to avoid cooking more than we need.
"As a result, today we have less knowledge about cooking and food preparation ... My parents and grandparents knew how to make use of everything," he said.
What would it take to wind back the clock? Swannell thinks that it would only require a series of relatively small behavioral modifications:
"For instance, just taking five minutes to go through your store cupboard and fridge before making a shopping list can stop you wasting money buying ingredients you may already have.
"Or, when you get home with your shopping, transfer as much as you can straight into the freezer. If you have large packets of chicken pieces or fish, divide them up and freeze individual portions ... there's loads of simple, easy things like this that you can do."
But it's not just consumers who are at fault. Pichler says that supermarkets are guilty of discarding large quantities of food for seemingly frivolous reasons.
"There's a tendency for supermarkets to put pressure on food producers to supply them with 'perfect' products. This pressure is to blame for the common practice of goods being discarded and destroyed immediately after harvest because of minor imperfections," he said.
"Furthermore, it's not unusual for supermarket chains to purposely acquire a surplus of food, so shelves can remain fully stocked with perishable items -- pastries, meat, fruit and vegetables -- right until closing time," he said.
Article
Monday, July 2, 2012
consumption
we can't shop our way to sustainability. That is to say that there are two ways to look at the way we live, in this context: you can either buy as much stuff as you want, as long as its green, or you can simply buy less stuff. Research, like in the graph below, cited from Encyclopedia of Earth, suggests that the latter is the way to go.
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