A Moment of Independence

created on July 4, 2008 - Cambridge, MD

Independence comes in little moments for me these days.
A moment to pluck the worlds social issues out of my mind.
A moment to free my mind from the struggles of how to get by.
A moment the placement of a single flower pedal is my only goal.
A moment to find the the next splash of color needed for my piece.
A moment to be amazed at how my Higher Power provides it all.
A moment when the application and searching pays off.
A moment my soul smiles.
THAT moment I experience INDEPENDENCE.

WHY HATE? — Go CREATE!

GLOBAL UNITY

We cannot seek truth with HATE.

Bahamian Perspectives On Hate

Does hate even exist in "paradise"? Check out this Bahamian perspective on the subject. Click Here

Thank you meh River Peeps! ;-)

Hugging Craze!

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THE STORY BEHIND THE VIDEO


THE VIDEO

CHRIST mas!!

In the U.S. capitalist lifestyle it is easy to get lost in all the fairy tails. No matter your view, this song is a subtle reminder as to what Christians are supposed to reflect upon during Christmas day. And it's fun too!

There IS a RIGHT Place for YOU!*

Approx. time - 5 min.

Yhate Tradition?

Been a long time tradition to scope the radio dialz every T-Day in hopes of finding a station playing this song. No Thanksgiving would feel complete without being able to enjoy it.

How Many More?

Must we continue to send our young adults into the world only to return as memorial flags?

Save Our Youth!

No matter how strong a swimmer you are, stay out of the deeper seas of hatred, the youth will only follow your lead.

Nature Peace 19

This "environmentally" created piece created for Blog Action Day!

Why Hate? NOW Go Create!!

Frienship — a Process not an Event

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

George Washington

Les Fleur (the Flower)

With plenty available to nurture the soils, the Yhate seedlings will develop their roots. Soon shall they be strong enough to be placed from this little planter into the garden of society.

As said earlier, "WHY HATE? - Go Irrigate!"


Will somebody wear me to the fair?
Will a lady pin me in her hair?
Will a child find me by a stream?
Kiss my petals and weave me through a dream

For all of these simple things and much more a flower was born
It blooms to spread love and joy faith and hope to people forlorn

Inside every man lives the seed of a flower
If he looks within he finds beauty and power

Ring all the bells sing and tell the people everywhere that the flower has come
Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness and rejoice for the darkness is gone
Throw off your fears let your heart beat freely at the sign that a new time is born

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Tribute to 911

September 11, 2001
Forever one of the earth's most memorable acts of HATE.
There were no winners on that day, the whole world lost. Political differences did not matter. It was a government that was hate's target, but the innocent were hate's victims.

It is time for the Human race to learn not to use HATE as a motive.
"An eye for an eye will leave the world blind" — Ghandi

Lunch Bag Doodle #9 & 10

"Hate War..."

Clash of Cultures

We're watching you...

Think Before You Believe

I found these photos posted today while on patrol through one of the locally grown blogs that makes the claim to be "Salisbury's most reliable and unbiased source for your local news?"
The site posted the photos and stated this as factual:
"These pictures were taken by a man in Magee, MS where the eye of the storm passed through, what an experience! Magee is 150 miles North of Waveland, Mississippi where the Hurricane Katrina made land fall."

Here's the thing...
These photos? — Old.
Were they local? — Nope.
Were they even real? — Not in relation to Katrina anyway.

It only took me 5 minutes to verify that these photos had nothing to do with Katrina as the "news" blog had stated.
Back in 2005 TRUTHorFICTION.com and weather buff blogger Jamie Jarosik had posted on their sites not to be fooled by these "Katrina" photos and that "these photos were actually severe thunderstorm pictures".

I post this to make this point...
You cannot rely (solely) on blogs as your "source" for news. Blogs are not obligated to confirm, verify, or even tell the truth. Quite simply, they have nothing to lose. This isn't to say that ALL blogs are void of verifying facts, just that there are plenty around. I even suspect that on all sides of all issues, there are some that make a conscious practice of it.

If verification of facts are avoided with little things such as storm photos, think about how much "REAL" news this is being improperly "reported" by "news" blogs.

So, about THIS post? Fact or Fiction? You decide — but before you do, make sure you double check the facts and their sources.

Oh yeah, BTW - this post is HATE FREE!

Independence

Give what you expect to receive.

Post for Peace

It does not matter if you are Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Baha'i, or even Agnostic, we all want to obtain peace.

This Independence Day we celebrate the end of an occupation that took place over 200 years ago. Let's strive to end the occupation of today.