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My favorite anti-war Christmas Song

I’ve been watching Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica. [I'm not linking to any BSG sites because I highly, highly recommend that you don't read about it, just watch it from the very beginning and be surprised. Its very good- fairly dark.]  It was the perfect activity for my long Christmas flight and made the 8 [...]

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Posted in Christmas/Winter Holiday Music | Tagged Battlestar Galactica, Christmas Bells, Christmas Music, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, Johnny Cash, June Carter, lyrics, peace, poetry, Ray Bradbury, Sarah McLachlan, Silent Night, video, war, Wikipedia | Leave a response

Why do I love Christmas Music so?

What is it about Christmas? I haven’t always had the cheeriest Christmases and I’m sure I will be having a big ole’ lump of coal Christmas this year, but Christmas doesn’t get me down- even if its not perfect. (New Year’s is a different story.) I just love everything to do with Christmas. I love [...]

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Posted in Christmas/Winter Holiday Music, Essays Epiphanies and Reviews, My Life | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Music, friends, holidays, John Denver, Muppets, peace, ship, We Wish You A Merry Christmas | 1 Response

The Debt by Tim Seibles

The Debt by Tim Seibles Hey, did you know that April is National Poetry Month? (Not a joke! Its true! :) Maybe this month you can post some of your favorite poems, or discover some new favorites. I will posting some poetry on my site. Related posts Thursday Sermon: for your (my) mid-week sermon needs [...]

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged peace, poetry, The Debt, Tim Seibles, video, Wishes for you | 2 Responses

Two uplifting videos

President Obama’s Message to the Iranian People for their New Year President Obama’s special video message for all those celebrating Nowruz, or “New Day.” This year, the President wanted to send a special message to the people and government of Iran, acknowledging the strain in our relations over the last few decades. After committing his [...]

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged Barack Obama, dance, Iran, Matt Harding, New Year, peace, uplifting, video | 5 Responses

Happy Peaceful (Naked) Holidays!

By the Righteous Mothers This music video was brought to you by (naked) Dove Related posts Thursday Sermon: for your (my) mid-week sermon needs (0) Shake your booty boys and girls for the beauty in the world (0) Its A Beautiful World (1)

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged beauty, commercial, Dove, music, peace, political activism, Righteous Mothers, video | Leave a response

A Great Victory has been Won Today!

A Great Victory has been Won Today!

“You don’t know it,” I told my kitten, “but a great victory was won today.” I just got back from voting! The sky is blue, there are giant, fluffy, white clouds hanging in the sky, the air is crisp, the sun is shining. We just got our country back. No, I don’t know who won. [...]

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Posted in Essays Epiphanies and Reviews | Tagged Barack Obama, flag, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, peace, photographs, politics, Presidential election 2008, U.S.A., vote | 5 Responses

Get your Grandmomma to vote for Obama!

Note: this has a lot of swearing in it and crude language. I like it anyway, but choose wisely, young Skywalker. The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo. Now that you’ve watched the video, go, seriously go and visit http://www.thegreatschlep.com/ and download the talking points and talk to your Grandparents, even if you’re [...]

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Posted in Uplifting Media, Useful Information and Research | Tagged Barack Obama, energy, Joe Biden, John McCain, peace, politics, Presidential election 2008, Sarah Palin, Sarah Silverman, sustainability, The Great Schlep, video | 1 Response

Thursday Sermon: for your (my) mid-week sermon needs

[Ringing Of The Gong] [Prelude Music] [We have two Prelude Music Options. There is the low-tear audio only option, and the high-tear video option] [Low Tear Option: Top of the World by Patty Griffin] [High Tear Option: Top of the World sung by the Dixie Chicks] Thank you so much for that lovely music, Patty, [...]

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Posted in My Life, Uplifting Media | Tagged compassion, depression, Dido, dreams, Give Peace a Chance, happiness, hope, John Lennon, Life for Rent, Many the Miles, meditation, music, Patty Griffin, peace, Sara Bareilles, sermons, Sue Monk Kidd, suicide, The Dixie Chicks, Top of the World, uplifting, video, Wishes for you, Yoko Ono | Leave a response

All we are saying… is give peace a chance

Check out this inventive video of an interview by Jerry Levitan with John Lennon. I like it when John says that it doesn’t do any good to stand on a street corner shouting about peace if you’re hurting the people close to you. “You have to get your own head together.” He also says violence [...]

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged I Met the Walrus, Jerry Levitan, John Lennon, militant, military industrial complex, peace, The Beatles, video | 1 Response

A quothful journey

I started a project of reading my MANY old journals. I’ve read 1 journal so far. Hmmm… Here are some quotes I wrote in my journal in 2001: Cultivate peace at home. Home is that magic circle in which the weary spirit finds rest. It has an influence that binds us with a spell that [...]

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Posted in My Life | Tagged exploration, Frugal Luxuries, Gabor Mate, home, journey, magic, peace, quotes, Scattered, T.S. Elliot, Tracey McBride, wanderer | Leave a response

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