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sesame street – its not easy being green
“It’s Not Easy Being Green” by Kermit The Frog
(written by Joe Raposo for the first season of Sesame Street 1969-1970)
It’s not that easy being green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow [...]
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Posted in 2008 Election, Activism, Agriculture, Books, Climate Change, Dennis Kucinich, Film, Food, Global Warming, History, Independent Media, Iraq, Media, Meditation, Miracles, Peace, Pets, Photos, Politics, Prayer, Presidential Race, Reviews, Spiritual, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Video on 8 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
* Can we use creative visualization to elect a President? Check out Aireen’s alternative “diamonds or pearls” question for Senator Clinton, from one woman to another, that instead asks the Senator if she prefers “democracy or politics?” Finally, find out why Kucinich has the best chances of winning in 2008 and beyond. *
Sean Penn [...]
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Posted in 90 percent, Activism, Agriculture, Books, Climate Change, Compost, Earth, Education, Energy, Environment, Farming, Food, Gardening, Global Warming, Green Investing, Health, Illinois, Investments, Life, Nature, Organic, Recycling, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Vegan, Vegetarian, Women on 4 November 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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by Adam Brockman & Aireen Joven, November 2007, #33
THIS WEEK’S DISH -
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: Simple Steps To Reduce Carbon Emissions While Saving Money At Home And Beyond
“Nothing happens in living nature that is not in relation to [...]
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Posted in 9/11, Activism, Books, Family, Film, History, Movies, Nonviolence, Peace, Politics, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Video on 27 September 2007 | 8 Comments »
“We must not rush to judgment. For too many innocent people have already died. Our country is in mourning. If we rush to launch a counterattack, we run too great a risk that women, children, and other non-combatants will be caught in the crossfire…I have agonized over this vote. But I came to grips with [...]
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Posted in 13 Moon Calendar, Activism, Art, Books, Earth, Education, Environment, Food, Gardening, Healing, Health, History, Life, Love, Meditation, Nature, Nonviolence, Peace, Politics, Prayer, Ringing Cedars, Seeds, Spiritual, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Time, Video on 20 July 2007 | 2 Comments »
“The very nature of the calendar the world follows has stunted the mind and body’s innate timing sensibility… Our sense of time is a fundamental perception. If the standard measure of time that we use is irregular, then we must contemplate deeply and understand what this does to our mind over centuries of [...]
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Posted in Abuse, Art, Books, Childhood, Children, Depression, Family, Healing, Health, Life, Love, Music, Nature, Nonviolence, PTSD, Parenting, Peace, Photos, Politics, Sexuality, Spiritual, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Therapy, Trauma, Video on 15 June 2007 | 6 Comments »
* Understanding the effects of abuse & trauma on the individual and the world – including holistic healing, the life-changing work of Alice Miller, how we can all be someone’s candle in the closet, and the healer’s palette. Adam reflects more on his childhood, while he and Aireen illustrate how healing yourself and helping [...]
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Posted in 2008 Election, Activism, Animals, Books, Business, Chicago, Childhood, Children, Climate Change, Clothing, Compost, DIY, Dennis Kucinich, Education, Family, Food, Global Warming, Health, Illinois, Life, Music, Nature, Nonviolence, Organic, Parenting, Peace, Photos, Politics, Recycling, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Vegan, Vegetarian, Water on 28 April 2007 | 3 Comments »
* Our inspiring, delicious, and consciousness-raising experience at Chicago’s first ever Green Festival on Earth Day weekend. We review vegan food and drink, talk a little about the low-waste, green management of the festival, organic clothing, and eco-books for kids & grownups. Speakers included Bill McKibben, Frances Moore Lappe, David Korten, and Presidential Candidate [...]
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Posted in Activism, Animals, Books, Business, Chicago, Children, Climate Change, Education, Family, Food, Global Warming, Health, Illinois, Movies, Nature, Organic, Peace, Photos, Politics, Rainforest, Recycling, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Vegan, Vegetarian, Water on 14 April 2007 | 2 Comments »
* Step it up for the planet. Notes on Bill McKibben’s Step It Up 2007 national grassroots gatherings to stop global warming, how you can make a big impact to stop climate change with simple choices – by eating a local organic animal-friendly diet, and Chicago’s first ever Green Festival – A PARTY WITH A [...]
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Posted in Animals, Biointensive, Books, DIY, Family, Food, Garden photos, Gardening, Health, Homestead, Nature, Nonviolence, Organic, Peace, Pets, Photos, Spiritual, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH on 14 April 2007 | 1 Comment »
* What to do (or feel) when the local wildlife chomp on your tulips or lettuce, the home & garden bible Better Basics For The Home by Annie Berthold-Bond, zen in the garden, “you must be the garden you wish to see”, and how Mother Nature works in mysterious ways. *
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Posted in Animals, Books, Childhood, Children, DIY, Education, Family, Food, Gardening, Healing, Health, Homestead, Life, Love, Nature, Nonviolence, Organic, Parenting, Peace, Ringing Cedars, Sexuality, Spiritual, Sustainable, THIS WEEK'S DISH, Vegetarian on 9 February 2007 | 7 Comments »
* BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME.
Pronounced Ana-sta-SI-ya, author Vladimir Megre and Anastasia take their readers on a life-changing, personal journey into truths of Nature, sexuality, spirituality, child-rearing, education, planting a personal healing garden, the power of each human being, and more. *
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