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September 8, 2015
#LightForPets: Remember Me Thursday on Sep. 24, 2015
#cats #animalprotection #compassion #kindness
Who will be a #LightForPets on September 24? Will it be you? https://youtu.be/E_ctGu3VAtk
Use #LightForPets with your personal pet adoption story to help orphan pets find homes.
The Remember Me Thursday® global awareness campaign encourages individuals to light a candle this day (literally or virtually) and to opt to adopt, reducing the millions of orphan pets euthanized each year.
Learn more at http://www.remembermethursday.org.
Unite with pet-lovers and animal welfare organizations around the globe on Thursday, September 24, 2015 (the fourth Thursday of September, annually) , with a worldwide pet candle-lighting ceremony.
The candles, lit on the exact same day across the world, honor the millions of pets who lose their lives without the benefit of a loving home and shine a light on the millions of healthy pets who are still awaiting adoption.
RememberMeThursday.org Sep. 24, 2015
#cats #animalprotection #compassion #kindness
September 5, 2015
Moscow’s 868th: Historic Reenactment and Concert on Red Square
Reblogged from FuturisTrendcast.
Today we celebrate the Day of Moscow.
Watch live as of this posting: massive historic reenactment and concert on Red Square, marking Moscow’s official 868th birthday. This early concert kickstarts the celebrations. Moscow today hosts over 50 free concerts happening simultaneously all over the city.
Watch video and read more!
September 1, 2015
Indigos and Being Yourself: Weekly Reading for Lightworkers
This weekly reading from Doreen Virtue resonated with me. There is lots of angry energy around us, on both global and local level. I’m sure many of us feel it.
I thought I’d share this reminder: don’t succumb to anger, confusion and depression surrounding us on so many levels due to the ongoing Earth Shift and a revolution of consciousness. Be yourself and manifest your destiny, your gifts and your truth.
This is what I hear for myself. Do you?
The video contains a brief reminder about Indigos – the truthtellers and truth-manifesters of this world. Have a listen.
August 26, 2015
Heart-Warming Dog Rescues by Hope For Paws in LA
These people are angels. Hope for Paws’ Eldad Hagar is one of those I mentioned in my recent article: Feminism vs. Sacred Feminine – Male Chauvinism vs. Sacred Masculine as an example of the manifest Sacred Masculine on our planet.
Cola & Pepsi: bonded poodles struggling to survive in a sewer get a heartwarming rescue.
Not knowing the people’s intentions, look how the brother tries to protect his little sister! Such nice little sweeties.
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A scared Golden Retriever panics during her rescue. Her reaction once she was saved is amazing!
Golden Retrievers are probably the kindest, nicest dogs in existence. How is it even possible that someone would abandon such treasure? And it appears the dog was abused, judging by his fear of humans.
But even being scared, she never attacked back and never barked. My heart melted when I saw her covering her eyes, like a scared little child. Every dog is a gift. But Golden Retrievers are just so magical and intrinsically benevolent that they stand out.
We do lots of walks and it just so happened that in our recent walks we met a lot of Golden Retrievers, and they always are the kindest and most huggy doggies imaginable. Usually, both dogs and cats we meet in our long walks run to us and we get to do a lot of petting.
To me, Golden Retrievers are a dog equivalent of dolphins because of their always positive, benevolent attitude and lovely disposition.
Blessings to all!
My next post in the LILECHKA series is coming soon. It’s about Princess Lila’s amazing last gift. Stay tuned!
August 22, 2015
August 9, 2015: Beautiful Cornell Plantations
A continuation of the tribute series, dedicated to Princess Lila, aka, Lilechka.
Lilechka was my super-familiar, beloved friend and companion of nearly 20 years. She passed on April 29, 2014 at the age of 19 and almost 9 months old.
In her memory, on August 9, 2015 we celebrated her 21 birthday. Lilechka had loved to bask in the sun in our big garden, which she missed terribly after we sold the house and moved to a more urban environment.
Our old garden
On May 9, 2015 we decided to remember Lilechka by visiting one of our favorite spots, Cornell Plantations at Cornell University, NY.
The gardens were fragrant and lush in their generous bloom. What’s especially remarkable is that Cornell Plantations grow many wonderful varieties of lilies. This always reminded us of our Lilechka, who was named Tiger Lily at birth for her lily like coloring.
We have taken lots of pictures of the gorgeous flowers and charming secluded corners.
As we walk you through the garden, please enjoy the views together with us!
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Related:
Meet My Wonderful Lily Cat
Princess Lila and I
It’s a beautiful thing… Adorably Unusual Animal Friendships and Animals as Protectors
August 9, 2015: Beautiful Cornell Plantation
I continuation of the series dedicated to Princess Lila, aka, Lilechka.
Lilechka was my super-familiar, beloved friend and companion of almost 20 years. She passed on April 29, 2014 at the age of 19 and almost 9 months old.
In her memory, on August 9, 2015 we celebrated her 21 birthday. Lilechka loved to bask in the sun in our big garden, which she missed terribly after we sold the house and moved to a more urban environment.
Our old garden
On May 9, 2015 we decided to remember Lilechka by visiting one of our favorite spots, Cornell Plantation at Cornell University, NY.
The gardens were fragrant and lush in their generous bloom. What’s especially remarkable is that Cornell Plantations grow many wonderful varieties of lilies. This always reminded us of our Lilechka, who was named Tiger Lily at birth for her lily like coloring.
We have taken lots of pictures of the gorgeous flowers and charming secluded corners.
As we walk you through the garden, please enjoy the views together with us!
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Related:
Meet My Wonderful Lily Cat
Princess Lila and I
It’s a beautiful thing… Adorably Unusual Animal Friendships and Animals as Protectors
August 20, 2015
Author Feature. Paulette Mahurin’s New Release: To Live Out Loud
My dear friend Paulette Mahurin from California has just published her new book To Live Out Loud. She is one of the sweetwest and kindest people you will meet. Her books are about justice, compassion and about those who fight for the truth and against injustices of this world. Paulette is also a huge animal advocate; profits from her book sales help in dog rescue.
A couple of years ago I did a review (5 stars) of Paulette’s first book:
Book Review: The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin
The new book continues the historic and justice themes. It is a relatively short read – the paperback is 172 pages long.
SYNOPSIS
In 1895, France was torn asunder by a scandal that rocked the nation and divided the country. An innocent Jewish military officer, Alfred Dreyfus, was unjustly sentenced to life imprisonment on a desolate island. The news that could exonerate him was leaked to the press, but was suppressed by the military. Anyone who sought to reopen the Dreyfus court-martial became victimized and persecuted and was considered an enemy of the state. Émile Zola, a popular journalist, determined to bring the truth to light, undertook the challenge to publicly expose the facts surrounding the military cover-up. This is the story of Zola’s battle to help Alfred Dreyfus reclaim his freedom and clear his name. Up against anti-Semitism, military resistance, and opposition from the Church of France, Zola committed his life to fighting for justice. But was it worth all it cost him, to those around him, and to France? This is a narrative of friendship, courage, and love in the face of the adversity and hatred. It is a story of how one man’s courageous actions impacted a nation. From the award winning author of The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap comes a book that will leave you examining your notions about heroism, courage, and your role in social change long after you read the last sentence.
BIO
Paulette Mahurin lives with her husband Terry and two dogs, Max and Bella, in Ventura County, California. She grew up in West Los Angeles and attended UCLA, where she received a Master’s Degree in Science.
While in college, she won awards and was published for her short-story writing. One of these stories, Something Wonderful, was based on the couple presented in His Name Was Ben, which she expanded into this fictionalized novel in 2014. Her first novel, The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap, made it to Amazon bestseller lists and won awards, including best historical fiction of the year 2012 in Turning the Pages Magazine.
Semi-retired, she continues to work part-time as a Nurse Practitioner in Ventura County. When she’s not writing, she does pro-bono consultation work with women with cancer, works in the Westminster Free Clinic as a volunteer provider, volunteers as a mediator in the Ventura County Courthouse for small claims cases, and involves herself, along with her husband, in dog rescue.
PAULETTE MAHURIN’S BLOG SITE AND PRESS
BLOGSITE: http://thepersecutionofmildreddunlap.wordpress.com/
MILDRED PRESS ARTICLE: VC STAR Sept. 9, 2012 Sunday Life Section:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/sep/08/ojai-authors-historical-novel-teaches-tolerance/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MahurinPaulette
LINKS FOR PAULETTE MAHURIN’S BOOKS
TO LIVE OUT LOUD:
GOODREADS:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26006411-to-live-out-loud
SHELFARI: http://www.shelfari.com/books/39150403/To-Live-Out-Loud-A-Novel
PURCHASE LINK http://www.amazon.com/Live-Out-Loud-Novel-ebook/dp/B012XXTRS2/ref=la_B008MMDUGO_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438210990&sr=1-3
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who purchases my books and takes the time to write a review. All profits from my books go to help get dogs out of kill shelters.
Paulette
August 19, 2015
Hopeful News! Costa Rica Is Shutting Down Its Zoos And Freeing All Animals In Captivity
Great and hopeful news for all of us, who feel the grave injustices of this world and who want to help the defenceless animals! Costa Rica Is Shutting Down Its Zoos And Freeing All Animals In Captivity!
Bless you for posting this, Lou! Let us hope that this initiative does go through and that it becomes an important global precedent.
What humans have done to our Planet Earth and her animals is truly appalling! It is time to reverse this horrible trend of enslaving other beings. It’s up to humans to grow up and realize they enslave themselves when they enslave others.
The word ‘civilization’ is misused and misunderstood by those humans who think they are superior to other beings. The word that should be used here is ‘CONSCIOUSNESS.’
When consciousness on our planet has grown sufficiently so that human race (or human civilization – the right usage of the word) at large realizes they can under no circumstances harm other beings, then our work is done. Only then the presently sequestered humanity would be allowed to truly rejoin the inter-galactic community.
(Please forgive me for digressing into cosmic matters, but all this is directly related).
Reblogging.
Hugs!
Originally posted on Tales from Genie and Lou:
Congratulations Ticos!
I was in Costa Rica in the 1990s and I saw a scene that got burned in my psyche and made me an animal rights activist. As we were strolling through the streets of San Jose, we visited a small tourist zoo where a full grown male gorilla, a silverback, was being kept in a cage roughly 2×4 meters. He was sitting there up to 12 hours a day. He could hardly move. His only distraction was the humans passing by, and his only trick was to put his hand out of the cage begging for treats.
This goes to show that our so-called civilized Western nations are not that civilized after all. Are you listening Seaworld? I am at the point that I want to cage all humans that think they have the right to imprison other species for profit motives. That I would pay to see…
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Costa Rica Is Shutting Down Its Zoos And Freeing All Animals In Captivity
Great and hopeful news for all of us, who feel the grave injustices of this world and who want to help the defenceless animals! Costa Rica Is Shutting Down Its Zoos And Freeing All Animals In Captivity!
Bless you for posting this, Lou! Let us hope that this initiative does go through and that it becomes an important global precedent.
What humans have done to our Planet Earth and her animals is truly appalling! It is time to reverse this horrible trend of enslaving other beings. It’s up to humans to grow up and realize they enslave themselves when they enslave others.
The word ‘civilization’ is misused and misunderstood by those humans who think they are superior to other beings. The word that should be used here is ‘CONSCIOUSNESS.’
When consciousness on our planet has grown sufficiently so that human race (or human civilization – the right usage of the word) at large realizes they can under no circumstances harm other beings, then our work is done. Only then the presently sequestered humanity would be allowed to truly rejoin the inter-galactic community.
(Please forgive me for digressing into cosmic matters, but all this is directly related).
Reblogging.
Hugs!
Originally posted on Tales from the Conspiratum:
Congratulations Ticos!
I was in Costa Rica in the 1990s and I saw a scene that got burned in my psyche and made me an animal rights activist. As we were strolling through the streets of San Jose, we visited a small tourist zoo where a full grown male gorilla, a silverback, was being kept in a cage roughly 2×4 meters. He was sitting there up to 12 hours a day. He could hardly move. His only distraction was the humans passing by, and his only trick was to put his hand out of the cage begging for treats.
This goes to show that our so-called civilized Western nations are not that civilized after all. Are you listening Seaworld? I am at the point that I want to cage all humans that think they have the right to imprison other species for profit motives. That I would pay to see…
View original 357 more words
