Patty's Blog – November 2008 Archive (4)

I sent this message to my new found friends two days ago. Here it is for those newly found friends;only because, EVERYDAY SHOULD BE A DAY OF THANKS.



For those who are living in the US and hold the Thanksgiving tradition: HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

For those of you friends in far away lands: Walking up everyday, having one more opportunity to be part of this life, this existence, this planet: its in itself a blessing, a reason to be thankful for. That's something to celebrate every… Continue

The power of abstract thinking has led us to treat the natural environment - the web of life - as if it consisted of separate parts, to be exploited by different interest groups. Moreover, we have extended this fragmented view to our human society, dividing it into different nations, races, religious and political groups. The belief that all these fragments - in ourselves, in our environment, and in our society - are really separate has alienated us from nature and from our fellow human beings,… Continue

Cuddled up among great significant stories of war, violence,hunger and persecution, one particular article, with perhaps not as much significance to our world right now; caught my attention: A new Solar System, similar to ours, with a star and three orbiting planets around it, had been captured for the first time in pictures. Astronomers, proudly announced:



"For the first time, we have taken snapshots of a multi-planet solar system, much like ours, orbiting another star."Every extra… Continue

It hasn't stopped raining since last night. The day has been cold, gloomy and dark. It's the perfect invitation to cuddle up with a great book by the fire place to read. My readings are taking me as far as 1994 to Rwanda and the horrors of a horrifying genocide which unbelievingly enough, took place in the midst of the twentieth century.

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"Left to tell" goes beyond the horrors of a miserable, unjustified war. It tells the story of 6 women who hid themselves in a tiny, small… Continue