TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN GIL SCOT HERON'S 67th BIRTHDAY, WE MISS YOU BROTHER. ONE OF MY STRONGEST INSPIRATIONS, HE SPOKE THE TRUTH.
MARKETS ARE BACK ON!!!!
HAPPY NYEPI TO BALI....
NYEPI IS BALI'S NEW YEAR, AND THEY HAVE A BIG PARADE OF DEMON FLOATS CREATED BY THE PEOPLE OF EACH NEIGHBORHOOD THEN AT THE END OF THE PARADE THEY BURN THE FLOATS TO EXERCISE THE DEMONS ON THE WHOLE ISLAND AND THE NEXT IS CELEBRATED WITH A DAY OF SILENCE AND SELF REFLECTION SPENT IN DOORS, NO ONE IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS, THEN GET OVER THERE, IT'S AMAZING. IT'S USUALLY IN MARCH, SO CHECK IT OUT, IT IS SO FUN, AND UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE.
LEONARDO PART 2
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT SPEECH, WE CAN ALL PRETEND IT'S NOT REAL, THAT IT'S MADE UP TO MAKE MONEY, BUT GLOBAL CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND IT'S FIXABLE IF WE WORK FOR IT. WE ARE IN A TIME WHEN WE CAN MAKE THE CHANGES THAT WILL FIX OUR PROBLEM, BUT WE NEED TO ACT TODAY, RIGHT NOW. LIKE GHANDI SAID BE THE CHANGE, WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD. THE INFORMATION IS OUT THERE, IT'S NOT EVEN HARD TO FIND, IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU DO THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR THE WORLD, THINK OF THE FUTURE, HOW HAPPY OUR CHILDREN WILL BE THAT WE CHANGED OUR WAYS AND GAVE THEM A PLANET THAT IS THRIVING AND NOT DYING.
SANDWICH MAN - ALLAN LAW
ALLAN LAW IS AMAZING AND A TRUE HERO. HE'S DOING A JOB THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL SAY IS NOT GONNA SAVE THE WORLD, SO WHY BOTHER, BUT TO THE PEOPLE IN HIS AREA, IT'S SAVING THEIR WORLD AND THAT'S HOW YOU CHANGE THE WORLD, ONE PLACE AT A TIME. AND IF MORE PEOPLE GET INSPIRED BY THIS AND DO THIS WORK IN THEIR AREA IT COULD SPREAD AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL SAVE THE WORLD. I REALLY AM BLOWN AWAY BY HIS WORKS, HE SAYS HE SLEEPS FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS A NIGHT, AND IT'S IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HIS MINI VAN, HE HASN'T SLEPT IN A BED IN 13 YEARS. HE SPENDS ALL HIS TIME MAKING AND DELIVERING FOOD TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT. THIS IS THE WAY WE ALL SHOULD LIVE, BUT SADLY, HE IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WHAT A GREAT INSPIRATION TO LIVE BETTER, EVEN IF YOU WENT OUT TODAY AND GAVE OUT 1 SANDWICH OR 1 TOOTHBRUSH, IT'S A START, AND YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE. SPREAD THE WORD, I THINK HE DESERVES A MEDAL OR WHATEVER IS THE HIGHEST REWARD FOR BEING A GREAT HUMAN BEING. BUT AT LEAST IF MORE PEOPLE TEL HIS STORY, THEN THE MESSAGE CAN MOVE ON TO OTHERS AND INSPIRE THEM TO HELP ANOTHER. ALL THE THINGS KILLING THIS WORLD ARE NOT CREATED BY BAD GUYS, THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE WE STOPPED CARING FOR EACHOTHER, THE WORLD WILL NOT BE FIXED BY PRAYERS AND DONATIONS, IT WILL BE FIXED WHEN PEOPLE REALIZE THAT HELPING ONE ANOTHER ISN'T THAT HARD, AND WHEN YOU CARE ABOUT EACHOTHER YOU WON'T WANT TO POLLUTE AND DESTROY THINGS, OR KEEP EVERYTHING TO OURSELVES, AND YOU WILL REALIZE HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO SHARE AND TO HELP OTHERS. THANK YOU ALLAN LAW, YOU ARE AN ANGEL SENT TO INSPIRE US ALL.
MAURICE WHITE R.I.P.
MAURICE WHITE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AND THIS PLANET LOST AN AMAZING SPIRIT. EARTH, WIND AND FIRE WAS AMAZING, THEY MADE SUCH FEEL GOOD MUSIC WITH A GREAT MESSAGE. I DON'T THINK WE WILL SEE ANOTHER BAND LIKE THAT AGAIN, THEY WERE TOO GOOD, SO MUCH TALET IN THAT GROUP OF DUDES. IT IS SAD TO SEE HIM GO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME TOO, WITH A VOICE LIKE THAT HE WAS AN ANGEL TO BEGIN WITH, SO, HE WAS JUST GOING HOME. R.I.P MAURICE YOU MADE A HUGE IMPRESSION ON MY LIFE, AND FOR THAT, I SAY THANK YOU...
KELLY SLATER
I SAW THIS INTERVIEW WITH KELLY THE OTHER DAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL, HE'S NOT SUPER OUTSPOKEN, BUT HE SPEAKS HIS MIND. I LIKE HIS PERSPECTIVE ON WORLD ISSUES BECAUSE HE'S CONSTANTLY TRAVELLING THE WORLD AND I'M SURE HE HAS FRIENDS IN EVERY COUNTRY ON EARTH, SO I THINK THAT MAKES HIM VERY KNOWLEDGABLE ON WORLD CULTURES AND HOW WE CAN'T JUST LABEL PEOPLE AS GOOD OR BAD BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGION OR SKIN COLOR. ALL CULTURES HAVE MOSTLY GOOD PEOPLE AND THERE ARE ALWAYS A FEW BAD GUYS, BUT DON'T LET THE FEW BAD GUYS TURN YOU AGAINST ANY CULTURE OR YOU WILL MISS OUT ON THE BEST EXPERIENCES IN LIFE. BUT AS FAR AS VOTE FOR NO ONE, THAT WORKED IN THE MOVIE "BREWSTERS MILLIONS" BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK IN REAL LIFE. THE PART ABOUT MONSANTO BEING EVIL IS DEFINATELY TRUE, THEY MUST BE STOPPED FROM DESTROYING MORE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL EARTH. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK KELLY.
TANTRA II - A PLACE CALLED TAROT
I THINK THIS ONE IS OBSCURE, THE BAND IS CALLED TANTRA AND THEY ARE ITALIAN, WHICH IS COOL, ITALIAN DISCO. I'M SURPRISED I NEVER HEAR OF THEM BEFORE, THEIR MUSIC IS GOOD, BUT A PLACE CALLED TAROT IS AMAZING. AND THIS IS ON 10 YEARS OF TIRK ALSO, MAYBE JUST BUY THE 10 YEARS OF TIRK AND YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF THESE.
ARCHITEQ - BIRDS OF PREY
I CAME ACROSS THIS SONG FROM A COMPILATION FROM TIRK RECORDS, CALLED "10 YEARS OF TIRK". THIS SONG IS REALLY GOOD.
LUKE INSECT - ARTIST
I ACTUALLY FOUND THE BAND THE TIME AND SPACE MACHINE BECAUSE OF LUKE INSECT, I CAME ACROSS HIS ART FROM A STUSSY TEE AND WHEN I RESEARCHED HIS ART I FOUND THAT HES MY FAVORITE ARTIST. HE USES SO MUCH COLOR AND IT WORKS, IT'S ALMOST TOO MUCH FOR THE EYES, BUT IT ENDS UP JUST RIGHT. HIS LETTERING IS AWESOME AND THE IMAGES HE MIXES JUST FLOW SO WELL. GIVE HIM A LOOK
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THE TIME AND SPACE MACHINE
THE TIME AND SPACE MACHINE ARE RAD, IF YOU DIG PSYCHADELIC MUSIC THEN YOU LOVE THEM. BESIDES SOUNDING RAD, THEY HAVE SOME OF THE BEST ALBUM COVERS I HAVE EVER SEEN, JUST A COOL SOUND AND LOOK. THEY ONLY REALLY HAVE ONE VIDEO AND ITS SUPER COOL TOO, CHECK THIS BAND, ITS A TRIP, BUT WHO DOESN'T LOVE GOING ON A TRIP, ESPECIALLY A TRIP INTO TIME AND SPACE. I'M IN...
WINTERY DAYS ADVENTURING
IF WE WAIT FOR THE MEEK TO INHERIT THE EARTH, THERE WONT BE MUCH LEFT.
THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE QUOTE, FROM BOB HUNTER , GREENPEACE FOUNDER.
YOU ARE EITHER PART OF THE SOLUTION OR PART OF THE POLLUTION - MICHAEL FRANTI
BOB HUNTER - FROM PAUL WATSON
BOB HUNTER PASSED A WHILE BACK, BUT HONESTLY I NEVER REALLY HEARD OF HIM, I KNEW OF GREENPEACE AND PAUL WATSON, BUT NEVER REALLY KNEW THE STORY. IT'S ALMOST MYTH OR FOLKLORE, THIS MAN WAS A LEGEND. PAUL WATSON POSTED THIS WHEN BOB PASSED, I POSTED IT HERE FOR YOU TO READ, IT'S GOOD, AND ITS INSPIRING TO HEAR HOW SOMEONE HAD LIVED AS A HERO, BUT I THINK HE WAS JUST DOING WHAT HE FELT WAS RIGHT, HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL STAND UP THE WAY HE DID.
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD - GREENPEACE DOCUMENTARY
GO SEE HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD. FIND IT, ITS ON NETFLIX OR I AM SURE YOU CAN FIND IT ONLINE SOMEWHERE. ITS AN AMAZING STORY. I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF GREENPEACE OR PAUL WATSON'S SEA SHEPHARD FOUNDATION. THIS MOVIE SHOWS YOU HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT, AND ITS PRETTY HEAVY. IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE SIT BY AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE THINGS HAPPENING TO OUR WORLD THEY WENT OUT AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THINK ABOUT IT, WOULD YOU GET BETWEEN A SHIP THATS TRYING TO HARPOON A WHALE? I WOULD LOVE TO SAY YES, BUT I DON'T THINK I WOULD, THEY DID. IT'S CRAZY TO SEE ALL THE OLD FOOTAGE, AND ITS REALLY TOUCHING. THEY REMIND US THAT WE ALL LIVE IN THIS WORLD TOGETHER, AND TO LIVE TOGETHER THERE MUST BE BALANCE AND CERTAIN CREATURES LIKE MAN CANNOT KILL ALL THE OTHER CREATURES BECAUSE WE THINK WE ARE SMARTER. I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD BE LEARNING FROM THE ANIMALS, ONLY MAN WIPES OUT OTHER SPECIES, NATURE KEEPS BALANCE. THANK YOU TO PAUL WATSON AND HIS PEOPLE FOR HELPING OUR FRIENDS IN THE OCEAN, YOU ARE TRUE HEROES, AND HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL BE INSPIRED TO STAND UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL LIVING CREATURES.
INXS- JUST KEEP WALKING
I JUST WATCHED A MOVIE ABOUT THE BAND INXS, SUCH A BUMMER HOW THAT ALL TURNED OUT. SO MUCH POTENTIAL, SO MUCH TALENT AND SO EXCITING TO SEE SOME YOUNG GUYS GET SUCESS FOR DOING WHAT THEY LOVED. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED. HERES A COUPLE OF THE OLD VIDEOS, ENJOY.
"ALL NON HUMAN ANIMALS.....ARE CONSCIOUS BEINGS."
I CONSIDER MYSELF NEW TO VEGETARIANISM (THATS A TERM RIGHT?). I GREW UP IN THE SOUTH, AND I ALWAYS ENJOYED EATING MEAT, IT WAS STANDARD. I GUESS I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHERE IT CAME FROM.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT INSPIRED US, BUT ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO, KYLE AND I WATCHED ABOUT 4 FOOD DOCUMENTARIES IN 1 WEEK....THAT WAS IT, MY IGNORANCE WAS GONE. WE SAID WE WOULD FINISH THE MEAT PRODUCTS IN OUR FRIDGE (IN RESPECT OF THE ANIMALS) BUT WE WOULD BUY NO MORE.
THIS ARTICLE IS RAD! IT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE. SINCE HAVING MY EYES OPENED, I HAVE THOUGHT THAT ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS, THEY FEEL SADNESS, PAIN, JOY, AND MANY MORE OF THE SAME EMOTIONS THAT I FEEL.
I WANT TO SAY THANKYOU TO ALL THE SCIENTIST THAT MADE "THE CAMBRIDGE DECLARATION ON CONSCIOUSNESS".
THE TRUE COST
THE TRUE COST IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HOW CLOTHES ARE MADE. IT SHOWS HOW THINGS REALLY GET MADE AND WHAT IT COST THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM. ITS A GOOD STORY THAT SHOWS A LOT OF INJUSTICE THAT GOES ON IN THE WORLD TODAY. BUT WHEN YOU WATCH THIS MOVIE KEEP IN MIND, ITS NOT JUST FASHION THAT IS MADE THIS WAY. IT'S EVERYTHING. I HAVE PERSONALLY VISITED MANY FACTORIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, THEY ARE NOT ALL THIS WAY, IN FACT, YOU CANT LOOK AT OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD AND THNK THEY ARE LIKE THE U.S. OR EUROPE, POOR COUNTRIES ARE TOUGH, IF YOU DONT WORK, YOU DON'T EAT, ITS THAT EASY. ITS NOT LIKE KIDS MISS SCHOOL TO WORK, THERE IS NO SCHOOL FOR POOR KIDS, THEY EITHER GET WORK OR THEY BEG. SO, TO ME PERSONALLY, DEFINATELY GO SEE THIS MOVIE, ITS AN EYE OPENER, BUT ITS MORE ABOUT BEING MINDFUL, IF YOU SHOP AT WAL MART, YOU ARE SUPPORTING CHEAP HARMFUL LABOR, BUT IF YOU SPEND A LITTLE MORE YOU WILL GET SOMETHING THAT IS MADE A LITTLE MORE FAIR. BUT REALLY WE ALL KNOW THIS. JUST BE FAIR.
CAUSE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SAY "GOOD MORNING, GOD" OR "GOOD GOD, MORNING"
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES FROM ANY SONG, BLACKALICIOUS - FIRST IN FLIGHT - OFF THE ALBUM BLAZING ARROW. BESIDES BEING A SUPER POSITIVE INSPIRING SONG, IT ALSO HAS GIL SCOT HERON INVOLVED, GO CHECK IT OUT, IT WILL GET YOU FEELING GOOD, I PROMISE. I OFTEN HAVE THIS PHRASE IN MY HEAD WHEN I APPROACH THE NEW DAY, ALWAYS STAY MINDFUL.
