Peace Love And Healing To all On Planet Earth

 Welcome to the Gregorian Year 2018~!

And We Persisted-

Dedicated To The 2nd Woman's March January 20th, 2018, Wherever You May be

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 National Woman's March est. January 21, 2017 

Long live our planet, the solar system too

Long live the lives that fathom in the blue

 Long live the spirt of all kind hearted folks 

Long live the comics that share a lasting joke

Long live all creatures the animals & us 

Long live dissenters who know just when to fuss

Long live the plants the rocks & varried trees

Long live the flowers the prize of worker bees 

Long live our wisdom no matter what they say 

Long live the winds of hope each moment of the day

Long live the music that teaches us to play 

Long live all that's good the rest is not OK 

Long live an honesty as we reach for the sky

Long live a justice true when they put forth their lie

Long live our childhood dreams may they not all go bad 

Long live our world to heal for it's the human plan

Long live an open heart it's basically the key

Long live what's meant to live for us to all be free

Long live this endless list it's useless yet so real

It says this much & nothing more my endless rhythmed spiel-

Down with hypocricy

Down with hate

Down with bigotry

Of this there's no mistake

Down with evil

In our country too

Down with greedy crooks

With ties of red & blue

Down with corrupt laws

That rob the sick & poor

Down with the need for this my feelings are so raw

Down with complaining it doesn't do a thing

So off we'll go to make it right

This New Year's just the thing-

We march we sing, we chant our truth sincerely do our parts

Our time is now, the moments here Our History lights the spark

I've said what's said, & said a truth no Party's got our hold

You do it right & then we'll vote to meet our basic goals.  

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Saying Farewell To 2017

     

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."  Thank You~ Charles Dickens, & so it remains... 

     It's that time of year when we attempt to tie up some of the loose ends we've seemingly cast off during the furries of our lives. 2017 has certainly been one of those times when darken clouds brought forth storms ravaging many a body, mind & spirit. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, & raging wild fires are now part of this year's natural world history. Also political unrest throughout the world continues to bring forth manmade loss of life & ongoing suffering. In order to remain sane many of us continue to find it healing to help even when the tragedy is in another part of the world by acting local- we attend benefit concerts or prayer vigils to support one another whenever we can, & continue in our involvement with community groups that support our philosophical activism which is purposeful & fulfilling, working very hard to find creative ways in order to donate financial aid to areas that need our help both local & far away.

     Here in the United States hundreds of thousands remain upset regarding the Presidential Election of 2016 because the person who was elected as president has unleashed a tsunami of hate, disrespect & lack of compassion. The disrespect coming from his administration is aimed not only at human beings, but at our very planet. It is because of this that I haven't been able to compose my thoughts for the Peace Garden for sometime now. 

     The intention of this blog is to put forth thoughts & ideas to benefit peace in this world, & the challenge was & is how to go forward in doing so without turning these pages into a space of anx & grievances. After much thought & consideration I've decided to continue with this blog by contributing to our garden of ideas which is the mission of Mother Lightning's Peace Garden. I will continue to share perspectives of what it means from a person of my gender born after WWII in a newly released Nuclear Age- a time that was most historic & has shadowed Our World ever since, because now it becomes more relevant with each passing day to, Make Art Not War~xo~

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Just About Autumn

     Yes, it's just about autumn, & most days the air feels fresh. The turtles in this photo reside in our National Zoo, Washington, D.C. When we saw them on Labor Day just a few days ago they seemed quite content to sun themselves in just the right spot. My fondness for turtles goes back to when I was five & had one as pet who my father named Tobey. Turtles are known for their longevity, but Tobey only lived for two years. He died from the effects of a moving day car trip when my Depression Era parents became home owners for the very first time. The move produced overwhelming feelings- one of extreme joy due to our first new home, & the other of immense sadness on the loss of my one & only ever, childhood pet.

     Loosing a pet for any child can be very tragic, & so is loosing one's home. Hurricane season is upon us now & just a few days ago horrific flooding from Hurricane Harvey hit the area of Houston, Texas causing thousands to leave their homes. The additional news of individuals having lost their lives due to this terrible flooding is the worst part of this tragedy.  We also have Hurricane Irma heading into Puerto Rico & other island counties with the peninsula of Florida in it's site. I can't help but wonder how we'll all get through these massive upcoming climate disasters. Turtles are intuitively wise, they pull themselves into their shells, & also burrow into the mud to remain cool & avoid all danger. One would think that because humans have bigger brains we would have better adaptation skills, at least better than turtles. Not true, not true! Not true because we are herd following creatures & don't fully access the deductive reasoning part of our brains, including the section that is capable of forward thinking techniques. Instead this beautiful country has voted it's self back into the Stone Age by electing men who were born to destroy rather than mend & heal.   

     The United States of course is not solely responsible for global climate change, but we are a big factor in contributing to it's cause. We are a special agent of our own destruction & qualify for this by allowing big business to override sound scientific information that could prove helpful.

      My husband continually reminds me that human nature is one that is driven by an individual's self interest, which makes the thinking of the masses akin to mob rule. Ultimately taking care of planet earth is by far the best number one thing we could ever do & even those that deny know intuitively that their denials are false. Tragically the self interest selfish gene remains, which adds another diagnosis to an ever growing list of MMAs-  Medical Mental Abnormalities.  

      

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It's That Tme Of Year~!

Have yet to visit our Farmer's Market so today's the day~!

Why I Blog

Why I Blog

As Included from the side bar of about me.

     Sometimes we hear the tree in the forest when it falls, sometimes not… Life is a discovery process, & with it our mutual search for peace in our hearts, & in our world at large. Love & acceptance is the key.

     I am now a mother & a grandmother, but during my childhood’s generation many of us were given limited choices if we wanted any type of job outside the home. The word career was never mentioned. We were often told to become teachers, secretaries, waitresses, & nurses. I chose the later. It suited who I was, & as I delved into it year upon year I acquired knowledge & skills I never would have achieved in any other way, because the nursing profession provides unique human experiences which not only helps our patients to heal, but enriches the lives of our fellow/ fella nightingales too.  All of which further developed my desire for- peaceful solutions in all matters.

     The purpose of this blog is a hint of what all human beings desire whether verbalized or not… “The Peace Poles you find all over the world has this phrase posted on various sides written out in multiple languages-

“May Peace Prevail On Earth”,

of which we work for it’s possibility -

One Person, One Nation, at a time.

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