Hello everyone…

I have a Son currently serving in Afghanistan and Operation Moms has been a huge support for me and all our Military Men & Women Serving. They provided great care packages to our troops, filled with cards, food, toiletries and base needs to mention a few.

Below is a letter from Mom’s Cookies. They are in need of some supplies, as our Troops grow so does the their needs. If you could provide any of the items listed below or know of a company that could donate any of the needed supplies, we would greatly appreciate it.

Thank You for Supporting all our Men and Women Serving.

Janet Scott

OPERATION MOMS COOKIES:

FOR OUR DEPLOYED U.S. ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS!

OPERATION: FORWARD SUPPORT

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010 COLLECTION CAMPAIGN

FOR OUR DEPLOYED U.S. ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS!

… You can help us provide quality items of caring and support, while sending a few “creature comforts” from home! LIP BALM will bring relief and protectorates from the elements…WET ONES AND WIPES freshen and clean 24/7… AND a new, clean, dry pair of SOCKS replaces a worn pair while bringing relief to tired feet! Beef Jerky, light to carry with Protein and Granola Bars provide a needed snack! Simple and basic needs, bringing many smiles to our Troops thousands of miles from home! (continue reading…)

I first arrived in Plaquemines Parish along the southern Louisiana coast one week after the BP Deep-water Horizon oil rig exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico.

The marshes at South Pass were eerily silent. Estuaries and breeding grounds choked on crude oil and toxic chemical dispersant. Wildlife washed up dead or sank lifeless to the seabed. The boat captains eyes mirrored the noxious decay clinging to his boat.

For all the devastation I saw off-shore, the worst of what I saw was on-shore; in the faces and voices of the people who call this place home.

“What I don’t understand is, you talk about the oil, you talk about the wetlands, you talk about the animals; but you’re forgetting the people – again. Eleven people lost their lives. My brother in law, he’s been trying to call everyone to put his boat out there in the water. “Oh, we’re not looking for 22 foot boats”. You can’t put them out to work? You took their work! BP it’s time for you to stand up and take notice of the people that need help”. Venessa Rayas. Fisherman’s wife. Buras, Louisiana

The courage that wills the people of the Gulf to go on is being tested once again. Tested by a disaster that will continue to replay. Tested by a corporate giant that has its own agenda. Tested by a government unwilling to or unable to take the lead.

Generations have made these waters home, and these waters and the people of the region have become the voices that go unheard.

David Zimmerman

If you would like to get involved and make a difference please visit: http://www.oceanfutures.org/

For David Zimmerman please visit: www.davidzimmerman.com

1.Your presence is a present to the world.
2.You are unique and one of a kind.
3.Your life can be what you want it to be.
4.Take the days just one at a time.

5.Count your blessings, not your troubles.
6.You will make it through whatever comes along.
7.Within you are so many answers.
8.Understand, have courage, be strong.

9. Do not put limits on yourself.
10.So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
11.Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
12.Reach for your peak, your goal and you prize.

13.Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
14.The longer one carries a problem the heavier it gets.
15.Do not take things too seriously.
16.Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

17.Remember that a little love goes a long way.
18.Remember that a lot … goes forever.
19.Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
20.Life’s treasure are people together.

21.Realize that it is never too late.
22.Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
23.Have hearth and hope and happiness.
24.Take the time to wish upon a start.

AND DO NOT EVER FORGET ….
FOR EVEN A DAY
HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE !

All these I KNOW…and yet, sometimes, in life we need to go through our own mistakes in order to realize who we aren’t ….

From my dear friend Linda Taylor

I thought it a good day to share an essay my now 14-year old nephew wrote two years ago for which he won 1st place.  A great reminder to all of us by our younger generation.

What is an American

By: Christian Cortez

2008

Americans, I believe that even though you aren’t born in the United States you can be an American.  An American I believe, is someone who takes pride in living here in the United States, protects it, and does whatever it takes to help make this world a better place.

Where we are today is because of the people in the past who have fought to protect this nation.  There are people out there that died in war to help us have our freedom.  To be a true American you have to help this world, and believe that all of us can make this place better.  We have to appreciate what we have because there are a million kids around the world that don’t even live under a roof, or have any food.  We are all lucky to have a house, family, friends so we should appreciate the values of what we have.

The traditions in America often come from something big that has happened.  For example, Thanksgiving is a holiday that we all appreciate, know and love, but would we have it if our ancestors didn’t sail to America?

Today, people are still sacrificing their own lives to help us, and they are true Americans.  Now, people are donating things to give to the needy and that’s one way to help our world be a happier place.  So if you fight to protect or help and believe in the United States of America, you are a true American.

Linked: www.herheartsmiles.com

The Best Taxi Driver in London The World

by Louis Ricca

London is a city that has been around for many years, and absorbing the history of London, and the UK can be quite a daunting challenge that would take a College course spanning several semesters in order to get a good handle on it. We met a cabby that did just that.

My wife Jacqueline and I went to London this March 20th until the 27th, both for business and holiday. I was to go alone at first to attend to two of my clients National (and International) film screening and opening at the Ritzy in the Brixton part of London. No One Knows About Persian Cats is a film by Bahman Ghobadi about the illegal underground music scene in Iran that stars Ash Koosha and Negar Shaghaghi as well as their music and many other genres of music and musicians. The film has won over 7 awards, one which is the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (a must see movie, especially if you are a music buff) Since this trip was going to be a couple of days, my wife decided she would like to visit London since she had never been there. So we went together and spent a week.

We got to see a lot of London, basically the tourist route: Buckingham Palace, London Bridge, Big Ben, 10 Downing Street, Brick Lane and of course much more. We thought we saw it all until the final day, or should I say, the final hours we were in London when we met a man who most people would think was just an ordinary, simple man that drives people from point “A” to point “B” in order to make a living. We would never had met this man if it weren’t for a couple of negative events that seemed to want us to stay in London. (continue reading…)

This is a video clip made by Negar shaghaghi for the song ” 1985 ” by Ash Koosha, using live footages from the internet. Ash Koosha was born in Iran 1985 by the end of Iran’s war with Iraq, he was raised through a generation of war.

This Video contains the speech of Mike Prysner the soldier of war about his feelings against the ambition to grab a gun and Fight.

if you are a soldier resist to go to a battlefield

The global community is rushing to the aid of Haiti, but is the response too slow? Or are the conditions in Haiti hampering the effort?

Contributed byhttp://www.newsy.com

This was sent to me by my dear friend Linda Taylor:
Happy New Year !!

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13.. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. (continue reading…)