"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Being grateful/lucky

I tell Tuks nearly everyday that I am a lucky/grateful Mama because I am "HER" Mama, and she is "MY" daughter.

So the other night Tuks says: I am lucky because of my kitty cats, puppy dogs and my Mama........ohhh so sweeeet to hear!!!

I believe in raising my kids to have a grateful heart for what they have instead of an ungrateful heart for what they do not have. It is a tricky thing, so easy to focus on the negative instead of the positive.

Yes, me too, right now I am STILL waiting to hear of Ve's visa, I have a cold so bad that my daily sustenance for the last 3 days has essentially been cough drops otherwise I'd be coughing out a lung all over my students. I'm not sleeping well, and I have been seeing a chiropractor for a bad back for over a month now.

But I also have a great daughter at home, my nearly never ending energy, even though low right now, fabulous family and wonderful friends. I also have employment, a roof over my head, heat in the house, food on the table, and warm furry/feathery lovable pets to bring smiles to my face, and Tuks 3rd birthday is quickly approaching.

Life is good, and I couldn't have special ordered a better life for us.

Here's to finding that thing that makes you grateful and feel all warm and cozy in the tummy!!!

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 7:53 AM

2 comments:

Kelly said...

Hapopy Thanksgiving and I hope you get to feeling better soon!!!

November 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM
veggiemom said...

I've checked your blog 20 million times today for news. Hope you hear something good soon. Hope you're feeling enough better to celebrate when you hear it too. :0)

November 26, 2008 at 6:29 PM

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