At the end of the day …. “Brave” … by Sara Barielles

There are days when you think the battle is over.

Days when you think you can’t go on with your life, You don’t feel your worth, you feel less than. It’s at that time when you have to dig deep and muster every ounce of power you have left. You need to face reality as is … and most of all accept yourself for who you are.

If you don’t accept yourself as you are, how can you expect others to accept you?

You have to be kind and gentle with yourself.

YOU HAVE TO BE BRAVE!! 

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Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and pianist. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single “Love Song“, which brought her into the number one spot on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. Bareilles has sold over one million records and over four million singles in the United States alone and has been nominated for a Grammy Award five times.

In the third season of NBC’s The Sing-Off, Bareilles was a celebrity judge alongside Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men. In February 2012, VH1 placed Bareilles in the 80th spot of the Top 100 Greatest Women in Music.

Sara Bareilles
Bareilles
Background information
Birth name	Sara Beth Bareilles
Also known as	Sara B, Serina
Born	December 7, 1979 (age 34) Eureka, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock, piano rock
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, ukulele,harmonium
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Epic
Website	www.sarabmusic.com

“Brave” is a song by Sara Bareilles, taken from her fourth studio album, The Blessed Unrest (2013).

The song was co-written by Bareilles and Jack Antonoff from the band fun., as the singer was inspired from the struggles that a close friend dealt with in regards to coming out.

Bareilles requested Mark Endert to produce it with the explicit goal of radio airplay. “Brave” was released worldwide through digital download on April 23, 2013 as the lead single from the album, through Epic Records.

“Brave”

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up

Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
When they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be braveWith what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there,
Everybody’s been stared down by the enemy
Fallen for the fear

And done some disappearing,
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run, just stop holding your tongue
Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

And since your history of silence
Won’t do you any good,
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
See you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see youI just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you

Sara Bareilles – Brave

We ALL are ONE!!

There’s always the one time that we have to be BRAVE!! 

Breathtaking Moments From Yee Peng Festival

Wonderful “trip” to Thailand … enjoy!!!

The Greatest Reward by Celine Dion

An awesome song, an exceptional singer and human being!!

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So suddenly, so strange
Life wakes you up, things change
Ive done my best, Ive served my call
I thought I had it all

So suddenly, so strong
My prejudice was gone
You needed me, I found my place
Im different now, these days

Now the greatest reward
Is the light in your eyes
The sound of your voice
And the touch of your hand
You made me who I am

You trusted me to grow
I gave my heart to show
There’s nothing else I cherish more
I stand by you for sure

Now the greatest reward
Is the love that I can give
Im here for you now
For as long as I live
You made me who I am

So suddenly, it’s clear to me
Things change
Our future lies in here and now
We made it through somehow

Now the greatest reward
Is the love…

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The Path to Freedom through Peace

This is a perfect path to continue along the journey that has been started by so many who went before. We have to live up to their examples. The journey continues … on the way to PEACE!!!!

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The world has had many people who have held aloft the Light of Non-Violent Freedom in this world.  The loss of Nelson Mandela will not stop our Journey towards our destination of Peace throughout the Earth.  Nor will his passing extinguish the Light, because those who knew him, both personally and through his words and deeds, have already lit their own candles from his torch and together, we will kindle a new torch to lead the way.

To remind us that the path of freedom began prior to the birth of Nelson Mandela, a man of reconciliation and forgiveness, I am including some others whose words and deeds have shone a light in the world. I have added Duran Duran’ s song and lyrics because they are a band who has worked with Amnesty International for decades. People like these men/women will hold aloft the torch and pass it on…

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Ricky Bobby … the doggie with wheels!!

~~MORRISVILLE, North Carolina~~

A dog left paralyzed from years of neglect in a puppy mill now has a new set of wheels.  Ricky Bobby was rescued from a puppy mill in Sampson County last month.  He and seven other dogs have been getting nursed back to health at Morrisville’s Care First animal hospital.

Ricky Bobby suffers from a hardened disc in his hind quarters.  The condition went untreated for years and has left him unable to use his hind legs.  Veterinary technician Megan Bliss adopted him last month.

“He had sores on his, on the underside of his body where he was dragging,” Bliss said.  “His mouth was a wreck.  His teeth were basically rotting out of his mouth.”

Ricky Bobby now only has four teeth left and to help him scoot around, one of her clients gave her the inspiration to build him a cart.  It’s made of PVC pipe, donated baby stroller wheels, zip ties and some screws.  It cost her a total of $11.  She says professional carts can cost $300 or more.  Now, she can’t keep him away.

“He follows me everywhere, whether he’s in his cart or not, so he likes to stay right by me and that’s where he’s happiest,” Bliss said.

Happiness is something Ricky Bobby and a lot of other rescued dogs haven’t had much of lately.  There’s so many more dogs just like him, older and abused, but still in need of a good home.

“They may not all be puppies. They may not all be in 100% condition.  My guy has only got two working legs, but they are just so loving and they can give you so much love,” Bliss said.

Some of those rescued puppy mill dogs still need a home.

You’re asked to contact the Wake County SPCA for more information.

Paralyzed Dog Gets Wheels – Ricky Bobby

Published on Dec 3, 2013

Ricky Bobby would never have walked again — until we rescued him.

Watch his incredible story, then donate to help other animals in need: http://www.humanesociety.org/rbhero.

We ALL are ONE!! 

We ALL are connected through NATURE!! 

The Bees Need Help …..

“For decades we’ve been planting genetically-engineered crops and dumping pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides on every available inch of land. It was all fine and good until weird stuff started happening — stuff like skyrocketing chronic illness, dead zones in the ocean and entire colonies of bees dropping dead for no apparent reason.”

No matter what the cause (and it’s likely a combination of causes), Colony Collapse Disorder is a big problem for us humans. See, we’ve been relying on bees to do something we can’t: pollinate plants and flowers. If bees disappear, our food supply will suffer drastic consequences. Many of the foods we take for granted will be impossible to cultivate.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-technologies-that-could-help-save-bees.html#ixzz2mvncYa5m

While the fight to eliminate GMOs and agro-chemicals wages on, some clever engineers, inventors and citizen scientists are working on their own solutions. Here are just a few you should know about:

1. 3D-Printed Smart Beehives

There was a time when, if you wanted a better version of a product, you had to wait for a company to make it. Not any more. Now, when the world wants to tackle a problem, they crowdsource the solution.

The Open Source Beehives project is working to design hives that will support bee colonies in a sustainable way, as well as monitor and track the health and behavior of a colony as it develops. “Each hive contains an open source sensory kit, The Smart Citizen Kit (SCK), which can transmit to an open data platform: Smartcitizen.me. These sensor enhanced hive designs are open and freely available online, the data collected from each hive is published together with geolocations allowing for a further comparison and analysis of the hives,” reports the project.

2. Bee Sperm Bank

Entomologists in Washington have started the world’s first bee sperm bank. The research team is collecting semen samples from male bees found all over the world. Then the samples are frozen in liquid nitrogen, where they can stay vital for decades. ”Poor nutrition, pesticides, and parasites all play a role [in CCD],” Susan Cobey, one of the founders of the bee sperm bank project, told ABC. By increasing the genetic diversity of bees, beekeepers can selectively breed for traits to better prepare them against CCD.

3. BeeSpotter

Despite widespread colony collapse and warnings that pollinator levels are falling dangerously low, there is currently no systematic nationwide effort to document pollinator status in North America. So, once again, citizens are helping scientists do what the government will not. Some researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created BeeSpotter, an online platform that allows regular people to assist scientists in collecting important bee data.

BeeSpotter also helps to increase public awareness of pollinator diversity and enhance public appreciation of pollination as an ecosystem service. “The use of photography for identification, instead of the net, pin, and spreading board of traditional entomology, is consistent with the goal of preserving bee diversity and enhancing pollinator appreciation,” reports Scientific American.

4. Solar Farms

Sure, solar panels are a great way to generate energy without burning fossil fuels, but that’s not all they can do. Solar farms, large tracts of land set aside as solar “power plants,” can do wonders for pollinators like bees and butterflies. Solarcentury and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) recently partnered to turn solar farms into wildlife sanctuaries specifically designed to attract pollinators. ”Whenever we develop a solar park, we plant acres of wildflower meadows with native seed mixes that are specifically designed to attract a diversity of wildlife.

Our solar parks are fenced off, and frequently situated in remote areas, which creates a safe haven for wildlife. So in addition to generating clean, carbon-free energy, our solar parks are also helping to reinvigorate the much-loved British bumblebee,” explained Frans van den Heuvel, CEO of Solarcentury in a press release.

5. Robo-Bees

RoboBees to the Rescue | NOVA

Published on Sep 17, 2013

As colony collapse disorder decimates beehives, scientists are developing mini drones, called Robobees, to pollinate our crops.

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Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-technologies-that-could-help-save-bees.html#ixzz2mvnnHz26

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-technologies-that-could-help-save-bees.html#ixzz2liAE9y7p #SaveTheBees #Bees #Pollinators #ColonyCollapseDisorder #DeadZones

Source: https://www.facebook.com/FoodDemocracyNow

We ALL are ONE!!

We ALL are connected by NATURE!! 

HELP BRING ME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYZ” a life and death appeal from renowned people’z attorney Lynne Stewart.

12 months left … of her life! What good does it do to keep her incarcerated!! ???

The “Blogging Buddy” Award …. comes from Blackbutterfly 7 ….

~~In her own words~~

“The appreciation of being honored by peers cannot be expressed in words. I am humbled, and decided that rather than spend time today complying with rules to accept additional award nominations, I’d spend time thanking and awarding others.

The Award design isn’t perfect, (I’m no artist), but it’s from my heart.

Truly, I wish that I had more time to post comments and contribute to discussions on other blogs.  When I visit and read other blogs, I do leave behind that I was present by clicking “like.”  Standing in those shoes, I have appreciation for other blog administrators who take out time to do the same.

There are no rules other than to place the award on your blog and present it to others at your convenience.

Not wanting to leave out those who do not have blogs, if you have Facebook or Twitter, please feel free to put the Award on your page or background.

It’s going to take me some time to visit and present the Award, and I’m always afraid of leaving someone out, so here’s an alternative.

When you visit here, feel free to copy the Award and leave a comment that you’re accepting and posting it on your blog.”

I think this is an awesome way to acknowledge our readers and followers. I must thank Xena

at http://blackbutterfly7.wordpress.com

She has created this cute, fun, interesting and lighthearted award. Visit the post here:

http://blackbutterfly7.wordpress.com/blogging-buddy-award/#comment-11505

There are no rules. Just enjoy and proudly display on the sidebar of your blog.

Here it is!! Like Xena …. I nominate all my reader and followers!!

Enjoy this award created by XENA!!! 

Once anyone finds the URL, could you send it to me so that I can display it on my sidebar?? Thank you … LOL!!

We ALL are ONE!!

We ALL are connected through this wonderful WEB!!! 

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North American hummingbirds in winter

Awesome!!!!

Dear Kitty. Some blog

This video from California is called Hundreds of Hummingbirds at Bird Feeder.

By Melissa Mayntz in the USA:

How to Keep Hummingbird Nectar From Freezing

Feeding Winter Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are some of the most desirable backyard birds, and while they’re typically only found in most backyards during the summer – with the exception of the Anna’s hummingbird, a year-round Pacific Coast resident – the occasional hummingbird can overwinter in northern areas. This brings up the problem of how to keep hummingbird nectar from freezing so these tiny birds always have a reliable source of food even when flowers may not be blooming.

The Dangers of Cold Weather

Hummingbirds have a high metabolism, and while they have ways to keep themselves warm, including going into a torpor at night to preserve energy, a sudden cold snap can be deadly if they don’t have a reliable source of nectar…

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Chinese shark fin soup ban

Could it be enforced all over??

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This video says about itself:

3 July 2012

China announces plans to ban shark fin soup at official functions, delighting environmentalists. Ramy Inocencio reports.

From AFP news agency:

China bans shark fin soup from official receptions

09 Dec 2013 03:38

China on Sunday announced a ban on the serving of shark fin and bird’s nest soup at official banquets, as part of a sweeping government crackdown on corruption and excessive spending.

Shark fin has effectively been off the menu at official dining tables since 2012 when Beijing pledged to bar the popular yet controversial delicacy as part of its anti-extravagance campaign.

Demand for shark fin has plummeted after many high-end hotels and restaurants stopped serving the dish, along with other expensive delicacies favoured by Communist Party officials such as abalone and bird’s nest soup.

An order from the Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council “explicitly ruled out dishes…

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