Sunday, July 30, 2006

Nothing Is Being Done



I awoke in my residence this morning to coffee brewing and my dogs greeting me to go outside. It's hot today, but sunny and quiet. Serene.

Some Lebanese children didn't awake this morning. Their temporary habitation was bombed, and they were killed.
There were 34 Youths Among 56 Dead and it will only get worse as my day goes on.
History keeps repeating itself--leaders go unchecked in their decisions, and the innocent suffer the consequences.
When will the world come to the realization that we ALL emanate from the same source?

Peace,
Deanna

Friday, July 28, 2006

A Case For Impeachment




Head over to:
The Real Axis of Evil.

BushCo. needs to be replaced at once!

I sit in my humble abode and watch this manboy ruin my country, while the world spats at us and my fellow Americans look around with a dumb look on their face. Clueless.

WTF!

Deanna

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

It's Your Fault! No, It's Yours!




It's become normal banter now. Israel & Lebanon, who's side are you on? Who's right? Who's wrong?

Who's side am I on? The people's side. The one's getting shot, burned, blown up, and extinguished. I'm on THEIR side.

We sit in our little corner of the globe, judging who "deserves" to be punished. In our homes, comfortably typing away about how these "punishments" should be handed out & to whom.

When was the last time you fled from your bombed home in the middle of the night, only to be shot down on the street as you try to escape?

The bottom line is PEOPLE ARE DYING! ...........and that HAS to stop.

My husband wrote a diary on Daily Kos.

Give it a look.

Peace(really),
Deanna

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Bush's Great Policies Leave Marks On All Countries

Is there NOT a country that has not been affected by our current administrations policies?
I don't know--maybe Fiji? That's questionable also.
Check out the Daily Kos: State of the Nation to read a thread on our wonderful impact we make around the world.

And let's not forget about home--our homeland--no poverty here right?
Monies for the war are not impacting education, homelessness, mental illness, jobs, the economy, our environment, and our gas prices.
This country is ONLY a bit over 225 years old. We are babies here-----we are due for a revolution.

Until tomorrow,
Deanna

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Alex Jones

Alex Jones Presents Infowars.com to Fight the New World Order -- Because There's a War on for Your Mind
Alex Jones has been one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration. He's not afraid to speak the truth.

Visit him at:
Prison Planet

Listen to Alex Jones Livehere.
Starting on July 30, 2006, Jones will have a two-hour radio show every Sunday afternoon on KLBJ-AM

Until tomorrow,
Deanna

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Terror In The US



When there is another attack on US soil, I will be looking straight at my government.
There is a need to justify war against the next country(Iran), and to get cooperation from the people, we all need to get real scared again.
Pentagon Papers Author Daniel Ellsberg Says Government May Have Carried Out 9/11

Concentration camps in the USA?


Until tomorrow,
Deanna

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Under The Weather



I took the day off work today; I was feeling rather sickly. I'm not thrilled with taking an entire day off, but I really needed to take care of myself. So I did. I took a pic of baby ducks in my neighborhood the other day---they always make me feel better.

Lebanon/Israel
Chimpy's 1st veto
Even a big ice ball fell from the sky locally

Not a day goes by that something isn't going on........can't change much......so better take care of me.

Peace,
Deanna

Monday, July 17, 2006

Bush, The SleezeBall

Unreal. Beyond words. You just have to look for yourself.
If Bush is not drinking again, then I am Paris Hilton.

Daily Kos: President Bush Strikes From Behind (PHOTOS and VIDEO)

Sunday, July 16, 2006

My Anniversary



Today, hubby & I celebrate 7 years of marriage.

It's always a strange day because the day we were married, JFK Jr crashed his plane & died. We spent that evening watching the news.
Odd because, while we are happy, someone else's family is reflective & sad. Prayers to the Kennedy family for their loss & the many losses their families have endured. Peace to them.


We are not doing anything too exciting to celebrate--we went to dinner last night, and to a book store. (We both love to read.)
I got a great Spanish language book---trying to learn on my own. (Espanol muy dificil!)

Peace,
Deanna

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Help Your Environment



As I have stated in prior posts, what we do to the environment and our wildlife, we do to ourselves. We are connected.
That's why it is so important to work on global warming now.
It's normal for humans to gravitate towards routine. We do things a certain way, it works; we continue. But, what we are doing to the Earth is no longer serving us any more; we are hurting it.

Visit:
Sierra Club Home Page: Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet for explanations & ideas. We each must become proactive in this endeavors.


Peace,
Deanna

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

They Get It


What do many Iraq veterans think?
Take a look at their site.


IVAW Home - Iraq Veterans Against the War



Peace,
Deanna

Monday, July 10, 2006

On The Record


The Bush administration has changed it's collective story on Iraq several times. We have to give them credit, they KNOW how to manipulate information for their own agenda. They also downright lie without blinking an eye. What's exceptional & unusual to me is the American people buy it. In fact, we seem to eat it up.
For anyone truly interested in FACT, can visit:

Iraq on the Record

This is really what the administration has said.

Peace,
Deanna

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Drug Info.


As many of you know, I'm working on my Substance Abuse Counseling Certification. During summer, I'm doing research on the "War On Drugs".
Here's a link if you want to know anything about drugs, what's in them, what they do, how the policies affect Americans.....etc...



Common Sense for Drug Policy

Have a great Sunday.

Peace,
Deanna

Saturday, July 08, 2006

No Sweat!

Busted Tees - Jokes you can wear! Funny T-Shirts!



My boss is on vacation, which pretty much means--I'm NOT! I have been working extra hours and taking care of many issues she would normally handle.
It's highly irregular that I would miss a post, but yesterday, I did.

Having pointed my current situation out, it brings me to other workers around the globe. I really have no place to complain, I do not labor in a sweat shop.

What exactly is a sweat shop? Well, sweat shops don't pay a living wage. That means if a living wage is, say, $1.25 in that country an hour, they are paid around 24 cents an hour. The working conditions do not fall under safety guidelines, the hours are 12-16 per day with no overtime, many workers are forced to have abortions, are killed if they try to unionize, and are stuck---sounds like slavery to me.

It's important to do your research on who is making your clothing. Are your benefiting from someone's forced slavery?


No Sweat -- Union-Made Sweatshop-Free Casual Apparel

We can stop these organizations, whose corporations are making billions off other peoples backs by NOT buying their goods.
It's about the money people and you have to hit them in their pockets before they change their behaviors.

Peace,
Deanna

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Me In The Keys



Another long day--here's me in the Keys.

Peace

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Homeless Vets

I am exhausted today so I will link toDaily Kos: Homeless Vets. Not one more fucking word George. My husband wrote a very good diary today.

Peace,
Deanna

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Freedom



What does freedom mean to you?

It seems to mean different things to different people.

Peace,
Deanna

Monday, July 03, 2006

Volunteering



Volunteering makes the world go round.

People who help with no pay are truly inspirational.

With a world full of greedy money grabbers who never seem to be satiated, the volunteer needs to be commended.

Check out your neighborhood to see what help is needed.
VolunteerMatch: Where Volunteering Begins

Peace,
Deanna

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Petition


While we work on "spreading freedom & democracy for other countries", we are slowly losing our own.
The government's tool in this is the media. If you do not know what's REALLY going on, you can't balk at it, you can't say what's on your mind because, HEY, everything's FINE, right?
Our large corporations, which have the largest number of lobbyists in Washington, are consolidating even more. Why would they do this? To become more & more powerful. So, as time goes on, a small portion of individuals will have more & more of the power to decide what is "news" & what is not "news".
We need independent news sources if we are going to stay ahead of this game.
Please sign this petition:Protect Independent TV, News, and Radio. Stop Media Consolidation! Petition . The government needs to be reminded that America is NOT asleep at the wheel.

Even though some days I really wonder.


Peace,
Deanna

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Looking Past The Anger

I work in an animal hospital, while going to college for my Substance Abuse Counseling certification. This job has been a wonderful teaching experience for me regarding people and their feelings.
I can remember being in my early 20's, starting out in this business and literally taking on every single person's negative feeling that came my way--I had to fix it, make it better somehow, absorb it, and if I couldn't help them, I'd argue with them and feel like crap the rest of the day. Yikes! What a way to live! Chalk it up to inexperience & immaturity, for sure.

At 39 years old, I practice every day looking BEYOND the anger; and it's still difficult.
I see people at their worst--upset because they just found out their dog has cancer, mad because they are embarrassed because they bounced a check at our facility, frustrated because I can't give them medical advice over the phone for the vague description of symptoms their pet is experiencing & they don't want to pay for an office visit, afraid because they have been casing all the neighborhoods for their lost animal and don't know where to turn, and distraught because the dog that has been a part of their family for the last 15 years is being brought to the clinic for it's final time.
These individuals, dealing with their personal trauma, sometimes lash out at the nearest person---many times it's me.
This is not abnormal behavior, I have concluded. I am practicing listening beyond the hurtful words.
Think of how many times you have listened to a person who is distraught or frightened or very sad or deeply disappointed. Often, their words come out rambling, and make no sense at all. You may even have caught yourself saying, “You’re not even making sense.” You might even have used this as a defense during some verbal exchange. A person who listens to words rather than feelings often will throw another’s words back in their face, reciting what they have just said word for word in order to show them that they are making no sense at all. Right about then is when the other person will say, “Can you hear anything at all about how I am FEELING?”

So, that's what I am learning every day---look beyond the words.

I had a woman the other day, come out of the exam room visibly angry. Her cat was having x-rays. We had 2 technicians & 1 doctor working on her case--keeping the wild cat calm, trying to get x-rays, developing them, and interpreting them. This, of course does not take a mere 10 minutes; the lapse of time that this woman had been waiting. Mind you, we had our other 3 exam rooms filled and the other doctor in 1 of the rooms, while the other 2 rooms had to wait.
She sees the other doctor come out of his exam room & grab a cup of coffee(we keep it flowing all day as we get no breaks) and she yells at me, "I want to know what is going on with MY cat, while all of you are on coffee break?"
Now, reacting to this outburst seems sooooooooo logical. "You stupid bitch, don't you see all these other people are waiting because YOU, who did not bother to make an appointment for you sick cat, barge in forcing us to keep other people waiting!"
Instead, I took a deep breath, walked her back into the exam room & calmly said, "With some patience, we should have some answers for you very soon, I can hear in your voice how frightened you are for your cat." With that, her angry face fell away and she began bawling, sobbing; because that was EXACTLY what was going on. I had acknowledged her feelings & not reacted to her attacking. She then apologized for her behavior.
It still amazes me how it happens, but almost every time, it changes the whole scenario.
It's not a huge deal when this happens every once in awhile, but when it happens several times a day, I get spent. It takes a great deal of energy to be conscious of other people's feelings and look beyond the words.
People do not always say what they mean or mean what they say when they are distraught.

I will say it IS very good practice for my counseling career.

Peace,
Deanna