Fuel For The Bod

Nutrition is such an important aspect of good health, but with all the fast food restaurants within a mile of each other, its difficult to believe that our culture perceives that.

Good foods cost good money; or so I thought. I accepted that in order to eat well.....buying fresh fruits & vegetables....etc...I needed to spend more money. There is a recent study on eating well on a fixed income.
Healthy Eating Is Possible on a Tight Budget

Staying healthy does not mean having to go broke, Taking care of myself is the gift I give to myself.

Peace.

Alaskan Cruise Ship

It was a gray Monday for passengers on an american cruise ship in Alaska. The boat went aground, but all passengers were evacuated.

Passengers rescued from cruise ship off Alaska - CNN.com

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day,
and peace on earth.





And this is just soooooooooooo funny for mom's day! YouTube - Mother's Day

A Weekend Break

I've been neglecting my blog.

What can I say; I have a fairly busy life. I work full time at an animal hospital and go to college part time. My job requires rather long hours and we rarely get breaks. Pet owners are a very needy bunch, that's for sure.

I will be starting my summer intership in a few days in addition to working full time at my job. Foundations provides assessments, classes and counseling in substance abuse and I'm working on my counseling certification.

Its ironic that my position at the veterinary clinic has been so helpful in my practicing listening skills for counseling others. I don't know how many times I've been with a client in an exam room and they are dealing with an emotional aspect with their pet such as a grave illness or contemplating euthanasia and they begin to talk about other issues in their life that are painful. Many times, after talking for several minutes they look up at me and say, "I don't know why I'm telling you all this."




Difficult situations bring up emotions that people have been dealing with and its understandable that its all connected and they begin to talk about it. Some people deal with it by crying, or projecting anger onto the staff or being silent. Everyone is different. I try to be understanding and meet them where they are.
Have a great Saturday. More tomorrow for Mother's Day. Here's a link to visit that I love:Multiplayer Online Games - Spogg.com

Peace.

Work Smarter, Not Harder On The Envirnonment

Its critical to help the environment, and many countries are looking into alternative fuels that don't damage our surroundings.
Argentina is one of those countries. Citizens of that country are concerned that in an effort to help their fuel costs, they are causing damage to the environment.

Argentina confronts potential environmental impact of biofuels demand - Americas - BostonHerald.com


We can't be overzealous in our efforts; we have to be smart about it in the long run.
Peace.

Finals This Week

Studying is not so bad; its finding the time to do it while working full time and trying to set up my field placement for my summer internship.
I had a great interview last week for my placement. The clinical director seemed to like me and I'm pretty sure I'll get the "job".
I also turned forty, which was not as bad for me as turning thirty for some reason. I'm a different person than I was ten years ago; I'm sure that has something to do with it.

Now.....back to studying about Virginia Satir and Jay Haley.
Peace.


P.S. Also, in order to remind us all what is going on in the world----watch this

Spring is here........

Spring is here.....

New earth sounds
rising up
to meet the birth
of new creatures.

Mountains sharing
rivers of wet nourishment
feeding the new ones.

Rain, surrendering to the
storms that swell
from the dark, grey clouds.

Lightening striking
the newly emerging soil
breaking through to the
green plants that give birth
to new flowers.

Sweet, fresh oxygen
filling the forests
feeding small lungs.

Warm, yellow sun
creating smiles
as they bask in its rays.

Spring is here......

Think Spring!

Last spring I took a picture of baby ducklings and their mom---an image in this sub zero weather that I am greatly missing.
So, just as a reminder of good things to come---in a little over a month, it will officially be spring!

Peace.

Nancy Pelosi

I have not blogged in awhile; there has been much to do.

I wanted to take a moment to welcome the first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi to 2007!!

As a Democrat, this is heaven; as a woman, it's sweeter.

We now have a majority and by GOD, we better make some good things happen; our country needs it.

Peace.

MaryJane In Michigan

Unprecedented in the Michigan State house is the introduction to legislation of medicinal marijuana.

Read about it here:Stop The Drug War

Medical marijuana has its place in this society, helping individuals with various diseases and conditions.

Here are some testimonials


side note: Finals are next week; I should be resuming posting daily after that.
Peace.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Spent most of last night and today cooking.

I'm pretty tired. Took a nap. Got up, had some pie! Ready for another nap.

I'm working 12 hours tomorrow. I am thankful for employment.

Peace.

The Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.


Sometimes, the only way I can determine what to accept and what to change is by trial and error.
Mistakes can be opportunities to gain the wisdom to know the difference.

The Good & The Bad Of It

I've been dilerious with joy over the House win for the Democrats and then basically I became drunk with joy when we took over the Senate.

This interim time will be one to watch; the George & his Repugs have until January to do some nasty things yet.
They are technically still in control.
Don't put anything past them.

As for today, I have a virus; Extremely weak; dizzy. Doing lots of sleeping.

It's one of those dreary days; cold, rain turning to freezing rain with some thunder here and there; very strange. A good day to rest.........and think good things of the future of our country.

Peace.

Crunch Time

Tomorrow is the day; hopefully a new day.

All we have left is hope for a change in direction. We need to take back the House and the Senate.

Then, make them all accountable. The liars, cheats, the bastards who are stealing my country.

Democratic across the board. Win it back, THEN start taking names. Hold both sides accountable.

But, we have to have a majority first.

Then we clean house.

N O W, G O V O T E!!!!!!!!!!

Don't Get Played

There are really only two ways to approach life--as a victim, or as a gallant fighter; and you must decide if you want to act or react; deal your own cards or play with a stacked deck.

If you don't decide which way to play with life, it ALWAYS plays with you.

Peace.

Is Bush Delusional?

AMERICAblog talks about Bush & Rove going on about how, confidently, there will be a majority in the Senate and Congress after this next election. Do they know something we don't know? Or are they delusional?

How many electronic voting machine are there out there? Show me a paper trail and I'll show you a legitimate election.

Free Hugs

I had my mid term last night, so I got a few days before I have to work full force on my other mid term, which is a take home.

If you have NOT seen this video from youtube---it is a MUST!

Sit back. Feel the goosebumps. Cry. Enjoy.

Registration Deadlines

If you have not registered to vote--check your state deadlines here at Rock the Vote - 2006 Voter Registration Deadlines.

This is too important to wait on. Do it now.

Foley Scandal

Is it anyone's surprise the Republicans are trying to hide knowledge that they knew about Mark Foley's "little issue"?

Dennis Hastert is a slimeball for his behavior on this; amnesia is very convenient. ABC News: AP: Aide Says He Reported Foley 2 Years Ago.

Now, these are very interesting "family values". I suppose if Foley was trying to MARRY one of the Pages, the Resmugs would have cried foul; but just using them for sexual favors is ok---no sanctity of marriage lost with that, right?

Where is the FBI investigation of his computer? The cover-up? Oh, that's right---turn yourself into re-hab, admit you are gay and offer no excuses and the world will say,"Oh, ok, you have SUFFERED enough!"

We funded an investigation of President Clinton getting a blow job and we are not doing the same when it comes to underage pages? WTF????? Wake up people!!!

Research What Is Going On

If you are interested in doing some research before the elections regarding campaign finance law, lobbying, who's the biggest contributors.....etc...... head over to Opensecrets.org--Money in politics data let's us all know where the denero is coming from and who is getting it.

Also, another interesting tidbit: Repugs are scrabbling to marginalize these next elections too---WHAT A SURPRISE!!
Head over to No More Stolen Elections! | MyDem.org to be sure you are
registered and nothing fishy has happened to your voting process.

Update: working on my take-home midterm in my counseling course, but will try to keep up with posts.

Peace.