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People do not enslave other people to be mean to them.
People enslave other people for a profit.
People are not even a capital purchase item – they are an expendable commodity.
Kevin Bales, President and Co-Founder of Free the Slaves gave a TED talk in which he discusses how we can stop human trafficking if we look directly at the problem and understand how and why it exists everywhere in the world.
Watch this realistic plan for liberating the 27 million currently enslaved human beings.
The cost?  It’s pretty achievable. It’s what Americans spend annually on snack foods.
And the cost includes antidotes that prevent re-enslavement.
Is it worth it?
Can you give up potato chips to help stop human slavery in your own back yard?

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Considerations

by Michael Faraday on March 31, 2010

Guest article by Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday sent me this wise and powerful poetic commentary. Michael is a tender conservator of our planet and a gentle friend to all of us on it.
Some of the ways Michael describes himself are as an organic farmer, a prospector, conservator of Sticks & Stones Museum, overseer of Kids Orchard & Lapidary and National Wildlife Habitat…”and then I drum and play the flute…”

Thank you Michael for everything you bring to this treasured azure ball we all call home.

Michael Faraday

Considerations

We speak of Consciousness,
yet what do we do;
We live in the Moment,
yet plan future Events;
We share the Dream,
yet are we fully Awakened;
We pray to our Ancestors,
yet forget to love the Children;
We learn from our Friends,
yet where is the Unity;
We acknowledge the Importance,
yet fail to provide Support;
We recognize Inspiration,
yet do we inspire Others;
We take from the Earth,
yet what do we give back;
We are born of Woman,
yet what separates our Sacredness;
We feel our inner Earthquakes,
yet not our Mother’s Unrest;
We climb Success Ladders,
yet never stop climbing;
We know of The Oneness,
yet know not of our oneness;
We want Independence,
yet who is anyone Alone;
We understand Patience,
yet are ignorant of Time;
We live a life Full-Talented,
yet where is our One-Hearted;
We desire Uniqueness, seek Democracy,
yet we cannot reform our Families;
We have Experiences,
yet we keep them to ourselves;
We honor White Buffalo,
yet still follow the Herd;
We all have been Hungry,
yet still there is Starvation;
We think what we Become,
yet what we think also Becomes;
We exalt at writing Poetry,
yet how many are living as Poets;
We love to Live,
yet do we live to Love.

Michael Faraday Alexander

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Are you living on purpose?

October 18, 2009

It’s important to stay present in your life by living in the moment, but what are you doing with that moment?

Are you living it or is it living you?

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Thank you Father Damien

October 12, 2009

I am not Catholic. But, I am one who has already spent much of my life inspired by the life and work of Father Damien. If you are unfamiliar with the work of Father Damien, then I am honored to be the one to introduce you to this fine and noble man.

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A Leader ?

October 1, 2009

Our life redefines us in ways we never expect. When this happens – we change. The energy swirling within us and around us impels us to engage capabilities, skills, powers and understanding seemingly greater than we’ve retrieved before.

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Your being here is not an accident.

August 6, 2009

August 6, 2009
Your being here is not an accident. You are here with intention whether you are conscious of that fact or not.  Your life has impact. Participate with intention.

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This is Moments Count

August 3, 2009

This is Moments Count…

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