http://momentscount.com The Moments Count Journal is a weekly Internet magazine bringing worldwide change through collaboration. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Moments Count is committed to the concept that every person has a purpose and a power to change the world. We work to create worldwide conversation. This diverse engagement energizes ideas and facilitates opportunities to take action to improve the world we all share. Visit us at http://MomentsCount.com/and tell us how you or someone you know is changing the world. The Moments Count Journal no The Moments Count Journal contactmc@momentscount.com contactmc@momentscount.com (The Moments Count Journal) Moments Count You Have Power and Purpose In Your World. moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, positive change, create change, inspire http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MCLogo_Tag2.jpg http://momentscount.com http://momentscount.com/archives/9765/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9765/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=9765
I have always been fascinated by manners. Specifically, why have we used them over the centuries when dealing with others? Perhaps, bopping people over the head didn’t work as well as being pleasant. So, like the duo of a horse and carriage – you give, they feel good - manners took off. There are, of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9765/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9757/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9757/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9757
From Robert A MacDonald for The Sun: Peggy was dying. She had battled cancer for years, but at the age of 45 she was losing her fight. A wife and stay-at-home mother of three children in Ventura, Peggy had caught the online bug and couldn’t stop writing about what was happening to her and the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9757/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9752/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9752/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:12 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=9752 http://momentscount.com/archives/9752/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9745/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9745/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:34 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=9745 http://momentscount.com/archives/9745/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9738/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9738/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:07 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=9738 http://momentscount.com/archives/9738/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9730/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9730/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:20 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9730 http://momentscount.com/archives/9730/feed/ 7 http://momentscount.com/archives/9722/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9722/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:34 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=9722 http://momentscount.com/archives/9722/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9707/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9707/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:00:12 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=9707
Lately, I have been paying close attention to the details of the many species of Dragonfly that can be seen swarming on these long hot summer nights. They seem to be having a population boom as of late. I assume with the longer hotter weather lately there is more food for them, so that makes [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9707/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9703/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9703/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:58 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=9703 http://momentscount.com/archives/9703/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9695/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9695/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:40 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=9695 http://momentscount.com/archives/9695/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9681/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9681/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:00:34 +0000 Alexandra Wallace http://momentscount.com/?p=9681
For the majority of early childhood, I knew who I wanted to be when I grew up: Snow White, of course. I had planned my future of adulthood to take place in an idyllic cottage, spending my afternoons singing in the middle of a forest while little birds landed on my hand. Writing it out, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9681/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9675/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9675/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:20 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9675 http://momentscount.com/archives/9675/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9656/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9656/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:14 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=9656
Is it possible to create a good death? Or is someone simply lucky if he or she dies well? These are the fascinating questions Dr. Ira Byock, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School, raises in his important 1997 book, Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life. Both my parents have died (four [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9656/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9652/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9652/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:11 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9652 http://momentscount.com/archives/9652/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9642/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9642/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:00:15 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9642 http://momentscount.com/archives/9642/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9637/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9637/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:00:51 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=9637 http://momentscount.com/archives/9637/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9631/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9631/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:00:34 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=9631 http://momentscount.com/archives/9631/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9623/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9623/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:00:17 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=9623 http://momentscount.com/archives/9623/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/9616/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9616/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:00:58 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9616 http://momentscount.com/archives/9616/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9611/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9611/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:59 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9611 http://momentscount.com/archives/9611/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9604/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9604/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:00:27 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9604 http://momentscount.com/archives/9604/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9595/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9595/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:00:42 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=9595 http://momentscount.com/archives/9595/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9589/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9589/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:58 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=9589
(Text and Photos by: Isaak J. Liptzin ) I arrived in Jaipur intending to stay only for a few days, but I ended up meeting a group of people who lived in the Kathputli colony. (click to see the photogallery) I visited their home, and spoke to them about the school they were trying to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9589/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9584/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9584/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:00:22 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=9584 http://momentscount.com/archives/9584/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9576/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9576/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9576 http://momentscount.com/archives/9576/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9570/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9570/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:02 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=9570 http://momentscount.com/archives/9570/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9566/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9566/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:00:46 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=9566 http://momentscount.com/archives/9566/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9562/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9562/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:00:01 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=9562 http://momentscount.com/archives/9562/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9508/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9508/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:00:25 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=9508
Sharon and I both love cemeteries. One important aspect of the work we’ve committed ourselves to along our healing journey involves burial grounds. We both turn our heads to check them out when we pass them in our cars. We’ll walk through them and read headstones whether we have relatives buried there or not. Over [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9508/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9502/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9502/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:52 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9502
From ScienceDaily People experience the world through five senses but sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have a sixth sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves. A study in the Oct. 11 issue of Nature Communications that caps more than [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9502/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9551/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9551/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:00:29 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9551 http://momentscount.com/archives/9551/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/9496/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9496/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:32 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=9496 http://momentscount.com/archives/9496/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9470/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9470/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:00:19 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=9470
I was standing in a shop looking out the window at the rain, the other day, when a man commented that it was awful when it was raining, as you couldn’t go out anywhere. I was going to ask him if that was so, then how the heck did he get here, like was he [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9470/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/9492/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9492/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:00:30 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9492 http://momentscount.com/archives/9492/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9313/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9313/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:00:09 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=9313
(There is a) statement from the book of Ecclesiastes "There is nothing new under the sun." And I disagree with that statement! I would say there is nothing stale under the sun, except that human beings become stale. I try not to be stale.  And everything is new. No two moments are alike – and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9313/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9462/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9462/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:00:56 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9462 http://momentscount.com/archives/9462/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/9449/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9449/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:32 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=9449
I have met so many interesting and famous people in my lifetime that I sometimes forget about those were not as famous as some but were highly interesting, none the less. In my working career as a newsman-journalist in Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to meet many and varied personalities from the fields of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9449/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9441/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9441/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:00:51 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9441
Video and article from NPR The U.N. estimates that the world's population passed the 7 billion mark on Monday, 10/31/2011. Much of that growth has happened in Asia — in India and China. Those two countries have been among the world's most populous for centuries. But a demographic shift is taking place as the countries [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9441/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9403/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9403/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:00:25 +0000 Alexandra Wallace http://momentscount.com/?p=9403
I spent more than half of my September on the road this year, traveling from bright Las Vegas to dusty Arizona, through the stunning Mesa Verde, and through corn. So. Much. Corn. The main destination of this adventure was to see my grandmother Elizabeth, or Bette, as we all know her as, for her ninety-sixth [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9403/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9373/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9373/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:00:53 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9373
From ScienceDaily Green tea may slow down weight gain and serve as another tool in the fight against obesity, according to Penn State food scientists. Obese mice that were fed a compound found in green tea along with a high-fat diet gained weight significantly more slowly than a control group of mice that did not [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9373/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9397/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9397/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:35 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9397 http://momentscount.com/archives/9397/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/9387/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9387/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:00:33 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=9387
November, about ten years after the end of World War II: I was standing in my public school auditorium. It was the annual Remembrance Day service. Some students were giggling behind me. My girlfriend, shifting her feet beside me, was picking lint from her poodle skirt. It seemed to me they did not care why [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9387/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/9318/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9318/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:00:11 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=9318 http://momentscount.com/archives/9318/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9322/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9322/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:00:47 +0000 Kevin Robison http://momentscount.com/?p=9322
It's been one of those summers. You think things are going one way, then suddenly life throws a curve, and then a curve back, and all of the sudden you feel like you are on an endless slalom. The ride can be fun, but when you find yourself passing very big trees at a very [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9322/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9238/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9238/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:00:30 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=9238 http://momentscount.com/archives/9238/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9357/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9357/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:00:57 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9357
From A Place To Love Dogs Happier Days For those who have not seen this video from The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, it is a heartwarming story of an unusual bond between Tarra the elephant and her best friend Bella, who just happens to be a dog. The Sad Event Sadly, on Oct. 28th/2011 The [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9357/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9306/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9306/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:00:18 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9306
From Len Penzo I love Halloween. It’s one of my favorite holidays — and based upon its mass appeal, apparently I’m not alone. In fact, even though the wicked economy continues to put a scare into most of us, it hasn’t dampened our spirits when it comes to celebrating what was originally known as All [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9306/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9326/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9326/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:00:11 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9326
The season is upon us. The time for spiders (Don’t ya’ hate walking through a spider web, ewwwww, creepola!!!) and bats (They mine bat poop (guano)…. Who knew?!), ghosts (See, I told you to get out in the sun a little more!!!) and werewolves (They leave me howling!). Let’s not forget vampires (They’re the ones [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9326/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/9251/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9251/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:00:11 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=9251 http://momentscount.com/archives/9251/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9203/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9203/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:00:24 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=9203 http://momentscount.com/archives/9203/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9291/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9291/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:00:48 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9291 http://momentscount.com/archives/9291/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9191/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9191/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:00:54 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=9191
Here are a few photos from my hike up the Barr Trail to Barr Camp, which is 6.5 miles and 3,800 vertical feet, or a little better than half the way to Pike's Peak summit. I just got back to the motor home about an hour ago. I'd had the night's reservation for Barr Camp [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9191/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9244/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9244/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:00:57 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9244
by Ariel Schwartz A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that's gone into everything you own. The number may surprise you. It's not easy to be a socially responsible consumer. Even if you buy mostly local products and diligently keep track of corporate environmental footprints, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9244/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9196/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9196/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:00:34 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9196 http://momentscount.com/archives/9196/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9231/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9231/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:00:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9231 http://momentscount.com/archives/9231/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9182/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9182/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:00:08 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=9182 http://momentscount.com/archives/9182/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9123/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9123/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:00:49 +0000 Alexandra Wallace http://momentscount.com/?p=9123
  My grandmother turned 96 years old today, Sept 19, 2011, and we were here in Michigan to celebrate with her. Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9123/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9089/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9089/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:00:11 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=9089 http://momentscount.com/archives/9089/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9167/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9167/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 05:00:22 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9167 http://momentscount.com/archives/9167/feed/ 0 leadership,problem solving,we need leaders You may think you are a leader, you may think you have no leadership potential at all.  But sometimes, when you least expect it, you find yourself in a leadership position without knowing how you got there. Music Credit:  Chris Lambert, You may think you are a leader, you may think you have no leadership potential at all.  But sometimes, when you least expect it, you find yourself in a leadership position without knowing how you got there. Music Credit:  Chris Lambert (http://chrislambert.bandcamp.com/album/krakatoa-lazer-punch), a leader in musical composition Album:  The Great Dipso Drought (http://chrislambert.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-dipso-drought) 1st track:  Delirium Tremums 2nd track:  The Top (Even if we all fall down) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 4:18 http://momentscount.com/archives/9095/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9095/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:00:41 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=9095
A long time ago in North America, a great man that came to be known as the “Peacemaker” met with representatives of many northeastern indigenous nations to demonstrate the power of unity. He held a single arrow in the air and with a quick snap demonstrated how easily it could be broken as a single [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9095/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9091/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9091/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:00:49 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=9091 http://momentscount.com/archives/9091/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9101/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9101/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:00:42 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=9101 http://momentscount.com/archives/9101/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/9118/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9118/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:00:33 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9118 http://momentscount.com/archives/9118/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/9076/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9076/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:00:19 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=9076
From the John W Strobel III series, People I've Met Along the Way... How does one explain a relationship that is tentative yet appears to be lasting? How do you explain a liaison that has barriers but is destined to remain an enduring, eternal, undying and faithful bond between a dog and a house full [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9076/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9052/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9052/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:32:07 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=9052
A hydroelectric dam threatens ancient tradition of the Himba in Namibia. Click to see the entire photo gallery The history of the Himba, a nomadic ethnic group located in northern Namibia, known for the distinctive red ocher of their body, is a story of human tragedy.  Periods of severe drought took turns with armed attack [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9052/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9029/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9029/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:00:17 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=9029 http://momentscount.com/archives/9029/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/9016/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9016/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:00:10 +0000 Alexandra Wallace http://momentscount.com/?p=9016
Taken as a part my project (the photographer's challenge of taking a photograph a day for an entire year), this pair of photos was captured in March during a night's getaway in downtown Santa Barbara. My love, Chris Lambert, and I discovered The Agave Inn while on tour last summer, and the sun-soaked atmosphere continues [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/9016/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/9006/ http://momentscount.com/archives/9006/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:00:06 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=9006 http://momentscount.com/archives/9006/feed/ 0 Brooke Leigh Sheldon speaker consultant,change,choice,choose,courage,courageous,creativity,fear,hope,integrity,intention,leadership What can one ordinary person do when they give themselves permission to be the best that they can be?  What is the yardstick that you use to measure your personal worth? Music Credits:  Kevin MacLeod What can one ordinary person do when they give themselves permission to be the best that they can be?  What is the yardstick that you use to measure your personal worth? Music Credits:  Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 7:04 http://momentscount.com/archives/8983/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8983/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:00:24 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=8983 http://momentscount.com/archives/8983/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/8960/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8960/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:00:09 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=8960
This morning I left the house about 7:30 and hiked up to the tip of San Simeon Point and back. It's not hugely different from the hike I like to do up to Ragged Point. It's not nearly as far up the coast, but I don't arrange a ride, so it ends up being in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8960/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8954/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8954/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:00:30 +0000 Donna Morask http://momentscount.com/?p=8954
It is hard to find one's way in the dark, without illumination. It is hard to imagine the darkness is only temporary, unless there is some hope for the possibility of illumination. Literally and figuratively, in both my waking and dream states, I have struggled to find the light in the midst of the darkness [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8954/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/8948/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8948/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:00:14 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=8948 http://momentscount.com/archives/8948/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8910/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8910/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:00:20 +0000 Alexandra Wallace http://momentscount.com/?p=8910
Editor's Note:  This is the debut offering from an extraordinary find:  Alexandra Wallace.  To label her a photographer doesn't begin to do justice to her creative talents. http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chris-lambert.jpg :: From Chris Lambert - It Haunts Me :: Haunts http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brightest-little-firefly.jpg :: From Copeland - Brightest :: Firefly http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Strung-out-on-that-wire.jpg :: From Nickel Creek - When You Come [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8910/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8880/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8880/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:00:15 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=8880 http://momentscount.com/archives/8880/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8874/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8874/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:00:31 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=8874 http://momentscount.com/archives/8874/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8861/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8861/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:00:28 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=8861
I have a list sitting on my computer desktop. I call it my “If I Had It To Do Over Again” list. It is a list I have compiled from all the carefully held wishes, quietly explained dreams and angrily yelled regrets people who are dying have expressed to me. I have spent much of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8861/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/8857/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8857/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:13 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=8857 http://momentscount.com/archives/8857/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8847/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8847/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:00:31 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=8847 http://momentscount.com/archives/8847/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8824/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8824/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:05 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=8824 http://momentscount.com/archives/8824/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8813/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8813/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:00:51 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=8813
Or How To Make Friends With Methicillan Resistant Staphylococcus Auerus (MRSA) I bounced from one side of the hard ambulance gurney to the other as the sleek red and white van raced for Palmdale Regional Medical Center, siren and horn blasting traffic out of the way. I looked back and there behind us was the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8813/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8791/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8791/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:00:51 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=8791
- A story told by Yelena Posniak/S4C New York City – I recently had the honor to interview Supei Liu and Diana Mao, the co-founding members of the Nomi Network based in New York City. By utilizing their knowledge of fashion design, marketing, business and with great creativity, Nomi Network is making a tremendous difference [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8791/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8777/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8777/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:00:58 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=8777 http://momentscount.com/archives/8777/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8754/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8754/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:00:34 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=8754 http://momentscount.com/archives/8754/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8748/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8748/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:00:38 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=8748 http://momentscount.com/archives/8748/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8761/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8761/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:00:17 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=8761 http://momentscount.com/archives/8761/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8730/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8730/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:00:49 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=8730 http://momentscount.com/archives/8730/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8685/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8685/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:00:51 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=8685
Today I got to do, for the fourth or fifth time, what I consider to be the world's best hike. This is a highly subjective rating system. Granted, the Big Sur coastline is world-class scenic. But I'm giving this hike big points for ease of getting to the trailhead, and comfort of accommodations at the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8685/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/8555/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8555/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:00:35 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=8555
Kids are naturally like miniature lawyers. They are always on the lookout for a good loophole. So (for example) if you were to ask a child what they would ask for if they were granted three wishes they would say something like, "My first wish would be for an X-Box Kinect . . . and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8555/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8585/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8585/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:00:08 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=8585 http://momentscount.com/archives/8585/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8572/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8572/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:54:15 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=8572 http://momentscount.com/archives/8572/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8560/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8560/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:00:58 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=8560
It is with enormous pleasure that we can reveal a groundbreaking victory for our oceans campaign: Princes, a leading tinned tuna brand, finally got your message that canning ocean destruction is unacceptable. Thanks to your efforts - the company has just announced a plan to change the way it gets its tuna. You rock! Now [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8560/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3158/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3158/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:00:25 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3158 http://momentscount.com/archives/3158/feed/ 6 the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, skinnydipping, There's a certain terrifying liberation in being out in the world with no clothes on, standing over shifting waves of blue-black glass and knowing everybody's waiting for....you. iPhones use the download link to listen There's a certain terrifying liberation in being out in the world with no clothes on, standing over shifting waves of blue-black glass and knowing everybody's waiting for....you. iPhones use the download link to listen Music Credit Jason Shaw of Audionautix (http://www.audionautix.com/) Photo Credit:  Jeff Rice (www.flickr.com/photos/jrice/154272691/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 3:57 http://momentscount.com/archives/8592/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8592/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:00:03 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=8592 http://momentscount.com/archives/8592/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8353/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8353/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:50:22 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=8353
A woman arrived at the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a few years ago weighing just under 62 pounds. Armed militants had murdered three of her eight children and her husband. The gunmen had repeatedly raped the woman, who as a result had become incontinent and infected with HIV. For Denis [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8353/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8413/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8413/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:48:17 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=8413
                    “I went to the woods to live deliberately so that I might not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived,” said Henry David Thoreau. He used his inner wisdom to realize he needed to know why he was here on Planet [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8413/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8419/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8419/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:47:20 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=8419
Author’s note: Last week in “Places I’ve been along the way”, I told you of how I lived and worked in New Orleans and Trinidad, British West Indies mapping offshore oil exploration sites. This week I’ll take you there and introduce you to a happy, calypso singing people who lived to party. JWSIII On our [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8419/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8430/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8430/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:46:51 +0000 Elizabeth Wescott http://momentscount.com/?p=8430
                    At 15 I was introduced to meditation. It seemed like a really important thing. I was told one should practice twice a day for at least 40 minutes at a time to get any value out of it. I sure wanted to do this, yet [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8430/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8436/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8436/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:46:03 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=8436
In May we reported on Shoot 4 Change's project "Next Generation."  We are pleased to bring you an update on the success they are finding with this project in Rome. ...Moments Count How do you teach photography to those who have it already inside? How do you make love photography those who see it daily [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8436/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2569/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2569/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:45:42 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2569
On one hand, it is arrogant for us to think we are the caretakers of this planet. On another hand, we are the species that has the greatest control over the management of it. And as such, we have undeniable responsibilities. I won't begin to list those responsibilities here. That subject is too vast for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2569/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/8379/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8379/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:06:48 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=8379
This is part I of a two-part series from one of my favorite story-tellers, John W Strobel III. Be sure to watch next week for the final installment! It was March of 1954, a time of slow tempo living in Southern California. The mornings of low hanging mist and fog in our seaside city of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8379/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/8347/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8347/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:04:31 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=8347
National Geographic brings us this report from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8347/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8338/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8338/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:03:12 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=8338
I just found this perfect quote to begin my article with… "I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstances but by our disposition." –Martha Washington Disposition means a person’s [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8338/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8326/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8326/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:02:48 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=8326
I want to share with you a touching blog post from my middle daughter Christina about her old Dad: Her blog is here Sunday, August 22, 2010 A dad’s yoga lessons We have many teachers in our lives, and often the most influential (and most overlooked) are our parents. Though my dad may not tell [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8326/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8310/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8310/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:01:29 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=8310
This is how it begins. You’re driving down the road, sunroof open, most alluring sunglasses in place, and it’s a beautiful summer day! The only thing missing is music…so, you reach to turn on the radio. It’s already set to your favorite music station…you know…the one that plays such a great variety of songs from [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8310/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/8366/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8366/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:00:38 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=8366
Dream achievement, that’s what I do. Make what you want to happen --- happen. My clients are people who want to make positive change in their lives. Or, they are organizations that want to see progressive movement for their employees, their potential, and the growth of the organization. Those changes come with broadened perspective, knowledge [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8366/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8283/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8283/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:05:29 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=8283
These days many of us are caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives hardly noticing the goings on in a forest or swamp. Even within feet of our own homes wildlife continue to carve out a niche. At night while we sleep many species begin their moonlit search for food. Life [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8283/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8277/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8277/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:04:42 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=8277
I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. - Walt Whitman, Song of Myself Just the other day I was watching a cute human-interest story on the local news. The subject of the report was a local school production [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8277/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8267/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8267/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:03:31 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=8267
White man with a guitar leans on black man playing a saxophone. Both are dressed in black and white clothes. White album cover. Everything about the Born to Run album cover is black and white. Very little about Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons was. They didn’t make an issue over a black man playing in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8267/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/8259/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8259/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:02:53 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=8259
From The Great Whale Conservancy Michael Fishbach narrates his encounter with a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net. Gershon Cohen and he have founded The Great Whale Conservancy to help and protect whales. Visit The Great Whale Conservancy website and The Great Whale Conservancy FaceBook page, and join them in helping to save these [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8259/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/8251/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8251/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:01:58 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=8251
Finally, the truth of my relationship with the Princess Lamballe. Well, right off the bat, I must admit we can’t have known each other terribly well. She was a contemporary of Marie Antoinette. She died in 1792. But I must be quite the expert on her life and death. Because, according to just about every [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8251/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8295/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8295/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:00:04 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=8295
I have come to a realization. Cynicism is a cinch! Perhaps you know some people who are true masters of cynicism. Let me help you identify them. They are pretty easy to recognize. They may say things like: “It won’t work!” “You can’t do it.” “No. It’s impossible.” “You’ll never do be able to.” “We [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8295/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/8203/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8203/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:01:10 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=8203
If a human tells a lie while hooked up to a polygraph machine, they will probably get busted. That’s because telling a lie apparently creates a measurable, electrical, Pants-On-Fire reaction in almost all of us. But now it turns out that a lie detector test can be used on plants! And this discovery potentially changes [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8203/feed/ 7 http://momentscount.com/archives/8182/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8182/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:05:09 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=8182
Martin Buber said that the most fulfilling relationships are not I-It relationships, in which we relate to the other as an object, but I-Thou relationships, in which we relate to the whole being of the other, holistically. Joseph Campbell ties into this idea in The Power of Myth, where he writes that First Nations people [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8182/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8155/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8155/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:04:05 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=8155
Last week we ran the 20 most extreme, hair-raising, legendary adventures on the planet, daunting even for the world's elite athletes. If you've got the mettle, add these to your lifetime to-do list. Not quite ready? Check out this list of the 20 next-best adventures—and start planning. Explore your own adventures with National Geographic Expeditions.Please [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8155/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8147/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8147/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:03:22 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=8147
Everyone who writes, it's safe to say, has different reasons for writing. "Every writer primarily writes for the back of his own head," says British author Jonathan Raban. But when it comes to trauma, one of the key reasons people write -- or more informally, journal -- is to attempt to make sense of their [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8147/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/8140/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8140/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:02:14 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=8140
It was a warm August evening in 1968 on Dover Lane, in Pierpont Bay, on the beach in Ventura, California. People lined the shore waiting for a run of grunion that was supposed to happen at high tide around 10:00 o’clock. The beachfront was dotted with bon fires as a feeling of excitement filled the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8140/feed/ 7 http://momentscount.com/archives/8031/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8031/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:01:49 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=8031
Lordy, lordy, lordy, when will we learn we can’t change others, even if they ask for our help. This is all the more impossible – if there’s something more impossible than impossible – when someone has not asked for your help. Victoria Rowell (b. 1959), actress, dancer and mother of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ son, used [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8031/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/8191/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8191/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:00:44 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=8191
I am in perpetual motion whether in ideas or actions. For me, I have come to recognize that I live much of my life in a state of “Passion”. That’s right, passion. I bring it to the projects I embrace, to the learning I search for and to the research I stride into. I bring [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8191/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/8105/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8105/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:06:36 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=8105
In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed him. Zainab knew this boy’s death was her call to action. ZCD Foundation is the profound purpose grown out of this shattering pain. In [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8105/feed/ 0 educational development,social entrepreneurship,taking action,water scarcity,zcd update In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed him. - Zainab knew this boy’s death was her call to action. In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed him. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zee_and_kids1.jpg)Zainab knew this boy’s death was her call to action. ZCD Foundation (http://www.zcdfoundation.org/) is the profound purpose grown out of this shattering pain. In less than two years, “Zee” Beckett, her friend Dallas Sisolack, and their ZCD Foundation’s commitment to the motto “Water is Life” has saved the lives of 14,000 people. Her farming, education and construction programs are empowering women and children and giving young people the safety and education they need to improve the future of Sierra Leone. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/zcd.jpg)From a humble beginning - one well - ZCD Foundation is now providing education and management for: * Agricultural production, processing and marketing (http://www.zcdfoundation.org/agriculturalprojects.html) * Educational development at the primary through the tertiary levels (http://www.zcdfoundation.org/educationprojects.html) to foster entrepreneurial skills among youths who might otherwise leave school early * Shelter construction and infrastructure development (http://www.zcdfoundation.org/shelterprojects.html) to foster entrepreneurial and trade skills * And of course, community water, sanitation, hygiene and health promotion (http://www.zcdfoundation.org/waterprojects.html). Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 18:40 http://momentscount.com/archives/8113/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8113/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:05:51 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=8113
‘Each man takes care that his neighbour shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbour. Then all goes well’ –Ralph Waldo Emerson (quote) Gosh, do we all do that? Maybe not all of us, or maybe all of us at some stage of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8113/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/8096/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8096/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:04:31 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=8096
Moments Count is committed to the concept that every person has a purpose and the power to change the world. We work to create worldwide conversation. You see, we know that diverse engagement energizes ideas and facilitates opportunities to take action and improve the world we all share. Sharing ideas sets a kind of magical [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8096/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8057/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8057/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:03:28 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=8057
Here they are. The 20 most extreme, hair-raising, legendary adventures on the planet, daunting even for the world's elite athletes. If you've got the mettle, add these to your lifetime to-do list. Not quite ready? Check out the 20 next-best adventures—and start planning. —By Kate Siber for National Geographic Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8057/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/8047/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8047/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:02:09 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=8047
“Terra-forming” - that’s a theory about taking a world like mars and making it Earth-like. It’s a fascinating scientific endeavor into the possibility of making another planet or even a moon somehow become new habitat for our own species. Now that’s an interesting subject when you think about it. During my life growing up in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8047/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/8039/ http://momentscount.com/archives/8039/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:01:54 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=8039
Friday, May 20, 12:51 pm, Denver, Colorado I sit in the airport after my first two flights today; one more to go to arrive in New York where Sharon will pick me up at La Guardia. We begin our 5,700 mile road trip through 15 states this weekend — mostly in the South and Midwest. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/8039/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7953/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7953/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:05:28 +0000 Rochelle Burns http://momentscount.com/?p=7953
You know your idea is excellent. You just can’t see why others don’t get it. There’s a reason for that. You are at a point where you grew to accept that idea. Your listeners aren’t there – yet. Using your inner wisdom, your understanding of that fact is what will get your idea across to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7953/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7944/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7944/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:04:13 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=7944
For decades, wolves were seen as evil, as well as dangerous to livestock, so ranchers and the federal government shot, clubbed, poisoned and trapped them. But wolves are playful and learn how to survive and thrive through play, developing their strength, agility, and coordination. We must do the same. Wolf packs are models of efficiency [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7944/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/7902/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7902/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:03:32 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=7902
Almost every day, unless I'm traveling, or on a more strenuous hike somewhere else, I walk my dog Ella on the boardwalk at Moonstone Beach, in my little town of Cambria.  Now and then I'll run into a local I know.  But, since Moonstone Beach Drive is lined with motels and inns, most of my [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7902/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7897/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7897/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:02:00 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=7897
By Cynthia Gorney for National Geographic Page 1 :: Because the wedding was illegal and a secret, except to the invited guests, and because marriage rites in Rajasthan are often conducted late at night, it was well into the afternoon before the three girl brides in this dry farm settlement in the north of India [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7897/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7893/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7893/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:01:00 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=7893
Today, I had a wonderful talk with an old homeless man. At the end of it, he looked at me almost with tears in his eyes and he said “You know what, I love you, man. Everyone either ignores me or yells at me. You took the time to actually listen to me and that [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7893/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/7975/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7975/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:00:09 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7975
None of us is alone in this experience. Every one of us has felt Fear. Every one of us has known Fear. Every one of us has lived in Fear. Fear knows us and we know fear, too well. But thankfully, we also know the other side of the coin. Photo Credit:  Loretta Prencipe @ [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7975/feed/ 2 change,choice,courage,fear,opportunity,overcoming fear,possibilities,profound life None of us is alone in this experience. - Every one of us has felt Fear. Every one of us has known Fear. Every one of us has lived in Fear. Fear knows us and we know fear, too well. - But thankfully, we also know the other side of the coin. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/110834144_35bb54fe9b_z-300x200.jpg)None of us is alone in this experience. Every one of us has felt Fear. Every one of us has known Fear. Every one of us has lived in Fear. Fear knows us and we know fear, too well. But thankfully, we also know the other side of the coin. Photo Credit:  Loretta Prencipe @ Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorettaprencipe/110834144/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:24 http://momentscount.com/archives/7868/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7868/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:05:27 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=7868
I lived during that time when old men were young… John William Strobel III I guess it’s not fair to talk so much about the “good old days” today. Those of you who were not around then are probably feeling a little left out, and well you should. There is a special recognition that goes [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7868/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/7861/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7861/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:04:24 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=7861
I wish . . . I wish I could play the cello. I wish I could do calligraphy. I wish I could rock climb. I wish I could grow an organic garden. I wish I could speak a foreign language. I wish . . . I wish . . . I wish . . . [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7861/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/7852/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7852/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:03:36 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=7852
“We have a fuel leak on the right side of the plane. We need to evacuate.” The pilot’s voice got everyone’s attention. I heard the word “evacuate” but wasn’t sure about the rest of what he said through the distortion in the sound system. I turned toward the man and woman sitting next to me [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7852/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/7847/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7847/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:02:42 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=7847
Do you have an old camera sitting around that you don’t know what to do with?? Here is your chance to donate it to a great cause! S4C NEXT GENERATION is a global initiative to bring photography to children worldwide. S4C photographers created a program that will unite children from remote villages in Costa Rica [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7847/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/7839/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7839/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:01:08 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=7839
I know when you hear the phrase disco boots, your mind goes in a very distinct direction. For the purposes of this blog post, it’s the wrong direction. My new hiking boots are disco. This is not a compliment. Years ago (hell, who am I kidding--decades ago) I was watching something on TV. Two young [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7839/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7881/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7881/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:00:43 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7881
Our lives are finite.  They may be long, short, or somewhere in between.  Jonathan Larson could not know he would live just until the day before his Broadway hit, Rent, premiered.  But, without knowing just how limited they were, he made the moments he had count.   Visit Brooke's website here.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7881/feed/ 0 life path,moments count,possibilities,rent,value of life Our lives are finite.  They may be long, short, or somewhere in between.  Jonathan Larson could not know he would live just until the day before his Broadway hit, Rent, premiered.  But, without knowing just how limited they were, (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/JonathanLarson-300x246.gif)Our lives are finite.  They may be long, short, or somewhere in between.  Jonathan Larson could not know he would live just until the day before his Broadway hit, Rent, premiered.  But, without knowing just how limited they were, he made the moments he had count.   Visit Brooke's website here (http://brookeleighsheldon.com). Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:20 http://momentscount.com/archives/7358/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7358/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:05:53 +0000 Kevin Robison http://momentscount.com/?p=7358
In my twenties I somehow convinced myself that life would always get better. I mean, isn't that how it should be? You learn, you grow, you make more money. There will be obstacles, but won’t retirement make everything seem worth it? Needless to say, the realization that life appears to only get more difficult is [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7358/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7341/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7341/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:04:16 +0000 Sandi Severson http://momentscount.com/?p=7341
“He Who Can, Does: He Who Can Not, Teaches”– George Bernard Shaw, 1903. Really? But I thought, “It takes a village to raise a child”– Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1996. Teaching is certainly part of raising a human being. 93 transformative years and the opposite sex separate these quotes. Followed by “No Child Left Behind”– George [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7341/feed/ 27 http://momentscount.com/archives/7326/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7326/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:03:41 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=7326
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from John Blake's 2004 book "Children of the Movement." The PBS documentary "Freedom Riders" features James Zwerg, now 71. Blake interviewed him in 2003. This report contains objectionable language. (From CNN) -- The mob was already waiting for James Zwerg by the time the Greyhound bus eased into the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7326/feed/ 13 http://momentscount.com/archives/7318/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7318/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:02:36 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=7318
‘Don’t miss the donut by looking through the hole’ –Unknown (quote) Is your life like a donut? Are you looking through the hole, focusing on what’s missing and on what’s wrong? Far too many of us have a tendency to do this. We fail to see the donut (the life) we have. We fail to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7318/feed/ 17 http://momentscount.com/archives/7307/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7307/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:01:07 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=7307
It had to be the year 1943. In those days, a fellow had to be twelve years old to be a Boy Scout. So when I turned twelve, I joined Ventura County Boy Scout Troop 102. In 1943 I was a "Tenderfoot", the lowest classification in the organization, but I had just joined so that's [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7307/feed/ 17 http://momentscount.com/archives/7352/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7352/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:00:02 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7352
We all have to pull our thoughts together sometimes. We have to wander in our heads to find the correct road to the destination within us where our answers are awaiting. I have discovered a short cut. I can’t say my short cut will work for you. I don’t know the inner journeys you take [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7352/feed/ 13 http://momentscount.com/archives/7282/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7282/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:05:41 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=7282
As we motored past a huge sign board that said, “DRINK CANADA DRY” with a picture of an frosty bottle of Canada Dry Lemon Lime, my grandfather, who was driving said, “John, I tried to drink Canada Dry and it can’t be done…” That was only one of my Grandfather’s many puns. Another was when [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7282/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/7270/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7270/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:04:46 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=7270
My mother was the only one of five siblings born in America. When her mother (my grandmother) came to this country, one of the few things she brought with her were her Shabbat candle sticks. They belonged to her mother, (my great-grandmother) who gave them to my grandmother, as a wedding gift. She would light [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7270/feed/ 23 http://momentscount.com/archives/7113/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7113/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:02:58 +0000 Gale Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=7113
"Waking Up," giving many thanks to Alice Walker for the powerful voice she used to coax the early-before-day-morning radio audience to learn the names of our ancestors. Many decades ago, in continuous whispers, hushes and a rush she urged we learn the name Yemaya. Yemaya is the orisa who symbolizes all the oceans and the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7113/feed/ 31 http://momentscount.com/archives/7267/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7267/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:01:43 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=7267
Finally free from enclosure in my own fears and worries, I can truly see you, not as an object or a means to my ends, but a genuine person with unique concerns, thoughts, feelings, and values. I can appreciate you as having as much importance and value as my own self. I can relate to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7267/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/7255/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7255/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:01:34 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=7255
If I had a dime for every time in my life that I heard the end of the world was coming, I would have a lot of dimes. Many people talk about end of days predictions and put them into religious contexts that fit neatly into one belief or another. Now that may be convenient [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7255/feed/ 28 http://momentscount.com/archives/7290/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7290/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:00:43 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7290
Today, I happened to glance over at four women sitting at a table on the patio of a sidewalk cafe. They appeared to know each other well. They spoke casually as they began perusing their menus. Jauntily approaching their table was the waitress, stepping out of the cafe. She asked if they’d like something to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7290/feed/ 31 http://momentscount.com/archives/7221/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7221/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:05:04 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=7221
Click here to see, large screen, the photogallery If the real estate and debt disaster in Ireland have filled the front pages of the most important news papers around the world, another unexpected consequence of the economic recession is the abandonment of horses. During Ireland’s boom years, indeed, thousands of people bought horses as a [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7221/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/7201/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7201/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:05:01 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=7201
Sunday is Mother's Day. My mother passed away fourteen years ago, in September of 1996. She had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about eighteen months before. After surgery and treatment, she went into remission for over a year. In that time that she was in remission, I became pregnant with our first child. Her first [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7201/feed/ 12 http://momentscount.com/archives/7125/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7125/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:03:04 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=7125
Got your attention, didn't I?  Now I hope you won't be disappointed if this blog is only about Highway 1 north of Cambria. For those of you who have never driven Highway 1 between Carmel and Cambria, it's famous for its instability.  All it takes is a good rainy season to bring sections of cliff [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7125/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/7210/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7210/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:02:05 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=7210
Which countries produce the most slaves and where are these slaves employed? And which international borders fail the test when it comes to human trafficking? CNN mapped it all out – and illustrates the extremes. As the video below shows, the developing world does not have a monopoly on this degrading trade. Please share this [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7210/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/7217/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7217/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:01:53 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=7217
Teaching is for me an almost ideal profession. Yes, it is exhausting, stressful, and (in terms of mere money) poorly paying.  However, it is also transformative. It forces me to face my limitations, fears, and insecurities and grow.  It forces me to be bold, to dare to care, to practice compassion.  It asks me to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7217/feed/ 14 http://momentscount.com/archives/7233/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7233/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:00:54 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7233 http://momentscount.com/archives/7233/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/7174/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7174/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:05:14 +0000 Sunitha Krishnan http://momentscount.com/?p=7174
I am a blessed person as I have the honor of meeting the worst to the best men in my personal and professional life. Rescuing thousands of women and children from sexual slavery, I have heard millions of stories of brutality of men. Buying sex from a anonymous person gives so much of freedom and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7174/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/7165/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7165/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:04:47 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=7165
“Teeth of death,” “Shark feeding frenzy,” “The Worst Shark Attack Ever.” It is that time of year again, when the Discovery Channel brings out shows like these as part of its annual “Shark Week” programming. This week of bloody feeding frenzies and vicious shark attacks is part of a larger trend in nature programming. Instead [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7165/feed/ 16 http://momentscount.com/archives/7157/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7157/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:03:33 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=7157
Have you ever noticed how a song can take you back to your childhood or some long stashed away memory? The same can be said about a smell, like a special recipe your mom made when you were a child or perhaps a particular flower. Even taste has its place in the storing of your [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7157/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/7151/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7151/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:02:32 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=7151
Over the years, I’ve known many people who were once united as loving couples, but have since broken up and retained a great deal of suffering, aversion, frustration, and anger at the person they once loved. I’ve been in this situation quite a few times myself. Experience has taught me again and again that the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7151/feed/ 10 http://momentscount.com/archives/7142/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7142/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:01:39 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=7142
Today I witnessed firsthand, parts of the storm damage from the tornadoes that struck St. Louis on Friday evening (which I very narrowly escaped...) and all I can tell you is that I could hardly believe my eyes! What I saw on CNN, national and local news, was surprising to me...and probably what I found [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7142/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/7182/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7182/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:22 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7182
I had to stop her in mid-sentence. “What did you just say?” I asked, with the hint of a chuckle in my voice. “Clowns Without Borders! You know, like Doctors Without Borders!” my treasured friend Anastasia responded smiling, her bright, open, straight forward gaze, always letting me know any and every question is a welcomed [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7182/feed/ 27 http://momentscount.com/archives/7082/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7082/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:06:45 +0000 Chris Palmer http://momentscount.com/?p=7082
Below are some excerpts on sex and violence in wildlife films from my book “Shooting in the Wild.” I hope you enjoy them. “Shooting in the Wild” has received extensive coverage in the press, including the Washington Post, ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, and NPR Weekend Edition. While one critic, who rents out wild animals [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7082/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/7031/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7031/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:04:37 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=7031
"There're between 100,000 and 300,000 child sex slaves in the United States today," Ashton Kutcher tells CNN's Piers Morgan. "If you don't do something to stop that - that's when there's something wrong with you." In their first-ever joint prime time interview, actress Demi Moore and actor Ashton Kutcher joined Thursday's "Piers Morgan Tonight." The [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7031/feed/ 15 http://momentscount.com/archives/7058/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7058/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:03:26 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=7058
"Listen… are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?" –Mary Oliver Wow! This hit me like a ton of bricks when I read it, because up til last year, I was only breathing just a little and calling it my life. In fact I can elaborate further and go so far as [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7058/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/7049/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7049/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:02:51 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=7049
“You gotta let us do the drivin' Johnny. You sing your song, we’ll set the tempo. We’ll take you home, just have faith in us…” Hank Castro Those were the words of Henry “Hank” Castro, considered one of the top ten drummers in the music world of the 1960’s through the 1990’s. He befriended me [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7049/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/7074/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7074/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:01:24 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7074
All systems are go! Everything has been arranged. But I will tell you now, you only have 6 hours to do the job and do it right. This mission is yours, it has been chosen especially for you. I can get you back to the right time and place and then return you home again, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7074/feed/ 0 finding your truth,intention,life purpose,profound life,self discovery All systems are go! Everything has been arranged. But I will tell you now, you only have 6 hours to do the job and do it right. This mission is yours, it has been chosen especially for you. I can get you back to the right time and place and then re... (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/time-tunnel.jpg)All systems are go! Everything has been arranged. But I will tell you now, you only have 6 hours to do the job and do it right. This mission is yours, it has been chosen especially for you. I can get you back to the right time and place and then return you home again, but only you can do what must be done. Good luck, my friend, I know you will succeed. For at this task you are the only master.   Photo Credit: Alias Rex @Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliasrex/313173823/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:35 http://momentscount.com/archives/7036/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7036/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:01:18 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=7036
by GEOFF MARTZ and LAUREN PUTRINO The first time Lisa O'Brien knew something bizarre was happening was when she found her 4-year-old daughter Jacie having a conversation in an empty room. "I'd say, 'Jacie, who are you talking to?' 'My dad! Talking to daddy,'" O'Brien recalled. "She would tell me she could see him." Jacie's father [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7036/feed/ 22 http://momentscount.com/archives/7021/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7021/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:36:24 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=7021
Hey, what if I were to catch you in your happiest of moments and whisper to you…… “What’s the music you hear?” You’d probably glance over at me and say, “What music?!” Then I’d say, “That music….”, and point at you. Whereupon, you’d probably eye me as if you were looking for something, likely my [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7021/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/7007/ http://momentscount.com/archives/7007/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:06:24 +0000 Anthony P Johnson http://momentscount.com/?p=7007
Too many prisons, but not enough good schools. Too many weapons, but not enough educational tools. Not enough effective teachers, but way too many fools. Too many students piled in one classroom--35 up to 45--and possibly more. Over 60% of them are academically incapable of passing -- and more than 50% will drop out of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/7007/feed/ 11 http://momentscount.com/archives/6989/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6989/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:05:59 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=6989
                  By: Robert M. Sapolsky The evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky once said, “All species are unique, but humans are uniquest.” Humans have long taken pride in their specialness. But the study of other primates is rendering the concept of such human exceptionalism increasingly suspect. We now know, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6989/feed/ 26 http://momentscount.com/archives/6979/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6979/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:04:54 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=6979
I have a bad habit of knitting my brow when I am lost in thought. One day, a few years ago, I was sitting and watching my son playing Legos in the living room. I was gazing absently at his play, but my mind was lost in some tangled problem I was trying to unravel. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6979/feed/ 9 http://momentscount.com/archives/6967/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6967/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:03:07 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=6967
This is a photo essay from Shoot 4 Change. Click this link or the links below to see the entire photo essay. There are almost constant sounds inside the Hospital. Nurses rush in and out, forced by the unstoppable rhythm of the Children’s floor. But when the trolley used for the Music Therapy comes closer [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6967/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/6954/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6954/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:02:01 +0000 Adam J Pearson http://momentscount.com/?p=6954
There comes a time in life when our routines and the things others have told us about what is important in life and what we should strive for are thrown into question. In this moment, we face a purposeless, meaningless void. What do we do? One option is to ignore the void, to escape it [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6954/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/6930/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6930/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:16:14 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6930
After some rather harsh criticism of my writing technique the other day, I found myself in a very reflective mood. I questioned myself, “Was my writing up to my full potential or could I go deeper into my subject matter for better descriptions and portrayals?” That’s when I decided that the next “Person I Met [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6930/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/6893/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6893/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:06:48 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6893
Paranormal Activity, is it true? Here I go again, true confession happens here a whole bunch. C’mon, let’s face it, I can’t ask you to be honest with yourself if I don’t start the conversation with my own honesty, right? Well, at least that’s the way I see it. So let us jog back to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6893/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/6900/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6900/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:05:27 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=6900
April 4, 2011, was the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Two years ago I attended the White Privilege Conference in Memphis. My conference roommate Michael and I, along with two students at the college where he works, drove downtown to the Lorraine Motel, now home to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6900/feed/ 10 http://momentscount.com/archives/6909/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6909/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:04:59 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=6909
Oscar-winning actress and UN ambassador, Mira Sorvino is on a personal mission to end human trafficking. Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6909/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/6914/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6914/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:03:48 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=6914
Anybody besides me notice that the weather--which has been notoriously unpredictable as long as I've been alive to enjoy it--is getting even more unpredictable? Like...a lot more unpredictable? Now, I love the rain. And it's a good thing I do, too, because my formerly drought-ridden California town has racked up an impressive 30 inches for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6914/feed/ 15 http://momentscount.com/archives/6924/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6924/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:02:31 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=6924
Recently I’ve been remembering the way I used to think, and I just had to share these thoughts with you. Now maybe some of you will resonate with this, I used to say things like, oh yes I’d love to do that course, I’d love to learn photography as a hobby, I’d love to learn [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6924/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/6797/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6797/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:06:18 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=6797
For photographer Kay Chernush, a passion for shedding light on human trafficking began with a plane ride across the Atlantic Ocean. "I was going overseas, and sat next to somebody who, it turned out, worked at the TIP (Trafficking in Persons) office at the State Department. We talked all the way across the Atlantic, and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6797/feed/ 18 http://momentscount.com/archives/6783/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6783/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:05:26 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=6783
By Professor Simon Baron-Cohen for The Guardian When I was seven years old, my father told me the Nazis had turned Jews into lampshades. Just one of those comments you hear once and the thought never goes away. To a child's mind – even to an adult's – these two types of thing just don't [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6783/feed/ 16 http://momentscount.com/archives/6748/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6748/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:04:53 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=6748
It started when I was walking Ella on the boardwalk of Moonstone Beach Drive one day. I looked up at the clouds, and they looked for all the world as though they'd been painted on. I could see the brush marks. And of course I didn't have my camera. Clouds are changeable. By the time [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6748/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/6705/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6705/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:02:27 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=6705
In New York City, we tend to think (affectionately) of pigeons as kind of dirty, irritating birds—-but no one can deny that they can fly like the wind. Pigeons are sort of like NYC itself—stinky, infuriating, but still soaring. Mike Tyson has been in the news lately because he has raised hundreds of homing pigeons [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6705/feed/ 10 http://momentscount.com/archives/6678/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6678/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:01:29 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6678
Thievery is a terrible crime. When someone steals from you they invade the inner sanctum of your soul. The things you have worked so hard and so long to acquire are the jewels in your crown of existence. I don’t mean to attach too much importance to “things”, but let’s face it most of us [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6678/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/6700/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6700/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:00:40 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6700
Mind tickling entertainment is about anywhere you throw your gaze. So when I was on the beach at dusk today I found myself grinning, then smiling and finally chuckling aloud at those tiny, squat shorebirds who, in their hunt for edible sand-living critters, hurriedly sprint back and forth in some rhythmic frantic race down to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6700/feed/ 27 http://momentscount.com/archives/6622/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6622/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:25:53 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=6622
Okay. Right up front. If you don't hike, and aren't much on the great outdoors, you'll probably think I'm insane. Or...maybe not. Maybe you have your own story about some article of clothing or gear that took on its own meaning over the years. If so, please do comment and tell me. I'll feel much [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6622/feed/ 10 http://momentscount.com/archives/6582/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6582/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:06:29 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=6582
It's very easy to get hung up on certain societal standards of beauty. Images on TV and in magazines drive us to go stare at ourselves in mirrors, where we silently castigate ourselves for our imperfections and curse our genes for producing noses that are too big, lips that are too thin, eyes that are [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6582/feed/ 7 http://momentscount.com/archives/6587/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6587/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:05:29 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=6587
We are particularly glad, today, to present you Last Stand on the Island, a project by Evan Abramson and Carmen Elsa Lopez. Evan and Carmen have traveled the world covering stories about hunger, aids, humanity and environment issues. Their work is compelling, inspiring and brings attention to issues that we would never have known existed. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6587/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/6611/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6611/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:04:08 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=6611
From Southern Poverty Law Center It came to be known as “kids for cash.” That was the name given to the alleged $2.8 million bribery scheme in which a former Pennsylvania judge was accused of sentencing children to for-profit detention centers for kickbacks. This month, the judge went on trial in that case and, days [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6611/feed/ 18 http://momentscount.com/archives/6633/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6633/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:01:33 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6633
Elizabeth “Liz” Taylor dead at 79!!! That headline greeted me as I awoke on Wednesday March 23, 2011. It immediately brought back memories of that wonderful lady and our short time together. She was a world renowned actress while I was a lowly journalist trying to make a living in the fledgling television news industry [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6633/feed/ 7 http://momentscount.com/archives/6646/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6646/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:00:50 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6646
iPhones use Download link Sometimes even the simplest of tasks require adaptation. But, have you ever let go of planning, expecting or anticipating that learning something new will be difficult, or impossible, trusted yourself, and found out you could just do it.... with your eyes closed? Photo credit: kenji punzalan@Flickr  Music Credit: Kevin McLeod Please [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6646/feed/ 16 brain body connection,learning,teaching,trust yourself iPhones use Download link Sometimes even the simplest of tasks require adaptation. But, have you ever let go of planning, expecting or anticipating that learning something new will be difficult, or impossible, trusted yourself, iPhones use Download link (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kidsshoes.jpg)Sometimes even the simplest of tasks require adaptation. But, have you ever let go of planning, expecting or anticipating that learning something new will be difficult, or impossible, trusted yourself, and found out you could just do it.... with your eyes closed? Photo credit: kenji punzalan@Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenjisnapshots/)  Music Credit: (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kidsshoes.jpg)Kevin McLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:03 http://momentscount.com/archives/6453/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6453/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:06:03 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=6453
My son came home from school a while back, and told me that he had learnt a lovely word in school that day. It was ‘Zephyr’ – meaning a mild or gentle wind. We both agreed that it was indeed a beautiful word, and wondered if we could find a lovely word for gale. So [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6453/feed/ 27 http://momentscount.com/archives/6456/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6456/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:05:36 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=6456
Over 40 years ago, a public high school teacher named Lenny Horowitz changed my life completely by helping me believe I could write. And, since it was a change that was slow to grow fruit, I was never able to tell him. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease the following year, and died shortly after [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6456/feed/ 11 http://momentscount.com/archives/6462/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6462/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:04:59 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=6462
The art of exploration isn’t gone. As a matter of fact, it’s alive and well. The trick is simply being curious, then satisfying the feeling. Never let anyone tell you any differently! There is so much to explore and learn about in the natural world, that most people don’t even realize it. Here is an [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6462/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/6472/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6472/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:03:32 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=6472
From CNN's Freedom Project: This is part of CNN's year-long effort to shed a light on, and perhaps help stop, human trafficking. In the video below, 2007 CNN Hero, Tina Frundt works to save victims of child sex trafficking. She herself was a victim at the age of 14. Tina Frundt, 2010 Fredrick Douglass Award [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6472/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/6499/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6499/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:01:59 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=6499
By Jesse Prinz for Scientific American Did you ever get the giggles during a religious service or some other serious occasion? Did you ever have to smile politely when you felt like screaming? In these situations, the emotions that we are required to express differ from the ones we are feeling inside. That can be [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6499/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/6483/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6483/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:42 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6483
John O’Donohue did much in his short life to popularize and demystify the history and lore of Celtic tradition and spirituality. His gifted authorship captures me its reflection of his own inspired living. O’Donohue’s focus was on Celtic wisdom’s teaching that within each of us is a world of possibilities and that we must take [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6483/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/6445/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6445/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:05:09 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=6445
I have always been amazed by nature, I mean the closer you look the more you see! Ironically, so few of us in our busy lives actually take the time to see what's out there.  It’s like anything I suppose, when you get to know something you are far more likely to understand it, even [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6445/feed/ 11 http://momentscount.com/archives/6352/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6352/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:06:01 +0000 Donna Morask http://momentscount.com/?p=6352
Today will be a good day because I will focus my intention on making this so.... Today will be a good day because I will focus my intention on making this so; to manifest that which is attainable is only limited by the synchronicity one believes is possible. Too many times after coming off a [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6352/feed/ 7 http://momentscount.com/archives/6363/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6363/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:05:52 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=6363
When you wake up in the morning and every blessed to-do on your to-do list is crying out "Pay attention to me first!" how do you decide? Every person, every task wants to be put front and center in your day. And there are times when the chaotic confusion of all these demands is so [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6363/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/6365/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6365/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:04:47 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6365
The weather report says that we high desert dwellers can expect another freeze tonight. Our youngest daughter, who lives with us, keeps two horses on the back part of our nearly acre lot. She has it fenced, and set up very nicely with a round pen, three stalls and a tack room. They are wonderful [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6365/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/6413/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6413/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:02:39 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=6413
This is the only planet we have. This earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions... It needs change... It needs action... The video below is a call to action from some of the most action-oriented people on this planet.  It contains some graphic images and is incredibly impactful. Please be aware of this before you [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6413/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/6398/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6398/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:02:27 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=6398
From The CNN Freedom Project:  Many Forms of Slavery Exist: Slavery still exists. Of that there isn’t much dispute, if any. But how widespread is what many experts call modern-day slavery? Estimates range from about 10 million to 30 million, according to policymakers, activists, journalists and scholars. This year CNN will join the fight to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6398/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/6420/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6420/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:01:38 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6420
Words have power. In my line of work, I constantly see the positive and negative impact of words on the psyche. Words build. Words break. Without question, the effects of physical abuse can leave scars on the body and the spirit. Additionally, as research has now demonstrated, it is inarguable that how we are spoken [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6420/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/6214/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6214/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:06:01 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=6214
Writing in Cosmopolitan in 1911—then a general-interest magazine— U.S. inventor, Thomas Edison, predicted what the future would bring. He was spot on about some things, such as speedy airplanes, but "absolutely wrong" on others, said Paul Israel, director and general editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project at Rutgers University in New Jersey.  Here [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6214/feed/ 26 http://momentscount.com/archives/6254/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6254/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:05:00 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=6254
My whole life I’ve loved cemeteries. Some people find that morbid. I find it fascinating and life-affirming. I’ve been known to pull off the road while driving just to check out a cemetery we encounter. Reading random headstones fires the imagination. I ran across John T. Dana’s headstone in a small cemetery in Massachusetts in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6254/feed/ 28 http://momentscount.com/archives/6265/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6265/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:04:20 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=6265
Isn’t life a bit like an airport? Lots of ‘Arrivals’, people coming into our lives, lots of laughter, people leaving our lives ‘Departures’, lots of crying. Some feelings of dread and fear perhaps. Feelings of happiness and love and joyfulness. When I think of an airport, I think of the excitement and the anticipation of [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6265/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/6279/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6279/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:03:08 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=6279
Some thoughts on the rhythms and cycles of birth and death... Last night I received a call from my brother, telling me that my mother is near death and will likely not live more than a a few more days. She has been suffering for many years from Parkinson's disease which will finally take her [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6279/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/6298/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6298/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:02:07 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=6298
                  S4C is still in Dakar, Senegal at the World Social Forum 2011 with Antonio Marcello. We are here with our partner, Stefano Scialotti, founder of the project KIDZDREAM . Stefano is travelling the World mapping kids dreams as a way to open new communication channels with [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6298/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/6313/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6313/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:00:06 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6313
                    Last week I spent the day with a treasured friend I had not seen in two years. We walked. We sat. We watched the horizon. We thought out loud. We listened inside. We laughed. We yakked. We spouted. We reasoned. We rhapsodized. We vented. We [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6313/feed/ 20 http://momentscount.com/archives/6145/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6145/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:06:57 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6145
So many of my clients are challenged in their ability to simply “like” themselves or trust themselves, even in business. It becomes wrapped up in concerns about being egotistical or arrogant or having a “big head” about themselves. Yet, people who recognize their own value, worth and strengths tend to thrive and succeed with greater [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6145/feed/ 10 http://momentscount.com/archives/6127/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6127/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:04:00 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=6127
It has been said that in old age a man reflects on his accomplishments. If that is true then the following story and those that come after it in my new series “People I’ve Met Along the Way…” should give you an idea of what my life as a Broadcast Journalist was like. Before you [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6127/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/6112/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6112/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:03:46 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=6112
Chernobyl nuclear Power Plant was located on the outskirts of the Ukrainian town of Pripyat. April 26th 1986 is the day on which the most serious nuclear accident in history occurred: the fallout of radioactivity was 400 times higher than that caused by the two bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That day Pripyat had less [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6112/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/6083/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6083/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:01:03 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=6083 http://momentscount.com/archives/6083/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/6076/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6076/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:00:27 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=6076
                It's really so easy to get down on ourselves. One slip-up and we're quick to start calling ourselves the kinds of names that we would usually reserve for the worst kinds of villains. When it comes to judging our mistakes in life, we act like the bully [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6076/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/6013/ http://momentscount.com/archives/6013/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:06:56 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=6013
When I was 26 I was still living in California. One morning, on a lark, we drove up to the Sierras.  They were covered in picture perfect puffy white snow. I was enthralled!!! I pulled the car over and said “Hey!!! Let’s make a snowman!!!!!” My sweet, travel companion, (who’d lived most of her life [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/6013/feed/ 11 http://momentscount.com/archives/5942/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5942/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:05:39 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5942
                    Did you know there are 25.4 millimeters in an inch? There are. Knowing that set me off on a tangent the other day. I was at the Podiatrists having my toe nails trimmed. Being Diabetic, my doctor warns me constantly that I must take care [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5942/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/5956/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5956/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:04:55 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=5956
Into the dearth of "good news" about combat veterans with PTSD and their partners comes the remarkable love story of Josh and Helen, who met and fell in love AFTER his service, his suicide attempts, and his PTSD diagnosis. While PTSD can seem like the "third partner" in a relationship -- the ever-present elephant in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5956/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5969/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5969/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:03:59 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=5969 http://momentscount.com/archives/5969/feed/ 26 http://momentscount.com/archives/5979/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5979/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:02:21 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=5979
A Facebook friend sent me a lovely photo with a caption, a while ago, it read ‘Words can hurt or heal. What did yours do today?’(Thanks Garry!) Now isn’t that very thought provoking? Many of us are not aware of the power of our words are we? I know I wasn’t, and although rarely in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5979/feed/ 14 http://momentscount.com/archives/5987/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5987/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:01:43 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=5987
                    It’s a great pleasure to introduce Manuel Meszarovits a french professional photographer with a strong focus on social issues (together with and professional wedding photography and portraits activity). He highlights his social and humanitarian reports by accompanying the work of associations throughout the world and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5987/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/5847/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5847/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:06:45 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5847
Have you ever found yourself standing in the shadow of someone else’s insecurity? Perhaps you know right off the bat what I mean. You are talking with someone about a situation or an idea and suddenly you notice a strange coolness has fallen on the space. You look about and suddenly you realize that in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5847/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/5812/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5812/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:05:06 +0000 Shoot 4 Change http://momentscount.com/?p=5812
Nicola Sacco met with the photographer Fabio De Benedettis on the occasion of his joining Shoot4Change (S4C) (and we are all happy and honored!) and exchanged with him a few thoughts on photography and social commitment. Fabio reminisced, "When I was 11 I received my first camera with which I loved portraying people's faces, their [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5812/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5800/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5800/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:04:45 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5800
Mark Twain defined a “classic” book as one “which people praise and don’t read.” He should know. How many of you have read Huckleberry Finn? This “classic” has been condemned, banned, or people attempted to ban it, in a variety of locations, and for various reasons, since it was first published in 1885. Back then [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5800/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5792/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5792/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:03:06 +0000 Anthony P Johnson http://momentscount.com/?p=5792
If nearly 3 in10 adults that have completed post-secondary education are living below the poverty line, does this mean the protective benefits of education are diminishing? The rise of the educated and impoverished in America should be cause for great concern for every man, woman, and child, but is it? Why do adults with post-secondary [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5792/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/5785/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5785/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:02:00 +0000 Donna Morask http://momentscount.com/?p=5785
  "As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same." Nelson Mandela As I reflect on these words I think about the many people I have been blessed to meet, whose light shone brighter than the Northern Star on a clear starlit night. As I ponder these [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5785/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/5752/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5752/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:01:17 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5752
The picker shouted out to his companion… “Hey Chico, vigilascia fuero para los espinas en estos de la arboles de limon. Hombre, podra paralizar de le vida si no ves. Damn, son realemente greusas en mi arbole. Como es tuyo?” Loosely translated he yelled, “Hey Chico, Watch out for the thorns in these lemon trees. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5752/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/5542/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5542/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:00:22 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5542
On, February 3rd, 2011 Donna Louise (Grenny) Strobel and I, John W. Strobel III, celebrate sixty two years of marriage. If you take into account the fact that we met on February 3, 1948 in Study Hall at Ventura High School, we have known each other sixty three years and been married sixty two. We [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5542/feed/ 20 http://momentscount.com/archives/5638/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5638/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:59:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5638
I am currently working on a new project with a colleague and we were brainstorming a few days ago about the best way to move the project ahead. I love brainstorming, the incredible feeling of feeling your mind working, moving, ticking and expanding. So, in my usual way, I shot out some pretty aggressive goals. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5638/feed/ 13 http://momentscount.com/archives/5575/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5575/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:57:36 +0000 Valerie C Clark http://momentscount.com/?p=5575
Belfast, Northern Ireland--After two years of doctoral studies in Northern Ireland, I have been dismayed at the lack of lucky leprechauns on the island of Ireland. But wait! This summer finally revealed something far more interesting: An army of frogs-a-leaping in the peat bogs of central Ireland. With the help of local children, we found [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5575/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5601/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5601/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:56:14 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5601
Comments on the book, The Hemingses of Montecello by Annette Gordon-Reed It turns out that the stories about Thomas Jefferson I learned while growing up don’t exactly tell the whole story. Funny how that happens with “history” sometimes… lots of times. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, was the third president of the United [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5601/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5616/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5616/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:55:59 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=5616
I was thinking about the things that we say and how we make the things we say come true. Well I’ve got a lot of time on my hands lately, just humour me okay! I moved house recently and on the second night in the house as I was surrounded by a lot of unopened [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5616/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/5629/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5629/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:54:02 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5629 http://momentscount.com/archives/5629/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5658/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5658/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:47:54 +0000 Gale Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=5658
For me, problem solving for an important life lesson is often a Liberation Legs activity. These six whimsical ink and water color drawings celebrate the liberation of breath into action and truth into power and woman into warrior as a swing of the legs into windows of reflections. Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots are Made for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5658/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/5499/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5499/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:04:00 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5499
It’s my little dark secret that I have kept away from everyone for years. It’s a little like slipping into a room full of movie stars in your pajamas and not expecting to be seen. When, exactly, was I anointed with the title “Colleague” by such luminaries as Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Tom [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5499/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5481/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5481/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:03:08 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5481
Fifty years ago, on January 20, 1961, the torch was passed to a new generation when John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States. The address he gave is one of the most inspiring and important speeches of 20th century. The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University has produced [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5481/feed/ 9 http://momentscount.com/archives/5468/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5468/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:02:49 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5468 http://momentscount.com/archives/5468/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5457/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5457/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:01:07 +0000 Donna Morask http://momentscount.com/?p=5457
As I sit here at my computer, finishing my coffee and looking out the window at the first snow of the season, I am reminded of other first snows of the season from my youth. If you listen very carefully, you might hear the snow crunching beneath my feet, clad in snow boots to keep [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5457/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5451/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5451/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:00:38 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=5451
Remember the Judy Garland song that goes, “Forget your troubles! C’mon get happy!”? It’s a great tune if you want to get up and dance. But as advice goes, it’s pretty lousy. Don't forget your troubles. Take care of them. First of all, it’s scarce on details. Forget your troubles? How does one even begin [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5451/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5509/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5509/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:00:20 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5509
We live in a world where people tend to quickly define the behavior of others. They often swiftly label the behavior of those who think, act or participate in the world differently from them as wrong, aberrant or inappropriate. Of still more concern to me, is when my field, psychology, is misused for this purpose. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5509/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/5412/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5412/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:00:30 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=5412
From Greenpeace: We asked on Greenpeace's Facebook page what your green New Year's resolutions were - and there were some great ideas. Here is the top ten, for those who are still wondering what to do: 1) Eat less meat. While not everyone is ready to become 100% vegetarian, there is little doubt that eating [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5412/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5419/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5419/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:22 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=5419
From Free The Slaves You have questions? Here are the answers: It takes a movement to free a slave, and you can help to build the movement right now with one simple step. Share this link for our animated video “Top Ten Facts about the ‘S’ Word” (shown below) with your friends, family, coworkers or [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5419/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5430/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5430/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:00:20 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5430
Editor's note: This is a story born of a deep friendship and great love on so many levels. The story unfolded on Facebook, so I include the conversation that led up to the remarkable treasure that John and his wife, Donna, have agreed to share. All of us would love to hear your thoughts so [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5430/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/5406/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5406/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:20 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=5406
Survivors' guilt, at its most basic, is about coming to terms with the very arbitrary nature of luck/fortune/chance. Some tragedies in life pass by us; others touch us directly. Woody Allen had an old joke, when someone asked him if he'd like to achieve immortality through his work. No, he said, "I'd like to achieve [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5406/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5423/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5423/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:00:19 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5423
                    The thrill of anticipation can grab you captive in exhilaration. The excitement when what you’ve waited for is almost yours, hanging you spellbound. We know these feelings. They are elating. Yet, we have become accustomed to having things immediately. We have become so matter-of-fact about [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5423/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5399/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5399/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5399
                    Yes, I said “real magic”, I am not referring to a parlor trick like pulling a domestic rabbit from a top hat or making flowers appear from a cane. I actually mean everything from levitation to the ability to make oneself invisible. In the natural [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5399/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5393/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5393/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:36:12 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5393
                  We all know where the dark side of the moon is, but do we have to live there? Problems exist, so do solutions. People become accustomed to living with, looking past, lining their choices up behind problems. Why? The problems become nests, grooves, comfortable ruts. As [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5393/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5387/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5387/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:25:45 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=5387
The alien planet Gliese 581g set off a firestorm of controversy in 2010 when astronomers loudly declared it to be the first truly habitable planet found outside our solar system. One of several planets known to orbit the red dwarf star Gliese 581, the headline-grabbing world was described by one researcher as being “just the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5387/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5380/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5380/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:46:38 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5380
UPDATE (Jan 1): Gladys Scott calls NY Times columnist Bob Herbert. Read his column about their New Year’s Eve conversation here. “I was happy for the Scott sisters and deeply moved as Gladys spoke of how desperately she wanted to “just hold” her two children and her mother, who live in Florida. But I couldn’t [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5380/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5374/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5374/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:38:51 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=5374
                  A couple of weeks ago, my children and I were visiting my brother and sister-in-law in Ohio. In the afternoon of our second day, my two daughters and I decided we would go for a walk. As we wandered the unfamiliar landscape we passed house after [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5374/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5368/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5368/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:31:18 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=5368
                Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is a ‘Negativity Fast’, for at least a month, or perhaps a lifetime! Yes I’m asking you to abstain from negative thoughts. I’m asking you to stop complaining, to stop blaming, and to stop thinking the worst. I’m asking [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5368/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5363/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5363/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:24:14 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5363 http://momentscount.com/archives/5363/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5358/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5358/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:17:33 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5358
              Two years ago a powerful book was published about modern-day slavery: A Crime So Monstrous. It’s a harrowing, eye-opening book. A couple of related stories caught my attention recently. One is about a black family in Mississippi that was enslaved until the 1960′s. That is not a typo; [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5358/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5353/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5353/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:11:44 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=5353
Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. Henry Ford There’s an old-ish Don Henley song where he asks, “How Bad Do You Want it?” And though he was singing about sex, the topic could just as easily be healing, when that question is on the table. (Even Jesus was [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5353/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5343/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5343/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:02:18 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5343
It was just a matter of time. It was an unconscionable denial of inevitability. When I filmed and reported the oil disaster in the Santa Barbara Channel in 1969, I did so with a feeling of dread, knowing in my mind that this would be the first of many environmental disasters we human’s would wreak [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5343/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5340/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5340/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:54:58 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=5340
In my new young adult novel Jumpstart the World, Frank, my transgender character, tells Elle,"The world doesn't always play by its own rules." He says we all agree that there should be equality for everyone. But of course there isn't. And we just let it slide. He says, "That's why there's such a thing as [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5340/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5334/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5334/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:43:19 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=5334
                    In the moments before harsh words escape your mouth. In the seconds before you lift a fork to partake in the miracle of nourishment. While being put on hold during a customer service call. When your patience is being tried by your children. Or your [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5334/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5303/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5303/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:41:23 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5303
"Given the possibility of living up to the dream in me, you know that I'll be reaching for higher ground." John Denver (Higher Ground) Throughout my life and my career I have recognized when the conversations within me asked me, moved me, pushed me to take paths of new, powerful and unique challenge. Such was [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5303/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5265/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5265/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:41:08 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5265
It was sometime in the spring or early summer of 1966. I was News Director for KAFY Radio in Bakersfield and doing special reports for Television station KBAK in Bakersfield. As News Director I was tasked with all sorts of strange duties by the general manager of KAFY, Mike Thomas. Mike and I had moved [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5265/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5284/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5284/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:40:51 +0000 Sunitha Krishnan http://momentscount.com/?p=5284
Today my doctor told me I need to have a surgery on my ear. As I sit back and mull about this...I realize this is one of the many irreversible prices I have to pay for being a activist fighting sex trafficking. Years back goons beat me up damaging an ear...many years later I continue [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5284/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5290/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5290/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:40:32 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=5290
"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed!" Jonathan Swift Well I just laughed when I read this, and its true isn't it? And maybe also a little bit sad too. "Sad?" I hear you ask, "why sad?" Well, because we do have expectations don't we? We expect people to treat [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5290/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5275/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5275/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:40:14 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5275
Let's face it, life is really short. Regardless of who we are or where we come from we have a brief chance to make the best of our own lives. Appreciating every simple pleasure from a sunrise to a passing bird is the secret sauce to life. We are remembered by our kids and those [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5275/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5297/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5297/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:39:54 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5297
John Parker. Margaret Garner. Robert Smalls. John Rankin. They are not among the most well-known of historic figures yet their impact was profound for those whose lives they touched. I spoke recently at The College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. Larisa Wright leads the Office of Multicultural Affairs there, which, like similar offices [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5297/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5182/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5182/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:11:53 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5182
Each year we have what seems, more and more, like only snippets of time to share with the ones who mean so much to us. Therefore, I am asking you to consider giving them the gift that matters more than the "latest" or "greatest" newly designated "whatever" that some Madison Avenue think tank is pushing [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5182/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5193/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5193/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:11:34 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=5193
No one, but NO ONE is immune to pain, suffering, and difficulty in life. Even if you are feeling happy, hopeful, and trouble free, it goes without saying that at some point in time, trouble will come knocking at your door. This is a natural experience in life, and we would do well to face [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5193/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5163/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5163/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:11:13 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5163
It was bright yellow and even though it was only six years old, it had a dependable, comfortable, safe look about it, almost as if the war years had added character to its pert cuteness. Other mechanical veterans of World War II didn't seem to have the energetic aura that the Piper J-3 Cub airplane [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5163/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/5196/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5196/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:10:53 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=5196
As we are about to enter the second decade of the 21st century (where did the FIRST one go????), it is good to get a little perspective on things. For example, will radio DJs continue to exhort us to listen to the hits of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and now the "00's?" How [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5196/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/5219/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5219/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:07:49 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=5219
The source of the following material may surprise you: "Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?" None other than the book of Proverbs, a staple in the Judeo-Christian wisdom literature, which goes on to warn about the perils of drinking too much: [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5219/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5225/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5225/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:07:23 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5225
The Common Gray Fox is truly an amazing species. They are usually active at twilight and during the night although sometimes you can get lucky and see this species looking for food in the dense brush or forested areas during daylight. Gray Fox will eat many different foods, in fact they will eat pretty much [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5225/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5123/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5123/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:53 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=5123
Reaching out when life is hurting can be the most frightening thought we can consider. We fear rejection. We fear disappointment. We fear silence. But, when pain engulfs our life, the smoke and flames can blind us to the exit labeled SOLUTION. Times such as these we need the eyes, heart, mind, and strong arms [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5123/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5086/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5086/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:48 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=5086
I get a lot of questions about this one. Q: What did I think of the movie version of Pay It Forward? A: I thought the book was better. Then again, I would, wouldn't I? When I say that, just about everybody says the same thing: "Oh, the book is always better than the movie." [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5086/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5132/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5132/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:47 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=5132
During my life I have been fortunate enough to have had the ability to travel. Nothing crazy mind you, but certainly enough to greatly expand the areas where I could take some time to observe and study the local wildlife and fauna. I remember long ago being in Central America in the Panamanian jungle for [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5132/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5138/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5138/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:22 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=5138
When I was a child television news in our home meant Walter Cronkite. In junior high school history class we watched his "You Are There" series of historical reenactments. There were reasons he was the most trusted man in America; why President Johnson once said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America" and became [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5138/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/5071/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5071/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:14 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=5071
From The National Geographic Hard-hit by a months-long drought, a waterway within the Amazon Basin trickles to a halt in Manaus, Brazil (see map), on November 19, 2010. The Negro River (right), a major tributary of the Amazon River, dropped to a depth of about 46 feet (14 meters), the lowest point since record-keeping began [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5071/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5105/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5105/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:07 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=5105
"So, how was your day?" It's a question my husband James and I have asked of one another every evening for seventeen years. I am sure it is a question that's asked millions of times every day. Spouses and partners ask one another as they cook their evening meals. Friends check in with each other. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5105/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/5021/ http://momentscount.com/archives/5021/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:50:38 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=5021
Benny was a very practical man who knew his limitations as a human being but was never afraid to expand those so-called limitations at any opportunity. Benny had lived his entire life in Santa Barbara but had never been on the ocean in a boat nor had he ever been to the Channel Islands, a [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/5021/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/4993/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4993/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:50:20 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=4993
                  I read this quote recently and it really got me thinking about our beliefs. "The most powerful thing you can do to change the world is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people and reality to something more positive and begin to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4993/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4949/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4949/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:50:13 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=4949
I can't define myself as a writer without mentioning Lenny Horowitz, my high school English teacher. I never called him Mr. Horowitz. He let us call him Lenny. Lenny sent my world in a completely different direction (and if you'd seen the direction I was going at the time, you'd understand that he was a [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4949/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4998/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4998/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:50:09 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4998
Wildlife comes in all shapes and sizes and I truly love them all, but let's face it some species have a bad rap. Carnivores for example seem to suffer from a skewed public image. Let's talk about that for a moment. Cats are carnivores, and very serious ones at that. When domestic cats are left [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4998/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/287/ http://momentscount.com/archives/287/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:20:10 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=287
Every day you get up. Every day....... You do. You wake up. Now, are you one of those people who greets the day!?! Or do you stare at it? I spend a lot of time blinking at the ceiling. It's white. It stares back at me. My eyes are blue. I like to fancy myself [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/287/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4956/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4956/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:00:12 +0000 Gale Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=4956
The four Beautiful Big Bottomed Women in this series are a celebration of women birthed in sensual soul-earth memory. All four women, naked-to-the-wind in voluptuous curves, shapes, and colors are confident in sensual earth-flesh-spirit expansions. Briefly, they each give pause to wave out to the winds which beckon across the horizon. So primordial are the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4956/feed/ 25 http://momentscount.com/archives/4876/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4876/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:58 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=4876
Have you ever found yourself in love with someone who does not love you? This is a painful place to ponder, for no matter how many people surround you in your life, on this wounded wayfare you are forced to wander alone. Rejection. Loss. Hurt. Pain. And these rips and tears in the private papers [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4876/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/4907/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4907/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:50 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=4907
We were between pregnancies which in our early married life was infrequent. We invited some friends over on a Sunday afternoon for a round of Canasta. Canasta is a card game that was very popular in the early 50's. We asked our friends Kenny and Bunny Gressett for Canasta and ice cream and cake. It [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4907/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4884/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4884/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:38 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=4884
At our home we have at least two bookshelves full of children's picture books. Our children have outgrown them, but I have a hard time letting them go. I'm not a pack rat. I just love children's books. They've got amazing illustrations and besides that, children's book authors have a remarkable way of distilling deep [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4884/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4856/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4856/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:38 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4856
Mark Fraser shows us how much you can see from the quiet of a kayak on a smooth-running flat river in spring. River systems become highways for a range of species from semi aquatic mammals to birds, reptiles and of course fish. If you just coast along drifting quietly with the current the chances are [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4856/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/4870/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4870/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:26 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=4870
I tend to think of myself as someone who speaks my mind fairy easily. So I've been quite surprised by my recent foray into a whole new realm of truth-telling (not as opposed to lying, which I haven't done in years, but as opposed to keeping quiet about how I feel), because it's shown me [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4870/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/4892/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4892/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:50:15 +0000 Elizabeth Wescott http://momentscount.com/?p=4892
                  His face had the markings of a tiger, precisely, except that his main color was brown. Thus the woman who took him in as a stray named him Tora. She was Japanese. Tora, actually means "tiger". Some of us who've been around for half a century [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4892/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4742/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4742/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:37 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=4742
Let me ask you a question. Are you afraid to dream? Oh I know some of you are asking yourselves is this women quite sane? I don't mean dream as in when you sleep, I mean dream as in an ideal, an aspiration or ambition. And when put like this I suppose I do sound [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4742/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4699/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4699/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:37 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=4699
My first true mentor was author Jean Brody (Gideon's House, A Coven of Women, Cleo). I met her when I first had the guts to join the Cambria Writers Workshop and read my work out loud (picture if you will: hands trembling as they try to hold the printout; hammering heart; much pausing for life-giving [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4699/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4672/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4672/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:32 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4672
On November 16, 2010, LA County banned the use of plastic bags in unincorporated areas of the county. This is one of the most aggressive legislative efforts to eliminate the massive pollution problem presented by plastic from any location in the US. Additionally, retailers are now required to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4672/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4720/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4720/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:24 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=4720
Aaron Glantz, the author of The War Comes Home is one of a handful of reporters uniformly worth reading when it comes to war and veterans issues. Lately Glantz has particularly been on a roll, with his new gig at The Bay Citizen, which produces the San Francisco/Bay Area content for the New York Times. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4720/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4682/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4682/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:08 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=4682
Dr. Joy DeGruy (formerly Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary), author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, is a member of the Bahá’í faith community. Understanding this context breathes deeper meaning into Dr. DeGruy's work than I would have had without this knowledge. I recently spent a week with a family [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4682/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4705/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4705/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:03 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=4705
Never has the world seemed so completely united-in the form of communication, commerce, and culture-and so savagely torn apart-in the form of war, financial meltdown, global warming, and even the migration of diseases. No matter how much we put our minds to the task of meeting the challenges of a rapidly globalizing world, the human [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4705/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4663/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4663/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:00 +0000 Sunitha Krishnan http://momentscount.com/?p=4663
There was a time in my life when I used to think if I meet God on the road, I may just kill him/her with my bare hands. Witnessing the lives of hundreds of children who for no fault of theirs die untimely deaths or struggle to fight a valiant battle against both internal and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4663/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1803/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1803/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:50:00 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1803
A campfire under a night sky blazing with stars. It is at once an opportunity to find your littleness and your bigness in the universe and to contemplate the significance of you - from a distance.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1803/feed/ 2 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, from a distance, hope, love, heart, song of man, god is watching From A Distance A campfire under a night sky blazing with stars. It is at once an opportunity to find your littleness and your bigness in the universe and to contemplate the significance of you - from a distance. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:52 http://momentscount.com/archives/4735/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4735/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:43:22 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=4735
"Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind." - Gandhi Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? What is my purpose for being? How will I become who I truly am to be? When will I die? Questions each one of us has [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4735/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4612/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4612/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:58:51 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=4612
From David Braun of National Geographic Do we need to double our conservation efforts? One fifth of the world's vertebrates--mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fishes--is threatened with extinction, according to a worldwide assessment by thousands of scientists. But had it not been for conservation measures, they say, the number of species on the threatened list [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4612/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4512/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4512/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:58:36 +0000 Paresh Chandra Mangaraj http://momentscount.com/?p=4512
Sachi's sunny smile was a thing to be enjoyed. His dark and freckled face with gaping teeth became alive when he flashed his radiant smile. He was a peon in our office. Very often, when he was free, he used to come to me. I always offered a seat to him and exchanged pleasantries with [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4512/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4584/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4584/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:58:15 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=4584
A few weeks ago we ran an article about an exoskeleton product to help paraplegics stand and walk.  Now, through the magic of our Facebook friend community we have found another, even more impressive, exoskeleton from Rex Bionics in New Zealand and launched in July of this year. Enter Rex, appropriately given a human name [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4584/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4518/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4518/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:57:54 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=4518
The progress of human intelligence is astounding. In every area of endeavor, progress has been exponentially astonishing. The punishment for having accumulated too much knowledge in the "olden days" was to burn intellectual superiors at the stake. Now business leaders and educators glorify knowledge as THE solution to all problems because a well-educated worker fits [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4518/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4552/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4552/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:57:30 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4552
Video Below Of all the species I have filmed in the wild I have to admit nothing can quite compare to the Grizzly! They are a powerful and majestic mammal that in one glance takes us back to the time of the last ice age when mega fauna roamed the earth. Like all bears, they [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4552/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4548/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4548/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:57:15 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=4548
A couple of months ago I bought a new pair of RayBans to replace an old scratched-up pair I'd had for years (I get terrible eyestrain headaches from less expensive sunglasses). Yesterday, at a friend's memorial, they were in the pocket of my raincoat when I leaned on them and broke them. I thought maybe [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4548/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4523/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4523/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:56:59 +0000 Paula O Sullivan http://momentscount.com/?p=4523
Have you ever played the "What if Game?" You know the one! What if I won the lotto, what if I had everything I wanted, what if my partner, husband, wife, lover, brother, sister, co worker wasn't so God damned lazy, insensitive, angry etc. etc. etc.....what if everything was perfect, no hassles, no worries, what [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4523/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/4541/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4541/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:50:50 +0000 Emily L Butler http://momentscount.com/?p=4541
I'd like to take a moment to offer some sympathy and relief to anyone who has ever been made to feel guilty about their health problems due to a certain New Age "this is your fault" mentality. Eek! My question is: do we really have to take the "blame" for our problems in order to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4541/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/582/ http://momentscount.com/archives/582/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:00:20 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=582
About a decade ago my mother and stepfather, because of a series of unfortunate investments and dismal financial missteps, found themselves living in their motor home in a shopping mall parking lot. Different people approach the world and its circumstances in different ways. For my stepfather, well, it was a grand adventure. My parents were [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/582/feed/ 14 http://momentscount.com/archives/4399/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4399/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:30:21 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=4399
The fire crackled in the fireplace, warding off the chill of the morning air in the high desert of California. The sky, although still dark, showed tiny streaks of golden orange in the east where people have already begun the task of voting in the mid-term elections. I, in the meantime, gather my thoughts about [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4399/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4445/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4445/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:30:04 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=4445
With Veteran's Day approaching, it's time to think about an often-neglected theme, which is the "Welcome Home" that many veterans never had. The Vietnam veterans, who fought, died, and suffered -- not only on the battlefields of Southeast Asia, but also here at home. Talk to any group of Vietnam veterans, or even singly, and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4445/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4463/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4463/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:29:47 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=4463
When was the last time you enjoyed the simple sweet experience of a Tootsie Roll Pop? You remember, you pick out your favorite flavor from the brightly colored paper options, you untwist the paper wrapper, and then you put the hard candy-coated sucker into your mouth and begin to savor the fruit-flavored outer layer lick [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4463/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4411/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4411/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:29:29 +0000 Adimu Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=4411
Editorial Note: This video trailer for the film Operation Small Axe is a follow-up to the article last week from Adimu Madyun. Adimu has followed events in Oakland for years and has created this documentary film to bring a picture of apparently ingrained police racism and rising community resistance to the idea of continuing victimhood. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4411/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4416/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4416/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:28:31 +0000 Paresh Chandra Mangaraj http://momentscount.com/?p=4416
Yesterday my wife, with a bowl of hair dye in her hand, approached and requested me to dye her hair. I said, "you know, I don't like dying hairs myself, so I have let them be as they are. If yours are getting white you also let them be that way. Moreover, I am 55 [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4416/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4478/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4478/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:28:10 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4478
Nature- the word itself stirs the imagination in each of us. The more wild a region is, the more "pristine" a forest, then the more incredibly beautiful we perceive it. That love of the natural world is something I find with people from around the entire planet from every culture I have ever encountered. Maybe [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4478/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4427/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4427/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:27:47 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=4427
"We stood in El Mina slave dungeon, on the Cape Coast of Ghana on a recent trip to West Africa, overwhelmed by despair, grief and rage. Without needing to verbalize it, we were both imagining what reaching this spot must have felt like for some long-ago, un-remembered African ancestor as she stood trembling on the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4427/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4452/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4452/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:27:28 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=4452
By John Burton for Greenpeace In 1949 I became a boy whaler. In the three 'seasons' I spent whaling in the Antarctic, I felt no disgust at being a participant in the killing of many Blue, Fin, Sperm and Humpback whale. Nor did any of my fellow crew members, to my recollection, ever question or [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4452/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/177/ http://momentscount.com/archives/177/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:27:01 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=177
I stepped off the curb this morning and in a moment I heard the sickening scream of brakes crushing to stop. In the next moment I felt my world freeze inside me. I was, in that moment, all I had come to be. Every breath, every touch, every story, every smile, every mystery, every wink, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/177/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4351/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4351/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:31:46 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=4351
I don't know about you, but I always cringe when I hear a story of an elderly driver mistaking the gas pedal for the brake and hurtling into some restaurant missing people by inches. I actually survived an incident similar to that, the only difference was I was in a doughnut shop putting on pounds [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4351/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4231/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4231/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:17:18 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=4231
                  If I were to ask what frightens you, what would you say? Would it be something like a snake or a mouse or maybe a spider? Or are you more afraid of things like fire or roller coasters, or heights? I have a daughter who is [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4231/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/4274/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4274/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:16:57 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=4274
The American Bison is a massive and ancient species. They are the largest land animal in all of North America with Bulls weighing over a ton! One glance is all it takes to be swept away to an ancient time. The species is also commonly referred to as "Buffalo" however they are not closely related [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4274/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4283/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4283/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:16:37 +0000 Elizabeth Wescott http://momentscount.com/?p=4283
One of the nice things about writing beyond the wisdom I live is that at times when my thinking has gotten all messed up I have my own words in some file, here or there on my computer, to help put me back on track. It is odd, yet wonderful. I wrote this piece this [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4283/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/4280/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4280/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:16:15 +0000 Paresh Chandra Mangaraj http://momentscount.com/?p=4280
When I look back on the time I have spent in Facebook during the last 200 days in which I have been an active member, something very remarkable stands out in my experiences that I think fit to share among friends. First, Facebook shattered some beliefs and myths that I had long since held in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4280/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/4339/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4339/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:15:37 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=4339
They're there. You know they are. The uninvited shadows in the night that grab at you when you aren't looking. The sounds in the night you hear when you try and shut your mind. They're out there. They are haunting you. You. They want you..... What are they? Photo Credit: Hocus Focus Click on Flickr [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4339/feed/ 0 The Moments Count Journal, inner demons, personal trauma, what haunts you, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, A Personal Haunting They're there. You know they are. The uninvited shadows in the night that grab at you when you aren't looking. The sounds in the night you hear when you try and shut your mind. They're out there. They are haunting you. You. They want you..... What are they? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hauntedhouse.jpg) Photo Credit: Hocus Focus Click on Flickr Personal stress and trauma are very real and can be frightening to live with. If you or someone you know suffers from overwhelming stress or trauma there are very effective treatments available today that work on a deeper level and work more rapidly than ever before.  If you think these therapies, Brainspotting or EMDR, could release you or someone you love from the prison of overwhelming stress or trauma, please help yourself or them by contacting one of the following organizations for a referral to a professional in your area: To find a trained Brainspotting therapist in your area contact visit the International Brainspotting Directory. (http://lisaschwarz.com/brainspotting-directory/) For an explanation of Brainspotting, listen to the Moments Count Interview with Brainspotting discoverer, Dr. David Grand (http://momentscount.com/archives/1434) or read more about Brainspotting here (http://lisaschwarz.com/what-is-brainspotting/). To find a trained EMDR therapist in your area use this web resource (http://www.emdria.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=17) outside the United States. And use this web resource inside the United States (http://www.emdr.com/clinic.htm). For an explanation of EMDR therapy (http://www.emdria.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=56), it's history and uses, please visit this website. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 4:57 http://momentscount.com/archives/4211/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4211/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:14:54 +0000 Adimu Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=4211
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA -- On Dec. 31, 2008, Jack Bryson warned his two sons and their friends not to spend New Year's Eve in San Francisco. "I was worried about the police," Bryson said. "Call it a father's intuition." When calls to his sons went unanswered in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2009, Bryson knew [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4211/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/4257/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4257/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:12:57 +0000 Catherine Ryan Hyde http://momentscount.com/?p=4257
In my new young adult novel Jumpstart the World, Frank, my transgender character, tells Elle,"The world doesn't always play by its own rules." He says we all agree that there should be equality for everyone. But of course there isn't. And we just let it slide. He says, "That's why there's such a thing as [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4257/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4294/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4294/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:12:33 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=4294
Mary Poppins, Nanny Extraordinaire, quickly had her young charges believing that cleaning their room could be magical and fun. In essence, she gave them the placebo effect! Any "sugar" treatment that we believe to be real medicine is called a placebo. Throughout human history, lots and lots of people have been cured of serious illnesses [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4294/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3892/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3892/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:58:23 +0000 John W Strobel III http://momentscount.com/?p=3892
I have posed the question before and have never gotten an adequate answer. Perhaps this time someone will be able to satisfy my curiosity? The question: What form of matter exists between the reflection of a person and a mirror? Perhaps I should modify the question to: What form of matter exists between a material [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3892/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3900/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3900/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:57:47 +0000 Adele Caulfield Schiller http://momentscount.com/?p=3900 http://momentscount.com/archives/3900/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/3929/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3929/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:57:30 +0000 Mark Fraser http://momentscount.com/?p=3929
Most of my life I have lived in the North Country in one area or another. That has allowed me to appreciate the brilliant fall colors during their annual return. Sure the autumn is brief, but certainly everyone will agree it is by far the most beautiful of seasons. The weather and moisture can have [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3929/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3955/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3955/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:57:00 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3955
We all have the experience with being afflicted by the ravages of consuming emotions: Guilt. Envy. Bitterness. Worry. Despair. These are the emotions that feed on the goodness of our hearts, bit by bit taking from the heart's abundant energy. These emotions eat away at us, but they are never satisfied. Never nourished. Whatever energy [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3955/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/3923/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3923/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:56:42 +0000 Paresh Chandra Mangaraj http://momentscount.com/?p=3923 http://momentscount.com/archives/3923/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/3968/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3968/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:56:24 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3968 http://momentscount.com/archives/3968/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/3985/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3985/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:55:57 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3985
From National Geographic Why have big cats evolved such beautiful and intriguing variation in their colors and markings? British scientists have worked out some answers. Detailed patterning of the spots or stripes of big cats evolved for camouflage, researchers at the University of Bristol, UK, said today. Analysis of the evolutionary history of the patterns [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3985/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/4000/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4000/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:52:32 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=4000
It was late. We talked about all the adventures she had lived, experiences I could only imagine. Then, I asked her about the book I had found, the book that was different than all the rest. iPhones use the download link to listen Music Credit: Admiral Bob at ccMixter Photo Credit: Cool Valley, FlickrPlease share [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4000/feed/ 0 choice,courage,courageous,hope,love,possibilities,profound life,value of life It was late. We talked about all the adventures she had lived, experiences I could only imagine. Then, I asked her about the book I had found, the book that was different than all the rest. iPhones use the download link to listen It was late. We talked about all the adventures she had lived, experiences I could only imagine. Then, I asked her about the book I had found, the book that was different than all the rest. iPhones use the download link to listen Music Credit: Admiral Bob at ccMixter (http://ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/24377) (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/4999729977_35a0bafea6-300x225.jpg) Photo Credit: Cool Valley, Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/philmo/4999729977/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 4:19 http://momentscount.com/archives/4045/ http://momentscount.com/archives/4045/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:38:32 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=4045
                        Update 2011 ~ For the fifth year in a row, thousands of children in Canada and the US will be surprising adults on Halloween this year. Instead of Trick-or-Treating in the usual way, these children will be handing out Fair Trade chocolate to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/4045/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3735/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3735/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:08:57 +0000 Paresh Chandra Mangaraj http://momentscount.com/?p=3735
This morning, a strange thing happened. While I was going through an otherwise excellent article by friend Pudugram on body, mind and soul; some of his words, which he remarked no doubt jocularly, jumped off the page at me and immediately I was overcome with a swarm of emotions. I am quoting those words. "I [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3735/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3769/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3769/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:08:39 +0000 Valerie C Clark http://momentscount.com/?p=3769
"These mosquitoes really love me! Why aren't they biting you?" The reason why pests bother you, but not the person sitting next to you or vice versa probably comes down to a matter of scent. Years ago, chemical ecologists at Rothamsted Research developed pyrethroid insecticides from a natural lead compound, pyrethrum, which is produced by [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3769/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/3766/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3766/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:08:08 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3766
18 years ago Amanda Boxtel partially severed her spinal cord in a skiing accident, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. Since then she has lived her iife confined to a wheelchair, until today. Amanda is about to stand up. More amazingly Amanda is about to walk, for the first time since her accident. She [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3766/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3757/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3757/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:07:41 +0000 Valerie C Clark http://momentscount.com/?p=3757 http://momentscount.com/archives/3757/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3784/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3784/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:07:23 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3784
Time is like currency. It's a precious commodity in limited supply. So we need to be careful how we spend it. The meter is running. How will you spend your time? With money we try to be smart consumers. We work hard to earn it and we know that when we cash our paycheck, we [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3784/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/3795/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3795/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:06:57 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3795
You've got to be true to yourself or you can't be honest for others. iPhones use download link to listen Music Credit Kevin MacLeodPlease share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3795/feed/ 0 integrity,intention,profound life,truth You've got to be true to yourself or you can't be honest for others. iPhones use download link to listen Music Credit Kevin MacLeod You've got to be true to yourself or you can't be honest for others. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2587600643_f3527599c2.jpg) iPhones use download link to listen Music Credit Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:30 http://momentscount.com/archives/3778/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3778/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:06:10 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3778
Radiohead, one of the world's top bands, participates in MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign, a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and MTV to raise awareness about human trafficking. The collaboration takes the MTV EXIT campaign to a global audience, reaching as many as 560 million households worldwide. As part [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3778/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/3732/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3732/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:05:41 +0000 Elizabeth Wescott http://momentscount.com/?p=3732
Quite naturally, people often ask me to describe what it is I do when doing healing work, or to describe Qigong healing. Unless I know the person well, or have a grasp of their paradigm of reality I am hard pressed to describe this incredible art. If I had a better understanding of Quantum Physics [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3732/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/3806/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3806/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:05:20 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3806
From Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on Governments which are part of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to support the Cook Islands plan to close off a large area of international waters to all fishing in order to restore Pacific tuna fisheries, protect biodiversity and eliminate pirate fishing. The Cook Islands proposal to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3806/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3691/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3691/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:54:59 +0000 Anthony P Johnson http://momentscount.com/?p=3691
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men, women, and children of every nationality are to be treated with humility, fairness, and equality, and that each and every one of us are only impeded by our talents. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that we are to be judged on the content [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3691/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/1565/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1565/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:52:54 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1565
www.MomentsCount.com I am one who seeks my self outdoors. Nature is gracious in its sharing with me. And, I am appreciative. Its gentle spontaneity, capricious temperament, easy conversation and ceaseless energy offer me respite. When wandering in fields and meadows, through forests and deserts, along shorelines and foothills I know I will hear inner sounds of my own. I have learned when I am in the open spaces I can see beyond my physical world to my internal world.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1565/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3673/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3673/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:04:26 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3673
Georgia's day job right now is splicing lines and chipping paint aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, but that's not all that's on her mind. We'll let her tell you.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3673/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3676/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3676/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:02:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3676
People will write me at times with hostility or anger. But, I believe what is often behind it is a true desire to gain an understanding of the questions they're angrily tossing or aggressively pushing at me. Okay, I'll grab the baton and run the race with you - so here's the answer....... iPhones use [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3676/feed/ 5 anger,caring,choice,compassion,conflict,courage,intention,leadership,open your heart,profound life,value of life People will write me at times with hostility or anger. - But, I believe what is often behind it is a true desire to gain an understanding of the questions they're angrily tossing or aggressively pushing at me. Okay, People will write me at times with hostility or anger. But, I believe what is often behind it is a true desire to gain an understanding of the questions they're angrily tossing or aggressively pushing at me. Okay, I'll grab the baton and run the race with you - so here's the answer.......(http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chair.jpg) iPhones use the download link to listen Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/3665/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3665/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:31:26 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3665
John Roach for National Geographic News Astronomers studying a nearby star say they've found the first potentially habitable planet, likely a rocky place with an atmosphere, temperate regions, and crucially, liquid water, considered vital for life as we know it. Other extrasolar planets have been called Earthlike, but, astronomer Paul Butler assured, "this is really [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3665/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3654/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3654/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:15:00 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3654
I wish I knew What it's like to be A splinter, a bee. A song, a sea. A tree, a shoe. A bird that's new. I wish I knew What it's like to be you. - By my daughter Tamar, at age 7   When I was a child, I experienced an awakening moment. My [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3654/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/3640/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3640/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:33:03 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=3640
Susan Avila Smith Military Sexual Trauma, like PTSD another "invisible wound," is unfortunately more prevalent in the military than we would want to believe, though little discussed officially. It's different though when combatants get together who have experienced it. Among female service members in particular, it is all too often a common experience; and whether [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3640/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3635/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3635/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:09:36 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=3635
The aspect of Restorative Justice that most people find most challenging is in dealing with offenders. When someone causes harm to another what do they need in order to be restored? Once again I'm indebted to Howard Zehr (read Howard's blog here) for what follows. Retired Minnesota Judge Dennis Challeen has a lot to say [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3635/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/1434/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1434/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:20:32 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1434
http://momentscount.com Within the Mind's Eye: An adventure in seizing the moment, an interview with Dr. David Grand, inventor of Brainspotting, a revolutionary therapeutic technique that can effectively treat PTSD, ADD and ADHD, addictions, cravings, stuttering, phobias, anxiety and panic, anger and rage. It can greatly enhance pain management, sports performance, acting performance and creativity in general. And it can do this at warp speed when compared to other therapies.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1434/feed/ 7 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, Brainspotting, David Grand, PTSD, ADD, ADHD, addictions, cravings, stuttering, phobias, anxiety, panic, anger, rage. Within the Mind's Eye: An adventure in seizing the moment, an interview with Dr. David Grand Music: Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) If you are using an iPhone please use the "Download" link to listen in Quicktime. The Moments Count Journal interviews Dr. David Grand, psychotherapist, author, film maker, producer, and inventor of a revolutionary technique for healing trauma - at light speed. Please feel free to download as many copies of this interview as you wish. If you or anyone you know needs this assistance, please provide them with a copy of this interview or with a link to this interview on our website (http://momentscount.com/archives/1434). To find a trained Brainspotting therapist in your area visit the International Brainspotting Directory. (http://lisaschwarz.com/brainspotting-directory/) (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mindseye.jpg) Click here to learn more about Brainspotting (http://lisaschwarz.com/what-is-brainspotting/) Click here to learn how Bilateral Music can help you (http://brookeleighsheldon.com/what-is-bilateral-music-sound/). Click here to purchase Bilateral Music (http://brookeleighsheldon.com/store/). David is the author of: (http://www.momentscount.com/images/51n0xc2SgjL._SL110_.jpg) (http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=javahousejour-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001O8WNHA) Focusing on a "target image" associated with a traumatic memory, the client is led through a step-by-step process of recalling scenes, emotions and physical sensations while receiving "bilateral stimulation" through guided eye movements, alternating sounds in headphones or alternately receiving squeezes, massaging rubs or taps on the left and right sides of the body. According to Grand, one-time traumas (car accidents, bombings, hurricanes) can be released in one session, even in a few minutes, while deeper disturbances (repeated child abuse, war experiences) may take longer and may involve additional methods of therapy. He provides compelling anecdotal evidence of EMDR's effectiveness with train engineers traumatized by suicides and accidents on the tracks; survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing and Florida's Hurricane Andrew; mothers of slain children in Brooklyn; residents of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Israel and the occupied territories; survivors of child abuse; and professional actors and athletes. Additional Works by Dr. David Grand I Witness: A play based on personal stories from the 9-11 disaster. Come Hell or High Water (see trailer below) Documentary of BrainSpotting Healing of trauma victims of Hurricane Katrina.  CHHW is currently playing at film festivals around the world. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EebY3hJVcRE[/youtube] Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 23:43 http://momentscount.com/archives/3622/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3622/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:09:04 +0000 Donna Morask http://momentscount.com/?p=3622
                I have had two very difficult blows dealt me while social networking on Facebook. One day I logged on as usual and ran through my live feed. I stopped and read a good friend's status which said, "RIP Dan, you will be missed" I read a second [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3622/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/3583/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3583/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:53:42 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3583
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point and Blink, doesn't believe social media can make revolutionary change in society. I disagree. Because before the internet and now and ever, revolutionary change in society has to do with you and me. We are the app for that. iPhones use the download link to listen Music [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3583/feed/ 4 change,collaboration,courage,facebook,intention,profound life,revolution,social entrepreneurship,social media,twitter,value of life Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point and Blink, doesn't believe social media can make revolutionary change in society. I disagree. Because before the internet and now and ever, revolutionary change in society has to do with you and me. Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316346624?ie=UTF8&tag=javahousejour-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316346624)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=javahousejour-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0316346624) and Blink (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316010669?ie=UTF8&tag=javahousejour-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316010669)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=javahousejour-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0316010669), doesn't believe social media can make revolutionary change in society. I disagree. Because before the internet and now and ever, revolutionary change in society has to do with you and me. We are the app for that. iPhones use the download link to listen Music Credit: The Beatles: Revolution 1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002UAX?ie=UTF8&tag=javahousejour-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000002UAX)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=javahousejour-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000002UAX) (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/3582297307_7cde5a6f27_z-300x262.jpg)Photo Credit: Anne Helmond (http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvertje/3582297307/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/3567/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3567/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=3567
For every single human being on the planet, there are at least 1.5 million ants. That basically means that the total mass of all the ants on the Earth is equal to the total mass of all the people on Earth. Did you know this???? Of all insects in the world, the ant has the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3567/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/3553/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3553/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:31:18 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3553
By Kurt Davies for Greenpeace Now that was a totally new experience! Last night I got to touch clay and mud fresh from the bottom of the sea, 1,300 meters (4,000 feet) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. That was fun. Today we pulled up a sample and opened the lid to see little patches [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3553/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3547/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3547/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:21:00 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3547
Oregano Moves Cows Toward Climate Neutral From Rachel Kaufman for National Geographic A dash of oregano does more than make pizza taste delicious: it also can reduce the amount of methane in cow burps, new research shows. Scientists have been trying to decrease methane from livestock for years; methane is over 20 times more potent [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3547/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3537/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3537/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:02:53 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3537
Sometimes when we lose perspective, we are encouraged by friends and family to look at the "big picture". And of course there are times when we really need to "zoom out" and see that the problems we are having -- problems that appear to be so enormous and threatening -- are in the larger scheme [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3537/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3525/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3525/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:46:54 +0000 Anthony P Johnson http://momentscount.com/?p=3525 http://momentscount.com/archives/3525/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/3515/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3515/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:38:31 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=3515
"Military sexual trauma ("MST") is the term that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to refer to sexual assault or repeated, unsolicited, threating acts of sexual harassment -- that occurred while the veteran was in the military." Some comments to orient you, the reader, to what MST survivors go through/think like: * "While in (the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3515/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/3510/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3510/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:04:38 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=3510
If one set out to design a system for provoking intrusive post-traumatic symptoms, one could not do better than a court of law. -Judith Lewis Herman One of the failures of the criminal justice system in the United States is that the needs of victims have been traditionally ignored. When someone is charged with committing [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3510/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3484/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3484/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:03:26 +0000 Sandi Severson http://momentscount.com/?p=3484 http://momentscount.com/archives/3484/feed/ 8 http://momentscount.com/archives/3456/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3456/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:41:23 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3456
How often do the opinions of others tug at you, pull you in one direction or another? Do you, would you, have you changed the things that are important to you, have meaning to you, because of the opinions of others? What happens to those things that matter to you when the opinions of others [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3456/feed/ 0 The Moments Count Journal, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, be true to yourself, opinions, self determination The Opinion of Others What happens to those things that matter to you when the opinions of others press in upon you? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:34 http://momentscount.com/archives/3377/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3377/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:04:53 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=3377
A few months ago, I attended the week-long clinical training program in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at the National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park (Veterans Administration) as well as the "Brain at War" conference in San Francisco, put on by the Department of Defense. Both made clear how much money is being spent on [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3377/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3435/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3435/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:53:52 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3435
This database links Exxon Foundation and corporate funding to a series of institutions that have worked to undermine solutions to global warming and climate change for years. It details the working relationships of individuals associated with these organizations and their global warming quotes and deeds. Cat got your tongue? The ExxonSecrets Blog * Exxon continued [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3435/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3427/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3427/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:32:42 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=3427
Earlier this year I wrote about an American tragedy; a travesty of so-called justice involving two black women: sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott. For those who didn't see it, in 1993 these two women left a mini-mart near their home in Mississippi. When their car broke down, they hitched a ride from two young men. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3427/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/3417/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3417/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:04:13 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3417
When our sons were younger, they would often sprawl on the floor for hours playing Legos. In the huge bucket that sat between the two of them, there were thousands of Legos of every shape, color, and size imaginable. One day, when the boys were about 4 and 6, I peeked into their room to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3417/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3402/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3402/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:22:15 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=3402
Science has come to an indisputable conclusion: Everything we perceive through our senses as external stuff, or matter, like the coffee table, a bumble bee, the sidewalk, the mountains, your neighbor, the earth, the cosmos, is only electrical signals in our brain. That's it. Electrical signals. We see a colorful bird in our external world. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3402/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3391/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3391/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:30:20 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3391
By Ford Cochran of National Geographic National Geographic hosted a live recording of National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation at our Washington, D.C. headquarters yesterday. During the program's first hour, host Neal Conan spoke with journalist Joel Bourne (author of National Geographic magazine's October 2010 cover story on the Deepwater Horizon disaster), NPR science [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3391/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3364/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3364/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:31:38 +0000 Gale Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=3364
"Strolls Lake Merritt" is an 9x12 ink and water color print of a magical nanosecond encounter with an elderly Vietnamese woman. She seamlessly maneuvers between pedestrians and picture-perfect twisted tree limbs along the street and dirt paths of the lake, while pushing a rickety, rusty cart of neat piles of groceries and clothes. On top [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3364/feed/ 22 http://momentscount.com/archives/3354/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3354/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:20:32 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3354
There is no shortage of significant issues in the world. Truth: there never has been. The difference now is that we have the ability, as never before, to search our news. We can look further, deeper into a story. Whether it's heart wrenching or heart touching, we have more places to read, hear or watch [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3354/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3340/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3340/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:17:30 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=3340 http://momentscount.com/archives/3340/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3320/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3320/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:32:55 +0000 Anthony P Johnson http://momentscount.com/?p=3320
I guess for some Americans, hungry and poverty stricken families are to blame for their predicament because they are just plain lazy. Well, according to the Bread for the World Institute, more that 3.5% of U.S. households experience hunger every day. In fact, many individuals in those households frequently have to skip meals or sometimes [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3320/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/3311/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3311/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:09:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=3311 http://momentscount.com/archives/3311/feed/ 5 The Moments Count Journal Podcasts, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, trust, prison, community, momentscount When there's nowhere to go, nowhere to escape, you stand, you wait, you face the moment and the consequences you've created. iPhones use the Download link to listen. Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod When there's nowhere to go, nowhere to escape, you stand, you wait, you face the moment and the consequences you've created. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 9:22 http://momentscount.com/archives/3200/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3200/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:30:23 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=3200
Our place in the universe is about to be clarified. The LISA satellite is going up next year (2011). LISA is three satellites that are connected by laser beams in a triangle 3,000,000 miles across, the largest satellite system ever. LISA will actually be able to look back in time and detect the shock waves [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3200/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3298/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3298/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:59:54 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3298
I suffer intermittently from a widely suffered yet rarely diagnosed syndrome. It's called Prepositional Panic. I thought I might describe the symptoms to you so that in case you suffer from the same ailment, you might seek treatment for your symptoms. Those darned prepositions! Those who suffer from Prepositional Panic might find that they suffer [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3298/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3276/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3276/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:43:22 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=3276
Every time I'm tempted to believe I've encountered a model of healing that will work for people who have been seriously damaged by oppression I'm slapped upside the head by a reminder of just how difficult healing is. In Ireland during the 1970's, Catholics and Protestants were attacking and killing each other. People were dying [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3276/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/986/ http://momentscount.com/archives/986/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:53:50 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=986
Zee Becket (3rd from left) In Gao, Sierra Leone   "Zee Becket Watched a CNN Special - And Changed 14,000 Lives" September 20, 2009 In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/986/feed/ 0 courageous,leadership,opportunity,social entrepreneurship,women,ZCD Foundation Zee Becket (3rd from left) In Gao, Sierra Leone   "Zee Becket Watched a CNN Special - And Changed 14,000 Lives" September 20, 2009 - In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Zee_and_kids1.jpg) Zee Becket (3rd from left) In Gao, Sierra Leone   "Zee Becket Watched a CNN Special - And Changed 14,000 Lives" (http://www.momentscount.com/Interviews/ZCDInterview.mp3) September 20, 2009 In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed him. Zainab knew this boy's death was her call to action. ZCD Foundation (http://www.zcdfoundation.org) is the profound purpose grown out of this shattering pain. In less than two years, "Zee" Beckett, her friend Dallas Sisolack, and their ZCD Foundation's commitment to the motto "Water is Life" has saved the lives of 14,000 people. Her farming, education and construction programs are empowering women and children and giving young people the safety and education they need to improve the future of Sierra Leone. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/3254/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3254/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:00:42 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3254
Today, Sept 15, 2010, is the 39th birthday of Greenpeace and we have just arrived in Aberdeen on the Esperanza. Back in 1971 on September 15th - the first Greenpeace ship set sail to protest against a US nuclear test zone and peacefully prevent the destruction of Amchitka, a pristine island ecosystem off the coast [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3254/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3245/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3245/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:54:58 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3245
By Christine Dell'Amore National Geographic News Published September 9, 2010 Cockroaches may make your skin crawl, but the insects, or, to be exact, their brains, could one day save your life. That's because the central nervous systems of American cockroaches produce natural antibiotics that can kill off bacteria often deadly to humans, such as methicillin-resistant [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3245/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3211/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3211/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:24 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=3211
This fragile Earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs you. Many, many special thanks to: Avion postproduction, Barrandov Studios, Enzo Cinne, Panther Prague, Vantage Film Prague, and of course Stillking Films and Juraj Rothenbahler. Music and sound design by Hecq.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3211/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3190/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3190/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:51:06 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=3190
We read a few days ago Larry Heinemann's excellent quote about veterans after combat "carrying the darkness with us." And yesterday, in "War Creates Brothers," we learned about an historic gathering, a sacred ceremony of sorts, where Vietnam veterans like Heinemann met with Russian Afghansti veterans, at least a decade younger, and shared their stories [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3190/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3183/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3183/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:33:31 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=3183
Book Review: Are We Born Racist?: New Insights from Neuroscience and Positive Psychology By Jason Marsh, Jeremy Adam Smith, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Much of the research I've done (and classes I've taken through the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University over the past few years) to help me understand the history, legacy, and [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3183/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3176/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3176/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:08:35 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=3176
All I wanted was a little peace and quiet. A moment alone. I longed for the kind of happiness that a little self-imposed solitude might bring. And I had it all set up just as I had envisioned it: A cup of tea in my hands. A novel (enthusiastically recommended by a friend) sitting temptingly [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3176/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/3138/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3138/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:12:37 +0000 Kevin Robison http://momentscount.com/?p=3138
It was on a Sunday morning that a hundred members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles poured into the cabin of a jetliner at LAX. Just as we were settling into our tight quarters, a large group of young Mormon men, dressed in their trademark white shirts and dark pants, boarded the plane. No one in the chorus said a word. ]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3138/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/3125/ http://momentscount.com/archives/3125/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:40:04 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=3125
We're flesh and blood, resigned to our three score and ten, but rivers are the lifeblood of the earth, created long before us, to remain long after we're gone. If there's only one thing I could share with the 30 million people who depend upon the Colorado River, it's this: If we have the power to wrest a river from the Delta, we also have the responsibility to restore it. As for what I got out of the 1,450 mile trip, I have let go of my mother. But losing our river is a death I cannot abide.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/3125/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2838/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2838/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:53:57 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=2838
"We are non-local awareness residing temporarily in a physical body" Russell Targ, physicist and really smart guy, said this. Russell helped to develop the laser beam. He also co-founded the Stargate Project, a 23-year, $25-million, top-secret program of research funded by the US government, into psychic abilities and their use for the CIA and the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2838/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/2830/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2830/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:14:24 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2830
iPhones use the download link to listen Life can overwhelm any of us, grab us, hold us, leaving us suddenly trapped within oppressive realities.  In those moments, freedom can seem elusive, even nonexistent, but it's not. We just need to know where to look and what to do. Here's the answer. Music credits: Opening music [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2830/feed/ 2 choose,courage,stuck Tired of being stuck? Life can overwhelm any of us, grab us, hold us, leaving us suddenly trapped within oppressive realities. In those moments, freedom can seem elusive, even nonexistent, but it's not. We just need to know where to look and what to do. Here's the answer. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:58 http://momentscount.com/archives/2817/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2817/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:04:17 +0000 National Geographic http://momentscount.com/?p=2817
By Molly Loomis From National Geographic News Editor David Braun's Eye on the World Long regarded as a haven for migratory birds from around the world, the Arctic is increasingly playing host to a growing list of southern species never before seen in the North's colder climes. On a recent expedition to the National Petroleum [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2817/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2807/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2807/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:28:21 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=2807
The following comes from Greenpeace. Mr. Obama, yes we can handle a relationship based on open communication.  Yes we can understand the facts of the situation if you give them to us. Yes we can handle truth instead of spin. This blog comes from John Hocevar, Greenpeace oceans campaigner. In a report released on August [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2807/feed/ 0 BP,Greenpeace,horizon oil spill The following comes from Greenpeace. Mr. Obama, yes we can handle a relationship based on open communication.  Yes we can understand the facts of the situation if you give them to us. Yes we can handle truth instead of spin. - (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/arctic_sunrise.jpg)The following comes from Greenpeace. Mr. Obama, yes we can handle a relationship based on open communication.  Yes we can understand the facts of the situation if you give them to us. Yes we can handle truth instead of spin. This blog comes from John Hocevar, Greenpeace oceans campaigner.(http://www.momentscount.com/images/greenpeace/johnhocevar.jpg) In a report released on August 4, the Obama administration declared that 74% of oil from the BP oil spill has evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed. Obama's Climate and Energy Czar Carol Browner was quoted saying, "The vast majority of the oil is gone." But these conclusions are somewhere between wishful thinking and outright spin. The fact is that even this report acknowledges that no more than a quarter has been recovered.  A bit more has evaporated, leaving somewhere between 3 and 4 million barrels of oil still in the Gulf and on the shorelines of FL, LA, MS, and AL. This is more than 10 Exxon Valdez oil spills still out there somewhere. And while dispersed or dissolved oil is no longer in the same form as when it was released from the wellhead, it's still there, and still causing problems that are poorly understood but likely to be serious and often persistent. The truth is, we have no way of knowing if the numbers released August 4th  are at all accurate. The Administration left out some important details that make it impossible to have much faith in their numbers. In its assessment, NOAA refers to "scientific calculations" and "equations" but doesn't let us see what those calculations are, where they came from or what data was used in them.  So, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act (http://research.greenpeaceusa.org/?a=download&d=4856) (FOIA) request to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, seeking details that led to their "disappearing oil" conclusions. Unless this information if revealed, independent scientists will have no way to review NOAA's methods. No one would be able to re-examine their findings to ensure that the conclusions are accurate. Perhaps NOAA doesn't want anyone double-checking their math? This is, unfortunately, not surprising. Many questions have remained unanswered throughout the entire Gulf oil spill disaster and its response. Last week we submitted 27 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests (http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/greenpeace-submits-twenty-nine-inquiries-on-b/blog/22899) to uncover information on underwater oil plumes, impacts to marine wildlife, chemical dispersants and more. Even if the report's calculations are accurate, we know that the Gulf will be feeling the effects of this disaster long after the oil disappears from the human eye. Despite the fact that the wellhead appears to have been capped, we must redouble efforts to understand the true impacts of this catastrophe. There is no question that some of the oil is being broken down by bacteria, but this eats up a lot of oxygen. How is this process affecting the Gulf dead zone that plagues the Gulf each summer? The impact on commercially and recreationally important fish stocks is another huge concern, but so far remains largely unknown. Of further concern is the impact on Gulf food webs. Oil and dispersant has been observed in plankton, which moves quickly up the food chain to whales and whale sharks. Even more poorly understood is the impact on the deep sea. Cold water coral reefs and the sponges and anemones of the sea floor provide habitat for many species, but very, very little exploration has yet been done to investigate the health of this critical part of the Gulf ecosystem. These are many questions that still need answers in the wake of this disaster.  That's why next week, Valli Keller no http://momentscount.com/archives/2793/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2793/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:58:29 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2793
What is the challenge to grabbing your life and living it completely? Is there one? Is there just one? Are there many? Are you happy with your life, with yourself?   Do you ask yourself these questions? If you do, what do you think of the answers? Now, if you like the answers, why do [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2793/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2763/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2763/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:24:14 +0000 Thomas Norman DeWolf http://momentscount.com/?p=2763
When I was a child in the early 1960's I received a polio vaccine, as did my sister and most everyone I knew. What I did not know until recently is that the person we have to thank for this gift of the virtual eradication of a horrible disease is a black woman from rural [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2763/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/2772/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2772/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:19:42 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2772
iPhones use download link to listen "The lights are much brighter there, you can forget all your troubles; forget all your cares, and go Downtown." But, what does going "Downtown" mean to you? Where do you go to step away from the problems that surround you to gain a new perspective? Now, maybe the lights [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2772/feed/ 0 moment count, the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, downtown, petula clark, christine lavin, perspective, take a break Downtown iPhones use download link to listen "The lights are much brighter there, you can forget all your troubles; forget all your cares, and go Downtown." But, what does going "Downtown" mean to you? Where do you go to step away from the problems that surround you to gain a new perspective? Now, maybe the lights are brighter or there are movie shows, or little places that never close, or maybe there's the wind's breath through the trees or the pounding of water falling from a steep cliff ledge.... but, you know what? Wherever you find your "Downtown", how can you lose? After all, everything's waiting for you... so maybe I'll see you there..... Music Credits: Downtown #1: Petula Clark (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=dV/IJmmXELM&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fdowntown%2Fid253598702%3Fi%3D253598722) Downtown #2: Christine Lavin and Livingston Taylor (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=dV/IJmmXELM&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fdowntown%2Fid2556227%3Fi%3D2556213) Painting Credit: (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/downtownlights.jpg)Oil Painting: Downtown Lights by Leonid Afremov (http://www.afremov.com/) (available for sale) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:13 http://momentscount.com/archives/2743/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2743/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:35:06 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2743
iPhones use the download link to listen Sometimes a lone voice in a crowd is not really a lone voice. On those occasions, we may need to stop and listen to find out we aren't the only out there and to realize we are only alone if we chose to be.   Music Credit: Kevin [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2743/feed/ 0 choose,collaborate,team player iPhones use the download link to listen Sometimes a lone voice in a crowd is not really a lone voice. On those occasions, we may need to stop and listen to find out we aren't the only out there and to realize we are only alone if we chose to be.   - (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crowdonmound.jpg)iPhones use the download link to listen Sometimes a lone voice in a crowd is not really a lone voice. On those occasions, we may need to stop and listen to find out we aren't the only out there and to realize we are only alone if we chose to be.   Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/2732/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2732/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:34 +0000 Elizabeth Wescott http://momentscount.com/?p=2732
I don't consider defiance a great character trait. In fact, I'd probably remove it from the list of my character traits, given the chance. Not that I think that's wise, but because I'm embarrassed this trait is part of my personality. Let me tell you a story. As a woman who has had to relate [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2732/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2722/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2722/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:03:29 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=2722
When we adopted our oldest son from Kazakhstan in 2001, he was just a few months shy of his 4th birthday. He had spent all of his days since birth in the orphanage, and in those years he had never owned a thing. Not a book. Not a toy. Not even a stitch of clothing. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2722/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/2698/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2698/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:00:35 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2698
iPhones use the download link to listen Shhh, come on over here.... sit with me, while I talk with my friend. Hey, you may know 'em!! Or maybe you have a friend just like mine.....    Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2698/feed/ 0 moment count, the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, imaginary friend, Somebody's listening - to you iPhones use the download link to listen (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/imaginary-friend.jpg)Shhh, come on over here.... sit with me, while I talk with my friend. Hey, you may know 'em!! Or maybe you have a friend just like mine.....     Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:53 http://momentscount.com/archives/2683/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2683/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:01:40 +0000 Gale Madyun http://momentscount.com/?p=2683
I knew at that moment the reality of my life for the past several years. The consequences of my past actions and alliances crushed me in sorrow. I painted "New Orleans at Dawn" in the fall of that year. It is a celebration of my introduction and renewal of spirit connections to the council and spirit of the grandmothers and their confidence that I was on a path they believed to be the equitable resolution for the consequences of my past behavior.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2683/feed/ 48 http://momentscount.com/archives/2668/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2668/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:59:47 +0000 T. Parker Vollmer http://momentscount.com/?p=2668
Dear Mr. Very Tall Homeless Man, You should know I'm pretty burned with you right now. Hurt, even. You know that I know of your existence on my construction project, after hours. I haven't minded. You've been respectful. And I have only had to move your things into an unfinished closet a couple of times. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2668/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/2648/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2648/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:05:23 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2648
iPhones use the download link to listen Sometimes we wish those we love would make different choices for their lives. These choices of theirs can mean they will move down a different path than the one we are traveling on, creating distance or separation between us that we do not want. How can we handle [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2648/feed/ 0 choice,life path,love,path At this spot on this road iPhones use the download link to listen (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SBgardenpath-300x225.jpg)Sometimes we wish those we love would make different choices for their lives. These choices of theirs can mean they will move down a different path than the one we are traveling on, creating distance or separation between us that we do not want. How can we handle these spots on the path? Music Credit:River Meditation by Jason Shaw @ audionautix (http://www.audionautix.com/)   Photo Credit:  Valli Keller (http://vallikeller.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 4:39 http://momentscount.com/archives/2626/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2626/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:00:45 +0000 Lily Casura http://momentscount.com/?p=2626
There's a lot of bad news going around: suicides up, PTSD wrecking lives and families, not much constructive help in sight. But here's a story that's GOOD news...about how much progress one combat vet with severe, chronic PTSD -- for 40 years(!) -- made in just a year of trying integrative medicine techniques and therapies, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2626/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/2502/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2502/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:02:39 +0000 Lauren Rosenfeld http://momentscount.com/?p=2502
If your cell phone quits working it's considered perfectly normal behavior to say something like "You @%&** piece of junk! Why are you doing this to me?!" On the other hand, if you were to do the opposite -- thank the object, cradle it lovingly, and appreciate it every time it worked -- well, then people would think you were a complete lunatic. Why??? ]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2502/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2584/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2584/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:13:29 +0000 Sandi Severson http://momentscount.com/?p=2584
To attain goals in music, business, love, diet, exercise, finance, or to overcome obstacles the first step is to slow down. Choose attainable goals. I suggested my student work on just a couple of measures (small segments) at a slow enough speed that she could stay mindful. ]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2584/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/2559/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2559/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:35:51 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2559
iPhones use the download link to listen Does it feel sometimes like the world and its circumstances throw you up and down on a string like you're a yo-yo? Then let's try this and see the change, feel the change, be the change! Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod, Militaire ElectronicPlease share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2559/feed/ 0 moment count, the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, hope, positive intention, affirmation H.O.P.E. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/yoyo.jpg) iPhones use the download link to listen Does it feel sometimes like the world and its circumstances throw you up and down on a string like you're a yo-yo? Then let's try this and see the change, feel the change, be the change! Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com), Militaire Electronic Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 3:31 http://momentscount.com/archives/2547/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2547/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:09:04 +0000 T. Parker Vollmer http://momentscount.com/?p=2547
Dear James, The breath in you is hard to take in. I know every single fiber of your being is in excruciating pain. I know it is dark, James. I know. I am hearing you when you say you don't want to go on. But there is a place, a space outside of this dark abyss that is speaking to you and offering you a hand... ]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2547/feed/ 9 http://momentscount.com/archives/2529/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2529/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:53:30 +0000 Greenpeace http://momentscount.com/?p=2529 http://momentscount.com/archives/2529/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2514/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2514/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:02:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2514
The first time a father shares his deepest thoughts with his children on the curious mystery called "love" can be memorable or mundane. In this recorded podcast, Brooke Leigh Sheldon shares with you the story of John Steinbeck's wise offerings to his son, Thom. Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2514/feed/ 0 moment count, the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, john steinbeck, thomas steinbeck, father's day, love letter, father's advice The first time a father shares his deepest thoughts with his children on the curious mystery called "love" can be memorable or mundane. In this recorded podcast, Brooke Leigh Sheldon shares with you the story of John Steinbeck's wise offerings to his s... The first time a father shares his deepest thoughts with his children on the curious mystery called "love" can be memorable or mundane. In this recorded podcast, Brooke Leigh Sheldon shares with you the story of John Steinbeck's wise offerings to his son, Thom. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:08 http://momentscount.com/archives/2491/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2491/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:46:57 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=2491
Dolphins (like homing pigeons and other extraordinary animals) have navigational powers that seem inexplicable by Consensus Reality standards (the "reality" we all agree upon). Their extrasensory feats simply defy belief. Basically, humans have tried to invent highly advanced machines that end up barely mimicking what dolphins can do with their hands tied behind their backs. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2491/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2484/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2484/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:55:23 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2484
Sometimes having the chance to just sit down and have an easy, relaxed chat with a friend allows you to sort out all kinds of things, and perhaps even come up with a few solutions to problems bigger than your own. iPhones use the Download link to listenPlease share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2484/feed/ 2 moment count, the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, environmental disasters, change the world, solutions, the porch The Porch: What you can do from here... Sometimes having the chance to just sit down and have an easy, relaxed chat with a friend allows you to sort out all kinds of things, and perhaps even come up with a few solutions to problems bigger than your own. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:24 http://momentscount.com/archives/2476/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2476/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:14:52 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2476 http://momentscount.com/archives/2476/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/2468/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2468/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:17:59 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2468 http://momentscount.com/archives/2468/feed/ 2 moment count, the moments count journal, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, decisions, how to make a decision, coin toss, Coin Toss iPhones use the Download link to listen Making decisions can be hard.  Sometimes the old tried and true methods work the best, like a good old coin toss.  So, when all else fails, well, you know what to do... Music Credit: Jason Shaw, Audionautix (http://www.audionautix.com/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 3:17 http://momentscount.com/archives/2454/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2454/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:18:12 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2454
Everywhere I turn lately, I find myself struck (the energy literally does feel that way) by people feeling either hopeful or hopeless. Be with me for a moment, they do count after all - moments, that is. Those words, "hopeful" and "hopeless" they get thrown around a lot. I do not want us to take [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2454/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2448/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2448/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:50:29 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=2448
Don't get me wrong. I fervently believe that BP should bear every single dollar cost of the clean up of the disaster they caused in the gulf. Lazy corporate governance, a rampant race for profits and mind-numbing absence of attention to any level of responsibility to BP's position as stewards of an increasingly fragile environment [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2448/feed/ 1 http://momentscount.com/archives/2410/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2410/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 20:21:04 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2410
Valerie C. Clark, aka the Frog Caller, grew up roaming the State Parks that surrounded her home in the suburbs of Maryland, USA. It was here where she first plunged her hand into ponds capturing her tadpoles. And when one of these tadpoles grew up, back in the 1990's, Valerie entered her little contender in [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2410/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/2404/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2404/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 05:24:31 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2404 http://momentscount.com/archives/2404/feed/ 2 choice,courage,ptsd,suicide,trauma,value of life iPhones use download link I read the email before me over and over. Then, for a long time, I just sat looking at the page. The words laying heaviest in me were, "i'm so sad, my friend died just because she gave up." Music Credit: Aretes by Kevin MacLeod iPhones use download link I read the email before me over and over. Then, for a long time, I just sat looking at the page. The words laying heaviest in me were, "i'm so sad, my friend died just because she gave up." Music Credit: Aretes by Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/2381/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2381/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 00:45:04 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=2381
"Real" means the perceptions that most people agree on. From the moment we are born, we are taught that most of our perceptions are (and should be) the same as our neighbor's. What I perceive as a street sign or an orangutan will most surely be agreed upon by the lady across the street. That [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2381/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2369/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2369/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 04:21:17 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2369
iPhones use download link Music Credit:  Kevin MacLeod Have you ever started a story and dropped the thread of it in the next person's lap so they could add their idea and then the next person adds their idea and so on? The story runs round and round, and by the time it's all done, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2369/feed/ 0 collaboration,creativity,problem solving,story telling iPhones use download link Music Credit:  Kevin MacLeod Have you ever started a story and dropped the thread of it in the next person's lap so they could add their idea and then the next person adds their idea and so on? The story runs round and round, iPhones use download link Music Credit:  Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/fire-300x229.jpg)Have you ever started a story and dropped the thread of it in the next person's lap so they could add their idea and then the next person adds their idea and so on? The story runs round and round, and by the time it's all done, well, you are in a completely different place than you alone could have ever imagined. You know what? There are important things we can do with that. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 4:35 http://momentscount.com/archives/2355/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2355/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 05:50:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2355
We cherish the leader. We lionize the one who steps forward, who grabs the flag running ahead yelling "Follow me!". However, if no one follows the mission is never accomplished, the goal is never met, the victory is never won. The leader is successful because of the leaders that step forward to follow! Please share [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2355/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2324/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2324/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:18:39 +0000 Emily L Butler http://momentscount.com/?p=2324 http://momentscount.com/archives/2324/feed/ 5 http://momentscount.com/archives/2313/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2313/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 05:06:19 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2313
iPhones use Download Link   What are the gifts you offer others in your life? Do you care enough to offer others the gifts of greatest value, the items that are truly treasures? Music Credit Wheels: Jason Shaw @ audionautix.comPlease share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2313/feed/ 0 profound life,sharing,value of life iPhones use Download Link   What are the gifts you offer others in your life? Do you care enough to offer others the gifts of greatest value, the items that are truly treasures? Music Credit Wheels: Jason Shaw @ audionautix.com iPhones use Download Link   (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kids-watching-the-300x224.jpg)What are the gifts you offer others in your life? Do you care enough to offer others the gifts of greatest value, the items that are truly treasures? Music Credit Wheels: Jason Shaw @ audionautix.com (http://www.audionautix.com/) Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:41 http://momentscount.com/archives/2298/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2298/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 18:09:28 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=2298
Roisin Fitzpatrick wanted to do something for people to help better the world. She asked the universe to help her live her true potential and within one week her life took a turn that many people might call disaster. But Roisin calls it ART! Meet Roisin Fitzpatrick, Artist of the Light http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0XAiaiUOII Roisin is speaking [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2298/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2288/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2288/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 04:58:52 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2288
Months ago I stumbled across an organization on Facebook whose mission statement intrigued me. Common Ground News Service wrote it: "works to resolve conflicts by publishing articles that promote mutual understanding, opportunities for dialogue, and constructive criticism." This enlightened approach made my heart skip beats! I immediately immersed myself in the articles on its wall. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2288/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/2266/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2266/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:01:23 +0000 Valli Keller http://momentscount.com/?p=2266 http://momentscount.com/archives/2266/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/2254/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2254/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:49:41 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=2254
Studies show that when something is learned by someone once, it is easier for somebody else to learn it again later! A pattern of thought or a behavior is more easily produced once it has been produced before. For example, in experiments, untrained rats must learn how to run or swim a maze to get [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2254/feed/ 4 http://momentscount.com/archives/2242/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2242/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:47:52 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2242
iPhones use Download link Sometimes even the simplest of tasks require adaptation. But, if we let go of planning, expecting or anticipating that they will be difficult, hard or complex then perhaps we could figure out how to do them.... with our eyes closed. Music Credit: Kevin McLeod Photo Credit:  Kenji PunzalanPlease share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2242/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, brain plasticity, neuroplasticity, First you learn to tie your shoes iPhones use Download link (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kidsshoes-300x200.jpg)Sometimes even the simplest of tasks require adaptation. But, if we let go of planning, expecting or anticipating that they will be difficult, hard or complex then perhaps we could figure out how to do them.... with our eyes closed. Music Credit: Kevin McLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Photo Credit:  Kenji Punzalan Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:03 http://momentscount.com/archives/2121/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2121/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:34:35 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2121
I admit, I spend a whole lot of my time dealing with the ways that the world crashes around and about us all. I don't have to, but it is the life I've chosen for myself. I love what I do, but it gets loud sometimes, deep inside me. It can resonate with a drumbeat [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2121/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2096/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2096/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:16:01 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2096
Music Credit: One World One Day Loveshadow It has been used for centuries by every culture, every tribe, every species as a safe space. Where, in this very busy, very crowded world, do you create your sanctuary, your cave? By the way, the song we selected for this video is one we particularly want to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2096/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/2083/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2083/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:44:46 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2083
Everywhere you look, all over this country, we are implementing "Zero Tolerance" polices for bullying and/or intolerance. Yet the policies are being implemented and ignored. People advocate them and criticize them, demand them and reject them. But Zero Tolerance can work and does work. Why, then, are there so many examples of it not working? [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2083/feed/ 6 http://momentscount.com/archives/2064/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2064/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:23:37 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2064
iPhones use the Download link to listen How do we define who we are? How will we define what we are to become? How can we define what we will create? Now, where do we begin? Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2064/feed/ 6 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, hate, war, peace,our legacy, teach tolerance, teach peace iPhones use the Download link to listen How do we define who we are? How will we define what we are to become? How can we define what we will create? Now, where do we begin? iPhones use the Download link to listen How do we define who we are? How will we define what we are to become? How can we define what we will create? Now, where do we begin? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 3:51 http://momentscount.com/archives/2050/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2050/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:07:35 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2050
  Do you recognize your necessity? Perhaps my very asking of the question makes you uncomfortable. I am sorry; it is not my intention. My intention is to make sure you realize you have necessity. We impact the world with our presence. I find people constantly make the assumption they are not necessary. They assume [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2050/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/2034/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2034/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:19:32 +0000 Michael Faraday http://momentscount.com/?p=2034
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 [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2034/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/2026/ http://momentscount.com/archives/2026/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:55:50 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=2026
iPhones use Download link Music Credit:  Kevin MacLeod When we travel the path to our own truth, we may not always know from what direction a dragon may appear. What we do know is dragons will step out onto our path and we must be prepared. Therefore, I am offering up some helpful hints here [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/2026/feed/ 0 Moments Count, momentscount, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, dragon path, inner dialog, self talk, Visit Moments Count at http://www.MomentsCount.com When we travel the path to our own truth, we may not always know from what direction a dragon may appear. What we do know is dragons will step out onto our path and we must be prepared. Therefore, I am offering up some helpful hints here for conquering dragons and empowering ourselves. Come my friends, let the adventure begin!!! Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 17:11 http://momentscount.com/archives/1996/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1996/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:33:25 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1996
Will Rogers said, “We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.” And, while I think Will had a valid point, Holly Near’s song “Change of Heart” offers a perceptive I believe Will would agree with, to paraphrase it: Our hearts and minds change when we participate in empowering the lives of those around us. In addition, when we observe others acts of kindness we are further inspired. So, I believe Will would agree with me when I say the two roles, hero and curb sitter, in his statement shift and revolve many times in the cycles of our lives.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1996/feed/ 0 change,choice,courage,harmony,hero,intention,leadership,sharing Will Rogers said, “We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.” And, while I think Will had a valid point, Holly Near’s song “Change of Heart” offers a perceptive I believ... iPhones use the download link to listen (http://www.momentscount.com/images/hollynear.jpg) Music Credit:  Holly Near (http://www.hollynear.com/) Will Rogers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_rogers) said, "We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by." And, while I think Will had a valid point, Holly Near (http://www.hollynear.com)'s song "Change of Heart" offers a perception I believe Will would agree with. To paraphrase it: Our hearts and minds change when we participate in empowering the lives of those around us. In addition, when we observe others' acts of kindness, we are further inspired. So I believe Will would agree with me when I say the two roles, hero and curb sitter, in his statement, shift and revolve many times in the cycle of our lives. Sometimes we are the curb sitters, applauding loudly and enthusiastically for the brave ones who take the chances and change the lives of others with action or deed. Other times it is we who are the ones heralded, noted and admired for the valor or voice we have demonstrated. Yet at our fingertips is the opportunity to make our energy felt, for a platform as accessible as Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Moments-Count/199251575880?ref=ts) makes it possible for any of us to stand wherever we wish in Will's rumination, and to grab the mantle of impactful engagement to which Holly inspires us to in her song. So, whichever part you are now playing in your performance of this magnificent human showcase, execute your role with intention and it will be guaranteed to be significant. Are you ready for a change of heart? Download Change of Heart (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=dV/IJmmXELM&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fchange-of-heart%2Fid302163627%3Fi%3D302164276) from iTunes Download Change of Heart (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QSQR20?ie=UTF8&tag=javahousejour-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001QSQR20)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=javahousejour-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001QSQR20) from Amazon Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/1984/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1984/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:35 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=1984 http://momentscount.com/archives/1984/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1980/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1980/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:38:39 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1980
We all know those times when something really hits the spot and we want "seconds". Well, apparently this post hit the spot for a lot of you, because a whole bunch of you requested we repost it.  So, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, and to let you know we're always listening, we lay this [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1980/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1966/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1966/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:14:54 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1966
iPhones use the "Download" link to listen So often, if a person doesn't recognize the importance of an idea or a concept it's only because they don't have a complete awareness of how valid it is in their own lives. But, once they see the relevance it has in their own world, they reach to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1966/feed/ 0 music,perspective,poetry iPhones use the "Download" link to listen So often, if a person doesn't recognize the importance of an idea or a concept it's only because they don't have a complete awareness of how valid it is in their own lives. But, (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Perspective-300x300.jpg)iPhones use the "Download" link to listen So often, if a person doesn't recognize the importance of an idea or a concept it's only because they don't have a complete awareness of how valid it is in their own lives. But, once they see the relevance it has in their own world, they reach to embrace it, for what was foreign is now suddenly personal. Music Credit: mrfusion (http://ccmixter.org/files/mrfusion/21168) / CC BY-NC 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) Based on a remix of Matter of Time by shannonsongs (http://ccmixter.org/files/shannonsongs/15396) / CC BY-NC 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) The poem below is the lyric to the song, written by Shannon Hurley, used in our podcast. Matter of Time by Shannon Hurley (http://www.shannonhurley.com/links.html) Tired of waving goodbye You kept out of sight Lost in confusion Still I don't know why You covered your eyes Is it just an illusion? Well I know It's just a matter of time Just a matter of time Before you give it a try Just a matter of finding the way to your heart And the way to your mind I just want to show you I've got so much love inside of me Unlock these dreams that I keep buried Deep inside the heart of me I spent my days half asleep Lost in a dream But I'm ready to wake up Your smile came out of nowhere This could be a sign Something's ready to shake up Well I know It's just a matter of time Just a matter of time Before you open your eyes Just a matter of finding the way to your heart And the way to your mind I just want to show you I've got so much love inside of me Unlock these dreams that I keep buried Deep inside the heart of me Ohh It gets so hard To see you pass me by All I want is to be alone with you tonight It's just a matter of time Just a matter of time Before you open your eyes Just a matter of finding the way to your heart It's just a matter of time I just want to show you I've got so much love inside of me Unlock these dreams that I keep buried Deep inside the heart of me I just want to show you I've got so much love inside of me Unlock these dreams that I keep buried Deep inside the heart of me It's just a matter of time It's just a matter of time It's just a matter of time Time It's just a matter of time Brooke Leigh Sheldon no http://momentscount.com/archives/1936/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1936/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:49:25 +0000 Moments Count http://momentscount.com/?p=1936 http://momentscount.com/archives/1936/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1914/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1914/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:50 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1914
iPhones use the DOWNLOAD link to listen The magic of excitement brews as the lights going down in the theater. The swell of the music fills our ears. Then, on the screen, rushing colors and images fly by. We become mesmerized, hypnotized by the expanse before us. A great film is compelling. It captivates us. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1914/feed/ 10 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, movie awards, best actor actress, best picture, best life, your best life, standing ovation iPhones use the DOWNLOAD link to listen The magic of excitement brews as the lights going down in the theater. The swell of the music fills our ears. Then, on the screen, rushing colors and images fly by. We become mesmerized, The magic of excitement brews as the lights going down in the theater. The swell of the music fills our ears. Then, on the screen, rushing colors and images fly by. We become mesmerized, hypnotized by the expanse before us. A great film is compelling. It captivates us. A great film is never an accident. Will you come with me into the theater for a few minutes and watch the film? Are you ready to find out what happens in there? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 9:00 http://momentscount.com/archives/1896/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1896/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:53:31 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1896
John O'Donohue did much in his short life to popularize and demystify the history and lore of Celtic tradition and spirituality. His gifted authorship captures me in its reflection of his own inspired living. O'Donohue's focus was on Celtic wisdom's teaching that within each of us is a world of possibilities and that we must [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1896/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1886/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1886/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:58:57 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1886
When we look at each other what captures us? What do we catch in a glimpse making us want to look back, look away or look again? And do we trust ourselves enough to do what we feel driven to do? What do you think?]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1886/feed/ 2 eye contact, trust, inner knowledge, open heart, Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, When we look at each other what captures us? What do we catch in a glimpse making us want to look back, look away or look again? And do we trust ourselves enough to do what we feel driven to do? What do you think? When we look at each other what captures us? What do we catch in a glimpse making us want to look back, look away or look again? And do we trust ourselves enough to do what we feel driven to do? What do you think? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:27 http://momentscount.com/archives/1879/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1879/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:21:37 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1879
Music Credit:  Kevin MacLeod All systems are go!  Everything has been arranged.  But I will tell you now, you only have 6 hours to do the job and do it right.  This mission is yours, it has been chosen especially for you.  I can get you back to the right time and place and then [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1879/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, time machine, create change, responsibility Time Machine Set: Your Mission is Confirmed All systems are go! Everything has been arranged. But I will tell you now, you only have 6 hours to do the job and do it right. This mission is yours, it has been chosen especially for you. I can get you back to the right time and place and then return you home again, but only you can do what must be done. Good luck, my friend, I know you will succeed. For at this task you are the only master. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:35 http://momentscount.com/archives/1859/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1859/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:21:30 +0000 Elizabeth Wescott http://momentscount.com/?p=1859 http://momentscount.com/archives/1859/feed/ 3 http://momentscount.com/archives/1714/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1714/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:10:46 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1714
As a member of the American Red Cross National Disaster Human Resource Team, M. Ann Smith has been deployed to 16 national disasters in 15 states. She provided relief to victims of 9/11 and Katrina as well as innumerable tornadoes, floods, tropical storms, forest fires and home fires. Although officially retired from her teaching job at Chadron State College in Nebraska, Ann is never unoccupied, or without and adventure in her back pocket.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1714/feed/ 0 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, red cross, american red cross, the red cross Volunteering for Disaster: Moments Count Interviews M. Ann Smith, American Red Cross Volunteer As a member of the American Red Cross National Disaster Human Resource Team, M. Ann Smith has been deployed to 16 national disasters in 15 states. She provided relief to victims of 9/11 and Katrina as well as innumerable tornadoes, floods, tropical storms, forest fires and home fires. Although officially retired from her teaching job at Chadron State College in Nebraska, Ann is never unoccupied, or without and adventure in her back pocket. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 25:19 http://momentscount.com/archives/1743/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1743/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:20:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1743
"What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul" Yiddish proverb I hold on to the pinpoint luxury of those words. However, there are people who study the intention behind the subject of those words. For laughter and laughing have a science all their own. It's called: GELOTOLOGY. That's right. I realize that [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1743/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1699/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1699/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:31:52 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1699
  You want to get involved in helping to make the world a better place. You see so many places that need your help.  But there are 6.8 billion people on the planet. You see so many things that need to be done.  There are so many demands on your time, your attention, your energy, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1699/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller. change the world, create change, Change the World   (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Volunteering-300x199.jpg)You want to get involved in helping to make the world a better place. You see so many places that need your help.  But there are 6.8 billion people on the planet. You see so many things that need to be done.  There are so many demands on your time, your attention, your energy, your resources.  What can you, as one individual do that will make any impact on this enormous world? Here's how you change the world, one moment at a time, one person at a time. Music credit: admiralbob77 Baby Bird www.ccmixter.com (http://ccmixter.org/people/admiralbob77)   // World Population Counter (http://www.counttheworld.com/) Population counter is updated hourly Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:42 http://momentscount.com/archives/1689/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1689/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:00:17 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1689
Sometimes we have a light. Sometimes we have a way to see through the darkness. But sometimes the only way to see our way through the darkness is to know within ourselves, to trust something within us knowing that we are going in the direction of the light. Music by Kevin MacLeodPlease share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1689/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1662/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1662/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:12:06 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1662
iPhones use the DOWNLOAD link With so many points in our lives where we can't stop, where we have to push through and accomplish the goals, meet the expectations, fulfill the needs, we can't forget that pushing so hard means we leave important things behind.  What can the black bear cub teach us about the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1662/feed/ 0 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, play, work, recreation, goals, expectations, priorities The wisdom of the black bear cub With so many points in our lives where we can't stop, where we have to push through and accomplish the goals, meet the expectations, fulfill the needs, we can't forget that pushing so hard means we leave important things behind. Every one of us has the responsibility to be easy with ourselves, to remember how to play. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 6:10 http://momentscount.com/archives/1670/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1670/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:10:23 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1670
In 1996, the composer and playwright Jonathan Larson gave the world a song which alters the course of lives, and will continue to alter the course of lives yet to come, around this globe. And, the day before his intense and thoughtfully powerful play, which includes this song of dynamic reflection, was to premiere - [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1670/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1654/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1654/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:06:28 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1654
None of us is offered every perfect element to create a perfect life.  Yet, we do create the most perfect version of ourselves we can with the opportunities, experiences and tools available to each of us. music by Kevin MacLeod, Simple Duet Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1654/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1650/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1650/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:13:01 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1650
We come into this world and we change it. Whether you live to be 98 years old or 9 minutes old, you change the world.  Your life has impact and each time you encounter another person you have a chance to change a moment, to change a life.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1650/feed/ 2 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, change a moment, change your life, impact, life well lived Change a Moment We come into this world and we change it. Whether you live to be 98 years old or 9 minutes old, you change the world. Your life has impact and each time you encounter another person you have a chance to change a moment, to change a life. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:51 http://momentscount.com/archives/1640/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1640/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:20:11 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1640
The date of Death’s knock ever changes us. The anniversary of sadness’ initiation, the memory of loss’ entrance, we find ourselves haunted by the echo of passage. None of us escapes the staring into still space realization when one whom we love dies.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1640/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1632/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1632/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:58:28 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1632
music by Kevin MacLeod, Daybreak Recorded by a stream in a damaged forest five months after a fire, the redwood forest doesn't stop to mourn its loss or consider its tragedy.  The forest immediately begins the process of regeneration, of rebirth. Seeds immediately drop, seedlings sprout and life moves forward.  What may appear to be [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1632/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, fire, rebirth, renewal After The Fire music by Kevin MacLeod, Daybreak (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/regrowth-300x225.jpg)Recorded by a stream in a damaged forest five months after a fire, the redwood forest doesn't stop to mourn its loss or consider its tragedy.  The forest immediately begins the process of regeneration, of rebirth. Seeds immediately drop, seedlings sprout and life moves forward.  What may appear to be a tragedy may well bring new life, new beginnings, changes we don't immediately understand. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 3:55 http://momentscount.com/archives/1616/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1616/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:53:19 +0000 Christine Ranck http://momentscount.com/?p=1616
Carl Jung, Shrink Extraordinaire, was a protege of Sigmund Freud, another shrink extraordinaire. But then they had a fight and broke up. This was probably a good thing for all of us. Carl Jung studied unbelievable coincidences, and came up with the word "synchronicities." This famous story is fascinating. Jung had been working with a [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1616/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1576/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1576/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:56:31 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1576
Somewhere in you is an artist. Somewhere in your life is an artist that you can appreciate and support. What is always important is that we take the opportunity to express the artist within and to understand and support the artists in our lives. And when we make the choice to criticize we need to be honest enough with ourselves to understand from where the criticism arises. For the art that is created is an expression of the interior landscape of the person who created the art and there is no criticism of that expression that does not become a criticism of the human being.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1576/feed/ 0 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, vincent van gogh, creativity, genius, art, artist, painting, Vincent Somewhere in you is an artist. Somewhere in your life is an artist that you can appreciate and support. What is always important is that we take the opportunity to express the artist within and to understand and support the artists in our lives. And when we make the choice to criticize we need to be honest enough with ourselves to understand from where the criticism arises. For the art that is created is an expression of the interior landscape of the person who created the art and there is no criticism of that expression that does not become a criticism of the human being. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 13:42 http://momentscount.com/archives/1561/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1561/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:41:11 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1561
You are walking one lovely day, without a care in the world, when a very unexpected craft lands in front of you. You will be offered the opportunity of a lifetime. What will you do?]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1561/feed/ 0 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, Aliens, Spaceship, Opportunity, save the world, one family, You are walking one lovely day, without a care in the world, when a very unexpected craft lands in front of you. You will be offered the opportunity of a lifetime. What will you do? You are walking one lovely day, without a care in the world, when a very unexpected craft lands in front of you. You will be offered the opportunity of a lifetime. What will you do? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 10:33 http://momentscount.com/archives/1539/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1539/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:16:56 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1539
It can be very difficult to be kind to someone who has been unkind to you; to someone who has betrayed you, hurt you.  And yet, there is a gift in being able to remember that the person who caused that hurt set up a dynamic that allowed you to reach inside, find the hurt, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1539/feed/ 0 Moments Count, momentscount, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, thank you, kindness, hurt, healing, lesson, love, thanksgiving Thank You for the kindness (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/freehug-300x206.jpg)It can be very difficult to be kind to someone who has been unkind to you; to someone who has betrayed you, hurt you.  And yet, there is a gift in being able to remember that the person who caused that hurt set up a dynamic that allowed you to reach inside, find the hurt, turn it around and find a productive lesson.  There is a gift in being able to remember that love is not just in one place in our life, but in many places and the opportunity is in continuing to bestow our love, our care on those who will not take it for granted, but will value it, understand it, and return it. Music: Accralate by Kevin MacLeod Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 8:50 http://momentscount.com/archives/1454/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1454/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:36:30 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1454
Where do you find your inspiration? Who are your heroes? Can you count yourself a hero in your own life?]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1454/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, hero, inspiration, life with intention, profound life Where's the inspiration? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/super-hero1-300x282.jpg)Where do you find your inspiration? Who are your heroes? Can you count yourself a hero in your own life? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 11:07 http://momentscount.com/archives/1447/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1447/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:16:16 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1447
Have you ever found yourself in love with someone who does not love you? This is a painful place to ponder, for no matter how many people surround you in your life, on this wounded wayfare you are forced to wander alone. Rejection. Loss. Hurt. Pain. And these rips and tears in the private papers [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1447/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1438/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1438/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:19:18 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1438
As Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons says in his Rules For Success, "We're not here for a long time. We're here for a good time!" There's no place in your world that you go where you intend to spend eternity. Not even... here. Music:  Kevin McLeod Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1438/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1424/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1424/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:04:08 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1424 http://momentscount.com/archives/1424/feed/ 2 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, neighbor, neighbors, children, future, hope Hey Neighbor! When my neighbors, Isiah and Natalie, come for a visit it's a delight, an education and a reason to have hope for and confidence in the future. Meet the neighbors... Music: New Friendly by Kevin MacLeod Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 12:54 http://momentscount.com/archives/1393/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1393/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:09:27 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1393
The dramatic moments of our lives cause instantaneous and sometimes cataclysmic change. But even without drama, even in our calm we carry with us the power to create change in our world. Just as the ocean changes the surface of the entire globe by calmly and rhythmically lapping against the land, we carry with us [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1393/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1385/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1385/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:48:47 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1385
Today, I happened to glance over at four women sitting at a table on the patio of a sidewalk cafe. They appeared to know each other well. They spoke casually as they began perusing their menus. Jauntily approaching their table was the waitress, stepping out of the cafe. She asked if they'd like something to [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1385/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1351/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1351/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:18:09 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1351
As we close our eyes, we begin a journey inside. This is where our silence and, yes, our noise within ourselves all begins. Here we start to be alone with ourselves in a way unique to each of us. We close our eyes and begin sensing the trail of our onliness. These next questions have not a thing to do with whether or not your individual eyes can see an ocean’s blue or the sun set or a seagull fly. They have nothing to do with the mechanics of the eye. With that caveat, I ask you: Are you seeing or unseeing? Are you unsighted or insightful? Do you envision or are you a visionary? You see now what I mean; these questions do not have anything to do with our eyes. They are about our hopes, our minds and our hearts.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1351/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1325/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1325/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:59:43 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1325
It seems popular right now to write songs asking you to consider, if today were your last day, what would you do with it? This moment is ALWAYS the first moment that begins the rest of the your life. If this moment is both the first moment of the rest of your life and the [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1325/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, last day, first day, journey begins with a first step Last Day? First Day? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/change-300x225.jpg)It seems popular right now to write songs asking you to consider, if today were your last day, what would you do with it? This moment is ALWAYS the first moment that begins the rest of the your life. If this moment is both the first moment of the rest of your life and the beginning of the last day of your life, how is your perspective on your life changed? What will you do differently? How will you love differently? How will you treat the people in your life differently? Starting today... Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 12:42 http://momentscount.com/archives/1330/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1330/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:44:04 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1330
Paranormal Activity.....is it true? Here I go again, true confession happens here a whole bunch. C'mon, let's face it, I can't ask you to be honest with yourself if I don't start the conversation with my own honesty, right? Well, at least that's the way I see it. So let's jog back to the question. [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1330/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1298/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1298/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:30:08 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1298 http://momentscount.com/archives/1298/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1118/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1118/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:07:02 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1118
Melody Thacker looked out the window of her office in Phoenix, Arizona, USA each day to the disturbing sight of homeless women and men walking along the street and standing idly in the empty lot across the street.  One morning as she watched homeless people shivering in the cold without any warm clothing she decided [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1118/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, homeless, drug abuse, eating disorder, bulemia, anorexia, drug treatment, alcoholism, Moments Count Interviews A Heart For Humanity Melody Thacker looked out the window of her office in Phoenix, Arizona, USA each day to the disturbing sight of homeless women and men walking along the street and standing idly in the empty lot across the street.  One morning as she watched homeless people shivering in the cold without any warm clothing she decided it was time to give something back. From a simple starting point she created A Heart For Humanity. Little did Melody know that unforeseeable twists in the fabric of her own life would cause A Heart For Humanity to evolve to serve two very diverse populations. Visit Melody's website: (http://www.aheartforhumanity.com) How can you help A Heart For Humanity? Donate vehicles within the Phoenix metropolitan area by visiting this page. (http://www.aheartforhumanity.com/form.html) Volunteer your services for peer counseling for families and loved ones impacted by drug abuse (http://www.aheartforhumanity.com/contact.html). Call or Email for peer counseling support from A Heart For Humanity. (http://www.aheartforhumanity.com/contact.html) Melody has expressed the need for a webcam and computer that will allow her group to expand to provide peer counseling to groups beyond the Phoenix area. If you would like to help with this or in any other way, please contact Melody at aheartforhumanity@yahoo.com (mailto:aheartforhumanity@yahoo.com) or call 623-606-8668 If you or someone you know needs help: It's hard to find your way to help when you are in the middle of a crisis.  Here are some good information resources to help you if you or someone you know needs information or assistance now: Alcohol Abuse National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/FAQs/General-English/default.htm) - A page with FAQs about alcohol abuse, treatment and resources for treatment. Resources for people of all ages. Rethinking Drinking (http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/)- Resources from the National Institutes of Health to help yo determine what are unhealthy drinking patterns and what you can do to change them. Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse (http://www.drugabuse.gov/)- Information resources about drug abuse, treatment research, drug testing, addiction science and more... World Health Organization (WHO) (http://www.who.int/topics/substance_abuse/en/)- General and technical information about drug abuse with more global information. Eating Disorders National Eating Disorders Association (http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/index.php) - VERY helpful and inspirational website with an 800 helpline, downloadable information, the latest research and more... MedLine - A department of the National Institutes of Health (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eatingdisorders.html) Information about diagnosis, coping, prevention and organizations that help you with eating disorders. National Institute of Mental Health (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-index.shtml) - Downloadable information about eating disorders. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 24:31 http://momentscount.com/archives/1244/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1244/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:33:15 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1244
How to draw the best out of what appears to be a lost chance can be difficult to see. But if we take a new look at a relationship and see it through fresh eyes our personal world might turn in a whole new direction.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1244/feed/ 2 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, intention, relationship, men, women Plenty of fish? Yes. But, value each one. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/schoolfish-300x225.jpg)How to draw the best out of what appears to be a lost chance can be difficult to see. But if we take a new look at a relationship and see it through fresh eyes our personal world might turn in a whole new direction. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 13:05 http://momentscount.com/archives/1233/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1233/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:35:00 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1233
My friend's birthday was Sunday. I saw a note about it on Facebook. I kept thinking about sending her a birthday message. I probably reminded myself 7 or 8 times in the week. But, truth be told, I still hadn't by the time the day came. When the day was upon me, I came up [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1233/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1218/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1218/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:02:09 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1218
At what age do we take responsibility for our actions? When do we become accountable for our decisions? I learned a critical life lesson when I decided to use John Steinbeck's East of Eden for a class assignment. I was 15. I haven't forgotten the book - or what it taught me about myself. Brooke [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1218/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1135/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1135/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:31:19 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1135
A child is born a soft, beautiful innocent. Leaving forever their sleep of silence in the sensuous rhythms of the Sea of Nine, they will propel themselves ever forward. They look to us for safety. A child is born a moving, energetic force. Touching the air for the first time, their tender bodies shudder with [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1135/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1128/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1128/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:04:32 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1128
Reaching out when life is hurting can be the most frightening thought we can consider. We fear rejection. We fear disappointment. We fear silence. But, when pain engulfs our life, the smoke and flames can blind us to the exit labeled SOLUTION. Times such as these we need the eyes, heart, mind, and strong arms [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1128/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1098/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1098/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:19:04 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1098
Are you living on purpose? 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?Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1098/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller,living on purpose, living in the moment, integrity, inspiration, personal power Are you living on purpose? Are you living on purpose? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cosmicclock-300x227.jpg)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? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 13:45 http://momentscount.com/archives/1090/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1090/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:27:06 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1090 http://momentscount.com/archives/1090/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1028/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1028/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:18:41 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1028
The three of us wander aimlessly along the path next to Mission Creek in San Luis Obispo. Surrounded by the gracefully clumsy sounds of tumbling water and the flutter of October's cool easy breeze ruffling leaves beside me, we amble. Smiling, I silently remind myself "if I don't look where I'm going I'm gonna fall [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1028/feed/ 2 http://momentscount.com/archives/1010/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1010/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:22:30 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1010
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.]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1010/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/978/ http://momentscount.com/archives/978/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:52:01 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=978
The best you can do Share the adventure of time spent together, of traditions that communicate kindness, care and consistent love that echoes through the years from generation to generation.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/978/feed/ 1 adventure,caring,consistent,kind,love,oklahoma,separation,sharing,traditions The best you can do Share the adventure of time spent together, of traditions that communicate kindness, care and consistent love that echoes through the years from generation to generation. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/the_tradition_continues.jpg)The best you can do Share the adventure of time spent together, of traditions that communicate kindness, care and consistent love that echoes through the years from generation to generation. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 11:27 http://momentscount.com/archives/953/ http://momentscount.com/archives/953/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:33:28 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=953
Dragon Path Are you talking yourself into a quest for the treasure or for the dungeon?Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/953/feed/ 0 brain body connection,caring,choice,consistent,dragon,intention,kind,self-talk Dragon Path Are you talking yourself into a quest for the treasure or for the dungeon? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dragonpath.jpg)Dragon Path Are you talking yourself into a quest for the treasure or for the dungeon? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 17:07 http://momentscount.com/archives/791/ http://momentscount.com/archives/791/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:54:13 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=791 http://momentscount.com/archives/791/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/956/ http://momentscount.com/archives/956/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:36:08 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=956
Addiction! I REFUSE to be treated! What if we were so addicted to joy, to happiness that the thought of being confined to a rehab facility to rid ourselves of the scourge of bliss filled us with ... fear? Why don't we find ourselves addicted to happiness? Why, instead, are we addicted to things that [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/956/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/951/ http://momentscount.com/archives/951/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:31:18 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=951
57 Cents What do you have to give? Are you holding back because you think you can't do enough? Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/951/feed/ 0 caring,intention,love,open your heart,sharing,social entrepreneurship,understanding,value of life,wake up 57 Cents What do you have to give? Are you holding back because you think you can't do enough? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/57cents.png)57 Cents What do you have to give? Are you holding back because you think you can't do enough? Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 9:43 http://momentscount.com/archives/301/ http://momentscount.com/archives/301/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:00:57 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=301
Okay, okay!! Truth's out!! I'm one of those people who turn their music up really loud in the car. No, I mean REALLY loud!! Yup! I won't lie to ya'. Make note of that. I won't lie to you. But, back to the topic at hand, playing the music in my car, it's reeeaaallllly loud! [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/301/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/949/ http://momentscount.com/archives/949/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:28:50 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=949
Are you LISTENING ???? Most moments are about a point of view. The person sharing the moment is as important as we are. We cannot control another's point of view, but we can choose to be open, to listen, to hear, to learn.Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/949/feed/ 0 Moments Count, Brooke Leigh Sheldon, Valli Keller, open heart, active listening, point of view Are you listening? (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pov.jpg)Are you LISTENING ???? Most moments are about a point of view. The person sharing the moment is as important as we are. We cannot control another's point of view, but we can choose to be open, to listen, to hear, to learn. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 9:57 http://momentscount.com/archives/1321/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1321/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:48:41 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1321 http://momentscount.com/archives/1321/feed/ 0 momentscount, moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller, social entrepreneur, make it happen, Moments Count Is... Moments Count Is... Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:07 http://momentscount.com/archives/250/ http://momentscount.com/archives/250/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:40:55 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=250
Brave. Courageous. Great words. I like 'em. Don't you? But, let's be honest with each other. We only understand what they are if we acknowledge that we have stared into the flash-flame scarlet-hot eyes of - Fear. I know Fear. I'd introduce you, but I'm sure you two have met before. Now Fear and I, [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/250/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/946/ http://momentscount.com/archives/946/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:25:02 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=946
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. Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/946/feed/ 0 choice,courageous,fresh start,integrity,intention,journey,life path,open mind,opportunity,profound life,wake up 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. (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/intention.jpg)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. Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 12:24 http://momentscount.com/archives/137/ http://momentscount.com/archives/137/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:02:28 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=137
  The definition of who I am is a constantly evolving process. What about you? How do you see your life? For me, I kinda see my life like an amazing journey I feel lucky enough to be on. It's as if I'm on a path. Mind you, it's nothing as clearly defined as Dorothy's [...]]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/137/feed/ 0 http://momentscount.com/archives/1408/ http://momentscount.com/archives/1408/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:55:44 +0000 Brooke Leigh Sheldon http://momentscount.com/?p=1408
This is Moments Count...Please share this story!]]> http://momentscount.com/archives/1408/feed/ 0 moments count, brooke leigh sheldon, valli keller This is Moments Count (http://momentscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/MCTitle.png) This is Moments Count... Brooke Leigh Sheldon no 5:07