Skull Woman

Im not sure who the artist is, but i LOVE this.. I want it blown up & put it in my room.
Beautiful Darkness.
If anyone knows who the artist is, let me know :)

Positive Pebbles

~Your actions & thoughts to life is like a rock thrown into a river, it affects the flow & sends ripples of energy out~
Lets try & throw positive pebbles into our river of life, so it can create a better flow~


I've been thinking alot lately about cause & effect. Every choice you make leads you in a different direction. Although we don't always make the right choice, it makes us who we are & puts us in our place. If you aren't where you wish to be, change your thoughts & actions and push forward to create the life you dream of. Like they say, dont spend your time doing what you dont dream of. Make each day count.
-Amanda Marie

*peace & love*

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Healthy Body, Healthy Spirit

The more I exercise- the better I feel.

Exercise gives me confidence, strength, empowerment, determination & so much more.

When I exercise, its almost like getting in touch with my higher power. I feel a strong spiritual awakening when I show my body love & push it harder.

When i run, i feel free & unstoppable... like i'm putting the past behind me, letting go & pressing on for a greater future.

I am looking forward to expanding my limitless possibilities of creating a stronger body.

With a strong body, it makes me strong in all aspects of my life.

LOVE YOURSELF-- your body is your temple, treat it well & feel the benefits!!!!

Today, I choose to be happy :)

I would like to share some daily soul food with you.

I bought some cards reccently with these quotes on the cover & i really enjoy reading them from time to time:

For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. at last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination...

-Souza

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the pass and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you!

-Christian D. Larson

*Love you all, Have a beautiful day*

Love them, dont eat them

‘Meet Your Meat’: Pigs

*10 top reasons not to eat pigs*

Porking You Up
It’s a fact—ham, sausage, and bacon strips will go right to your hips. Eating pork products, which are loaded with artery-clogging cholesterol and saturated fat,
is a good way to increase your waistline and increase your chances of developing deadly diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s,
asthma, and impotence. Research has shown that vegetarians are 50 percent less likely to develop heart disease, and they have 40 percent of the cancer rate of meat-eaters.
Plus, meat-eaters are nine times more likely to be obese than pure vegetarians are. Every time you eat animal products, you’re also ingesting bacteria, antibiotics, dioxins, hormones,
and a host of other toxins that can accumulate in your body and remain there for years.

Pigs Have Feelings Too
Ninety-seven percent of pigs in the United States today are raised in factory farms,
where they will never run across sprawling pastures, bask in the sun, breathe fresh air,
or do anything else that comes naturally to them. Crowded into warehouses with nothing to do and nowhere to go,
they are kept on a steady diet of drugs to keep them alive and make them grow faster,
but the drugs cause many of the animals to become crippled under their own bulk.

Pigs and Playstations
Think that you can outplay a pig on your Playstation? You may be surprised. According to research, pigs are much smarter than dogs,
and they even do better at video games than some primates. In fact, pigs are extremely clever animals who form complex social networks and have excellent memories.
Eating a pig is like eating your dog! As actor Cameron Diaz put it after hearing that pigs have the mental capacities of a 3-year-old human: "[Eating bacon is] like eating my niece!"

Pigs Prefer Mud, Not Crud
Pigs are actually very clean animals.
If they are given sufficient space, pigs are careful not to soil the areas where they sleep or eat.
And forget the silly saying "sweating like a pig"—pigs can’t even sweat!
That’s why they bathe in water or mud to cool off. But in factory farms,
they’re forced to live in their own feces and vomit and even amid the corpses of other pigs.
Conditions are so filthy that at any given time, more than one-quarter of pigs suffer from mange—think of your worst case of poison ivy,
and imagine having to suffer from it for the rest of your life.

Farming Family Values
Factory farms are pure hell for pigs and their babies. Mother pigs spend most of their lives in tiny "gestation" crates,
which are so small that the animals are unable to turn around or even lie down comfortably. They are repeatedly impregnated until they are slaughtered.
Piglets, who are taken away from their distraught mothers after just a few weeks, have their tails chopped off, their teeth are clipped off with pliers,
and the males are castrated—all without painkillers.

The Manure Is Blowing in the Wind …
A pig farm with 5,000 animals produces as much fecal waste as a city of 50,000 people.
In 1995, 25 million gallons of putrid hog urine and feces spilled into a North Carolina river,
immediately killing between 10 and 14 million fish. To get around water pollution limits,
factory farms will frequently take the tons of urine and feces that are stored in cesspools
and turn them into liquid waste that they spray into the air. This manure-filled mist is carried away by the wind and inhaled by the people who live nearby.

Bacteria-Laden Bacon and Harmful Ham
Extremely crowded conditions, poor ventilation, and filth in factory farms cause such rampant disease in pigs that 70 percent of them have pneumonia
by the time they’re sent to the slaughterhouse. In order to keep pigs alive in conditions that would otherwise kill them and to promote unnaturally fast growth,
the industry keeps pigs on a steady diet of the antibiotics that we depend on to treat human illnesses.
This overuse of antibiotics has led to the development of "superbacteria," or antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.
The ham, bacon, and sausage that you’re eating may make the drugs that your doctor prescribes the next time you get sick completely ineffective.

Hell on Wheels
More than 170,000 pigs die in transport each year, and more than 420,000 are crippled by the time they arrive at the slaughterhouse.
Transport trucks, which carry pigs hundreds of miles through all weather extremes with no food or water, regularly flip over, throwing injured
and dying animals onto the road. These terrified and injured animals are rarely offered veterinary care, and most languish in pain for hours;
some even bleed to death on the side of the road. After an accident in April 2005, Smithfield spokesperson Jerry Hostetter told one reporter,
"I hate to admit it, but it happens all the time."

Killing Them Without Kindness
A typical slaughterhouse kills up to 1,100 pigs every hour, which makes it impossible for them to be given humane, painless deaths.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented 14 humane slaughter violations at one processing plant, where inspectors found hogs who
"were walking and squealing after being stunned [with a stun gun] as many as four times." Because of improper stunning methods and extremely fast line speeds,
many pigs are still alive when they are dumped into scalding-hot hair-removal tanks—they literally drown in scalding-hot water.

Ditch the Bacon and Get Fakin’
Save pigs from hell and yourself from bad health by feasting on faux pork products instead.
Stuff a sandwich full of Yves brand veggie ham slices, or throw some Lightlife Smart Bacon into a sizzling skillet—the freezer and "health food"
sections of your local grocery or health food stores are packed full of these and other tasty substitutes.
Check out VegCooking.com for hundreds of recipes, product recommendations, vegan meal plans, and a shopping guide

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Broken

I hope your days come easy and the moments pass slow, that each road leads you where you want to go. If you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose, I hope you choose the one that means the most to you. If one door opens to another door closed, I hope you keep on walking til you find the window. If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile, but more than anything... My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to~your dreams stay big, your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold. While you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too. I hope you never look back, but you never forget, all the ones who love you in the place you left. I hope you always forgive, and you never regret, and you help somebody every chance you get. I hope you find God's grace in every mistake, and always give more then you take~ Rascal Flatts

**************** soul sisters forever

Amanda Zaffiro & Amanda Jester ~ 1994-2006, 2009-forever <3

Brave Spirits

Remembering Who We Are: Brave Spirits

Most of us are familiar with the idea that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; instead, we are spiritual beings having human experiences. We hear this and even though we may experience a resounding yes in our bodies, we may not take the time to really acknowledge the truth of these statements. Integrating this idea into how we view ourselves can broaden our sense of who we are and help us appreciate ourselves as brave spirits on an important mission to learn and grow here on earth. As spiritual beings, we are visitors in this physical realm. The fact that we came here and lost all memory of what happened to us before we were born is one of the many reasons that it takes so much courage for a soul to incarnate on earth. This is why spiritual inquiry so often feels like a remembering—because it is. Remembering that we are spiritual beings is part of the work that we are here on earth to do. When we operate from a place of remembering, we tap into the wisdom that our spirit accumulated even before we stepped into this lifetime. Remembering who we are can give us the patience to persevere when we become overwhelmed or frustrated. It can give us the courage to work through the most daunting challenges and help us trust the ancient wisdom we carry that is offered to us by our intuition. We have chosen to be on earth because there is something we want to learn that can only happen by inhabiting a body. Some of us are here to repay a debt, learn about love, or teach forgiveness. Most of us are here for a combination of reasons, we carry this information in our souls, all we have to do is remember. As you go through your journey, try not to forget how brave you are, being here now. Honor yourself.