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Posted on Mar 10th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
Tranquility
If you want to be happy, be.
leo tolstoy

Truly great friends are hard to find,
difficult to leave,
and impossible to forget.
G Randolf.

to be nobody but yourself
in a world which is doing it’s best day and night to make you everybody else
means to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight;
and never stop fighting.
ee cummings.


blessed are those who can
give without remembering and
take without forgetting.
 elizabeth b.

this above all: to your own self be true.
shakespeare

No act of kindness however small is ever wasted.
Aesop.


“We make a living by what we get,
we make a life of what we give.”
Winston Churchill

The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moment of comfort and convenience,
but how he stands at times of controversy and challenge."
Martin Luther King Jr.

Until you make peace with who you are,
you’ll never be content with what you have. 
Doris mortman.


Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. 
I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty,
believe in them and try to follow where they may lead. 
Louisa may Alcott

“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it,
but what they become by it.”
John Ruskin

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds you plant. 
Robert louis Stevenson.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Albert Einstein.

Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Alfred lord Tennyson.

Everything that I love I love because I understand.
Leo Tolstoy

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life
as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. 
Booker t. Washington.


The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts
Marcus Aelius Aurelius


"When someone shows you who they are, believe them...the first time." 
Maya Angelou

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed
Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. 
Mahatma Gandhi.

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
william jane.

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” elie wiesel


Only from the heart
Can you touch the sky.
Rumi.


Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark,
in the hopeless swamps of the approximate,
the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish,
in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,
In the name of the best within you,
do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst.
In the name of the values that keep you alive,
do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly,
the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title.
Do not lose your knowledge but have never been able to reach.
Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
~Ayn Rand

"Look up to people others look down on, because we're not so different after all"_Bill Clinton

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."_T.S. Eliot

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."_Eleanor roosevelt

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing"_Helen Keller

There is a force within that gives life-
Seek that.
In your body,there lies a precious jewel
Seek that.
If you are in search of the greatest treasure,don't look outside
Look within,and seek that.
Rumi

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Mother Teresa

Posted on Mar 13th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
"People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People who really want help may attack you if you help them. Help them anyway. Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway."
-Mother Teresa
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Ananda Marga

Posted on Mar 20th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
www.anandamarga.org

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today marks

Posted on Mar 20th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
<> the 4th anniversary of the iraq war. (3/20/2003)
<> one month until i turn 22.
<> two months until i graduate from GW.



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Michael Franti & Spearhead

Posted on Mar 25th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=19598580


amazing musician and activist. 

have a listen.
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whole foods invests in zaadz. how wonderful!

Posted on Mar 31st, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
“…follow your heart wherever it takes you. Choose love instead of fear. If you do, a wonderful life adventure awaits you! Carpe diem!” ~ John Mackey
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rumi quotes

Posted on Mar 12th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
“Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”
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may you..

Posted on Mar 10th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
May you be blessed with discomfort


at easy answers,half-truths,and superficial relationships,

Wisdom

so that you will live deep within your heart.




May you be blessed with unease


at injustice,oppression,and exploitation of people,


Strength


so that you will work for justice,equality and peace.




May you be blessed with


Empathy


and tears to shed from those who suffer from pain,rejection,starvation and war,


so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them,


and help turn their pain into joy.




May you be blessed with


Idealism

to believe that you can make a difference in the world,


so you can do the things others said can't be done,

and leave a trail of hope for all those behind you.




May you be blessed with

Laughter

and the ability to act like a child at times,


so that you may have an abundance of fun

and enjoy life to its fullest measure.



May you be blessed with


Courage


to be yourself and stand against the crowd when necessary


so that you will live up to your principles

and take a stand for what is right.



May you be blessed with

Endurance


to pick yourself up from the painful setbacks and lessons,


so that you will confront them and only leap much higher.




May you be blessed with


compassion


so that you will tear down walls,build bridges,and replace hate with love


so that you will bring about transformation

and turn mud into gold.




May you be blessed with

acceptance


to embrace life's mysteries and unanswered questions


so that you will discover balance

and be filled with infinite peace.
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hiv/aids stats from usaid

Posted on Mar 20th, 2007 by Jamie  : dreamer, lover, adventurer Jamie
How many people around the world are living with HIV/AIDS?

In 2004, 39.4 million people around the world were living with HIV/AIDS. More than 64.9 million people have been infected with HIV since the pandemic began. AIDS is the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the fourth leading cause of death globally.

How many women are infected with HIV/AIDS?

Globally, 45 percent of adults living with HIV/AIDS are women. By region, this percentage varies considerably, from 57% in Sub-Saharan Africa, to 28% in East Asia and the Pacific. In 2004, 17.6 million women were living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.

How many people have died of AIDS?

Almost 8,500 people die every day due to AIDS. AIDS caused 3.1 million deaths in 2004, 510,000 among children under 15. An estimated 32 million people have died from AIDS since the beginning of the pandemic.

How fast is the pandemic growing?

There were 4.9 million new HIV infections in 2004, or almost 13,500 people per day.

How many children and young people are infected with HIV?

In 2004, 640,000 children under 15 were newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of children living with HIV to 2.2 million. About half of all new adult HIV infections occur among 15-24 year olds. Learn more about USAID's efforts to prevent HIV in children and young people:

How many children have been orphaned because of HIV/AIDS?

As of 2003, approximately 15 million children have lost one or both parents due to HIV/AIDS. By 2010, this number is expected to increase to 25 million. Learn more about USAID's efforts to improve the lives of children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Which parts of the world are most severely affected by HIV/AIDS?

Approximately 95 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS live in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa is the hardest-hit region, but other regions face severe or rapidly growing epidemics in specific countries or areas. Parts of Asia and Latin America are experiencing severe epidemics at the national or local level. Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the region with the fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world. Learn more about USAID's country and regional HIV/AIDS programs.

source: USAID
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