Tag: living
group name: makeadifference
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March 27, 2008 02:41 PM EDT --
On our recent trip to Australia and New Zealand, we were unhappy to learn that domestic flights in New Zealand had severe weight restrictions…only one piece of checked luggage is allowed, maximum . . . more
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April 16, 2007 04:22 PM EDT --
I’ve long been an advocate of living a sustainable life, having been a “back to the Earth” family starting in the early 70’s. We moved to a small farm, with the purpose of giving . . . more
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February 24, 2006 02:54 PM EST --
When I was growing up I loved playing with my Barbie dolls. My friends and I had many clothes, accessories, her home and furniture so we could make up various scenarios with never ending possibilities. . . . more
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March 23, 2006 12:36 PM EST --
6 weeks ago my daughter and I started cleaning out our basement. I say started because of course it is not finished yet. We did put a huge dent in it though. I estimate that we removed a half a ton of . . . more
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August 15, 2006 08:53 PM EDT --
I have had the same therapist for over fifteen years.
At one point when my marriage was failing and I had
better insurance, I would see her once a week. Now I
consider her my "on-call" . . . more
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May 21, 2006 01:55 PM EDT --
By Heather Moore
Senior Writer
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
As we learn to treat one another with kindness and respect, we should remember to extend the same compassion to animals. Like . . . more
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July 13, 2006 05:31 AM EDT --
Today is my birthday, and I would have written this musing even if it weren't the beginning of my fifty-seventh year on this planet, but birthdays remind me of something very important.
You see, every . . . more
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August 30, 2006 05:33 PM EDT --
In a recent interaction with a colleague, she pulled the "spiritual card" and I was shocked and disappointed. We were discussing a legal/community issue that impacts many people. . . . more
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May 31, 2006 09:49 PM EDT --
Growing up, I never thought about where my food came from. As far as I was concerned, those shrink-wrapped packages of steak and ground beef originated at the grocery store and that was that. I didn't . . . more
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June 03, 2006 06:11 PM EDT --
By Heather Moore
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Rodents, pigeons, beavers, and other so-called "pests" are no more of a nuisance than telemarketers and door-to-door salespeople. . . . more
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August 18, 2006 11:11 AM EDT --
I look at the picture of my best friend and me, sitting on the couch in the home where I grew up, 1972, we were 10 years old. I barely remember that moment. Yellow shirt, jeans. Her in . . . more
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March 15, 2006 06:18 PM EST --
I want to thank you Gather-Guys
For Reading-In on me
I want to thank you Gather-Guys
Your words are dear to me
I read your stories words and quips
Poems, thoughts and rants,
words that cross . . . more
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December 26, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
has any one tried this type of treatment? i had never heard of it b4.
http://www.beliefnet.com/healthandhealing/getcontent.aspx?cid=38728&WT.mc_id=NL44
Overview
Ayurveda, . . . more
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June 01, 2006 12:48 PM EDT --
"We travel," says travel writer Pico Iyer, "to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate." Reading about a place . . . more
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July 27, 2007 11:39 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON – More than 200 ACORN members from a half-dozen states joined thousands at the Capitol July 24 to celebrate a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage – and to demand further hikes . . . more
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May 19, 2006 09:40 PM EDT --
By Heather Moore
Senior Writer
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
When George Angell, the founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was asked why . . . more
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June 23, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
The following is an excerpt from PETA president Ingrid E. Newkirk's newest book, Making Kind Choices: Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth- and Animal-Friendly Living, which can be ordered . . . more
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October 03, 2006 05:40 AM EDT --
The Guardian: A Movie Review
In our nation there is a branch of service sometimes military, . . . more
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August 29, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
One of the greatest environmental catastrophes in American history occurs just southwest of our nation's capital. In the coalfields of Appalachia, individuals, families and entire communities are being . . . more
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September 14, 2006 01:10 PM EDT --
This Tuesday at the Boston Women's Network monthly dinner, I had the privilege of hearing Robin Chase, co-founder of ZipCar and currently with Meadow Networks, tell the story of ZipCar's success . . . more
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