I need to share this. A good friend of mine sent it to me, and asked if I could post it. I just got done watching this YouTube video and it gave me goosebumps. That always happens to me when I hear the Truth. Take a look, and see how it affects you. It is time to end the war. It is time to wake up!
Jane
My daughter, Becky, turned 18 a couple months ago, and we surprised her with a paintball party with her girlfriends. When 2 of the girls didn’t show up, my husband and I, being cheap and insane, decided to play. This was our reasoning: how bad could it be? It’s a game that millions of people in America play every year and seem to enjoy! It would be a bonding experience with our daughter, who is leaving for college soon!!
We should have known we were in trouble when they outfitted us in protective gear for our heads and chests and handed us our lethal-looking weapons. Here we are, ready to go:
As soon as we were suited up, they told us about all the things that could go wrong–and all the various ways that we could get hurt–and made us sign a waiver. Then they introduced us to our “enemies”: a team of six very muscular people in camoflage gear and make-up, with their own private paintball guns. I should have backed off then–but, no. I wanted to feel young and energetic in my new thinner state! I wanted to show my daughter what a cool mom I could be!
They led us to the woods, where we were supposed to spread out, hide, and wait for the enemies to come after us. They told us an important rule: if we got hit by someone, we were to hold up our gun to show that we were dead, so that people would stop shooting at us. My heart raced with excitement. I felt the way I used to feel at the beginning of a good game of “Kick the Can.”
That was the last moment of enjoyment for me. I am here to report that I have never done anything quite so terrifying. I have always been anti-war, in a vague, hippyish sort of easy-thinking way. But after being stalked and shot at from point-blank range, I am now against war in a gut-level, fear/hatred/revulsion kind of way. What do you know? It turns out I don’t enjoy crawling and hiding behind trees and under bushes, in fear that someone is going to jump out from behind their own bush and shoot me. And I really don’t like wandering by mistake into a creek that is mostly mud and getting my feet stuck, with the sound of footsteps approaching, so that my heart starts racing, as I’m drenched in sweat, and the only thought I have is: “Get me out of this creek and away from here NOW!” (more…)
I remember reading the book, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert when it first came out in February 2007. It was so good that I didn’t stop until I was done, and I continued talking like Ms. Gilbert for a few weeks after. Then again, I also dressed and talked like Diane Keaton’s character in the Woody Allen movie, ”Annie Hall” for a long time after seeing it. I guess I’m just a wee bit impressionable, no?!
I knew when I finished the book that it would be made into a Hollywood movie at some point, and sure enough, Julia Roberts bought the rights shortly after it came out. She stars in the movie that is coming to the screens next month. So if you have NOT read the book, DO! The book is gonna be hard to beat.
Here’s the trailer, take a look, and hopefully, we will all enjoy a good film this summer taken from a great book!
Sadhvi
It’s the 4th of July tomorrow, so before the summer is over, I want to share some pictures of the poppies that came up this spring in my garden. I think I might have one or two that are blooming right now, but most are gone. I’ve seen a couple of birds eating the seeds out of the pods, which helps the seeds to spread. I always save some seeds to give to others…there is always more than enough poppy seeds to go around!
I picked my favorite pictures so I hope you enjoy them. For me, having some joy in my life is important. I don’t think I would be still around at 52 if I didn’t! So I have planted my garden only with the flowers that make me happy. It’s one of the main reasons that I love living in Western North Carolina. It has such a long growing season. Oh, one of the best sources of poppy seeds to plant is the online store onestoppoppyshoppe. Seriously, this is the place to go and get you some poppy seeds! They have an amazing selection…just looking through their online store is a simple delight!
So, on with the show…it really was a spectacular season of poppies!
Pink Poppy
Purple Poppy
White Mauve Poppy
Red Orange Oriental Poppy
Double Red Poppies
Poppy close up
Poppy and Calendula
