Monthly Archives: June 2009

Giving

Most of us are born hearing “give in order to receive” and if you really pay attention, they are both the same and one can’t occur without the other.  Whether it’s giving compliments, volunteering your time, sharing talents or going out of your way to help people around you.
There’s an ever universal equilibrium with giving [...]

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The Struggle for Freedom

I hear about the struggles for freedom following the election in Iran, but for me seeing photos is what makes it real for me – and I wanted to share them with you, too.  Please note that these are some of the less violent pictures.  I’m not trying to hide the blood, but to highlight [...]

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The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India

Dog’s Eye View Media proudly presents a true-life story straight from today’s headlines.  Shelley Seale’s narrative non-fiction book follows the lives of just such children as those brought to life in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India depicts Shelley’s journey into orphanages and through the streets and slums of [...]

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A Little Fresh Air Does the Body Good

My great-grandmother had two cure-all remedies for every ailment imaginable…
One, put some Vics Vapor Rub on it.
Two, get out of the house and get some fresh air.
The benefits of the first were often lost me (vapor rub on a toothache? Are you kidding, Gram?), but the second very rarely failed to help me clear my [...]

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Do you want to change the world?

When I think about life, I always come to the same conclusion.  The greatest meaning and most lasting impact we have is how we touch other people…it is our actions and interactions that live on long past our own lives.  As mothers our greatest legacy will probably always be our children. 
  But, what if we were born wanting to [...]

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