Appreciate What You Have

Go ahead and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to....

When you worry and hurry through your day,
it is like an unopend gift....thrown away.
Life is not a race. Take it slower.
Hear the music, before the song is over.

When the mind is still, we can look out upon the world with a clarity that defies all sense of separation, and we feel connected to all of life. ~ Stuart Wilde

A tiny fragile planet called Earth

photo art by Craig Smith

A Message from Patty

Patty's Song in Movie

One of My Songs is in a Movie!:)

One of my original songs from my MYSTIC DREAMS album, "I Guess You’re Everywhere", is featured in the movie "Like It Or Not!"(Ob ihr wollt oder nicht!) The movie was released on April 30th, 2009 in Germany, where it was produced. It opened to a huge number of theaters in Germany and will be followed by worldwide distribution. I hope you get a chance to see it when it comes to a theater near you.

Patty:)

Water for Life

photo by Raymond Clement



excerpt from the United Nations Water for Life website:



This year on World Water Day, we call attention to the waters that cross our borders and link us together.



The world’s 263 transboundary lake and river basins include the territory of 145 countries and cover nearly half of the Earth’s land surface. Great reservoirs of freshwater also move silently below our borders in underground aquifers.
With every country seeking to satisfy its water needs from limited water resources, some foresee a future filled with conflict. But history shows that cooperation, not conflict, is the most common response to transboundary water management issues.
Over the last 60 years there have been more than 200 international water agreements and only 37 cases of reported violence between states over water. We need to continue to nurture the opportunities for cooperation that transboundary water management can provide.
We share the responsibility for managing the world’s transboundary waters for current and future generations.
(click on Headline to go to the United Nations Water for Life website)

Everything Grows With Love

photos by Craig Smith

Think of no one as an enemy. The best thing that could happen for the worst person is a miracle that will make them a better person. So, why not pray for miracles for everyone, love for everyone, so that all may find happiness? ~ Amy Nelson

Women's History Month

"The United States is filled with great hope that our daughters, and the daughters of all nations, will continue to serve as leaders in the pursuit of our collective well-being and have the opportunity to achieve their full potential."~ President Barack Obama



On Wednesday March 11, 2009, President Obama created a "White House Council on Women and Girls" that will be headed by one of his senior advisors and close friend, Valerie Jarrett. The President's executive order came a week after he issued a proclamation declaring March as Women's History Month, a celebration that began with the first "Women's History Week" in 1978 initiated by the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission that was expanded with a 1987 National Women's History Month Resolution passed by Congress.
"The Council will provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families," a statement from the White House said.

The principle business of life

is to enjoy it.

photo by Patty Ann Smith

The natural movements of life as it dances.

photo by Emily ByWater

By cutting back on things we don't really need,

We make room to enjoy

The things we already have.

The condition of our heart determines....everything.

"...Our lives can change with every breath we take...Let go of what's gone. Hold on like hell to what you've got. Each other. We've all got meanness in us, but we've got goodness, too. And, the only thing worth living for is the goodness..." ~ from "Where the Heart Is"