#loveistheanswer
I am pledging to Fast Against Slaughter on October 2nd with nearly 10,000 people in 84 different countries who are willing to make this sacrifice that day to raise awareness for the billions of farmed animals whose lives are taken every year. Who is going to join me?
On October 2nd remember to abstain from food during the day, but make sure to hydrate with plenty of water. You may choose to do either a 12-hour or a 24-hour fast—that’s up to you!
http://www.10billionlives.com/ Make sure to tell your friends, coworkers and neighbors about why you are fasting on October 2nd. Education is a key component in making sure that the fast is effective in reaching people! One great way to do this is to share our 10 Billion Lives video which exposes the horrible cruelty farmed animals endure every day before they are brutally killed.
If you haven’t already, join the #FastAgainstSlaughter by taking a picture of yourself with a message about why you are fasting for World Day for Farmed Animals.
Thanks for joining thousands of activists all around the world in this powerful remembrance! #vegan #plantbased #change #animals #education #vegansofig #veganstyle #plantbased #animals #fortheanimals #joinus #together #change #love #loveistheanswer #joinme #october2nd #activism #compassion
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Very shortly after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, a good friend and former Marine came by our place in Downtown Atlanta.
Steve @peglegstudio had with him a HUGE American Flag and we soon set about figuring how to rig it to the west facade of our building which at the time served as my psychotherapy offices, my blacksmith studio and our private residence. Today the building is home to @staplehouse Market.
As I recall, the flag remained there for months as America and the rest of the world began to reckon with the unfathomable traumas wrought that day.*
From today’s vantage point I can recall my inner stirrings to “DO SOMETHING!” in an effort to connect, to mark the moment and to try to make some sense of something so enormous and overwhelming.
For a brief while we came together (somewhat), treated one another a bit more kindly (mostly). In the stark shared horror of those days there were some fleeting promises of hope.
Those days are now long past and so many of the opportunities created in that tragedy were squandered by the careless while others were exploited by the self-serving.
In recent years I’ve felt that familiar inner stirring crying “DO SOMETHING!” I’m doing my best to listen for that signal buried in all the noise.
*I know 9/11 is but one punctuation point in the long and unending history of humankind’s capacity to visit cruelty upon itself.
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#blacksmithing
#9/11/01
#storyteller
#hurtpeoplehurtpeople
#trauma
#ptsd
#healing
#terrorism
#loveistheanswer
#atlanta
#faerie
#maker
(at STAPLEHOUSE)
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Where is the LOVE❓❔❓ #blackeyedpeaswouldsay #whereisthelove #loveistheanswer #buticantfindtherightquestion #suchalonelyday #down #peoplearecold #theiceageishere #loveisallineed #wherethefuckiskarma #lovehatesme #einstein #pensierinotturni #deepthoughts #noprince #dontideserveit #instagram #instashit #igaddicted (at Pompei)
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Feel, see, taste, touch, love, gratitude :)
What my Coffee says to me April 25 - drink YOUR life in - abundance is everywhere and in everything. See it, taste it, touch it, love it and feel it in your heart. Be grateful for what you have, feel that in your heart! Gratitude is abun-DANCE! Jennifer R. Cook @catsinthebagdesignpostsloves creating positive messages and illustrations for your mental health.
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Be in service as a kinder, more loving being. Let’s hatch some love!
What my Coffee says to me April 13 - drink YOUR life in - be a guide, help and nurture yourself and others. Ask how can YOU be more loving? Love is the answer.Jennifer R. Cook @catsinthebagdesignpostsenjoys creating an illustration and positive message for your mental health.
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OWLways adjust your awareness…
What my Coffee says to me April 5 - drink YOUR life in - Thoughts create. Make peace where you are, tune your awareness to your heart. Your heart holds all the answers. Jennifer R. Cook@catsinthebagdesignpostscreates love filled positive illustrations and messages for your OWLsome mental health.
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