Flourishing In Crisis

I Will Survive- Homeschool Version

flourishgrace — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:18:16 +0000

This is a comical encouraging video for all homeschool moms and families.

Quotes on Inflation

flourishgrace — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:05:18 +0000

The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.

–Ernest Hemingway

Boquete, Panama – Vally of the Flowers

flourishgrace — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:32:37 +0000

Expat Life in Panama, from Americans who live there

flourishgrace — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:56:23 +0000

On Utopia

flourishgrace — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:30:33 +0000

When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of support for all those who are disabled or find themselves alone in the world. Everyone has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. Devotion to public duty leaves no place for idleness. Scheming for ill gain is unknown. Sharing displaces selfishness and materialism.
– Confucius

“Without the Utopians of other times, men would still live in caves.…..Out of generous dreams come beneficial realities.
– Anatole France

“It is no longer enough to point out what we don’t like, we have to work out ‘What sort of society do we want?”
– Sheila Rowbotham

“The world is now too dangerous for anything less than utopia.
–R. Buckminster Fuller

“The first arresting fact about the Utopians is that they were practical enough to try putting their ideas to the test of fact. Owing to the greater opportunities offered by a New Country, many of these trials were made in the United States. The familiar names of Brookfarm, New Hope, New Harmony, New Enterprise, record these efforts, and the personalities of Hawthorne, Horace Greeley, Ripley, Albert Brisbane, Henry James Sr., adorn a movement of ideas which continue to live, though in much modified form, in the modern world. Contrary to usual belief, the actual settlements did not all come to an end from incompetence or quarrels or unworkability. Some even grew rich and became the object of their nonsocialized neighbors’ envy…..”
– Jacques Barzun

Life without idealism is empty indeed.
– Pearl S. Buck

Yoga Trance Dance with Shiva Rea

flourishgrace — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:24:30 +0000

Quotes on Individuality

flourishgrace — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:22:24 +0000

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world’s phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
– Herman Hesse

Urine Therapy – Antidote to Illness and Surviving Thirst

flourishgrace — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:53:54 +0000

http://www.universal-tao.com/article/urine_therapy.html

Drinking urine is a good alternative wherever water is scarce. It not only satisfies the need for liquid, but also actually keeps the body healthy. Some time ago there was an earthquake in Egypt. A survivor was pulled out of the rubble in Cairo after being trapped for three days. The man had kept himself alive by, among other things, drinking his own urine and he was in excellent condition. I heard another story about a man who kept himself alive with his own urine for a week in a collapsed mine. At the time of his rescue, he looked fine and was in extraordinary health.

Raw Food Websites

flourishgrace — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:12:21 +0000

http://www.rawfoodideas.com

101 Things You Need To Know About Raw Food

Raw food blogs

Raw food can help you lose weight

Evaporation Fridge

flourishgrace — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:20:16 +0000

http://www.emilycummins.co.uk/#/fridgesolution/4521158228

Emily Jayne Cummins (born 11 February 1987) is an English inventor and entrepreneur.

Cummins is a student at Leeds University, studying Management and Sustainability. Her entry into a sustainable design competition, a pullable water carrier for manual workers in Africa, earned her a Technology Woman of the Future award in 2006.^[1]^[2]

She is currently developing an evaporative refrigerator that does not require electricity, which can be used to transport and store temperature-sensitive drugs in developing countries,^[3] for which she has won a Female Innovator of the Year for 2007 from the British Female Inventors and Innovators Network^[4] as well as a £12,000 sponsorship from NESTA.^[3]^[2]

Superfood Recipe – Raw Cacao Maca Ice Cream

flourishgrace — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:15:12 +0000

The Soul Mantra

flourishgrace — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:30:51 +0000

Gratitude: a Beautiful way to Flourish.

flourishgrace — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:40 +0000

This video, featuring Brother David, a highly-respected Benedictine monk, author and spiritual leader, is a BLESSING to all those with “eyes to see and ears to hear.” Look, listen and be inspired by this powerful message on grateful living.

David Steindl-Rast interview on Gratefulness

flourishgrace — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:33:25 +0000

Self Esteem, Christine Breeze says stop Self-Abuse

flourishgrace — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:21:31 +0000

Many have self worth, self esteem issues, find it difficult to overcome depression and achieve happiness. Self help and self improvement can be done to build happiness and improve on low self worth, low self esteem and love the self again. – Christine Breese

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The Gentle and Forgotten Art of Blessings

flourishgrace — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:48:49 +0000

When we use our energy to bring light into the world, it combines with the light brought by others, to dispel the darkness.

Backyard Chickens in the Suburbs

flourishgrace — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:35:31 +0000

How To Get Chicks by Pablo Paster, San Francisco on 04.13.09

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/04/how-to-get-chicks.php

I am hearing of more and more people getting backyard chickens in the suburbs, in fact I recently got four of my own. Over the last month I have learned a lot about raising chickens and I would love to share some knowledge with you. While backyard chickens were once part of a back-to-the-land movement the reasons for keeping chickens have expanded to producing you own healthy, antibiotic-free, local, and organic eggs, as well as keeping them as pets. If free eggs sound appealing to you, keep in mind that you will spend around $10/month per chicken on feed as well as the upfront cost for their dwelling and supplies.

Am I even allowed to have chickens?

The legality of keeping chickens varies not only from city to city, but is often dependant on your zoning within the city. Check with your local zoning laws to determine what you can and cannot do. For example, I am allowed up to 12 chickens but must house them at least 10 feet from the property line and am not allowed to keep a rooster. One question that this frequently raises is “don’t you need a rooster to get eggs?” Luckily the answer is no, chickens naturally lay up to one egg per day and, unless you want chicks, they do not need to be fertilized. Hens themselves are not completely quiet though, your flock will add some liveliness to your backyard soundscape. Chicks make cute peeping sounds, eventually to be replaced by buc-buc-bucauk, especially when they are celebrating the arrival of a new egg.

What do I need to raise chicks?

Bringing home our little fuzzy chicks was a real pleasure. With Easter just behind us your local animal shelter may be getting a flood of unwanted chickens and rabbits soon. Another option, of course, is incubating and hatching eggs yourself, buying day-old chicks from your local feed store, or from a local family-owned operation like Ranch Hag Hens, where I got my girls. If the chicks are young enough, your face will become “imprinted” in their minds and they will always consider you their mother. Frequent handling and hand-feeding will help to domesticate them so that they will be comfortable with you. Other than that, chicks need very little. A box will serve as a home, lined with newspaper and wood shavings, a heat lamp will maintain the home at 95 degrees Fahrenheit (decreased by 5 degrees each week), and fresh water and medicated chick mash will keep them healthy. Frequently cleaning the chicken poop out of their home will help keep them healthy and will keep the smell down. An additional benefit of keeping chickens is the fertilizer value of their waste; adding it to your compost will add nutrients.

What do you need to keep hens?

Adolescent chickens are called pullets and don’t become hens until they are a year old. Pullets begin laying eggs around 4-5 months (some breeds produce up to one egg per day) and live to be 5 or more years old. Along with a good supply of fresh water and the appropriate feed your hens will need shelter to keep them safe from predators and protected from weather. Your hens will also need an enclosed area to stretch their legs. The space requirement varies between breeds, but 4 square feet per chicken should be enough. Appropriate shelter can range from a converted storage shed, a purchased chicken coop, or you can go all-out and build an insulated mini-barn, complete with windows, shingles and solar panels, like I did.

Helpful resources on keeping chickens

BackyardChickens.com

MyPetChicken.com

Path to Freedom – City Chickens

flourishgrace — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:05 +0000

Backyard poultry enthusiast & urban homesteader, Jordanne Dervaes talks about raising chickens in the city. Guest staring ‘Miss Clementime’ a bantam black cochin. Urban pioneer, Jordanne, lives on a revolutionary urban homestead in Pasadena with her family and menagerie of animals (chickens, goats and ducks)

The Joy Of Chickens

flourishgrace — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:20:54 +0000

Author Ashley English discusses the merits (and joys) of raising chickens. Look for her new book series on local food coming in Spring 2010. Visit her
blog at http://small-measure.blogspot.com/.

Will Smith – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Summertime

flourishgrace — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:31:33 +0000