Hey World!

I heard this song for the first time and wow.. beautiful. Then I was peeking around my favorite vegan geologists blog and FOUND IT AGAIN! Hey you Bobbie.. I LOVE that song too!! Imagine that. lol

And, so with you all you beautiful readers 0-10,000,000 I hope you enjoy this inspiring, sad, thinking song as well.

You don't give up on me and I won't give up on you! Well.. even if you do give up on me.. that's okay because I promise to still not give up on you. :P HA!



Spread the Love folks!

Peace,
Tammy

Herbology 101

I have started my Herbology course and I am in Love! Deeply, madly in love with the plant world. All I want to do is play with the plants. I don't want to go to work. I want to explore wild fields. I don't want to eat. I want to make Dandelion magic. I don't want to sleep. I want to lay in a field of Violas and smell them. I want to lean my back against a Cottonwood tree and daydream beside a babbling brook for hours and hours. So much fun!

I have to honestly say this is what my heart and soul have been looking for. A truly honest and authentic teacher who knows what she's talking about and isn't afraid to share the information. My teacher Barbara is the kind of women that gives you the space to be exactly who you are.. she has the kind of love for you and for life itself, that allows your light shine as big as it can possibly shine and when you think you must be absolutely, positively glowing! She raises you up a little bit more. She, in the most gentle and understated way, challenges you to shine a little brighter. She is the kind of person that I would like to be. She is the kind of person that is so confident in who she is, she has no worries or insecurities that cause her to judge and hold a person down. She's proud of you for being you! I think that most of us do that. We get so worried about us. Some of us get so scared that there just is not enough room in this world if everyone shines as bright as they might be. Like.. the world might spontaneously combust or something really horrible and well.. maybe your lightbulb would burn out seeing as you wouldn't need light in that house anymore.. but my point is well, it won't. The world won't blow up if we shine shine shine. Everyone's heart might suddenly bloom wide open and (we might stop having heart disease as one of the number 1 cause of ditching this world) we might all start seeing without a clouded and fearful vision. We might start to see that the light that is shining in their hearts is a reflection of the light that shines in your heart. And, when your light sees their light they reach out and join and the light expands and looks for more light to join with, all the while understanding that there is room because light needs no space as we know it. Aww, now doesn't that feel great?!

Well, this is what I've learned in my first class along with fantastic information on Violas and Dandelions and the beautiful Cottonwood tree and mm mmm good nettles! Can't wait for the next class.

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Peace,

Tammy

Self Potrait of my Goddess Self

Goddess Leonie inspired me deeply to create my own self portrait. However, the first to put the idea in my mind was the beautiful Deborah at Temenos of the Blessing Light. I'm not much of an artist at any rate I would say. Bad bad girl creating those terrible energetic thoughts. Would it even cross my mind to suggest to my most talented daughter that she is not much of an artist? I think not. I'm actually honestly proud of this little drawing. Simple as it may be it does capture my heart in this chosen moment in time. Even the heart shaped tear for my heart breaks when I think of some of the things that human beings are capable of. I choose not to hide who I am. I choose to love and to be love in every situation the presents itself. In this moment.

In this moment right now, what does your self portrait look like?

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Peace Goddess Tammy

I Choose Love

.. a little hectic at times preparing for our upcoming move and pretty easy to loose yourself in the stress and react with grumbles and snips and snaps but I Choose Love!




Shawn Gallaway

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Peace.

A Mini Activist with a Huge Spirit

My little girl wrote a song for her Me Bag at school tonight. She proudly announced for her last Me Bag she was going to write a song and we said.. right on baby!





So off she went.. staying up late to complete her beautiful song and out she bounced proudly with this. (All right reserved.. copyrighted.) ;) lol





I cannot express how incredibly proud, touched and blown away I am by her Heart.





Here is her song.








Come On Let's Go!
Come on let's go Everybody!

Let's get in the car,
We're going to the pandas.



Lets bring sum bambo,
So they can live forever!



So, come on lets go!
We beter hurry,
their geting hungri



So come on lets go!

For more information see here.. WWF Pandas or here Panda and see Baby Pandas!

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Peace,

Tammy

Hearts on Noses

Winnie plays the piano.

For treats of course!

She knows her own self worth!
Why don't we?

We have this adorable little pig sanctuary on the outskirts of town called Hearts On Noses. The lovely owner and operator Janice takes in pigs that have been abused, abandoned, neglected and surrendered. A beautiful busy women with a heart as big as Canada! These piggies (LOVE) her! When she comes to their pens their little tails wag as quick as can be. All lined up just to hear her call their name and she does talk to each and every one of these sweet piggies.. calling each by name and complimenting them on something she sees within their dirty scrunched up faces. Their little eyes you can barely see on some of the little potbellied piggies.. like a chubby baby wrinkling their face up in a bigger then life smile.. their little eyes all squinty before a little snort of delight escapes their heart. She started the Hearts on Noses Sanctuary in 2002 when she moved into her new home and discovered little Willie abandoned and wandering alone.

I went with my children yesterday and had a wonderful time. I shed a couple of tears for these sweet animals and trust me.. they are beyond sweet! They all have such unique personality! Like Comet! An adorable pink pig (as my daughter called him.. the pink pig) that makes baby sounds on my leg! I offered him a marshmallow if he would make baby sounds on my leg and squealed with excitement and surprise when it tickled so much. Janice made it look like nothing! lol Comet bounced away, slightly startled.. glanced at his ever watchful Mom and then came in for a nose to nose touch with me.. that I missed by a hair! Next time! lol I should also mention that for a moment looking into Comet's eyes.. I could swear I was looking into a human's eyes.

And, huge Rose who seemed to clearly understand my little son's nervousness at the great beast of a piggie sniffing around him for food. Her big rowdy boyfriend was out earlier and as we were standing near Rose's pen, he came snorting around for some food and my son had alot of fear towards him.. no doubt I would too if I was that little.. but Rose knew it and she sticks up for the little guys.. taught good manners this girl. She went over for a little snort at her big boyfriend and off he trotted. I happen to know in my heart, she was telling him to buzz off you big brute.. the little ones are scared of his confident self. She came out later on and somehow my son wasn't nearly as frightened of her gentle ways.

Then Pepper.. for Peppermint Paddy but I keep thinking Penny.. like PennyLane.. and the song keeps coming into my head for this girl as well.

"Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.

There beneath the blue suburban skies I sit,

and meanwhile back."

Pepper has a tumor growing and at this point hopefully starting to shrink upon her tummy. It hangs quite low and she's quite sweet. I poke my head inside her sleeping room and introduce myself. I tell her that I would like to offer her some good energy for her tummy to help it feel better. Pepper stands up wagging her tail and turns sideways for me, opening her heart and offering herself to my help. Again.. I know this piggie named Pepper knew what I was saying and could sense what I was doing. I fell in love with Pepper and her warm and gentle heart. May you be showered in Health and Wellness and many blessings Sweet Pepper!

This is Winnie. She's the kind of pig the doesn't need to be mauled and pet and goo-gagaed over and will give you the feeling that sais.. hey.. I'm busy here! But, her and my daughter seemed to hit it off really well. Maybe Winnie just prefers the company of children?



Janice gets no government funding and rely's soley on the help of volunteers. She's a gift and a blessing in their world and our world to have someone like her in it. Her heart is bigger then anyone's I have ever come across without a word of exaggeration! All her pigs get wonderful medical care when they need it and most of all positive energy and lots of love.

Some great pig movies!

Charlotte's Web!

"'Some pig!' muttered Lurvy in a low voice.

'Some pig!' whispered Mr. Zuckerman.

They stared and stared for a long time at Wilbur.

Then they stared at Charlotte."

-E.B. White

Charlotte's Web

Adventures of Winnie the Pooh!

"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.

'Pooh!' he whispered.

'Yes, Piglet?'

'Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. '

I just wanted to be sure of you.'"

-A.A. Milne

Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Babe!

"This is a tale about an unprejudiced heart, and how it changed our valley forever. There was a time not so long ago when pigs were afforded no respect, except by other pigs; they lived their whole lives in a cruel and sunless world. In those days pigs believed that the sooner they grew large and fat, the sooner they'd be taken into Pig Paradise, a place so wonderful that no pig had ever thought to come back."

The movie Babe (1995)

By the way Hearts On Noses has an easy and convient way to donate through paypal on their site here Hearts On Noses.

Spread the Love folks! Thanks for stopping by.

Peace,

Tammy

Pebbles

Just Love

The cool water brushing by my feet, the dancing swell washing away my doubts.

In the river, this tiny pebble spoke.

He said to walk softly and feel deeply.

He said to smile often and laugh with abandon.

He said to Just Love all existence, for just the way it is right now in this very moment, this is perfect.

In listening to this ancient wisdom, great Joy fills my Heart.

And, I walk through life filled with Peace and Contentment, ever grateful.

Just Love.

Love

It's hard to see but my husband mowed a big Heart into the lawn for me.

Picture tells a story.

Spare the rod, Spoil the child?

This morning, my daughter woke up smiling and cheerful as normal. She got dressed and ate a big yummy breakfast. She bounced in her seat on the way to school reminding me how she was going to show her loved teacher that she lost her 3rd tooth and that her Daddy pulled it out and that her tooth has big roots which means she is very healthy. She was also excited for her teacher to see that she got 10/10 on her last spelling test since she wasn't there to mark it on Friday.

She walked into the classroom, saw that her teacher wasn't there again this morning and with big eyes welling up with fast tears she told me with horror.. "Mrs. B isn't here again!" Mommy can you stay please with her big deer eyes pleading with me. At this point my own tears were threatening to leak from the crack in my heart. I felt as disappointed as she did! I gave her a huge hug and got her busy on her way writing her new spelling words down. She held onto my finger, determined that I was just going to stay the day with her. I couldn't. I took my son to his kinder class and walked back past her room to peek at her and still the big well of tears in her eyes.

My little girl is far from a drama queen. She is sweet and open and outspoken. If she doesn't like something, you'll know it. If she does, you'll know that too. If her friends all love the same thing and she doesn't... that's okay with her. She doesn't pretend or lie. She is wholeheartedly herself! I am so proud of her for it. Her Spirit charms me every single day.

So, I'm going to bring her home early with me today when I pick up my son. Some of you I'm sure are jumping up and down going.. on no. Don't do that. She needs to know she can't have everything the way she wants it. You'll spoil her. You'll do this and that and it's all wrong!

But know what? I don't believe that you can spoil a child with Love. So what if she doesn't want to be in class with a sub teacher. I've had a few very beautiful conversations with a close friend about showing Love in all situations to our children (and to each other). As long as I'm showing my children good morals, good values and virtues then I am going to spoil them until pigs grow butterfly wings! Aha!

It's as FireChickTick at http://firechicktick.etsy.com sais:

Food Spoils,

Human Beings Do Not.

It's good to be a Mom.

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Peace!

Tammy