Category: happiness

Black Eyed Peas – #WHERESTHELOVE

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Update of 2003 Hit Song Drives Campaign to Assist Victims, Families and Fund Education

An awesome new remix. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

“#WHERESTHELOVE” Music Video Premieres Worldwide Exclusively on Apple Music; Song Available for Download on iTunes with Proceeds From Purchase of the Song in the US Going to i.am.angel Foundation …

the song and accompanying video campaign calls for calm, asking citizens of the world to stop the hate and violence that has resulted in many lives lost in Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Ferguson, Orlando, St. Paul, Brussels, Paris, Istanbul, and sadly the list goes on.

… a wealth of talent joining will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie on “#WHERESTHELOVE” including Jamie Foxx, Ty Dolla $ign, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Cassie, Andra Day, The Game, Tori Kelly, V. Boseman, Jessie J, French Montana, Justin Timberlake, DJ Khaled, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, A$AP Rocky, Jaden Smith and a 40-member children’s choir.

Black Eyed Peas Reunite for “#WHERESTHELOVE” Launching Appeal to Stop Shootings and Violence

Tiny House TV shows

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I was surprised to hear of a reality TV series featuring very small houses.

Turns out there are MANY Tiny House TV shows. 🙂

Plenty of people should be downsizing.

Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube.

111 possessions

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Rob Greenfield: 

At the age of 29, I now own fewer possessions than I’ve ever owned in my entire life. After years of downsizing I have achieved one of my long-sought-after goals of being able to fit everything I own into a backpack that fits comfortably on my back. …

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Imagine being able to do a push-up with every single item that you own on your back!

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 One possession that I will likely own again in the future is a bicycle as well as basic cycling gear. …

All My 111 Possessions…

Thanks Lisa. 🙂

Friday is Buy Nothing Day

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… Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism. In North America, Buy Nothing Day is held on the Friday after U.S.Thanksgiving, concurrent toBlack Friday (November 27, 2015) …

Buddhist Eco-village planned for Leh, Ladakh

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LOTUS an Eco-village initiated by Ladakh is to be build in area of 125 acres at Saboo Leh, The concept and design of the LBA Eco-Village has been inspired from the Buddhist art, architecture & philosophy. It is based on the core values of the teachings and philosophies of Buddha. All the micro things have been kept in mind so that the campus should radiate tranquility and serenity. …

1. Parent department complex
2. Youth wing complex
3. Women wing complex
4. The guest house
5. IT section / Publication section
6. Museum of artifacts and culture
7. Auditorium
8. Vocational Training Institute
9. Rehabilitation center (for drug/alcohol addicts/mentally deranged people)
10. Old age home

The Sangha campus includes a multi activity stadium named as “H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Stadium” having a capacity of 70,000 people. Sangha campus will have two indoor stadiums- one for ice hockey game and other for multi-purpose activities.


That’s the dream of Architect VIREN K.

(Click through for more graphics.) He doesn’t elaborate on where the money will come from.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

paid forward to Carbondale, CO

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With  typical lack of research I caught the last ferry from Nanaimo to Tsawwassen. You could ASSume the British Columbia government would require public transport to meet every ferry.

You’d assume wrong. 😦 Public transport meets every ferry except the last one of the day. People get stranded every night.

I found this out by asking the ferry purser. A regular truck driver happened to be standing there at the time. He immediately offered me a ride from the ferry terminal to the Vancouver Sky Train. 🙂

Note to self: pay it forward.

It was after 1am when I got to the elevated platform. With 4 minutes to spare I jumped on the last train. 🙂

4 minutes to spareA couple hours sleep in the airport. Then the easy check-in to the first flight of the day at 6am.

Arriving Denver I had one errand. To send a piece of snail mail. The only post office in that airport was closed for lunch. But a lady waiting in line kindly gave me an American stamp. 🙂

Pay it forward.

Betsy had recommended a new inexpensive bus service out of Denver into the Rocky mountains. The driver sized me up and said: “I believe you might be a Senior”.

I got the discounted old-timer’s fare on the 4th day of the service. 🙂

Pay it forward.

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gain TIME in your life

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Jed’s radical choice to quit his job and ride his bike across the world is a perfect challenge to the rest of us to get out of the routine and make some scary decisions. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.