Hunger Category
Not much to say about Day 6 other than there is only one day left!
I’ve already started a new grocery list that will just increase the spending limit by about $5 each, if that. News of worse times ahead is the primary motivation, but I’ve also realized in this week what I can do without. […]
Great discussion about Food stamps and welfare
By: admin on: Dec 7,2008 In: food stamp challenge, Poverty, HungerFollow this link for an article that claims $1 a meal is too little to live on in a day.
The comments accurately reflect the debate on poverty and government assistance.
The article was published in Maine. Something to consider is that with the price of oil rising so high earlier this year, the price of food […]
Today we had the family photo at the mall. Which consists of 12 people kicking Santa Claus out of his big chair and basically using the Christmas backdrop. Afterwards, we did some window shopping. We aren’t spending any money this week, other than food, gas and bills. Our own personal motivation for accepting this FSC […]
Today I made black bean soup as our main dish. It was quite the time consuming venture. However, it was absolutely delicious.
Breakfast was oatmeal, of course. We had no official lunch after the gym. We reheated some of the left over potatoes with a fried egg on top. Popcorn, our most excellent staple, was made.
I […]
It’s getting late in the night, so this will be brief.
I woke up today really energized, not sure exactly why. I’m adapting to my new coffee brand. The oatmeal hasn’t grown old yet, even though it is longing for some fruit to keep it company.
Snacks and chocolate.
I went to the gym today and pushed myself […]
Well, with the end of Day 2 approaching, that means I only have 5 more days left drinking horrible coffee. Is that selfish? This is good training for an even worse economic climate or a social upheaval. I like to think I can live a life without dependence on substances–sugar, coffee, smokes, alcohol; things that […]
I spent a lot of time in the grocery store today, making sure I was getting the best deals. I told the produce clerk about the challenge and he said that he spends $160 a month for two people. We discussed that it would almost be easier to do this over a months time, as […]
Food Stamp Challenge kicks off today
By: admin on: Dec 2,2008 In: Poverty, Hunger, politics, life, InspirationToday I will begin the Food Stamp Challenge, which means I have a $21 budget for the entire week. Daphne is also doing this, so we have the advantage of a combined budget of $42. This was an optional homework assignment for her, but I was really insistent that we take the challenge. I hope […]
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WALL OF BELIEFS
Add your own...-
Peace...
I have to borrow in part from MLK.
Peace is not the absence of tension; but the presence of balance in our lives. It's that balance that we feel when someone smiles at us from across the table as we share a meal... we experience a quiet moment that fills our heart with Hope for Humanity.
charles -
I've been asked for "my" definition of PEACE. Peace--to me--is the absence of chaos. It--is not peace between nations, continental powers, political movements. My control over those is insignificant.
Peace is you and me. It is a loving meeting of my mind and yours. It IS, in fact--love. It is thinking of you first, before me. It is caring, nurturing, supporting another. Peace and love are "action" words. I have experienced a huge amount of this love at home and away from home the past five weeks. I experienced that "peace which surpasses all understanding" while traveling and meeting people (scootering) through five states.
On my final ride, the last 50 miles home, I was overwhelmed with the feeling, the knowledge, that I had been so loved in so many ways...accepted, tolerated, fed, "coffee'd", housed, and treated as an equal among equals, no matter what.
Again, for me, "peace" and "love" are so closely related as I might think of the genetic togetherness of identical twins.
The following quote sits on the desk of a long-passed friend of mine. It was meant as a definition of "Humility". As I read, it usually produces a benignancy, replacing immediately any disturbances which found their way into my heart.
"Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me.
"It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in and shut the door and pray to my Father in secret and be at PEACE, as in a deep sea of CALMNESS, when all around and about is seeming trouble. "
Steve E -
Peace & Unity... Only Love can set you free !
Amritesh Kala -
be cool...be respectful...be peaceful
deborah
Deborah Batcha -
peace is the science of right human relations; living in right relations with self, others and the environment; peace is not the absence of violence, nor is it the opposite of war; peace is the dynamic presence of truth, justice, and loving cooperation; peace is a world that works for everyone
Dot Maver -
peace is acknowledging the sentience of all living things and doing my best to support a climate of welcome and understanding for the place each sentient being holds on our beloved planet. I cannot force my ideas of equality on others, but I can encourage organizations and official representatives to also adopt a spirit of understanding and non-violent resolutions. I practice this idea with my sons and with all I encounter. I like to think/hope that peace is contagious. :)
Sophie in the Moonlight -
"Peace exists when different desires are in 1 agreement. when desires refuses compromise, the clash of desires can escalate to the clash of arms and clash of civilization" -Austin Bay, a nantural security specialist.
anna -
Peace is the absence of obsession. When absent objectivity blossoms and a doorway opens to connect with each other as well as with that which could not previously be seen. Work to identify obsession its root and its influence in our life and those we can care for.
d -
Peace is the alignment of the head with the heart, the heart with the head, and the spirit moving in both.
Daphne -
Even during the wrath of the myraid cosmic winds, the attacks by earthly being's desires, or the depths of eminant death and despair, one mind stays perfectly still and bright, this is everlasting peace.
mindtraining -
Peace is being left blissfully alone.
Nayagan -
Peace
"Just What It Is"
Silence,Serenity,Stillness
of Hate
Eager to Love
Accept & Relate
to Everyone
without Debate
Regardless of Race
Religion & Regulation
Peace is the Ultimate
Form of Elation!
Tammy Tuthill -
Personal peace is feeling content and happy in the moment. More difficult to obtain is the larger peace, in which everyone is able to feel this way.
Jeremy -
Virginia welcomes you and salutes you. How can we get Alix nominated as ABC News 'Person of the Week' ?
Andy -
Peace is knowing you finished this inspiring journey safely!
John A.