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Rivka Leah Jade

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There was once a frog who lived in a well. A happy frog, grateful for the satisfying & spacious well it lived in. One day a turtle who lived by the sea passed by the well and told the frog who lived in the well of the ocean's wonders. At first the frog who lived in the well couldn't believe such a thing could exist. How could there possibly anything more marvelous than the well? But moved by curiosity, it agreed to visit the sea. And so it did. And it was awestruck by the magnaminity o... read more
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And so knowing that at the end of every great Quest, the treasure is always found buried in one's very own backyard...
What a journey. And how nice to enjoy being H-om-e.
Tue, December 25, 2007 - 11:33 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
I'm closing up the Israel chapter for the time being, and crossing over to Miami 1st week of November until?. Come visit.
Mon, September 10, 2007 - 3:02 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Dad 1987- “Juli is now 12 and is the original kid with everything. She is brilliant, beautiful, etc. and...she prefers the company of horses to humans."

Michelle 1991- “what your friendship is to me, a price can not be seen. What your friendship means to me is everything but mean. What your friendship brings to me, is good times and memories. What your friendship does to me, is make you and me become we. What our friendship is to me, is being able to borrow. What our friendship is ... read more
Sun, July 15, 2007 - 1:04 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
heros' sayings in quotes, original writings without quotes:

Sarasota, FL 1995- Can you feel your ribs squeezed in by rigid structure, do you curl up and pretend its not there and get round and flat and tired and gray and realize you are losing your soul to these rules that you never said you agreed to but followed anyway for lack of any other role models or visions? Never again. If you can’t remember the colors, remember the smells, the sounds, the tactile sensation of a warm sunshiny d... read more
Sun, July 15, 2007 - 12:46 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Thank God there's a place to call home. Now if we could just remember how it feels to be oppressed and in exile and not do it to others. PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!!! (and everywhere else!)
Mon, April 23, 2007 - 4:29 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Never mess with a lady who plays a bell in da streetz after martial law has been declared. Don't knock her head into da concrete. Don't steal her bell. Don't lock her up. Don't send her out in da freezing yard for having a smart mouth. Don't put her in isolation for wreaking havoc in the cell. No, no. Not unless you want to pay. Fellow arrestees, let us rejoice!!! aaaaaooaooaowoowowowoowoooooo!!!!
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MORE GARDENS! COALITION www.moregardens.org

About Us:
We are a group of community people, gardeners, and activists who promote the development and preservation of community gardens. We are building a pro-active network of committed individuals and organizations to raise political awareness and garden participation in the community. By utilizing democratic tools such as voter registration drives, legislative strategies, judicial actions, and Direct Action, we affect local and eventually ... read more
Mon, April 23, 2007 - 1:46 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
www.mysticfamilycircus.org

Greetings Visionaries, Dreamweavers, and Peace Warriors!

WHO WE ARE:
We are the B.A.N.T.U. Mystic Family Circus- A nomadic, magical, healing arts circus that travels the globe, to sacred and troubled lands, holding activation events and planting peace poles in its wake. The circus was inspired 2 years ago by the African Bantu's story of a new tribe, made up of all cultures, stepping up to the front lines as a family of Peace Warriors. Our circus unites in ... read more
Mon, April 23, 2007 - 1:43 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
Dear Friends, Family and Colleagues,

We are writing in regards to our recent introduction, and to follow up on your interest in the Sustainable Living Roadshow. The Sustainable Living Roadshow is a caravan of vehicles, showcasing a variety of renewable fuels. We are bringing together experienced artists, activists, entertainers and educators to facilitate interactive demonstrations and performances that promote sustainable strategies for living. The Sustainable Living Roadshow is traveling... read more
Mon, April 23, 2007 - 1:40 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
Yad Ezra VeShulamit- Jerusalem, Israel
Website: www.yad-ezra.org

Description of organization:

As a child who knew too well the scourge of poverty, young Ariel Lurie (founder of Yad Ezra veShulamit [Y.E.S.!]) dedicated his life to helping needy friends, hungry neighbors, and orphans by sharing what little he had. In 1988, Mr. Lurie officialized his charitable activities by founding Yad Ezra veShulamit (Y.E.S.!) with the goal of alleviating hunger and poverty in Israel through food pr... read more
Mon, April 23, 2007 - 1:27 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
S.A.M.O.- Society for the Advancement of Mon L'Opital
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Contact: Rivka Leah Dubitsky (English speakers)- rldubitsky@gmail.com
Louis Leslie Marcelin (Zao) & Mireille Stephens (Kreyol/ French speakers only)- Impasse Eddy #64, Carfou-Feuilles, Port-au-Prince HAITI.

Who We Are:
Founded in 1996 by the Marcelin family- lifetime residents of Mon L'Opital, a struggling neighborhood on the outskirts of Port au Prince, Haiti- S.A.M.O. attempts to fill the enormous gap ... read more
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“God bless your hands, and then when you touch every person they can feel the power and the miracles from heaven in a special way”. Ibeth, Office Manager- Evolutionary Healing, Miami FL

I have known Jade for over 5 years, and in that time I have come to know her as a friend, co-worker, housemate, and partner in spiritual evolution. Because I have known Jade in so many contexts, I feel especially qualified to speak of her admirable qualities and character.

Jade and I worked together f... read more
Mon, April 23, 2007 - 1:12 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
after numerous requests, I’ve decided to start the arduous task of transferring the nuggets from my old journals to computerland, God forbid I should die and you should have to read my handwriting. In addition to my own writings, I’ve also included others’ writings that have inspired me. those have quotes around them, my writings do not. This is in no particular order, unedited, stream of consciousness from 1993-the present. Many concepts are projects in process to be completed sometime i... read more
Sun, April 22, 2007 - 11:27 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
life just gets stranger and stranger. i find myself following this waking dream to return again to Sarasota, FL where i attended New College from 1993 until 1998, and left like a bat out of hell.

Sarasota is a balmy seaside town of artists, healers, & retirees. flour-sand beaches and electric sunsets, dreamy seabreeze filling sails, clinking rhythmic, harmonic. spanish moss dripping from ancient oaks and towering banyan roots. bamboo thickets laced with the scent of jasmine, rosegar... read more
Mon, March 19, 2007 - 9:27 PM permalink - 0 comments
 



> To those of you who are accustomed to my typical
> chirpy Dr. Bronner's rant, i'm afraid there's a little
> less Pollyanna today. And to those of you new to the
> list, welcome; and i apologize for your entry into my
> cyber-reality on such a somber note.
>
> This chapter of today's book of life is entitled "the
> dark night of the soul". or "the big fall down before
> the HUGE flying up".
>
> for those of you who don't know, i've been struggling
> with some majo... read more
Sun, January 14, 2007 - 12:01 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
ADARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
the void. the cosmic vacuum. the funhouse mirror. the chaos carnival. the (un)bearable paradox of existing in 2 worlds simultaneously.

the tikkun?

ACCEPTANCE. the kabbalah of daily life. the mundane is the sacred. the giving is the receiving. we are exactly where we need to be, experiencing exactly what we need to bring about the greatest tikkun, and the world is perfect as it is and Hashem certainly doesn't need us to fix it. what a chutzpah! ah...mor... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 11:30 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
Who Am I?
I am one face of the many colored soul that is humanity, a daughter of Israel, in the particular spectrum of reality that is my unique, God-given existence. A woman who maintains a strong faith in the nearly unlimited potential of the Godly human soul. A mystic, a healer, a creator, a builder. A lover of life, passionate and driven, and generally happy and inspired. A knower of souls, intuitive and communicative. A woman equally at home in the cosmos, in the spirit, as on Earth... read more
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Tikkun Yesod (the healing of creation/ foundation), Tikkun Clali (the healing of the masses. no need to know or be known. no need to create. the boss has a plan that is organically issuing forth, step aside and let Go-d. there is NO HURRY. everything that is meant to be will be. stand still and receive salvation. Don't rush the process. be beautiful and feel good with it. play with it. have faith in it. let it go and watch it come back or disappear and be equally undisturbed and gr... read more
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As woman, the ultimate Earthly divine pro-creative matrix, art is my nature. It is my calling to attempt to articulate clearly and beautifully, universal existential truths. My particular bias is Jewish, Earth-based, womanist spirituality. Throughout the creative process, I direct my intentions towards healing the painful breach of soul and body by encouraging a profound appreciation of all that is Godly on earth; the nomadic artistry of the river, the strength and integrity of the trees, t... read more
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Hashem, Creator, Nameless Formless ONE...
I am blessed with this that you give me, a potent reminder of life and love. Spark in me the will to live and give; the will to be strong and true; the clarity to discern truth & the integrity to choose it. Oh I thank you and hope I can return the favor.
LIFE IS A CELEBRATION NOT A BURDEN!
WE HAVE THE POWER TO MANIFEST OUR DREAMS!

TAYVAS (Attachments)
Cherut (Freedom) Ruach (Spirit) Shinui (Transformation) Emunah (Faith) Adama (Earth) Ahava (... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 9:11 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
a tree with many branches and no roots will fall over. a root with no branches won't grow anywhere. it's all about balance. and a good sense of humor. in the words of a friend, above all else "lettuce bee leaf-ing in peas!"
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"There is hope for a tree;
If it is cut down it will sprout again;
Its fresh shoots will not fail.
Though its roots grow old in the earth,
And its stump is dying in the ground,
At the scent of water it will break into bud
And produce branches like a sapling" (Job 14:7-9)
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As the body is the earthly vessel of the soul, so too is nature the earthly vessel of the divine. Nature is the perfect embodiment ... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 8:49 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
A Return to the garden
A return to the garden, knowing deeply the source
Searching, searching? No more…
Roots planted firmly in sacred earth.
Home again, home again!
To where the ner tamid (eternal light) burns always
In our land, our temple, our hearts.
Rebuilding the kadosh hakedoshim (holy of holies) brick by Jerusalem stone brick
Heaven and earth singing together passionately in our daily bread
One tribe; tahor (pure), bachur (chosen)…
600,000 different shades of God blended ... read more
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SPECIALTY MASSAGES

~Neuromuscular/ Orthopedic/ Sports Massage: Deep tissue massage utilizing trigger points, structural realignment, and myofascial release. Excellent for pain relief, injuries, structural abnormalities, and athletes.

~Acupressure/ Shiatsu Massage: Deep tissue massage utilizing deep gliding strokes with hands and elbows, following Asian meridian systems. Excellent for stress relief and regular massage maintenance.

~Lymphatic Drainage Massage: A thorough, blood-cl... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 4:04 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Communities in Distress: Rebuilding the Foundation of Sustainable Society
Unity
The concept of a social web or community is as core to the human sustainability model as it is to the rest of nature. This model speaks of a return to "organic" society; one in which "Community [is] united by kinship and common interests" rather than the "flatulent consumerism that pacifies but never satisfies" (55, 12). When we reclaim natural cycles in community, we automatically weave a rich, ritual fabric ... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 4:02 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Rewriting the Urban Myth: The Sustainable City
The Roots of Urban Dysfunction
Biological
The repercussions of man's misguided instincts to control and conquer, to maintain an unnatural and suffocating security, are apparent in this age of urban decay. Earth, the once "green celestial fruit", is now spotted with the "black, brown, [and] gray… blemishes" of unsustainable urbanization (51). Like a debilitating blight, urbanization has rotted nature and traditional culture to a hollow core.... read more
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Embracing Compromise: Urban Greenspace
The Cult of Nature
As research suggests, privacy is essentially synonomous with autonomy (Laufer in 48). For this reason, it is critical that we design our cities to emphasize privacy as well as conviviality (2). Urbanites simply must have places to seek haven from the overstimulating ambient environment. Nature, as an atmosphere of few distractions that allows for "soft" concentration and processing time, is suited perfectly to this niche (19). Pla... read more
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Sustainable Agriculture
After revitalizing the soil, we should initiate the growth cycle with weeds and fast-growing, short-lived perennials. We should then gradually over-shadow the pioneers with slower-growing, longer-lived competitors. Only then can a natural system establish a climax community in which "species that occupy complementary niches can compensate for the losses of their neighbors" (75). This final stage of ecosystem maturity is desirable because of its structural stability an... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 3:31 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
DEDICATION
To my family, the trees, this beautiful planet, my friends, and all the other rare gems that inspire me to create change. Love and life to those strong loving root arms that hold me steady in my chaos. A brief note on that essential, elusive quality FAITH. Lose faith and the whole world loses you. Have faith in each other and we have solidarity. With that solidarity comes the power to change the world. Link up! Speak up! If you can not find a circuit, make one! Never underestimat... read more
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Animal Systems..............................................................................................................................70
Aquaculture....................................................................................................................................71
Water Conservation........................................................................................................................74
May the Circle Be Unbroken........................... read more
Thu, November 30, 2006 - 3:21 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
THE BODY TEMPLE: A seminar in how to be graceful and at ease in this crazy-beautiful vessel we live in. (A unique opportunity to integrate the soul and the body through the arts and healing.)

Ever wanted to explore the nearly infinite possibilities of moving in and using THE BODY as a creative and healing tool? Perhaps you feel that you aren´t a dancer/ singer/ actress,, that you´re uncoordinated and/or creatively impaired, that you´re not at ease expressing yourself in groups... Perhaps... read more
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You gotta see this movie "Ghosts of the Cite de Soleil"! So powerful...true story about life in Haiti. MUST SEE!!!