Freedom, fear and bedtime lullabies

Hey y'all.

I just watched a really cool video online that was probably more inspiring and filled with more meaning than any television show I've ever seen in my LIFE. I watched it twice and got chills both times. Check it out...

http://photos.imageevent.com/shutternut/sacredconnectionsfinal/SacredConnectWebStream.mov

You can learn more about this truly amazing and inspiring woman at the website of her organization,

The Circle of Life

So, let me talk a bit about something else environment-oriented that we can all do to easily make a difference... Compact fluroescent light bulbs. Some of you might have heard of them from when we suddenly got environmental after gas prices went crazy and the country went through oil shortages(ha, ha ; ). But compact fluroescents are just light bulbs that burn 15 watts instead of the typical 60 watts. You can imagine how that much electricity and fossil fuel burning could add up to if we all used them... You could probably imagine how much cash that saves you too!!! The average amount saved with these light bulbs is twenty dollers a month. That is a pretty significant saving!!! This means they pay themselves off as well as another set in one month, as they cost about 10 bucks for two where I live.

And get this, they last over five times longer than 60 watt bulbs. Five times longer is a pretty significant amount of hours burning, and it adds up to significant savings too!!! Check them out next time your near a hardware store or a pharmacy... or you can even order them online. Their definatley a good thing to know about and keep in mind, and they make great gifts. Truly gifts that keep on giving when a person saves about 20 bucks a month consistently for over a year just implementing something as simple a light bulb.

For more fun web media... Check out the PEAK PERFORMANCE archives I linked in my favorite places on the side here. The bird flu interview sample there is a blast to listen to. All of the stuff on that site is to me really... It's completley inspiring and much more fun to listen to when I'm surfing the net instead of subconsciously listening to some dramatic piece of music. I guess it could be considered self-help, and self-help might seem weird or unecesary to some people... But I know I want all the help I can get through this life. And even if all self-help things aren't 100% effective for every person all the time, why not try to put the odds in your favor when you can? And if it doesn't teach you anything, and I sordove doubt that it won't...what's wrong with being reminded of things we already know, and reinforcing knowledge so that we can actually implement it and become successful and happy people?

"But it's like the harder that they hit us, the louder we become, like the skin on a drum..." Michael Franti