HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!!

I radiate my kindness into the world.
~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie


GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!

Trust in the possibility of miracles. Remember that anything is possible in a universe that is filled with abundance. Once you remove your belief in limitation and lack anything is possible. The question is how worthy do you consider yourself to be to receive the abundance that is available. The other question is what your purpose is for desiring an abundant life. Do you only desire comforts and ease for yourself, or is your desire to truly have an impact on the world. When you allow abundance into your life with the desire to use it to benefit the greater good of the world then the flow will be unstoppable. The key is to trust in the benevolent nature of the universe. Love, joy, and true abundance of all types is the essence of creation. When you see from this perspective and have complete faith in the inherent goodness of all living beings, then your life will be one of total fulfillment. When you live for the benefit of all then life becomes a series of miracles that are beyond even your most incredible dreams. --Ted Murray
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O.K. I want to talk about a very serious subject: Female Genital Mutilation(FGM).

Female Genital Mutilationis a destructive, and very dangerous operation, during which the female genitals are partly or entirely removed or injured with the goals of inhibiting a woman’s sexual feelings. Most often the mutilation is performed before puberty, often on girls between the age of four and eight, but recently it is increasingly performed on nurslings who are only a couple of days, weeks or months old. It happens primarily in Africa, in particular in North-Eastern, Eastern and Western Africa. However, it also takes place in the Middle East, in South-East Asia – and also among immigrants in Europe.

I won't go into all the kinds of FMG in detail. What I did do, is post these 2 documentaries about it. I was only going to use one of these videos in today's post, but I think that watching them both you will get the full impact of how and why this is done, and also, how extremely brave the young women who are rejecting this practice in these documentaries actually are.



VIDEO DESCRIPTION FROM YOU TUBE:

Uploaded on Feb 25, 2012
Short documentary about Mary (aged 14 years) and Alice (who is in her early 20's) from Kenya. Both are affected by the traditional rite of passage into womanhood: genital cutting. Mary and her community are preparing for her ceremonial cutting, and Alice is studying to be a social worker to work against female genital mutilation. As the first in her community to refuse the practice, Alice has paid a high price for her choice to break with tradition. Alice tells of the different myths she encounters in the community around her, as to why circumcision is practiced. Mary, on the other hand, has no voice. She just goes through the preparations and rituals in silence.

October 24, 2009 -- The Cut Documentary is a factual and informative short film, describing the effect on women's lives of FGM or female genital mutilation.

Film maker and writer Linda May Kallestein, made The Cut Documentary to spread worldwide awareness of the issues around this practice. Female genital mutilation is a huge problem that affects 120 - 140 million women all over the world. That is about the same amount of all the female population in the USA today. An additional 2 to 3 million girls from the age of newborn to 15 years old, are added to their ranks every single year. This means about at least 6000 girls today alone. Who feel their genitals being sliced off. By a razor blade. A knife. A piece of broken glass.

It happens in many African countries, some Middle Eastern and also some Asian. Traditionally, that is. Due to migration, it is also taking place in virtually every country that has immigrants from these countries. It might be happening closer than you think.

Kallestein says, "The topic is not pretty. We are talking about immediate suffering and death, and long term suffering and death. Despite the disgust we feel at the very thought of it, we should not look away. Young girls, who are unable to defend theirselves, are the vicitims. They suffer in silence. We can help by giving them a voice."

"The Cut" gives these girls a voice. Help spread it to make this voice heard all over the planet. Support the victims even more by demanding that female genital mutilation must stop. Unlike many other problems our world suffers from, where there is a lack of resources and much needs to be done, here the answer lays in the simple solution of not doing something anymore. It simply needs to stop.

You can be their voice. You can say, "Just Stop It"

For more information go to: http://www.lindamaykallestein.com Category
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vIDEO DESCRIPTION FROM YOU TUBE:

Uploaded on Apr 18, 2011 'I will never be cut': Kenyan girls fight back against genital mutilation SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/WHumqY Nancy is a Kenyan girl about to face a brutal passage to womanhood. Narrated by Angela Griffin. This video is one of a series of investigative documentaries about poverty, commissioned and editorially controlled by Guardian Films, produced in association with Christian Aid. Go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/poverty-over for more details. For more news from the Guardian: http://bit.ly/YCr2N8 Category News & Politics License Standard YouTube License


God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference.

“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” ― Plato

And now, for your listening pleasure, we have BESAME, by Camila.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.” ― Bob Marley







JUST ONE MORE DAY LEFT!!!

Now in case you couldn't read the fine print, this event is going to be at The Joint, 8771 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Watch this moving official promo NOW:

One Billion Rising Short Film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl2AO-7Vlzk&noredirect=1
OBR presents V-DAY’s 15th Anniversary, BREAK THE CHAIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fL5N8rSy4CU#!

ABOUT ONE BILLION RISING:
This global activist movement, V-DAY, was founded 14 years ago by Tony award winner Eve Ensler, and has continued to gain the support of politicians, artists, writers, celebrities, thinkers and non-profit organizations, such including the Greater LA Chapter (USCN) for UN Women. The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. This year’s campaign is entitled “One Billion Rising,” and has reached millions of activists in 160 countries since its launch in February 2012.

ONE BILLION RISING IS:
One Billion Rising is a global strike. An invitation to dance. A call to men and women to refuse to participate in the status quo until rape and rape culture ends. A call to action, in lieu of the fact that one in three women on this planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. An act of solidarity, demonstrating to women the commonality of both their struggles and their power in numbers. A refusal to accept violence against women and girls. A revolution of one billion women joining together on the same day.

Website: http://onebillionrising.org/

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ALL DONATIONS GO TO UN WOMEN AND UN WOMEN PROJECTS. THANK YOU FOR CREATING A WORLD FREE OF VIOLENCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS!












We make assumptions about what others are doing or thinking.
~don Miguel Ruiz