I normally take canvas tote bags to the store with me when I go grocery shopping (save the trees and therefore the planet and all that jazz). However, the other day, I went into an Andronico's and didn't have my tote bag with me so the cashier put my purchases in a recycable/reusable brown paper bag - which i plan to reuse and recycle as its durability and my capriciousness dictate. ;-)

Today, as I was tidying up the house, I came across this Andronico's bag and was struck by the wisdom written all over it.

First, at the top, was "Please Hold Both Handles" - literally, figuratively and metaphorically the most awesome advice I have received in a long, long time!
;-)

The body of the bag listed ways to say "thank you" in various languages, as such:

gracias,      merci,      efcharisto,
hvala,  durdaladawhy,  bedankt,
danke,  grazie,  rekhmet,  doh je,
spasibo,     arigato,    bayarlalaa,
mamnoon, dhannvaad, dziekuje,
tapadh leat,    dakujem,    khawp
khun,     ngiyabonga,     salamot,
tack,   mahalo,   gracias,  merci,
efcharisto,    thank you,    hvala,
durdaladawhy,  bedankt, danke,
grazie,      rekhmet,       doh      je,
spasibo,    arigato,     bayarlalaa,
mamnoon, dhannvaad, dziekuje,
tapadh leat,    dakujem,    khawp
khun,     ngiyabonga,     salamot,
tack,  mahalo,  gracias

And finally, at the bottom of the bag, three logos:
1 -  the tri-arrow triangle of Recyclable with the additional words "Renewable Resource"
2 - Duro Handle-Bag (registered trademark): The Original Super Strength Handle-Bag (registered trademark); www.durobag.com; 1/6 Bbl.
3 - Paper Bag Council Seal of Approval: inside the Seal is a depiction of a paper bag with the words "Strength", "Durability", "Capacity"; below the paper bag depiction are the words "Lift with Both Handles"; and underneath the Seal of Approval are the words "Certification mark of the American Forest & Paper Association, Inc.

I will be meditating upon the words of wisdom displayed before me for quite some time!
:-)
(-:
:-)

Too many people are isolated and fearful. Together, we can change this.

* Get to Know Your Neighbors
* Honor Elders
* Focus on Ability, not Disability
* Share What You Have
* Plant Flowers
* Sing Together
* Start a Tradition
* Celebrate Our Differences
* Bake/Cook Extra and Share
* Ask for Help When You Need it
* Visit the Park
* Learn Something New Every Day
* Organize a Block Party
* Turn off the TV
* Turn on Your Imagination
* Use Your Library
* Have a Potluck
* Hold a Bake Sale
* Appreciate Democracy and Vote
* Buy from Local Merchants
* Ask More Questions
* Barter Your Skills
* Fix Something
* Pick Up Litter
* Dance in the Street
* Seek to UnderStand (Stand Under)
* Live More Simply
* Believe Change is Possible

Know that No One is Silent Though Many Are Not Heard.
* Work to Change This *


A Huge Thank YOU to The Syracuse Cultural Workers for "How to Build Community"

Will you, my friends, help me Add to this List? Your suggestions are greatly welcomed and appreciated!
Namaste.

1. Are you a male or female?
Big Girls are Best

2. How do you feel:
Even Better than the Real Thing

3. Describe where you currently live:
In God's Country

4. If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Discotheque

5. Your favorite form of transportation:
Walk On

6. Your best friend is:
Magnificent

7. What's the weather like?
Beautiful Day

8. Favorite time of day:
Always

9. If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?
Original of the Species

10. What is life to you?
Running to Stand Still
or
Mysterious Ways

11. Your fear: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

12. What is the best advice you have to give?
Love and Peace or Else

13. Thought for the day: One Step Closer

14. How I would like to die: Exit

15. My soul's present condition: Dancing Barefoot

16. My motto: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For


Thank you, Samme, for this!

If anyone else is interested in participating in this fun "get to know you" activity, Start with Samme.

1) I Love.
2) I am Loved.

* That I live in one of the most beautiful, inspiring places in the world...
* That I have so much FREE time...
* That I have a wonderful canine companion who brings me much joy...
* That I have dear, darling friends coming to visit for the weekend...
* That my home is welcoming and ready to entertain...
* That I have wonderful friends in this city of my dreams are doing incredibly wonderful things...
* That the sun is shining and the birds are chirping and I am present to enjoy the experience.

:-)

Enjoy the beauty of diversity....

When you see the Ark, find your buddy, take his/her hand, and walk slowly please!

Every day is Earth Day, isn't it?

Breathe into Being...

Inbreathe all the goodness of pure thought and desire...

Outbreathe all the wishes you have for the world and the benevolent Universe..

Namaste
In
Consciousness

I will always return to the truths spoken in this speech. He has spoken the truths that I hold to be self-evident in my mind, if not yet self-evident in the reality around me.

I will hold this man and his administration accountable to everything he has promised me in this speech.

I will hold myself accountable to do everything in my power to clear the negativity in the thought clouds of every pessimist i come across, to help guide the light energy that is needed "inside the Beltway" - this man will need all the assistance from light bringers and sustainers everywhere.

Are you IN?

: - )