@tedp There is definitely a case in NY that was just given the go-ahead to proceed by a judge wherein the results in one county were so obviously wrong (i.e., Kamala Harris received *zero* votes) that a recount is being demanded.
@earthangel I'm really looking forward to hearing some more good news from you on some of these coming days! It's so lovely and uplifting to read them, and I also think of them a lot and talk about them to others as well in my daily life 😍😍😍. And thank you so much for posting them here, I appreciated this very sweet idea 🌼
Here’s some more plus I have a BWAHAHAHA Hit to post 😂
Good news via Benji Faun on Threads:
1. Australia’s Solar Boom
1 in 4 homes are now powered by solar. 1 in 40 have their own battery. And since July 1st, over 1,000 new batteries are being installed every day.
2. Denmark Pays You to Bike
Denmark now gives cash incentives to citizens who bike to work. They’re also expanding protected bike lanes across all major cities.
The goal: make bikes safer, cheaper, and faster than cars.
3. Women Power Kenya’s Solar Future
Over 1,000 women are now certified solar engineers in Kenya. They’re electrifying remote villages and teaching others to do the same. The impact is generational and growing.
4. France Cuts Flights for Trains
France banned short flights where trains take under 2.5 hours. It’s already cutting air traffic on those routes by over half. Other EU countries are eyeing similar moves.
5. Gabon Protects Indigenous Forests
Gabon passed a law giving Indigenous groups full legal control of their rainforests. It protects more than 80% of the country. Illegal logging and mining operations are already being shut down.
I'm bumping this thread because tough times call for renewed vigor on the path forward. I believe that these times call for people to make a positive difference in the world in any way that fits who they are.
As Robert Frost said, "The only way out is through." He meant that the way to deal with a difficult situation, and our current situation is tremendously difficult, is to face it and deal with it in positive ways.
So far, this thread shows many potent ways to walk the path forward. They are worth re-reading and re posting the best points.
One idea I saw was from @TedP who suggested we incorporate positive ideas into our predictions. I will do that, Ted! We have yet to do October predictions, so, to add to Messages of Humanity, we can focus on visions we see in the future that make positive change.
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I begin with Jane Goodall's passing. I had been thinking of her the day before she passed, not having given her much thought for a few years. I was watching this video I'd saved that says so much about a person who lived her life with one intention -- to make a difference in bettering the world.
Here's the most moving video which she later said was the best moment of her life, when a chimp who'd been found nearly dead and wasted, was brought back to health by one of her associates, and then was released into a wilderness paradise that Jane Goodall's foundation had created. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ClOMa_GufsA&t=160s
My path forward involves my 50th HS reunion on the 11th. Long story short, I’d committed to sit w my friend who’s engaged to our class president. She’s 2 yrs younger. The other people surely to be at the table are you-know-who fans and while I’d rather be at another table of like minded friends, no one will be discussing politics, I’m sure. You’d have to be a fool to bring it up esp since my hometown is predominantly repub.
Needless to say, I’ve been wrestling w some building dread but know I’m being challenged to shine my light & loving presence, even if it’s w people I never socialized w 50 yrs ago. So that’s what I’m going to do! I’m going to go in w the protection of my angels and guides and shine. Dang nabbit, I’m going to exude light and big smiles and a friendly countenance and demonstrate how to be joyful vs miserable. How to be friendly and kind despite differences. How to find common ground w people who may as well be total strangers. I really needed this pep talk and encouragement for it. Thank you, Jeanne. And thank you, Me! ☀️
Every day I lead my students in the Pledge of Allegience.Last year I considered not doing this. But I couldn't let this loving recitation go.
My path forward is to love my students as if they are my own children and to model love for our country.
Every day they say it their little voices become stronger and surer.
G d Bless America. We the People.
Leaving these quotes on the transformative power of love here for your consideration.
"Loving your enemy is manifest in putting your arms not around the man but around the social situation, to take power from those who misuse it, at which point they can become human too." - Bayard Rustin, preparing activists to go into Mississippi during the Civil Rights struggles.
"Revolutionary Love is the call of our time. It is to look upon anyone and say: You are a part of me I don't yet know." - Valerie Kaur, author of See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
@earthangel I still celebrate you ☺️ May I add one quote by Mathatma Ghandi to your plans regarding the 50th highschool reunion? Like "I am going to exude light and big smiles..." and everything else what you plan, .... and:
“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Mahatma Ghandi
How to honor Jane Goodall
From the Jane Goodall Institute:
Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was a remarkable example of courage and conviction, working tirelessly throughout her life to raise awareness about threats to wildlife, promote conservation, and inspire a more harmonious, sustainable relationship between people, animals and the natural world.
Jane Goodall had a profound impact upon my life as she did many of you reading this post. Her observations of chimpanzee behavior , love for animals and quest for saving our planet changed generations of lives. She even moved the needle (significantly) on what were assumed scientific facts.
How does one honor one of the brightest lighthouses of our time? It is a question I have been pondering repeatedly over the past 3 days.
I can't think of a better way of honoring her memory than to provide a list of organizations she supported. You can chose to donate to or at least get impactful ideas from them and perhaps make a difference in your own neighborhood communities if not somewhere across the globe. Jane felt our biggest impacts can begin in our local communities, that we can actually have an impact at home when everything else around the globe seems so overwhelming. This is something many of us have repeatedly expressed here in our intuitive community. Yes, you can make an difference and sometimes the best way to do so is to start in your own backyard.
Here are some suggestions on how to make a difference in Jane's honor:
The Jane Goodall Institute
The Jane Goodall Institute works to protect the wild chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania – and all across Africa. It’s the culmination of her life’s work helping save chimpanzees from trafficking and habitat destruction. They lost over 5 million dollars alone this year in USAID grants this year alone. This is an excellent place to start.
Youth Activism
Established in 1991 with 12 Tanzanian students, Jane launched the youth program “Roots and Shoots”, to encourage the next generation’s involvement with conservation. That initiative now has members in nearly 100 countries around the world. Might I suggest a look around the Roots and shoots website for inspiration.
"Empowering young people to care for the world they inherit is the responsibility of every generation. Through our Roots & Shoots program, we are leading a global movement in conservation by equipping an entire generation of young people to become activated and empowered conservation minded citizens in their daily lives. Roots & Shoots is an unprecedented multiplying force in conservation and service-based learning, giving young people the knowledge and confidence to act on their beliefs and make a difference by being part of something bigger than themselves."
The Book of Hope, was co-written by Jane Goodall and focuses on her "Four Reasons for Hope": The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit.
I am going to order her book today because it will be a wonderful way to honor her legacy AND continue on with my own path forward. It was co-written by Douglas Abrams who co-wrote The Book of Joy with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. I have a copy of a Book of Joy and LOVE it.
Donate to the National Geographic Society
Really, if you learned anything about Jane, you likely first learned it from The National Geographic Society. This is a no brainer.
Donate to The Center for Great Apes
Goodall was an honorary board director at The Center for Great Apes and frequently participated in fundraising for the sanctuary.
The lush Florida sanctuary is a permanent home to 70 rescued chimpanzees and orangutans from the entertainment, medical research and exotic pet trade industries.
Connect With Local Conservation and Humanitarian Programs
Rediscovering local community conservation and humanitarian programs and getting active is both a great path forward in these trying times and way to honor Jane.
May your path forward be filled with may blessings and may Jane Goodall be a shining inspiration on your journey.
@lovendures, thank you for brightening my day with ways to honor Jane Goodall. Funny, but her name means Good for all!
I've been to the Florida Sanctuary for the Great Apes. It's amazing! And the apes and orangutans make beautiful, colorful artwork that the center auctions to raise money.
Wanted to add that Jane Goodall was a vegetarian from a young age and a vegan for the last 10 years. She was very much against factory farming which she felt was inhumane for sentient and sapient animals. She was also aware of industrial farming's horrid environmental impacts.
She has often encouraged others to eat less meat and more plant protein, to start with a few meals a week and gradually and more. There are so many options for vegan eating nowadays, it is easier to do so than ever before. Perhaps you might consider having a vegan eating day or two each week. I am going to make a greater effort to adding more vegan meals into my diet. I started today with a falafel salad.
https://vegnews.com/jane-goodall-factory-farming-legacy
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eOrpyTnTIaU
I have filled my days over the past few months absorbed in the pursuit of challenging projects on the home front and gatherings with family and some life-long friends. This has kept my mind focused on positive, constructive activity, for which I am grateful.
So, at the risk of being a total downer, this is how I'm choosing to move forward these days, by being 100% honest with myself that we're in a terrifying time, that I believe it will only get worse, and that I may not see the U.S. recover in my lifetime. This doesn't mean I'm not voting and marching, and speaking up and doing whatever I can to stop it. Quite the opposite. I just think that since T emerged on the scene I've been holding out hope that this spell he's cast over the country (or some people in it) will break. It won't. And even if/when it does, the sociopaths who are aligned with him have captured the government, and they are propelling us to a very, very dark place. In many ways we are there already, but it's only going to get darker. For my own mental health, I need to acknowledge that.
Even before T, since the Reagan years, I have felt the possibility of what we are seeing now, and I have rooted for this country and its people to wake up and realize we can have a world and society that's so much better. We got close to it with Obama and Biden, only to see it slip away. The difference now is that, as I said before, the country has been captured, and the villains aren't going to give up power, even if T is gone, and certainly not before they dismantle our institutions, wreck our economy, and ruin so much of the good we have in the U.S.
I can't live in fear of what could happen, because it's happening. I need to live with the realization that my worst fears are coming to pass, and I need to acknowledge the reality I find myself in and not refuse to see what's before my very eyes. Accepting that it's happening is actually making me feel stronger and less afraid, if that makes any sense.
If this is too dark, feel free to delete.