Myrtus

Be Free Like Running Water

"The mind constricts and love unbinds. 
The mind says, 'Don't let go or overflow.' 
Love says, 'Be free without formality'." 
~Rumi

 

Ever Heard of Spiritually Transmitted Diseases [STDS]?

Do you consider yourself spiritual?

If yes, you might really enjoy this one:

Steven Bancarz coins a few cute terms and does a great job giving them spin, to draw attention to some of the most common "Spiritually Transmitted Diseases", along with their symptoms and cures.

My favorite?

Fluffy-Bunny Syndrome

Symptoms Include: Willful ignorance, naivety, emotional and mental instability, fear, and delusion.

Cure: Those with Fluffy-Bunny Syndrome can be cured by facing the darkness, being honest with themselves, and using their tendency towards positivity to transmute the darkness into something new.  By learning to face and accept parts of the inner and outer worlds that they don’t like, they will learn to turn their fear into positive action, instead of positive ignorance.  Make the darkness conscious, and utilize it as fuel for your passion for positivity. [read more here]

Amazigh Necklace

When I told my friend Geni about my ethnic background, she had never heard of The Amazigh الأمــــــــازيـــغ. Next thing I know she felt inspired to design jewelry with the Amazigh symbol and surprise me with the result.

How cool are these necklaces? 
I'd wear them in a heartbeat, and with pride!

For more info, contact: Irisari

High polish 925 silver pendant or charm. Minimalist, modern design on the Amazigh symbol. Each piece is handcrafted individually in sterling silver. Functional as a pendant on a necklace or a charm for bracelets the pieces uniformly measure 3/4 of an inch or 20mm. Individually stamped 925 quality mark. Pre-order and ships within 3 weeks. Chain or leather necklace sold separate. Add $8.00 for engraving up to 5 letters.

And Now Light in Africa with @Dabaddo

How many times have you thought "I wish there was something I could do to help people in Africa"? Or you wished their governments would do something to help them advance?

Well, wish no more. Now you can help by empowering the wonderful people behind Dabaddo to do what they do best, which is empowering people with the proper tools to take care of themselves. They do that by bringing one of the most essential necessities to human existence for those need: ELECTRICITY.

 

She can have access to light, education, vaccines, & grow up connected

A word from Dabaddo:

About this project

DABADDO (daabaadō);

Daba – now; Ddo - light

TURN ON THE LIGHTS & CONNECT

Why do 600 million people, 70% of the population of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) live without electricity? It is not because the technology doesn’t exist or that we don’t know how to build and install it. It is because energy providers have not found a way to profitably connect them to the grid. This does not mean that those without electricity today do not desire the basics of electricity, such as lights at night or a charged cell phone, it is just that they cannot afford luxury electricity and mass consumption, which is required to make large scale grids profitable. They not only can’t afford the cost of luxury electricity; they can’t afford the appliances required to consume this electricity like washers, driers, dish washers, multiple lights, fans, air conditioners, computers, TV’s, etc…

Likewise, only 120million of nearly 1 billion people living in SSA have access to the internet (in 2012 the UN General Assembly declared access to the Internet a Universal Human Right).

YOU can fundamentally make a difference in the lives of many by supporting us get this project off the ground!  Not only will YOU have a direct local impact, but YOU will help us kickstart the only village level branded entity focused entirely on this grossly underserved population.  Our objective isn't 1 or 2 locations, but hundreds and thousands.  Everyone talked about the markets of China and India, however Africa, as a continent, has a similar population as India, but she is consuming 35% more.  We aim to bring access to the masses via first giving the masses access to the world.

[Read more here]

 

How can you help if you don't have the financial means to contribute?

You can do so simply by helping spread the word, share the links, tell your friends. Follow @Dabaddo on Twitter and Facebook.

Huge thanks in advance!