Freedoms of speech, religion, to assemble… But are we using our life to make a difference in creating a better world? How about in America? America has declined. Unless this nation's leadership lives up to the mission ordained by God, many troubles will come. God is beginning to leave America. This is God’s warning. In our time, all Christians should be world champions, destined to fulfill for God the role of the right-hand side thief. Christians must rise & be willing to struggle for the salvation of the world. But Christians today are too busy perfecting their separate denominations & church interests. 
Discover Your Spiritual Senses
April 1st, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »We have five physical senses, but what about our spiritual senses like intuition or psychic ability? Discovering more about your spiritual essense doesn’t have to be mysterious anymore.
Thoughts Determine Your Destiny
August 19th, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »
Every moment of the day you are thinking, having a conversation with yourself. The power you give to your thoughts, whether you realize it or not, affects who you are and how your life eventually is. If you want to have a better life, you must change your attitude. With meditation, prayer, or just focused intention, the power of thought influences your mood, your emotions, and your actions. To change your attitude you must change the inner dialogue. To change the dialogue you must pay attention and catch it in action. You must engage in self-observation and listen for that inner voice.
If you change your thinking, you can change your life. Life is not a matter of chance or luck! The results of your thoughts determine your destiny.
The subconscious mind, a culmination of memory and instinct, is largely responsible for what you do. By harnessing your subconscious mind, you can control your actions; and by controlling your actions you can positively impact your life and general well-being.
Find out more how about autosuggestion in this free e-book written by French psychologist Dr. Emile Coue, “Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion.”
Think about it:
Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
-Henri Bergson
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
-Buddha
To find yourself, think for yourself.
-Socrates
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
-Benjamin Disraeli
Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve.
-Napoleon Hil
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
-Confucious
Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
-William Shakespeare
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
-Blaise Pascal
I have about concluded that wealth is a state of mind, and that anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts.
-Andrew Young
Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things.
-Napoleon Hill
A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.
-Marcus Aurelius
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
-Dr. Joyce Brothers
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Every action has an ancestor of a thought.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through, then follow through.
-Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
-William Hazlitt
We don’t live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
-Gerald J. Simmons
Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.
-Dale Carnegie
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
-Eva Arrington
A negative mind produces negative words and, consequently, a negative life. Our words can actually become traps that cause us to continue our cycle of negative thoughts and actions.
-Reverend Joyce Meyer
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
-Abraham Lincoln
Trust Yourself
June 6th, 2010 by Luna received No Comments »
Do you ever notice how religious types are so unmotivated? All of that “restriction” takes its toll on you. We have been so scared for so long that once we try to be good, we are scared that we are going to go the wrong way. I’m here to say we have to trust ourselves. We do have fallen nature i.e. selfishness but it doesn’t matter- that’s not who we are. Unfortunately, that’s something that we received as an inheritance, but we need to trust our original nature and let it shine. If we live by fear we’ll never shine.
It’s time to take back the world with all of its delights and blissful pleasures. Should we just sit around not sinning? Is that what it means to be good? Who can ever be inspired by such a thing? What about creativity? It’s time for God’s people to stand up and do something with what our loving parent i.e. God has given us. Let us not just abstain from evil; let us fight for what is beautiful and true.
Take a look at the history of Christianity. You are either going to heaven or hell- that’s it, no other choice; and to navigate the theological maze that is salvation is strenuous enough to leave anyone running the other way. This history that we have lived through has left us trembling with fear. It’s time to trust ourselves, to trust that when we take down the mantle and the shield and the masks, that what is there left standing is a valuable human being, a child of God who has within him or herself the tools to take this planet by storm and shine.
Battling Mind & Body Disunity
May 25th, 2010 by Anonymous received 1 Comment »The majority of thinking people surely agree that we need a profound transformation to liberate us from chaos, immorality, violence, and corruption. But, with few exceptions, the general tendency until now has been to look first at the problems we see outside of ourselves; we want to “see the straw in the other’s eye” (Matthew 7:3). That is why so much hope was placed in the belief that certain programs or political and economic systems would give us the ultimate solution.
No new plan, program, or system can work if it is guided by the same corrupt people. Unless man changes, nothing will change. The root of human problems begins with the selfish attitude of the individual on whom the structures and systems of society are built. Only when man is capable of overcoming selfishness in himself will it be possible to foresee permanent and stable changes in society. Read on –>
Real Education
April 24th, 2010 by Anonymous received 2 Comments »
Education today is focused on creating a winner-take-all society where those who finish first are rewarded with a monopoly on happiness. That is not the right way to educate children. Education must be a means for creating a world where all humanity can live well together. The philosophies and methods of education that have dominated us until now must be changed to ones that let us advance toward humanity’s common goals.
The school is a holy place where truth is taught. What are the most important truths that should be taught in school? The first is to know God and recognize His existence in the world around us. The second is to know the fundamental origin of human beings, our responsibilities, and how to fulfill our responsibilities for the sake of the world. The third is to realize the purpose for the existence of human beings and then to create an ideal world for that existence. These things can only be understood after they have been taught with sincerity and dedication over a long period.
Educators must not teach how to live selfishly but instead impart the wisdom needed to resolve the myriad social problems we face today. The role of religious scholars is even more important. Religious scholars do not need to be teaching complex theories and the superiority of their own religions. Instead they need to give their students the wisdom to love humanity and build a world of peace. They need to teach the principle of selflessness. We cannot expect a future of happiness for humanity if scholars do not take the lead in teaching our descendants the principles of peace. Humanity is one brotherhood and one sisterhood, and the world is one family.
What Is Your Quality Of Life?
April 16th, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »
What is the quality of life, to you? What is your quality of life? We take clean air and water for granted every day. Even the fundamental, vital things that keep our bodies working, are giving us our life quality. Even if you’re in a jail cell, at least if you get in a work program and volunteer, it’s better than not doing anything. You get paid like $10 a day from scrubbing the floor or washing dishes in one of these programs, but at least it’s better than being locked up twenty-three hours a day in a six by eight cell- because you have a purpose.
When you have a purpose in life, the quality of life changes. The way you find purpose is up to you.
You can complain all you want, but if you choose to find purpose, your life can change and the quality of your life can change. If you have some meaning and life purpose, it can change your quality of life. Then it doesn’t matter the suffering you go through or what environment you are in because you know your purpose and that changes your outlook on life. If our quality of life is determined by our purpose in life, we should know what our purpose is. What’s yours? ––>
Return the Glory of the Resurrection to God
April 3rd, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »
During the thirty years of his life, because Jesus displayed patience centering on God’s will even when he was in an unbearable environment, because he could abide by the will of God and persist even when Satan could endure no longer, Jesus was lifted up as the symbol of patience and became the hero who could fight with Satan.
God walked through the 4,000 years of bloody history for the sake of finding one man, Jesus. What is more, even while men struggle vehemently to attain the things they greedily desire, God has walked the historical course of conflict for the sake of men. Similarly, God fought the satan in us for 4,000 years but He did not fight for His own sake. Nonetheless, Satan was fighting for his own glory. Moreover, until now, he is fighting with God centering on himself. Yet God never fought for himself. The purpose of God’s fight was for the sake of pitiful humanity and it was to find one man, Jesus, through the chosen people.
What kind of man did Jesus appear as? –>
Life and Death Explained
April 2nd, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »
When we are young, we don’t think much about death. But we become increasingly serious about death as we grow older. This is because death is a gate through which we are inevitably destined to pass.
Why do people fear death? It is because they do not know the purpose for which we are born. Those who do not know why we are born do not know why we die. Therefore the first questions philosophers ask are “What is life? Why are we born?” Find out why –>
FREEDOM!!!
March 27th, 2010 by Luna received 2 Comments »
When does freedom get to be an oppressor? When does the unquenchable desire to do anything and everything we desire become a hindrance? Can it be that the freedom that we’re all longing for is not to be found in doing everything we want at all times just exactly how only we want to do it and in no other way? It’s a beautiful idea, this notion of freedom, such as a wind in the sea.
Let’s say we’d like to harness that wind, though, and set a boat on course. For this you need a sail, and if this sail is going to work, it must be strong and taut. The sail cannot decide it is tired of being pulled this way and that way, being manipulated by sea men and be just a rag in the wind; for if it did, it would not only kill the people on board but suffer from remorse at having seen it’s glorious purpose, which was to be a sail, and never having lived up to it. What is my purpose? –>
Humanities in South Korea
March 8th, 2010 by Kyuho received 1 Comment »
The humanities – which includes subjects such as literature, history, and philosophy – is vital to our self-understanding. The cultural education provided by the fields of literature and history enables us to reflect on our past and live fully in the present, providing us with the insight to judge between good and bad and preparing us for the future. Philosophy, meanwhile, is the study of the deepest truths, those which are revealed through careful analysis and deep thought.
Plato once said that “philosophy is the highest music”: more than any of the other disciplines, philosophy is of paramount importance and utmost elegance, and could even be said to govern all other forms of study. In South Korea, however, the status of philosophy as a discipline is woefully maligned. Indeed, I believe that all humanities departments in South Korea face a major, systemic crisis. Read more –>
Loving Selflessly
March 7th, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »
When you go to bed, lie down with a beautiful mind. Remove all ugliness from it. In the morning when you wake, come before the deep bosom of God, and then, when you go out to work, you will embark from the throne of God. The spirit world is always around you, listening and attentive. Always be aware that it is within your reach. If you keep thinking this way, then you will be able to control your circumstances. Make yourself a tuning fork, resonating with and vibrating along God’s frequency. Resonate with God’s unselfishness.
Pray with all your heart, focusing your mind and soul on the object of your prayer, otherwise your mind will become restless and hasty. In the life of prayer, you must make the time to pray. Sit down-even if it takes eight hours-and pray; this time will never be wasted. Then you can go out and work eight hours for God. Therefore, be prayerful now and then go out, you and God together. If you go out, the spirit world will lead you. You will discover the feeling of breaking through; you will become selfless, feeling the power of your mind and body pulling together in harmony.
Always share with others the best thing you have. Empty your pocketbook to give; then you will deserve the best result. If you do not do good for your fellowman, you will have no sleep; if you have done good, then your mind will rest in peace. Unpack the dirty elements inside yourself and cleanse them. Open up the baggage of your mind and look what you find there. Don’t harbor selfish feelings; repent publicly for any selfish feelings you may have entertained. Practice the virtue of meekness. If you push yourself to develop these attitudes, then the spirit world must descend to assist you. The spirit world is using so many channels by which to come down and participate in God’s providence; they will choose the best one to use first.
Loving Beyond Death
March 4th, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »
Who knows how long he or she will live? Maybe tomorrow you will die, at a mere 25 or 30 years of age. Do you have some guarantee from God as to how long you will live? No one has such a guarantee.
A wise person thinks like this: “I have only a short time to live. Within this time I must prepare myself for eternity. The way I live in the next two years will be the model for my eternal life.” Then explode your sense of love. Love God, and love another person as God. For an entire day, 24 hours, pour out your entire energy for someone.
If you love a person like this, even though you may die early, you will have made the highest accomplishment in all eternity. Then when God gives you more time to live, your response will be immense gratitude. Push yourself to live more fully. The person who expects death and then is given life dwells in the fullest gratitude.
Leave behind something that God can praise. Each moment is so precious-there is no time for worry or frustration. The person who recognizes that earthly life is short compared to eternity and, therefore, condenses his accomplishments is a wise man indeed. Think about what “label” you wear spiritually on your forehead. Ask yourself how many people, how many clans, how many tribes, how many nations you have loved.
Seek to become that master of love. Program your life like that, and you will never be a loser. Plan as if you only had two years to live, and then by the third year, when you are still alive, think of the joy of living! This is “resurrected” living.
Free Desktop Calendar Wallpapers: March 2010
March 2nd, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »Spring is here so let’s March on! (No pun intended) It’s that time again- change your desktop wallpaper! Smashing Magazine features several great backgrounds with March calendars. Pick your fave & download here!
These are just a few! Sneak a peak below…
In Defense Of Marriage
February 27th, 2010 by W. R. received 2 Comments »
Recently, in Maine, voters voted on proposition 1. The proposition stated: “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?” The majority of the voters voted yes, and with that Maine repealed their law which would have allowed same-sex couples to be married. Now, in Maine, it is against the law for same-sex couples to be married. I agree with the majority of voters in Maine; same sex marriage should be outlawed. My opinion on homosexuality is deeply influenced by the words of the Bible. The Bible has many scriptures about homosexuality; it states a clear position on the topic. Read more ––>
Selfless Giving
February 23rd, 2010 by M. A. T. received No Comments »
Today I want to share my thoughts about selfless giving. It’s good to be a giver in life- it beats the heck of being a taker!
The old saying goes, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” A simple act of selfless giving… a giving that has no strings attached.
Now doesn’t that sound good and noble! Imagine if the people all around us were like this, having a giving heart! I know it’s not easy, but you might never know how even a small act of selfless giving like kindness, a compliment, or an extra hand in helping, can make someone’s life a little easier and buy them some time to do their most important responsibility for their day!
I believe it can be practiced in the moments, in a small glimpse or passing throughout the day. I believe that everyone wants to do good no matter how twisted-minded human beings can get or how much lack of love or jealousy can drive a person to do UN-godly acts of selfishness.
We realize it in the moment, ”Oh… I can give something to someone today… Ok… Let me try saying something nice or kind to this person… just because… for the sake of just being good and practicing selfless giving!”
These are small opportunities that lie ahead of us in our short lives. Let’s use these opportunities more wisely and more efficiently.
Loving Through Your Work
February 20th, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »When you work, you must love that business, love the products you work with, and, of course, love the people. Always give honor to the other people. God created us, but we are also shaping ourselves and restoring our original value. Return a portion of what you earn to God as a tithe.
When you give to others, don’t think that you are giving to them out of your own pocket. Give out as though it were coming from a heavenly treasure. Then the person who is receiving through you is actually receiving from God. The spirit world can then help you, and God will remember everything and return it to you ten times over.
Make your company a dwelling of God; don’t just feel like a worker or supervisor. Invest your heart in your work. Determine to make it a business that will serve all people. Then wherever your business goes, it becomes God’s “love extension.” Whatever you are responsible for, give it your heart and soul on a 24-hour basis; feel like you are the parent and it is your baby.
Whatever you do, think that you are carrying it out in partnership with God. Feel that you are the second owner and pour all your love into it. The one who loves something the most is the ultimate owner. When you give love, you will attain infinite value.
The Keyword For Life Is Respect
February 12th, 2010 by Anonymous received No Comments »The keyword for life is respect:
Respect all things as holy things.
Respect all men as holy men.
Respect yourself as a holy person.
Respect your mind as holy.
Respect your body as holy.
Pay deep respect to all people, no matter what kind of person they may be. As a child, be respectful towards an elderly person. Think over your words three times before uttering them and always have a humble attitude.
Consider all things holy. Why does a handkerchief owned by a holy man become so valuable? Because of the vibration of the holy man. So you, too, should give all things a holy value. When you touch something, feel that you are giving it glory.
The same holds true for the people we meet and live with. When you see another person, how much do you care for him or her? How do you feel towards that person? You must really love each person you meet, because he or she is the temple of God. When you touch another person, feel that through your touch, both of you will be blessed.
We have two aspects, mind and body. Our true mind wants to touch our body with heart and give love to it. We should think of our mind as God’s mind, because God loves it and that is where He dwells. Look at each man or woman as a holy person. Regard each person’s body as sacred and their mind as hallowed.
If you live like this, you will soon hear a small voice inside of yourself, the sound of your mind. Wherever you walk, no evil or darkness can remain. Only good spirits can touch you if you create such an atmosphere. If you place yourself in such a position, then spirit world will pour down upon you its abundant blessing and power.
That Every Jot And Tittle Of The Law Be Fulfilled
February 6th, 2010 by Luna received No Comments »“The distinction between the general abstract formula of moral law, and the living, personal, concrete manifestation of God’s Will in our own lives is one of the most fundamental truths of Christianity, for it is the distinction of the letter, which kills, and the spirit which gives life. Jesus who came not to destroy the law but in order that every jot and tittle of the law should be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17-18), also taught that in order for the law to be fulfilled the doctors of the law should be confounded.
The justice of the scribes, who perfectly understood the letter of the law, was not sufficient to gain anyone admittance into the Kingdom of Heaven. It was necessary for the law to be fulfilled in spirit and in truth. It was necessary that men should be perfect in the law, not by the exterior observance of precepts but by the interior transformation of their whole being into sons of God. Then they would be children of their Father in Heaven, perfect as He is perfect (Matthew 5:45-48). They would no longer keep the law with a formalistic perfection that defeated the whole purpose of the law, but they would realize that the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.”
-No Man Is an Island by Thomas Merton
Free Desktop Calendar Wallpapers: February 2010
February 1st, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »Welcome, February! It’s that time again- change your desktop wallpaper! Smashing Magazine features several great backgrounds with February calendars. Pick your fave & download here!
These are just a few! Sneak a peak below…
Confidence And Faith
January 27th, 2010 by Carlos received 2 Comments »In life most people have goals, things they would like to accomplish or see made real. During the process of realizing these goals, people have to face reality. They have to face all the variables and unexpected turns that life gives, ideally, overcoming all obstacles accomplishing their aim. So what does confidence or faith have to do with all this? Perseverance. Read On ––>
The Missing Puzzle ‘Peace’
January 17th, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »We each have concepts we’ve formed over some situation, memory, or experience on an individual level which influence our behavior and views about others. On top of that we have our family history, culture, and national concepts that are collectively embedded in us. These shape our personalities, decisions, and opinions on life in general. We can argue we are so different but the reality is that humans are more alike than we think we are. Read more ––>
Haiti Earthquake Devastates Capital
January 12th, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »From the Whitehouse: Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to @RedCross relief in #Haiti. Learn more here @dipnote and read about the earthquake here.
To give your support to Haiti through another agency, review this list.
Health and Happiness
January 9th, 2010 by Luna received No Comments »I have suffered from many ailments, physical and spiritual for most of my life. Since I was a child I was tormented by headaches that would leave me dizzy and crouching in a corner avoiding all light and sound. After college I started reading up on anything having to do with nutrition and health, with the result being that I was admitted into the hospital for malnutrition. If you get into anything too much, it can be dangerous. Discover a secret ––>
The Best Way To Keep New Year’s Resolutions
January 8th, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »Richard Wiseman, professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, tracked 5,000 people who made goals and New Year’s Resolutions. 9 out of 10 failed to meet their goals! Are you one of them? To make success more likely:
Break your resolution into a series of small steps; tell your family and friends about your resolution, thus both gaining support and increasing the personal cost of failure; regularly remind yourself of the benefits of achieving your goal; give yourself a small reward each time you achieve one of the steps towards your goal; and keep track of your progress towards your goal, for example by keeping a journal or putting a chart on the fridge door.
-Wiseman, Richard. 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot. New York: Knopf, 2009. Print.
Think about it: how easy is it to keep those goals we each spend minutes, or perhaps days on, determining to conquer bad habits in the beginning of the new year? I like how Peter Singer, University Center for Human Values’ Bioethics Professor at Princeton University and Laureate Professor in the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne, refers to Aristotle. It’s almost as if we know what we should do, but then can’t control our mind to dominate our body and emotions from controlling us! By our negative ways of thinking, we unconsciously prohibit ourselves from acting upon the true desires screaming throughout our very essence.
It’s a good thing we’ve been implanted with a conscience! God gave us that tool to follow Him. Let’s encourage one another to follow it and make external goals that reflect internal goals. We all want world peace, right? Collectively, if the human race is centered on a goal of peace and prosperity, we can each make individual goals, and through our own thoughts and actions toward others in our relationships and workplaces, our resolution can “resolve” the problems we can’t overcome alone, both inside and out.
Happy New Year 2010!
January 1st, 2010 by Michelle, my belle received 1 Comment »
Let’s celebrate this special day as God’s Day by making goals to deepen our relationship with our Heavenly Parent, extend His love unto others, & also deepen our relationships by practicing to take God’s viewpoint and love others as He does <3 !! Happy New Year 2010!! Let’s create unity beyond barriers of race & religion & create a world where all people feel accepted and loved, as we are all equal as God’s children!Boot Up & Stay Organized In 2010
December 30th, 2009 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »
Boot up & stay organized in 2010 with a Creative Burst January wallpaper. It also displays a clean calendar at the bottom! The texture looks like a real canvas background. It’s pretty sweet- download it here.
True Spirituality
December 29th, 2009 by Luna received Comments OffTrue Spirituality must emphasize living for the sake others-selfless service and the denial of fleshly desires. Anything other than this is false. This is the basis for spiritual maturity.
Love-Phobia In A Techy Generation
December 26th, 2009 by Michelle, my belle received 5 Comments »
We’re finding volcanoes erupting under the ocean, taking vacations to the moon, and discovering new dinosaur species every day. Scientists have even found a way to turn deadly, toxic waste into oil and glass. But are our priorities in line? Is it imperative to spend our energy on energy? It seems that we are so concerned with changing the environment and cleaning up around us, inventing the newest gadget or robot phone, but how about starting within?
On buses, our ears have attached themselves to these funny things that block out sounds we don’t want to hear, our hands are busy texting, and we’ve become zombies that avoid all possible eye contact. Sometimes people don’t even say “God bless you” when you sneeze. Yes, we get headaches and colds and yes, we’re constantly searching to cure disease. But the illness is in our hearts. Sure, communication is more advanced with our tools via web and social platforms, but it seems that more and more people are beginning to forget what’s important- having true, authentic relationships with true communication of an open heart and a warm hug. Please read more––>
True Peace Bible Study
December 11th, 2009 by Luna received No Comments »It’s already been over a year leading this, and many times I’m still surprised that I’m heading a Bible study group. Looking back on my life and what disdain I had for Christianity, it boggles me that I am now doing this… But the amazing part is that I love it. I have come to receive so much from this experience. There’s been many days where I found myself hopeless or lost and yet having to prepare this Bible study pushed me into a place of serious self-refection and prayer.
If it wasn’t for the Principle Study Center, I would have never encountered the reality of the Bible in such a deep and profound way; it would never have been my life’s enjoyment to talk about God and love. I am deeply indebted to these people and I want to give others a chance to taste the seriousness and truth that the Bible softly veils. What I have been left with is a deep yearning to reach up to my Heavenly Father and touch Him, comfort Him, and love Him; I cannot reason with the eternal truths that I have encountered that display a poignancy all too beautiful to put into words.
I have encountered a suffering God; a parental God who loves this world so deeply but who is bound by the very laws which He set into play in order to make His children true owners, not slaves. And so it is with this mindset that Thursday’s roll around, and I think to myself: is there any way to express this heart?
The Reason
December 6th, 2009 by Carlos received No Comments »The Reason and the Reason Part 2 are charity events organized by the Orange County Mentors for Youth and various contributing parties. Through music, food, and the spreading of a message love through giving, funds were raised to help the children that desperately need the guidance; nurturing and love that the OCMFY provides.
Sirkle of Sound, The Carlos Gutierrez band, Shane Fachinello, and myriad artists joined forces for the first event hosted by Step Off Ministries in Buena Park, CA. Based on the success of that event, OCMFY and Custom Air Techniques went on to organize another event held at The Tropics Lounge which was also a success. With more events on the horizon we hope that you will join us in love to give these children the means for a better life. Thank you!!!
SMC Movie Night Club Fall Qtr Reflection
December 4th, 2009 by Kyuho received No Comments »Movie Night Club, or MNC, is basically a watching-movies event-based club held every Tuesday night at Santa Monica College, or SMC. The club is ran by Principle Study Center’s STUDENTGroup. Our purpose for featuring these great movies is not just for having fun; we want to reach out to college students by inspiring and encouraging people to become more aware of social issues and have deeper understanding of cultural diversities. Through films we study and understand various cultural and societal groups for the purpose of creating a culture of conscientiousness in the community.
Carlos Gutierrez, the first President of SMC MNC, founded this club to inspire college students with movies, modeling the Movie Night Event at Principle Study Center. Then four other students with the same spirit and goal to inspire others gathered together to get this club officially approved and funded by SMC: Kyuho Lee as Vice President, Dariss Harris as Art Director/Logo Designer, Stephanus Tedja as Secretary, PJ as Treasurer, Carlos Gutierrez also as Head Photographer. Only with the help from Principle Study Center could we spend our first semester really successfully: Isahiko Kaizuma as Supervisor and Mentor, Luna Gomez as Supervisor and Organizer, Lindsey Daniels as a Social Networking Director, and Todd Kurlyowitz as Mentor and Sound System Technician.
Everyone agreed that we had the most amazing Club Row Event, which was the first SMC MNC event held to promote our Movie Night Events and recruit guests to join our club. It is the biggest event for clubs and is open to everyone on campus. It was the biggest thing I’ve ever done and made. We had to go through a whole bunch of paperwork and an elaborate approval process for funding. Anything out of the budget had to be paid out of our pockets. We had to prepare for fifty hot-dogs, fifty tamales, and fifty packets of popcorn. Read more––>
Full Moon Hike
December 3rd, 2009 by Michelle, my belle received 1 Comment »The Full Moon is a special time of the month when the divine energies from the heavenly world focus most intensely through the Moon’s Full Essence. It presents us with a time of opportunity, a time in which we can allow spiritual energies to reach human hearts and minds. Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. There was some variation in the Moon names, but in general, the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names.
Last night’s Full moon was a Full Cold Moon, which is also known as the Full Long Nights Moon. During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.
What a beautiful night for EXPLOREgroup! Our Full Moon Hike was held in Solstice Canyon at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Brandon, Brianna, Kyuho, Leanna, Mat, Nicole, and I attended. We hiked a moderate level trail called the Rising Sun Trail, which had some steep slopes and was a little difficult for all of us at some parts of the hike. I was informed that this trail headed up the mountain with a waterfall at it’s end, and I envisioned the Full Moon lighting the streaming water over a bubbly brook full of rocks in its beauty.
However, when an hour had passed and the trail started sloping downward, around, and then eventually down again, fear struck hold of some of us and even I started wondering if we had taken the wrong path. We definitely were not heading up the mountain anymore! But wait, there’s more––>
Prepare For Culture Shock
November 28th, 2009 by Anonymous received No Comments »Freedoms of speech, religion, to assemble… But are we using our life to make a difference in creating a better world? How about in America? America has declined. Unless this nation, unless the leadership of this nation, lives up to the mission ordained by God, many troubles will plague you. God is beginning to leave America. This is God’s warning. Brace yourself––>
Ninos Desachables
November 28th, 2009 by Michelle, my belle received No Comments »
The forced recruitment and use of child soldiers is one of the most appalling human rights abuses in the world today. Many thousands of children are being exploited. Every day, they are compelled to endure and inflict violence that no child should ever have to experience. This is unacceptable. The recruitment and use of children in warfare violates international law. It also violates our most basic standards of human decency. The entire United Nations system and I are determined to stamp out such abuse.
-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Remarks at culminating event of “The Red Hand Day Campaign”
New York (USA), 12 February 2009
Four decades of armed conflict and civil war between the government and drug-trafficking militias have resulted in a humanitarian crisis that constantly threatens the rights of Colombia’s women and children. In rural areas there is little access to medical care, education and other social services. Poverty is rife. Unemployment, a shortage of housing and a complete lack of social welfare threatens the very existence of much of the country’s population. More than half of Columbia’s population of 42 million lives below the poverty line. Family life is severely disrupted as thousands flee from conflict, swelling the ranks of the displaced in urban slums. Children and young people are disproportionately affected, and many end up on the streets. It is often the children who suffer most in this cycle of poverty and family disintegration. They are left to their own devices and sent out on to the street to work, beg and steal. Parents, struggling to survive themselves, often have very little interest in the fate of their shattered children. Find out more––>
