When thinking about triage situations, it's common for people to assume that saving lives (as many of them as possible) should be our moral goal. But this is wrong, for the straightforward reason that some deaths are vastly more tragic than others.It's worth bearing in mind that lives can't be saved, but only extended. So …
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Paradise CA 2018 © Barbara Peacock‘Life is good. Paradise will rise from the ashes and I will be part of that. Jeannine,age 64 Paradise, California. Paradise CA 2018 © Barbara PeacockParadise CA 2018 © Barbara PeacockParadise CA 2018 © Barbara PeacockParadise CA 2018 © Barbara PeacockTo learn more about the work of Barbara Peacock please …
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hNPdNiLxsdY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent “Please, take a few moments and wash your mind out with this touching story. Be safe my friends.” ~ R.T. via Feel Good Sunday: This Little Girl Who Couldn’t Speak Floored Everyone In A Donkey Sanctuary With 4 Simple Words — Straight from the Horse's Heart
We put a new dock in this August, and Linc, the ball hound has claimed it as his most favourite place! Nothing like jumping off the dock after a ball! Loving this dock mom!
by Clare Stephens (via msn.com) There are few thoughts as sickening as imagining your pet in a scenario where they’re vulnerable, scared and alone. We’d like to think our pets know they’re loved always, and know we’ll do whatever is necessary to protect them and make them feel safe. But according to a post that …
A sad statement on society's abandonment of its most vulnerable. Fenced out: Los Angeles businesses find new way to keep away homeless https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/24/where-the-sidewalk-ends-businesses-keep-out-homeless-with-fences?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Inside Siberia’s isolated community of forgotten women - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-45145151
They say home is where the heart is. For me, home is where I hang my heart, hat, and name! A country lane dappled in warm sunlight, far from any paved road, leads to my home. I've lived in a few cities and towns across Ontario and the country, but both in thought and reality, …
Appreciate what you have, who you are, and the gifts you've been given. We're all here but for a blink of an eye. Despite the hyper-commercialized world in which we live, no amount of money or fame will save any of us from our shared - and equal, fate. Love deeply - be gentle - …
From Vox "All life on Earth, in one chart What you’ll see below is a kind of tower of life. Each large block of this tower represents a gigaton of life, and the blocks are grouped into broad kingdoms. There are the protists (think microscopic life like amoebae), archaea (single-celled organisms somewhat similar to bacteria), …
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