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Today's Vegetarian II

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of “real food for real people,” you’d better live real close to a real good hospital.

—Neal D. Barnard, MD, President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

And we like to think animals have no personality, they are our brothers and sisters being killed for an evening meal

Today's Vegetarian

“Something I've never been able to adapt to, to understand is how they can lavish such love and care on the animals and then see them sold for slaughter. I don't dare say anything about it, though. Richard and his friends would be down on me in a flash. But there's some kind of cold, unfeeling contradiction in that business.” 
― Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County

Today's Vegetarian

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds.” 
― Albert Schweitzer

(Eat vegetarian!:o) - among other things)

Today's Vegetarian

“The ethics of reverence for life makes no distinction between higher and lower, more precious and less precious lives. It has good reasons for this omission. For what are we doing, when we establish hard and fast gradations in value between living organisms, but judging them in relation to ourselves, by whether they seem to stand closer to us or farther from us. This is a wholly subjective standard. How can we know what importance other living organisms have in themselves and in terms of the universe?” 

― Albert Schweitzer

Haru

Today's Vegetarian

“By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet.” 
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology

“Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.” 
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom

Today's Vegetarian

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” 
― Albert Schweitzer

Oslo Graffiti

Oslo Graffiti

Today's Vegetarian

I'm talking about the gorgeous guinea pig here - who is the star of the painting

There She Is Again - pointing something at me - please leave, I do not appreciate paparazzi

Bronchitis

In bed with a fever, do not want to get out of bed due to being in quite bad shape. What is it with me and cameras? Nothing to take pictures of and this is the result. 

Sunday Sermon

Pythagoras Advocating Vegetarianism (1618-20), by Peter Paul Rubens

Perfect Vegetarians

After getting to know a couple of these little guys, I never wanted to touch meat again. There is enough suffering in this world.

Today's Vegetarian

for as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love


Pythagoras

Today's Vegetarian

men fed upon carnage, and drinking strong drinks, have all an impoisoned and arid blood which drives them mad in a hundred different ways

Voltaire

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Nobu

Nobu looking like his usual self, resembling a smiling, little lion

Sunday Sermon

He did not work to earn money. He did not work to prove anything. He worked to serve his love



Quote about Rudolf Nurejev in a BBC documentary

Featured Again - which is kind of nice:)

http://theappwhisperer.com/2014/03/02/flickr-group-showcase-–-theappwhisperer-taw-–-march-2-2014-2/

Study

Study - confinement

Etude

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Let's Dance - study

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There are moments when I feel 20 but also half-hours when I feel 965

James Joyce

My Favourite Pianist

Frost - - - gelu

The coldest place in Oslo, the university, choice of building being random. I hope I will have the energy and guts to stay on and finish my degree, as I am not perfect and never will be, even if I work my very hardest. I am at a place where I will never measure up, it feels, where I can never be the child I am at heart. I feel so out of place, even though I love the curriculum. One of my former pupils said the loveliest thing to me: "Whatever you do, you most certainly believe in us." - It is much easier to blossom if your teacher believes in you and thinks well of you as a starting point ...

Oslo Graffiti

Finalist

So there I was, finalist in the 6TH Julia Cameron Awards. I don't know if it is a big deal or not, but kind of fun anyway:))))))))

http://www.call4artists.com/Gallery_6th_Cameron.php

Etudes

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Etude

Just a Child at Heart

So, I've gone back to school. It has been a long break as everything that could go wrong went wrong. It is strange being back, very emotional. Sometimes I feel one ought to be superhuman to go there, and I'm not. I'm not sure about anything. The teachers are great though, so far. Sometimes I think I'm much better in the arts, but the arts is such a tough world. I know, having made my living as a musician for years. So I try not to be too much of a dreamer. The curriculum is lovely, but I wonder if I'm cut out for this course of study. Time will show. I just like to make pictures, dance, talk to people and read interesting books. Just a child at heart I guess.