http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com exploring life in all its variety Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:03:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're wondering what all the fuss is about and want to know more about SOPA and PIPA, what they would do and why they would be bad for the Internet, here's an informative video that I found extremely helpful (about 11 minutes in length): Understanding PIPA / SOPA & Why ... http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2012/01/19/understanding-sopa-pipa/ OPEN LETTER TO US LEGISLATORS I request that you vote against SOPA and PIPA. The Internet does not need any censoring. If people were more educated as regards copyright law there would be a lot fewer violations. I'm a creative writer whose copyrights have been violated, with some of my poetry and ... http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2012/01/18/stop-sopa-and-pipa-from-censoring-the-internet/ I'm not a Buddhist, but I'm curious about many spiritual paths. I admire many Buddhist teachings, and I find information about the Tibetan tradition intriguing. The Kalachakra for World Peace is an event currently taking place in Bodhgaya, India, with the 14th Dalai Lama giving teachings and initiation in the Kalachakra ... http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2012/01/07/kalachakra-for-world-peace-2012/ What do you and Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos) have in common? I'll bet you both think clean water is important. Everyone deserves clean, healthy water, including Mama Gaia and everything that grows on her. Please start the year fresh by supporting Waterkeeper Alliance. If you're on Twitter, you can help ... http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2011/12/31/waterkeeper-alliance-needs-you/ I've never been one for New Years resolutions, with one exception. In January 1995 I was determined to do two things: 1) lose a lot of weight and 2) take on and complete a large, intense creative project, one with depth, one that I felt passionately about, one that was ... http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2011/12/29/why-i-wont-tell-you-my-new-years-resolution/