Power Gems from a Friend (First of Possibly Many Posts)

This page is a very much shortened version, small sections of a page by, well, I will call him as he calls himself... mistershortcut.. This page found at archive.org  (click for full page)

'luck' is acronymic for
Laboring Under Correct Knowledge.

true and great power is YOUR choice, at any given moment

Focusing on producing an answer is power...until the moment that the light bulb goes on and you have a great idea for a solution, a resolution of issues.....it goes on because you programmed your subconscious mind with your conscious mind.

...the power of the light bulb is a conscious, intentional use of the programming capabilities that were hard-wired into your system before you were even born, still in the development stage.

a powergem that touches every facet of your life:
ASK BETTER QUESTIONS TO GET BETTER ANSWERS.

What was a week's worth of research just ten and fifteen years ago is now do-able in mere minutes. This is your time, because the tools that YOU need most are, for the most part, already within your ambit and control. Fewer opinions, less speaking... and more doing.

 "prioritization review"

When we know where we are going, we have power. When we know how we are going to get there, we have more power, greater power.

It is when we do more than we say, where the volume of our actions exceeds the volume of our words - both meanings of "volume," that our powers grow into full-fledged mastery....it means you are controlling at least a majority of your outcomes. This is power!

This document is a call to you. You're not paying cash for it, you're not being solicited to buy tapes and videos and time-coded CD's. You're being solicited for nothing more than one percent of your time; devoted exclusively to your happiness. It is so much easier than you might ever have realized. Just tap more into what you already have in order to have more to tap in to....

Ask more people, and ask those people more.
Ask for it, and you shall receive it.

Whether we like it or do not like it, ninety percent of us, no matter what education level we've got, tend to read only one or two chapters of a book, barely making use of the instantly transferable power found in its pages.

Remember: It's not what you know, it's what you DO with what you know that determines your success or failure in everything you do

Identify what you want, and in the next five days, produce 100 or more ideas for making it happen. You simply cannot comment upon it until you've given it a fair shot. In every single case, the person who produces 100 ideas within 100 hours always and consistently thinks better, faster, and smarter... leading inexorably to better results. Most of the ideas will probably be unworkable, or unaffordable, etc. However, every single time that you use this phenomenally powerful tool, there will be a few very good ideas, and one or two that are genius-like. It works every time, for every human being who puts it to use.

Those who write 5 or 10 ideas per day will DEFINITELY accomplish more this next month than you have in the past 6 months.

UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED SuperShortcut: the person who writes five or ten new ideas every day for achieving any imaginable human goal will produce more in the next 300 days than you have produced in your entire life. Guaranteed every time.

If you ignore 99% of all the wisdom and foolishness in the world and use this one fantastic trick, this immensely powerful shortcut every day for even twenty or thirty days, you will find magic happening in several areas of your life.

Prove that you understand by having just enough discipline to set aside a solid, uninterrupted five minutes per day just for you and your inner thoughts.

Well, this IS your life, and what you've done in this past 24 hour period, and the one before that, and the one before that, all add up to where you are now; add up to who and what you are now, and if you have any interest or desire to see your repute and your results go up tomorrow, you can bet the family farm that you need to make some adjustments today.

Five uninterrupted minutes (just imagine if you should extend it to ten full minutes, hm?) will absolutely begin creating an entirely new set of circumstances and results, no matter what it is you're most focused upon.


If you wish to become fantastically successful, you'd have to invest a full ONE percent of your time... .... fourteen point four minutes per day of the 1,440 minutes that you're issued every 24 hours. Fourteen minutes focused exclusively on one thing that you really love to do, and are willing to seek ways to get paid for doing.

...see for yourself. Better and faster results something like 99.4% of the time. How can you beat odds for success like that? My goodness -- we're handing it to you on a silver platter here. Thanks to the masters and millionaires, champions and billionaires who have paved and pioneered the way for a Masters Path of Winning to be crafted so accessibly to most of us, YOU get to beat the odds, YOU get to increase the odds and probabilities of success.

We already know at this precise minute that you are living by your written plan, or you're living by someone else's written plan. No exceptions, kiddo.

The one catch/obstacle to you making radical improvements in your life is nothing more, or less, than making a decision to actually do it!

... inarguably, the single number one power and PowerGem of all the days of your life. The decision to begin a new effort to get _____ or to be _____

There are dozens & hundreds of ways to do 99% of everything you'd ever want to do.  Finding the "how" is rarely ever a problem, my friend. The dream-breaking problem is finding a "why." Get through this first step, and you will come to understand IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS that you really ARE making big, big changes in your life. One thing we know for sure: when we have a strong enough "why," we always find a "how."

 WHEN IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH, You managed 'impossible,' DIDN'T YOU??!!

What do YOU want? Why do you want it? For example, this page contains information. If you understand it, and see its power, big deal. If you see the power, and USE it... you win.  Printing this page is worth much more than you may realize.

What are the first 6 ideas for getting my wish to become reality?

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Opening up relatively dormant areas of your mind is a key feature of practicing the Masters Path of Winning, and, as you well know, practice makes perfect.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220203031413/http://www.mastersandmillionaires.com/power.html

Good Things Happening In The World In 2025 (and earlier years)

 

From CNN:

Story by The Associated Press
Thu January 30, 2025

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand

 

Tiny village makes name for itself as world's first zero-waste island

from 2023 The cooldown.com

 

You may not have heard of the little Greek island of Tilos, but big things are happening on it. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of its citizens and circular economy company Polygreen, the island has almost eliminated waste. After the resounding success on the island, they want to help other places do the same.

 

 

Local Hero Single-handedly Repopulates Endangered Butterfly Species
article & youtube

One person can make a world of difference. Tim Wong, a senior biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, single-handedly brought a struggling butterfly species back to his home city of San Francisco.

10 things to Exit the Depression Cycle and Be Happy from Joe Rubino

This is an email sent out by Joe Rubino. I had no idea the numbers were so astounding.  If this post helps even just one person, beautiful : ). 

Joe Rubino is a personal Coach, so hiring a coach is included in his 10.  This post is to put the information out, not to advertise hiring a coach, be it Joe Rubino, or any personal coach.  The information was just so powerful, I share.

The Numbers Are Staggering.

In the United States alone, it estimated that 18.8 million people suffer from a depressive disorder in any given year. That translates into nearly 10% of the US population. Worldwide, that number is estimated at more than 120 million.

According to the American Medical Association, more than twice as many women (estimated at 25% of the population) experience depression as men (estimated at 12%), regardless of racial background or financial status. 

The US Commission on Mental Health concluded that 14% of the people living in the US will require treatment for emotional disturbances at some point in their lifetimes.

A study by the World Health Organization entitled the “Global Burden of Disease” showed that major depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide among people age 5 and older. It is the leading cause of disability in the USA for ages 15 to 44.

A survey by the Employee Assistance Professionals Association found that depression ranks as the third most prevalent challenge in the workplace, following only family crisis and stress.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the estimated cost to employers in loss of productivity and absenteeism from work is $51 billion per year, not counting the cost of treatment or prescription medications.

The Center for Mental Health Services estimates that 12% of school age children are maladjusted showing signs of clinical depression and as many as 6% suffer from psychoses.

The American Society on Aging reported that there are three suicides for every two homicides. Up to two-thirds of older adult suicides are attributed to misdiagnosed or untreated depression.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds and the fourth leading cause of death in 10 to 14 year olds according to the American Association of Suicidology.

People with depression are four times more likely to develop a heart attack than those without a history of depression reports the National Institute of Mental Health.

Brown University Long Term Care study reports that about 6 million elderly suffer from depression but only 10% of them receive treatment.

Research shows that children of depressed mothers score lower on mathematical achievement tests. Children between the ages of two and four with depressed mothers are more likely to display delayed development. Chronic depression results from long-term addiction to sadness. Allow me to explain…

As human beings, we all are wired to react emotionally to stressful situations in one of three predominant ways…with anger, fear, or sadness. This reactive nature likely began early in childhood for those who find themselves chronically depressed…when someone said or did something to “make” them sad. In that incidence, the person bought into something negative or made something up about themselves, others, or the world in general that “made them sad” and diminished their self-esteem. From that point onward, they began the habit of accumulating evidence to  reinforce whatever they decided, attracting situations and people that strengthened and compounded their addiction to sadness.

Much like a heroin addict addicted to that drug, the chronically depressed person proceeds to scan for and find reason after reason to become depressed. She or he actually becomes adept at buying into the negativity of others or interpreting situations in such a way that reinforces whatever it was that caused them to feel sad during previous upsetting events. Depressed individuals even unwittingly tend to attract people and circumstances that allow them to “get their fix” of sadness.

Those who develop this addiction to sadness often abdicate responsibility for creating a different reality because of all of the frequently invisible, contrary benefits they receive by being sad. These include…

*  They get to feel sorry for themselves.
*  They get to evoke the sympathy of others.
*  They get to be victims.
*  They get to avoid responsibility for turning their situations around.
*  They get to be right about how unfair things are.
*  They get to make others wrong about something.
*  They get to control others with their depression or avoid being dominated by them.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Chronic depression is a very real condition…
so real that brain chemistry becomes altered and if left untreated, can cause the depressed person to spiral downward into a self-destructive, debilitating state.

The Antidote to Depression

If you find yourself succumbing to this addiction to sadness and worsening depression, here are 10 things you can do to turn your situation around:

1. Take responsibility for doing whatever it takes to honor your most important core values. Your values are the threads that form the fabric of who you are at your core. If love, creativity, freedom, belonging, adventure, respect, security or other key values are being dishonored, identify what is needed to live in a manner that honors them.

 

2. Manage your negative thoughts. Create empowering interpretations for all daily events. Know that every challenging situation holds for you a gift for your personal growth and development.  Embrace life as a continual learning process and look for the wisdom that will come from every problematic situation and difficult person.

  

3. Adopt an attitude of gratitude as you go about your day. It’s impossible to be grateful and feel self-pity simultaneously. Look for the good in every situation. Make every day your personal Thanksgiving day!

 

4. Take on an empathetic point of view during all upsetting situations. Remind yourself  that everyone operates in alignment with how they view the world and in an effort to protect themselves from hurt and harm. Ask yourself, “What must it be like in the other person’s world to have them say or do what they did?” Decide to find the behavior of other people as interesting rather than offensive.

 

5. Give up your right to take things personally. Don’t buy into the negative opinions or distorted perspectives of others when they don’t support your happiness. Counter anger with love and fear with understanding. 

 

6. Decide to forgive those who hurt you. Know that every experience – and especially the traumatic ones – contains insights and gifts that contribute to your level of  wisdom and empathy. Adopt the interpretation that you need the experiences to add to your spiritual growth so that you could use this acquired wisdom to contribute to the lives of others. By forgiving others, you complete with your past pain and open the door to being able to forgive yourself and move on to happier times. 

 

7. Hire a coach to support you to embrace the process of personal development. Realize that every experience has prepared you to gain in your ability to contribute your gifts to others. Have the courage to decide to live from a newly invented declaration that represents the person you have decided to be rather than what the negative evidence of the past dictates. Fall in love with the learning process as you become a student of your own behavior and that of others.

 

8. Create a powerful and inspiring vision for your future. Write out your vision for your life in 1, 3, 5 and 10 years, describing in details what you will have, do and be known for as well as who you will contribute to.
Describe in detail all 6 key areas of your life including your health and appearance, wealth and finances, job or business, relationships, personal and spiritual development, and how you will have fun, recreate and pursue your passions.  Take daily actions that support those goals that align with that compelling vision.  

 

9. Decide to have fun and live with passion. Hire a fun coach who can challenge you to add fun activities to your daily life. Explore new hobbies, interests, and develop new passions and friendships. Do at least 1 new fun activity every single day for yourself.

 

10. Take the focus off yourself and your own petty concerns. Find other people or worthwhile causes to contribute your time and energy. Decide to make everyone’s day a bit better than you found them.
Volunteer at a homeless shelter, nursing home, or hospital. Give to others freely and watch what you’ll receive in return.

When you make the daily conscious decision to be happy moment by moment and manage your addiction to sadness by shifting your thought process the moment you feel the least bit blue, your world will miraculously transform for the better.

Good things Happening In the World 2024 ( to be updated periodically )

From: Freetheocean April 2024
A Historic Leap for Whale Conservation:
Recognizing Whales as Legal Persons

In a groundbreaking move that bridges ancient wisdom with modern conservation efforts, Indigenous leaders from Polynesia have paved the way for a future where whales swim the oceans not just as majestic creatures but as entities with legal personhood. This transformative approach to whale conservation marks a significant shift in how we perceive and protect these gentle giants of the sea.
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Conservation

For centuries, the Indigenous peoples of Polynesia have revered whales, viewing them as sacred spirits that connect all life. The Māori of New Zealand, for instance, regard whales—or tohorā—as guides that led their ancestors across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Today, these communities consider themselves the guardians of these magnificent beings, underscoring a deep-rooted commitment to their protection.
A Treaty of Protection

In a historic gathering, Indigenous leaders from New Zealand, Tahiti, and the Cook Islands signed a treaty recognizing whales as legal persons. This unprecedented move is not merely symbolic but a strategic step towards compelling national governments to enforce stricter protections for whales. Spearheaded by the Hinemoana Halo Ocean Initiative, this treaty, known as He Whakaputanga Moana or “declaration for the ocean,” is a testament to the power of traditional guardianship in the face of modern challenges.


Got Broken Stuff? The Tool Library Has a Fix
Buffalo’s Tool Library is chipping away at throwaway consumerism, one fix at a time.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans throw away nearly 40 million tons of such items each year. Repair cafes — of which there are now more than 3,000 across the world — offer an economical and environmentally friendly solution: Fix your broken stuff, instead.

From Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature: 2024 Year in Review GARN

This year, the Rights of Nature saw progress in Perú, Spain, the U.S., India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Brazil, Ecuador, Germany, Colombia, Argentina, and more

📍 Marañón River, Perú

The Peruvian Court made history by recognizing the rights of the Marañón River thanks to the tireless efforts of the Kukama Indigenous women.

📍 Mar Menor and Serra de Outes, Spain

Lawyer Teresa Vicente was awarded the Goldman Prize for her fight for the rights of the Mar Menor lagoon, and the Tins River in Serra de Outes became the first river in Spain to be granted rights.

📍 Aruba

Aruba Minister of Nature submitted a draft amendment to recognize the Rights of Nature in their National Constitution.

📍 Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia, United States

A Minnesota bill recognized the rights of wild rice, and a North Carolina bill was introduced to recognize the rights of the Dan River ecosystem. The Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia became the first U.S. Tribal Nation to adopt Constitutional Rights of Nature.

📍 India

The Indian Supreme Court ruled in favor of forest protection and the Rights of Nature.

📍 Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City’s Congress recognizes the Rights of Nature in its local Constitution.

📍 Netherlands

A Rights of Nature motion was submitted in the Netherlands, after last year Eijsden-Margraten became the first municipality in the Netherlands to adopt RoN.

📍 Vermelho River, Linhares and Pico do Itambé, Brazil

Vermelho river in Brazil was granted legal rights by Goiás City Council, waves were recognized as a subject of rights in Linhares, and Pico do Itambé and its mountain range in Brazil were declared a subject of rights by an amendment to the Organic Law of the city of Santo Antônio do Itambé.

📍 Machángara River, Ecuador

Machangara River in Ecuador was recognized as a subject of rights. A specific plan for the restoration of the river, with a basis on the Monjas River case, was established.

📍 Germany

A regional court in Germany recognized the Rights of Nature in Diesel Emissions case, quoting the Machangara case.

📍 Ranchería River, Colombia

Colombia passed a law declaring the Ranchería river as a subject of rights.

📍 Francia Lagoon, Argentina

Argentina recognizes the Rights of Nature for the first time: The judiciary in Resistencia, Chaco declared the Francia lagoon a subject of rights.

 

Good things happening in the world from 2023 going into 2024

 These first happenings came from a newsletter from Anita Sanchez

(There is another Anita Sanchez who has beautiful books as well)

 

The Netherlands built five artificial islands specifically for the conservation of birds and plants.  Two years later, there are already 30,000 birds living there and 127 plant species are growing.

Thai supermarkets have abandoned plastic bags and started wrapping their groceries in banana leaves. 

 

Rice farmers around the world are starting to use duck fields instead of pesticides. Ducks eat insects and nibble on weeds without touching the rice.

 

The Netherlands plants the roofs of hundreds of bus stops with flowers and plants - specifically for bees.
 

South Korea organizes dance parties for people over 65. Fighting dementia and loneliness.

In Rome, you can pay for a metro ticket using plastic bottles.  Thus, 350,000 bottles have already been collected.

 

She  listed more...

 

More can be found on this page: The Year in Cheer 

(and on this site, each snippit has a link to more details)

 

Volunteers have given new life to more than 100,000 abandoned bicycles, shipping them across the globe to people who need them. 

 

Eighty percent of new cars sold in Norway are electric.

The biggest dam removal project in US history — currently underway on the Klamath River — will open up 400 miles of fish habitat. 

 

Sixteen schools in Braunschweig, Germany, include happiness as a subject in their curriculums.

 

Washington is the first US state to put money toward climate change education in K-12 public schools — and at least 11 other states are following suit.

 

In Minnesota, more than 1,500 seniors signed on for a state agency’s free online fitness program.

 

Over 10,000 physicians across Canada have written “green” prescriptions instructing patients to spend more time in nature.

In France, anyone who opts to repair their clothes can now get a bonus of up to 25 euros.

 

In 2022, the Apparel Impact Institute ​​cut 316,451 tons of emissions and saved 2,903,575 cubic meters of water by helping fashion brands be more sustainable.

 

The Hunger Project is serving about 35,000 people in Uganda — fighting hunger by teaching them how to grow their own food

 

The UK government offers parents 30 hours of free childcare per week.

A Tunisian school’s solar panels produce four times the power the campus needs, allowing the school to sell energy back to the grid, which funds classes in robotics.

 

A company in the UK rents out 1,000 living Christmas trees each year so they don’t end up in landfills.

 

New Zealand banned the use of single-use plastic produce bags – preventing the use of an estimated 150 million plastic bags annually.

Six US states recently passed legislation for universal free meal programs.

 

There are now 158 protected ocean ‘Hope Spots’ around the world.

Among California’s 25 largest school districts, more than two-thirds now serve non-meat, non-dairy entrees a minimum of once a week.

In 2022, FoodCycle’s pop-up cafes served nearly 500,000 meals to 62 communities across the UK, saving 209 metric tons of food from going to waste.

One hundred fifty hairdressers in West and Central African cities have become “mental health ambassadors.”

 

These are a small fraction of the Year in Cheer.  There are many truly great things listed.

Click to Donate - Free Way to Help the World

 

From: The Cleveland Health Clinic

Why Giving Is Good for Your Health
Helping others can boost your heart and mind

 

We all know that giving helps others... But did you know that the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from helping others is actually good for you, too? That’s not just some “good vibe” theory, either. There’s science behind it.
...
Health benefits of giving:

As you help someone or give a gift, your brain secretes “feel good” chemicals such as:

Serotonin (which regulates your mood).

Dopamine (which gives you a sense of pleasure).
Oxytocin (which creates a sense of connection with others).

Physical and mental health benefits associated with giving or serving can include:

Lower blood pressure

A longer lifespan
Less stress

Gift-giving or volunteering can reduce your levels of cortisol, the stress hormone that can make you feel overwhelmed or anxious.

A ‘helper’s high’
Giving can stimulate your brain’s mesolimbic pathway, or reward center, while releasing endorphins. That can lead to a “helper’s high” that boosts self-esteem, elevates happiness and combats feelings of depression.

 

 from:our-choices-matter.blogspot.com

 

Click to Donate - Free Way to Help the World

This is a list of sites found online. Because so much division exists in the  world now, and people may feel offended seeing some of the click to donate sites, I made the choice to limit this site to politically neutral charities. All possible click to donate charity sites had been included, no matter their politics, religious affiliation or other, as all beings have beauty within them and deserve love and comfort.  I believe all are worthwhile, and at the same time, realize emotions can get very high. Leaving this page only with neutral charities may allow more to feel comfortable clicking, thus having a far greater beneficial effect.

Just clicking (usually a button or image, clearly marked) donates funds to the charity.  These donations are paid for by advertisers and sponsors.
 

It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert Kennedy

Some sites require cookies to be enabled

And beyond these sites, there is a search engine called www.goodsearch.comwhich donates $.01 for each click to your selected charity.

Below these click to donate links are a variety of petition links

Help Poverty
 
Polish Hunger Site
The Hunger Site (may require cookies)
Donate Bread(Click Loaf)
Feed Veterans (may require cookies)
Feed Hungry in Brazil 
Click for Children - scroll to middle of page (requires cookies)
Hunger - scroll to middle of page (requires cookies)

Health
Greater Good

The Literacy Site

Polish Heart (click red button)

Alzheimer's Research
The Breast Cancer Site
Kids Autism

Give Free Books Literacy Site 
Prevent Breast Cancer - scroll to middle of page
Polish Autism
Stop Violence - scroll to middle of page
Veterans
Dutch Emergency Assistance (not currently active)

Fund a Scholarship (click chest) (may be inactive)

Enviroment                                     
Help Ocean  
Forest Watch
The Rainforest Site
Help Forest

Clean Air, Save U.S. Land, Save Mexican Rain Forest

Protect the Earth
Oceans
Rainforests
Reefs
Water Pollution

Solar Energy (may not be working)

Clean Your Country (may not be working)

Plant an OAK Tree (may not be working)

Animals
Animal Rescue Site

Help Individual Animals
Animal Web Action - Donate Blankets to Animals

Animal Web Action - Donate Pellets to Animals

Animal Web Action - Donate Canned Food to Animals 

Animal Web Action - Donate Dry Food to Animals 
Free Kibble Donate Dog Food

Help Animals (temporarily down)
Clicanimaux Help Horses (temporarily down)
Clicanimaux Help Dogs (temporarily down)

Clicanimaux Help Cats (temporarily down)
Clicanimaux Help Ducks / Geese (temporarily down)

Free Kibble Donate Cat Food

Free Kibble Donate Cat Litter 

(C)Big Cats
(C) Dogs - South Africa
(C) Wolves
(C) Various Animal Causes 
(C) Animal Testing
(C) Stop Dog Fighting
(C) Ivory Trade
(C) Primates
(C) Sea Turtles
(C) Trapping
(C) Whales Dolphins
(C) Stop the Yulin Festival (

Feed a Big Cat (may not be working)

 

Grouped Charities

Greater Good (listed above in separate sections) all together

Petitions & Legislation

Big Cat Public Safety Act

The Big Cat Public Safety Act is a federal bill that would address two of the biggest sources of abuse of big cats by ending owning big cats as pets and stopping exploitative roadside zoos from offering cub petting and photo ops. Big cats purchased as pets are dangerous and typically end up living in inhumane conditions. Cubs used for petting and photos are ripped from their mothers at birth, physically punished to diminish their natural behaviors, deprived of sleep, then often discarded a few months later when they are two big to pet, with no tracking of what happens to them or how many die

The Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) would prohibit the use of wild animals in traveling shows such as circuses.

Wild animals used in circuses spend their lives in cramped cages, forced to perform unnatural and sometimes painful tricks, day in and day out. These animals endure constant stress and are denied the opportunity to engage in natural behaviors. Wild animals have complex behavioral, physical, and emotional needs that cannot be satisfied by traveling shows designed for human entertainment.

The Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) amends the Animal Welfare Act to end the use of wild animals in traveling shows, like circuses, with limited exceptions for certain entities such as accredited zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, and rodeos.

(text link) 

The Animal Legal Defense Fund - Federal Bills

The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the state and local levels to advance important legislation. We advocate for laws that promote or protect the lives and interests of animals, and we oppose legislation that would be detrimental to animals’ well-being.

We also work closely with the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s other programs to identify opportunities to create model legislation that address strategic legal issues in the areas of civil and criminal law, and monitor legislation that impacts animals at the federal, state, and local levels

The Humane Cosmetics Act (Federal)
Farm System Reform Act (Federal)
Big Cat Public Safety Act (Federal)
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (Federal)

Captive Primate Safety Act (Federal)
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2021 (Federal)
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act (SAFE) Act (Federal)

 

INTERNATIONAL PETITION:
Support making ECOCIDE an International Crime
Mass damage and destruction of ecosystems (ECOCIDE), committed repeatedly over decades and permitted by law, has led to global climate and ecological crisis. Treaties, agreements and civil lawsuits have all failed to prevent this.

"We call on all governments to declare support for making ecocide an  international crime, in the knowledge that many countries must stand together to put this law in place for the long-term protection of all life on Earth."

 

Care2.com

Get 'Forever Chemicals' Out Of Bottled Water! by Consumer Reports
Forty-three of the 47 bottled waters Consumer Reports tested had detectable levels of PFAS. These chemicals have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and other serious health problems in people with prolonged exposure. The EPA has refused to set limits on these 'forever chemicals,' but that shouldn't stop the bottled water industry from getting them out of the water they sell.

(Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are very stable manmade chemicals that can lead to toxicity and health issues)
(closed petition)

 

Care2/ The Petition Site -  Animal Welfare Petitions 

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Oceana - Protecting the World's Oceans

This page leads to a page with petitions, including "Save Marine Life From Single-Use Plastics," " Tell Amazon: Give Me a Plastic Free Packaging Choice" & others.

 
Factory Farming Is Killing the Planet, Our Health, and Our Commitment to Humane Animal Treatment. Ban Factory Farms Now!
Laws called “ag-gag” or agriculture gag laws make it illegal for people to film inside factory farms and expose the brutality these animals experience every day. That’s the biggest reason we don’t know the full extent of how much farm animals are suffering.

If you think laws preventing the exposure of animal abuse need to go, visit  The Humane Society of The United States to find out how you can help end them.

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Hawaii may take the lead in the U.S. by passing legislation to go fur free

The bill (SB 1350), which was just introduced by Senator Mike Gabbard, would ban the manufacture and sale of certain fur products in the state, in addition to banning the import of fur products for sale or distribution. 

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Pets Are Legally Classified as Property Rather Than Living Beings in Most Places

...there is hope!  An article here talks of how pets are being considered more as children than mere property in divorces. This upgrade in their legal classification actually gives pets more protections. Now we just need to get all states to make this change! There is no question that this change just makes sense. Animals are not objects, they are living beings and they are a part of our families.  

 

Follow New York's Lead - Ban Cat Declawing Now!

 

Put a Stop to Live Animals in Keychains and Mobile Phone Trinkets in China!

Vendors are sealing turtles, fish and small amphibious animals into plastic bags and selling them as keychain and mobile phone trinkets. The trinkets are supposed to bring good luck, but clearly bring only bad luck to the trapped animals.

The animals can survive for days in the bag, but eventually suffocate or starve to death.

Read more at this link. 

Read the article The Sad Truth About Free Pets On Craigslist (article link)

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Happiness Words

 These are words listed on various sites as synonyms to Happiness or Happy. Many seem to be more words that trigger states of happiness for some. I include them still  :  )

Happy, Happiness, Happily

aglow
all smiles
as happy as a clam
As happy as a sandboy
be all smiles
be floating on air
be full of the joys of spring
be in rapture/raptures
be in seventh heaven
be of good cheer
be on cloud nine
be walking/floating on air
be wreathed in smiles
beam
beaming
beamish
beatific
bless
blessed
bliss
blissed out
blissful
blissfully
bonhomie
bright
bubble over
bubbly
carefree
celebrant
celebrate
cheer
cheerful
cheerfulness
cheerfully
cheerily
cheery
chipper
chirpy
content
contented
couldn't be happier

delight
delighted
delightful
delirious
ebullient
ecstatic
effervesce
effervescent
elate
elated
enjoyable
Elysian
enjoy
euphoria
euphoric
exalted
exhilarate
exhilarated
exhilarating
exult
exultant
ecstasy
exuberant
eyes light up
fairy-tale ending
feel-good
feel good factor
felicific
fe-licify
felicitous
felicity
floating on a cloud
floating on air
flying high
fröhlich ( German  - merry; cheerful)
fulfill
fulfilled
fulfilling
full of the joys of spring
gaily
gambol
giddiness
giddy
glad
glad news/tidings
gladden
gladden the heart
gladly
glee
gleeful
gleefully
glow
goody
golden
grin from ear to ear
halcyon
halcyon days
happify
high spirits
in high spirits
in the pink
in paradise
into raptures
joy
jollity
jolly
joyful
joyous
jubilant
jubilance
jubilation
laugh
laughter
light up
lighthearted
lightsome
like a dog with two tails
merriment
merrily
merry
merrymaking
mirth
of good cheer
on cloud nine
one's heart leaps
one's face lights up
over the moon
overhappy
overjoyed
pleased
pleasure
radiant
rapt
rapturous
rejoice
rosy
serendipity
smile
smile from ear to ear
smiley
spirits soar
squee
sunny
thrilled
tickled pink
to one's delight
to someone's delight
upbeat
uplift
walking on air
whoopee

happy camper
happy days
happy-go-lucky
happy place
happy-slappy
happy to do
-ily
yourself
myself

a twinkle in one's eye
afterglow
aah
alight
all things to all people,men
altruistic
ambiance
auspicious
be at peace with the world
be in good heart
be in your element
be over the moon (about something)

beautiful
bear hug
belong
best
blessing
bounce
breezy
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
brighten
brightly
bubble
bubble with
celebration
charmed
chuffed (very pleased)
cloud
complement
congratulate
congratulations
contentment
dance
dancing in the streets
delight in
delightful
do one's heart good
do someone’s heart good
down to earth
dream
easy
excited
exaltation
excitement
expansive
fairytale
flushed with success, triumph etc
fond
fondly
fortuitous
fortunate
fortunize
friendly
frolic
frolicsome
fulfilled
gaiety
generosity
glad news/tidings
glorious
glowing
gracious
gleam
golden
golden age
golden mean
good
good for someone
good-humoured
good on someone
harmony
have everything
hearten
heartwarming
heaven
high-spirited
hilariously
home
hooray
hospitality
how are you keeping
idyll
idyllic
in seventh heaven
in the zone
innocence
jocular
jump for joy
happy-returns
kindly
laughter is the best medicine
light
light-hearted
light of someone's life
like the sound of
live happily ever after
look forward to
lotus
loved up
lovely
lucky
made in heaven
make sb's day
make someone's day
many happy returns
music
music to one's ears
nostalgia
nostalgic
on top of the world
ore
pleased with
pleasing
positive
promised land
prosperous
radiance
receive with open arms
rejoice in
relax
relaxation
relaxed
satisfaction
satisfy
satisfying
self–fulfillment
sentimental value
serendipitous
serotonin
seventh heaven
shine
silly
skip
skylark
so be it
storybook
succeed
superlative
sweet
take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane
thankful
the Promised Land
the world of good
thrill
thrilled
thrive
thrive on
tickle
touched
transport
treasure
triumphant
triumphantly happy
twinkle
unification
universalism
up
utopian
vivacious
vivacity
walk on air
warm the cockles of someone's heart
welcome
welome with open arms
welcome
well
well-being
well–wisher
whole
with pleasure
worthwhile


a home away from home
a sight for sore eyes
a spring in someone’s step
a spring in your step
a world of good
abound
affable
affecting
affirmative
air
amuse
amusement
animate
apropos
at one with
be flying high
be riding high
be  something
blithe
blithesome
bouncy
bouncing
bountiful
buoy
broaden
buoyant
buoyancy
carol
celebratory
chirp
Christmassy
companionable
companionship
congratulation
cool
dandy
dedication
destiny
dynamite
elysium
emoticon
enthusiasm
equative
excite
expression
exulting
fairy-tale
felicitation
festive
festivity
for old times' sake
fortune
forward-looking
fruition
gala
glory
glory in sth
godsend
good-humored
gratify
hail
happy bunny
happy pair
haven
Hollywood ending
home from home
honeymoon
honour
humanistic
humanly
impossibly
Indian summer
in one's glory
intoxicate
intoxicating
it’s a pleasure to do something
(it’s) my pleasure
jaunty
jazzy
jumper
laurel
leap
life-affirming
lilt
lining
lively
luck
many happy returns (of the day)
Merry Christmas
Moon
motherly
my pleasure
nonchalance
on a high
open-door policy
over
phew!
piggyback
pleased as punch
Pollyanna (an excessively cheerful or optimistic person)
prance
pride and joy
purr
quality of life
reminisce
resilient
restored
ride, drive, walk, etc. off into the sunset
rollick
rollicking
Romance
romp
roof
rose-colored glasses
settle in
sentimental
shiny
shout for joy
shout from the rooftops
smile to oneself
spree
sprightly
successful
the American dream
the good life
to someone’s satisfaction/to the satisfaction of someone
triumph
unfeigned
universal
untroubled
unworried
unruffed
unconcerned
upper

Welcome Wagon
whew!
white
willing
wish
yang



beatification (a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name)

bonhomie (cheerful friendliness; geniality)

bread and circuses (a diet of entertainment or political policies on which the masses are fed to keep them happy and docile)

chuff ((of a steam engine) move with a regular sharp puffing sound; Tigers chuff)insouciant (showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent)

cock–a–hoop (British - extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success)

convivial (cheerful and friendly; jovial)

guffaw (a loud and boisterous laugh)

Edward (is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon form Éadweard, composed of the elements ead "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and weard "guardian, protector")

Edwin (The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "wine" (friend) )
slake (quench or satisfy)

evince (reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

eucatastrophe (a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending)

eupeptic (relating to or having good digestion or a consequent air of healthy good spirits)

felix culpa (an apparent error or disaster with happy consequences)

freemale (a woman who does not want to get married or to have children because she is happy to live by herself and do what she wants when she wants)

fly high (be very successful; prosper)

gambol (run or jump about playfully)

gruntled (pleased, satisfied, and contented)
red-letter night (Any significant, memorable, or happy night or evening)

halcyon

halcyon days (Halcyon Days, which have come to mean any time of happiness and contentment, are actually the 14 days around the winter solstice. ... The “Halcyon Days” usually end by early January. Today, the phrase “Halcyon Days” has come to mean a sense of peace or tranquility.)

imparadise (To make as happy as though in paradise; transport; enrapture)

insouciance (casual lack of concern; indifference)

jocund (full of or showing high-spirited merriment)

jol (to have fun, to party)

juste milieu (the happy medium; judicious moderation)

kempt (adjective - (of a person or a place) maintained in a neat and clean condition; well cared for.)

kvell (feel happy and proud)

lark ( any carefree episode)

macarize (to pronounce happy or blessed : felicitate, laud)
simhah ( a Hebrew word that means gladness, or joy)

lilting ( characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence a lilting stride)

propitiate (win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them)
Edgar (Anglo-Saxon name Eadgar (composed of ead "rich, prosperous" and gar "happy "))


providential (occurring at a favorable time; opportune)

ray of sunshine (a person or thing that brings happiness into the lives of others.)

red-letter (a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)

red-letter day

Rollick (to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.)

sacrosanct ((especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with)

sandboy (a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in happy as a sandboy')

scherzo (a vigorous, light, or playful composition, typically comprising a movement in a symphony or sonata)

seraphic (1. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub 2. of or relating to an angel of the first order)

sonsy (Scottish - having an attractive and healthy appearance)
squee (expression of joy, excitement, celebration)

the life of Riley (an easy, carefree life)

waggish (humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner)

whoop (a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy)


a ray of sunshine
at one with the world
bed of roses
bright as a button
heart
satori
Sunshine
utopia