The Recaps Team is saddened by this tragedy and sincere heart felt prayers are sent for "all"  that are grieving and affected by this recent tragedy in Boston and Texas. 

Many people can take on the suffering of others  without being involved - without seeing it - and without being closely  related   to those  suffering and affected  - They are very special people -

Have you ever been overwhelmed with grief and it was because of something that happened to someone else?

Have you felt sad, at a loss for comforting words and totally helpless when you got news of a suicide - a death by auto - a foreclosure - or even home losses from the Colorado fires, NYC Storm, Sandy Hook, and now the Boston Marathon tragedy and the plant explosion in Texas?
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Understanding the 10 Most Destructive Human Behaviors

LiveScience Staff 

 Self-destruction

Compared with most animals, we humans engage in a host of behaviors that are destructive to our own kind and to ourselves. We lie, cheat and steal, carve ornamentation into our own bodies, stress out and kill ourselves, and of course kill others.

Science has provided much insight into why an intelligent species seems so nasty, spiteful, self-destructive and hurtful.

 Lie

Nobody knows for sure why humans lie so much, but studies find that it's common, and that it's often tied to deep psychological factors.

 "It's tied in with self-esteem," says University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert Feldman. "We find that as soon as people feel that their self-esteem is threatened, they immediately begin to lie at higher levels."

 Feldman has conducted studies in which people lie frequently, with 60 percent lying at least once during a 10-minute conversation.
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The Price of Children - What Are They Worth?

This is just too good not to share

Here is something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down.
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Have you heard your call? Maybe this is it ~ are you going to take the call? What are you waiting for? You know it is time ~ you know you will never feel right until you do ~  take the call!!

You will be more alive than you have ever been!  Come on - soar with the eagles - be who you are - not what someone thinks you are or wants  you to be -- be who you really are !!

 Maybe if you’re not “fitting in”  maybe  it’s because you’re meant to “stand out”

Once upon a time, an eagle’s egg was found by a farmer and mistaken for a chicken egg. The egg was placed with the other eggs in the incubator at the hen house 
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The Invitation   Oriah Mountain Dreamer   Canadian Teacher and Author  VIDEO INCLUDED

It is the story of a very human woman who longs to live fully awake. It is the story of the human heart’s capacity and longing to live intimately with all of it‐the joy and the sorrow, the hope and the fear.

I wrote the prose poem, The Invitation one night after returning home from a party. I don’t usually attend parties but on this occasion, berating myself for being anti‐social, I made an effort to go and be friendly.

I returned home feeling frustrated, dissatisfied with the superficial level of the social interaction at the party. I longed for something else.

Years before I had attended a writing workshop where poet David Whyte had given us a writing exercise, based on a poem of his own, where we began alternate lines with the phrases, “It doesn’t interest me. . ” and “What I really want to know is.”

Using this form I sat down and wrote The Invitation as an expression of all the things I really did want to know about and share with others.
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Instead of focusing on the knots and "nots"  in your life - I ask you and challenge you to starve those for a while and  practice giving energy to the great "I am's" and the wonderful forgotten "have's" in your life -- 

Take care now -- be safe - be well -- be prepared -- be happy  and most of all -- be kind -- 

Thank you for what you have brought to my life and how you have touched it –  be it the kind  words of appreciation & support  or for stirring an awakening  or a challenge that moves me  to learn – grow &  strengthen

"Let there be Peace and Love on Earth, and Let it begin with me" -  from the Heart 

If you have already seen or heard of this I pray it may be a “gentle” reminder to give you encouragement for today  - The music is beautiful and very calming -  I hope you enjoy 
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Take Back Your Power

Lately, I’ve been watching episodes from the 1970s TV show, Kung Fu, on DVD. It starred David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a half-Chinese, half-American Shaolin priest who wanders the post-civil war American West looking for his long-lost brother.

Caine is a martial arts master who resorts to using his fighting skills only when someone’s safety is at stake. Kung Fu introduced many Westerners to some of the basic tenets of Eastern thought. Like fine art and true wisdom, many of the teachings espoused in the show are timeless and universal in nature.

One of my favorite episodes, El Brujo, concerned an evil witch who was terrorizing a small town. The townspeople so feared this man that they willingly gave away their power – performing whatever actions he demanded – hoping to please him. At one point, the townspeople were resigned to letting an infant die because the evil man had cursed the baby.
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The Power to Never Feel Powerless Again by Guy Finley

In one way or another, we often feel “trapped” by life. If it weren’t true, we wouldn’t spend as much time as we do trying to “escape” our circumstances.

We’re so involved with imagining and swimming to our own Fantasy Island, we never consider this important question: what if the condition we wish to escape were only an illusion that feels real? How would such a realization change our lives?

Let’s look into these questions, starting with the feeling of being trapped. What do we know about it? For one thing, it is neither gender nor economically selective; everyone, regardless of social status, has a share of this unwanted state of self.

We also know that none of us would remain feeling trapped if we had the power to change our condition. Which leads us to this finding:We frequently feel powerless.
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Free Yourself From Toxic People (Choosing the Company You Keep) By Guy Finley

Those with whom we assemble, we soon resemble!

This simple old saying hides a deep Truth that can enlighten and empower every aspect of our lives:

Who we are — our very essence — is continually being transformed by the company we keep.

Stated differently, when we keep the company of what is light and bright, our lives get lighter and brighter. And when we keep the company of what is dark and discouraging, our lives can’t help but be dragged downward.

This idea might sound a little simplistic at first, but its power soon becomes evident when we put it to use in the quest to realize our highest aspirations. The key lies in understanding that this principle is active on multiple levels at once.
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The 20 Essential Habits of Highly Passionate People

I’ve always worked hard at whatever I’ve been doing. My work-ethic comes from doing what I enjoy, and not forcing myself to do something.

Highly passionate people aren’t just lucky, they share common characteristics. They work hard, they trust their intuition and they persevere.

I personally don’t see myself having any other options than following my passion. Without doing what I truly want, life would be without color, without joy and without meaning.

We all have the habits necessary, we just need to let them shine.
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