Category Archives: INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES AND QUOTES
“Buy Nothing Day”
Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism. In North America, Buy Nothing Day is held on the Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving; elsewhere, it is held the following day, which is the last Saturday in November.
The first Buy Nothing Day was organized in Canada in September 1992 “as a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption.” In 1997, it was moved to the Friday after American Thanksgiving, also called “Black Friday”, which is one of the ten busiest shopping days in the United States. Soon, campaigns started appearing in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, France, and Norway. Participation now includes more than 65 nations.
Good friends help you find important things
I am thankful for…
Be who you are
What will you choose today?
Strong women
Do what interests you
Cold days can be cool
Be yourself!
Make peace with yourself
Hate – by Maya Angelou
24 little things to be grateful for
Friends
Make better choices
Hope
You have to face up to things!
The best things in life
The most important decision – by Voltaire
What is important in a dress… by Yves Saint Laurent
Friends
You are important!
Rules for doing good…
“Women must stand up for each other!” by Michelle Obama
The past…
A dying wish to say goodbye… to her horse
Sheila Marsh’s dying wish was to say goodbye to the horse she loved for 25 years. Staff at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan wheeled her bed to the car park. Nurse Gail Taylor explains what happened next: “The horse, Bronwen, walked steadily towards Sheila. Sheila gently called to Bronwen and the horse bent down tenderly and kissed her on the cheek as they said their last goodbyes.” Sheila passed away hours later.