“I prayed for change, so I changed my mind. I prayed for guidance and learned to trust myself. I prayed for happiness and realized I am not my ego. I prayed for peace and learned to accept others unconditionally. I prayed for abundance and realized my doubt kept it out. I prayed for wealth and realized it is my health. I prayed for a miracle and realized I am the miracle. I prayed for a soul mate and realized I am the One. I prayed for love and realized it’s always knocking, but I have to allow it in.” ~Jackson Kiddard

Street Art by Banksy

Have you heard the call?

Have you heard the call?

Those of you who feel no love

sleep on.

Those of you who are untouched by the sorrows of love

in whose hearts there is no burning passion

sleep on.

Those of you who are not longing for union

and constantly asking, ‘Where is He?’

sleep on.

Love’s path is outside of all religious sects

if trickery and hypocrisy is your way

sleep on.

If like a drunkard in the night you fall left and right

unaware that the time has come for prayer

sleep on.

Fate has taken my sleep but since

it hasn’t taken yours, young man

sleep on.

I have fallen into love’s hands

but since you are in your own

sleep on.

I am drunk on Love

but since you are drunk on food

sleep on.

I have given up words and have nothing more to say

but you can rap yourself in the robe of words and

sleep on.

~Rumi

Legislative influence for sale to the highest bidder…

Legislative influence for sale to the highest bidder...

Come one, come all… you too can own your own congressman. Here’s an idea on what it will cost you:

In 2012, 3.3 billion was spent lobbying congress and federal agencies. In the first 3 months of last year alone, the pharmaceutical industry spent $69.6 million on lobbying, electrical utilities spent $43.3 to try and stop the EPA from regulating the emissions of greenhouse gases, and Monsanto and others from the agricultural services industry spent $12.9 million.