Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like “Breakdown,” has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home in Malibu, Calif., a source confirms to Variety. He was 66. Police responded to his home a 10:50 p.m. Sunday night and he… via Tom Petty Dead of Heart Attack at 66 — Variety
Imagine all the people, living life in peace.You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one. Source: Peace Begins With Peaceful Actions – Lion’s Roar
I wish we lived in a country where we didn’t have to have regular talks with our kids about totally preventable gun violence, but here we are. Until now, my two sons have been too young to know about the regular horrors that lax gun regulations visit upon our fellow citizens, but I have a feeling I’m going to have to be talking to my seven-year-old about this later today. Source: How to Talk to Your Kids About Mass Shootings
You know you’ve made it big time not only when you get to meet the Dalai Lama. You know you can retire when you’ve made him laugh with a terrible joke.
Over years we accumulate a lot of knowledge, experiences and wisdom, yet we often ignore the basics. We need to de-clutter out minds, our hearts and cleanse ourselves of toxic emotions. Source: Don’t hold on to thrash | Actspot’s Blog
But at least you’re doing it. Once you’re doing it, you have a chance to do it better. Waiting for perfect means not starting. Source: Seth’s Blog: “You’re doing it wrong”
This quote literally changed my thinking and my life…
Many of us are committed to a journey of change and personal growth. While these are traits to be admired and celebrated, they can also have a darker side. We can become a little militant and dogmatic when we’re on our journeys.
As we focus on our attempts to make changes in our own lives, our views can start to narrow and become very black and white. We become so tuned into what we are doing that we forget there’s more than one way to do just about anything.
We seek out others that agree with us to back up ‘our views.’ This may be part of our primal wiring to be part of a collective. We seek a tribe.
Being part of a tribe can be intoxicating. Being with people that share our passion is exciting. It’s great to have a common goal or view and be able to talk about our passions with others that really get it. We’re all in this together.
Being in a tribe can also distort our perspective. Only seeing and hearing a biased view. Ironically, we can lose objectivity as we seek clarity. Becoming more rigid as we search for methods and hacks.
Or maybe we enjoy citing this study or that to ‘prove’ our point. Using science (bad science oftentimes) as our weapon of choice to make ourselves feel and sound knowledgeable.
Both these traits can lead to us becoming dogmatic, thinking our way is the only way.
Only three white humpback whales have ever been recorded near Australia. This video shows you one of those––enjoy it, you may never see such a thing again!
What would happen if there were a global blackout? And what if it lasted for days or even months? Not possible, you say? Actually, it’s happened before.
But at least you’re doing it. Once you’re doing it, you have a chance to do it better. Waiting for perfect means not starting. Source: 
Bright, shiny objects! 
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