“I am privileged to call Carol Buckley my friend, and I was also honored to work for several years as the Managing Director of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. After being fired from the Sanctuary in 2010, Carol continues to improve the lives of captive elephants worldwide by founding Elephant Aid International and traveling throughout Asia in her mission of helping one elephant at a time… Carol was and IS one of the few people who are aware of the depths of animal suffering. I watched her for over three years, live, breathe and feel for not only the elephants in her care, but the other elephants still held captive.“

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“… What I loved about this sanctuary is that it was the opposite of a zoo. Not only did the elephants have woods and streams and ponds and rivers to wander through (more than 2000 acres!), the public was not cordially invited to gape and throw popcorn at the elephants (but observation cameras allowed people to view online the real lives of real elephants). They lived, for animals not in their own environment, as close to a natural life as we can ever expect to see. It was truly an inspiration. The sanctuary was for the elephants, not for us…”

“Wall Street is in protest, Job loss, housing foreclosure, family relocation, loss of savings and major disruption of families’ lives is touching everyone we know. Why is this happening? The European Central banks need 7 trillion dollars to shore up their economies — they may not make it. These challenges are global in dimension — yet they affect us individually. Every one of us knows someone who has suffered because of these challenges. A blade of grass doesn’t grow or a bird falls from its nest without a Consciousness that oversees an integrated/interwoven web where the smallest to the largest occurrence in the universe is not interconnected. When Things Fall Apart — You Don’t Have to!”

“Welcome to my new store! Life readings & Self Awareness Tools to chart your life’s journey…The intention of my Life Readings, Short Reading, and Mini Readings is to provide you with help and guidance from a spiritual or soul level; that is to offer you a bird’s eye view of your life. My readings are therefore not restricted or limited to having a predictive nature. The focus is on assisting you, in the journey of your life, as much as I can. In this way you will have the power to co-create the future you desire by unfolding and focusing on your spiritual development, or awareness.”

“Mother Earth is a canvas for the expression of beautiful works of art. Over 100 crop circles appear globally each year. Although the origin and purpose of many are a mystery, just seeing them is an awe inspiring experience. This unique book was designed for children of all ages. The images draw us in, sparking our creativity and connecting our inner self.”

“The Rosenhan experiment was a famous experiment into the validity of psychiatric diagnosis conducted by psychologist David Rosenhan in 1973. It was published in the journal Science under the title “On being sane in insane places.” The study is considered an important and influential criticism of psychiatric diagnosis. .. The study concluded, “It is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals” and also illustrated the dangers of dehumanization and labeling in psychiatric institutions. It suggested that the use of community mental health facilities which concentrated on specific problems and behaviors rather than psychiatric labels might be a solution and recommended education to make psychiatric workers more aware of the social psychology of their facilities.”

“Individuals with the Sun in Scorpio were born sometime between the dates of October 21 through November 22. Scorpios are a Fixed sign, which means they are practical, determined and strong-willed.” Find out more about this mysterious sign in this article by Carmen Turner-Schott.

“Perfect for reading in the dark with a flashlight, Jim Harold’s Campfire: True Ghost Stories contains seventy toe‐curling, spine‐tingling tales. Author Jim Harold has put together the most frightening stories that were told to him by some of the thousands of listeners of his “Paranormal Podcast” and “Jim Harold’s Campfire” podcasts… Having interviewed experts and listeners for years, Harold doesn’t dress up in alien costumes and has never purchased the Official Ghost Detector off late night TV, and yet, he has discovered that ordinary people are having extraordinary experiences.”