What is butterfly gardening? Simply put, 'butterfly gardening' is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these colorful and dainty creatures to your garden. Butterfly gardening has become one of the most popular hobbies today. What could bring more joy than a beautiful butterfly fluttering around your garden? Attracting butterflies to your garden not only can bring a sense of delight. Reasons for Butterfly Gardening Some people only like to look at the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Shannon Smith, Premiere Image Intl. – WOMAN of ACTION™
May 27, 2012 by
A Celebration of Women™ is elated today to Celebrate the Life of yet another powerhouse of a woman. This woman has risen above incredible adversity throughout her life, maintained Grace throughout and Took Action. Instead of succumbing to her challenges and experiences in her early life, this WOMAN of ACTION took the lead in her own life, created the changes that were necessary to succeed and live the lifestlye that she knew was the only one for her! Today, this powerhouse of a woman … [Read more...]
Memorial Day with Roxanne Williams, Come Home Soon
May 27, 2012 by
What effects did World War 2 have on women in America? Women began to do the jobs that the men used to do. They worked in factories, steel mills, and on fighter planes. A woman who worked in an industrial or manufacturing job was refered to as "Rosie the Riviter". More independent, less willing to lose their new gained power, managed America when men were at war. Also set new standards of female participation in Wars, pilots, shippers and nurses. Women married earlier in life, … [Read more...]
LOSS of a Loved One – Donna Bellafiore
May 27, 2012 by
Resilience - The Ability to Bounce Back “And thus, like the wounded oyster, he mends his shell with pearl.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson All of us experience major disruptions at certain points in our lives and think that sometimes we've been pushed to the edge and almost about to blow. In fact, this is an expected and predictable hallmark of the human condition. For some, these hard times come frequently - the impact of the trauma is overwhelming and recovery, if it comes at all, … [Read more...]
MEMORIAL DAY 2012
May 26, 2012 by
Memorial Day 2012 Air Force Major Terry Dutcher, of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, visits the grave of her son, Army Corporal Michael Avery Pursel, who died serving in Iraq in 2007 at age 19, surrounded by flags placed by soldiers at each grave for the annual “Flags-In” in honor of Memorial Day, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.on Thursday, May 24, 2012. MAY 28, 2012 Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. … [Read more...]
Egyptian women cast votes and rally for their country’s future
May 26, 2012 by
“Even if I am not going to live for very much longer, I am voting for the future of my grandchildren.” So states one elderly lady as she waits in front of a polling station in Cairo, voicing the hope and resolve of a nation going to the polls. Over 50 million voters are eligible for Egypt’s 2012 presidential elections, the first since the country’s inspiring revolution, and of them, 23 million are women. Recent UN Women’s analysis has shown that 90.3 per cent of women surveyed are willing … [Read more...]
2012 MARTY Awards! Tickets are going fast!
May 26, 2012 by
Tickets going fast for 2012 MARTYS! May 31st at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga Join us as we roll out the red carpet for the city's top artists at the 2012 MARTY Awards! Come out and network with the "who's who" of the local arts world at this fabulous event! The MARTYS will take place on Thursday, May 31, 2012at the Living Arts Centre located at 4141 Living Arts Drive in Mississauga. Produced by the Mississauga Arts Council, the event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with … [Read more...]
INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO – Self Acceptance & Forgiveness
May 26, 2012 by
No matter where you are in life today, you have potential to increase, grow, to be strengthened, and to move forward. God created you for His good Purpose. You are important and know that you are called to add value to the world around you. You have rich treasure inside you that people need. You have more in you than you realize, and you can accomplish more than you ever thought possible. EXERCISE: Once You have addressed Yourself with Dignity and Respect in Your thoughts, then … [Read more...]
