The Sabbath Manifesto
10 ways to Take a Day Off
1. Avoid Technology
2. Connect with loved ones
3. Nurture your health
4. Get outside
5. Avoid commerce
6. Light candles
7. Drink Wine
8. Eat bread
9. Find silence
10. Give back
Water Bankruptcy
A recent report by the World Economic Forum warns that half the world’s population will be affected by water shortages within 20 years.Unsustainable conditions are headed toward what the researchers term, “water bankruptcy,” that would incite a crisis greater than the current global financial downturn. Crops and people are in danger, as geopolitical conflicts are expected to rise due to dwindling water resources.
During the 20th century, world population increased fourfold, but the amount of fresh water it used increased nine times over. Already , 2.8 billion people live in areas of high water stress, according to the analysis. A concurring UN World Water Development Reports adds that shortages are already beginning to constrain economic growth in areas as divers as California, China, Australia, India, and Indonesia. The Associated Press reports that the pivotal Ogallala Aquifer, in America’s Great Plains breadbasket, starching from South Dakota to North Texas, continues to be drained at alarming rates, while the natural recharge rate is considered negligible.
BY CONTROLLING THE THOUGHTS THAT YOU THINK AND THE WAY YOU RESPOND TO THE EVENTS OF YOUR LIFE, YOU BEGIN TO CONTROL YOUR DESTINY.—-No matter what happens to you in your life, you alone have the capacity to choose your response to it. When you form the habit of searching for the positive in every circumstance, your life will move into the highest dimension. Enlightened thinkers know that their thoughts form their world, and the quality of one’s life comes down to the richness of one’s thoughts. If you want to live a more peaceful, meaningful life, you must think more peaceful, meaningful thoughts. When you concentrate the mind’s tremendous power on definite, meaningful objectives, you will quickly ignite the flames of your personal potential and produce starling results.