Just me

To start off, this isn't an advertising or spamming email. I wrote this out the top of my head. So please take the time to read this, you will do me a favor by just reading this and sending me some feedback. It may perhaps, open your eyes and realize about how your lifestyle is and how it affects others.

Today at school, as most of you know I attend Aveda Institute, we had the privilege to watch a documentary called "An Inconvenient Truth, starring Al Gore.This documentary has truly open my eyes, and made me realize how much I am affecting others and how they live. This isn't a political nore has anything to do with politics. And I am sure that you will not consider this "brainwashing" because it affects your life, believe it or not. Now the following was taken from their site (http://www.climatecrisis.net/) - I strongly recommend you to rent it and watch the whole thing, even if you aren't into politics or Al Gore. I wasn't either but I am now grateful to have witnessed this man's point:





The documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.
With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.

Please, watch this and send me some feedback, I would really like to know what your thoughts are about this film. Pass it around, let everyone know about it.

Thank you,

Claudia

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Naima has been behaving so well with her caregiver Heather. Luckily she too, has a 15 month old daughter named Marissa. They both get along so well. Which puts me at ease, and lets me focus on school. Now I know I don't have to worry as much as I did the first few days. This picture helped me alot:



I am quite proud of her (as I always say, and will forever). She is becoming such a young little lady. Yes, there are the bad tempered tantrums, but lately she has been learning not to throw them. When she does begin to throw one, I'll kneel to her and ask what is wrong. She'll stop and ask to be held by spreading her arms out to me, crying, then usually points at something she wants. Another little incident I encountered with her, was when we went grocery shopping. As you all know, there are colourful candy/chocolate wrappers near the cashiers' register. I believe they put those in that particular spot on purpose (I swear I will smack the person who came up with that idea). Of course, Naima, quietly sitting on our cart and being the little curious monkey she is, wants those lively coloured things. I say: "No, Naima. Those aren't for us." The immediate screaching began. "Naima, please, we can't have those." The crying and screaming, also known as, the tantrum began. She also flips her head back as if she lets herself fall backwards. I picked her up, held the back of her head, and laid her head on my shoulder, and said: "I'm sorry sweety, but we can't have those. We will have yummy fruits when we get home. I promise." She immediately calmed down and stopped. Of course once we got home, as promised, we had a yummy fruit salad and snuggled on the couch watching her fave show.
She will also grab my hand and pull me towards somewhere or something she wants/to be. The other morning, she grabs my hand, and walks me to her crib and points at her teddy, which is far away from her reach.

This afternoon, I realized how quickly she is growing. The many little things she does amazes me and the fact how she learns by watching. The other day, she helped me put away the utensils from the dishwasher. Handing them to me one by one, and smiling as I said "Thank you, Naima".
The other day, I called in when she was at Heather's, she recognizes my voice. "Hi sweetie!" - she replies: "Hi!" and giggles. I cried. She also says : "Bubye!" and waves at you when you leave, or when she plans to leave the room.
I have been watching "old" videos of her, when she was a baby, looking at the newborn pictures. When she sees her baby pictures, she says: "Baby!" - "That's right, it's you as a baby." I can't imagine my life without her. She is my stamina

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Today was my first day at my new school. It felt weird. I was shy but I did make new friends :)
It was mostly orientation, introduction and lots of talking - it's going to be like that (talking) for 5 weeks from now. First phase is learning about the human's skin, hair etc. Should be interseting, it's like biology, and I love bio.
They are environmental freaks. I am not allowed to have a disposal coffee mugs in the building ... so I must have my own coffee mug.
Tomorrow we get to create our own pure-fume (perfume) with different fragrances, basically create our smell. This should be fun.
So far, I love school!! And I cannot wait for the next day! Yay!


edit: I feel, and Im not the only one, I was/am being brainwashed! It's a cult, I tell ya!

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