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Inspirations For Peace :: Buddhism

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~The Buddha

Buddhist teachings have been such an inspiration in my life for so many years. I want to share some of the knowledge I have gained with my readers.

Buddhism is not a religion, it is a spiritual connection. There have been many "Buddha" , not just one. And these teachers have been leading Buddhist followers for centuries.

Image via WikipediaBuddhism teaches it's followers to recognize the balance of life and to live their lives in absolute balance. Through meditation, prayer and exploring myself I have found that there is a higher power, an aura and we are all part of it.

Again, I'm not an expert on this. I believe that Buddhism is beautiful and I encourage everyone to look deeper into the tradition. Apply the teachers of the Buddha to your own life. You will feel so much happier when you practice Buddhism.

In this life, I am inspired to be a productive member of society. There is beauty in this world. There is treasure among the garbage. I have to believe that there is a purpose for me, and a destiny for every wayward soul that finds themselves lost in the decisions of our time.
Since the beginning of time people have questioned the meaning of life. There have been multitudes of theories and doubters by the truck loads. Everyone sees life differently. Everyone lives by their own sets of rules and morals. My inspiration comes from everything around me. The beautiful and the ugly. Their is balance in the world around us. Inspiration comes in man forms. Don't ignore the signs around you. Take notice in the small things and you might be surprised what marvelous things you can learn.

Miss Jane of the Week

I recently started tweeting with @MsJaneProducts and hopped over to their site to check it out. Ms Jane sells different marijuana accessories. She sells T-shirts with their logo, stuff to clean your pipes with and even an at home urin test. So, long story short, there is a contest called Ms Jane of the Week on the site. It's a lot like the famous Miss High Times contest. She selects one girl every week to be featured on the site. Here is my application for the contest!

"When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself." - Bob Marley

My name is Amanda and I'm a pretty bad ass chick! I'm 23 and live in the growing city of Greenville, South Carolina. I write a random blog called La' Riot. Specifically, I talk about feminism and LGBTQ culture

(but I did say it was random). I have a bachelors degree in sociology from USC. My goals are to be a counselor for LGBTQ youth and an avid marijuana activist.

When it comes to my weed smoking habits, I began smoking in college at the age of 18. I started with a glass pipe. Glass is great, it's a wonderfully clean smoke and the glass pipes are all art themselves. A few years after I started smoking, I had a friend who introduced me to

the gravity bong (GB). Home made, with one 3 liter bottle inside a 2 liter bottle filled up with water. I love to get a huge hit off of the GB. It's only for the strong lunged people. I have to take a break from it every once in a while and go back to glass or paper. The GB only takes a small amount of green to get a huge hit. This is great

for the savvy smoker!

I should be chosen as Miss Jane of the Week because I want to gain a

bigger platform to spread the message of positive marijuana use and

culture. I am a social and human rights activist that is looking to

further her presence in the marijuana community, online and in real

life. I could be a great example for other women looking to become

soulful, educated, marijuana users.

You can get more information here: Ms. Jane

High School Fashions From 1969

If you didn't know the 60's are my favorite years. Everything I do, I live and breath the 60's. Music, movies, culture and of course the fabulous fashion. I found these beautiful pictures from Life magazine.

Peacocks are beautiful creates. Peafowls, as they are referred to as a species, are native to South Asia. They were brought into Egypt by the Phoenicians. These magnificent birds have been a symbol of beauty, love and nobility for centuries. In Greek history the peafowl was the bird of Hera. She sent the bird to spy on Zeus, knowing that he could not escape the eyes of the peafowl feathers. As a tattoo, the peacock has been the center of controversy. While many cultures find the peafowl to be a beautiful and strong creature, valued for it's connections to royalty and good morals, many other cultures view it negatively. Being viewed as arrogant and suspicious, "proud as a peacock", many cultures find the feathers to resemble the "evil eye". However, in recent years, the peacock's externaly beauty is associated with the inner beauty of a human being.

Wedding Invitations - Concert Posters

I love this retro 60's concert poster wedding invitation. We have planned to make some of our own like this. They are stunning and seem fairly easy to make!

Beautiful Bohemian Wonderlands

These are beautiful pictures. I am absolutely in love with them. I've never seen more beautiful settings. I've always imagined spaces in my mind like these, but I've never seen anything like this in real life. I found these here. I wish I could go to these places; it makes me want to create a place like this of my own. It just seems like such warm, happy places. LOVE!