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Saturday, December 22, 2012

25 Places That Look Not Normal, But Are Actually Real - StumbleUpon






25 Places That Look Not Normal, But Are Actually Real

Prepare to have your mind blown. We tip our hats to those who see things differently. MINI. NOT NORMAL. posted

1. Mt. Roraima, Venezuela

Mt. Roraima, Venezuela

2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

3. Moravia, Czech Republic

Moravia, Czech Republic

4. Tulip fields - Lisse, Netherlands

Tulip fields - Lisse, Netherlands

5. Iceland

Iceland
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6. Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Vallejo, California

Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Vallejo, California

8. Naica Mine - Chihuahua, Mexico

Naica Mine - Chihuahua, Mexico

9. Tunnel of Love - Kleven, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love - Kleven, Ukraine

10. Metro - Stockholm, Sweden

Metro - Stockholm, Sweden

11. Lapland, Finland

Lapland, Finland

12. Zhangye, China

Zhangye, China

13. Mount Grinnell - Glacier National Park, Montana

Mount Grinnell - Glacier National Park, Montana

14. The Richat Structure - Mauritania

The Richat Structure - Mauritania

15. Hang Son Doong Cave - Vietnam

Hang Son Doong Cave - Vietnam

16. Chand Baori - Abhaneri, India

Chand Baori - Abhaneri, India

17. The Stone Forest - Yunnan, China

The Stone Forest - Yunnan, China

18. Berry Head Arch - Newfoundland, Canada

Berry Head Arch - Newfoundland, Canada

19. Lake Retba - Senegal

Lake Retba - Senegal





20. Gullfoss - Iceland

Gullfoss - Iceland

21. The Wave - Arizona

The Wave - Arizona

22. Socotra, Yemen

Socotra, Yemen

23. Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

24. Door to Hell - Derweze, Turkmenistan

Door to Hell - Derweze, Turkmenistan

25. Crystal Cave - Skaftafell, Iceland

Crystal Cave - Skaftafell, Iceland











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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Values





"Health is the greatest possession.
Contentment is the greatest treasure.
Confidence is the greatest friend.
Non-being is the greatest joy."

                                                                          - Lao Tzu




Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Austrian School Is Advancing Liberty

 

"We owe the origin and development of human society and, consequently, of culture and civilization, to the fact that work performed under the division of labor is more productive than when performed in isolation."

— Ludwig von Mises, in Epistemological Problems of Economics







Source:
Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Austrian School Is Advancing Liberty

http://mises.org/


 

Monday, December 17, 2012

Tiger in the snow

  Tiger tracks: Snow at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany, makes a Siberian feel right at home. Photo: Malte Christians, AFP/Getty Images / SF
Tiger tracks: Snow at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany, makes a Siberian feel right at home.
Photo: Malte Christians, AFP/Getty Images / SF





Day in Pictures, Dec. 17, 2012 - SFGate


Concieve, Believe, Achieve





 Nothing can stop the man with the right attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
-- Thomas Jefferson


“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” -- E.E. Cummings


 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  

- Mark Twain


“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”   
--Charles R. Swindoll  



Life is 10% what happens to you, 90% how you react to it. 

– Charlies R. Swindoll


Attitude





 
 
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
-- Thomas Jefferson
 
 

Peace



“Smile, breathe, go slowly.”
Thich Nhat Hanh




Buddha’s cousin Ananda once asked him, “Oh wise and venerable Buddha, is there one particular quality one should cultivate that would best bring one to full awakening?”

And the Buddha answered him saying, “Be mindful of your breathing.”

The Buddha then shared this story, “There is the case where a monk, having gone to the wilderness, to the shade of a tree, or to an empty building, sits down folding his legs crosswise, holding his body erect, and setting mindfulness to the fore. Always mindful, he breathes in; mindful he breathes out.”