Happy New Year ! 新年快乐 ! Un an nou fericit ! Feliz año nuevo ! Frohes neues Jahr !

2013 has been very busy and it's been so painful at times. We lost so much this year, we miss our dear ones gone but we are grateful for LOVE.

Looking forward to the new year hoping it will be a kinder, gentler, better, filled with love.

Ecstasy 

"I was born to never die 

To live in bliss, to never cry 

To speak the truth and never lie 

To share my love without a sigh 

To stretch my arms without a tie 

This is my dance, this is my high 

It's not a secret, can't you see 

Why can't we all live in ecstasy 

Ecstasy Ecstasy 

Why can't we all Live in Ecstasy.

Without a guilt, without regret 

I am here to forget 

Tainted memories of imagined sin 

In every friend, kith and kin 

We have come to celebrate here 

The getting rid of every fear 

Of every notion, every seed 

Of any separation, caste, or creed. 

This alienation, fragmentation, abomination 

Of separation, exploitation, isolation 

This cruelty, hysteria, absolute madness 

This anger, anxiety, overflowing sadness 

Disrupted ecology, wanton destruction 

Diseased biology, nature's obstruction 

Endangered species, environmental pollution 

Holes in the ozone, defying solution 

Is not knowing the spark that lights my interior 

Is the same fire, glowing in every man, child, and mother superior 

We have come to celebrate here 

The getting rid of every fear 

Of every notion, every seed 

Of any separation, caste, or creed. 

Feeling free, let us fly 

Into the boundless, beyond the sky 

For we were born to never die 

To live in bliss, to never cry 

To speak the truth and never lie 

To share our love without a sign 

To stretch our arms without a tie 

This is our dance, this is our high 

It's not a secret, can't you see 

Why can't we all live in ecstasy 

Ecstasy Ecstasy 

Why can't we all Live in Ecstasy."

Michael Jackson "Dancing The Dream"

Happy New Year !!! Un an nou fericit !!!  新年快乐 !!!  Feliz año nuevo !!!

あけまして　おめでとう　ございます !!!  Frohes neues Jahr !!! Yeni yılınız kutlu olsun !!!

Gott nytt år !!! Feliz ano novo !!! Szczęśliwego nowego roku !!! Godt nyttår !!! Felice anno nuovo !!!

Gleðilegt nýtt ár !!! Hauoli makahiki hou !!! Bonne année !!! Gelukkig nieuwjaar !!! Gelukkige nuwejaar !!!

Love Is Ours

Once upon a time ...

... ages ago, preciseley at this time of the year an angel was sent to earth. He wanted mankind to remember the real important things in life.
He gave them three gifts:
Warmness, contemplativeness and L.O.V.E.
People were given three days to accept the gifts.

Three days on which business as usual fell silent, people came  closer and the world seemed to be covered with a peaceful blanket. The angel looked with satisfaction at his work.
From this time  people should get this gift every year.
These special days  were named Christmas.

(credits to an unkonwn author; transmitted from memory)

The Its-All-For-Love-Team wants to thank you for constantly supporting our blog and for never getting tired to bring your love into the world.

 Merry Christmas –  and a happy new year all our brothers and sisters around the word.
 May the spririt of Christmas rule all over the next year.





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December 10 - Human Rights Day

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

Nelson Mandela

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"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."

Nelson Mandela

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

Nelson Mandela

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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

Nelson Mandela

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We stand taller today because of the efforts of so many who have fought to ensure that the human rights are a certainty and not just an ideal.

The 2013 Human Rights Day celebrates the past 20 years since the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Unfortunately we also have to say goodbye to one of warriors who inspired people all over the world. It is his leadership, his actions and inspiring words that we will continue to honor and cherish.

Human rights are too often set aside, when they should be a fact of life. We own ourselves and each other that human right should not be just a talking point but a goal for which we each work every day. For human rights to become a certainty for all there are no small actions, just actions.

Amnesty International - Write for Rights 2013 Campaign

"Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, 

and where individuals and nations are free."

14th Dalai Lama

For more information and ways to help

Amnesty International

Amnesty International Report 2013 

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 

One International 

Walk Free

Oxfam - Arms Trade Treaty

Nelson Mandela Foundation

Human Rights Watch

United Nations Human Rights - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Human Rights - Blog Action Day 2013

"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists 

who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Long Walk To Freedom

“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”
Nelson Mandela

I am sure the walk isn't over but the struggle and pain are.

Words are small today. Love is impressive.

... gone too soon. 

 

“The greatest glory in living
lies not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.”
Nelson Mandela

The Nelson Mandela Foundation

2013, December 1st - Getting to ZERO

"Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths"

This is the 2013 World AIDS Day theme.

For this goal to be achieved we need to be informed and act. Though there has been progress in the past few years in preventing new infections and raising hope for the people leaving with HIV/AIDS we still have a long way to go.

“It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance. ” 

 Elizabeth Taylor

According to World Health Organization

HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 36 million lives so far.

There were approximately 35.3 [32.2–38.8] million people living with HIV in 2012.

Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, with nearly 1 in every 20 adults living with HIV. Sixty nine per cent of all people living with HIV are living in this region.

HIV infection is usually diagnosed through blood tests detecting the presence or absence of HIV antibodies.

There is no cure for HIV infection. However, effective treatment with antiretroviral drugs can control the virus so that people with HIV can enjoy healthy and productive lives.

In 2012, more than 9.7 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries. 

 worldaidsday.org

For more information and ways to help please visit:

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation

Keep a Child Alive
 

amfAR

(RED)

UNICEF

UNICEF - Children and AIDS

ONE International

UNAIDS

World Health Organization

You can also sign this petition to demand world leaders to step up their support for the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria.

World leaders must step up their support for the Global Fund

“Love is the human family’s most precious legacy. Its richest bequest. Its golden inheritance.”
Michael Jackson


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