Poverty, famine, governments - solutions?

The solution for poverty would be globalization. - Who agrees?

Money from development aid almost directly flows out of the poor country it went to, back to the rich countries. - what to think about that?

Famine is not because there is lack of food, or lack of money, it is about governments not putting enough effort to get food to their citizens. - What is a country without citizens.. because they all die from famine?

And governments setting up citizens against eachother - supporting them with weapons -from time to time for their own benefit - Is every politician a bad politician?

Questions that arise after watching a very interesting documentary

Most of these points are known - but to hear them again makes realize in what kind of world we live. Any solutions?

The Doctor and Hope

This is so true :) - know matter what - this is how I feel too.

"I think of hope as an emotional vital sign. I can't do my work as a doctor without knowing my patient's temperature, blood pressure and pulse rate. If I am to do my job well, it is just as important for me to take a 'reading' of their level of hopefulness or hopelessness. There is so much we can do as medical professionals even when our treatments fail to cure disease, we can help them cope and to fulfill some realizable goals. But to do so requires knowledge of what people hope for. Goal setting allows doctor and patient to align their expectations and focus on small steps they can take jointly and experience small 'triumphs,'." - Lidia Schapira, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

Appreciation - short

The moment we start appreciating things (a few): something you took for granted is not here anymore, someone makes you aware with a "slap" in the face ;-), you just forgot how beautiful some things (or people) can be :-).

Being grateful for a bit of sunshine today :-)!

About Beauty - just a reminder for Women, and perhaps also Men ;-)!

Powerful quotes of people who say it just as it is! It is good to look beautiful and okay to make yourself look best - but outer appearance is not key in being nd feeling beautiful :)

- You are imperfect. Permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. - Amy Bloom

- It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that is sitting right here right now... with its aches and pleasures... is exactly what we need to be fully human. fully awake. fully alive. - Pema Chodron

- People often say that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. And I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. - Salma Hayek

- Real beauty isn't about symmetry or weight or make-up: it's about looking life right in the face seeing all the magnificence reflected in your own. - Valerie Monroe

- When you're always trying to conform to the norm, you loose your uniqueness, which can be the foundation for your greatness. - Dale Archer

- Each individual body demands to be accepted on its own terms

- Everybody has a part of their body that they don't like. I've stopped complaining about mine, because I don't want to critique nature's handiwork. My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece. - Alfe Woodard.