2012-Celebrate Water

Thanks Leen.

Thanks. I'm getting a 60s vibe. ;-)

I love this song. Her sister (?) sings this too. I actually like Gregorian chants. There are some really good ones of popular songs.

Glad you enjoyed it, Jan. It's a favorite of mine, too.
Yes, it's true. Her sister, Amelia (aka "Violet") sings it with Gregorian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otHZducVPgs&feature=fvsr

That would be nice.;-)

Love the nature shots in that video.

Love it. Thanks.

You beat me to it ;-) Thanks. Wonderful music.

Water most certainly is already being used as a weapon of war and it is despicable. We surely have challenges especially regarding climate change and agricuture and water is the next frontier we see wars fought over as we are already seeing it in the Middle East, and even right here in the U.S. regarding the Colorado River and to an extent the Great Lakes. Darfur is also known as the first environmental war over water and the Blue Nile is still being used as a bargaining chip for this area of the world which has a very tenuous treaty. I honestly think it is only a matter of time before we unfortunately see all out conflict in this area over water resources.

The Israeli-Palestinian wars have been over water; Iraq is now seeing the same problems (primarily due to overbuilding of dams); China and India; Latin American countries like Peru fighitng privatization; austerity measures in Europe bringing about IMF takeover of resources and the list goes on... But again, to this point when faced with the option of all out war countries have tried to come together because they understand what effects others regarding water effects them too and I hope that remains the case on the whole.

I think we could definitely say that humanity will have reached its lowest point when we start all out killing over water. And as we know it all comes back to the usual culprits: greed, power and control and taking advantage of those who need it most. But the people have won these battles before (Bolivia is a great example of that) and if we join globally to fight this I have hope we can avert a great part of the catastrophe that awaits us if we are aware of what we are facing and be a part of the solution.

Thanks and just so you know, I may disagree about the existence of a divine presence in the world, but it isn't personal. I admire your conviction as well. I just really wish people with all beliefs could focus on their similarities instead of the differences. We really need that now.

Agree :D

We all can make a difference...

It's one of my favorites, thank you. Beautiful video.

The Little River Band??? You are Quite Welcome, one of mine as well, Happy Birthday Jan... =)

I have eclectic tastes. ;-)

Very Coool.... =)

This video should go viral. Let's make it happen!

It makes the point.

I wish I had had a tutor like you in school.

I really enjoyed doing it and tried to make it enjoyable for the children too. I think they learn much better when they enjoy the experience. I also worked with special ed students in math and reading. I was helping a boy my second year who really couldn't read and he was 12 years old. He had a very hard time sounding out words. I worked with him every day on phonetics and sounds and then carried it over to those letters until he could recognize them in words with the sounds. By the end of the school year he sat in front of me and read an entire short story on his own. When he finished it he started crying, and of course I did too because I was so proud of him and can't relay in words the feeling I got in knowing I had that kind of an effect on his life. That to me is what life is all about. I recommend doing that for anyone who truly wishes to help a child.

Yes, Dow Chemical Company.

Of all the hundreds of songs we covered in our band Dog's Breakfast this was always my favorite to sing. The ending is awesome!

I love it too.

I originally didn't have that in mind, but I like it.

Sometimes music gets the message across better than words.
And I'd love to see this story go to #1.
Hope I wasn't being presumptuous.....

Not at all. Water isn't number one enough.

Thanks for that. I love Enya.

God that's gorgeous.
I will definately check out your blog. Thanks for reminding me.

Much appreciated. Johnny Cash's version is good too.

Oh yeah. The Man In Black.

Jan I have a question. I went to register on your site and it asked for a lot of personal information that I'm not comfortable providing on-line. What information is essential? Do I need to provide my name, DOB, and the city I live-in to register? I wouldn't mind receiving updates from the site through e-mail and to water the tree, but I am hesitant to provide all the personal info. Thanks in advance.

The Age of Aquarius is coming... Great memories, thanks for this.

I just did it with my e-mail and all they really asked for is an e-mail address. They didn't ask for any other personal information. And thank you.