Your Soul Food for Friday May 10th 2024: How Can You Not Be Blown Away by These Amazing Animals

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week: These Amazing Animals!

If some of these stories don’t blow you away, you might want to check your pulse 😊

Waay better than doom scrolling…

Play, healing, tool usage, language, and friendship!

A New Declaration of Animal Consciousness
A group of prominent scientists believes fruit flies, fish, and mollusks might experience pain and pleasure. April 27, 2024, this article was originally published by Quanta Magazine. In 2022, researchers at the Bee Sensory and Behavioral Ecology Lab at Queen Mary University of London observed bumblebees doing something remarkable: The diminutive, fuzzy creatures were engaging in activity that could only be described as play. Given small wooden balls, the bees pushed them around and rotated them.

A New Declaration of Animal Consciousness – The Atlantic

Orangutan heals face wound using medicinal plant in Indonesia in documented first:
A Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a medicinal plant to heal a facial wound at an Indonesian research site.

Orangutan seen healing face wound with medicinal plant for first time (usatoday.com)

10 animals that use tools in surprising and clever ways – from primates and dolphins to birds and fish:
It is not just humans that regularly use tools to solve problems and make our lives easier. Other animals do it too!

10 animals that use tools in surprising and clever ways – from primates and dolphins to birds and fish – Discover Wildlife 10 animals that use tools

Sperm whales communicate through a ‘complex phonetic alphabet,’ study finds:
Researchers analyzed the codas of approximately 60 sperm whales.

Sperm whales communicate through a ‘complex phonetic alphabet,’ study finds – ABC News (go.com)

Seal Kept Poking Diver’s Arm Until He Finally Realized What Was Going On, Here’s What Happened:
One experienced diver and his friend had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with some seals. They were even lucky enough to capture the moment on film!

This Diver Couldn’t Figure Out What A Seal Was Trying To Tell Him – Buzznet

Please pay it forward and love those wondrous creatures that we share this tiny blue planet with!

Love,

Neville

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“Find your way out. Go home and master Death by becoming alive.” 

– Don Miguel Ruiz

Your Soul Food for May Day 2024: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. End the Stigma. Make it OK.

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This week:

Purpose in Life Can Lead to Less Stress, Better Mental Well-Being:

Psychiatry.org – Purpose in Life Can Lead to Less Stress, Better Mental Well-being

There Are 5 ‘Stress Languages.’ Here’s How To Figure Out Yours.
You’ve heard of love languages, but what about these? Experts break down each type and what they say about how you handle stress.

What Is Your Stress Language? | HuffPost Life

What is Your Language of Appreciation at Work?

In the spirit of the platinum rule v. the golden rule, where the Golden Rule says, “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you”, the Platinum Rule suggests: “Do unto others, as others would have done unto themselves.

Use the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace | Great Place To Work®

Inspiration-

Homeless Man Rushes Into A Burning Animal Shelter And Saves Every Animal, Here’s The Story
After a kitchen fire started at the W-Underdogs Shelter in Atlanta, Georgia, Keith didn’t hesitate. He ran into the building with hopes of saving as many animals as he could. What he wound up doing makes him nothing short of a hero.

This Homeless Man Runs Into A Burning Shelter With A Single Mission: Save Every Animal – Buzznet

Meet California’s “Toy Man,” a humanitarian who’s brought joy to thousands of kids
His donations over the years have been funded entirely by his personal savings, including money he invested from his earnings in the stock market.

Meet California’s “Toy Man,” a humble humanitarian who’s brought joy to thousands of kids – CBS News

Please Pay it forward.

Love,

Neville

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“The meaning of your life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

– Pablo Picasso

Your Soul Food for April 26, 2024: I Will Strain My Potential Until It Cries for Mercy!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

Try these powerful life principles to tap into your unlimited potential:
The author of ‘Passion Struck’ champions proactive living—cultivating a focused, intentional engagement in every aspect of our lives.

Power principles to tap your potential (fastcompany.com)

This 106-Year-Old Psychological Rule Is Still the Secret to Peak Performance. A Harvard Behavior Scientist Just Explained How to Use It Today:
If you want to perform at your peak, you want your stress levels to be not too high, not too low, but just right

This 106-Year-Old Psychological Rule Is Still the Secret to Peak Performance. A Harvard Behavior Scientist Just Explained How to Use It Today | Inc.com

Why do we venerate action and vilify reflection?

Tap one of the most powerful tools in your leadership toolkit!

The Power of Reflection – John Spence


If you are local-

Join us we celebrate 40 years of vibrant arts and culture in our community!

Mission Fed ArtWalk – Connecting Creative Communities (artwalksandiego.org)

Drivin the Bus at Mission Fed ArtWalk in Little Italy in the Piazza della Famiglia on the Main Stage, on West Date Street- Saturday April 27th from 12:30 to 1:30 Free, + you can explore the amazing annual art scene either before or after!

Little Italy Mission Federal Artwalk – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

Want more live music?

Strange Crew (Clapton Tribute Night) Saturday April 27th from 6 to 10pm at Duck Foot in Miramar at 8920 Kenamar Drive. No Cover and it’s Phil’s birthday so will be wild!

Strange Crew – Clapton Tribute Night! | Duck Foot Brewing Co (duckfootbeer.com)

Create!

Love,

Neville

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“I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.” — Og Mandino

Happy Soul Food Friday for the Weekend before Earth Day 2024

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Happy Soul Food Friday for the Weekend before Earth Day 2024

This week:

Which Wolf Will You Feed?

We have important decisions to make that will affect the rest of our lives on earth and those that come after us.

What choice are you making and why it matters?

(14) Which Wolf Will You Feed? Or, the unedited story of the two wolves | LinkedIn

Let’s Unleash our Creativity with the mindset, heart set and skill set to change what we measure and manage-

What Would a Sustainable, Universally Beneficial Economy Look Like?

Are you willing to co-create a new model to save our planet and uplift humanity?

What happens when we stop our structural dependency on growth, we have seemingly become addicted to

Here is a different model to reimagine our future and reignite your hope for a better future!

Kate Raworth: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow | TED Talk

Opinion: When celebrating Earth Day, don’t forget our coast and the ocean
Make a difference: Protect, restore and take care of the only home we have

Opinion: When celebrating Earth Day, don’t forget our coast and the ocean – The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Why does this matter and who gives a $#!+?

Ten photographs that made the world wake up to climate change:
Award-winning photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier choose 10 powerful photos that have changed our attitudes to climate change.

Ten photographs that made the world wake up to climate change | CNN

Calling Our Times the ‘Anthropocene Epoch’ Matters Dearly to You:
The name means human activity is profoundly changing our environment, and you’ll have to plan for those changes

Calling Our Times the ‘Anthropocene Epoch’ Matters Dearly to You | Scientific American

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change:
Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms.

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change | WIRED

These five species may vanish. If they do, we’re all in trouble.
One animal purifies our water. Another provides a vital food source for three other species. This photo essay from Joel Sartore shows how saving one animal saves so many more.

These 5 lesser-known species may vanish. If they do, we’re all in trouble. (nationalgeographic.com)

Everyone says trees are good for us. This scientist wants to prove it.
An ongoing science experiment involves nearly 8,000 trees and shrubs in southern Louisville and health data from nearly 500 residents.

A scientist in Louisville is compiling data on trees and human health – The Washington Post

People stunned to learn plants ‘scream’ when you cut them:
But you’ll probably never hear it

People stunned to learn plants ‘scream’ when you cut them (ladbible.com)

What a Living Whale is Worthin the Fight against Climate Change:

Ralph Chami: translating the value of nature into dollars and cents in the fight : NPR

To know and not to do, is not to know…

Please think global, act local and remember action precedes motivation!

EVERY day is Earth Day…

Love,

Neville

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“If you have come to help me, you are

wasting your time. But if you have

come because your liberation is

bound up with mine, then let us walk

together…”

— Lila Watson, Australian Aboriginal woman, in response to

mission workers.

Your Soul Food for Friday April 12, 2024: Making Every day the Best Day of the Year at Work, at Play, in Nature, with Animals, in Wonder!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

If you are local-

Gig Alerts for the Rest of April: 3 Gigs, 2 Bands, 1 Double Header, All a Fun Time!

If you are in the mood, or the hood, here are some live music options at very respectable hours across the county:

Drivin the Bus at the Loma Club in Point Loma this Sunday April 14th from 1 to 4pm No Cover

Loma Club – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

Drivin the Bus at Mission Fed ArtWalk in Little Italy in the Piazza della Famiglia on the Main Stage, on West Date Street- Saturday April 27th from 12:30 to 1:30 Free, + you can explore the amazing annual art scene either before or after!

Little Italy Mission Federal Artwalk – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

Strange Crew Clapton Tribute Night Saturday April 27th from 6 to 10pm at Duck Foot Brewing in Miramar at 8920 Kenamar Drive. No Cover

Strange Crew – Clapton Tribute Night! | Duck Foot Brewing Co (duckfootbeer.com)

Stay Thirsty My Friends!

If you are virtual-

Join me for a free virtual conversation, on establishing and nurturing a thriving, inclusive workplace culture that enhances employee engagement and drives positive business outcomes:

 Triton Table Talk | Building and Measuring Cultural Impact.

5:00p (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, April 23.

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/b76cfb27-764a-45c1-b021-170991e80965/summary

You are also more than welcome to invite guests or other team mates to attend.

If you love animals-

Help address the current crisis of overcrowding in our local shelters:

Copy and paste one of the ads at the site below on your social media accounts to help get the word out and you will get a round of apaws!

Announcing Project Dog Foster! (campaign-view.com)

If Joy is non-negotiable-

The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy
How can you change your life for the better today? Learn not just to appreciate happiness – but to anticipate it

The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

If you missed the Solar Eclipse and still believe in Awe-

The Neuroscience of the Total Solar Eclipse Makes Us All Happier and More United
An eclipse is the ultimate awe-inspiring event, and a mountain of science shows awe makes us less stressed and more connected.

The Neuroscience of Why Solar Eclipses Make Us Feel Happier and More United | Inc.com

Solar eclipse: The 20 best photos from 2024’s celestial spectacle
The most stunning images from the cosmic event of the century. April 09, 2024 Eclipse fever has gripped large parts of Mexico, USA and Canada. Millions of people flocked to areas in the path of totality to experience this rare total solar eclipse, and festivals have been held in many towns and cities to celebrate this amazing natural wonder. The excitement has been compounded by the fact that this total solar eclipse coincides with the Sun reaching its peak in activity during its 11-year cycle.

Solar eclipse: The 20 best photos from 2024’s celestial spectacle – BBC Science Focus Magazine

Thanks this week go to Ogy M, Paul T, Bob C, & Charles C.

Pay and Play it Forward!

Love,

Neville

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“The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation,

we shall harness for God the energies of love.

And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world,

we shall have discovered fire!”

–Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Your Soul Food for The Week of April Fools 2024 and These are No Jokes!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

Blessings:

Sometimes by Sheenagh Pugh:

Sometimes things don’t go, after all,
from bad to worse.

Some years, muscadel
faces down frost; green thrives; the crops don’t fail.


Sometimes a man aims high, and all goes well.

A people sometimes will step back from war,
elect an honest man, decide they care,
enough, that they can’t leave some stranger poor.


Some men become what they were born for.

Sometimes our best intentions do not go,
amiss; sometimes we do as we meant to.


The sun will sometimes melt a field of sorrow,
that seemed hard frozen; may it happen for you.

Awe!

Scientists Have Identified ‘8 Wonders Of Life’ — And Their Health Effects Are Powerful
Studies conducted in 26 different countries offer intriguing data on the surprising benefits of experiencing awe.

Dacher Keltner’s Guide To Awe And The 8 Wonders Of Life | HuffPost Life

Piffle, Rubbish, Balderdash!

Jane Goodall Reflects On How A Childhood Dog Changed The Way She Saw Animals
“Rusty, I’ve never known a dog like him,” the famed primatologist said, remembering her beloved canine companion.

Jane Goodall Says Childhood Dog Shaped How She Sees Animals | HuffPost Impact

Suddenly aware that you have been paying attention to the wrong body and mind all your life!

Drilling down through layers of delusion, confusion, personal strategies and karmic tangles to arrive at an experience of a stunningly simple and fundamental truth:

Koan and Shikantaza: Escaping the Trap of Delusion | Lion’s Roar (lionsroar.com)

Getting Real!

Spending time in nature makes you a more authentic person – a new study shows how:
Why simply going outside can make you more honest with yourself and others.

stylist.co.uk/life/nature-authenticity-study/874630

Joy is Non-Negotiable!

If you are local, come join us as Drivin the Bus will be playing at Mr. Peabody’s Bar and Grill on Friday April 5th from 8:30 to 12:30pm, with your favorite classic jams!

Mr. Peabody’s Bar & Grill – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

Hearty thanks this week go to Chris B, Rex H, Drivin the Bus Band and Wonderers Everywhere!

Pay and Play it Forward.

Love,

Neville

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
Greek Proverb

Your Soul Food for Friday March 29: Can You Believe It? They Say It’s My Birthday and No Speciesism

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

“I will see it when I believe it.”
— Dr. Wayne Dyer

If you are local-

Happy Spring Kats and Kittens!

We are back with live music to launch into Spring.

 Drivin the Bus will be playing on Saturday March 30th at Coomber Craft Wines in Oceanside from 6-9pm:

Coomber Craft Wines – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

and Mr. Peabody’s Bar and Grill on Friday April 5th from 8:30 to 12:30:

Mr. Peabody’s Bar & Grill – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

When I’m 64:

Believe it or not, I turn 64 on 3/29 (today) so I am considering the 3/30 show my “birthday show”, whether the band likes it or not, and for my birthday I want to make memories, doing what I love with those I love. 😊

If you are free, swing by for some classic jams with some spring frivolity and camaraderie!

You can reserve tables at Coomber’s if you are so inclined, call (760) 231-8022 for more info…

More gigs later in the month with both

Drivin the Bus and Strange Crew– (Phil’s birthday bash) and deets to follow.

No Speciesism-

Crows Perform Yet Another Skill Once Thought Distinctively Human
Crows are some of the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom. They are capable of making rule-guided decisions and of creating and using tools. They also appear to show an innate sense of what numbers are. Researchers now report that these clever birds are able to understand recursion—the process of embedding structures in other, similar structures—which was long thought to be a uniquely human ability.

Crows Perform Yet Another Skill Once Thought Distinctively Human | Scientific American

These mega-smart crows are cleaning cigarette butts off city streets — and saving millions of dollars in the process:
Cigarette butts alone make up a whopping 62% of all street litter in Sweden. You’ve heard of cleanup crews, but what about … cleanup crows? As part of a new anti-litter initiative, the Swedish city of Södertälje is using some fine-feathered friends to help clean cigarette butts off of its streets. The startup behind the mass crow-bilization is called Corvid Cleaning, in honor of the crow family’s scientific name, Corvidae.

Corvid Cleaning is training crows to pick up cigarette butts (thecooldown.com)

Thanks to family and friends everywhere!

Love,

Neville

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“LOVE is our Soul Purpose.”

Your Soul Food for the Week of the Spring Equinox and Nowruz 2024: Spring Forward, Be Happy!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I wrote down ‘happy’.

They told me I didn’t understand the assignment,

and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

 –John Lennon

Spring Forward in this New Season of Life-

What the 3,500-Year-Old Holiday of Nowruz Can Teach Us in 2024:

What the 3,500-year-old holiday of Nowruz can teach us in 2024 (bbc.com)

Spring Equinox with Billy S:

Aloha Friends,
The spring equinox is on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 8:06 pm PDT. This moment begins the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Translated literally, equinox means “equal night”.  On the equinox, the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world. Twelve hours of each, because the sun is positioned above the equator.
It is also known as the vernal equinox, “vernal” means fresh or new, and is from the Latin word for spring, which is “ver.”

On this day, the sun rises precisely due east and sets due west. The spring equinox signifies a rebirth. The duration of light is about to overtake the darkness.  
After the spring equinox, the days become longer and the air warmer. The soil becomes fertile, and all hibernating life is re-animated.  It is a time to plant seeds of growth.

The spring equinox is a time of renewal – in nature, the home, and in us. More than just physical activity, “spring cleaning” removes any negative energy accumulated over the dark winter months and resonates with the positive growing energy of spring and summer.
The spring equinox is a time where there is a special quality of energy – to plant, grow and renew our lives. Energy is emerging from the ground where it has been dormant in the earth since the winter solstice.
Wishing you a special day, symbolic of balance in our life and with the environment.
Stay in tune with nature and wellness.


Confront the Brutal Facts but Always Stay Hopeful-

We need to take our post-pandemic mental health crisis seriously:
We are a nation in psychological turmoil. Two juveniles were charged recently in the 48th mass shooting in 2024 at the Kansas City Chiefs parade. This is a wakeup call to address the mental health of the nation.

We need to take our post-pandemic mental health crisis seriously  | The Hill

The U.S. is no longer among the world’s 20 happiest countries:
The World Happiness Report is out, and once again the Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. Finland ranks first.

These are the world’s happiest countries in 2024 | CNN

California just formed a happiness committee. Here’s why.
A new committee in the Legislature holds its first hearing to figure out how to make residents happier. Chairperson Anthony Rendon says he’s wanted to take on the topic since watching the documentary “Happy” 14 times in two days.

California Legislature wants to promote happiness- CalMatters

Want To Feel Happier? Try Out These 7 ‘Micro-Acts’ Of Joy
Experts explain the science behind how these little positive habits can make a big difference.

These Expert-Backed Micro-Acts of Joy Will Make You Feel Happier | HuffPost Life

Thanks this week go to Billy S, Zoroastrians everywhere, and all of you helping practice and model happiness..

Please spring forward with good words, good thoughts, and good deeds!

Love,

Neville

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“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future.
it is something you design for the present.”— Jim Rohn

Your Soul Food for March 15, 20024: Movement as Medicine so Use it or Lose it!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week: Movement as Medicine

If it’s easy to do, it’s easy not to do…

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It’s 2,500 Years Old. It’s the Latest Thing

Tai Chi Beat Moderate Exercise at Lowering Blood Pressure in Study:
A year after the study began, those who performed tai chi saw greater reduction in their blood pressure than those who followed an aerobic exercise program.

Tai chi beat moderate exercise at lowering blood pressure in study – The Washington Post

Qigong 101: A Beginner’s Guide to the Art of Cultivating Vital Energy:
This ancient Chinese practice promotes harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

How Qigong Promotes Harmony of Mind, Body, and Spirit (verywellmind.com)

The 14 Best Stretches For Releasing Tight, Achy Hips STAT:
They’re a great emotional release, too.

14 Hip-Opening Stretches & Why The Hips Store Trauma | mindbodygreen

I completed a 7-day posture challenge and honestly. I’m shocked at what it’s taught me about my body:
Plus, some tips on how to permanently improve your posture.

I Completed A 7-Day Posture Challenge – & Learnt A Lot | Marie Claire UK

Please move it forward!

Love,

Neville

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“Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity, began where he stood to put his dream into action, and despite more than ten thousand failures, he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality. Practical dreamers do not quit.”

— Napoleon Hill:

Your Soul Food for Friday March 8, 2024: The Power of Music!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

We finally know why live music makes us so emotional:
Hearing live music tugs at our heartstrings more than a recording, probably because it increases activity in an emotion-processing region in our brain

We finally know why live music makes us so emotional | New Scientist

This 1 Hobby Is Great for An Aging Brain, According to A New Study
And no one is too old to pick it up.

Playing Music Can Help Aging Brain Health, Study Says | HuffPost Life

Filmmaker Bao Nguyen on His Triumphant ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’
We asked, “The Greatest Night in Pop” director Bao Nguyen everything you would want to know about “We are the World.”

Bao Nguyen Interview: On Netflix’s The Greatest Night in Pop (uproxx.com)

Classical musicians got stuck in traffic with their instruments, and there was only one thing to do:
A blocked motorway becomes a concert hall, as a classical violinist and musician friends take out their instruments to help entertain stationary drivers.

Classical musicians got stuck in traffic with their instruments, and there was… – Classic FM

Please play it forward!

Love,

Neville

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“Do not move the way fear makes you move.

Move the way love makes you move.”- Osho