Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
Let’s give Father Profit a break and Mother Earth a chance!
Bad News…
- 650-foot mega-tsunami sends seismic waves around the world for 9 days
- Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
- Nearly half of migratory species in decline as UN summit opens
- 28 Things that are actively destroying society and making everyone’s lives worse, but for some reason we don’t want to talk about
Good News…
- Live long and prosper – in San Diego County, life expectancy outpaces California, US
- Peak bloom arrives at Carlsbad Flower Fields
- Groundbreaking study finds a natural way to fight climate change
- An ancient Maya ‘codex’ keeps predicting future events with eerie accuracy
- The best photos from NASA’s first moon mission in more than 50 years
+ Last chance to sign up for the Joy Jam on May 9th

650-foot mega-tsunami sends seismic waves around the world for 9 days
Local Yokels- Last chance to sign up for the Joy Jam:
If you are in town on May 9th and need some joy in your life and your community, I strongly encourage you to sign up for this one-of-a-kind family-friendly experience.
The antidote for Collective Heart Failure is our community gathering in presence with love, joy, and care. Chance may favor the prepared mind, but Joy favors the prepared heart.
Let’s give Father Profit a break and Mother Earth a chance!
Already sold over 100 tickets so if this resonates, please sign up asap as it will likely fill up…
https://joyjam.communalspaces.org
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high:
State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.
Nearly half of migratory species in decline as UN summit opens:
A UN summit on migratory species opens in Brazil on Monday as scientists warn that the long journeys of whales, fish, birds and other animals are being disrupted by climate change and human activity – with risks for ecosystems, food supplies and coastal economies.
Nearly half of migratory species in decline as UN summit opens – RFI
28 Things That Are Actively Destroying Society and Making Everyone’s Lives Worse, But for Some Reason We Don’t Want to Talk About:
And many of these are related to how we treat this tiny blue planet and all sentient beings!
“The number of Americans who lack human empathy is growing significantly, and it’s being encouraged.”
Uncomfortable Truths We Need To Start Talking About
But there is some good news too!
Live long and prosper – in San Diego County, life expectancy outpaces California, US:
A child born in San Diego in 2024 is expected to live into his or her 80s, but community and ethnicity have an impact too.
Long life – in San Diego County, life expectancy outpaces California, US
Peak bloom arrives at Carlsbad Flower Fields:
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch has reached peak bloom, with nearly 80 million Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers covering 55 acres of hillside, offering visitors a limited window to catch the fields at their most colorful from April 6 to April 20.
Peak bloom reached at Carlsbad’s Flower Fields
Groundbreaking study finds a natural way to fight climate change:
This first-of-its-kind study found beavers have a surprisingly efficient method of safely storing carbon dioxide.
Groundbreaking climate change study says beavers have big impact
Something Old…
An ancient Maya ‘codex’ keeps predicting future events with eerie accuracy:
The Maya civilization is known for its art and architecture. But as we decipher their surviving cultural relics, we’re discovering Maya astronomy was even more advanced than we had imagined.

And Something New…
The best photos from NASA’s first moon mission in more than 50 years:
The Artemis II astronauts concluded their record-breaking 10-day journey on Friday with a smooth splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
The best Artemis II photos after NASA’s first moon mission in over 50 years
Please take care of Mother Earth and one another!
Love,
Neville
Subscribe to the Free Weekly Blog Here: Welcome to Soul Food Friday: A weekly blog to feed, grow and energize your soul – Happy Soul Food Friday!
Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevillebillimoria
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbillimoria
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
