@CalltoActivism It’s an athlete thing. Unification, inclusion and team spirit. These guys were brought up as good men and trained to look out for each other. It’s an athlete thing. 🤗
Try to watch this and not smile. Pure joy for some dogs who had a tough start in life. 🥰🙏
My good friend Sybille helps disabled dogs here on the island. She’s a surgeon for humans and she rehabs them and provides care in her own spare time.
I can do a little to help dogs myself but my aim is to find and support an army of people like Sybille around the world 🥰
@resignrachel @CoryBMorgan@bergen_may59711@artcgreen What makes you think the “north” is going to fix them. We’re up here to get away from all that junk. “North” is not a punishment or no man’s land. We chose to live here in peace. North has nothing to do with fixing them.
“This is Jesse, he is a drifter who lives near the bridge in my area. He owns nothing but a bike, a bird and a bag of about 10 items!
Yesterday, while I was riding my bike down around the beach – which is about 3 miles from my house – I got a flat tire. I had no choice but to turn around and wheel my bike the long walk home.
A few people rode past and didn’t really pay me any attention and I didn’t expect them too, but as I started walking, headphones in my ears, I noticed the homeless guy from under the bridge saying something to me.
At first I thought he was going to ask me for something so I popped my headphones out and asked him what he wanted? He then replied “I don’t want anything- but I’ve got a new tube in my bag and you can have it if ya want!”
Shocked at first I said no thanks but he insisted. So I walked over to his little clearing where he had his things and his pet bird sat in a busted cage.
He opened up his empty bag and gave me the tube (which was one of the very few things he had) helped me change the tire, even pumped it up! I asked him how I could pay him back and he said to me “don’t worry about it, this is what it’s all about!”
The enormity of his situation and the fact that he went out of his way to help me was so humbling, I mean this guy was willing to give me his stuff and didn’t want anything in return. To you and I, a bike tube would probably not mean much but to a guy with so little this item must hold enormous value!
I could go on and on about how selfless this guy was to give me, a total stranger, clearly in a much better position than him some of his possessions, while people like us are so selfishly attached to all our useless crap.
Anyway I just wanted to show you a pic of Jesse with his new Versace lenses, some fresh Sneakers, a full belly and a cold beer… Felt good to do something for him. I also went up to our local fast food chain and got him a couple weeks worth of food and some seed for his bird…
Man he was ecstatic even had tears in his eyes and couldn’t thank me enough, but amidst me sitting there proud of my good deed, and him singing me praises, I suddenly felt pretty bad because the truth is if he didn’t go out of his way to help me, I wouldn’t of done anything for him.
I ride past this guy all the time and never even think twice!
Really knocked me off my high horse!
Even tho we sit around with all our materialistic needs and pass judgment, this dude has something that none of us can buy!
I guess what I’m trying to say is thanks for the lesson in humanity champ!”
Credit: Tony Biggs
I got my dog when I was just 19 years old and a single mother of 1.
I kept my dog.
I kept my dog even though I moved into an apartment and had to pay a $500 pet fee.
I kept my dog when my boyfriend and I broke up and he kept the apartment even though my new place didn't allow dogs.
I kept my dog when I ultimately had to move back in with my parents and she also was not allowed there.
I kept my dog when I had my second child. I kept my dog when his father put all of us through hell and none of us had anywhere to go.
I kept my dog when I had a penny to my name and we all ate nothing but buttered noodles for dinner.
Ten years later I STILL have my dog because she is the very start of the huge family that we now have.
Even though she's getting slow, eating less and turning grey I STILL HAVE MY DOG. I'm tired of hearing and reading about posts that say "getting rid of them because they don't love my new puppy" or "I want a new dog".
Commitment is commitment.
Credit: Ashleigh Matthews
More good paying jobs lost & jeopardized in BC.
British Columbia is built on the sweat of hardworking BCers who shower at the end of the day, rather than at the beginning.
Sadly, our BC NDP government seems to have forgotten the meaning of the term "workers movement"... #bcpoli
@lavern_spicer@krassenstein Where did that come from?? Did you listen to what he said? He’s advocating and using his presence for regular folk who have no soapbox!! Jeez..
@grahamallen Finally someone does something!!! Why is it we regular tax paying, hard working, law abide people are the victims. Fear??? Not here buddy. Gtfoh!!!