Danielle and Sammy

Danielle Hadyen from London and Sammy

Good morning friends.  Now is this a picture of happy or what ?

This is our very good friend Danielle Hayden from London.  Her and her husband Nathan stopped in NYC for a week after their honeymoon in Australia.  This was a real treat for Sammy. He could not have been happier.  Love was in the air and it was everywhere.

This was just a quick moment in time but a treasured memory that will last through time.  It’s the little things in life that mean the most.  It’a a great reminder to be aware of it when you’re inside of a special moment, to take it all in.  The responsibilities and meetings we are all running to will be there.  But savor the little special moment when you are in one.  It’s one of life’s greatest gifts.

Happy Thursday friends.  Day 96 here in Puerto Rico.

Three Hearts Beat as One

Kelly and three hearts

Good morning friends. As you can see Kelly has three hearts in mind.  One for Sammy, one for Henry and one for Patreeko.  There’s a lot of love in this household.

Now if i may go on an A.D.D. tangent for 30 seconds, I would like to twist up the lyrics of two songs.

The lyrics from U2 when they sing ♫♫♫ Two Hearts Beat as One ♫♫♫

Let’s revise that to; ♫♫♫ Three Hearts Beat as one ♫♫♫

And the lyrics from The Doors when they sang ♫♫♫ Love me Two times, I’m gone away ♫♫♫

Let’s revise that to; ♫♫♫ Love me Three times, I’m gone away ♫♫♫

Your Age is The New Age

Your age is the new age

Good morning friends.  Dr. Harp Seal here, thank you for stopping by.  You can read this message or scroll down and watch the video with the same message;

So today, lets dive into the popular expression, 50 years old is the new 40, and 40 years old is the new 30, and 70 years old is the 60, and so on and so on.  You know the media, advertisers and marketers are so good at what they do they’ll have you believing each day you wake up is terrible because now your older.  It influences us to be in a state of constantly longing for yesterday.  Its completely backwards and upside down.  Living and thinking this way goes against the tide, that does not produce happiness.

So lets make this right side up.  To me, 70 years old is the new 70, and 50 years old is the new 50 and so on and so on.  If you keep that foundation in your mind, you will be going with the tide, and you’ll even feel this thing called happy to be in the present.  Remember our message from a couple of weeks back, if you feel happy, you’ll feel younger, and certainly younger then any nip and tuckers out there.  And I’m not against the Nip and Tuckers, but other then physically making yourself look younger, it brings in no real substance to your soul.

So again, whatever your age is, that’s the new age.  Leave the uniformed chasers of the past be, eventually everyone will come around to this way of thinking because this is how it really is.

To listen to same message on Video, click below;

This American Girl, Camille Willemain

Three years ago I made a decision that dramatically changed the course of my life. After being laid off by two different jobs within six months, breaking up with my boyfriend, and feeling more lost and uncertain than I ever had before, I did something totally uncharacteristic. I put everything I owned into storage and took a one way flight to Costa Rica.

This American Girl lives in Costa Rica now and knows it better then anyone. Check out her book; The Ultimate Guide to Costa Rica;”  http://www.thisamericangirl.com/ultimate-guide-costa-rica/

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 Swimming under a waterfall in Costa Rica.  Camille has a book about her home called; “The Ultimate Guide to Costa Rica;”  http://www.thisamericangirl.com/ultimate-guide-costa-rica/
This American Girl Traveler

Discovering hidden ruins in Ankor Wat, Cambodia.  One of the most magical places on earth.  More on This American’s Girl’s travels;  www.thisamericangirl.com

My plan was to return two months later and move to NYC to start graduate school. Instead I sold my car and the rest of my belongings and began an indefinite voyage around the world. Costa Rica showed me that I was happier in the jungle than in concrete and I preferred to be barefoot than in heels. For me, there was no going back.

This American Girl Traveler
Quote by Camille;  “It’s less about focusing on where I want to go, and more about focusing on what I want to create. After all, my physical location is outside of me, while my creation begins from within me”  www.thisamericangirl.com

Learn Costa Rica through Camille Willemain’s eyes;   http://www.thisamericangirl.com/ultimate-guide-costa-rica/

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At Calpe Alicante spain.   More on Camille’s travels;  www.thisamericangirl.com

 Since then I’ve traveled on my own through Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North Africa

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 At home in Costa Rica, where all a girl needs is the jungle and her bicycle.  Camille has a book about her home called; “The Ultimate Guide to Costa Rica;”  http://www.thisamericangirl.com/ultimate-guide-costa-rica/      Continue reading

The Good News Channel will be Central Part of the Community

The Good News Channel to be central part of the community

One of the key pages on the Website is called; The Good News Channel. We are making a strong push for this page to be the central part of the community.

The Good News Channel is comprised of Positive featured stories from people all over the world doing great stuff. We have done over 20 features so far and they’ve all been very well received.  We have covered positive stories out of Australia, South Africa, China, two in India, The Philippines, New York City, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Turkey, Greece and so on and so on.

Also on The Good News Channel Page is The Good News Ticker.  It’s a Scrolling News Wire Ticker of positive news. The news comes from all of us. Members can participate and enter positive blurbs at any time. It’s literally a ticker of Good News. We encourage people to share positive news going on with them, or something positive they have read about. Funny is positive too, remember that laughter helps us live longer.

This is why Sammy & Family created “The Good News Channel” Its a place to visit positive attractions, blurbs, and inspirational quotes to set your day on the right foot. Its a give and take platform. It only takes a sentence or a couple of key words to change a person’s perception in an instant. Come take a look;

Who is Dr. Harp Seal ?

Friends, you can listen to audio below or read the text version just below the audio.

Who is Dr. Harp Seal ?

From the time Sammy was a baby, he had an amazing ability to make people happy. People from all walks of life, and people in all different kinds of moods, took to him. He reminded me of a doctor because doctors make people feel better. Secondly, I have always felt a tremendous amount of compassion for Harp Seals, and the hunts they are inflicted with.  I won’t get into detail here.  Lastly, Sammy looks like a harp seal, as we have all seen.

So Dr. Harp Seal was morphed out of that information, There has never been a character quite like him before.  If you Google Dr. Harp Seal, you will see only one search result.  His audios and messages have struck a chord with people all over the world.

When people look back on history in 100 years, the Dr. Harp Seal name and message will continue to resonate animal equality and kindness across all species.

Thanks for stopping.  Scott Smith for Sammy & Family. Aka, Dr. Harp Seal

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone

Good morning friends.

Happy Easter everyone. Today we take it back to NYC for the Easter Day Parade.  Nobody does Parades like New York.

The Easter Parade in New York City is a tradition dated back to the mid 1800’s, yes, the mid 1800’s.  Its starts at 10 am and runs until 4 pm.  The March runs north on 5th avenue and starts on 49th street over by the St. Patrick’s Cathedral.   Pretty much best seat in the house other then joining the parade yourself.  From there they head North til around 57th street.  Seeing all the Easter Bonnets and Easter designed floats is quite an attraction.  It’s estimated one million people will attend the parade.

What started out 150 years ago as more of the “well to doer’s” showing their sense of style to all the onlookers has morphed itself into a mix of tradition, religion and bonnet fashion – NYC style.

In its literal sense this Sunday is supposed to be about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Religious commentators say there is no relation between the traditions of Easter Sunday and a day commemorating Jesus’ resurrection.  It’s two separate topics at this point in time.  So party on Wayne and Party on Garth.

In Jesus name, we pray.  Amen.

Dr. Harp Seal on Call

Dr. Harp Seal on call

Good morning friends.  Jo-Ann Smith here from Sammy & Family.

During July of 2013, while walking in front of my building on Long Island, I tripped on a broken sidewalk, which was never repaired and broke my ankle. As I lay on the sidewalk until the ambulance arrived, it never even occurred to me that I would need 5 1/2 hours of surgery, requiring screws and plates to hold the ankle together. After a week in the hospital, I arrived home in a wheelchair with everyone asking me how it happened. The real answer wasn’t very romantic to simply trip on a sidewalk was totally embarrassing and actually comical. I I flirted with the idea of telling a more exciting version and to say that I fell off a gondola while skiing the Black Diamond slopes of the Swiss Alps.
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I was fortunate enough to have the best doctor in the world “on call.” There is no other like him, the one and only much beloved, Dr. Harp Seal.  My many weeks being confined to a wheelchair and bedridden was tolerable only because of him. His kisses, encouragement, and continual love is the best prescription for any ailment. I smiled every morning when I woke up to find him asleep with his head on my lap. He certainly was a comfort as he stayed by my bedside with his personalized care.  He brought a smile back to my face. Waking up to his unconditional love was a gift. I’m so proud that my grandson is the incomparable Dr. Harp Seal and I’m so grateful that he took such good care of me.

Happy Throwback Thursday friends.

To learn more about Dr. Harp Seal, click link;  http://www.everybodylovessammy.com/who-is-dr-harp-seal/

Rainbow Yoga Princess Kat Bates

Dubbed the Rainbow Yoga Princess, Kat Bates is a young woman of many talents.  She is a certified Yoga Instructor, Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner, Homeopath, Fashion Designer, Jewelry Designer and Extreme Sports Junkie.  She has an incredible passion for Traveling and sharing her love of Yoga and the Healing Arts with people all over the world.

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 Yoga on the Beach in Goa, India.  Can’t say I hear that one everyday.  Kat on the left.

Kat’s only message is 2 things.

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The Movie Rewrite for “Braveheart”

The movie rewrite for "Braveheart"

Did you ever wish the movie “Braveheart” ended differently ?

Well in order to ease William Wallace’s troubles, we brought in Superman, Gladiator, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Mad Max and Dracula. I don’t mean to be boastful, but this rewrite is nothing short of a Masterpiece.

With all the violence in the movie, you almost forget it’s a love story. As we have learned throughout history, and our own lives, people go to war for many reasons. Going to war for love is as good a reason as any, maybe better. The legendary character “ William Wallace “ was played by Mel Gibson.  OK, here we go; 

The year was 1280 when brutish King Edward Longshanks invaded and conquered Scotland. William Wallace’s family had been killed. William Wallace was taken to Rome  to be raised and educated by his uncle.

Many years later William returns to Scotland and falls in love with his childhood friend, Murron. Eventually they married. After Some time had passed, Wallace rescued his wife from a group of English Soldiers harassing her. Later when the soldiers cauth up with her with William by her side, Murran is captured and horrifically killed in public. This is where all hell breaks loose.

So to twist this up a little, let’s bring in Bill and Ted from, “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” starring Keanu Reeves. Bill & Ted were able to travel through time in a phone booth if you all remember. So much so, they traveled anywhere from 1209 right through the Utopian Society of 2688. Bill and Ted always had a soft spot for the William Wallace and Murron’s love story.

Now, if we also remember, in 1978 the movie Superman came out. In one of the scenes Superman had to circle the Earth backwards at the speed of sound to save Lois Lane from an Earthquake that would’ve killed her. Bill & Ted proposed to Superman to join them and time traveling back to the 1300’s to the very day Murron was killed. Being Mr. nice guy, Superman agrees, and applies the Lois Lane technique for Willam Wallace and Murron.

Superman was so inspired by the love story he had saved, he decided to stick around and hear more about the quest for Scotland’s Freedom. William Wallace told Superman countless stories of the wrath of King Longshanks. Bill and Ted recommended putting a covert mission together giving Scotland their deserved freedom. Superman told them we’re going to need more veterans of war. Bill and Ted recommend two shoe-ins for this A team being gathered. So they time traveled to 161 A.D. and recruited Maximus Decimus Meridius, who was Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius. Maximus was also Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. Nobody knew about vengeance, like him. Lastly, Bill and Ted recommended Mad Max from the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s. This was an easy recruit; Mad Max loved revenge and loved to fight.

Between William Wallace, Superman, Maximus and Mad Max, Bill and Ted were predicting an annihilation of the English Army. And a safe return of Scotland to the Scot’s. This group was so powerful and righteous that it’s been rumored to be the reason the Comic Book “The Fantastic Four” was created in 1961.

So Maximus calls for a meeting with The Fantastic Four and says to them, “What We Do In Life Echoes for Eternity“ — The four of them put their hands together with the look of complete confidence that Longshanks Armies were about to go down, and down hard.

Within Days, Scotland had their land back.

Its been rumored that William Wallace’s famous scream of “ FREEEEDOM“ at the end of the movie Braveheart, is what inspired George Michael to write his 1990 smash hit “ Freedom “

It is also rumored that when William Wallace said to Robert Bruce and gang, “We can, and we will” referring to conquering the English Army, is what inspired “ President Obama’s famous line of; “ Yes We Can “

It is said that Bill and Ted took Superman to a place called Transylvania in 1893. We all remember before Dracula became Dracula, he was a regular man that could not handle the death of his lover. So Superman applied the Lois Lane technique here as well and brought his lover back. With that new reality, Dracula never existed.

Furthermore, it’s been said that if you apply the Lois Lane technique to your own life, you can reverse time. Now being humans can’t fly, that’s OK. The theory says if you physically walk half your life backwards, then it’s like the Rock band Rush sang in 1987, ♫♫♫ Time Stands Still ♫♫♫

The End….. The Movie still would’ve been great.