Today we take a much-needed break from all the gloom and doom and bring you this incredible Otter rescue  story. Something about Otters, beyond their obvious cuteness, captures my inner child and higher self. A clue to this fascination and respect is within the sea otter image above.  Think community, shared work, play and rest, when necessary, on your otter mom and or extended family member. Otter as floating sea mattress.  You know the other reason they float together, is safety in numbers.  Much harder to pick off by predators when your extended family forms a larger mass area and natural alarm system when predators are near. 

Otters are known to hold hands in groups – called a raft – while they eat, sleep and rest, to prevent families losing each other. The furry animals, the largest member of the weasel family, are even known to wrap sea plants around them to secure the bond.

Watch this otter rescue story and try not to smile. Impossible.

Orphaned Otter {Try Not To Smile} *Rescued and Rehabilitated*

Looks like today, heart open wide, is animal love day. You know there is nothing like a mother’s love for her children. This video came up  based on the Otter rescue share.

This one may be difficult to watch for even the most Macho, perhaps especially for the muy macho  among us  without a Costco ton of tissue paper at the ready. Watch to the end as the saving and outcome process might even bridge the gap in a fractured relationship. 

This frantic mother dog’s love of her puppies has her digging with paws, biting at stones and tearing at the rubble to free her buried babies who are trapped after a house collapsed in the rain. When Animal Aid’s rescuers arrived, they feared the puppies might not be alive, but their Mama must have been able to hear them or sense that they were still alive and she was determined to tell us so. Every minute was precious and she seemed to realize that they could suffocate at any moment. You’ll never forget this incredible portrait of a blissful rescue and a mother’s unstoppable love. For a mother, nothing is more important than the safety of her children. Please donate: http://www.animalaidunlimited.org/don…

Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have pledged 99% of their wealth to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, or CZI, which aims “to advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation.”

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Create & Achieve Your Personal Vision Of Success In The 12 Dimensions Of Your Life

Have you ever noticed how the average person, when asked to introduce themselves, will start by describing their job?

Society conditions us to define ourselves by our work – and by extension, our wealth.

But while your career and money are important – did you know there are actually 12 dimensions of life that shape your overall success and happiness?

Most of us only ever set goals in one or two of those dimensions.

Many even believe we need to sacrifice some areas of life, in order to have success in others – like giving up our family for our careers or focusing on health at the expense of social life.

As a result, we often end up feeling stuck, unfulfilled, and incomplete – even after getting that promotion or raise.

The reason this happens is simple:

Most of us are clueless as to what we really want, or how to get it.

And often, what we think we want is simply a projection forced on us by others.

What we should do instead, according to lifestyle design experts Jon and Missy Butcher – 

Is to examine our entire lives, and define our personal vision of success through a process known as Life Envisioning.

Life Envisioning is the life-changing ritual that Jon and his wife Missy use to create extraordinary outcomes in all 12 dimensions of life, all at once.