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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals.
— Mahatma Gandhi

Humanity is accruing an enormous debt of karma by its treatment of animals.
— Eckhart Tolle

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    7 hours ago
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    3 days ago
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    4 days ago
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    4 days ago
  • stapeliad
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    5 days ago
  • zen habits
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    6 days ago
  • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
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    1 week ago
  • The Curious Chickpea
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    2 weeks ago
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    2 weeks ago
  • Susan Bronsak
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    3 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
  • Serena Lewis
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    1 month ago
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    2 months ago
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    6 months ago
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    8 months ago
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    11 months ago
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    11 months ago
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    1 year ago
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    Fifth Friday - Kickstarters - March 29th - The Most beautiful Tarot Deck I've Ever Seen! - Hi All! Still so much going on I cannot seem to find the time to write here but I wanted to share this one link (or two) to the Kickstarter for the most a...
    1 year ago
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    1 year ago
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    1 year ago
  • Candace Rardon
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    2 years ago
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    3 years ago
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