Guinness World Records 2014
At 25.29 inches, KneeHi is the world’s shortest donkey. A registered miniature Mediterranean donkey, KneeHi is owned by Jim and Frankie Lee of Gainesville, Florida.

James Ellerker/Guinness World Records

From Jim Stenson, Life is full of special moments, open your eyes, open your mind and most of all, open your heart, you will see. I found this video online, I did not film it but I thought it was so special I had to put a song behind it. To me, the female Lab is trying so hard to befriend the child. The boy is cautious but curious at the same time. The person who filmed the original video contacted me in January 2013 She is the mom, her name is Ana, her sons name is Hernan, and the dogs name is Himalaya. Watch when the dog puts her paw on the boys shoulder as if to say, I love you, everything will be ok. If your heart doesn’t melt your not human. FYI: THE TEXT in the video was INSPIRED BY a beautiful little DS girl I met. She said to me “God didn’t make a mistake when he made me” and her daddy told her, she was a “Gift from God”.

Folk artist Yu Guangjun places “Maohou” figures onto a miniature display at his house in Beijing, September 2, 2014. “Maohou”, which means hairy monkey in Chinese, is a traditional art form in Beijing that dates back to the Qing Dynasty and requires only the use of cicada sloughs and Magnolia buds to form miniature sculptures. Yu has been using Maohou figures in his miniatures to depict scenes from Beijing during the 1960-70s period. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

By Richard Cazeau, Trending Now
September 2, 2014

For a friend or family member, living with and watching someone suffering with Alzheimer’s disease is frequently heartbreaking. But sometimes, when all seems lost, something miraculous happens.
In a video that has gone viral, Georgia native Kelly Gunderson captured a precious and unpredictable moment while lying in a hospital beside her ailing mother. For a brief moment, the older woman was able to reflect and recognize her loving daughter.

At first, the 87-year-old mother appears to realize that she is next to her daughter in the bed. Gunderson inquires, “Do you think that I would lay here with just anybody?” Her mother, quite able to respond says, “No. I think you want to have to love them if they want to.” Gunderson follows up by asking her mother whether she knows who she is. And in an astounding instant, her mother happily replies that she does and responds, “Kelly.”

According to Alz.org, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, which is a form of dementia that gets worse over time and affects memory, thinking, and behavior. One out of three senior citizens dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia.

Even when all seems dark, there’s still a little light that shines, somewhere. Or at least it did for Kelly Gunderson and her beloved mother.

An 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient briefly remembers who her daughter is in a heart-warming video

http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/09/when-you-practice-mindfulness.html

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Myanmar’s former beauty queen May Myat Noe (R), holding the box containing the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World crown, stands next to her mother before giving a news conference at a restaurant in Yangon September 2, 2014. May Myat Noe, who was crowned 2014 Miss Asia Pacific in May, disappeared with the $100,000 jewelled crown after being stripped of the title for being rude and dishonest, organisers said. May Myat Noe denied any wrongdoing and said she would not return the crown until she received an apology from the organisers, media reported. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya)

Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s latest creation, a 25 meters (82 feets) white rabbit, leans up against an old aircraft hangar as part of the Taoyuan Land Art Festival in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Hoffan’s big yellow duck drew millions of visitors as it toured the island last year and festival organizers are hoping the rabbit will do the same. The Taoyuan Land Art Festival will take place from Sept. 9-14. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Landscapers trim grass in front of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s
latest creation, a 25 meters (82 feets) white rabbit, as it leans up
against an old aircraft hangar as part of the Taoyuan Land Art Festival
in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Hofman’s big yellow duck
drew millions of visitors as it toured the island last year and festival
organizers are hoping the rabbit will do the same. The Taoyuan Land Art
Festival will take place from Sept. 9-14. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are. ~Hafsat Abiola

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“Lotus Blossom & Lilly Pads” shot at Muttart Conservatory. Whenever I see a lotus blossom flower I think of my friend +Jendhamuni Sos 🙂 Have a nice Tuesday evening!

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