<![CDATA[MARIA LISA POLEGATTO - Quotes/Chatterings]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:05:21 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Earth Day - Everyday]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:08:25 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/earth-day-everydayLet’s make every day Earth Day. 
We step outside our comfort zones daily, wander into uncharted territory, and learn, grow, and expand.
We require compassion, gratitude, cooperation, and collaboration every day.
We are, each one of us, part of nature.
Let’s make every day Earth Day.

#EarthDayEveryDay #MakeEveryDayEarthDay #WeAreNature #LeaveNoTrace
#RespectTheEarth #LiveInNature #NatureConnection #OutdoorLearning
#WildernessAwareness #AdventureSmart #MindfulLiving#GratitudeInNature
#SustainableLiving #WalkGently #ExploreResponsibly
]]><![CDATA[My kind of man]]>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:53:19 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/my-kind-of-manHumble, kind, confident, loyal, honest. Respects others, shows gratitude, lifts people up, apologizes when wrong, embraces humor, stays true to himself, and cherishes his women. That’s a man worth remembering, believing in and being with. And don't forget loves animals, water, talking, hiking and living life. ]]><![CDATA[Imagine a Kinder World]]>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:38:14 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/imagine-a-kinder-worldJohn Lennon’s Imagine (1971) reminds us a better world starts with kindness. Every small act — listening, communicating effectively, showing gratitude, being humble — can ripple outward and make a real difference - don’t just imagine it - practice it daily. 

#Imagine #JohnLennon #ChooseKindness #PracticeKindness #CompassionInAction #RippleEffect #BeTheChange #PeaceAndLove #HumanConnection #KindnessMatters #Empathy #BetterWorld​
]]><![CDATA[Love is all there is]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:18:32 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/love-is-all-there-isLove is all there is -  The Beatles ]]><![CDATA[Lead with Heart]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:59:38 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/lead-with-heartStart looking at things with your heart instead of your eyes. Let yourself feel rather than just observe. Notice the subtle signals your body gives you — tension, ease, warmth, or heaviness — and let that guide which way you go. Your heart and body often know the path before your mind can even explain it. 

#ListenToYourBody #HeartFirst #MindfulLiving #InnerGuidance #TrustYourFeelings #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveLiving #FollowYourHeart #MindBodyConnection #SelfAwareness #ObserveAndFeel #CreativeReflection #PersonalGrowthJourney #AlignedLiving #ConsciousChoices #SelfDiscovery #ReflectAndGrow ​#MindfulMoments
]]><![CDATA[What would your world-changing project or gift look like?]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:09:25 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/what-would-your-world-changing-project-or-gift-look-likeIf everyone focused their energy on positive impact instead of hatred or ego, the world would feel lighter, more creative, and more connected. Imagine the innovations, the kindness, the support for people, animals, and the planet—it would be huge!

As for me, my contribution would be helping people feel understood, spark confidence and action and helping animals both wild and domestic. The wild ones have the most precious innocent hearts. I would love to see the good ideas and intentions everyone already has inside them come out and present themselves to the world for the benefit of all.

What about you? If all your energy went into your passion for positive change, what would your world-changing project or gift look like?]]><![CDATA[Dreams, Leadership, and Nature]]>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:40:41 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/dreams-leadership-and-natureIn university, I love political courses — the debates, the language, the vision. I’m no expert, but I’ve always been drawn to the way a well-crafted speech or idea can inspire action and hope.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is one of my favorites — not for politics, but for its ability to bring people together, to dream bigger, and to act toward a shared vision.]]><![CDATA[Collaboration & Leadership in Harmony with Nature]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:34:23 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/collaboration-leadership-in-harmony-with-nature“True leadership isn’t about control. It’s about collaboration, care, and stewardship.”
by Maria Lisa Polegatto
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In every era, leaders face choices: to pursue power through domination, or to build strength through collaboration.

​History shows us that attempts at control rarely stay quick or simple — conflict spreads, drawing others in, and costing lives, trust, and stability.

True leadership mirrors nature: it is measured not by conquest, but by the ability to work with others for shared wellbeing.

Ecosystems thrive through balance, relationship, and interdependence. When we choose collaboration and stewardship, life flourishes.

Today, reflect on where you can bring cooperation, dialogue, and care into your own life. Each small act strengthens the web of life.
]]><![CDATA[Nature's Wonders]]>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:44:14 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/natures-wonders“Sometimes all it takes is a pause in nature to remember life’s quiet wonders. Nature teaches patience, resilience, and connection — if we only take the time to listen.”]]><![CDATA[Connected to Nature]]>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:55:31 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/connected-to-natureHow do you know you are connected to nature?

I came into the house after checking on the garden and started hearing a  buzzing noise. I thought it was someone cutting grass outside but it was too close for that. I finally realized it was coming from my collar area! I rushed outside to free the bee back into it's natural environment. ]]><![CDATA[Commonality verses Adversity]]>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:07:30 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/common-ground-verses-adversity
by Maria Lisa Polegatto                                 

In this age, we need to look for common ground instead of adversity to move forward with compassion, collaboration and humanity. We must seek to agree on issues we can agree on first. Then we can move forward to deal with the issues of adversity to then move to resolve conflict and disagreements by looking deeper into issues to see the commonality and bring that forward to continue to move forward again and again.

It is not a world of win and lose anymore. It needs to be a world we can all survive. Not survive for our mere selves but rather for a collective survival of humanity. We have too much adversity on us now in terms of climate crisis, environment, war, poverty, employment, nature and species extinctions for beginning examples. We need to move to a place of collaboration, innovation, invention and helping one another. We need to start with our home, our family, our community. Getting back to the basics of survival is going to be a must this year.

While some in the world are grabbing at resources for themselves and pulling back on helping other countries, we must look to home and start there. We can overcome adversity with careful observation learning, and understanding of issues. We need to partner with collaborative partners. 

We must not get drawn into the drama and concentrate only on that which leads to hatred. Such an awful word but a far worse emotion that draws negative actions, adversity and war. We can succeed by working with those that wish to work collaboratively and for the benefit of all parties instead. Life is too short for adversity. Let us find commonalities and work with those that love as we do.

We can define both common ground and adversity in many different ways. Here is a brief list below to consider on this path ahead of us. 

Common Ground                        verses                        Adversity
positive                                                                              negative
love                                                                                     hate
share                                                                                  take
compassion                                                                       cruelty
innovation                                                                         stagnation
collaboration                                                                     resistance
agree                                                                                  disagree
forward                                                                              backward
partnership                                                                       disconnection
strong                                                                                weak
home                                                                                  foreign
community                                                                        alienation
similarities                                                                         differences
learning                                                                              ignorance
beneficial                                                                           detrimental
functioning                                                                        dysfunction
helping                                                                               control
graceful                                                                              demeaning
peace                                                                                  war
survival                                                                              annihilation
humanity                                                                           the end

​Reading the two lists above, can you feel the difference in meaning of common ground and adversity? Which do you choose?  I chose common ground. ]]><![CDATA[God's Children Are NOT for sale and neither are His Animals]]>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:47:51 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/gods-children-are-not-for-sale-and-neither-are-his-animals
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Some of the things I found so interesting when doing my family tree was the changes of names in ascendants and the different countries and cultures my family is connected to. I think if everyone globally could do their family tree, they would see how closely we are connected to other people of same or different cultures and countries and how we could really be talking to a relative at any time. Would that make you feel more comfortable and want to have less conflict in the world? 

#Genealogy #family #conflict #solutions #GlobalPrayerForHumanity #humanity


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]]><![CDATA[Prayer]]>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 01:14:13 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/prayerThe most powerful prayers are the ones in which you put forth with true compassion, love and belief. ]]><![CDATA[Education]]>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 02:56:32 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/education9259044Having education is a blessing. Don't use that education to boost your ego, use it to boost someone else. ]]><![CDATA[Graduation 2019]]>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 23:29:05 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/never-too-old-to-learnPicture


​CBU did an awesome job on Fall Convocation 2019 Graduation today, from organizing to a bagpiper piping us in and out of ceremony, great speakers, front row seats for our Bachelor of Community Studies Degree group, wine glass memorabilia, reception with lots of goodies, great conversations, wonderful memories, etc. Feeling grateful, thankful and blessed! Thank you CBU!😇🙏🎉💕!1111
]]><![CDATA[Senior Dogs Are "Pawsitively" Good Citizens]]>Sun, 10 Feb 2019 01:17:02 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/senior-dogs-are-pawsitively-good-citizensCape Breton University COMS 3100 Community Action Project - BACS Degree:

Have a senior dog, a dog that will soon hit that milestone, or are simply interested in senior dogs? If you answered "YES" to any of this, then this website is for you!

"Senior Dogs are Pawsitively Good Citizens" is a FREE tool for any senior dog owner who is looking to enhance their companion's/best friend's life, but also reduce their own stress on how to take care of a senior dog.

We welcome you to this course and please feel free to share with others!
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Link: http://bit.ly/seniordogeducation
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​Humans should first learn how their impact is hurting themselves by destroying marine life that is keeping us alive in keeping our oceans healthy. Only then can they have a greater understanding of how humans survive in the first place - through healthy oceans that keep us healthy by the very living species being destroyed. Maria Lisa Polegatto
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Marine mammals are a vital part of sustainable oceans. While they do eat fish, they are also a necessary part of ecology to ensure the nutrients in the ocean waters are stirred up and distributed to other marine life to encourage growth of more fish.Whales are engineers of the ocean because of the many roles they play in keeping our oceans sustainable. Seals also have important roles in the oceans to help keep fish stocks healthy.   All marine life are necessary to keep the oceans healthy.

It's very rewarding emotionally and physically to hike at the ocean and do a marine watch, reporting findings to your local Marine Mammal Response Society where you can report any findings for stranded,  injured, dead or unusual activity of marine animals. In Nova Scotia, report to MARS - not the planet, the Marine Animal Response Society. 

Right  Whales and marine mammals show us the right way to care for the oceans to keep oceans sustainable. Help keep them healthy so they can help keep us healthy. We need to work in unity with marine life, not in competition with it. 

Visit my YouTube channel to watch marine mammal videos.  Warning, some have graphic content of seal remains found :( 
]]><![CDATA[Unite for the Greater Good]]>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:42:18 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/united-for-the-greater-goodDivided we accomplish for our own good, united we accomplish for the good of humanity. Nature shows us how we can peer through the cracks to pull ourselves back to the reality of needing to live in a place of serenity, grace and acceptance of that we can not change, while also giving us the mindset to find another way to accomplish for the greater good of all. Come together and enjoy that which brings us all peace and unification.  Maria Lisa Polegatto
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]]><![CDATA[Ocean Waves]]>Mon, 28 May 2018 01:38:37 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/may-27th-2018Waking up to the sound of waves crashing upon the shore. Now that's an invitation I'm willing to accept.


Waking up to the sound of the ocean waves crashing upon the shore....now that's an invitation I'm willing to accept! 
]]><![CDATA[One piece at a time]]>Sat, 26 May 2018 13:50:03 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/one-piece-at-a-timeClimate is changing, we can make a difference, one piece, one person, one day at a time. Maria Lisa Polegatto www.marialisapolegatto.com
Climate is changing and we are having to adapt to it everywhere in the world. In my home town, there is more wind, more rain causing flooding, more fluctuations of temperatures from day to day. I hear people saying, there is nothing I can do, I can't make a difference, but, yes, you can, we all can, collectively or even one at a time. Imagine the number of people in the world, if we took the time to pick up one piece of pollution anywhere you see it, one piece, one person, one day at a time, how powerful is that? It's exciting to think about it and more exciting for it to happen!  We can make a difference but we have to get outside and do it, one piece, one person, one day....at a time, it all adds up!   Maria Lisa Polegatto
]]><![CDATA[Great Egret]]>Sun, 13 May 2018 21:52:53 GMThttps://www.marialisapolegatto.com/quotes-by-maria-lisa-polegatto/great-egretA Great Egret, a rare find in Nova Scotia, Canada, likely blown in with a storm in April, 2018.Great Egret
The bird I saw at the ocean is actually a Great Egret, rare to find in Nova Scotia. Tilly and I were out hiking the ocean for Marine Animal Response Society which lead us to this guy, beautiful, but a little off course for Canada! Another sign of climate changing the environment.

Remember, stay safe in nature and keep nature safe.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
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