May all I say and all I think
be in harmony with thee,
God within me, God beyond me,
maker of the trees.
In me be the truth of streamlover willow
soil-giving alder,
hazel of sweet nuts, wisdom- branching oak.
In me the joy of crabapple, greatmaple, vinemaple,
cleansing cascara and lovely dogwood.
And the gracious truth of the copper branched arbutus,
bright with colour and fragrance,
be with me on the Earth.

May all I say and think
be in harmony with thee,
God within me, God beyond me,
maker of the trees.

Chinook prayer / blessing

There ya go , Miza !

" Contrary to popular opinion the name Idle does not derive from a lack of enthusiasm for work from the local population.
It probably derives from the Anglian leader in Northumberland IDA OF BERNICA. Children may have been named after him ie, IDAS or IDES and their children could have been called IDESONS a surname which still exists. People with various derivations of the name were recorded living in Idle. The latest a Richard Ideson in 1379. It is known the word Law or Lawe meant hill. If a person called Ides lived on a hill, this area would be called Ides Lawe. This could have changed as follows: Idlawe, Idlaw, Idla, Idel and finally Idle "

http://www.idleonline.co.uk
Some good pubs in Idle and even a wine bar . It all looks a lot more posh than it does IRL lol

I was born in Idle , and I did not know this until now. All because of a longing for fish and chips. My chippie is right next to the Alex , if you find it .

there's even a link for Idle with all its attractions .. well .. whatdya know !

Wayne Dyer has a method he calls the match came - idea is that you take a stressful thought and match it with a better more positive one .

Winning at the match game.

No match: I've always been poor; I was raised on shortages and scarcity.
Match I intend to attract wealth and prosperity in unlimited abundance.

No match: We've always fought in this relationship.
Match: I'll work at being peaceful and not allowing anyone
to bring me down.

No match: My children have never shown me any respect.
Match: I intend to teach my children to respect all of life,
and I'll treat them in the same way.

No match: I'm so annoyed with my family. They just don't
understand me and they never have.
Match: I love my family; they don't see things my way,
but I don't expect them to. I'm totally focused
on my own intentions, and I send them love.

Wayne Dyer

Happy Monday everyone . Today is a good day .. a bit cloudy but we all know the sun's there somewhere behind the clouds , don't we ?

Hmmmm.

M.B woke me up around 10 am .. waking up with a start rattles me somewhat . He's off to London and back and ten to Umeå all before nightfall too. We will meet on Thursday asked if I could help him buy underwear .. well .. that IS an important and intimate task .. but then we are friends. I shave his back for him sometimes and he really appreciates that cos he's not fond of his hairy back .. but I think it is fun .. to shave it , I mean .

I've also booked the 23 July 2007. IH is coming over from Palm Springs . Haven't seen him for years. We are having a get together at M.B's place

There's something about pruning and tidying each other up that we've inherited from the monkeys. I like my hands being washed. It takes me back to childhood ...amazing feeling .. have you tried it ?

So .. wheat else is new ?

I dreamt I was making custard ! Beating the eggs in a saucepan adding milk and seeing it all come together as yellow custard. lol It was a most satisfying dream. I hope it means that things are coming together in perfect harmony

Felt a weird cocktail of mixed feelings in the seat of my soul during meditation. Stayed with it and just let it be.

The painting that emerged was like a lotus blossom being held up by a symbol .. wish I had a digital camera , I could show y'all .

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.

-- Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop.I remember buying products in the Body Shop mid seventies, Brighton - hand written labels and all.

DAhhhhlings .. I must away to my bed. To sleep perchance to dream.

I've just had the tiniest sneaky look at the Witch of Portabello .. the foreword , anyway , the questions put to Paulo Coelho

"Q. Do you believe in witches?

A. Of course I do. Unfortunately the word “witch” has still many prejudices. To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn’t afraid of facing challenges. In my latest novel, I precisely talk about the prejudice that modern witches face in modern society."

Q. Why are people so afraid of change?
A. If you don’t change, the world will change you. Only vampires don’t change. To change is necessary, but if you don’t allow it, you will nevertheless succumb to it… Tragedies, hardships will always present themselves and you will be forced to adapt yourself.

Q. You deal with very delicate issues in this book, such as prejudice, religious intolerance and dogma. Aren’t you afraid of being excommunicated from the Catholic Church with this novel? After all you defend the idea that God is the Great Mother.
A. I’m not afraid of that. I go every year to a Benedictine retreat in Austria, called Melk. There I spoke to abbot Buckhard about catholic tradition and, during our talks, the issue of women’s exclusion came up. He told me that the Benedictine have prayers dedicated to the Goddess-Mother. In 200 years I believe that feminine divinity will no longer be a taboo.

He's my kind of man ! Can't wait to read this book .. but will .

Night nght everyone ... sweet dreams xxxx