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An original idea by lyndlj of Blogland

OK, the good and magical fairy Fantasmagoria has granted you three wishes. But she is a feisty good fairy (as you would be with a name like that)

So there are conditions

Your first wish has to be about a person/people not related to you

Your second wish has to be about a place ... that you might like to live in or visit

Your third wish can be about anything not related to the first two wishes but is not allowed to be more wishes And your wishes have to be personal to you.

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here goes :

let there be peace in every heart and soul

I'd like to live in a huge castle overlooking the sea in a warm country together with my lover(s) and friends- a sort of community of artists,scientists, writers, musicians, bloggers and interesting people like that. We each have our self contained little flats within the castle but share the grounds and facilities of the castle.

I wish for a beautiful lions claw bath tub

They've been cooing and oooing and making lovey dovey noises all morning - the pigeons, that is . I wonder if their nest is near my balcony. I went out and met two of them on perched on my balcony this afternoon. They did not fly away but stood there quite happily watching the goings on down below. WHat is the difference between pigeons and doves anyway ? I mentioned the noises to V who seemed to think it was an omen that somone was about to die. A few hours later , a two hour long telephone conversation about death, grieving and details of illness and goodbyes. CR simply needed to talk. Both his mother and his partner of 14 years had died. His girlfriend had passed away suddenly from pneumonia that turned nasty and incurable while visiting U.K. two years ago . Now almost the same thing with his mother. Both mother and girlfriend had passed away after dramatic stays in hospital under similar circumstances during the Christmas holidays. I'm deeply moved by CR's farewell to his mother; rose petals strewn over her body , very expensive perfume dabbed gently on her wrists and then a farewell kiss. I knew CR well about 15 years ago while he was living in Stockholm but when he moved to Copenhagen we lost touch.Cr is very much old school.Prefers snail mail, cards and calls. I remember phases of phone calls at all hours of the night,especially after his bouts of drinking copious amounts of wine . Then the heart attack scare came and both smoking and drinking had to stop.Now he's a man who seeks solitude and retreat,prefering the tranquility of the grave yard,his booksand music. The two roses planted on G's grave were growing nicely he said. May both girlfriend and mother rest in peace and blessed be,

You Are a Snapdragon

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

When I was about two or three years old , I climbed into the flowerbed in front of our house and picked a huge bouquet of snapdragons and proudly presented them to my mum

Maybe that is why all the intensive dreams.
Going to sleep is so entertaining lol

" The analytical Virgo Moon allows us to use our critical thoughts to cut through the extraneous noise and to find efficient solutions to our problems. But we don't want to be forced to make any decision until we have gathered enough valid information to clarify our point of view. Although the Virgo Moon can make us appear very cool or even emotionally detached, our passion can be quite hot when we focus our feelings on the object of our love."

... so says my horoscope for today

http://www.emissaryoflight.com/_.aspx?content=Peace_Sign

Interesting .. very interesting

A night of intesive dreaming - 4 dreams in all.First one about shopping with my gay friends - shoes and chocolate ; the second about the landlord or someone changing my name on the door and moving me to another flat downstairs without so much as a by your leave.. grrrrr ; the third one about teaching 9 year olds in a school that is absolutely huge - i have trouble finding the classroom and don't feel that I am at all suited to the job of teaching 9 year olds. Finally a dream that is like something out of a " Carry On " film , bourlesque and hilarious

I'm all shook up ! Feels like I've been galvanting about all night lol

Come to think of it .. sort of sums up my life hehehe

This appeared today in The Daily OM , just a few days after my own encounter wuth a homeless man.

March 29, 2007 Choosing Not To Look Away
Helping The Homeless

Homeless people in our communities are a fact of life, especially in big cities. Many of us don't know how to interpret this situation or what we can do to help. We may vacillate between feeling guilty, as if we are personally responsible, and feeling angry, as if being homeless is entirely on their shoulders.

The situation is, of course, far more complex than either scenario. Still, not knowing how to respond, we may fall into the habit of not responding at all. We may look over their heads and not make eye contact, or look down at the ground as we pass, falling into a habit of ignoring them. Each time we do this, we disconnect ourselves from a large portion of the human family, and it doesn't feel right.

Most of us know in our hearts that the homeless and the poor are not so very different from us. They may be the victims of poor planning or an unavoidable crisis. Some of them are mentally ill, some are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and some are choosing to be homeless for reasons we may never understand. We can imagine that, given their lives, we would likely have ended up in the same place. This does not mean that we are meant to rescue them as they are on their own learning path, but it does remind us that we can treat them as equals, because that is what they are. Even if we aren't able to offer food, shelter, or money, we can offer a blessing as we pass. We can look them in the eye and acknowledge our shared humanness, even if we don't know how to help them. This simple act of kindness and silent or spoken blessings can be helpful to those living on the street.

If you want to help with information, you can learn about the services in your area and share the locations of food banks, shelters, and other resources. As parents, perhaps you would like to plan ahead, talking with your children about how as a family you would like to handle these situations. Whatever you decide to do, you will feel much better when you make a conscious choice not to simply look away.

www.dailyom.com

It's a relief to know that I don't have to RESCUE but I also remind myself not to look away.

Thinking of making this my new logo .
Creative time of the day this hour.
Spent an hour or so designing my very own business card. Nearly run out of the old ones and Vistaprint had a special offer " today only " - they are always having them - but I decided to take them up on their offer of " FREE " cards - works out at SEK 109 for 250 cards. Which, I think is good going.

So .. off to bed now .. *yawn* ...12:51 says my computer clock .
CUddles to those wot want 'em .. slap and tickle for the rest

night night xx peace zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

P.S. what words/ feelings/ associations does this image evoke in you ( now now ... no swearing please )

I'll not be beaten .Miramaze, alias me , invites you to take peep at www.freewebs.com/miramaze where , all being well , you will be able to see pics of Oscar Lobl , alias the piano.
Hasta La vista baby lol

HERBAMARE and TROCAMARE herb salt is readily available in shops and supermarkets here in Sweden but not so common in the U.K. Every time I go over I have half a dozen cartons of the stuff in my suitcase.

"Fresh organic vegetables and herbs are combined with natural sea salt and allowed to steep for many weeks to integrate the full flavour into the salt crystals. Ideal to add flavour when cooking or as a table salt. Available in: 90g , 250g , 500g "

http://www.bioforceshop.co.uk/products/products/food/herbamare

WARNING .. it is addictive lol try it on tomatoes and avocados ,, mmmmm mama ! Delicioso !

AVOCADO + TOMATO + RED ONION + FETA + HERBAMARE + VIRGIN OLIVE OIL + BALSAMICO = BLISS

try it in a cripsy chebatta ...... oh boy ....

I've just snacked on an avocado dusted with Herbamare .. yummy !

Can you see these, cos I can .

Apparently I'm an ideal match for al fresco loving!

Thanks to Miza , I found my way to www.tickle.com to find the test she took , which i didn't find but took the eritic fantasy one which sounded fun .

" A free spirit like you should not be surprised to be matched to an outdoor venue for the call of the wild. We get the feeling that you're more tuned into green issues than you may realise, so why not take the hippy hobby of tree hugging a step further by hugging under a tree? Or even in the middle of a field? Ah, we can just imagine the sensations, a sun kissed breeze caressing the areas that are normally confined and covered up. The melodious warbles of the birds in the trees enhancing the bass line beat of your heavy breathing. Not to mention the thorns that stick into your bum, the ants that run up your leg, or the passing pigeon that drops a message of good luck on you. Doing the wild thing outdoors is a bed of roses, beautiful, but with the potential for personal injury and embarrassment. However, we know that you're not one to be put off by a challenge, so we're sure that between the two of you, you'll manage to rise to the occasion. "

hehehehe .... well well ... I do love swimming naked in the warm salty mediterranean sea or white not something even more exotic ?

My beautiful old piano needs a good home and owner. It's been with us for over 50 years ,resting silently in my mother's dining room in excellent condition although it does badly need tuning.

It's an Oscar Lobl, at a guess made around 1914, probably imported for Oscar Lobl from Germany.It las lovely mother-of-pearl decorations and a fine ivory keyboard.

All comments and offers welcome. I want to see it go to a good owner and nice home.

Here comes the sun , little darlin' .. the ice is slowly melting .. and it's all right x

Recovering now after an intensive weekend. I am drained ,   I feel drained , but happy . My life force is very much present while energy is at a temporary low. Replenishing is happening with every breath I take. Outside the sun is shining, its life giving rays getting stronger. The need for heavy cumbersome clothes and warm cover ups is getting less. Stepping outside is getting easier and easier.

It feels good to take part in something that is really meaningful and worthwhile. I feel honoured . Sharing and contributing to an experience that leads to growth, opening and awareness is a great gift for which I am very grateful.

Digesting now all thoughts, impressions, insights and awarenesses around the theme of sexuality.

Morning all ... just had ...er... I found a Global Orgasm ! that's actually the name of site and the event asks our 5 questions .

The Event

WHO? All Men and Women, you and everyone
you know.

WHERE? Everywhere in the world, but especially in countries with weapons of mass destruction.

WHEN?
Winter Solstice Day - Friday, December 22nd,
at the time of your choosing, in the place of your choosing and with as much privacy as you choose.

WHY? To effect positive change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible surge of human energy a Synchronized Global Orgasm. There are two more US fleets heading for the Persian Gulf with anti-submarine equipment that can only be for use against Iran, so the time to change Earth’s energy is NOW!

http://www.globalorgasm.org/

The global orgasm has been .. and yet ... we are multi- orgasmic beings, are we not ?

I like the idea of a synchronised global orgasm .. for peace .. love ... well - being .. pleasure .. and NOT WAR !

Blessed be our lovemaking and all our orgasms !
May we stay open to the penetration of love and happiness and surrender only to BLISSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss !

Love and peace in all dimensions .. tata for now xx

Finally home. The stairs up to my road from the tube are a killer , especially right at the end of the day. Was rewarded at the top with a glimpse of the cresent moon as she appeared from behind the clouds. Blessed be. An omen . A greeting .

All is well - a glass of Bourgogne Aligoté before shower and bed. Up again at 6:30 am . I am not used to this lol Still , it is only for a few days. THe group is as interesting as the subject : Sexuality.

Happy Saturday people xxx's night night

Birdies have twittered it's Your day today.
Happy Birthday Mrs F!

May the Eros of Earth bless you as you work and play;
the Sun by day and the Moon by night and may you always be in the gentle nest of belonging with your anam cara.

Many happy returns Mrs F ! Cheers x

Right , I'm off to bed now as I'm going to be working all weekend - a Psychocynthesis seminar ; " Sexuality " . Should be fun. Got to be there at around noon to set up , we start at 2 pm and go on till 9:30 pm or longer . On saturday it's 9:30 am to 9:30 pm and Sunday 9:30 to 5:30 . Methinks I'll be crawling home .. one hour less sleep too. It's the early mornings that break me .... means getting up at 6:30 to get there in time .

So .. sleep well everyone love and hugs xxx peace in all dimensions xx

lol thanks meno ... I think lol

I've tagged dave41,Miza_t, Ozzzy, Steve-p and roselyne19,
" and they've ben notified by private mail

Your mission is to complete the five W's and then tag five more people.

Please keep your cussing to the minimum.

Cheers!

1. Why? cos I felt like it and I liked the way it felt lol ?

2. Who? ( i'm being influenced by meno's answers here lol ....*clear mind* ... ) Someone who looks and speaks like Antonio Banderas

3. When? What's wrong with tonight ?

4. Where? In between the sheets

5. What? Sensuality, sexuality , snogs

I was talkng to my friend L.L. in Siberia this morning .. about life and its ups and downs, about how crazy it all is. I agree , most of us are insane since we tell ourselves lies thinking it is the truth.

Some people , Like Salvador Dali shake us up by showing us other realities and ways of looking at things .

I was reminded of this quote by Tibetan Nyingma Master - Longchenpa Rabjampa - 14th century

Since things neither exist nor don't exist,
are neither real nor unreal,
are utterly beyond adopting and rejecting -
one might as well burst out laughing.

PRICELESS ! xxx

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Soren Kierkegaard

I think I've got the nack of this , Steve ta !

Aren't they simply fab ?

"Very often, the Elixir is hidden in the poison"

-- Rumi

" One of the most important messages I want to share with you is that our physical health (not just where you live and how much money you make) is created by the Law of Attraction too. The dilemma here is that most people do not consciously create sickness and ill health. It’s our subconscious beliefs and programming that do that. And this programming starts in the womb! Same with money problems. We don’t create them deliberately. To heal your money and your body, you have to bring your outmoded beliefs to consciousness and change them. The good news is that it’s possible to “treat” your money beliefs and improve your cash flow—in the same way that it’s possible to heal your body. "

http://www.drnorthrup.com/members/monthlywisdom/archive/mar2007.php

i can highly recommend Dr Christiane Northrup's book " Women 's bodies women's wisdom . " She is one wise woman , that one , offering both orthodox and alternative methods of healing.

" I urge you to take advantage of the enormous birthing energy of springtime to shore up both your financial and physical health. This is such an important time of year for new beginnings and for clearing out the old. Please make yourself and your health a priority this spring. Don’t wait for overwhelming debt or illness to force you into a crisis. Getting and staying healthy—both financially and physically—is the best way to serve your family, your community, and your planet.
Warmly, Christiane Northrup, M.D. "

This Spring.....
.....Saint Goldhuber arrives

http://www.joshgosfield.com/goldhuber.html

www.peacetakescourage.com

About Peace Takes Courage

Ava Lowery is the 16 year old peace activist from Alabama behind the website, PeaceTakesCourage. com, and has received an amazing amount of attention. Ava's animations show the multidimensional tragedy of the Iraq war- losses of brave young soldiers to American families, and loss of innocent civilians in Iraq. Poignant and raw, Ava's youth and sincerity has attracted support from a broad base of both soldiers and activists. But her unflappable determination has drawn its share of persecution, as well. Ava received death threats from angry Bush supporters after a particularly tragic piece, "WWJD," a heartbreaking montage of photos of wounded and bloodied Iraqi children shown while a child sings "Jesus Loves Me." Many wonderful people came to Ava's defense. Cindy Sheehan wrote an article of support for her "new friend... (who) is disgusted with the war and with the Bush regime." In July of 2006 she was awarded the Buzzflash "Wings of Justice" award. Ava also received strong support from friends in the blog world, and received a warm welcome at the highly successful Yearlykos Convention. These and many more friends have helped Ava's animations receive media acclaim (NYT, CNN, The Rolling Stone, etc...) and reach an unbelievable audience of Americans who are eager to learn the truth about the Iraq War.

Conversation between two drunks on the train

" Is it Wembley next ? "
" No,it's Thursday "
" Yes , so am I - let's have a drink. "

From the God/ Goddess of my being
I give forth thanks for the love that I am,
for the love in my life
 and the love that surrounds me.
Thank you for the abundance that I am
 and thank you for the abundance I see reflected all about me.
Thank you for the riches and the richness of my life
and thank you for the river of money
which flows to me and through me,
THANK YOU , THANK YOU , THANK YOU !

GJLM is my peer group or my soul sisters group. We meet about once a month and our meetings are always sacred and special.

Toasted bagel .... cream cheese.. .smoked salmon on .....tomatato ...red onion .., lettuce leaf, glass or two of vino verde..talk talk talk followed by tea and gooey dark chocolate cake and " The Secret " and more talk and sharing .

It's quite amazing how we all came together and have survived many twists and turns of the road . Tonight we decided to make a journey in real life next year. It's to be a week in Amorgos, to mark our 10 years or journeying together.

"A person’s worth is contingent upon who he ( she ) is,
not upon what he ( she )does, or how much he ( she )has. The
worth of a person, or a thing, or an idea, is in
being, not in doing, not in having."

-- Alice Mary Hilton

* words in brackets are mine

On Self-Knowledge
And a man said, "Speak to us of Self-Knowledge."

And he answered, saying:

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.

But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.

You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.

You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.

And it is well you should.

The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;

And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.

But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure;

And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.

For self is a sea boundless and measureless.

Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found a truth."

Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path."

For the soul walks upon all paths.

The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.

The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.
Kahlil Gibran in " The Prophet "

I really must go now ,... smell ya later xxx

One love
One heart
Lets get together and feel all right

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8246845014243441346&q=bob+marley+one+love

Can someone teach me how post these things to blog ? ta I don'tknow what my blog address is

Blogging has become a part time job lol
Here's my situation today.
Slept for 12 hours - must have needed it . Not much morning left.
It's bright and sunny .
No sign of the hail and snow of yesterday.
Will be in GLLM meeting all day today and at some point we're having homemade bagels and smoked salmon
So will catch you later , people.
love and hugs x TTFN

Subject: Senior Moment
Sarasota, Florida [2007] humor

"Get out of the car, I have a gun"

An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her
car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped
her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at the top
of her lungs, "I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car!"

The four men didn't wait for a second threat. They got out and ran like
mad. The lady, somewhat shaken, then proceeded to load her shopping bags
into the back of the car and got into the driver's seat. She was so shaken
that she could not get her key into the ignition. She tried and tried, and
then she realized why, .. it was for the same reason she had wondered why
there was a football, a Frisbee and two 12 packs of beer in the front seat.

A few minutes later, she found her own car parked four or five spaces farther
down. She loaded her bags into the car and drove to the police station
to report her mistake. The sergeant to whom she told the story couldn't
stop laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter, where four pale men were reporting a car jacking by a mad, elderly woman described as white, less than five feet tall, glasses, curly white hair, and carrying a large handgun.

No charges were filed.

Moral of the story: If you're going to have a Senior Moment, make it memorable.

Night night everyone .. a new day tomorrow .. yipeeeeee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=810Cfth6WP0

Everything is plundered, betrayed, sold,
Death's great black wing scrapes the air,
Misery gnaws to the bone.
Why then do we not despair?

By day, from the surrounding woods,
cherries blow summer into town;
at night the deep transparent skies
glitter with new galaxies.

And the miraculous comes so close
to the ruined, dirty houses --
something not known to anyone at all,
but wild in our breast for centuries.

~ Anna Akhmatova ~

(Poems of Akhmatova, edited and translated by Stanley Kunitz with Max Hayward)

Iraq Veterans Memorial

"It all depends on how we look at things and not
on how they are in themselves."

-- C.G. Jung

Off to see the wizzard - that's what it feels like . It's like visiting Merlin. MrH my friendly, unorthodox shrink. I am so fortunate to have someone help me shrink my stressful thoughts now and then and sort me out. Evryone should have a MrH. Blessed be.

Wonder what will come up ? I never know in advance.I Usually think about stuff to take up on the way there and end up talking about something completely different. It takes me just under and hour to get there by tube and bus.Plenty of meditative time.

Actually, come to think of it , it's more like talking to the garden gnome lol

Woke up early.Monday mornings tend to be noisy . It 's when the dustbinmen come.What a racket too . Still I'm glad they do this important job.

My dream last night was about creating things with turquoise tiles and also a dress for someone. Right at the end of the dream a nasty twist.
I am sitting opposite the art teacher who is asking me how I meditate
I show him and show the hand positions or mudras.

He can't hear or understand very well so I shout out to hm " Mudras "
which is when one of the guys standing on the left get's angry ... he is afraid that he is witnessing some evil goings on or devil worhip and feels threatened .. " You'll be burned for this " turns round and walks away in disgust.

Took up my jeans, they were a wee bit too long.

Don't spend your precious time asking
'Why isn't the world a better place?'
It will only be time wasted.
The question to ask is 'How can I make it better?'
To that there is an answer.

-- Leo F. Buscaglia

I popped out to KOnsum around 9pm onlt to find that it had closed so I had walk further on to Hemköp which is open till 10 pm every day , even Sundays.Had to do this as I must have eggs and stuff for breakfast

Returned with the eggs and some really crisp apples and soft chevre ( goats ) cheese . the sour creaminess of the chevre compliments the juicy tart of peeled apple for melt in the mouth moments followed by a sip of red wine, A lovely way to round off Sunday.

11:11 says my computer clock . It is a sign and I am off to bed now.

Night night everyone (((( hugs ))))))

DESIRE IS THE STARTING POINT FOR SUCCESS

If you have the desire you have the power to be
successful.
You can really have anything you want in life if
you go after it.
But you have to want it.

The first thing that will contribute to reaching
your goal
is that you simply want to reach it badly enough.
You must learn how to desire with sufficient
intensity to be successful.

As a drowning soul desires air,
as a shipwrecked person craves fresh water,
so must you feel that intense, eager, insistent,
demanding,ravenous desire for your success.

Your desire for success must be so strong within
you that it becomes the very breath of your life.
It must be your first thought when you wake up,
and your last thought when you go to bed at night.

You can have anything you want if you go after it with intensity.

THE DAILY GURU

I know desire is the starting point. How is desire awakened when there is no desire ? Any thoughts on this ?

You're an elegant drunk, who only likes the best bars and the most expensive drinks.
A bit of a cheapskate, you're likely to mooch ten dollar drinks off both friends and strangers.

You should never: Drink and dash. You're gonna get caught leaving someone with the tab!

Your ideal party: A posh celebrity party you crash, with an open bar.

Your drinking soulmates: those with a Classic Martini personality

Your drinking rivals: those with a Blueberry Martini personality

link:

http://www.blogthings.com/whatflavormartiniareyouquiz/

I'm not a martini drinker - the only exception is a brandy alexander as a dessert

Gaia or Gaea, known as Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for "land" is ge or ga). She was an early earth goddess and it is written that Gaia was born from Chaos, the great void of emptiness within the universe, and with her came Eros. She gave birth to Pontus (the Sea) and Uranus (the Sky). This was achieved parthenogenetically (without male intervention). Other versions say that Gaia had as siblings Tartarus (the lowest part of the earth, below Hades itself) and Eros, and without a mate, gave birth to Uranus (Sky), Ourea (Mountains) and Pontus (Sea).

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/g/gaia.html

Mother,
You are the soul of the Earth.
You are the drops of rain on a Spring Morning.
You are the cold silence of falling snow.
You envelope all life in your Life.

gaian prayer - jason clark

Mother, mothers , Blessed be !

" If you really knew me you'd know ....... "

This comes from a show Oprah did called Teen Challenge , an experiment that attempts to confront violence issues in schools .

Breaking Down Barriers

http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200611/20061109/slide_20061109_284_102.jhtml

I'm going to invite you to respond to this " If you really knew me you'd know ..... "

Me : If you really knew me, you'd know that I value two- way communication.

What is esoteric ? We were discussing this the other day. Someone said there's esoteric and Esoteric , capital E.

es·o·ter·ic

–adjective 1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions.

2. belonging to the select few.
3. private; secret; confidential.
4. (of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.

[Origin: 1645–55; esoterikós inner, equiv. to ester(os) inner + -ikos -ic]

—Related forms
es·o·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. abstruse, arcane, cryptic, enigmatic.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
esoteric

1655, from Gk. esoterikos "belonging to an inner circle," from esotero, comp. adv. of eso "within." In Eng., originally of Pythagorean doctrines. According to Lucian, the division of teachings into exoteric and esoteric originated with Aristotle.

To me it seems that nothing much is esoteric these days , it's all going mainstream.

The walls of silence are tumbling down or becoming transparent; the internet has significantly contributed to this.

There is also the personal accessing of the Akashic records, "The Source " and direct alignment to " All That Is " . There is not the same need for an intermediary these days , not in the way it used to be.

Maybe we are heading towards ONENESS .
Maybe these are the early signs.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

A saturday evening draws to a close.

I'm feeling very silly after seeing the " Always Look on The Bright Side clip " on someone's blog , Good old monty python . My python , Monty , is named after them.

Znethru's tomato pic is funny .. it gets funnier. It's one of a series - can't wait to see the rest

One of these days I'll get a digital camera.. revenge

I shall go to bed now , knowing that the ironing has been done and just needs to be put away tomorrow.

PEACE .. LOVE .. LAUGHTER and death by chocolate .. in most dimensions xxxx night night

Confucius say :
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day

Confucius also say:

Man with hand in pocket and hole in pocket , soon come to sticky end .

For you Nick , while you work things out !

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up ! She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. "Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain . When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

My ironing is interrupted by an text message from Muscat

it's my Friend M. enjoying an enchanted and balmy evening under the stars amid water pipes and arabs.

He's always wanted to go the middle east and now its happening.

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As a preschooler, she was drawing human faces, at age six she was introduced to pastels, then acrylics and oils. Now she's at the easel at 5:30am before home schooling.

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Prince Of Peace, 36"x48", age 8
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The motivational fimm " The Secret " has been doing its rounds on the world wide web and has now gone mainstream featured by both OPrah and Ellen de Generes ,Wayne Dyer,Joe Vitale and countless others. The film " The Secret " is based on material channelled ( " Abraham " or " Abe " ) through Esther Hicks.

There is also an material in pdf format called "The Master Key System By Charles Haanel 1912 " Charles F. Haanel was a noted American author and businessman who belonged to the American Scientific League, The Author’s League of America, The American Society of Psychical Research, the St. Louis Humane Society and the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce.

"by1933 The Master Key System had sold over 200,000 copies and then seemingly disappeared. The Master Key System is one of the finest studies in self-improvement and higher consciousness ever written. Covering everything from how to get wealthy to how to get healthy,

Mr. Haanel leaves no stone unturned. With precision, he elucidates on each topic with logic and rigor that not only leaves you feeling good, but also thinking good. The book was banned by the Church in 1933 and has been hidden away for seventy years!

"INTRODUCTION

Nature compels us all to move through life. We could not remain stationary however much we wished. Every right-thinking person wants not merely to move through life like a sound-producing, perambulating plant, but to develop – to improve – and to continue the development mentally to the close of physical life. This development can occur only through the improvement of the quality of individual thought and the ideals, actions and conditions that arise as a consequence. Hence a study of the creative processes of thought and how to apply them is of supreme importance to each one of us. This knowledge is the means whereby the volution of human life on earth may be hastened and uplifted in the process. Humanity ardently seeks “The Truth” and explores every avenue to it. In this process it has produced a special literature, which ranges the whole gamut of thought from the trivial to the sublime – up from Divination, through all the Philosophies, to the final lofty Truth of “The Master Key”. The “Master Key” is here given to the world as a means of tapping the great cosmic intelligence and attracting from it that which corresponds to the ambitions, and aspirations of each reader. Every thing and institution we see around us, created by human agency, had first to exist as a thought in some human mind. Thought therefore is constructive. Human thought is the spiritual power of the cosmos operating through its creature man. “The Master Key” instructs the reader how to use that power, and use it both constructively and creatively. The things and conditions we desire to become realities we must first create in thought. “The Master Key” explains and guides the process……… “The Master Key” teaching has hitherto been published in the form of a Correspondence Course of 24 lessons, delivered to students one per week for 24 weeks. The reader, who now receives the whole 24 parts at one times, is warned not to attempt to read the book like a novel, but to treat it as a course of study and conscientiously to imbibe the meaning of each part – reading and re-reading one part only per week before proceeding to the next. Otherwise the later parts will tend to be misunderstood and the reader’s time and money will be wasted. Used as thus instructed “The Master Key” will make of the reader a greater, better personality, and equipped with a new power to achieve any worthy personal purpose and a new ability to enjoy life’s beauty and wonder."

--F.H. BURGESS

Click here for LOA ( Law of Attraction ) books and links

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It's true - we have done so much already. Foundations are important. Platforms need to be acknowledged as we move move forward with love and ease.

Today I am getting organised- inside and out . Creative chaos !

I miss N. who is very busy at the moment- crazy things at work . I have got so used to him phoning once a week. Changes. Acceptance of changes. Learning to roll with the punches and go with the flow.

I have so much to be thankful for . It get annoyed with myself when I find myself focusing on WHAT ISN't ..that's stupid .. insane . Still .. it's an awareness and with awareness CHOICE .. power again.

Friday evening turns into Paddy Day. I've just watched Father Ted - the episode where they abstain from fags, booze and skateboarding for Lent.. hehehe. Nvermind it will be Easter soon.

Sacrifice actually means " to make sacred or holy "

Does going without actually help someone else ?
What is the point?
How does it help others?

I'm testing the belief that you can have your cake and eat it as well ! This is equally true , if not truer and more pleasant.

Nope .. I don't want to get too deep and serious right before bedtime. Laughter is good medicine. Comic relief . Bless all those involved in making people laugh. Laughter heals . I am so grateful for funny programmes like Father Ted and the Vicar od Dibley and One and a half Men and Everybody Loves Raymond. Italian families are especially funny somehow.

I like to believe that I am part of an abundant caring generous Universe and that there is enough for everyone. Optimism is healthier than pessimism. There ARE solutions to every problem. I'm going to stop asking WHY and start asking " HOW ? " Seems far more constructive.

Sleep .. love and peace in all dimensions xx

I have been loyal to Guerlain fragrances for decades. No other perfume does it for me . I’m very picky. THE ONE for me , is , and has been Shalimar. I’ve tried most of the other Guerlain ones but its been a fleeting romance. Jardin de Bagatelle I like for the summer.
INSOLENCE attached itself to me and my clothes at Manchester airport . It lingers on and continues to seduce ..I’m going to have to buy it – such is the power of scent.

Try this link for the discover your fragrance test : ( click on TIPS )

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Shalimar .....
Shalimar is a fragrance to excite and express desire. She who dares to wear it, is asserting her femininity and ultra sensuality. Hers is carnal seduction – at the frontier of the forbidden. Shalimar gives her the freedom to express her feelings and desires – relating to her perfume with the utmost in passion.

Wearing Shalimar means surrendering control to the senses.

head notes : lemon, bergamot
heart notes : jasmine, may rose
base notes : iris, incense, opoponax, tonka bean, vanilla

Voluptuous
Sensual
Bewitching

that's me ! lol ...well .. I like to think so

Today's Outlook for
Friday March 16, 2007
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The intelligent Aquarius Moon joins dreamy Neptune while highlighting an exact trine between expansive Jupiter and constrictive Saturn, a great time to set realistic goals. Today's second configuration involves Mercury supporting a passionate Venus-Pluto trine, ( now THAT sounds interesting ) .............giving us the ability to talk about our deepest desires. ( well now .. there's a thought )

Together, these two separate powerful planetary pictures indicate an important day, but it's up to us to turn it into something special. Ain't that the truth lol

What are MY deepest desires *thinks*
What are YOUR deepest desires *waits to hear *

Our greatest battles are with our own minds.
--Jameson Frank

night night everyone ..sweet dreams, love and peace in all dimensions x

I really like the Marks and Spencer in Manchester. The Per Una range is fabulous.

Bought a pair of stretchy jeans,( am getting old ) a steal at 15 pounds and comfy too. Feels like you've got nothing on !

Inspired by cookery programme on morning TV while in England - a recipe for DIY warm smoked salmon - easy peasy- takes 10 mins BUT a kitchen full of smoke !

Here's waht you do :
IMPORTANT line a heavy frying pan with foil and onto that pour equal amounts of RICE...TEA .... and BROWN SUGAR.

It is very important to line the pan with foil otherwise your pan ´will be ruined.

Place foil over the tea, rice and sugar and on top of the foil lightly greased with olive oil, place your fillet( s) of salmon and cover with yet another piece of foil

finally top with a lid.

10 minutes on high heat and your salmon is smoked to perfection - tastes good too .. BUT .. a kitchen full of smoke !

Dipping into Taramasalata while catching up on two weeks of absence from blogging. This delicious dip is readily available outside of Greece at Morissons, Sainsburies, and M&S YET .. not here in Sweden. Absolutely yummy with wedges of toasted pitta bread which we can get here.

I also enjoyed fish and chips 3 times while I was away; twice in the village and once at Harry Ramsden's , Manchester Airport on the way home.What used to be a cheap supper is now quite expensive 5 pounds at Harry Ramsden's at the airport ( yummy batter ) and 2.75 - 3 pounds from chippies in the village- 15pounds for a family of 5 - that's quite a lot , innit for an ordinary meal ? I expect they are even more exoensive in London .

Oh .. and I also had crumpets We can't get them here.