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Amadeus- Directors Cut is on the telly tonight- the version that is 22 minutes longer. Exciting ! So enjoyed it the first time around .

Mozart is good for the soul.

Enjoy your evening everyone

The only way to start to improve your life is to
start.

~ Hafiz ~

Abraham-Hicks Publications, Abraham Daily Quote

All Is Well

It's cloudy and wet. Perfect for staying indoors and pottering around.

My plants on the balcony are getting a good watering, which is nice. I bought a couple of lavender plants on my way home yesterday- I adore lavender .. the scent and the delicate flowers. It does well on the balcony during the summer , but I have not go it to surivive the winter. Someone in Blogland gave me good advice which I shall try this year -- pruning back the growth.

Jill is on her way round and Mikael is coming round tomorrow. Two days of visitors . Nice.

Also , I am getting a little tired of Cranberry juice which I am drinking for my urinary tract infection. I think they make drinks far too sweet for my taste. Less sugar please .. and by that I don't mean that you can go on adding aspartame or artificial sweetner .. naughty naughty .. and very nasty !

At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall.

"Big breaths," I instructed.

"Yes, they used to be," replied the patient.

Dr.Richard Byrnes,

A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room when a young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis,so she was scheduled for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it there was a tattoo that read, "Keep off the grass."

Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on the patient's dressing, which said,

"Sorry, had to mow the lawn."

Hospitals are filled with Angels and Earth Angels and brave souls that need them.

I don't know where healing staff get their energy from ! One nurse Vibeka is an Earth Angel. This nurse goes home after 9 p.m. to return again at 6 a.m. She is happy cheerful , skillful, empathic and has an infectious laugh - the best kind of infection as it is so healing. Blessings and respect galore !

Inga is a patient who had a huge stone in her bladder. They'd blasted it to smitherines only now these blasted bits are stubborn and not easily removed.Inga has been in for two operations already.

85 year old Evy calls the hospital her "second home " as she checks in supported by her zimmerframe and escorted by her son. She's had several operations on her legs and hip and has lost her sailor husband last year to cancer. Since then she feels she has been going down hill fast. Her hearing and eyesight have deterriorated and now toublesome kidney stones need to be removed.EVeryon eis no nice to Evy. She gets a shower and her hair is shampooed by a nurse and you can hear their laughter and shanningans right down the corridor.

Mikael and Annika are anaesthetists. They are important people who put the patient at ease before he or she drifts off into a dreamless sleep.Mikael looks like Dustin Hoffman.

Jonny with bright red hair is the only gay senior nurse in the ward, Jonny calls his favourite patients " Darling" has a diamond earing and gives lovely hugs and kisses on the cheek. He has wicked stories to tell and an awesome sense of humour. Jonny is quite a diva who dreams of being famous. He is single and happy . Values his freedom and likes to live alone with only his two little dogs for company.

Henrik is a young ward orderly who helps patients with all kinds of small things and nothing is ever too much trouble.

Bless all the people in healing places everywhere.Bless all these Earth Angels. When one patient is healed , all are healed.Healing affects everyone directly of indirectly .

Right . that's it , Time to log off and be on my way to the happy farm er... I mean the my healing retreat place.

OH I like those men in there clean white coats ...coming to take me away ha ha ..hehehe ..where life is wonderful all the time ..he hee hahha ...*mira remembers the song from the stone ages, days of L.Ps and singels *

Silliness overcomes mira from time to time.

No.. I haven't lost it .. not more than usualm that is.
It's the thought of being off line for a few days ...arghhhhhhhhhh

It's raining .. my bags are packed with books and goodies .

Tata for now love and hugs .. see you all in a few days .
be good.. if in doubt m leave it out as our French teacher used to say

XX

Here's my sister with her little lap -dog, Krispian- he sometimes thought he was a lap-dog.

When I phoned my sister I always asked to speak to him too.
She'd say Krispian .. it's your aunty Mara
and Krispian would reply " WOOOOOOOF" in a loud voice.
Always worked lol

I used to feed him oatcakes and kit-kat( wicked)
Once Krispian was very naughty - sneaked into my room while Iwas out and torn apart a box of tampax ..looking for kit-kat .My sister said he would always try to open and read my letters ..left everyone else's alone .

Sorry about quality of the pics - they are pics of pics.
Krispian is now in Doggie Heaevn , bless his fur and paws , May he enjoy in peace.

Midnight hour again .. time flies when you're having fun.
It's been an eventful day.

Marie's visit and then session with English speaking client , who is now CURED ! ( for now ) He was as happy as a lark bless him , thanks to certain happenings over Midsummer. The fairies were obviously busy spreading their magic dust

Had a long chat with Theres over the phone . We'd both had anxious dreams last night.We talked and shared , Theres is a healer .. an extra ordinary woman who is now retired , Theres helped me through eczema ordeals. Eczema sores and weeping flaky itchy gashes covered in 1991 covered half my body and face. Appeared suddely and disappeared slowly over the next 3 or 4 years or so during which time I tried all manner of alternative therapies - each of which helped a little. It was my own tailor- made education in Life School.

THeres asks " why do bad things happen to good people ? "
We discussed that.
It really depends on what you mean by " bad " . Sometimes what appears to be " bad" turns into a blessing,

There's has been through so many ordeals herself - funny how its only when you share about yourself do you get to know other's suffering . Otherwise , Theres never speaks of it .

So here's a list of things this wonderful woman has experienced in her lifetime..

First husband's suicide ,
one son homeless and alchoholic despite many amazing efforts over the years tp help ,no expense spared;
other son's wife insitutionalised several times for depression,
polio,
5 miscarriages,
operation to remove ovaries and womb,
cataract .. to name but a few..

and STILL this woman is strong and can laugh a lot.

If it doesn't kill you , it makes you stronger.

" There's " I said , " all these things have contributed to making you the great healer that you are . There are very few things that you have not experienced yourself first hand and can therefore empathise with people who need healing . You know how to be there for someone.You inspire and encourage ."

Theres is a remarkable woman .

night night XX

Nudist trampolining
by prydwen @ 26/06/2007 - 21:33:18

http://www.nudisttrampolining.com/

Fun for all the family LOL

*mira chuckles * I 've no experience whatsoever of computer games but I tell you .. I got that man to do some funny things hehehe X

Hey Nick .. do you still have that trampoline in your back yard ? X

Welcome to Blogland , Lara , my lovely crazy soul sister and friend from Siberia who takes beautiful pictures.

laradart.blog.co.uk

It was such a surprise to read your comment on my blog I hope you will be very happy here and share lots of your beautiful pictures .
Night night

XXX

The Tibetan teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, warned of
the trap of spiritual materialism. He says we must
be ever diligent to spot the ego’s use of the
spiritual journey to further its own ends.

We may think it’s spiritual to yearn for divine
connection. And yet, if the longing is to fill an
emptiness inside, just how does this differ from
the one who yearns for money or possessions to
fill the inner void? Do we look to our spiritual
practices as proof of our evolved consciousness or
as protection against fears?

Any time we use spiritual disciplines to maintain
our identity and security, we are not yet on the
path of genuine spiritual development.

"Enlightenment is ego’s ultimate disappointment."

-- Chögyam Trungpa

HA !! X

Marie came over , bright and early. I was still waking up. Marie and I met over a year ago and have been mentoring each other. We share the same birthday too , so you can imagine how similar we are in our ways and thinking. Excellent mirrors !

What I like about Marie is that we can be perfectly honest and open with each other. When one talks , the other listens and somehow noone talks too much or too little. We both feel seen and heard and our meetings are always healing.

Today Marie zoomed in from Brazil , Sao Paulo , where she and hubby and two teenage boys are living for the next couple of years. Marie brought me a pair of genuine Brazilian flip flops and they came in an authentic Brazilian plastic bag that I said I would frame ART !

So.. these are for me to wear in Brazil when I go and visit !

" Requested Group does not exist! " WOT ? tried to log into www.blog.co.uk and got this message.. several times "Requested Group does not exist!"

Shock of shocks !

Well .. I'm here now , in Blogland now , aren't I ? And all is well Sometimes I wonder what he heck goes on.

The moon is a lovely blob of orange in an indigo sky.
I'm sleepy now.

Just got an email from my friend Daz , ( s.Africa and Dublin ) he's now arrived safe and sound in NewZealand . Bless him . Was lovely to hear from him.

Planted some Rosemary and Thyme together with the daisies .
it's ok to plant herbs and flowers together , isn't it ?
Thyme keeps creepy crawlies away and both thyme and rosemary smell so good.

Did you know that you can eat chive flowers ? Very tasty

Peace and love in all dimensions ..... night night XXXX

Things aren't always what they appear to be. I am thinking of story I heard about good news and bad news and Will try to tell it as best I can.

The "Good news, bad news" story is sometimes told as a Native American story, sometimes as an ancient Chinese or Zen story.

Man and his son live in a house together and they have a horse.
One day, horse runs away.
Bad news!!

Then, horse comes back with a friend - a beautiful, big, strong horse.
Good news!

Then, son rides the new horse and breaks his leg.
Bad news!

Then, people come looking for the son to join "army" to go fight against "enemies," but father and son do not know what it is about and do not want son to have to go.Son has broken leg, so is not good to go and fight anyway!!
Good news!!

 
What happens to you is not as important
as how you react to what happens.
Everything you'll experience "good or bad" has
value.

Motivational message from www.thedailyguru.com

I Keep My Promises
Imagine that you are tuned to the devine frequency of your Higher Self and hear these words of assurance pouring forth from within.

Not the human you but the Spiritual You, the Master You.
 
One day soon you will awaken, and my Consciousness will be yours and nothing shall be impossible to you. He who comes to you then shall never hunger, and he who believes on you shall never thirst, and he who follows you shall not walk in darkness. For I will be You and You will be Me, eternally the one and only Reality. I keep my promises.

( this came in the mail just now from Enrico )

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0743204077/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-9081272-4744843#reader-link

Soul Stories by Gary Zukav is a really inspiring book that helps you understand why relationships are as they are.

Short Excerpts from Soul Stories

Multisensory Perception

Excerpt from Soul Stories:

When the brochure first came in the mail, the woman did not give it much attention. It was about a conference that was too far away, too expensive, and not about the things that were most interesting to her. The next day, she felt an impulse to read it again, and the next day, too. She could not put it out of her mind, nor the curious feeling that she should attend. Without knowing why, she registered and booked a flight. The first day there she met a man who was struggling with cancer. She had a passionate interest in the healing process. With her assistance, his cancer disappeared, and they coauthored a book on healing.

Where did her impulse come from? She had two systems to provide her with information. The first ? her five senses ? didn't give her information about what might happen at the conference. Another system did. That second system is multisensory perception.
Intuition, Using Intuition

There is no single way to experience intuition. It is different for everyone...Some people have hunches. Some get ideas. Some people hear music, and others see pictures. Some people get sensations, like the feeling of a crisp winter day. Others hear words. Some have conversations, as I did with Grandmother Libby.
Nonphysical Teachers and Nonphysical Reality

Nonphysical Teachers do not tell you what to do. They help you see your opinions. They help you think through your choices. They help you understand what you are feeling and why. They help you to the fullest use of your life. You are still the boss. You still decide what is best for you, and what is not. You may talk a decision over with friends, but when it comes time to make it, it's up to you...

Your Soul

Your mother ship is always attempting to communicate with you. It does not communicate with satellites or computers. It uses your intuition. This is the same system that you use to communicate with Nonphysical Friends and Teachers. Your intuition is like a radio that can receive signals from different stations. Some are Nonphysical Teachers. Others are fellow souls. Another is your own soul.

The Earth School and Reincarnation

The Earth school is a 3-D, full-color, big-screen, multimedia, interactive movie. Getting carried away is easy because it is intimate, exciting, and always changing. If you study this movie ? the Earth school ? like a student of cinema studies movies, you see that nothing in it is accidental. Everything happens for a reason, just as it does in a theater. This movie is your life. The more you use your intuition, the more you see how it is constructed and what it is telling you.

A Higher Form of Reasoning and Justice

Every time you make a decision, something happens. When you make a different decision, something different happens. What happens depends on what you decide. Wherever you look, all that your five senses can see is the movie. You can't see outside the theater, but you can decide what the movie is about. You do that with each of your decisions. This is a very important thing to know because your life is the movie.

Every decision you make causes something to happen. Sometimes it happens right away. Sometimes it takes a while. Either way, you choose. Once you understand this, you can make your movie the way you want it to be.

Emotional Awareness

Becoming aware of your emotions means more than feeling frightened of some things, and feeling angry at others. It means becoming aware of everything that you are feeling. Until you do, there will always be parts of yourself you don't know about. Some of them are angry. If you don't know about them, you will get angry sometimes, whether you want to or not. Some parts of you are frightened. If you don't know about those parts, you will get frightened sometimes, whether you want to or not.

Responsible Choice and Intention

Each choice creates a future. It brings into being one of many possible futures. That is the future you will live in. Even a choice that seems unimportant, like going to a grocery store or not, creates one future and prevents you from experiencing others. You choose your future moment by moment, decision by decision. You do this whether you are aware of it or not.

An intention is not a wish. A wish does not cause anything to happen. An intention does. An intention pushes against the way things are in your life. Those things push back exactly the same way. (Remember, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.) Your intentions create everything you experience.

Harmony, Cooperation, Sharing and Reverence for Life

Your soul always sees friends. That is because it sees beneath the surface. When you see a friend wearing a beautiful dress, do you think she is beautiful because of her dress? When you see her in a dress that you don't like, isn't she still your beautiful friend? When you see with reverence, you see everyone as a beautiful friend.
Authentic Power and Creating Authentic Power

Creating authentic power is a process. Each time you choose harmony, cooperation, sharing, or reverence for Life, you challenge parts of yourself that want other things. They are the parts of you that are angry, sad, jealous, and frightened. The more you challenge them, the less power they have over you, and the more power you have over them. Eventually, their power over you disappears.

That is how authentic power is created ? intention by intention, choice by choice. You can not wish it, pray it, or meditate it into being any more than you can wish, pray, or meditate yourself into being a great baseball player. If you want to bake bread, you have to know how to do it. Then you have to do it.
Forgiveness and Humbleness

Forgiveness and harmony go together. When you forgive someone, nothing stands between you and that person. Even if the person you forgive does not like you, you have laid your suitcases down. You travel lightly.

Cooperation and humbleness always go together. Humbleness is seeing that everyone's path is as difficult as yours and as important. It is not pretending that you are meek or inferior. It is making the music together that cannot be made alone, and that cannot be made without the music that only you, alone, can make.

© Gary Zukav April 25, 2000

"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step."

Good morning. Another sunny day albeit a bit cool day
Wiffs of Cedarwood and Bergamot flowing through my space today from aromatherapy burner in the Blue Room - my office and sanctuary.

Delighted to see that the pink roses that I rescued last night, heads bowed , are now standing proud in their new vase, They are a little shorter , but blooming and open.Blessed be !

Abundance is a result of the contribution you make to other people’s lives.

More than any of the other elixirs, we desperately need to feel and be abundant while on earth. Abundance is about safety and security. It's having the cash to afford that lifesaving operation, those school shoes for your child, or perhaps that French villa. A lack of abundance causes so much suffering on earth. And the pursuit of abundance at all costs drives people into ill-fitting jobs and less than ideal life situations. So what good is all this poverty and lack? Does it serve anyone's growth?

The short answer is yes - for some time. A lack of abundance is an effective motivator to help you climb up from your hole and offer the world your one-of-a-kind awesome contribution. You have goals to achieve in life. Often these goals require you to overcome perceived limitations and learn preset lessons. Only by doing so, can your strength be realized. Your abundance is tied to achieving these goals. You might be thinking that many people are already wealthy yet don't seem to have achieved their life goals. True but are these people abundant in all areas of their life? To be truly abundant is to be rich in love, friendship, material goods, spiritual connection, creativity, health, knowledge, happiness, orderliness, and more.

Abundance is huge and the biggest measure of all is internal abundance - the abundance you feel within. Inner abundance is what the abundance card seeks to address. By going to work on your inner abundance, your outer world begins to take shape as well.

Four Steps to Abundance

Step 1. Let go of any thoughts around not enough. Imagine these thoughts falling out of you onto the ground.
For this exercise, we're changing our thinking and getting beyond the limitations to address things from a broader position. So let go of the everyday worries. The next rent payment, that credit card, those unpaid bills. Imagine the thoughts spilling out of you onto the ground. And breath a huge sigh of relief as you put down these heavy weights.

Step 2. Close your eyes and imagine you are totally connected to those around you. You belong. Every action you take is a magical contribution to these people's lives. Imagine how good this feels. This is the magic step. It's where you see yourself from our perspective, totally connected to those around you and playing a vital role in the world drama. See your role uplifting all those around you and providing unique gifts that others value. Part of this process is to accept yourself belonging in the world. No man (or woman) is an island. Belongingness is a crucial aspect to abundance for how can you contribute to the lives of people around you if you do not engage these people in some form.

Step 3. Now imagine the abundant rewards that flow back to you as thanks. Humbly accept these rewards.
This is a dress rehearsal for the actual rewards you will soon be receiving. It’s important to accept these gifts truthfully. If you do not value the things you have given to others, then this will be reflected in the limited payment you will receive. If you find yourself always being underpaid for your work, look at how you feel about your contribution to these people's lives. Take steps to ensure what you are giving is something you truly value and practice this third step of receiving graciously. This step should feel good. It feels good to receive gifts, especially when you’ve earnt them.

Step 4. Open your eyes and begin making this a reality in your life.
Go out into the world and take the actions you have crafted in your imagination. Give those unique offering to others and receive the rewards in return.

This step is an ongoing one. The card says begin taking the actions right now. The secret of success however is to keep taking these steps. There will be challenges along the way. The abundance card can help. Repeat the visualization process whenever you forget your goal. Recall how you’re serving the world. And recall how the world is going to reward you in return. In fact, all 7 cards are helpful tools for creating your authentic, abundant life.

SOurce: ELIXIRS http://www.lightworker.com/inspire/pickcard2.php

Night night

The moon is round the front now , right in the middle of the living room window. It seems like only a few days ago she appeared in the kitchen window around this time of the evening.

:Wave:

May Peace Prevail on Earth .

X

click on  link if you can't see video clip

Devara Dasimayya was one of the earliest of the Virasaiva poet-saints, a forerunner of later beloved figures like Basavanna and Akka Mahadevi.

Dasimayya addressed his poems to Ramanatha, or "Rama's lord," a reference to Shiva as worshipped by the divine hero-king Rama.

Tradition says that Dasimayya was performing intense ascetic practices in a jungle when Shiva appeared to him and told him to stop punishing his body. Shiva urged him instead to work in the world. Dasimayya renounced his extreme practices and took up the trade of a weaver.

Like most Virasaivas that followed him, this gentle saint taught a life of complete non-violence, even teaching local hunting tribes to renounce meat and, instead, provide for themselves through pressing and selling olive oil.

Dasimayya became a famous teacher, eventually giving initiation to the wife of the local king, who was a Jain. Dasimayya engaged in several debates with the powerful Jain community and, through a series of miraculous events, managed to convert large numbers to the worship of his loving vision of Shiva as the eternal God.

http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/D/DasimayyaDev/index.htm

Losing track of days due to the midsummer holidays and my nose is all bunged up and snotty. Come to think of it , this often happens in connection to clearing clutter. I think it is the old dust that gets stirred up.

After a gloomy rainy Saturday the sun is shining through the clouds and there are rainbows on my ceiling from the prism hanging in my picture window.

Switched on the telly at breakfast time and got drawn in to a documentary examining the 1995 Sarin attack on the Tokyo Underground.

It was a scientific exploration of the specific details of the attack, and analysed the structure and psychology of Aum Shinrikyo as a movement. There were personal testimonies from the individual people caught up in events beyond their control - victims of the attack who suffered the terrible effects of the nerve-agent, and people whose lives were forever changed.

What captivated me was the way the attack was broken down explored and analysed minute by minute .. just the facts.

What scared me was the power of a fanatic leader who convinces otherwise intelligent compassionate people to surrender their wills and thoughts to him and the cause.

The absence of feelings !!
Without our feelings we are little more than robots in service.

Each of us has free will and the ability to think for ourselves.If we surrender this we are lost. When we practice discernment , we are empowered.

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

William Blake

night night bloggers in blogland  x

Funny how I get lead to exactly what I need to hear

I asked God for Strength that I may achieve,
I was made weak, that I may learn to obey,
I asked for Health that I may do greater things,
I was given infirmities, that I might do better things,
I asked for Riches that I may be happy,
I was given poverty that I may be wise,
I asked for Power that I may have the praise of man,
I was given weakness that I may feel the need of God.
I asked for all things that I may enjoy life,
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things,
I got nothing I asked for, but everything I hoped for.
My unspoken prayers were answered.
I am among all men, most richly Blessed.

( I ASKED GOD FOR STRENGTH by unclefrank @ 2007-06-21 - 07:35:33 )

30somethingevangelist.blog.co.uk

The mould for your success and fortune is in your hands.
You cannot do everything,but you can do something.

You choose your thoughts and actions.
Only you can find success.

Nobody can do it for you.
Nobody will do it for you.
You have to make it happen.

There is something you can do to change your situation.
The people that really succeed in the world are the people who look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.

Your life will always be to a large extent what you make of it.

from: www.thedailyguru.com

Sounds like tough love , but quite true

I wanted to show you just how gloomy and misty and cloudy and damo it is here to day. Unfortunately failed to capture the mists and the damp, but you do get to see my flowery balcony that is still a bit of a mess, It needs more soil , plants and herbs and a good old clean .. but haven't got round to doing that yet.

I don't know what these magenta flowers are , but I feed off the colour and the pretty little blue ones. They do like quite lush and wild in the dampness.

There's a marigold in bud in the other pots as well as a lettuce that is growing rampant begging to be cropped. It's one of those lettuces that you get in a pot that I cropped off and stuck in some soil and it grew and grew .. amazing value for money tee hee

think I 'll gove myself a pedicure now

Epilobium Parviflorum

Just read about this in Maria Treben's book about herbs and healing remedies. There is a site dedicated to her work here:

http://www.mariatrebenherbs.com/

X

What goes in dry ,
comes out wet
and gives two people pleasure ?

A Tetley's tea bag ( big enough for two cups of tea )

Had a lovely time at Anna-Stina's yesterday. Delicious food and even a few glasses of rosé bubbly. Gravadlax , new potatoes, avocado with prawn filling , crusty bread , créme de paté des herbes ( veggie gourmet pate spread , tårta - ( torte ) strawberries and cream and 88% wickedly dark chocolate to nibble on.

Did a ritual ... invited the fairies, smudged with sage , released and burned things ( on slips of paper ) that we no longer need in a couldron in the middle of the living room table .. windows open to prevent fire alarms going off . Wicked !! Symbolic gestures. Very empowering.

Had a really profound and deep talk with A-S around 10:30 pm . Magic then was so intense. I swear I could " see" fairies flying around .. gossamer veils of matter flying oround behind Anna-Stina. Precious moments of being in the NOW.

Went home in a taxi just before midnight so as not to turn into pumpkin. Streets all deserted. Hardly anyone about. Stockholm is like a ghost town on Midsummers eve because most people tend to head for the islands in the archepelago or their summer cottages. It is only the non- conformists like myself that do the exact oppostite and love the peave and calm of it all .. the tranquility. I am sure the fairies and nature beings come into town to get away from all the fuss in the country

Taxi driver was from Afghanistan and his Swedish was limited, spoke of wars in his country and got a little upset in the telling , but a perfect gentleman. opened door for me to get in and rushed round to open door for me to get out. He kept saying " Du är så snäll .. du är så snäll * ( you are so nice ) bless him ...midsummer madness !

I have so much of it- clutter that is. I've been a hoarder- " must hang on this this , it may come in handy " yet it very rarely does.

Now I am tired of all this old energy, Tired of anything that I don't need and that does not serve me. Each item I look at has memories. Some are old memories that I no longer need. Some serious cleaning and taking away to be done

Set the egg timer for 45 minutes and filled and sported into bags Lots of junk from the kitchen cupboards .Glass....plastic....paper. and bric a brac that someone might like. What a load of junk . I’ll be needing a lot of trips to the rubbish tip .

What I need now is someone with a car to help me take all this stuff to the tip for recycling.

Clearing of things in my outer world as well as clearing of negative thoughts in my inner world is important. Keeping myself in a positive frame of mind mentally helps me to manifest positive outcomes externally. Inner and outer worlds are connected.

Feels good to get rid of stuff.

Got mi glad rags on and off out to Anna-Stina's to celebrate Midsummer.

It's cold and overcast today . Often is on Midsummer- a bit of a joke. Nevermind .. if its too cold to be outside , there's candlelight inside

Here's some pics from yestareday, taken on my way home from the garden restaurant at Blå Porten

Catch you later

xxx

Ok .. after all the shanningas of the morning ... the nap and the phone call from the Prof. soul sister Gunilla calls and suggests a walk to Blå Porten - beautiful garden restaurant that we both like.

It is so healing being with Gunilla. We talk and laugh and share things very openly. Inspired talks , It doesn't seem to matter wheather we are discussing clients or relationships or aspects of our inner world or healing. Our talks are always meaningful , uplifting and helpful. It is as if we are filled with grace. Five hours passed in a flash and I felt thoroughly healed and much lighter. Just the thing to counteract the heavy experiences of the morning. rejuvination . Once again , I am so grateful .

Off to bed now

XXXX's and hugs

I've been off line all day too. Sorry , Will catch up with reading and posting tomorrow,

After the morning at the hospital , home for a nap and was woken up an hour or so later by Anna-Stina who wanted to talk about midsummer festivities tomorrow.

Soon after that The Prof called ! All excited . He 's back from Istambul . He'd been sent there to attend a conference- his first work related trip too.

" There's a lot going on here , mum " says he. I nearly fell of my seat when he told me what.

" Johanna and I have bought a flat !! We both liked it the minute we saw it ....didn't think we would get it , but we did .. and at a good price too !!!"

Woahhhhh this is with girlfriend of 3 months .. the beautiful and charming Johanna !!

" Well ,..C ONGRATULATIONS " says I ..." I can hear in your voice that you are over the moon about it.. it's a big step .. your relationship must be pretty solid then . it's a bold move .... "

" yes it is " He sounded so happy and babbled on with the details. Nothing for it but to wish them both well .. which I did .

CHANGES .. it's all about rolling with the punches, isn't it . Bless them both and this deal. A thousand blessings.

Red sky at night shepherds delight
The sun is setting and I've seen the cresent moon. It's still light enough to read.Tomorrow, 21st is the soulstice - thje longest day of the year. From then on days start getting shorter, don't they ?

Midsummer- Officially is on Friday. I have been invited to Anna-stina's party - in the yard if weather is fine and indoors if it's not. It usually rains. At least there won't be any dancing around the midsummer pole. I hate that . Adults as well as children hop around and sing the " small frogs " song with all the actions and noises. lol .. It's Swedish tradition .. they were doing this long before the birdy dance or the macarena ! Silly very silly.

Sill ( pickled herring ) and schnapps - are musts too.

No ,I'm not into the Swedish Midsummer thing which often turns out to be a cathartic event. People getting very very drunk airing their dirty laundry in public and then feeling guilty and ashamed the next day. All these pent up unexpressed emotions. A bit like family christmases at our house .

I like shakespeares Midsummer NIght's dream .. fairies , Puck, Oberon and all.... a romantic comedy portraying the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and with fairies who inhabit a moonlit forest.

I would like to see and be part of that at Midsummer ... feel the magic.

OBERON
Now, until the break of day,
Through this house each fairy stray.
To the best bride-bed will we,
Which by us shall blessed be;
And the issue there create
Ever shall be fortunate.
So shall all the couples three
Ever true in loving be;
And the blots of Nature's hand
Shall not in their issue stand;
Never mole, hare lip, nor scar,
Nor mark prodigious, such as are
Despised in nativity,
Shall upon their children be.
With this field-dew consecrate,
Every fairy take his gait;
And each several chamber bless,
Through this palace, with sweet peace;
And the owner of it blest
Ever shall in safety rest.
Trip away; make no stay;
Meet me all by break of day.

i bid ye sweet goodnight

Off to have my picture taken - an X ray of my insides and It involves swallowing coloured liquid.

Feeling a bit apprehensive well ...It's a bit like someone snooping around in your cupboards and drawers at home lol.... never know what you might find there .

Ah well ... hi ho hi ho ... catch you later . Happy wednesday .

meditating on this for some reason illusive to me as yet:

HO!
Mesmerised by the sheer variety of perceptions,
which are like the illusory reflections
of the moon in water,
Beings wander endlessly astray
in samsara's vicious cycle.
In order that they may find comfort and ease
in the all -pervading luminosity
of the true nature of their minds,
I generate the immeasurable love,
compassion, joy and equanimity
of the awakened mind,
the heart of bodhicitta.

nyingma buddhism - jikmé lingpa - 18th century

Samsara is derived from "to flow together," to go or pass through states, to wander. Mostly a great revolving door between life and death and a new life reincarnated cycle of life. Also known as a game in ancient India.

May you be filled with loving kindness.
May you be well.
May you be peaceful and at ease.
May you be happy.

Bless !
X

The Mythic Tarot cards are inspired by the Greek Myths and legends. Here in the card of The Moon from the Major Arcana we see Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades , the underworld.

The evening sky here is still and calm . I can see the cresent moon from my balcony tonight. She is looking so very bright and serene.

I've been eating pistachio nuts all evening.the shells are all over the place.

I've started to clear clutter again and emptied a couple of drawers. Set the egg timer for 45 minutes and stopped clearing and sorting when it rang. I plan to do this every dayt. 45 minutes. Must ring the Salvation Army or equivalent to see if they will pick stuff up.

My mind is feeking empty now too, and I am feeling sleepy , so I think I'll toddle off to bed.

Happy dreamings everyone love and ´kisses through the ethers !

X

My teachers have spoken about the famous labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France. The labyrinth at Chartres was built around 1200 and is laid into the floor in a style sometimes referred to as a pavement maze. The original centre piece has been removed and other areas of the labyrinth have been restored.

This labyrinth was meant to be walked as a pilgrimage and/or for repentance. As a pilgrimage it was a questing, searching journey with the hope of becoming closer to God.

In walking the Chartres style labyrinth the walker meanders through each of the four quadrants several times before reaching the goal. An expectancy is created as to when the centre will be reached. At the centre is a rosette design which has a rich symbolic value including that of enlightenment.

Interested in an on line experience ? Click here :

http://www.gratefulness.org/labyrinth/chartres-auto.htm

I found it to be an uplifting experience

May all I say and all I think
be in harmony with Thee,
God within me, God beyond me,
Maker of the Trees.

north american indian - chinook

Goodnight Blogland , peace :zz; zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Suzanne called this morning to see how I was. I could hear in her voice that she was not O.K. I felt angry for a few second. Yhinks: " I don't need this shakiness at the moment . I've been in that pathetic place and I don't like it ,I refuse to be a victim. It serves noone.Stop it .. please stop it .. say what you really want to say , woman "

Susanne is someone I've only met once and hear about through a friend and client. Susanne's partner and soul mate of 27 years died a few weeks ago. S, is in a pitiful state, grieving, small , victim, vulnerable, tearful, overwhlemed with the daunting task of carrying on , sorting out her affairs and emptying and vacating her mother's flat who has been moved to a nursing home.

Practical things. Poor sod . I would not like to be in her shoes. Fortunately I'm not and it was possible for me to " coach " her. Coaching someone else is easier than doing it yourself , after all. Imake a note to myself to take my own advice.

" Baby steps " I tell her
" Cleaning and sorting is overwhelming on your own .. can you get someone to help ?"
" Go to the AF , do your boring errands and when you come home reward yourself "

" One task at a time "

" This practical stuff will take your mind off the wallowing and self pity .. have you thought that it could be a blessing ?"

" What do you like doing ? " I ask
" Nothing" She replies .. I don't like doing anything .
" Do you like talking to me ?"
" Yes " she says and laughs
" Do you like talking to Lena ?"
" YES " more laughter
" your sons ?"
" Yes ...... giggles " Now we are getting somewhere. We chat a little longer. I'm feeling empowered and strong. Susanne seems happier and motivated. This little chat has taken my mind off my own problems. I am reminded of the pathetic victim in me and reminded not to go there again. Baby steps . One step at a time. Easy does it.

I am happy that I was able to help and grateful to Susanne for this experience.Bless us both. It is a start.

Artemis, the daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities). She was often depicted with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and was sometimes identified with Selene (goddess of the moon). Artemis was one of the Olympians and a virgin goddess. Her main vocation was to roam mountain forests and uncultivated land with her nymphs in attendance hunting for lions, panthers, hinds and stags. Contradictory to the later, she helped in protecting and seeing to their well-being, also their safety and reproduction. She was armed with a bow and arrows which were made by Hephaestus and the Cyclopes.

Thinking of you Mrs F in warmer climes and Old Nick in colder climes ..Lady J and Mermaid .... we are gazing at the same moon , blessed be.
I spotted her

Why Are We Here? by Owen Waters resonates well with my truth See what you think There are more articles here:

http://www.infinitebeing.com

The Age-Old Questions of Life

“What is the meaning of life?” According to basic spiritual principles, we are individual expressions of Infinite Being and we are here to experience life. Each person is unique, and our purpose on Earth is to experience life from our own unique perspective. We are the eyes and ears, so to speak, of Infinite Being.

You are here to experience your uniqueness, and to experience it as fully as possible. That way, you learn as much as possible from the experience of being who you are in this particular incarnation.
The Paradoxes

It is a paradox that everyone is here for the same reason and yet everyone has an individual purpose. Everyone is here to experience life as deeply as possible, and yet your individual purpose is to explore your unique character. Everyone, therefore, has an unique function within the infinite variety of Creation.

Another paradox is the question of destiny versus freewill. People seem to have freewill, and yet, if destiny exists, wouldn’t pre-destiny cancel freewill? Not exactly. Here’s how it works.

You planned your overall path through life before you were born. That life plan is your overall destiny, but the details of life leave plenty of room for freewill. You could even use your freewill to change your whole life plan, but then, why would you want to change your own life plan? The fact that your physical brain doesn’t remember your own pre-made plan doesn’t hinder the fact that it continues to unfold as time goes by. Your inner self, your soul, remembers your plan perfectly. One of the functions of your inner self is to give you hunches that you can follow. These hunches, when acted upon, assist you to explore your life’s potential to the fullest effect.

Meditators Have More Fun

Regular meditation keeps you in tune with your inner self and helps to guarantee that you get the most out of life by being in the right places at the right times. Then synchronicity can unfold in the form of meetings and events which support your life’s purpose.

At a soul level, you are a member of an extended family of many hundreds of people. All of these people know and love you, so there are always ample opportunities available for incarnation through parents that you already know at a soul level. People usually choose lives where they can surround themselves with members of their extended soul family. People in the same soul family share common themes. They are in tune with your consciousness and therefore interested in the same issues and experiences in life.

Before the Veil of Birth

When it was time for you to incarnate into this life, you viewed several alternatives, including several possible sets of parents. Your final choice offered you the best opportunity to explore the activities and issues that you have been experiencing.

How much detail goes into planning an entire lifetime? Destiny exists for the main events in your life – the major choices, events and connections in your life. Important relationships are carefully planned so that they have the best chance of happening. Your parents and your environment are chosen for how they will mold your life in the direction that you wish to explore.

In the pre-life planning stage, you actually get to see how everything will turn out as you explore different alternatives and scenarios. Then you make your big choice. You say, “I’ll take Fred and Freda Smith as parents. I’ll be their baby boy, starting in 9 months when I get born. Until then I’ll hang around them in spirit, at least on and off, until it’s time to emerge and become a baby person.

Then I’ll grow up in their family, attending that local elementary school. When they move to Phoenix as planned, I’ll go to high school there and meet my old buddy, who’ll be called Freddie, and he’ll be the same age as me. Sylvia’s family will move into town when I’m sixteen, and being her boyfriend will start to shape the direction of the rest of my life. We’ll go to the same college together and explore the idea that she will need me to support her while she goes on to medical school to become a doctor.” And so on, and so on, as the plan unfolds. Each plan eventually includes a series of agreements orchestrated to interact with the plans of other souls.

Themes, Issues, Adventures

Personal themes are planned for exploration in life, as well as soul family themes. Also, there are cultural themes and global issues, especially in today’s growing global awareness. One theme that society has been developing over the last few decades is the issue of liberation from the imbalance of a patriarchal society.

At the same time, an even larger shift has been taking place – the shift from a consciousness of separation to one of integration. Separation consciousness has been the theme for thousands of years. We have separated into tribes, then countries and empires. We have separated ourselves by race, sex and religion. We have even separated our own consciousness, focusing it further into the external world and away from the inner light which is the very source of our consciousness.

One of the first differences that will be noticed as the world evolves towards integrated consciousness is that people will care more about their work. Most people today see their work as a means to an end, as a way to pay the bills and maybe get ahead a little.

Tomorrow, people will work at what they love and they will care deeply about the quality of service that they provide, because they will care for their customers. Of course, there are people who work just like that today, but they are in the minority. Tomorrow, it will become the new standard, the new work ethic. Loving what you do and doing what you love.

The purpose of being human in today’s Shift to the New Reality is to learn how to translate universal love into human form. Universal love is the aspect of original consciousness which holds Creation together. The universe is, by its very design, filled with the love of the Original Creator.

Once universal love has been transformed through the heart-consciousness of a human being, it enters the global mind atmosphere of Earth which we all share. This upgrades the entire human experience, taking us one more step into the unfolding New Reality.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of
"The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness"

( from http://www.infinitebeing.com/0405/whyarewe.htm )

Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and you shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened to you.
For whoever asks, receives;
and he who seeks, finds;
and to him who knocks, the door is opened.

matthew 7:7:8 - jesus of nazareth

beautiful.. night night bloggers in Blogland XX

Simply had to google after reading KB's father's day post.

" Parasites are only a serious problem in Third World countries ... aren't they??

This attitude - that in our civilised society we are too well educated and clean for parasites to be a serious concern - is prevalent throughout Europe and America. Yet there are about 300 types of parasite thriving today, including pinworms, tapeworms, hookworms, whipworms, roundworms and Giardia lamblia ( the latter has infected waterways nation-wide ). Parasites know no boundaries, are oblivious to income, nationality, age or beliefs and more than 80% if the world's population is infected.

........................Parasites usually live in the intestinal tract where they look forward to a steady diet of sugar-laden goodies, fried, processed and other junk foods. They breed happily growing fat stealing your nutrition, drinking your blood and fouling your system with their wastes. Parasites take a heavy toll on your immune system and its function causing many secondary health disorders....................

Good old fashioned Castor oil is not a mineral oil but is the oil of the castor plant bean and for centuries recognised as a potent laxative. Castor oil lubricates the walls of the colon and helps loosen the hardened, impacted waste materials. Thanks to modern science you can now take this cathartic and intestinal-wall lubricant without the unpleasant taste by ingesting frozen CASTOR OIL CAPSULES. "

Well well ..... I took a few spoonfulls of castor oil to hurry alog the prof's arrival 30 years ago and the taste was ghastly. But now it 's in capsules this is good news ..

http://www.oliveleaf.co.uk/acatalog/info_castoroil.htm

FASCINATING

TheMusingsOfAMenopausalMama .. our beloved Meno simply appeared in my living room and we both mused. What fun!!!

I got so excited hearing my friend and talked too much but I did remember to listen to her voice which is the colour of the rose on her page .

Meno's voice is now imprinted in my memory box. Our little stalker did not sound menopausal at all.

Now I am looking forward to our meeting next year. From thought to reality.'

Hugs and kisses ,Meno , thank you for calling

When The Prof was growing up , we'd sometimes speak in Monty Python language . This was one of many songs on a record we had which included Finland Finland Finland and Traffic Lights . Last Sunday when he was over here with Lady J , we remembered the lyrics for Traffic Lights and Finland Finland but this one was more difficult ..

*mira chuckles *

The Divine Matrix by Gregg Braden

~Excerpt from Gregg Braden's The Divine Matrix.

Courage is the power to face your difficulties.
It comes from the reserves of your mind
that are more powerful than your outside
circumstances.
When you recognize that you're bigger than your
problems,
you'll gain the courage necessary to overcome
anything.

Your obstacles will look large or small to you
according to whether you are large or small.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be
imagined.
It gives you the ability to rise above your
present reality.

Reality is something you can rise above.

( from www.thedailyguru.com)

"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is
patience."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Racing through life is very stressful. If we stay
in high gear too long, we lose our ability to
shift down. And when we're stressed, we can't access
happiness, appreciation, fun, compassion,
generosity, awareness of beauty and other wonderful
qualities. High stress also triggers negative
emotions like frustration, impatience, anger and fear.

Life has so much to offer if we will slow down
and truly experience it. We must always remember
that we are the ones in control of the accelerator.
We CAN choose to brake.

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the
scenery you miss by going too fast -- you also miss
the sense of where you are going and why."

-- Eddie Cantor

( from www.thedailyguru.com)

Dearest Theres ,
Thank you for the question . What have you longed for all your life ?
After some contemplation this is what comes to me :

I Am Dina (2002) was on TV and I have been half watching it and blogging , which is probably not a good idea.

http://www.iamdina.com/index_dvd.html

" 'I am Dina' - a powerful epic melodrama about a woman torn between lust for life and a longing for death, traumatized by the fact that she tragically caused her mother's death as a child, and was consequently rejected by her father.

I think I half watched it because I didn't feel like exposing myeself to a heavy melodrama, but it did seem like a fascinating and unusual film to see another time "

just put chick peas to soak .. humus tomorrow

May all travels in Blogland be smooth and easy , and all travellers safe, well and happy . My Prof leaves for Istanbul tomorrow - conference to do with work- his first while working for Swedish Television. Bless him,

Night night X

Nurse Lotta had a lovely tan. Swedish summer last week and then Tanzania in April. She told me she had been to Tanzania on a study trip and that it had been a real eye opener for her.

" They are working with precious little. Not much equipment around there. YOu have to look at the patient and use your skill and judgement there is not the luxury of tests.....The labour ward was incredible . The women there were popping out their babies having stiches without anaesthetic and going home straight afterwards."

We are so very very fortunate. I thought. Hearing things like this makes me ever more intent on using my own life for the highest good. To make a differnce. We can each do that, in our own way.

It's not about feeling guilty or ashamed. For me it's about being grateful for what I have and loving what IS.

Another trip to the ER , 5am this morning.
Glad to be home again

Sat in the sun on the balcony , taking things easy. Then another nap and now happy hour on PC ! Glad it's sorted. Glad I could come home to PC and home comforts.

Detailed version sent out to friends
X

O love, O pure deep love, be here, be now.
Be all; worlds dissolve into your stainless endless radiance,
Frail living leaves burn with you brighter than cold stars;
Make me your servant, your breath, your core.

sufi mystic - jelaluddin rumi - 13th century

The moon is starting to grow .
Blessed be all new beginnings and ventures with love , light and joy .
Night night everyone .
Love and Peace in all your dimensions
.

What do you long for ?

Today was a good day, a sunny day!

Hans invited me to lunch at the Diplomat which was posh but friendly. He's a regular there and we got a lovely seat by the window.

Food was yummy . We both had fresh grilled tuna on a bed of rocket , spelt grains , feta cheese , watermelon and asparagus. It sounds weird , but it was YUMMY beyond belief.

Hans always makes me laugh and sometimes cry with this kindness and generosity of spirit. A fantastic friend , I am so grateful.2½ hours whizzed by. We said goodbye and promised to stay in touch.Bless him in all his dimensions.

X

Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom, blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr,
and shine!

A quick visit to blogland .
Logging off for a while to take care of stuff.
Will be back in the evening .
Happy Friday friends
X

Had a lovely night's sleep. I feel something has shifted in me.

My new client phoned 8:30 am to tell me he had lost is mobile , bless him ( !!!) All in a tizzy. I told him the story of how a friend's mobile was discovered by someone in the snow. This earth angel phoned me from a another town two hours away after cleaning and recharging the mobile. So , he phones me , tells me the story and I am able tell him where to find Rami, who is at the Journalist collage in Örebro. This person then says .. " oh good, I know where that is .. I'd best take it to him."

See miracles do happen

A few minutes later , my client texts me:

" I've found it .Sorry . Now I feel so stupid. "

You've got to love him !

The scent of the lilies is wonderful - I can't seem to get enough of it ..heady and strong.

Lilies , Peonies and yellow roses.
A single whit candle in the middle of my round table.
Time for bed
Thank you all for this beautiful day of peace.
Sweet dreams , sleep well Bloggers in Blogland .
Love love love

My crazy and beautiful soul friend Lara lives in Novosibirsk in Siberia - connected through a comment I'd left on Paulo Coelho's blog almost a year ago now. Lara is a single mother with a beautiful teenage daughter, Natasha a survivor of an abusive psychopatic husband who is no longer in their lives. Lar is a Life Artist with a passion for beauty, nature and photography and often shares her gems with me - often cats, birds, flowers m trees and sometimes people.

These pictures are from her recent trip in the Altai mountains. She needed to get away , she tells me .

Feel your fear and do it anyway . Lara and Natasha walked across this bridge twice ! !!! Brave souls !

The Katun River

It's 10 pm and I'm shattered. Where has the day gone ? It's cloudy and overcast .. rain on the way ? The weather has turned a lot cooler.

I have to be up early tomorrow for my appointment at the hospital.

Oh and I have a new English speaking client who was referred to me by a colleague, starting on Friday. I much prefer to work in English so quite excited abuot this.

So , off to bed I go.
Happy thoughts to you all .. om mani padme hum .. the fun has just begun

;wave:

ORCHID Latin -Orchidacaea

Plant Signature
Orchid flowers include three sepals and three petals, the lowest one referred to as a lip. Some Orchids grow high on branches in tropical jungles. Others are terrestrial with roots growing in loose moist soil, often in wooded areas.

Flower Essence

Orchid is an extremely potent flower essence, known to enhance one's attunement to nature's procreative forces and sensuality. Pliny, an early botanist, claimed that even holding the roots in one's hands would arouse one to ecstasy. Orchid essence seeks to refine the raw drive of sexual desire. It is recommended for couples seeking spiritual/sexual union, especially in combination with Rose elixir.

Archetype

Pan, God of Wild Nature
Orchid comes from the Greek, orchis, meaning testicle, because of its twin bulbs resembling testicles. The Romans named the orchid "Satyrion," claiming it grew from semen left on the ground by the Satyrs-fawn-like beings considered an embodiment of the horned God of Wild Nature, known to the Greeks as Pan. Archeological evidence suggests that Pan, identified with unbridled sexuality and desire, may have begun his legendary life as the Hindu fertility God Pancika. Just as men can only reach full maturity through healing relationships with women, it may be that Pan, the ultimate bachelor, will only reach his maturity as a cultural icon when he is understood in his role as a consort to the Goddess. Only then will his ritual reenactment open the gate to Mother Nature's sensual garden, for men and women alike

Healing
The forces of nature are vibrantly alive with ultraviolet colors and wave frequencies which we as humans cannot perceive. The same is true regarding your own inner garden of sexuality. With the appearance of Pan, you are offered a mythical perspective on your own primal nature and instincts, ushering in a new awareness. Just as the Orchid climbs upward toward the sun, you must, with constant striving, seek the highest, expression of your passions.

Blessing
In the ecstasy of Nature,
Through the soul of Pan,
May the Orchid refine,
The earthly human,
Orchid's pure essence
Awakens the heart.
Sexuality and Love
Are never apart.

http://www.lightworker.com/inspire/pickcard2.php

Affirmations: I see the light and it guides my way. I listen, I hear, I speak the truth.

Inner Child Cards, Power of Flower Cards, and Triple Goddess Cards are available through IshaLerner.com
Isha Lerner offers private readings as well as other services. For information see her web site.

What an emotional day this has been. I've cried at the slightest show of kindness. It's not a bad thing; on the contrary , deeply moving touching and appreciated . Love overflowing. Cleansing and releasing. I know people have been sending me healing and I am certain that blockages are being removed.I am feeling so very grateful .. so cleansed. Thank you all - you know who you are. Bless you a thousand times !

Soul sisters , Gunilla , Jill and Lena arrived bearing gifts and roses and the ingredients for a meal. Weepies again as they sang for me and rushed into the kitchen to prepare a meal. Lena had phoned earlier and said " Turn the oven on high .. we're stuck in traffic but we'll be there in 15 minutes " We meet once a month and as it was my birthday and because of my recent health challenges they decided that they would come to me and I wouldn't have to do a thing.

Lena had prepared a dish of scruptiopus salmon with a with a topping of crushed mixed peppercorns, creme-fraiche,chevre cheese , herbs and finally sprinkled with sesame seeds .....ORGASMIC it was new potatoes and mixed salad.

These powerful strong and capable women burst into my dreamy sanctuary from the hustle bustle and buzz of the real world. I felt as if I'd been hit by a tornado, but once this jumbo jet had landed, doors opened and excited passengers disembarked - all was peace and harmony again once we had sat down to eat, savour and enjoy all the yummy food. It was then I noticed the rainbow outside. Rainbows are always good omens for me.

Much sharing and laughing and a few more tears.A pooling of wisdom and resources.

We finished by drawing a card . Mine says :

NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Be aware of a huge new opportunity being presented to you.It is safe fro you to trust and enter into this new realm .

Affirmation
I notice and embrace the new opportunities that are now in my life

( From Doreen Virtues's Fairies Oracle )

10:45 feeling quite dozy and sleepy yet needing to write and record thoughts. Need to express. Back is hurting which makes it hard to sit at the computer

Hans A. just called , dear dear friend. I felt so touched by his kindness and concern tears just flowed and flowed. Same response on receiving birthday sms from Daz, now back in S.Africa leaving for N,Zealand in 10 days. I am so happy we got to meet in Dublin in April. Feels even more meaningful and precious now. Bless him on his Path.

Riz’s sms pirate picture made me smile yesterday, Yet another Pirate lol. what is going on here ? lol Pirates not only i Blogland . Bless you sizzle! X

Anna Stina phoned on her way to work.too.Bless.

Maarja came round last night with lovely organic free range eggs .In Blogland friends are lighting candles for me and sending all manner of wonderful healing. I feel so overwhelmed and deeply deeply touched by all this amazing generosity of spirit. I mean , some of these people I’ve not known long and yet they are all in my heart. Spirit does not take much space.

Ok .. flood of tears and emotional outburst over for now. My that felt good. Relief .

I'm finding it hard to sit at the computer too long - lumbago like pains ... divine comedy .. so I've just replied to private posts and hopefully I 'll get round to reading more tomorrow.

Had paperwork and stuff to do this morning.Left home Sunday evening in a rush and didn't return till yesterday afternoon.

Plants were all gagging for water. The Prof, darling as he is , does not see these things and I didn't actually point it out to him.

It's been really hot and sunny here .
Had a couple of hours on the balcony sweating ..was like a sauna !
I'm drinking lots and lots of water to flush out unwanted substances and reading Barbara Marciniak's PATH OF EMPOWERMENENT - starting with the chapter on healing . IT's so inspiring and uplifting.

Now the sky is full of hot air baloons . 10:19 pm and still bright. Wonder if U'll see the moon tonight. It rises late .

Lots of love all round . Night night

To whowm it may concern

I am temporarily out of action , in hospital recovering from rush to ER and little operation.

The hospital staff have kindly let me use their puter , but I won't be on line a lot until I get home , will have to wait for docs rounds to see.

It is really sunny and hot here. I have a room with a view and can see people picnicking on the lawn by the pond outside. I had falafel and sesame potatoes last night with tomato salsa and breakfast this morning. Have had morphine for pain - and reckon its not all its made out to be lol

Anway .. having a great time .. wish you were here .. love and kisses all round
mira

Smell ya later .......... stay well and happy

Woke up with the feelings and impressions of last night's dream still fresh and annoying.It's amazing how dreaming something can reall stir things up. I've spent the past hour examining thoughts arising ; exploring and shedding light, viewing from all different angles and the feeling is dissipating. Enquiry works when you dare take the bull by the horns.

It's a lovely sunny day and I want to spend more time on the balcony really doing nothing.

The Prof is coming around at 6 and he's bringing his new girlfriend. This relationship is only a couple of months old. Last year he brought Sara , a lovely girl. I thought she löoked like a ballet dancer ,from an eastern european country, a gazelle, charming and swet as a humming bird. So what will JOhanna be like ? Could this be THE ONE ? I don't like to ask myself that question but it pops up. COuld this be the mother of my grandchildren ? Let's wait and see
Bless them both .

I got home over an hour ago but could not go to sleep before I'd seen her -- the moon , that is.First glimpse at 1:34 am and now she is a huge orange ball in the dark blue sky . Glorious. It's such a pity that my camera cannot do lady moon justice.

Lovely dinner at Lena's in her new flat. Two rooms kitchen bathroom and balcony , spacious, airy, recently renovated, excellent communicatjons into town.

This was a special dinner devoted to comforting and being there for a good friend of Lena's , Suzanne , whose husband of 27 years had passed on after stroke and cancer on 10 May.'

It was the first time I'd met Susanne a warm, sensitive creative woman. we decided to sit in meditation for a while before dinner as Martin's presence was strong. Both Lena and I felt him and received the same messages which seemed to be of some comfort to Suzanne.

Then delicious seafood pasta and salad that Lena had made , a couple of bottles of wine, strawberries and ice cream for dessert.

Susanne cried a lot but also laughed heartily at one point .. which I think is a good thing. Grieving, mourning and finding the courage to go on living is not easy when your best friend has passed on.

It felt gpod to be there. A lovely evening despite the circumstances .

And so to bed .. night night , sweet dreams X

Reluctantly .. has to be done . Other activities in the real world await.

have been invited out to dinner

Int oth eshower I go for cleanse and hair wash and then into glad rags.

My arms and face are a little pink from the sun A bitta colour

Tata Blogland .. catch up with you all later

*siwtches off PC "

There Are No Evils in Nature.
There Are Only Evils of Man.

Hundertwasser, May 1990

this one above shows toilets, would you believe

more here :

http://www.kunsthauswien.com/english/hundertwasser.htm

off to sit on the balcony again to sit in the sun

I love this image and I can feel the kiss !

*Mira opens the balcony door and pops sleepy head outside *

Rest of Mira soon follows out into the bright sunshine.
It is warm.
nice.

As I sit myself down on the chair to contemplate just being here,

I notice that plants are growing. Some more slowly than others. The marigolds are doing well and so is the lettuce that came in its tiny pot of earth; the one that we chopped off and ate and I stuck into the earth just for fun .. well .. that is also growing.

The seeds I got from mum in a film roll I don't know what they are but they are growing very slowly, thick and carpet like .. look a bit like cress but don't taste like cress. WE shall just have to wait and see won't we.

Warmer weather has been promised. Maybe now it is safe to plant pelargoniums.I usually do this in June. The balcony needs a bit of a clean, but I can't be bothered just now.

It was a beautifully clear night sky and I did get to see the moon last night, or rather 1am this morning !

I wonder where it will be tonight ?

I'm feeling really really sleepy .
Have looked for the moon and can't find her
Is she round the back of the house ?
Odd
Venus is there .. and the sky is clear .... where is she ?

Sleep well everyone .. sweet dreams
X

RT: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolonglife; is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Wantto live longer? Take a nap.

RT: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass(green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products

RT: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?>
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

RT: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

RT: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise programme?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophyis: No Pain...Good!

RT: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!.. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

RT: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

RT: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

RT: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

RT: Is getting in shape important?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets Mr. T

And remember:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well
preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO , What a Ride"

you may remember the oic of the bird that Lara sent me. Apparently it is a Kite and it is in a zoo in Novosibirsk , Siberia. It has a broken wing and can not fly. Still he remains proud and retains his dignity .

Shamans believe that when animals cross your path there is a message there for you. THe Kite's message could be this :

" Kites teach us how to respond to people and situations with grace and gentleness. It reminds us to give as well as receive. When the kite flies into your life ask yourself the following questions. Are you experiencing the gentleness of life? Are you nervous, tense or anxious? Do you take the time to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures that life has to offer? Are you expressing kindness to others as well as yourself? The kite carries the promise of joy on its wings. All you need to do is listen to its message and apply yourself accordingly "

Yesterday was a blue moon and there were intense energies around . So much coming in at this time. Our bodies are doing their utmost to keep up with the changes and changes in frequency.

Loving WHAT IS is the key. Loving what you have. Being here and now.

I asked IA , Are you over- identifying with the empath ? ( just a question ) because you are more than that. Are you over-identifying with " the sleepless one " ? That is your past. You can sleep. I know you can. I have seen you do it. Sleep might come at different times. Blessings dearest IA , All is well . You are exactly where you need to be.

What I say to others I also need to tell myself .

I've been dreaming a lot . Creative chaos is all around me and one part of me wants to organise . Last night I started loving my chaos- the clothes strewn over the place .. the mess .. the untidiness .... I started to love it .

" This is fantastic.. i can be as messy as I like and there is noone here to judge me or tell me off ( but myself ) It was so liberating .... such a funny thought...I felt like a naughty child who had got away with something hehehe It reminds me also of what IA said about her feisty and senile 95 year old mother in the nursing home. This is a soul who needs around the clock care and is totally dependent on others , but she realises that she still has command of her will and dares to exercise that faculty " see .. I can turn the volume up as much as I like " she says turning the knob on the radio right up and changing stations much to the distress of all around her hehehe bless her naughtiness !

My appointment at Karolinska has been brought forward to 18 June , 9am with a different doctor . I have started taking acidophilus capsules too.

Right this minute I feel joy .. happy .. I am happy about how we are beginning to connect. It only takes ONE to connect. Yesterday I woke up remembering D's hug when he greeted me on arrival at the airport in Dublin . The feeling felt like a reunion and it was the best hug that I have ever had in my life .. and that is saying something ....I get all overwhelmed and teary eyed experiencing it again.

I do understand what people mean now when they talk about " soul connections " .. I feel it .. I know it .