miramiramazing

Moon and Pantheon as seen from my hotel room last night.
Magic.

night night .

Tomorrow is a busy day too as I'll be helping the Prof and Johanna move into their new flat.

Fireworks greet me on my return home

Awwww they shouldn't have gone to so much trouble I've only gone 4 days.

Actually was Sundbyberg's annual street party tonight and I just caught the finale through my kitchen window.

So, what's been happening in Blogland in my absence ?
I can see 100 + messages so it will take me a while to catch up.
Anyway , I'm " unpacking 4 bright and sunny fabulous days in Paris. So lucky with the weather and everything else .

DRAMA on arrival at Charles De Gaule Airport !!
We're all waiting to cliamn our luggage and ofr half an hour or so we here " Would Madame Simon please collect her luggage ..."
Well Madame Simon obviously didn't and the next thing we know , security guards prevent me and others from leaving. We are cordonned off just metres from the exit. Lifts are locked while men in suits with walkie talkies strut around organising things.
This goes on for 40 minutes or so after which we hear a loud BOOM !

Turns out that the afore mentioned suitcase has been blown up ! We are free to go. I pass the remains on my way out and asked the guard if it was a bomb." Oh no , he replies , if it had been , we'd all have been blown up ",

I can't see the logic in ´blowing up a suspected bomb.

Later someone explains to me that they were probably IMPLODING and this rendering it harmless ???

Well well .. it all made for an exciting arrival.

Nice to be back in Blogland .

X

Good morning Bloggers in Blogland
I'm off to gay PAris for a few days , back late Thursday.
May not be on line - so read you later.

Love and hugs
X

Feeling dreamy.
Abstract mood.
Hard to write when I feel like this.

Was in town earlier .. typical Saturday .. tons of people enjpying shopping i.e. retail therapy ,

Centre of town has changed. I haven't been for a while .. and it's all changed. Debenhams is gone . PUB ( a department store ) is being given a makeover and will be just fashion . So many clothes shops in the centre . clothes and shoes . That's it . All tacky too.

I was looking for nice tea- towels and cloth napkins, as part of small pressie for Lina . You'd think that would be easy enough Oh no

There are some ghastly patterns around

Finally found some terracotta red linen napkins that I thought would go well in Lina's new yellow kitchen. Hope she likes them.

Also bought her some loose Earl Grey Green tea from special tea shop.Maybe I'll make her some gingernut biscuits to go with the tea.

Have started to pack and of course going round in circles. What to wear ? It has been raining a lot in Paris and colder than here. Layers is the answer, I think.

I've also bought some wonderful lavender bubble bath . I don't have a bath tub at home , but there will be a bath in my hotel and at Lina's HUrrrraaaaaay ! I love staying at hotels when I have a room with a bath . I shall be bathing 3 times a day .
-morning soak to wake up
- afternoon soak before nap
- evening soak before bed

fantastico !! It will be luverly
Night night blogland .. off to moonbathe now .. have a fabulous evening wherever you are peace

She's here tonjght, and almost full
Glorious moon.
Still here , and rising higher

Just a few words before bed. Haven't seen the moon for weeks . Where the heck is she ? It's not that cloudy. I've looked and looked :8

My pedometre ( sp?) the little gadget that is supposed to count your steps cheats . It does not register every step I take.

8972 steps today ...that's it .. and I've walked and walked. Not fair. I've just paced around the room- 30 paces and it's not registered 30 .. it's much less. Maybe you need to walk with a bounce and take huge strides. 8991. I'm going to call that at least 10,000.

Night night
X

Not this particular fly in the picture , but the one that was around last night. Cheeky little fecker kept landing on me while I was typing . Would not leave me alone.So insistant.

It was there even when I went to bed.
Followed me into my bedroom.
Followed me into the bathroom when I got up in the middle of the night.

Getting back to sleep was difficult and almost impossible as the damn thing kept landing on my face, arm, nose ...a most insistant fly it was.

In the end I got up and opened the balcony door and by this time it was already light so it must have found it's way out , because it is gone now

THE END

Feeling restless to day .

Have a long list of things to do when I would rather BE .. simply BE.
Butterflies in my stomach.
Well .. I get like this before a trip .
Just two days now.

I've found my passport good thing.
Also some eauros from last trip abroad.

Must go to the library to print out electronic ticket , though someone told me all you need is the booking code ,Is that true ?
Anyway , I'll feel better with paper ticket in my hand.

Flight is a morning flight. Don't know if local transport will get me there in time. Maybe I need to book a taxi to where the airport bus stops.

Lovely sunny day.
Wonder what the weather will be like in Paris?
Maarja , who was there last week said it was colder than Stockholm.

Layers. The solution to everything. Don't want to take too much. Will pack tonight.

All for now.
Happy Friday everyone

Fleet of one hundred UFOs hovers above Sacramento
(USA)

http://alcuinbramerton.blogspot.com/2007/07/fleet-of-one-hundred-ufos-hovers-above.html

On Sunday 22nd July 2007, in broad daylight at
1.58pm Pacific Daylight Time, a fleet of one
hundred UFOs was observed to be hovering at an altitude
of two thousand feet above Roseville,
Sacramento, California (USA). The fleet was in an ordered
formation of two lines. They were close enough to
the ground to be seen reflecting the sunlight.
The initial report came from Dr Richard Boylan and
Army Sergeant Justin Johnson. It was posted on
several reliable alternative news sites around the
web - for example here and here. Why isn't this
100-craft sighting being reported by the local
Californian media? It would seem to be the most
important UFO manifestation in America since the
Phoenix lights in 1997.

UFO Sightings Bring Town of Stratford, England to
a Standstillhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=470579&in_page_id=1770

www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=470579&in_page_id=1770

A crowd of 100 stunned stargazers brought a town
centre to a standstill when five mysterious UFOs
were spotted hovering in the sky. Drinkers
spilled out of pubs, motorists stopped to gawp and
camera phones were aimed upwards as the five orbs, in
a seeming formation, hovered above
Stratford-Upon-Avon for half an hour. The unidentified flying
objects lit up the otherwise clear night sky
above Shakespeare's birthplace in Warwickshire on
Saturday. Hillary Potter from The British Earth
Aerial Mystery Society (BEAMS) said they were being
inundated with similar calls from across the
country but said it was rare for such phenomena to be
witnessed by so many people. She said: "Such
incidents have been on the increase recently. There
are reports at the moment coming in from all over
the country. "We've had many reports of people
seeing quite large unidentified objects in the
skies. It's not going away, It seems these incidents
are becoming more bold. "People don't know what
to do when they witness such sights and that's
what we're here for. We take the reports very
seriously."

So.. anyone in BLogland seen them ?

Moi ?Not seen them .. but.... I've felt them

Thanks sweetladyjane

http://www.blog.co.uk/user/sweetladyjane

The Prof and I loved this book

" Where the Wild Things Are " by Maurice Sendak

Aren't the illustrations fabulous ?

The Story
However, after more the 40 years, what keeps Where the Wild Things Are popular is not the impact of the book on the field of children's literature, it is the impact of the story and the illustrations on young readers. The plot of the book is based on the fantasy (and real) consequences of a little boy's mischief. One night Max dresses up in his wolf suit and does all kinds of things he shouldn't, like chasing the dog with a fork. His mother scolds him and calls him a "WILD THING!" Max is so mad he shouts back, "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" As a result, his mother sends him to his bedroom without any supper.
Max's imagination transforms his bedroom into an extraordinary setting, with a forest and an ocean and a little boat that Max sails in until he comes to a land full of "wild things." Although they look and sound very fierce, Max is able to tame them with a single glance. They all realize Max is "..the most wild thing of all" and make him their king. Max and the wild things have a fine time creating a rumpus until Max begins to want to be "…where someone loved him best of all." Max's fantasy ends when he smells his dinner. Despite the wild things' protests, Max sails back to his own room where he finds his supper waiting for him.

It was nice listening to Maria Callas just then and Joan Baez

Joan Baez by Lifes_Lessons in Life's Lessons (lifeslessons.blog.co.uk )

'A Hard Rain' a little earlier in life 'With God on Our Side'

Clean sheets on my bed.

Heading for the shower now and then off to dreamland.

Wonder what will be on tonight IT's always a surprise.

Om mani padme hum

Om shanti , shanti, shanti , ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

and Maria Callas singing MOn Coeur S'ouvre a ta voix

Steve ( http://stevep68.blog.co.uk ) asked for 3 songs that evoke memories. One of my 3 is this aria from Samson and Delilah

Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix

Click here ( hope the link works )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz9dVX_Uu6M

This beautiful aria from Samson and Delila was sung at Ove's funeral. He was only 39 when he died . We all cried buckets.'

This painting ( or rather poster was on my wall in London and stayed with me for several years

The prof's dad had this one :

Only 8:15 and already getting dark.
L'heure blue .
The blue hour.
Dusk.
A 10 minute wait till my train.
A drowsly sort pf magic in the air
Tranquility
A deserted station apart from a man sitting there at the end of the platform.
Waiting
Looking .
Being.
Getting lost in the blue green colours of the trees.
A late summer's evening.

It's a lovely hot and sunny day.

Was woken by the phone at 10am- Monica reporting on her not so hot date. Their first meeting was magic , but this one ..well. " blaaaaaah" . Back into the pond he goes and blessed be.

Have done 4 loads of laundry that must be taken care of later when it all dries. Well done Mira !

Dream last night
I’m trying to catch a small green frog which is somehow connected to a little boy.The little boy appears in a video on a TV screen- somehow proof that there was indeed a little frog. I also see a little green almost plastic -like dragonfly that is flying around and I catch one in order to inspect it closer.

Oprah over breakfast is talking about scams you know .. the " you have ingerited millions " emails from Nigeria and " congratulations you have won the lottery " Some people are really taken in by those .

one of the first things I read when I log on is an Einstein quote on beliefs :

"It is better to believe than to disbelieve; in so doing you bring everything to the realm of possibility."

So. I think it is a case of holding BOTH and always being discerning.

I am also so very grateful for my health.
Thank you thank you thank you .

X

That's it .
I'm off.
Enjoy whatever you are doing and love what you are being

X

Question for gals :

You have decided to get yourself some sexy undies.
What do you get ?

Question for guys :

you have decided to get your gal some sexy undies.
What do you get ? ( based on what you want to see her wearing )

It's been a long and busy day .
Meditation
Laundry
Phone calls
Hairdresser
Meeting with collegue
Grocery shopping
Catching up on blogging.

Rain in the morning - dug out grotty old umbrella as I forgot my nice big one at Gunilla's. Tried to find a nice small one for my trip . No joy. May find one in town when I change my kronor into euros .. better do that tomorrow I leave for Paris bright and early on Monday morning back late Thursday.

Buy new underwear or not
Hmmmmm
It's never on for very long.
Hardly worth it
Spice up existing bra with sequins and feathers ???
hahaha .... funny thought .. where did that come from ?

No.. I'm tired ,
Now is not the time for creative thinking .
Will sleep on things.
Slip into something more comfortable.
Remember to put wet knickers and smalls in tumble drier

Night night Bloggers in Blogland - I hope you are well and happy

Learn to express rather than impress.
Expressing evokes a 'me too' attitude while impressing evokes a 'so what' attitude.
-- E James Rohn

Hmmmmm

Twas Sunny here today , 21C- pleasant autumn temperature. It gets quite cool at night and dark by 9pm . I saw the sunset last night and checked all my clocks beacause I thought they must be wrong . Starts getting dark at 9pm already . Shish !

Saw H. the shrink today.I told him about how I'd expertienced the summer - 2½ months since our last visit and we did some dreamwork. He thinks I am going into a creative phase and starting to leave the old dreams behind. He liked that I was clearing clutter .. got a few brownie points there lol

Also learned that train dreams can signify a one - track mind ; set ways, habits , being restricted to one route,

Flying dreams are a lot better Cars are good too. Make sure you are in the drivers seat

I was advised to have more flying dreams; said it would help me rise in consciousness

sinuses are still blocked after moving dust around . Always the same. Still, it's starting to clear up ,now yellow snot in the morning and drowziness throughout the day - not enough air. Drinking sage tea helps !Feeling very very slepy now ....

Night night Blogland

Where has the morning gone ?
Leaving now to see H the shrink after a summer break of nearly 3 months.
Wonder what will surface

Had fun this morning replyingh to comments. Get carried away . So many topics and thoúghts.

Nose slightly less snotty and blocked.

Brain gets deprived of oxygen While I'm like this.
Not easy

Right .. putting socks on now and I'm all set.

Huggles

X

Forgive me blogger friends in Blogland .
I have sinned today.
Have been off line practically all day.
Have tried to reply to as many posts as possible.
One simply cannot afford to be away for too long, can one ?

Was SHOCKED to find the sun setting and it getting dark already at 9pm .
The balcony door was open and I felt the chill as I woke up from my nap . I 'd fallen asleep.

My nose is blocked again and I can't breathe properly when that happens . I'm sure this is due to the clearing of clutter and moving old dust around. The muccous membranes get irritated and before we know it .. congestion. Stubborn snot So,n after a shower and shampoo, ecided to spend the day outdoors. Huge doses of fresh air knock me out . I was so sleepy when I got home . Sleepy now too. Must away to bed

Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Peace , love and laughter x

ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz just popped in to say goodnight

drive
Walk
dinner at capri due
opera
drive home
Bed

Hope you are enjoying your Saturday .. love and hugs xxxx

"What you bring forth out of yourself from the
inside will save you. What you do not bring forth
out of yourself from the inside will destroy you."

-- Gospel of Thomas

We can transform painful memories by re-imagining them from the soul’s perspective of love and meaning.

Andrew Schneider says that all experiences have the purpose of serving the soul. An experience in the past blocked us because our fear at the time distorted our perception of what happened. To transform this limiting experience, we must bring what was then unconscious into the soul’s realm through consciousness.

We can do this by following these steps:

1. RECALL the past experience that might inhibit us.

2. OWN the experience (no judgment, blame, etc.).

3. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for it and the consequences (i.e., the experience was determined by my subjective perception of what occurred, dictated by my lack of wholeness -- specifically my fears).

4. GIVE IT MEANING (the soul was attempting to gain some kind of mastery or skill, but we didn’t know that at the time).

5. RE-IMAGINE it from the perspective of soul consciousness (showing its higher purpose).

"Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work
we will ever do. It is also the most fruitful. To
heal means to meet ourselves in a new way -- in
the newness of each moment where all is possible
and nothing is limited to the old."
-- Stephen Levine

from : www.thedailyguru.com

Had a quiet Saturday morning pottering around cleaning surfaces, tidying and putting things away.

Things need homes. They need a proper place to live and I'm not always sure where the " best" place is . So , they wander around and get lost

Mikael is picking me up later and we are going into town to have a look around , people watch and have a bite to eat. Later there's an outdoor concert in front of the Opera house that has become an annnual event .

18 August , 21.00

Conductors , Stefan Klingele, P G Morandi, Gregor Bühl, Joakim Unander

Presenters, Stefan Johansson and Madeleine Onne

Overture from Cosi fan tutte (Mozart)

”Non v’e più tempo, amici”; ”Di scrivermi ogni giorno” (recitativ & kvintett ur akt I). Hillevi Martinpelto, Janja Vuletic, Klas Hedlund, Jesper Taube, Johan Edholm

“Bella vita militar” (chorus from act I)

”Soave sia il vento” (recitativ & trio ur akt I) Hillevi Martinpelto, Janja Vuletic, Johan Edholm

La Traviata (Verdi)
”Libiamo” (act I) Maria Fontosh, Jonas Degerfeldt och Kungliga Operans kör

Romeo och Julia (Prokofjev)
Pas de deux (Balkongscenen) Jurgita Dronina och Olaf Kollmannsperger

Eugen Onegin (Tjakovskij)
”Kuda, kuda” (Lenskijs aria, akt 2 scen 2) Jonas Degerfeldt

La fille mal gardée (Hérold/Lanchbery)
Kycklingdans, Träskodans Christian Rambe som änkan Simone

Iris (Mascagni)
”Inno al sole” Kungliga Operans kör

Cendrillon (Prokofjev)
Pas de deux (akt 2) Anna Valev och Jan-Erik Wikström

Ragnarök Göttedemmarung ? / Twilight of the Gods ? /(Wagner)

”Starke Scheite” (final scene akt 3) Katarina Dalayman

A bit of Swenglish there - can't be bothered to translate it all .

Nabucco (Verdi)
”Va pensiero” (Fångarnas kör) Kungliga Operans kör

Thought provoking piece from Abe

Stop meddling

"We would far rather you selfishly intend for something to happen to you like winning the lottery than that you meddle in the lives of humanity by wishing peace on those who don't want it. (Laughter from audience.)

In other words, you get to choose whatever it is you are wanting and you get to achieve vibrational harmony with it, and when you do that the Universe will deliver it to you. In fact, that's your only work. Your only work is to line up the energy within you.

Now peace on earth, that is a sort of meddling, stepping on the creative toes of a lot of people. In other words, that's going beyond the boundaries of lining up the energy within you.... Because it's not any of your business what anybody else does with their thoughts. It's only your business what you do with your thoughts.

Choose what feels good to you and leave everybody else to choose what they want. Don't spend any time saying,

"They should choose differently and they'd feel better." Instead say,

"They're choosing whatever they're choosing; I'm choosing what I'm choosing, and I'm feeling good while I'm choosing it."

And let that be the end of it. Be certain that you are connected to your Source Energy, and let everybody else figure it out for themselves. Some of them will adore you, some of them will hate you — and none of it has anything to do with you."

~ Abraham-Hicks

*yawn* tired now. Ironed and sorted out laudry while watching " a scent of a woman " or whatever it is called with Al Pacino. I always get him confused with Robert De Nero.

Love the scene where he and Charlie keep the young woman company and then Al and the young woman dance the tango.

There's a similar scene in Don Juan the Marco

Anwyay things are getting done around here .

Seeing Mikael tomorrow - more about that later

Also found a thought provoking piece by Abe .. will post after this and then bed .. sleep ....
Night night zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

that ordinary playing cards can be used in divination , I have alwys know, What I have not known is the mathematics behind a deck of cards that makes it similar to a calendar

From a book called " The cards of destiny " and www.thedailyom.com

It is believed by many that the card deck was our first calendar as there are many similarities between them. There are 52 cards in a deck and 52 weeks in a year. There are 4 suits and 4 seasons, there are 12 court cards and 12 months and there are 13 cards in a suit and 13 lunar cycles in a year. This book is divided into 2 sections, The Cards and a Daily Divination Guide. The Cards section contains birth card descriptions for each of the 53 cards (52 cards and the joker) as they relate to the 365 days of the year and our birthdays. For instance, if you were born on January 1st, then you are a King of Spades and a full explanation is given. The Daily Divination Guide is a year long reference that gives you practical information for each of the 365 days in the year. This book has illustrations of antique cards throughout and is a lovely book to own.

Excerpt:

The information on these pages is simply a glance into an exact and comprehensive body of ancient wisdom that was kept secret for many thousands of years. The mystic science of the cards, as I call it, is based on our regular deck of playing cards, astrology, and numerology. It appears that this deck of cards was originally an ancient book used for timekeeping and divination. Interestingly, the card deck aligns perfectly with our yearly calendar, so this theory is well supported, as you'll see later in this introduction.

Hearts

Hearts represent the springtime of life. They stand for art and beauty, feelings and emotions, youth and children, people and relationships, love and marriage. This is the element of fire tamed by compassion. Hearts symbolize home, family, and all things that touch us and cause us to feel. The awakened heart embodies love and compassion, understanding and kindness. The unconscious heart can become lost in lust, drama, anger, and self-absorption. People who have heart birthdays love to engage with others in their living and learning and do well with groups. Hearts relate to springtime and the emergence of new life. They are artistic, sensuous, and sensitive by nature, so give your heart friends gifts that are lovely to look at, are soft to the touch, or have a beautiful sound or a wonderful fragrance.

Clubs

Clubs rule the mental realm and all things having to do with communication, learning, teaching, research, critical thinking, and the processing of ideas. In the journey through life, clubs rule our time of education and mental development. The awakened club is a messenger of intelligence and information, creativity, and the assimilation of art, science, and spirituality. People with club birthdays like to gather information and share it with others in their own unique and individual ways. They use their intelligence to guide them, and thoughts are tangible and substantial things for them. When this energy is unconscious, clubs can waste time spinning their mental wheels to the point of psychological chaos and confusion. Clubs are associated with the element of air and represent summer, the time of growth, and our time of learning. Give your club friends a book or something they can learn from in some way, and support all of their artistic endeavors.

Diamonds

Diamonds symbolize autumn and the harvesting phase of life. They stand for spiritual and material values and are associated with the element of water, which represents abundance. Diamonds bring things into physical form through the manifestation of ideas. The enlightened diamond teaches by living higher values as an example, giving through their generosity, and empowering others to be abundant. The unconscious expression of this suit results in selfish, miserly behaviors that can lead to greed. Drawing on the emotional wisdom of the hearts and the mental development of the clubs, diamonds contribute through their actions and ability to make things happen. They embody an innate savvy for business and are also here to learn about money and values. Buy your diamond friends something that sparkles or has value in some way.

Spades

The final suit of the deck, spades synthesize the energies of the hearts, clubs, and diamonds in order to bring forth wisdom through all endeavors. They’re associated with winter and the time of turning within, preparing for rebirth. Corresponding to the element of earth, they stand strong like mountains. The enlightened spade holds the wisdom of the ages (even as babies) so the other suits can see their reflections. Being of the earth, spades can take hard work or struggle in stride. These are the old souls of the deck and they are hardworking, diligent, and mostly disciplined. Buy your spade friends something useful and practical.

Soo.. where am I today ?
A bright and windy day in August.

Stereo refuses to lay play Leonard Cohen " no disc" but is O.K. with Mozart.
He's got to go.
Repair or buy new ?
Unortunately these days to repair is a lot of bother and we're often told it is not worth it.

Drinking Earl Gray GREEN tea and liking it. Does this still count as green ?

Dream

I see mum pack her little suitcase and go off to stay with Prof's dad in Venezuela. I feel that she gets on well with everyone there. Noone seems surprised or thinks it is out of the ordinary. She returns home happy and refreshed with tales to tell.

This can only happen in the world of dreams.

Found some old " story Teller " cassettes that the Prof had. Added them to the bag that is going to the charity shop. Someone might like them. When I have grandchildren I will TELL them stories in person. I would not want then to listen to some Dysney Version.The Prof loved the stories I told. I used to make them us as I went along and include him amd One Eared Teddy in the story and wait for him to giggle as he heard himself included. lol

As well as simplifying things , I'm noticing a horror of things that I consider to be " plastic fantastic " and synthetic. Call me old- fashioned but it is natural fabrics and materials for me.

I still have lots of Liberty print fabric waiting to be made up into dresses or skirts. I have a lot of scraps too and one day they will be made into a quilt . ( hahaha ) I can dream can't I ? It is something that I would love to pass on to the Prof.

While I was staying with Daz , he covered me with the quilt his mum had made for him - I thought it was a tender gesture and got all teary eyed. " She made one for me and my brother " he said , Awwwwww.

OK. on with my day ..toodles possoms in Blogland

The chick peas are done now.
THe Will make hummus tomorrow.
The smell of cooked chick peas has permeated every corner of my home.
I'll burn insense tomorrow.
I have some lovely insense that Rami bought me from Jordan. It's in small little sachets with arabic writing- different kinds. Takes a while to get it to burn . We showed me how to do it and then walked round the flat 3 x chanting and blessing. Which reminds me.I can do that for the Prof when he moves at the end of the month .

(ooops .. I've just killed a fly . I typed on it ! Silly thing got in the way of my clicking fingers on the kepboard.aw well.. such is life )

Bless the victims and survivors of the earthquake in Peru. IT's getting cold there I heard. Bless the rescue teams and the medical staff.

So , that's all for today . Night night all . peace in all dimensions.

Neraly 7 pm .. so 12 hours later, I am feeling sleepy
So much dust.
Dust bunnies.
Move stuff and there it is .
Cleared out a cupboard.
Filled a couple of bags for " Myrorna"
Repaired some clothes.
Made lunch
Had lunch.
Watched 2½ men.
Neighbour came and brought me chantarelle mushrooms that she had picked ,bless her.
Nap time
Then a walk
Sun's out.
Maybe nap later ?

Peace zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

a blast from the past

I remember in Germany and probably Scandinavia too they were singing jummy jummy jummy ......

Got up at 7am this morning.
*yawn*
It's pouring down outside, which is good, because I plan to clean today .

That's as far as I've got.

Two people driving down the road.
One sees only beautiful flowers;
the other, driving down the same road sees only weeds.

Who is right?

What you are tuned into, that's what you create for yourself.

I've just phoned " Myrorna " ( Swedish = the ants )
No not that I have creepie crawlies apart from the odd carpet beetle that likes to chew holes in my knickers )

No .. Myrorna is the most amazing chain of charity shops run by the Salvation Army. I am donating " junk" and they are going to pick it up on 4 September between 07:00 and 14:00. Amazing. I am so grateful . Not only do I get rid of clutter , but they also come to pick it up !!

Fabulous.
Also gives me time to get stuff together.

Blessed be !

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possiblity.

Oprah Winfrey

If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost.
That is where they should be.
Now put the foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau

Went for a walk this afternoon
I needed feel the energy of trees

The five old trees in a circle.
that I call this my 'tree temple',
I like to stand in the middle and feel the energy of the trees.
It is a special place.
The trees once told me their names.
I've written them down somewhere.

Night night all .. peace in all dimensions x

"...everything that we're teaching here is about you
deciding how much grief you're willing to put yourself
through before you take the path of least resistance.

And we're encouraging not very much grief.

We're encouraging taking the path of least resistance really
early on.

If someone says, "I don't want to be with you," we'd say, "Okay," and
we'd go find someplace else to be.

We're not kidding you, we would not put up with any grief."

-- Abraham -- Syracuse, N.Y., 9/29/04

Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.
When you're prepared, your chance for success will come.
You can change chance into good fortune if you're ready.

By the law of periodical repetition,
everything which has happened once
must happen again and again and again.

Not capriciously, but at regular periods,
and each thing in it's own period,
and each obeying it's own law.

There is a tide in your affairs,
when taken at the flood,
that will lead you on to fortune.
As events tend to repeat themselves,
the tide of opportunity will come to you.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will changer.

from www.thedailyguru.com

WORKING TOGETHER

We shape our self
to fit this world

and by the world
are shaped again.

The visible
and the invisible

working together
in common cause,

to produce
the miraculous.

I am thinking of the way
the intangible air

passed at speed
round a shaped wing

easily
holds our weight.

So may we, in this life
trust

to those elements
we have yet to see

or imagine,
and look for the true

shape of our own self
by forming it well

to the great
intangibles about us.

~ David Whyte ~

(House of Belonging)

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I did see ONE shooting star last night.
Midnight.
It fell right in the middle of the sky.
Glorious moment.
Shortly afterwards I went indoors to sleep.

DREAM
I was given snake - a white phython ,which I placed around my shoulders like a boa. It was quite heavy, but manageable .

Nice.
That's all I can remember just now.

Found a book´te other day , " Stories from the Amber Coast " given to me by a friend , 1996 and amongst other things they've written in big letters " NEVER FORGET YOUR ROOTS ".

What is it about ROOTS? What's the fuss about ? Are roots important? Is it important to remember your roots?

To be honest this phrase annoys me.

Why should I ? I want to scream out in protest. I am MORE than my roots. My roots have helped create me and helped me grow , helped me become who I am today , true.
There's a lot about roots that I don't like.

I don't like the idea of being fixed in one place. Rooted .I am to be rooted , then let me be rooted in the INFINATE, not in soil or background , or geneology, or family patterns.

People wax on lyrically about roots. I don't get it . What is it about roots ?

Saw that the pot of marigolds on the balcony was covered with black creepy crawlies . Cut them all off and sprayed it with lavender water and covered the soil and stubs with slices of garlic . I don't know what made me do all that . The witch in me . Funny .

Orion Nebula (January 11, 2006)

Thanks for the link, Neil.
http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/galindex.html

Let's hope we see some falling meteors tonight

Concerning the Atoms of the Soul

Someone explained once how the pieces of what we are
fall downwards at the same rate
as the Universe.
The atoms of us, falling towards the centre

of whatever everything is. And we don't see it.
We only sense their slight drag in the lifting hand.
That's what weight is, that communal process of falling.
Furthermore, these atoms carry hooks, like burrs,

hooks catching like hooks, like clinging to like,
that's what keeps us from becoming something else,
and why in early love, we sometimes
feel the tug of the heart snagging on another's heart.

Only the atoms of the soul are perfect spheres
with no means of holding on to the world
or perhaps no need for holding on,
and so they fall through our lives catching

against nothing, like perfect rain,
and in the end, he wrote, mix in that common well of light
at the centre of whatever the suspected
centre is, or might have been.

~ John Glenday ~

(Found in an exceptional anthology,
Soul Food: Nourishing Poems for Starved Minds,
ed. by Neil Astley and Pamela Robertson-Pearce)

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Funny the things I notice as I browse through my friends' blogs in Blogland . Old_Nick .. I think your TAGS are fascinating ! They are not just words , they are phrases.

Random sample :

i'm so bad baby i don't care! (1)....
if only i had rememberd to do the audio option with these pictures (1).....if you cant trust yourself - hide your money. (1)in the right place this time and still going in the bin after 24 hours. (1) insane ramblings. (1)
it may be crap but i like it. (1) hehehe ...

reading that tag list was as entertaining as a blog My own tag list is so so boring, but I am getting better at locating posts. Have a great holiday Will miss you.

In other news .. 3 of my friends are down with stomach flu or something similar

Christina's is understandable .. back from 2 weeks in Dehli , India. Rashid has a sensitive tum ..he may be allergic to salmon and Penny was not feeling well after 2 weeks in Greece.

3½ lbs was not on tonight. Why ?
the sky is dark but cloudy .. little chance of seeing meteors flying through the skies

The moon is dark . During the next two weeks until the full moon I will be focusing on clearning clutter again.

And now .. off to bed. I will be in bed by 11 pm tonight ....logging off now . kisses and hugs

PEACE zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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OK .. here goes :

I love to...... sleep and dream

My favourite song is... ( at the moment ) " the last waltz, by Leonard Cohen " forever young " by Dylan is also a favourite

My hero is... .My granddad. A most amazing human being.

The best part of my day is... breakfast time

I hate to... stress and rush

My favourite room in the house is... my living room . It's where I spend most of my time and also " the blue room " my study and workroom , which is quiet and soothing, and then the bedroom .. with my bed .. I love my bed .. so can't say I have a favourite room .

I now tag : kaliyugashaktimama, EnamelSlide
Lifes_Lessons ,Lindow ,Sapphire_Night ,

Meno asked me , what I saw from my balcony. Well, what I see depends on if it is summer or winter.

Below me is a day nursery and on a hot summer's day if I lean over my balcony or my window , I see their pool full of water babies.

I felt a bit strange taking this picture .. what if someone sees me ?

Otherwise this is what I see- the rooftops of Sundbyberg.

And in the winter .. this is what I see

What do you see from your window ?

"It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning."
-- P.D. Ospensky

"All major mystical traditions have recognized that there is a paradox at the heart of the journey of return to Origin. ...Put simply, this is that we are already what we seek, and that what we are looking for on the Path with such an intensity of striving and passion and discipline is already within and around us at all moments.

The journey and all its different ordeals are all emanations of the One Spirit that is manifesting everything in all dimensions; every rung of the ladder we climb toward final awareness is made of the divine stuff of awareness itself; Divine Consciousness is at once creating and manifesting all things and acting in and as all things in various states of self-disguise throughout all the different levels and dimensions of the universe."
-- Andrew Harvey

"Look at you, you madman,
Screaming you are thirsty
And are dying in a desert
When all around you there is nothing but water!"
-- Kabir

"After changes upon changes, we are more or less the same."
--Paul Simon

Heart and Soul greetings at Sunday around noontime , everyone !

I've been Waking up slowly .My favourite thing to do. It's a hot and muggy day - cloudy and close - you can't move fast even if you try sort of day - I love it !

Listening to the Essential Leonard Cohen again. The stereo has become even more tempremental lol Not only is it choosy about which records to play, but also WHEN it chooses to play. I put in a CD, it tells me " no disc " , I leave it in and then 5 or 10 minutes later it suddenly starts to play hehehe !

I've had breafast of eggs, stewed tomatoes and a fresh orange juice and banana smoothie.

Just seen pictures of Iréne's newly born grandson and his proud mum and dad. The miracle of birth . Touches me every time , even when I am not dircetly involved.

the white things , far right are HUGE  meringues

These pics won't mean much to you , but you can have a look anyway

Everything is still so GREEN 'cos of all the rain we have had.
This cafe serves dleicious cardemon" Haga bullar " buns
The butterfly house café had some wicked looking meringues !!

My mouth, the inside of my mouth, is still tender and hot after the chili prawns .. mmmmm....sucking on 86% dark chocolate now .Soothing . Wine all gone enough is enough.

Leonard C is still here " ai ai ai .. take this waltz with the clamp on its jaw .. I want you I want you I want you on a chair with dead magazine .... "

I'm going to go out on the balcony now to see if I can catch a falling star

It's getting really dark outside .Maybe I'll see the falling stars tonight.

Maarja went to her home after a yummy meal and wine. Most of which I had . Maarja only had a glass.*cheers *

I'd made the sauce the night before- it was resting in cauldron in the f ridge . All I had to do was boil rice , make a salad and toss in the king prawns to warm through
uncork a bottle of dry white chilled to perfection in the fridge

Leonard COhen , that is .. the post whizzed off before I could finish

My stereo is playing silly buggers
Decides when and what it wants to play.
I put in the LC , Cd , and it tells me " no disc "
I leave it there and 5 0r 10 minutes later it starts playing.

I reckon it needs time to think .

Laugh a minute

Today was lovely
We went to Haga Parken .. had tea .. walked and talked .. walked a lot .. and came home to eat

A good day
Bye for now

Good Saturday morning everyone ! the sun is shining . After breakfast I'm going out for a walk in the park.

At this point I see headlines , get curious and get distracted

There's going to be a lot of shooting stars around over the weekend according to this article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6940962.stm

Meteor showers ! Exciting. I did see a shooting star a week ago from my balcony at 2:30 am when I went out to water the plants

"The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak during the early hours of Monday, but it will be visible from Saturday night until Tuesday morning. "

"The shower this year coincides with a new Moon, providing sky watchers with the dark skies necessary for excellent observing conditions. "

OOOOOOH how exciting
I have a piece of a meteor ;-) it's green and crinkly and looks like kryptonite ... and then there 's another one that looks like lead . Moldovite I think the first one is .. not 100% sure.

Toodles Have a good one !

hehehehehe

I love these stories.

;wave: I'm really going to bed now .. lol

Warning : Very Nordic and somewhat depressing We advise you to make up your own ending

Night night

Heal beloved Pavarotti , heal !

Pavarotti is feeling better. May healing continue .

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/e3i40151bae8632cd69892b3eb1845115f8

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I thought:

There goes that naked woman again )

2. Favourite planet?
Moon

3. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?

Anna-Stina

4. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?

Queen of the Night ( Mozart )

5. Do you “label” yourself?
Looney

6. What does your watch look like?
don't have one

7. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Dreaming and snoring

8. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
Hi pussycat.Not on line ? X

9. What's a word or phrase that you say a lot?
Really ?

10. Last furry thing you touched?
Someone's dog ?

11. Favorite age you have been so far?
27

12. Your worst enemy?

fear

13. What is your current desktop picture?
none

14. What was the last thing you said to someone?
Puss puss , bye !

15. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?

To fly

16. Are you in love with someone?
Yes.

17. The last song you listened to?
The one that MrsF posted

18. What time of day were you born?
21:45

19. What's your favorite food?
Salmon

20. Where did you live in 1984?
Lidingö , just outside Stockholm

21. Are you jealous of anyone?
No.

22. Is anyone jealous of you?
No

23. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
At my computer

24. Do you consider yourself kind?
Yes

25. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
I don't want one. Don't like tatoos. BUT, if I had to it would be a tiny coiled snake at the base of my spine.

26. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
Portuguese

27. Would you move for the person you loved?
Yes

28. What's your life motto?
Everything with love and ease , please.

29. What's your favorite town/city?
Venice

30. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?

Two weeks ago

31. Can you change the oil on a car?
No

32. Your first love:
Timothy Jessup

33. Do you collect anything?
Quartz crystals and Rumi and other nice quotes

34. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?

Long silk dress , midsummer party at Karlberg's Slott

35. Have you been burned by love?
Does love burn ? Not sure

The world does not need words. It articulates itself
in sunlight, leaves, and shadows. The stones on the path
are no less real for lying uncatalogued and uncounted.
The fluent leaves speak only the dialect of pure being.
The kiss is still fully itself though no words were spoken.

And one word transforms it into something less or other --
illicit, chaste, perfunctory, conjugal, covert.
Even calling it a kiss betrays the fluster of hands
glancing the skin or gripping a shoulder, the slow
arching of neck or knee, the silent touching of tongues.

Yet the stones remain less real to those who cannot
name them, or read the mute syllables graven in silica.
To see a red stone is less than seeing it as jasper --
metamorphic quartz, cousin to the flint the Kiowa
carved as arrowheads. To name is to know and remember.

The sunlight needs no praise piercing the rainclouds,
painting the rocks and leaves with light, then dissolving
each lucent droplet back into the clouds that engendered it.
The daylight needs no praise, and so we praise it always --
greater than ourselves and all the airy words we summon.

~ Dana Gioia ~

(Interrogations at Noon)

A higher perspective on time from www.thedailyguru.com

"Be mindful of how you approach time. Watching the clock is not the same as watching the sun rise."

-- Sophia Bedford-Pierce

What would your soul consider a waste of time?

To a soul, the only real time is right NOW. Not the future or the past. It lives in connecting deeply with the rich experience of each moment. Through awareness
we can be in touch with our authentic self and how it perceives all of the energies and guidance around and within us.

"Chronos is clocks, deadlines, watches, calendars, agendas, planners, schedules, beepers. Chronos is time at her worst. Chronos keeps track. ...Chronos is the
world's time. Kairos is transcendence, infinity, reverence, joy, passion, love, the Sacred. Kairos is intimacy with the Real. Kairos is time at her best.
...Kairos is Spirit's time. We exist in chronos. We long for kairos. That's our duality. Chronos requires speed so that it won't be wasted. Kairos requires space so that it might be savored. We do in chronos. In kairos we're allowed to
be ... It takes only a moment to cross over from chronos into kairos, but it does take a moment. All that kairos asks is our willingness to stop running long enough to hear the music of the spheres."

-- Sarah Ban Breathnach

"He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses."

-- Horace

Spent about an hour doing this on line market survey about food and cooking. I do this from time to time and donate the payment to charity.

This one was different, interesting but complicated. It involved making picture postcards to do with food. You had to compose pictures incorporating moods ,background colours and food and situations. There was bits of writing too and filling in of an on line food diary .

It occured to me that this was some company's way of getting ideas and inspiration to advertise their products - a form of cheap labour.

Mixed feelings ,but fun on the whole .. and for a good cause .. I hope

Off to bed now.

Mrs F.. I could do with that spell and team of clay figures that do work around the house .I don't feel like cleaning and tidying and it does need doing No unblocking of drainsm fortunately and no crocs to kill

Night night all
Love and peace in all dimensions.
Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

Kate Anne is a friend of mine and an enthusiastic and untiring peacemaker.

http://kateanne.com/

From KateAnne's Blo:

Welcome to my peace blog!

" This blog is my online peace journal with information and reflection on a variety of peace topics -- personal, local, global -- as well as peace and justice related links that I find helpful and/or inspiring. For more formal information on peace, justice and nonviolence, I urge you to explore the webpages of The Fellowship of Reconciliation USA (see FOR), of which I am a member and join our New York Fellowship of Reconciliation (see NYFOR) listserv. Also, check out my alternate Peace Hugs blog as well as my links page.

"The God of Peace is never glorified by human violence."
-- Thomas Merton

"While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart."
-- St. Francis of Assisi

"There is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence - there is only a choice between nonviolence and nonexistence."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

War is Costly, Peace is Priceless !!!
Spend money to help, not hurt, humankind

Cost of the War in Iraq
$450,591,915,022

( this is when I visited just now )

mira maze ...A very special Gemini ( it says that for all the signs )

mira maze is as bright as a button and as sharp as a blade. If there's ever anything you need to know, mira maze is the person to ask. Chances are she will know the answer already. If not she will go and ask someone else and she will keep asking until she gets an answer. mira maze simply cannot stand the idea of a question that has no answer, so if she cannot get a satisfactory explanation she will invent one. A good one. She is after all as bright as a button. There are though, some questions in life which are best left unanswered. The rest of us know to leave them alone. mira cannot resist the urge to explore them. She is drawn to such questions, like, well, like a button to a button hole! mira answers these questions cleverly because, after all as sharp as a blade, but then you know what they say about people who are too sharp...

mira can be very cutting sometimes. She doesn't mean to be. She just can't help it. mira can't stop herself from daring to say what other people hardly dare to think. This is why mira often gets himself into trouble but it is also why mira is such an interesting person to know. Life with mira maze is never dull. There's always an adventure, a challenge or a deal to be done. mira loves to do deals. The word 'no' is not in her vocabulary. When she hears it mira is immediately tempted to reply "Is that 'no' as in 'maybe', 'no' as in 'I need to be persuaded,' or 'no as in 'not quite yet?' Luckily mira gets clean away with this kind of attitude. mira maze, at least when it comes to the unanswerable question, is living proof of the old adage "Who dares...wins".

according to Jonathan Cainer via sallyontour ( haven't learned how to do those links yet )

http://www.cainer.com/

This is fun ! I just did it on a friend of mine and it was amazingly accurate X

Today's Outlook for
Thursday August 09, 2007
Yesterday | TODAY | Tomorrow

The Moon's entry into moody Cancer at 1:36 am EDT would normally quiet our world as it pulls us into a more emotional frame of mind, but today the fiery energy rages strong.

Four planets in Leo are harmonizing with two planets in Sagittarius warming our hearts, even as Venus backs into serious Saturn over the next few days.

Still, it's hard to hide our enthusiasm and excitement as talkative Mercury forms a happy-go-lucky trine with buoyant Jupiter.

Flippin 'eck ..don't know what to believe. Methinks I'll stick to writing my own horoscope

Iis. Today . The sort of day that makes your hair curl . frizz

Very humid, cloudy and warm. Muggy.

Nice though.

The rain showers have made everything smell more .. in a nice way .. earthy flowery smells

Thrill Of The Moment
Gemini Daily Horoscope

You might receive unexpected news today, which could leave you feeling thrilled. It may simply be the element of surprise or the fact that there is something that you have always wanted to happen that has come true for you that is causing your excitement. While it can be easy to think more deeply about what has happened or even to worry about what this may mean for the future, you may find that letting go of any desired outcome can make your news much more meaningful for you today. As you allow your surprise to wash over you, try to release anything negative that may come to your mind. Reveling in the feeling that you have without thinking too much about or analyzing it could allow you to truly experience the joy of the moment.

We are able to truly relish the positive things that happen in our lives when we place our awareness in the present. Receiving good news makes it easier for us to really remain with our feelings for exhilaration usually puts us squarely in the moment. This feeling of elation, however, is usually short-lived. ( ) Rather than holding onto it, though, it is much better if we simply go with the flow, letting all of the things that we are meant to experience and feel simply happen. By being one with your feelings and releasing your expectations of a particular outcome, you will more fully delight in the blessings you have been given today.

I've underlined the important bits

From www.dailyom.com

Sundbyberg is where I live - it's often referred to as " SUMPAN "colloquially

This map ( if the link works ) will help you get your bearings. Yesterday , my meeting was in NACKA - far right on the map

http://www.hitta.se/SearchCombi.aspx?SearchType=4&wflWhite=1a1b&wflPink=4a&vad=&var=nacka

www.hitta.se is a useful link when you want to find a person or address as well as www.eniro.se.

Clickety click .. most of it is in Swedish .. so there's not telling where you might end up
X

THROUGH THE GATEWAY
Eva Pierrakos

Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength.

Through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy.

Through the gateway of feeling your fear lies your security and safety.

Through the gateway of feeling your loneliness lies your capacity to have fulfillment, love and companionship.

Through the gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified hope. Through the gateway of accepting the lacks in your childhood lies your fulfillment now.

Night night blossoms
X

Noticed the dark clouds as I left home. It's a good thing I brought my brolly. The sky opens lightning flashes and rain falls in torrents.An hour or so later bright sunshine , so we sit outside drink tea and eat gorgeous crusty bread, cheese and marmalade

Neighbour's cat passes by as if to check up on us

In the evening we move round to the front of the house for dinner.

Must read Scott Peck's " A road less travelled " again.

Lena brought with her " THe Power of Coincidences " by David Richo. I picked it up and it fell open at this quote :

" Man does not change at death into his immortal part, but is mortal and imortal even in life being both ego and Self "

-- Carl Jung.

I always love being out at Gunilla's house. The energies there are special and everything is so green and lush.

Sunny day
Washed hair, shower etc

Dream
Teachng a group of students in a conferenec room. I notice another group has come in . Our booking has expired. We have to go and end up in parent's living room. There are disturbances and finally we decide to pack it in for the day.
Thinks: A- level exams are soon .. when are they ?

Woke up 2x to pee
3:25 and 5 am went back to sleep .
Was really tired when alarm went at 8:30.
Took a while to get up.*yawn*

Have been totally emersed replying to stuff in friend's email .. thoughts whizzing around .. curiosity,,, joy ... adventure of discovering something new .. BUT .. must drag myself away, Breakfast and a train to catch .. then GJLM meeting... cath you all later .. Lots of love and kisses Blogland ... I'm fine ,, I hope you are too
X

I'm definately going to get an early night.
I'm feeling strange. A little melancholic.
Overwhelmed , I think, drowning in mess and clutter.
I know I'll feel better when my home is clean and tidy again BUT right now I can't be bothered to do it .. I have to work up to it.

Did the laundry and the shopping today. that's something .

It's a lovely balmy evening again, that is something at least,

Where is the moon ???

We are having our GJLM meeting at Gunilla's tomorrow so I have to be out of here by 11am and I intend to do an hour of tidying before I leave

That's it for now

“Until you value yourself, you will not value
your time. Until you value your time, you will not
do anything with it.”

-- M. Scott Peck

Not exactly crack of dawn , I don't know when that is but it must be around 3 or 4 am this time of the year.

Woke up at 5 am needed to pee.. did that ,,and then started to think. Finally decided best get up and have a quick nosey around Blogland to see how things are otherwise will not be able to sleep.

I wonder what Lara is doing . It's noon there in Siberia. We used to chat on yahoo but not any more. I miss our chats.
Things are of a changing nature.

*looks aorund *

It is very quiet here .

Oh well .. back to bed. Sending you all beautiful thoughts through the ethers...sweet dreams

A warm balmy evening.Dark outside now , but there is still warmth in the air.I can smell the soil .. it's almost like being in Greece .. without the crickets chirping away. I can't remember, come to think of it , if they stop chirping at night, During the day their concert is streophonic surround sound is deafening,

It's been a wonderful hot and sunny day. So much beauty. A treat for the senses.

It's a shame misunderstandings arise. I don't like to see my friends upset. Angels to the rescue pleae While we sleep, please see to it that there is peace and harmony in all our dimensions.

Tomorrow is another day. Each moment is a fresh moment .. full of hope and promise and potential.

Love love love ................

Escaped at lunchtime to Stadshuset. Only a short tube ride away. Picked up a prawn salad panini on the way and made myself comfortable on a bench in front of Stadshuset. A bench with a view might add. Watched the Japanese tourists taking pictures of each other taking pictures ( why do they do that ?) Could have taken a picture of them taking pictures of eachother while munching away at my panini. No .. not a good idea. Eating a prawn saland panini requires concentration. Stuff squishes out all over the place. Included in the panini was a wedge of lemon. Good job I noticed. Not very nice biting into a lemon rind and all mixed in with the filling

So , my legs all white from the winter have seen the sun today. It was GORGEOUS. I am a happy camper today. Well pleased . Grateful . Appreciative. NO complaints whatsoever .. for now

Last sequence of my dream last night. a little bear cub like the one above in a shallow pit in the ground looking up at me.

In a previous sequence I'm waiting in a queue to see a doctor. It's like a queue at the bank where you stand in line and go to the window as soon as it's free. The dpctors are sitting there like in a bank .. anyway .... I get there , hand over my prescription in an envelope and the doctor then prescribes the pill for my asthma !! " that's ridiculous " I protest...

I spend a lot of time attempting to put my feelings and thoughts into words, trying to communicate to myself and others my thoughts, passions, emotions, and love.

My thoughts are often abstract.
It takes time and effort to wrap them up into words.

Mira to Mind control ... about complaints and Complaining.

Why complain ?
What would happen if we stopped complaining ?
What's it all about ?
Why does negative news sell and not positive news ?

In a Sunday morning sermon, Pastor Will told his congregation he wanted to make the world a complaint-free place. To prove he was serious, Will passed out purple bracelets to each church member and offered them a challenge.

"If you catch yourself complaining, you take [the bracelet] and you move it to the other wrist," Will says. "The idea is to ultimately keep it [on the same wrist] for 21 days." Will chose this length of time, he says, because scientists believe it takes that long to form a new habit.
21 days to form a new habit . Interesting.

Will believes if everyone would stop complaining, the world would be a much better place. "[I think] everybody agrees the world is not the way we would like it to be. I wonder if there's some relation between the two."

( http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200703/20070327/slide_20070327_284_108.jhtml )

Shortly after reading this, I receive a text from a client who has received several hours of free therapy from me, requesting a session to discuss his future plans and issues." Fine " I replied, suggesting two possible times and also my fee, which , btw is reasonable.

" hey that's a bit out of my price range , gonna have to take a rain check " comes the reply.

I feel angry, disprespected, cheated and used.

My first complaint of the day.

There is a lesson in here somewhere about freebees. Is it so that when you get something for nothing that you value it less than when you have to pay for it ?

A spot of heat and sunshine magically transform my world.

It must have been around 27C today.
Pleasant, Very pleasant Not too hot at all for me, though I noticed people seeking shade.

Bring it on , I say 25C - 35 C is perfect.

I'm definately going to find myself a cosy spot by water somehwere tomorrow. To heck with the " to do list " if it's sunny and warm - i'm going to be in it soaking up the golden rays.

Clear sky, stars .. but where is the moon ?
Off to bed now
May all sentient beings in all dimensions be well happy and peaceful .

:waves:

Drottningholm castle

The old theatre

round the back of the castle

China Pavillion

Alley of trees right at the end of the park , behind the China Pavilion and then turn right to open fields .

Stopped for tea and waffles in the old cellar café´


fell in love with these marigolds

Three men wrestling with a snake .

Sunshine and heat at last around 25C. I love it ! Stll hot enough for me yet. I like the sort of heat that relaxes every muscle in your body and has you moving around leisurely and slowly.

Buses and trains full of sweaty people should be avoided , The great outdoor especially near water is pure bliss. Drinking water all the time is a must though.

Will post some pics of Drottningholm in a minute

How's your Sunday unfolding ?

11:30 and I'm about to have breakfast.
My "cupboard" aka fridge was bare or nearly bare - no eggs- so I was forced to do some grocery shopping. 10 am on a Sunday morning - noone about. Still half asleep , I was beginning to think I'd got the time wrong

Lovely day. I'm planning to go out to Drottningholm castle and park - the Swedish Royal family's residence. You can go there by boat , but it will probably by packed this time of the year so I'll take the bus to Bromma and then another bus.

Right .. must check times.. have breakfast and then be off. Have a fabulous Sunday .. may the sun shine brightly on your day ...love and peace in all your dimensions.

P.S. to myself. My Dream last night was arty and happy. DOn't remember the details , but it was fun.

Also , last night when I went out to water the plants on the balcony at 2:30 am - I saw a falling star and made a wish !

Could this be the summer that seems to have evaded us so far?

Setting out today not knowing what sort of weather to expect. Stuffed a raincoat in my rucksack as well as glittery shawl. Tank top and jeans it was. Layers are a good thing.

Met Lena at Södra station and then Susanne. Maarja joined us after painting her kitchen

Our day turned out well and unfolded nicely.. The sun did shine on our Pride Parade. It was a good turnout - a bit like being part of a Felini film . Everyone happy .. a lot of gayety .. dancing and singing in the streets. The atmosphere was very gay

Police, Military , Church , political parties, parents of gay and lesbians ,deaf gays , handicapped gay , transvestites ,..... lots of differnt people represented in the Pride Parade.. young and old .. a really colourful parade.

Afterwards Maarja and I went for a bite to eat and then for a coffee at Maria Torget - a lovely square with fountains and trees.

Our angel was with us

Time flew by . Finally Maarja's for drinkies- a couple of campari sodas- and to watch the third Ingmar Bergamn interview on T.V. after which a short walktp Firhemsplan and the train home.

And so to bed .. night night ...

Right .. breakfast and then I'm off to see THE PRIDE PARADE !

Two hours have whizzed by talking to friends and reading emails. Now breakfast , get dressed and catch the train .

Catch you later

The five hour version is on T.V.tonight so I am settling down to watch now. Only one break. May or may not be back.

Enjoy your evening everyone

"You need not leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You need not even listen, simply wait. You need not even wait, just learn to become quiet, and still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice;it will roll in ecstasy at your feet."

(((( hugs back , Merm ))))

I've just been recommended Dr. Michael Newton's book by catzcycradle ( http://www.blog.co.uk/user/catzycradle/ )

So I google and read :

" There comes that time when the soul must once again leave the sanctuary of the spirit world for another trip to earth. This decision is not an easy one. Souls must prepare to leave a world of total wisdom, where they exist in a blissful state of freedom, for the physical and mental demands of a physical body. Once back in the spirit world, souls have misgivings about even temporarily leaving a world of self-understanding, comradeship, and compassion to go to a planetary environment of uncertainty and fear brought about by aggressive, competing humans. Despite having family and friends on earth, many incarnated souls feel lonely and anonymous among large impersonal populations."

Souls have to answer 3 questions before incarnating on the physical plain and they are guided in their decision making process.

(1)
Am I ready for a new physical life?

(2)
What specific lessons do I want to undertake to advance my learning and development?

(3)
Where should I go, and who shall I be in my next life for the best opportunity to work on my goals?

Read more here:

http://www.near-death.com/newton.html

Kept waking up every two hours or so to pee. Was it the grapes I ate before going to bed ? Was it the moon ?

Dream last night

Visting Daz. It is winter. There is a thin layer of snow on the ground and I slip. Daz is wearing a thick overcoat. I'm waiting at the bustop for him to join me.

I'm packing glasses, cups and saucers in a carton to send to South Africa.

I've also packed the old blue suitcase that I have and it's full of clothes.

Client T. phoned. He is back with his g/f and moving back to U.K. ! Nice. He's also decided to train as a therapist or counsellor and has to choose between 2 year course or 5 year course. Which would be better in terms of a career, he asks. Impossible question. How am I supposed to know that ? Sometimes all people want is a sounding board.In the end , may as well fip a coin and then .. if still uncertain " best out of three "

Interesting email from Marie . MUSIC FOR THE SOUL event with Mike Timothy - organised by Brahma Kumaris

Wednesday 19 September .19.00
Musikmuseet
Sibyllegatan 2, Östermalm

The mind mirror illuminates all ingenuously.

Its penetrating, limitless rays reach everywhere

In the universe.

Without exception everything is reflected

In this mirror.

The whole universe is a gem of light

Beyond the terms of in and out.

Sho-do-ka – Song of Realization

Yoka-daishi (d.713)

http://www.dailyzen.com/zen/zen_reading0707.asp

I left my message and one from Alec Weston in Ingmar Bergman's book at Dramaten this afternoon.

Love and Peace.

X

A week passes so quickly. Seems like only yesterdaý that I was writing about TORS day and yet .. here it is again. ODIN's day whizzed by silently.

I wish it was sunny and hot ! A couple of weeks or so of 25C-35C the FEEL of summer instead of having to tense up and wrap up blankets on an evening.

Right then .. now that I've seen her I can go to bed
The Lady moon has come round to my side of the house and I can see her and her beautiful halo from my balcony

WHY is it still so cold ?

Brrrrrr. It would be nice to sit out on the balcony and moonbathe without being wrapped up in blankets !

I would love a week or two of 25- 30C hot sunshine .. heat .. please !

Night night everyone .
Sweet dreams
X

The IKEA 2008 catalogue arrived today.
Have you got yours yet ?

We look forward to this event every year here in Sweden hehehehe
takes so little to keep us amused .

I'm still in Ingmar Bergman energies today .

Just watched part of a 4 hour interview , ( 2000) that Malou von Sivers had with Ingmar Bergman and an old Swedish actor,Erland Josephson. Life ,death and love.

It was quite weird seeing Ingemar Bergman, now on the otherside of the veil,but then 82 and very much alive talking his own death. He said he was quite looking forward to death whereas Erland Josephson didn't like the idea at all and said that it scared him.

It was fascinating to litsen to these two old men who had charmed so many women both on stage and off speaking so openly and candidly about sad and difficult times in their long lives.

Gunilla rang earlier for a chat on a break from wallpapering their bedroom. One year she had spent 6 intensive weeks on Fårö filming with both Ingemar Bergman and Liv Ullman. We need to talk more about this.

Lena N is also back from a week in Corsica and a week visiting friends and relatives, among them daughter's inlaws. We are planning to check out Stockholm Pride Parade on Saturday http://www.stockholmpride.org/program
Stockholm PRIDE festival started on Monday and finishes on Sunday , 5th August.