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  • GJM meeting , tulips,chilli prawns and gayatri.


    Muffled is how I feel today.Always a price to pay for moving dust around. Allergies strike and I get all snotty and congested. It was my turn to host the GJLM meeting yesterday. 13:00 Jill and Gunilla arrive with tulips and beautiful rose quartz candle. Lena, still in Peking , working.

    I made lunch; chilli prawns, rice , salad and gayatri cake. The tulips opened uo during the night










    I love the orange glow - they go nicely with my orange painting.

    I am so glad we could meet yesterday. My sinuses are clearing now ...damn those allergies ... drinking lots of sage tea and water to flush away the snot :-) Forgot all about taking pictures yesterday, so here's one of the tulips that are beginning to open up and looking glorious. I shall burn the candle while doing my affirmations and blessings so that way your energies will be there too.

    I am affirming perfect health for us all, Loving , harmonious relationships.
    and The prefect safe and beautiful home for each of us.All these are basic needs that we all share.

    Tarot messages;


    Jill : Judgement/ Assessment
    Gunilla : Star of hope
    Mira : Chariot

    We meet again on the 8th , 16:00 at Jill's and I'll send Lena an email , I hope she can make it then too.

    I'm going to catch up on messages now .......TTFN

  • My little CD from the 80s

    My little CD player from the 80s is back in action following the demise of younger CD which started by being tempremental, playing some CD's and not others and then not playing any at all .
    This little chap has sentimental value for me. My dear friend Ove , a steward no longer with us bought it for me in New York.
    Bless little CD's parts inside and out . May it continue to play and entertain. Part of Ove's soul speaks through this little machine.
    CD is only the pile of CD's to give you an idea of size .
  • Back from " slap me happy "

    Not only did I survive , but also went for a falafel afterwards and did some food shopping on the way home.

    Also tried tp get my dad's old Russian Pilot's watch to be repaired by Chinese watch repair man( 0ne of few watch repair men still left in the city ) only to be told that he would not do it. " This watch contains radio active stuff and I don't want to open it "
    88|:??::**: Well I never ! Could it be true ? ??? The watch is about 50 years old and still works , but the pin that winds it up broke off :(

    Anyway .. back to slap me happy ....

    I am doing very well. Apparently my dreams this past month which nclude : death , dead relatives and friends, weddings, funerals , churches, rape , murder , bank, men in suits and conference centres mean that I am integrating parts of myself and becoming more authentic. :)

    Last night's dream was a breakthrough :yes: Improved realtionship with my mother , and the caring mother in me :) Good to know. Interesting , very interesting :)

  • First post of the day and dream last night

    Right.

    First post of the day.

    Moobathed again last night - fantastic clear night sky with stars twinkling away to their hearts delight :yes: I've started leaving the blinds up so the moon shines right onto my bed. She woke me up at 4 am or thereabouts , so bright and silver surrounded by a golden halo . " Hallo " I said .." What ya up to ? " and closed my eyes to dream on and listen to her messages.

    I did dream. I was at a friend Dagne's funeral. She died three years ago, but this was her funeral in my dream. We were using the side chapel of a huge gothic church. Half way through the service , a group of Finnish tourist came walking through. I get up and shoo them out directing them to the main entrance.

    After a while mum and I go into the main part of the church. There is a service going on. A one point we stand up and I remain standing after the others sit down until I feel my mum nudging me . She's laughing laudly. For a while I laugh along with her , seeing the funny side , but then I decide I've had enough of church services and decide to leave .

    NO :no: Sally , I haven't been at the cheese lol ... I am going to take this up at my shrinking " slap me happy " session with H today .

    So, I'd better get a move on ..... TTFN hope you've all had a great weekend . Catch up with you later . Byeeeee ! :wave:

    P.s. for the record - it's a bright and sunny day again :)

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    I'm logging off now .

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    Night night Blogland :wave:

  • Freeing your creative spirit

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    Freeing Your Creative Spirit

    You may feel a desire to express yourself through creative means today. You might be spending more time journaling or writing poetry, painting, or enjoying some favorite hobbies. This inspired mind-set puts forth such beneficial energy, so you might take this opportunity to direct some of it toward strengthening your relationship with yourself today.

    One of the best ways of doing this is by giving yourself the gift of some quiet time alone. You could engage in some soothing self-pampering activities to nurture yourself, spend time reading uplifting material, or immerse yourself in the restorative power of nature by visiting a local park, botanical gardens, or nature preserve. Spending quality time alone allows us to connect more deeply with our spiritual source and lend greater clarity to our creative insight.

    Our desire for creative expression is often an inner calling from our authentic self, yearning for more freedom and enjoyment in our lives. As we make a point of honoring our need for quality personal time, we begin to shed the distractions and demands of our daily lives and slip into a more peaceful state of mind.

    With a growing sense of inner peace, we are able to reconnect to our source and inspire greater clarity and insight that encourages our creative spirit to flow easily and joyfully.

    As you embrace the opportunity to honour your authentic self today, you are also freeing your creative inspiration and allowing it to grace every aspect of your life.

    from www.mydailyom.com

  • Dream last night

    I've lots of coins in my purse; big old coppar pennies, sixpences , one or two 10p pieces and some small coins. I'm trying to pay for something to use them all up. Surely all the little bits will amount to something ? I'm counting them out for a woman.

    Men is suits leading a seminar or conference.
    There's one in every room presenting a topic .
    They are all full of themselves. They've learned how to package material so that it sells and people take it all in .One of them boast about how arriving in a helicopter and what that costs and how it is worth it , for the image and the effect. The twit. I find it all very irritating and stupid. :roll:

  • Moonbathing

    I woke up around 3 am , saw the silvery moon , opened the blinds and let her shine in. I love moonbathing. This morning bright sunshine streams in and is also most welcome :-)

    As I wipe sleep out of my eyes, I survey the result of yesterday's work and immediately see more that needs to be done. Still, I remember to pause and pat myself on the back for what I have done. :yes: :)

  • What's it all about ?

    Clearing clutter, tidying , organising , moving furniture around , reading and deleting files – what ‘s it all about ? It’s connected to my goals for 2008 which are becoming clearer as I do this.

    To simplify
    To clear old energies
    To make room for what is new.

    KISS - Keep It Simple,Sweetheart ;)

    " YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE WITH A GOAL A life without purpose is like a ship without a rudder. Goals are dreams that are written down. The purpose of a goal is to focus your attention. Your mind will reach toward achievement only when it has a goal. "

    I shall continue to visualize my next step in order to fulfil my cunning plan. ;)

    “ Keep moving after you achieve your goal and set another. Momentum is maintained by always having something to look forward to. Constantly give yourself something to work for. “

    Do what you can do well, and do well whatever you can do and you'll achieve any goal that you set for yourself. You can plant your dream with a goal.”

    Inspired by www.thedailyguru.com

  • Kryon Channelling

    CHANNELLING
    2007/2008 TRANSITION

    This live channelling was Given in Smithfield, Utah
    December 9, 2007

    To help the reader, this channelling has been rechannelled [by Lee and Kryon] and added onto to provide even clearer understanding. Often what happens live, has implied energy within it, which carries a kind of communication that the printed page does not. So enjoy this enhanced message given in Utah about the 2007/2008 transition.

    Greetings dear ones, I am Kryon of magnetic service. There are those here who have not seen this before who would say, indeed it is the Human Being. The voice is the same, the personality, the face... all is the same. How could a transition occur in such a short amount of time from
    one side of the veil to the other? And I will tell you, it didn't. For what my partner has permitted in these years is a meld: A melding between the Higher-Self of a Human Being and that which you call Kryon. He has done this because the energy of the planet allows for it. My partner has refined and cleared the path for a transition of energy from one side of the veil to another... one that you would say is instantaneous. Seemingly there is no preparation. But that's because he's already ready. No preparation, because the room is ready. No preparation, because the hearts hearing and reading are ready.

    This is the way of communication in these days, for those who have the intent to listen, for instant communication is possible and the days where massive preparation to prepare the Human body for this kind of thing are lessening. For the Human body is ready.

    There is a group coming into this place that's going to surround you. If you choose, you can feel them. The group will press upon you and hold your hands and look into your eyes. They will say, "Listen up!" for this message is going to be given only one time, because it is a profound message. It's about the time you live in; the month you live in; the year that you're in. There will be those apart from the ones in what you call this time period who are listening now and who are reading now. I see them. I see you. I know who you are. This message is for you as well [the ones after the fact]. Listen up, for I'm going to explain some things you need to hear.

    Before we start any teaching, any explanation, I want to give the group a moment to settle. There is energy here, should you choose to feel it, that represents the energy of love. Listen doubter: Are you too dense to feel the love of God? Could you believe perhaps just for a moment, that there is more to the universe than you think? Maybe there is indeed a power that is intelligent and loves you and knows your name? Even if you don't absorb any other metaphysical thing tonight, can you just sit and feel loved? Is that too much? Just sit and feel loved for a few moments. Can you open your heart and let that happen? And it would be a beginning of letting us in, a safe experience. Nothing is going to happen to you dear human being, other than an expanded consciousness.

    I must precede this message with a short teaching about numerology.. . with a teaching about the equivalency of energy and year-sums. All this is to say that I must give you insight as to the numerological values of the years that you have been sitting in, including this one, and the energy of them. Numerology is the study of the energy of numbers. In your particular case it's limited numerology because you do it in base ten. There are ten integers you use, the whole numbers one through zero, and so that's what we will use too.

    The explanation that follows is that no matter how big a number is, add it together until you get just one number. The exceptions are the master numbers which are double numbers as 11, 22, 33 and so on. Except for these master numbers, reduce everything else to one number by adding them together, and it will give you insight into the energy of what the number means. Keep adding them together until you have just one number. There are those who doubt the validity of this process. They don't understand the system, and feel that what you are doing is random. Let me say again that to you, randomness and chaos is what you often see as 3D creatures when you look at the interdimensional system of God. However, you're going to be surprised if you study numerology. It will tell a lot about who you are - and the potentials that might be there.

    There are only nine numbers in your numerology: one through nine. You consider the zero as nothing within your math and toss it aside. So continue to do that for this example. Take for instance the year that is coming, 2008. If you add the numbers together they become a ten. So the numerological sum of 2008 is ten. However, you are not finished until you get one number. So continue adding. Add the one and zero of the ten together, to give you a ONE. So the energy of what is coming next year is one. I will tell you what that means in a moment if you are not already aware of it. There is something occurring - within the year's structure in front of you, that you are not honoring and have not thought of.

    Let's play with energy and numbers: 1987 was the year of the Harmonic Convergence. Adding these numbers in that year gives you a seven (7). In numerological terms, seven has the energy of sacredness. It was a sacred year for a sacred event. Indeed it was! If you had seen that coming in numerology, you would have had an inkling as to what might have happened to your free choice. For in 1987 you made a sacred decision about changing your future.

    If you would do the numerology regarding the year that Kryon arrived, 1989, as I told you in the first Kryon book, you will get a nine (9). I gave you two numbers to examine in the first book: The first was the number nine (9) and that was the number of the year 1989, or eleven (11). I said that there would be two numbers that would define the age. I also defined the numbers back then: The nine stood for completion, and that the other number (which is a master number) was eleven. Eleven stands for illumination. The 9:11 combo. Back in 1989 you had no concept of what 9:11 would become to you. Go look for these words I gave you. They are there! Oh doubter, look for it; go find it 19 years ago, it's there. We talked about those two numbers and think of what they now mean to you today. Do they mean fear or sorrow, or do you look at their numerological values and see the numerological message? It is: The end of the old, into the illumination of the new. That's what it's about.

    The year 2002 is when the Kryon grid group finished the grid. I told you they would, and gave you that year. 2002 is a four (4). If you know your numerological energies, four is Gaia. It is Mother Earth, an Earth Energy. You see? It wasn't an accident that we selected that year, for the energy for it was correct. It all comes together; all part of the puzzle; all meaning something for those who wish to see it.

    You sit in 2007, and there is something remarkable about this transition. The 2007/2008 transition is the first time this particular transition math has happened in this, the first millennium of the 2000s. It is the first occurrence after the millennium shift. Add this up and it represents a nine (9) and a one (1) together. Indeed this combination happens every decade, but this is the first occurrence. It is the first one within the generation of the 2012 transition! All of this should have been flagged for you. You should have looked at it very carefully and said: "What might happen when you're going from 2007, which is a nine (9), to 2008, which is a one (1)?" Nine represents "completion" and one represents "New beginnings." Wouldn't you think it means something?

    Now look at the numerological meaning of the number representing the distance between this "completion" year 2007, and 2012. The distance between 2007 and 2012 is five years. You say, "and what's a five (5) mean, Kryon?" Five is change! What is the numerological value of 2012? It's also five (5). Just think: change/change. Tell me, if you believe in energy, do you think this sequence of events is trying to tell you something? Dear Ones, I have just given you a scenario of what I wanted you to hear and see, because of what you've gone through this year (2007) and especially within the last four months, heading into 2008.

    I'm going to explain something to you now that is very difficult for my partner to relate to, for it is not linear. It's the second time that I have given him this picture, but this is the time I chose for the recording and transcription. I like him to have seen the information one time before. It gives him more clarity, and this message needs it. [This message was also given the day before in San Raphael, California].

    2007 is an end year - completion - the very number shouts "the end." Let me tell you what it is really: It's a reconfiguration of an energy platform which will allow you to go into a new beginning platform, fresh and clean. It is not an upgrade. It does not take an old energy and add to it. That is linear. You expect linear change; you expect all things to happen in a linear fashion. If you exercise a muscle, over time you expect it to get bigger and bigger. The more you exercise it, the bigger it will get. And you apply that same logic to energy in general. But that's not the way it works from Spirit.

    The energy that we give to you is interdimensional and spiritual in nature. It is not linear. There is an attribute that took place this year... Listen up! this is for you. [Kryon reawakening those who are floating]. This is something that you need to know about, because in these last four months the energy you depended on; the energy you thought would always be there; the things that should have happened in clarity... did not!

    Seemingly a collapse began instead of an advance to better things. Many of you had life challenges. Some of you lost connection to spirit altogether! Some of you began wondering where this is going and what has happened, and why you didn't get what you were working toward. So I'll tell you: All that is taking place at this moment is a winding down of all the gifts and the tools you have come to depend on, in order to bring them to zero. Then they will reconfigure and burst upon the scene with renewed and more powerful potential. But not until at least the middle of the month of January in 2008, will they all be back.

    And so there is a space of time from now til then for you to work through. We have some advice in a moment, but before we go any further we would like to tell you this: This reconfiguration is not linear. It doesn't make sense to you why the energy would have to go away just so it could come back! But that is the way of it in a reality you don't experience on earth. Some of you have been through challenging times in these last months. I know who sits before me, and who reads these words. I know who hears this message. Oh, dear human being, do not blame yourself, for what has transpired or what has not transpired. I want you just to hold on. Don't blame yourself! For it is common with Human Beings and reflects a 3D "cause and effect" relationship. It's common for Humans to blame themselves profusely when things don't go the way they think they should, spiritually. You are used to being responsible. But right now, you are not!

    Now I give you two examples and they may shock you. You didn't expect that I would talk about these people in this lesson - precious people - a man and a woman - 2000 years apart.

    In your mind, I want to take you to a place that you know well. I know where I am, and I know where I am speaking. I know of the energy of this place of this land, so I'm about to give you an example you'll understand for your culture. Consider for a moment the Jew called Jesus. He's on the cross, being crucified, and seemingly at the point of death. Recorded history will say, and not accurately by the way, that he cried out: "My God, why have You forsaken me?" He didn't say that, actually. What he said is "Where have You gone?" Jesus the master felt a withdrawal. He felt all of the guides, all of the entities which he counted on, were gone. All of the wisdom drained from his body. He felt the darkness and the blackness invade him. It went through the bubble of security that he had counted on all of his life, as the Master of Wisdom and Love that he was, and he cried out for help. It was noted, transcribed, and given to you. It's history.

    Now, did you ever ask yourself how someone so close to God could have had such an experience? Just when he needed his entourage the most... they left! Let me tell you this: What he experienced was a non-linear shift of energy. He was taken to zero for just a moment... just a moment, so he could go into something called ascension. Then it all came back. Unrecorded was what happened after that. You didn't know what happened next. You didn't hear him go "ahhh." It wasn't recorded, you see? The love of God poured into him, with more power than he ever had before. That's the way it works, and for a moment he blamed himself as the human he was. For just a moment... for a moment... just a moment, he questioned his faith.

    Let me tell you about a precious woman whose whole life was lived under the umbrella of compassion. The older she became, the more compassionate she became. And she is one of you [in your modern times] and her name was Mother Teresa. I would like to tell you about this woman. Did you know she died in sorrow? You might ask, "Why would such a woman who is so close to God, die in sorrow? With all the things that she had been doing - with the reverence that had been placed upon her very name - allowing for sainthood itself - why would she die in sorrow?" It's because she was a linear Human Being who did not understand the shift of energy upon her.

    Years before her death, along her path, her energy shifted. She had earned it, and it went to zero for a moment. The old station she used to tune to was gone, and a new frequency was there, begging her to change the way she did things so she could find it and be joyful... with more power and compassion than ever. But she didn't understand. She thought that she had been left alone - lost her connection.

    Why would God do such a thing? Why would God depart from a saint of compassion? And I'll tell you the truth: God never did! What happened was that she misinterpreted the change of energy. It's the same thing that is happening in a general way right now. It's going away slightly, so it can come back strong with new attributes. And this compassionate beautiful woman did not understand that she was being asked to tune to the next station, literally change the way that she meditated, the way she contacted spirit. She would have to go around the protocol she had been trained in and speak to the master directly. But she stayed with her teaching and nothing happened. Her training in an older energy kept her in a prison of protocol, and then she died in sorrow. Oh, but she never lost her compassion, for that was her gift right to the end.

    Don't blame yourself for what has transpired in these last months, for these are trying times. We have some advice for you during this time: (1) Do not change your path. Don't make any startling moves because of what's happened, or what you feel right now. These are times that are difficult especially for Lightworkers. You seemingly have lost your connection for a little bit. Go through the rest of this year. Know that the energy will start to change very soon. By the second week in January, you will know it is back and will start feeling the refreshing breeze of your light... what you are used to.

    Some of you have felt this more than others. Some of you have stayed centered so that you have felt only a little of this. Others of you have been devastated! You have not understood that I speak to many that are not in the room [reading and listening later] Don't blame yourself!

    I've got some other advice: Many of you will feel like the energy is in a constant ongoing retrograde. Communications is interrupted, one of the attributes of a common retrograde, but in this particular case it's communications with the system. When you leave the place it will continue like a constant ongoing retrograde. It explains why you're not sleeping - why meditation is more difficult.

    The second advice is this: Be circumspect and careful - slow to anger, and fast to be patient. Lightworker, listen to me. In these next weeks be slow to anger and be patient please. Some of the tools that you have counted on in these last years, right now are at their lowest ebb. They have to go down in order to come back.

    This holiday season brings families together, but that's when sometimes the sparks fly, don't they? If you're assaulted verbally, I want you to answer in love. It's time to practice what you know, even without the enhancement of the angel standing next to you. Be slow to anger - slow to speak - answer with love - cry later. Relationships have the ability to burst apart at this time. The glue that holds them together quite often is strained to the max during these times of diminishing energy, before it comes back. I tell you this so you will make no decisions rashly. Answer these challenges with love and hold on. You've been in it for four moths now, and it's not going to get worse. But it will continue for awhile.

    Now let's talk about the Good News. 2008 brings you a new toolset. Those who know how to co-create will find this to be far easier than it ever was before. Some of the things that you have been waiting for, the messages that you have been waiting for, the abundance of the synchronicity you have been waiting for, is there for you to finally realize.

    I know who is here. I know who is listening. I know who is reading. This is a message for a few months, but it's a timeless message on how Spirit works with these kinds of stairsteps of energy within important times. This is especially true in the first part of a millennium shift, especially as you are heading towards the 2012. New co-creative gifts are upon you. My partner gave you some advice today [during the seminar] which I gave him to give you, and that was that co-creation requires synchronicity. Synchronicity requires that you stand up and go and be and do, in order to meet those who'll create the synchronicity with you and for you. God is not going to fall on you with a miracle as you sit there praying.

    So in these times the advice is this: Don't move too fast. Answer with love. Be patient. And while this is happening, feel the Love of God that never goes away. All the tools may vanish for a little while, but the Love of God is forever.

    And so it is that the entourage who comes in with me leaves... or perhaps doesn't? [Kryon humor] We tell you this: As some of you rise from the chairs or stop listening or stop reading... how would you like to take some of us with you? Some of the energy that I bring in right now is available to take with you. So even though Kryon goes away some of the energy remains in an interdimensional state, hovering with you, ready to go in to your consciousness and soothe the Higher-Self. It's your choice.

    Dear Lightworker, dear changer of the planet, there is a potential in you that you don't realize. Even those who don't believe any of what's happening right now are involved. Medicine-man? [Kryon is speaking to someone in the audience who is a doubter] (Kryon pause) You have known all your life, haven't you? Believe what you choose my friend, but don't ever sacrifice the love of God.

    Go peacefully ? answer with love ? until the next time ? I'm Kryon, Lover of humanity.
    And so it is.
    Kryon

  • Phew

    Moving furniture around really takes it out of you ;)

    For a long time now I've been planning moving electronic equipment out of my bedroom and then it came to me that today was the day it was going to happen and come together.

    I've gone over the logistics in my mind a dozen times. It does not always work out in real life. There's always something you've overlooked and the whole plan can be thwarted.

    The plan was to move the desk in my bedroom into the blue room - i.e. office / therapy room / guest room. It's only a little room and there's a rather large glass top coffee table in there that is too heavy for me to move.The unit that used to be in the corner left this summer, so I was able to squash it up against the wall and cover it wit plants , until such time that it can be moved out.

    There was a moment of panic when I thought desk and I were stuck in he doorway .I had to unscrew it so that I could get it through the door. It's times like these I could really do with a man around the house :)). Anyway , now the desk and the very old PC are settled in the blue room so I can work in there. In time even the very old PC will leave and Mac will take his place once the wireless internet gets set up :yes: See.. that's the cunning plan :)

    So now, I'm freshly showered and shampooed , sipping on glass of Bardalino , while veggies roast away in the oven .I've rubbed arnica ointment into my back , just in case . Stage two of getting bedroom organised tomorrow, I'm done for tonight . *cheers* bloggity friends :wave:

  • Organising and tidying continues.

    Spent all afternoon tidying stuff on computers and transferring files from one to the other.

    How do I transfer files from PC to Mac ? I could e-mail them but that would take forever. There must be an easier way . Hmmmm

    Clearing stuff on computers is very much like going through a pile of letters and documents without the dust :) I stop to read and get sidetracked.

    As all this is going on I'm also thinking about re arranging furniture and working out the logistics of it all.

    Every thing needs a proper place to live ... and where would that be? That is the question.

    I also worked out how to change the date on my camera. I noticed the date fas set as 2006 and the time as a.m. and not p.m. Downloaded the manual - could not make sense of it - and then , by some fluke , managed to click the right buttons to set the date and time. :) Relief. It was annoying me no end.

    A glass of wine now :) cheers !

  • Some chuckles and groans from across the big pond

    My friend Barb in Chicago keeps sending me these ;)

    There are two sides to every divorce: Yours
    and Shithead's.

    I live in my own little world but it's OK,
    everyone knows me here.

    I don't do drugs 'cause I find I get the same
    effect just by standing up really fast.

    A sign In a Chinese Pet Store: 'Buy one dog,get one flea.'

    I got a sweater for Christmas. I really wanted a screamer or a moaner.

    I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected.

    If life deals you lemons, make lemonade; if it deals you tomatoes, make
    Bloody Marys.

    I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you
    want to annoy for the rest of your life.

    Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative.

    Every time I walk into a singles bar I can΄hear Mom's wise words: 'Don't
    pick that up, you don't know where it's been!

    :) :wave:

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    >
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    TTFN :wave: off to help celebrate Monica's birthday :)

  • Urgent message from Mother

    Unnoticed and still very close to the ground,
    a message is rising into
    consciousness. It is growing more in some
    places than others. Invisibly linked
    like communication on the Internet, or like
    bilocality noted in physics where
    related particles separated by vast distances
    move together, or like
    wellsprings drawing from the same aquifer,
    women are getting the message: Gather the women, save the world.

    Jean Shinoda Bolen, Urgent Message From Mother

    Beautiful and profound. It's not only women who are tapping into this message.

    Paulo Coelho wrote in his blog the other day "The words I utter will be kept in the memory of
    the Universe as a record of what I think." ( Paulo Coelho's post 22 January 2008 )

    I find the whole idea of the Internet, The world soul , and the Collective unconscious, and blogland absolutely FASCINATING

    We are all droplets of water in this huge ocean of LOVE.

  • Yawn.....

    I've been up since 6 am dealing with all sorts of stressful thoughts, examining them and then dumping them.

    I've learned that when I wake up and cannot go back to sleep again , it's useless tossing and turning , I might as well get up for a while to write and unload.

    It works . I'm feeling sleepy now , so I am going to crawl back into bed and see if I can dream a bit more.

    Here's where I was earlier getting inspired www.thework.com The video clips of Katie in action are brilliant.

    TTFN :wave: I am SO grateful that I can go back to bed. THANK YOU Universe for this and all my blessings

    :)

  • Dealing with stressful thoughts

    Monitor your stressful thoughts by checking on your emotional state right in the moment.

    Ask yourself the key question: Do I feel good right now? If the answer is no, then repeat those five magic words: I want to feel good, then shift to: I intend to feel good. Monitor your emotions, and detect how much stress-and anxiety-producing thinking you're engaging in. This monitoring process keeps you apprised of whether you're on the path of least resistance or going in the other direction.

    Wayne Dyer

  • Under pressure - for Miza

    Miza , this is for you !

    Now I'm off to do THE WORK on my own issues www.thework.com

  • My enemy is my friend

    Audio: My Enemy is My Friend
    If I see an enemy, I need to take another look, because that is my friend, not my enemy. Enemies enlighten me to myself. That makes themn friends. In the world of the personality, friends are people who agree with you... Download the audio file here >> from ; http://www.byronkatie.com/

    http://www.thework.com/audio/enemyasfriend.mp3

  • Superfooods for body and soul

    Superfoods seem to be the trend right now in the media here replacing GI

    It is important for food to be colourful.
    Red fruit and vegetables are extremely good for you.
    Billberries can retard aging
    A glass of red wine a day is good
    A handful of walnuts a day reduces risk of heart attack by 50 %

    It's not only the food that you eat that is important. Food , nourishment and exercise for the mind is equally important, so I have started writing " morning pages " again a la Julia Cameron in " The Artist's Way "

    3 pages of long hand writing . first thing each morning, whatever comes into your mind . Takes 15- 20 minutes. It's really good. Did this for one and half years at the beginning of my burn out period and then on and off as needed. An excellent tonic :yes: There's a lot to be said for stream of consciousness writing too.

    Music :African CD that A-S gave me

  • Dream

    Dream
    Someone installing an air conditioner high up on the facade of a building opposite . Looks like Maarja's house. I 'm concerned - as I think it might be blocking the window . It's the only air conditioner on that wall. Strange.

  • Foods that can turn your health around

    http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200605/tows_past_20060501.jhtml

    Foods in the hall of shame :

    http://www.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/20060501/yourbody_20060501_350_201.jhtml

    Foods in the hall of fame :
    These are superfoods that keep you healthy and reverse the aging process.

    http://www.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/20060501/yourbody_20060501_350_206.jhtml

    SIX superfoods

    Olive oil
    garlic
    tomatoes
    spinach
    nuts
    pomegranate

  • Quite pleased with myself today

    I'm quite pleased with myself today because :

    I went for a brisk walk around the lake at lunchtime

    I shredded yet another old file ( clearing clutter 2# )

    I discovered , by accident , that my digital camera takes video clips :yes: - with sound too 88|U-(

    I have not eaten potatoes today or bread.

  • Delivering a baby

    In my dream last night

    Janet ( a friend and business partner from the past ) is pregnant and we go to a place which has the feel of a school or clinic.
    We don't go into the classroom because they are in morning assembly
    ( looks like my primary school )

    We wait outside with the others in the hall.

    Janet lies down and starts to feel a painful contraction and I go over and start breathing exercises with her - they seem to work
    Next , a big contraction and I see the baby's head- it just pops out ! I grab hold of it all slimy and bloody and hold it up to her and see that it is a baby girl. I place her on J's chest. The baby wants to find the breast , but there is a brochure in front of it's face and it is trying to see past it.

    Then I wake up

  • Thoughts around lunchtime

    Quite bright today.The morning has flown ... I should COULD go for a walk now before lunch and before the sun sets only to rise again the next day.

    Point of power is now.. carpe diem and all that

    "If, before going to bed every night, you will tear a page from the calendar, and remark, 'there goes another day of my life, never to return,' you will become time conscious."

    -- A. B. Zu Tavern

    Must just post my dream , and then I'll go out :wave:

  • Clearing clutter #1

    That's one file from 1993 shredded. I think we are only required to keep accounts for 10 years or is it 6 ?

    I have such a lot of stuff - old papers etc that need chucking. Out with the old :yes:

    I wonder if I can clear a file a day .. that would be 365 in a year and I haven't got that many files. One bag of stuff a day . Make it a meditation. Make it a habit , like brushing teeth. A act of will. Can I do it ?

    How to eat an elephant ... bit by bit .

  • About stuff

    Stuff - there's so much of it. I'm not as rich as some , but still, I have so much stuff and it's overwhelming. Taking care of stuff is an enormous responsibility. I'm always clearing clutter in search of simplicity. Getting rid of stuff is not as easy as it seems , not if you do it properly.

    A friend sent me this- it's the first one in a series and provocative in a good way, I think

    Added: December 03, 2007
    The Story of Stuff http://www.storyofstuff.com will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.

    The movie is just the beginning of the story. Watch it, learn more and get involved here: www.StoryofStuff.com (less)

  • Song of the flower

    Kahlil Gibran's " The Prophet" has long been a favourite of mine and seen me through sleepless nights , thick and thin. This beautiful poem, new to me, was posted by a friend on Facebook today

    SONG OF THE FLOWER
    by Khalil Gibran

    I am a kind word uttered and repeated
    By the voice of Nature;
    I am a star fallen from the
    Blue tent upon the green carpet.
    I am the daughter of the elements
    With whom Winter conceived;
    To whom Spring gave birth; I was
    Reared in the lap of Summer and I
    Slept in the bed of Autumn.

    At dawn I unite with the breeze
    To announce the coming of light;
    At eventide I join the birds
    In bidding the light farewell.

    The plains are decorated with
    My beautiful colors, and the air
    Is scented with my fragrance.

    As I embrace Slumber the eyes of
    Night watch over me, and as I
    Awaken I stare at the sun, which is
    The only eye of the day.

    I drink dew for wine, and hearken to
    The voices of the birds, and dance
    To the rhythmic swaying of the grass.

    I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath;
    I am the memory of a moment of happiness;
    I am the last gift of the living to the dead;
    I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.

    But I look up high to see only the light,
    And never look down to see my shadow.
    This is wisdom which man must learn.

    BEAUTIFUL :p

  • It's always a good time to change

    The first step toward getting somewhere
    is to decide that you're not going to stay
    where you are.

    You're a product of your environment.
    So choose an environment
    that will best develop you toward your goals.

    Analyze your life in terms of your environment.
    Are the things around you helping you toward
    your success or are they holding you back?

    Your world today is a living expression of how
    you are using and have used your mind.
    It's something that you can change at any time.

    You don't have to remain a captive of your
    environment.
    Don't say "If I could change, I would change,"
    say "I can change, and I will change."

    ( From The Daily Guru which is a FREE service, in need of funding to stay on line . If you would like to make a $5, $10 or $20 donation to it would be much appreciated. As a gesture of thanks and gratitude, all donations will receive a spiritual development ebook based on "Self Mastery" valued at $39 for FREE )

    You can make donations by clicking on this link:-

    http://www.thedailyguru.com/donations.htm

  • About a lizard ( from my friend Barb across the Big Pond)

    Here's a funny lizard story.

    If you have raised kids (or been one) and gone through the pet syndrome,
    including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have
    you laughing out LOUD!

    I had to take my son's lizard to the vet. Here's what happened: Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was "something wrong" with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner in his room.

    "He's just lying there looking sick," he told me. "I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"

    I put my best lizard-healer expression on my face and followed him into his
    bedroom. One of the little lizards was indeed lying on his back, looking
    stressed. I immediately knew what to do.

    "Honey," I called, "come look at the lizard!"

    "Oh, my gosh!" my wife exclaimed. "She's having babies."

    "What?" my son demanded. "But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!"

    I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we
    DID NOT want them to reproduce," I said accusingly to my wife.

    "Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?" she inquired.
    (I think she actually said this sarcastically!)

    "No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her, (in my most
    loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth).

    "Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.

    "Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you know," she informed
    me (Again with the sarcasm!)

    By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I
    shrugged, deciding to make the best of it.

    "Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience," I announced. "We're about
    to witness the miracle of birth."

    "Oh, gross!" they shrieked.

    "Well, isn't THAT just great? What are we going to do with a litter of tiny
    little lizard babies?" my wife wanted to know.

    We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny
    foot would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later.

    "We don't appear to be making much progress," I noted.

    "It's breech," my wife whispered, horrified.

    "Do something, Dad!" my son urged.

    "Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next
    appeared, giving it a gentle tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times
    with the same results.

    "Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know "Maybe they could
    talk us through the trauma." (You see a pattern here with the females in my
    house?)

    "Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son
    holding the cage in his lap.

    "Breathe, Ernie, breathe," he urged.

    "I don't think lizards do Lamaze," his mother noted to him. (Women can be so
    cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this
    boy is of her womb, for God's sake.).

    The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little
    animal through a magnifying glass.

    "What do you think, Doc, a C-section?" I suggested scientifically.

    "Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. And Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to
    you privately for a moment?" I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.

    "Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.

    "Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This lizard is not in labor. In fact,
    that isn't EVER going to happen. Ernie is a boy. You see, Ernie is a young
    male. And occasionally, as they come into maturity, like most male species,
    they um . . . um . . . masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back."
    He blushed, glancing at my wife.

    We were silent, absorbing this. "So, Ernie's just . . . just ...excited," my
    wife offered.

    "Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood. More silence.

    Then my vicious, cruel wife started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh
    loudly.

    "What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I
    married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness.

    Tears were now running down her face. "It's just . . . that . . . I'm
    picturing you pulling on its . . . its . . . teeny little . . ." She gasped
    for more air to bellow in laughter once more.

    "That's enough," I warned.

    We thanked the vet and hurriedly bundled the lizard and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.

    "I know Ernie's really thankful for what you did, Dad," he told me.

    "Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter.

    Two lizards: $140.
    One cage: $50.
    Trip to the vet: $30.
    Memory of your husband pulling on a lizard's winkie: Priceless.

    Moral of the story: Pay attention in biology class. Lizards lay eggs

  • Sleepy Sunday

    I suppose I'd better blog something
    :yawn:
    A blog a day keeps the doc away ?
    U-(
    :yawn:
    My house guest has gone home.
    We had such fun
    :yawn:
    Food was good
    :)
    Wine was good
    Chat was good :)

    We even drank healthily - one of the bottles of wine consumed was ecological and bio dynamic and heaven knows what else ... a Cote du Rhone ... light and fruity... and full of vitamins :))

    And now , listening to music .. all done .. post complete ... say no more !:wave::>>

  • A bit of drama in the middle of the night.

    Bang, crash and woosh at 4:30 this morning wakes me up with the start. Blurry eyed I go to investigate and find that mybig living room window , which is never opened has been blown open by the wind. As it opens inwards , everything that was on the windowsill is now on the floor; Mr Amar Yllis's in pieces, pot shattered , soil everywhere and a lovely heart shaped mother of pearl box shattered. Newly bought speakers rattle a bit now when shaken , but still work.

    It's a blessing that the big vase on the table in front of the window was not knocked over and broken, I would have been upset then. The aloe plant remained unscathed and the the other plant in a long metal container landed on its base, oddly enough. It could have been a lot worse.

    Right. I h ave a mess to clean up . TTFN.. :wave:

  • Shower, clean sheets and bed

    There was a film on , " Angel Eyes " romantic drama with Jennifer Lopez. Just what the doctor ordered.

    Now I'm going to make my bed with freshly laundered sheets , have a shower and then dreamland here I come .

    Night night all .. : yawn: :wave: :zzz: peace zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    .)

  • Laundry, Astrid and House

    The day has whizzed by.Two laundry loads done involving millions of steps down to the cellar and back.

    I've cleared a couple of shelves and done some filing of papers lying around, organising and moving dust around

    Neighbour popped in to tell me that Astrid the 96 year old lady downstairs had died in hospital after a stroke, Bless her soul. She was the first one to move into this house when in was built in 1946. Only this summer , wearing her newly purchased wig she was chatting up the workmen while they were repairing the roof.

    Now relaxing sipping red wine and munching on pumpkin seeds while watching " House " which has finished now. Criminal minds is on now - nothing better to watch, might have to do the ironing :))

    Happy weekend , everyone :wave:

  • Nice and easy, tasty , spicy recipe for prawns , anyone ?

    I'm looking for a garlicky, spicy, but not too spicy, prawns recipe .. anyone ??

    :wave: logging off now

    night night

  • EFT a technique that can curb urges

    Recently I have been reading friends posts about comfort eating or trying to quit smoking. EFT emotional freedom technique is a tapping technique and ritual that Paul MacKenna and others have demonstrated on T.V. My therapist also tried it on me and it helped a lot.

    I subscribe to The EFT Newsletter and thought you might like to see the latest edition. It is one of the best health resources on the internet and it is free. http://www.emofree.com/Archives/Archive438.htm .You can subscribe to it at http://www.emofree.com/subscribe.asp

    Check it out for yourself. It does involve work, but it works.

    :wave:

  • Wee grumbles

    I expect techie stuff to work and don't like it when it doesn't and when I take the trouble to go down to sort things out at Telia ( Telephone company) I expect service and satisfaction , not stubborn nonchalance. :( Was not lucky with the sales assistant . Talking to a brick wall would have been more satisfying .:))

    Still , I am not in dire need. :no: I am grateful that my mac AND PC both work with the internet . I am grateful :) but , it's the switching over that is tricky. I unplug the PC connection and plug in Mac, but no connection :( Seems like the only solution is to switch off the black box ( modem ? ) or whatever it is called , let it rest for 20 minutes and then it connects :)

    The cord free router that the Prof brought around does not work in my house, but does at his home. I thing the modem thing is too old and that's what I want the tele company to upgrade.

    Isn't it frustrating when you can't talk to a real person when you try to reach customer service ? a whole run around of pressing buttons and going around in circles. Insanity.

    No big worries.
    There - dumped and gone :)

    In other news A-S has checked herself in at " Herbs and Spice " for the weekend. Food , wine , , readings and yadda yadda . good old chinwags. WIll be fun :)

    Night night blogland :wave_

  • Thank you , earth angels !

    A fragrant gift from a couple of earth angels

    This made my day- a fragrant and spicy parcel from a couple of earth angels in Blogland.'
    Thank you !

    :)

    XX :wave:

  • FDA search for a generic name for Viagra

    In Pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and a generic name. For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name Acetaminophen. Aleve is also called Naproxen. Amoxil is also called Amoxicillin and Advil is called Ibuprofen.

    The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After careful consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced that it has settled on the generic name of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered are Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.

    Pfizer Corp announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just a good old-fashioned "stiff drink". Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT & DO.

    Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

    Source: from a friend across the Big Pond

  • Spilling my guts out

    Funny how that happens.

    In answering friend's questions on here I find myself writing reams about myself that turns out to be quite revealing and interesting. I have to ask myself " why here ? " and " why now ?"

    I suppose these things appear when the time is right.

    It might start with someone asking baout white lies, another asking for relationship advoce and then also feedback on my own ventilating and rants.

    Here's something I wrote just now regarding relationships.

    My mum and dad were married for over 50 years until he died 7 years ago. They were dovoted to each other but also quite different, My dad needed to socialise more whereas my mum was quite happy to stay at home.

    Every Friday night he would escape to The Club for a pint or two with his friends at " The Club ". the Latvian Welfare Fund where he was treasurer. He was greatly respected there and appreciated and I think he thrived on praise and flattery which he didn't get at home. ¨

    My mum , bless her, is a feisty , practical down to earth woman who likes to nag and not easy to love as she always speaks her mind and blurts out the first thing that comes into her head.

    Dad would wind her up no end but when it came to push and shove he loved her dearly and would respect her opinion. They had different personalities and different needs.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    In other news , I heard from NG the rat yesterday, It's the year of the Rat.LOL

  • Happy birthday, mermaidstail

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY , Merm , of mermaidstale

    It's today isn't it ?

    I hope you are enjoying your day my friend and that your days from now on will be sunnier and brighter.

    ((((( hugs ))))

    xx :wave:

  • Mac Monday

    The Prof has just left. I made lunch and then we spent the afternoon fiddling around with technical things and sometimes cursing and swearing. " Why doesn't this work here ? At home and at work I plug in and that's it, I'm connected , whereas here ....wait wait wait ..... "

    I am writing this on my new Mac lap top, connected to the internet too.
    Working with Mac is not the same as working with PC.
    We are still getting to know each other- it will take time, I think. Some of the keys are different and i don't have a mouse , though the Prof pointed out the key that works like the right-click thingy on the PC mouse. I am far from being a cyberathelete :))

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mermaidstail !
    May your year be filled with wondrous things. :yes:

    Now I shall try and catch up on posts .
    TTFN

  • A Guided Meditation

    I Can Do What I Love
    Meditation by Orin and DaBen

    I let myself experience a moment
    of inner silence right now.

    I follow my breath,
    feeling my aliveness
    with each breath.

    I imagine myself
    as a flower, plant, or tree.
    I observe if I need anything
    to assist me in looking
    healthy and beautiful.

    I have just the right amount
    of sunlight and air,
    of water and good soil.
    I appreciate how beautiful
    and unique I am.

    My life is a work of art in progress.
    It is growing more beautiful everyday.
    I am the artist of my life,
    creating, visualizing,
    and using my imagination
    to bring the beauty and love within me
    into its outer expression
    where I may experience it in my life.

    I am unique.
    I have a special contribution to make
    that is mine alone to make.
    I have a reason for being on earth,
    I am like the flower, plant, or tree,
    unique and special,
    offering my beauty to the world.

    I think of one thing I can do
    that I love to do,
    that I do well,
    that brings me joy
    and makes me feel alive.
    I now do it!

    I now affirm that everything
    I do with my life,
    is something I love to do,
    that I do well,
    that brings me joy,
    and makes me feel alive.

    I trust that the activities
    I love to do
    are my life's work.
    The things I love to do
    are my special gifts
    I can offer the world.

    I believe I can do what I love,
    I know as I do
    I am drawing to myself
    joy,
    love,
    aliveness,
    and abundance
    at every level.

    I now release those activities
    that are not on my path,
    so I may draw to me those that are.

    I think of one activity
    I am doing that
    does not bring me
    a sense of joy or aliveness.
    I make a picture of myself
    releasing this activity,
    knowing that as I release it,
    something even better will come.

    I know I can have fulfilling,
    satisfying days,
    doing activities I love,
    living in a supportive environment,
    around people I enjoy.

    I now affirm that as I do what I love
    I am making the special contribution
    I came to make.
    As I do what I love
    it makes me magnetic
    to money and abundance,
    to joy and aliveness.

    I now do what I love
    and came to earth to do.

    From : http://www.orindaben.com/db/dbmeditation/meditation.php

    This resonates well with where I am at this moment :)

  • Back from my walk

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/2190384244_f1f252437c.jpg

    15:15 on the way back from my walk I look up and see the cresent moon between the church and the tree tops.

    Thoughts while walking around the lake :

    Memory

    Everything before the present moment is memory.
    All that MIra has experienced is a unique memory and exists only as a memory in Mira's mind.
    A memory can feel very real.
    Who I essentially am is a memory ; as story that I have created about myself and that others have created about me in their relationship with me.

    That said , I think all this will sound better after a few drinks of wine :yes: :))

  • Amaryllis

    Maarja and Lina gave me an amaryllis when they were here on New years Day. :) It grew and it grew taller and taller until yesterday I suddenly heard it creaaaaak as it keeled over :(

    Well .. armed with a sharp kitchen knife to minimise pain , I decided to amputate and place in this tall vase where it continues to bloom and grow. :)

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/2190384250_de9eb27973.jpg

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2190384248_24556c732b.jpg

  • Sunny Sunday today

    A Sunny Sunday today .. hurray ! :)
    I might get round to going out in the sunshine΄if I get my act together and get off the computer ;)

    I get side tracked replying to a lovely e-mail from Marie who is now living in Brazil. I have to be spontaneous and do what I feel like in the moment.

    There was also a really interesting message in the weekly Kabbala tune up newsletter.

    We have no awareness of desire that is already fulfilled.

    The kabbalists explain that when we - the souls of humanity - were originally created, every possible desire was already fulfilled. We were born a completely fulfilled soul.

    " We were also born unappreciative of what the Creator was instilling within us.

    So, I'm taking that thought with me as I walk around the lake in the sunshine before it sets.

    TTFN

    :wave:

  • Analyse this , again

    Glass of red, smoked salmon sarnies and I'm all set to enjoy someone else being shrunk :))

    I love this film *chuckles *

    The evening is unfolding nicely . I hope you are enjoying yours
    *cheers*

    X

    Analyze This
    Genre: Comedy, Crime/Gangster
    Duration: 1 hr. 43 min.
    Starring: Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Robert De Niro, Joe Viterelli, Chazz Palminteri,
    Director: Harold Ramis,
    Producer: Len Amato, Bruce Berman, Chris Brigham, Billy Crystal, Jane Rosenthal, Paula Weinstein, Ken Lonergan, Peter Tolan, Phoef Sutton, Suzanne Herrington,
    Distributor: Warner Bros.
    Release Date: March 5, 1999
    Writer: Peter Tolan, Harold Ramis, Ken Lonergan, Phoef Sutton,

  • For all TATERS

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  • Chinese New Year starts 7 February this year

    Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year , 4706 , begins on 7 February 2008 and it is the year of the RAT !

    Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. In China, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.

    A Ratty Year
    Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal's year would have some of that animal's personality. Those born in rat years tend to be leaders, pioneers, and conquerors. They are charming, passionate, charismatic, practical and hardworking. Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, William Shakespeare, and Mozart were all born in the year of the rat.

  • In other news , " About Schmidt "

    I'm watching and chuckling . http://www.aboutschmidtmovie.com/

    Jack Nicholson as Schmidt has just taken pain killers for his stiff neck after spending the night in future son- in- law's water bed. The painkillers had been prescribed for future woman in-law after her hysterectomy, the use by date expired , " but they should still be alright " tee hee the guy is absolutely zonked out of his brain :))

  • The importance of having an emotional language

    Meno asked me today "would you read books in English or Swedish? "

    " English,always " I replied. "Swedish only when I must". English is definitely my emotional language and more important to me than anyone realises. It is partly why I am here in Blogland U.K. and not in Sweden. Even some of my relationships here are English speaking ones. Initially , my Swedish friends would speak to me in English , but as I became fluent in Swedish , that changed. . I insisted ; “ If you want to know the real me I must speak to you in English , otherwise our relationship will not deepen. “. Now some speak to me in Swedish and I answer in English. Sometimes we speak Swenglish.

    I have some old friends that insist on speaking to me in Latvian and these friendships do not deepen. One by one they fall to the wayside and I let them go because for me it is not enough. We also have different beliefs. For them preserving developing and maintaining the Latvian language comes very high on their list of priorities , whereas for me it is not.

    I am the daughter of Latvian refugees, born and raised in Yorkshire in the U.K. many moons ago. For the first five years of my life all I heard and spoke was Latvian and I still speak Latvian with my mother and her friends.

    At the the age of 5 I started school and a whole new world opened up to me. MY life began as an individual. This was when my identity started to form- - me , in my own right. Since then all my education has been in English and I learned to express myself in English.

    At school I learned French from the age of 11 and later, after college , I spent a year living and working in France. Then, in the mid 70s I came to Sweden and have been here ever since.

    Am I Swedish ? No , not at all. Am Latvian ? No, though a part of me undeniably is. Am I English ? I doubt it, not any more after all these years , though you cannot erase the Yorkshire in me.

    I think of myself as a multidimensional limitless being with a great need for communication and self – expression, sharing and interacting across the boundaries of nationality, and religious beliefs and other limiting boundaries.To fly free is what I’ve always wanted. Free from dogma. Free from the restrictions of a culture or faith. or tradition. Free from authority.Free to be .. but then another question arises Free to be what ? That's another story :))

    To answer my friend Meno's question, I read mainly in English. Although I understand and speak Swedish fluently - When I read a text in a language other than English and it will not fully reach me emotionally . It will not resonate with my very core. " Jag δlskar Dig, is not the same as " I love you ". It has another vibration, another emotional meaning.

    Something is always missing and lacking in other languages. There are also words and expressions in each language that I understand and do not translate very well into other language. The essence is somehow missing , like an itch you cannot quite reach to scratch.

    I have not fully resolved this issue of language and identity. I’d better stop here for now.:wave:

  • At the end of the day

    Time to wash up now.
    In go the dirty dishes in the little dishwasher above the sink.
    I shall wake up to clean kitchen .. now there's a thought.

    I've been adding my email to friend's subscription boxes. Trouble is , I do this when I visit and I may have subscribed several times :)) If this happens, please delete one of them ,I don't know how blogland works.

    Hope you are all enjoying your Friday evening.
    Night night , see you tomorrow !

    :wave:

  • Wise Sayings of a Jewish Buddhist

    Be here now.
    Be someplace else later.
    Is that so complicated?

    Drink tea and nourish life;
    with the first sip, joy;
    with the second sip, satisfaction;
    with the third sip, peace;
    with the fourth, a Danish.

    Wherever you go, there you are.
    Your luggage is another story.

    Accept misfortune as a blessing.
    Do not wish for perfect health, or a life without problems.
    What would you talk about?

    The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single Oy.

    There is no escaping karma.
    In a previous life,
    you never called,
    you never wrote,
    you never visited.
    And whose fault was that?

    Zen is not easy.
    It takes effort to attain nothingness.
    And then what do you have?
    Bupkes.

    The Tao does not speak.
    The Tao does not blame.
    The Tao does not take sides.
    The Tao has no expectations.
    The Tao demands nothing of others.
    The Tao is not Jewish.

    Breathe in.
    Breathe out.
    Breathe in.
    Breathe out.
    Forget this and attaining Enlightenment
    will be the least of your problems.

    Let your mind be as a floating cloud.
    Let your stillness be as a wooded glen.
    And sit up straight.
    You'll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

    Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.
    Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.
    Each blossom has ten thousand petals.
    You might want to see a specialist.

    Be aware of your body.
    Be aware of your perceptions.
    Keep in mind that not every physical sensation
    is a symptom of a terminal illness.

    The Torah says,
    Love your neighbor as yourself.
    The Buddha says,
    There is no self.
    So, maybe we're off the hook.

    From my Jewish friend Barb across the Big Pond.
    :)

  • David's portait competition

    Portrait Competition ?
    by davidjohn @ 2008-01-10 - 19:56:03

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

    Sounds fun ! :yes:

  • Greetings from the Goddess

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    Greetings from the Goddess.
    I looked up from my apathetic mood and there she was , right in the middle of my picture window :yes: blessed be !

    I bowed three times and made a wish.

    I'm not telling .. it's between me and her :yes:

    XX :wave:

  • Music affects the mood

    When the Prof handed over his Apple Mac notebook this Christmas t came with about 2000 tunes in the I- tunes library. It's all music that I would not choose myself and a variety of genres from R& B, pop , rock, hip hop , techno,rap and few Swedish artists that I've only know as names.

    Right now I have the " Party selection " on as background music and while some of it is mildly irritating , I notice that it is unplugging my mood for the better.

    I feel I am surfacing out of stagnation and into ..... ?

    ;)

  • Reading matters

    Reading matters.
    Books , I mean , not just reading words off the screen. I do too much of that.
    From now on I will read more books :yes:
    A healthy diet of :

    classics
    romance novels
    filth and smut
    comedy
    work related stuff
    poetry

    I going to get out my collected works of D.H. Lawrence and start there as far as classics go. Sons and Lovers maybe .. or The Fox ? Any suggestions for romance novels and filth and smut ? Work related psychp - spiritual stuff I have a plenty and poetry will most likely be Hafiz, Rumi and Kahlil Gibran :yes:

  • Winter darkness is getting me down

    Winter darkness is getting me down .As I write these words the golden setting sun is grinning all over its face with the first and last appearance for the day.

    This came in the mail - it's all about ATTITUDE apparently

    There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
    looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
    Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
    So she did and she had a wonderful day.

    The next day she woke up,
    looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.
    "H-M-M," she said,
    "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?"
    So she did and she had a grand day.

    The next day she woke up,
    looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.
    "Well," she said,
    "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
    So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

    The next day she woke up,
    looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.
    "YEA!" she exclaimed,
    "I don't have to fix my hair today!"

    Attitude is everything.

    Be kinder than necessary,
    for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

    Live simply,

    Love generously,

    Care deeply,

    Speak kindly.......

    Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.

    It's about learning to dance in the rain.

    :))

    Ahem ,,,,,, :wave:

  • Beautiful blue

    Across the road from the Angel Shop , little ceramics shop. This stunning blue plate caught my eye crying " Come in for a closer look." My picture does not do justice to the electric blue and texture of this plate.

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    Some bog pots - love the Lapis Lazuli effect.
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    The Ceramic art lady, who was a bit shy.

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    Δpplet Keramik
    Storkyrkobrinken 10
    S-111 28 Stockholm
    +46 709 494 170

  • Angels in the Old Town

    When I was in Paris a year ago , I stumbled upon an Angel shop in Montmartre. It turned out that the owner of the shop had heard about the Angel Shop in Gamla Stan Stockholm but did not know where it was. I was able to send her the address as she thought it might be a business oportunity.

    A few weeks ago I heard that someone I knew was renting a house in Spain from the owner of the Angel Shop in Gamla Stan and asked me to say " hello " when I was next there, which is what I tried to do today. Unfortunatley only the Angels were there and the shop assistant, the owner was apparently in Thailand celebrating her 70th birthday, but I did enjoy being with the angels and chatting to the Angel lady's assistant.

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  • The Old Town

    The sun shining brightly with all its might entices me out of my cave and off I go in search of adventure on this, the first sunny day of the year.

    Drottninggatan is the street that leads to the Gamla Stan , the Old Town , and on the way I pass the Parliament buildings

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    ... and old urinal
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    courtyard and children's sand pit

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  • After shrinking

    I'm feeling so sleepy after my monthly " shrinking " session with H.

    H. thinks my thoughts and making me tired. I am worrying and anxious because I doubt my own resources and abilities.

    Fortunately I have learned anxiety management techniques that I know are effective. I've been my own guinea pig, often in the the middle of the night when anxiety attacks with Worrying thoughts of all kinds.

    When I am awake and grounded I know that FEAR is really false evidence appearing real, but in the middle of the night they do tend to take on a strangle hold. Questioning these thoughts , writing the fears down and seeing them written down in black and white is a very effective of demysifying.This technique works and needs to be an on-going practice.:yes:

    H. said that I had made a lot of progress and come a long way dealing with my issues. It still surprises me that this work requires energy.*phew* :wave:

  • How did the rose ever open its heart ?

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    How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened.

    Hafiz,

    translated by Daniel Ladinsky. Love Poems from God

  • How to carry wine bottles , pinched from Dave41

    This is genius !
    Thanks dave41 http://screen.blog.co.uk/

    ;yes:

  • In other news , a blast from the past

    My friend Mikael, otherwise known as " Purser Polly " told me that M.N. had been a passenger on his flight.

    About 30 years ago when I first came to Sweden,M.N was my neighbour and we got to know eachother the day we moved in. He and his friends were a chirpy lively bunch of 6th formers at the time. MN with the help of his friends used to babysit for the Prof. When I came home sometimes the partying would continue until the early hours of the morning and then we would be all invited upstairs to where he lived for breakfast.

    MN studied drama and was very talented. Son he was appearing in plays and getting leading roles. I used to go to all his performances. Then we moved and I think it was after that that we started to lose touch. MN became more and more famous and is now a quite a celebrity. I've seen his films and think he is fabulous - a very special unusual soul.

    I was so happy to hear trhe details of Purser Polly's chat with MN during the short flight from Copenhagen to Stockholm. He'd asked about me and the prof and has invited us to come and see him in a play and go for drinks afterwards.FUN ! It will be great to see him again in person after all these years.

  • What I learned today about mid life

    Mid life is ...

    A time to rewrite the script of your life to include more miraculous opportunities. A time to realise that the world is full of gifts blessings and infinite possibilities.
    It is a time to move forward safely with confidence knowing that all is well in your future. Mid life is a time to finally release the weight of unprocessed pain and resolve all unresolved issues.It is a time to surrender to the will of your soul- simply get out of the way, because your soul knows what's best for you.

    Midlife is time to embrace joy instead of suffering and time to start mothering and pampering yourself instead of always catering to the whims and needs and demands of others. When your " well of fuel " is dry , there is nothing to give to others.

    Now is the time to realise that you are a multidimensional being as well as human being
    Mid life is the the time :

    to bring magic back into your life.
    to take a stand, once and for all, against the enemy and saboteurs within you.
    to use the experience of your life's struggles and challenges as catalysts for personal growth.

    It is important to learn to receive and to surrender to pleasure : to practise the discipline of pleasure.

    It's important to celebrate your life.
    It is important to feel good.
    It's important to enjoy yourself.
    It's important to smile into your heart for two minutes every morning and to really listen to your heart 's desires.

    Sex is important in mid life :" to have the best sex of your life —all you have to do is get in the right frame of mind. The brain is the biggest sex organ in the body, you need to learn how to turn yourself on by reading romance novels, going on weekend getaways with your lover and letting go of inhibitions by giving up perfection.

    Once the mind is ready, there is another sex organ that needs attention.

    Less than 25 percent of women reach orgasm only through intercourse, and the reason is that the clitoris needs more attention than it gets during intercourse. The clitoris has 8,000 nerve endings, whose sole purpose is pleasure."

    Dr Christiane Northrup.

    Dr. Northrup's five steps to better sex:

    Get hormonal support if you have vaginal dryness. "If you've had a hysterectomy with your ovaries removed, you may need some hormonal support."

    You can either be angry or have pleasure—not both. "If you are pissed off chronically, you can't get turned on because the blood won't go where it needs to go."

    Practice self-cultivation (Dr. Northrup's word for masturbation). "Every woman needs to practice self-cultivation so she learns what feels good, what doesn't and [how] you can learn to feel more."

    Update your own sexual image. "There's an exercise you can do. Think of a sexy woman. You can walk down the street thinking that sexy woman is plastered to the left side of your body and breathe her in. You can have that essence in you."

    Learn how to receive, surrender and give feedback. "You need to learn to receive and surrender to pleasure—this is a discipline."

    In addition to Dr. Northrup's tips, make sure there isn't a deeper issue contributing to your low sex drive. "Perimenopause and menopause, there's nothing about it that decreases frequency of orgasm or libido in a lot of women. However, a lot of women experience decreased libido because they've put a lot of problems in the relationship under the rug and they also need some time alone to rediscover themselves."

    Mid life is a time to go slower in order to go deeper.

    Hot flushes are really POWER SURGES !

  • Beannacht ("Blessing") -- John O'Donohue [1954-2008]

    I was so sad to learn from the Panhala group that JOhn O'Donohue had died unexpectedly. Barbara,a member of the group wrote;

    "John's life was a blessing to all of us who knew and loved him, and to all who love his poetry and wisdom." His life was a blessing; the world needs all the divinely mad Irishmen it can get....]

    And so it is. Blessings of love and light to this wise Irishman's soul.While his poetry and writings live on , may his soul continue to flow freely as a river and inspire us all from the beyond.

    " I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding."

    -- John O'Donohue

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    Beannacht
    ("Blessing")

    On the day when
    the weight deadens
    on your shoulders
    and you stumble,
    may the clay dance
    to balance you.

    And when your eyes
    freeze behind
    the grey window
    and the ghost of loss
    gets in to you,
    may a flock of colours,
    indigo, red, green,
    and azure blue
    come to awaken in you
    a meadow of delight.

    When the canvas frays
    in the currach of thought
    and a stain of ocean
    blackens beneath you,
    may there come across the waters
    a path of yellow moonlight
    to bring you safely home.

    May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
    may the clarity of light be yours,
    may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
    may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
    And so may a slow
    wind work these words
    of love around you,
    an invisible cloak
    to mind your life.

    ~ John O'Donohue ~

    (Echoes of Memory)

    Web archive of Panhala postings: www.panhala.net/Archive/Index.html

  • Gayatri cake for ganesharocks

    Gayatri Cake

    2 eggs
    2 dl sugar
    2 dl flour
    1 tso bicarbonate of soda
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1 tsp vanilla sugar
    1 tsp baking power
    1 tsp cardemon
    1 pinch ground cloves
    1 tsp ginger
    0,5 dl oil
    1/2 grated rind and juice of ½ lemon
    3 dl finely grated carrots

    Saffron icing

    1 pkt philadelphia cream cheese ( 200g)

    1 pkt saffron
    2 dl icing sugar

    for the cake :

    Beat egg and sugar till fluffy then add oil and beat well,

    Mix all the dry ingredients together
    Add egg mixture and lemon juice
    Mix well

    Bake 30- 40 minutes, 175C

    Icing:

    Mix icing sugar cream cheese and saffron and beat well
    Spread over cake
    I also decorate with walnuts.
    This is about the yummiest spicy cake I have ever eaten. I was surprised at how light and fluffy it was too.

    One dl is about ½ a cup , I think .

  • Unpacking the weekend

    The weekend was lovely but also tinged with concern about A-S and her dizzy spells. Over dinner on Saturday, she spoke of conflicts at work that had been worrying her and the need to take time off. Her doctor wants her to do that apparently but she has kept refusing. I wonder how many more signs from her bpdy before she listens. This state of affairs is becoming all too familiar among al too many service- minded people. When will we all realise that we are not machines? we are organic human beings. Apparently A-S is seeing her doctor today . I'll phone and find out more this evening.

    Saw " Hidalgo " last night- a most unusual and gripping film based on a true story about an Indian man and his mustang and the 3000 km dangerous horce race across the Arabian Desert. ( See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidalgo_(film) ) Cried buckets too.

    My dream last night was colourful.

    Lena G, wearing the most gorgeously stunning red gown slim fitted and embroidered like a sari. She has gold plaited hair extensions, in her long straight hair. " What a good idea " I think to myself.

    We go up in a lift - someone presses several buttons as we get in and the lift shoots up very fast right to the top.

    It's Lena's party and I havn't brought along party clothes so she lends me two very dainty necklaces. I go home to pick up some clothes and know that I have to pick up a parcel at the post office on the way. Before I get to the post office , the post van stops and I am handed a parcel , the size of a shoe box with black labels on both ends. the parcel morphs into a sewing machine and i know that it has been given to me as a gift. ( hint hint from my subconsious - make your own cklothes :yes: )

  • Winter continues

    It's been dark all day, temperatures around zero and below. Not very much light to speak of. THis photo was taken the other day as the sun set and shone brightly into my living room.

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    Lena was here. We drank Earl Gray green tea and ate the Gayatri cake that I baked. It was still warm when I iced it with the saffron cream cheese icing. Too yummy for words.

    Got out the Tarot cards and did a reading for Lena.

    Now relaxing with a glass of wine after sautιd veggies and prawns....:yawn: might doze off for a while .. peace zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • My 2008 story

    Once up on a time in Sundbyberg, there lived a maiden beautiful,bohemian, lovely but looney woman in a delightfull cosy flat,in a house on top of the hill.

    Her home had come to her in answer to a letter written to the angels 12 years ago. She knew the instant she set foot in the place that her home would be filled with angel energies.Everyone who visited commented on the ambiance and didn't seem to mind the dust and the mess.

    And so it was, that on the 5th day of January she started to write her own story for the year. This was not an easy task as she soon found out. What would she create ? What experiences ? What adventures ? What characters should be included in the story ? Who would be the main characters? Who would play a minor part? And what about the plot ? It is not that easy as she came to find out.

    She lit a candle, closed her eyes and went inside to that special and sacred place at the top of a very very high mountain shrouded it clouds and mystery . This was where she knew her wise being lived waiting to be summoned.

    And sure enough, no sooner had she thought the request than the being appeared and they entered into a dialogue. No words were actually spoken- it was telepathy talk, a mix of unvoiced words and images. During the course of their conversation , the being pulled out a Tarot card - it was "THE LOVERS "

    - What do you see ? The being asked.

    - I see 4 people and the one holding the apple has to choose what they want. It's about choices. It is also about love . It is about choosing to follow your heart's desires.

    - Very good, said the being. And what do YOU choose ? What are the desires of your heart ?

    - I want to feel good. She replied. I want to feel free , yet safe. I want to love and to be loved . I want to feel healthy. I want to lose five pounds off my tummy, I want to desire and to be desired by a passionate man,with a velvety voice, good teeth and artistic hands. I want to continue to enjoy and explore this wonderful world of senses and sensuality , I want to travel with the lover and best friend that I am going to meet this year, I want to share crazy exciting adventures both at home and abroard, I want the right clients to seek me out and pay handsomly for my services, I want continued excellent conections΄to the internet and to visit Blogland daily to see my friends and loved ones regularly to laugh and cry and feel good together......

    - well that's a good start . Said the being and smiled an all knowing smile that spoke a million words and feelings. You will simply have to make it up as you go along.

    - Thank you, she said and they said goodbye for now.

    To be comtinued .........

    *mira is off out for dinner * TTFN

  • Amma 's accpetance speech

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    The main reason for some of the conflicts in today's world is the separation between science and religion. In reality, religion and science should go hand in hand. Both science without religion and religion without science are incomplete.

    "But unfortunately, society is trying to segregate mankind into religious people and scientific people. Scientists say religion and spirituality are based on blind faith. Conversely, they argue that science is fact and has been proved through experimentation. The question is: Which side are you on: faith or proven fact?

    In reality, the foundation of true religion is not blind faith; it is 'sraddha'. Sraddha is enquiry; it is an intense exploration within one's own self.

    "What is the nature of the experienced world? How does it function in perfect harmony? From where did it come? Where is it going? Where will it lead? Who am I? Such was their enquiry. Who asks these kinds of questions - people of faith or people of science? Both do."

    This is an excerpt from Amma's address on receiving the Cinema Verite Award in Paris, 12 October 2007

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    http://www.amma.org/

  • Subconscious stress

    In my dream last night, Gunilla and Jill have come round and I've gone into the kitchen to make dinner. Can't decide what to make. Stress. I decide on prawn curry thinking the rice will take 20 minutes and I can make the curry while that is cooking. Then I realise I don't have garlic or onions. I decide to rush out and buy some. More stress. There are no food shops in sight. I go back home and decide to make do with what I have. In the meantime stress continues as I try to change the dream. I wake up frustrated.

    What does it all mean ? I think this has to do with getting to know my new mac. I've been installing CD's and trying to label them only to find them disappearing somewhere. It is most frustrating. I was like this when I got my first computer and first mobile phone. I'm demented until I get the hang of things :))

  • The Zen of housework

    Zen is everywhere,even in housework.

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    I look over my own shoulder
    down my arms
    to where they disappear under water
    into hands inside pink rubber gloves
    moiling among dinner dishes.

    My hands lift a wine glass,
    holding it by the stem and under the bowl.
    It breaks the surface
    like a chalice
    rising from a medieval lake.

    Full of the grey wine
    of domesticity, the glass floats
    to the level of my eyes.
    Behind it, through the window
    above the sink, the sun, among
    a ceremony of sparrows and bare branches,
    is setting in Western America.

    I can see thousands of droplets
    of steam -- each a tiny spectrum -- rising
    from my goblet of grey wine.
    They sway, changing directions
    constantly -- like a school of playful fish,
    or like the sheer curtain
    on the window to another world.

    Ah, grey sacrament of the mundane!

    ~ Al Zolynas ~

    (The New Physics)

  • Speakers for mac

    Since my CD has died :( a solution had to be found.:yes:
    Mac to the rescue comes, with an inbuilt library of hundreds of tunes. Bought a pair of inexpensive speakers today which work surprisingly well.

    I also discovered the newly opened Mac Shop right across the road from where I live. Now THEY have absolutely fabulous space. agey high - tech speakers that looked and sounded ultra sophisticated, but they will have to wait... for now.

    Now I'm going to feed Mac with some of my music. I can do that , but I have still to learn how to label the tunes. I thought I had , but I can't have been doing it properly as they appear as track 1 and 01 , 2 and 02 etc .......

    Night night :wave:

  • We are the fortunate ones


  • Quick pasta

    Tummy rubbling I go into the kitchen in seacrh of food.
    Open the fridge and take out half courgette , mushrooms , onion, garlic and a carrot.
    Water on to boil
    With olive oil in the pan, in go the ingredients.
    WHolewheat pasta goes in to the pan.
    Meanwhile veggies are sautιed and cooked.
    7-10 minutes later , pasta is ready , drained and joins the veggies in the pan and the whole lot os tossed around to allow flovours to mingle.
    At this point I add a few drops of truffle oil and the whole lot goes in to my bowl.
    Meal delicious meal ready in 10 minutes and tummy rumbles satisfied.

    That hit the spot quite nicely, thank you :)

  • My beautiful arty socks

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/2163401488_f1866fc83d.jpg

    I picked them up today :)
    They arrived all the way from Barcelona and were knitted by my Siberian friend A. who did a really good job. THey match my painting perfectly. Thank you A , I deLIGHTED with my socks :yes:

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2010/2162600361_8ca175bd51.jpg

    Bless

    X

  • The gentle and forgotten art of blessings

    Blessed be !

    X

  • Pickled brain

    Pickled bairn brian brain :)

    The grey matter is moving slowly today. :(

    I fear my brain is still pickled from season's festivities.

    I've been ttrying to create suitable affirmations and intentions for 2008 , affirmations and intentions to live by but very little is forthcoming :(

    My CD player has died and will be sent to the graveyard of naughty CD players very soon unless we see a ressurection soon.

    In the meantime I cannot resist taking silly tests . The latest one said :

    "You are pretty nuts! You laugh at some people's misfortune, and talk to yourself an awful lot. You're still not crazy enough to need to be committed, you just need some psycho-therapy.”

    Have you ever opened the back of your TV to let all the little people out?
    Have you ever tried to check if the light is still on when the fridge door is closed?
    Do you talk to plants/animals?

    If you do, you might just be like me ! Insanity rocks :))

  • New Year's Day

    It was snowing when I woke up around noon today . Rooftops were all white.

    Had breakfast and realised that I was missing a courgette ( zuchini ) and some cream cheese for the " amuse bouche" nibbles I intended to make for dinner.

    Maarja and Lina arrived half past four, really really hungover, the pair of them, moving around slowly.

    Suits me , since moving around in a trance like state is my prefered way of being :))

    My CD player refused point blank to play when they arrived , insisting " no CD " in the display. It also refused to play the cleaner CD. I think it's done for :( It is so sad when machines are sick or when they die. Noone is interested in repairs. There is built in obsolescence , I think. Anyone who is good at distance healing of electronic equipment is so welcome to have a go at "healing" or otherwise fixing Mr CD, otherwise it is the graveyard for him.

    All is quiet and peaceful here. I hope you have enjoyed your first day of the year . 2008 is going to be a good year.

    Love, Light and blessings to all :wave:

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