Inspirational Bulletin: Setember 13, 2004

Hi Everyone,

Here are the lovely things that have "found me" this week.
Lovingly Prepared,
Emilie

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Looking for a lovely, quiet break in your day?
http://www.inspiringthots.net/movie/paint-rainbow.htm

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Education and learning are good things. I am always reading. Each morning I read for about an hour on a variety of subjects ranging from spirituality to astronomy to woodworking. However, there is something better than learning—unlearning.

It is strange and hard to believe that over the course of our lives we can “learn” or come to believe things that limit us and restrict us from discovering and living from life’s divine center. However, when we truly learn this lesson, we begin the process of letting go of the many lies we believe. Dear friend, start with lies you believe about yourself. They will be the most difficult to release, but as you do so more will be revealed, and you will be able to move forward gracefully in your life. Remember, learning is good, but so is unlearning.

In Love We Journey With You.
Jim and Nancy Rosemergy.

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The Wild Geese
 
Horseback on Sunday morning,
harvest over, we taste persimmon
and wild grape, sharp sweet
of summer's end.  In time's maze
over the fall fields, we name names
that went west from here, names
that rest on graves.  We open
a persimmon seed to find the tree
that stands in promise,
pale, in the seed's marrow.
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes.  Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear,
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here.  And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye
clear.  What we need is here.
 
~ Wendell Berry ~

http://www.panhala.net/Archive/The_Wild_Geese.html
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Whole Foods Update (to be located at Cedar Center)

Dear Emilie,

Hi, I am the Store Team Leader for the Pittsburgh Whole Foods Market and your inquiry was forwarded to me. Sadly the Cleveland store is still probably about a year and a half away. I’m afraid I don’t have the details, but there have been delays outside of Whole Foods Markets control. We are very anxious to get that store open as it is expected to be a beautiful store. Thank you for your inquiry.
Casey Dill
Store Team Leader
Whole Foods Market, Mid Atlantic
Pittsburgh, Pa

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PRESENT MOMENT LIVING: Tom Russell

* Making Connections, Entropy and The Fourth Way *

Spiritual growth is a matter of connecting your awareness with
the present moment, and from that connection increasingly
connecting to all the trueness that exists in the universe.
The more deeply you enter the present moment the more you see
Truth manifesting as you go through your day. Energizing
insights arise.

Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, in an interview in Wired
Magazine made a shrewd observation along these lines: "When
you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a
little guilty because they didn't really DO it, they just SAW
something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's
because they were able to connect experiences they've had and
synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do
that was that they've had more experience or they have thought
more about their experiences than other people."

For those sincerely seeking wisdom, it is essential to be
multi-dimensional. Take in new impressions. This helps with
making connections and recognizing truths you may otherwise
have missed. Perhaps you're not a scientist, but how about
reading a science magazine? Or a musical instrument - what a
marvelous thing to learn. Haven't read a good spy novel or
mystery story in years? Why not do something different and
pick one up. Poetry, lauded by so many but read by so few,
may have more to give than you thought.

Openness to new information and challenges outside your normal
routines, as well as continually probing new heights in your
area of expertise, are necessary counters to entropy. Entropy
is defined by Webster's as:

"The measure of the degree of disorder in a substance or
a system: in a closed system, entropy always increases
and available energy diminishes."

The answer is to have an open system -- a mind and heart
continually learning and making new connections! Entropy
is the force in this universe that seeks the comfortable groove,
the rut. We all must face it and transcend it. YOU can do so!

Personally, I have found that this tendency to settle down,
even in spiritual studies, is the primary enemy. I have
discovered that learning, openness and new experiences, on
all levels of life, increase flexibility and foster meaningful
spiritual connections. Also, the importance of quietness,
of daring to touch ever new depths in Silent Sessions,
is a crucial counter to entropy.

Entropy is relentless, but it is dull and mechanical. You
can be calm and intelligent in your response and supremely
successful. There is no law that says YOU have to settle
down. Individuals have the power to transcend entropy. If
enough INDIVIDUAL participants in any business organization
or wisdom group transcend entropy, the group improves. If
not, it decays. The key lies with the individual.

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Vibrant Power

There's a new kind of power surging through the world today. Many of us are feeling it. It's pulsing in the air and throbbing through our veins. It's a connective, collaborative, vibrant power that's different from anything we've seen before.

It's not just authentic power, which is true and open, generous and integral. It's beyond that even. It's the kind of power that you have when you know you're fully connected to Life, running passion for Life through your cells and feeling the vibrancy of all that wants to stir in the world consciousness and in our living reality today! It's the kind of power that.....

... lights up the people around you and empowers them to be all they can be,
... stirs the soul and dances with potential,
... delights at seeing people live happy and well,
... finds new and innovative ways of working through challenges,
... loves to dive into the depth of possibility in every moment, situation and person.

Vibrant power sings! It isn't just my power or your power. It's OUR POWER. It's what's available to us on the consciousness airwaves and in the very air itself. It's this power that's surging to the fore in the world today, that's lifting people out of their complacency and into the adventuresome creation of new realities and global connectedness. It's the power that stewards our conscioUS evolution. From this place, we know what's right to do and we do that because it's got so much passion and perfection for us all.

It's time for vibrant power to replace dominating and controlling power. While it seems to me that women are leading the way in the discovery and use of this new power, it is definitely available to all. If you take a moment right now to connect into the collective consciousness of all the women, men and children around the world who are dancing with vibrant power, you'll discover a dynamic, creative force, a sourceful power which can and is changing our world.
* Soleira Green

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Abundance of giving
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Think not of what you can get out of this moment. Focus
instead on what you can give from this moment.

Look at all you can give to yourself. Look at all you can
give to others.

There is far more value to be given than there is value to
be taken. Focus on what you can give, and you truly focus on
abundance.

Seek to give, and that abundance comes to life. Give to this
moment, give from this moment, and value that never existed
before, springs forth.

There is never more than a paltry, token amount available to
be taken, yet there is literally no limit to what can be
given. Give, and align yourself with value that has no end.

This moment is here, ready to be lived. Use it to give, and
it will overflow with real abundance.

Ralph Marston

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The Enigma of Happiness

Ray Gardner walks with a limp.  Some shrapnel is left in his hip from the war, and another wound took out his left eye.  Ray works hard to feed his family, yet he remains, despite his apparent hardships a jolly man.

I met Ray one summer when I took a job mowing lawns and trimming trees.  A summer job for me.  A livelihood for Ray.  His lot in life seemed a bit sad to me, but surprisingly he was a bubbly, fun, and jubilant man.  Every day I’d say, “How ya’ doin’, Ray?” and he’d reply with a big smile, “Fine, thank the good Lord, and you?”

Our boss, Dave, the owner of the landscaping company was born into great wealth.  He was unhappy, and an alcoholic.  He’d have a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer under the dashboard of his truck when he picked us up in the morning, and it was gone by nightfall, whether we helped him drink it or not.

If being poor and disadvantaged doesn’t prevent you from being happy, and on the other hand, being rich and privileged doesn’t prevent you from being unhappy, what, then, is happiness really all about? How do we access it?

True Happiness is a Spiritual Pleasure

 Every pleasure in life is a piece of Godliness that we can connect to. The awe of a sunset, a baby’s smile, a hitting a home run, and winning the lottery are all experiences that God created and have a special connection to the Infinite.  The more real the pleasure, the more of a connection to the Infinite.

Some pleasures bring a momentary happiness like an ice cream cone, or a new car.  This is only a temporary joy.  The Infinite Being created the physical universe as finite.  The physical world by nature is temporary, and pleasures that are tied to physicality are therefore limited.  Our joy from these pleasures is also temporary and limited.  In contrast, we experience joy when we do the right thing under difficult circumstances. That joy is much more meaningful, and longer lasting.  If you save someone from drowning, you might feel an inner joy from that event the rest of your life.  Physical pleasure gives temporary joy, spiritual pleasure gives longer lasting joy.

True Joy Comes from Within

To access more joy, we must understand that true joy comes from within.  When we have an experience that gives us true joy we aren’t really having an external experience, like we are when we eat a hamburger.  The external event is merely allowing us to get in touch with the joy that’s inside us.  That’s why it lasts much longer.  We all have tremendous joy imbedded in our soul.  The soul is a source of unbounded joy.  When we are able to focus correctly, we can unlock our hidden storehouse of happiness.

Changing Your Brain

What most of us do (who are Joy-challenged), is habitually ponder our difficulties, troubles, and problems.  When we mull over negativity, we increase our negative feelings.  This is a natural habit for many people.  The Torah says to avoid “turning after your heart”.  This means that we naturally follow our emotions rather than lead them.  We need to use our mind on purpose.  We need to control our thoughts and focus on our blessings.  By “thinking on purpose” we can direct our thoughts onto all the things that are going well and right; we can think about all the resources we possess to help us deal with our challenges.  This way, our brain is holding the reins, not our heart.  For some, their brain works like a T.V., whatever comes on has their attention.  We should strive to make our brain more like surfing the internet, where we are the ones who pick and choose what to think about. 

The power of happiness is in our hands. 

Joy is not just something we want; it is a catalyst for great spiritual accomplishments. One of the greatest kabbalists, the holy Ari, said that joy caused him to reach his high spiritual level.

Happiness is also a moral imperative.  We are transgressing when we are depressed, and we are fulfilling a commandment when we are happy.  It is one of the spiritual challenges of life.

Think of something to thank God for every day.  Write it down.  Try this for forty days and you’ll soon feel a subtle change taking place in your emotion of joy. And with that change you might just feel a tiny bit closer to God.

* Max Weiman

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Finding You True Self

"The thing that prevents you from developing your spiritual faculties is
this very bad habit of always being in a hurry. It is true that rapidity,
activity and dynamism are very good qualities, which we need in order to
manage on the physical plane. But you must know when to stop so as to create
a more peaceful and harmonious inner rhythm, which will allow other forces,
other entities of a spiritual nature to get to work. You do not have to be
always busy and in a hurry, running left and right. Once in a while get into
the habit of taking a moment of rest, and tell yourself that, at least for a
few minutes, you can finally be face to face with the sun, with nature, with
luminous beings, with yourself, with eternity... When you feel the divine
energies awakening within you, you will know that you have found your true
self."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

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This is from Bud Brooksieker, a wonderful man whom I re-met when I went to see the preview of "What The Bleep" This is his statement of intent which he has given me permission to share with you, as long as i tell you that this is where he wants to be all the time and is, some of the time.

My Intent
I intend - I ask – I choose
To Play In The World Of We-Ness
As Witness, Observer, Participant, And Presence
Choosing We-ness
Co-creating heaven on Earth for All
Allowing Presence to guide and direct
Doing as I am told, but only if my heart agrees
Enjoying being me and we
Doing "what wants to be done"
Unfolding the Numinous Tapestry of the Tao
Blessing everyone and everything
Having Fun
Aware that I am all I encounter
Excited, enthused, enthralled,
Free of fear and dis-stress
In masterful ease
Honoring, encouraging and synergizing differences
Empowering everyone to be the most We can be
Collaboratively creating new egalitarian realities of
Beauty, trust, joy, harmony, and abundance
Healing, restoring dynamic integrity
to our body, mind, & spirit

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From Ruth:
Dear Emilie,
Sorry I missed this past Monday's meeting.  A friend sent this to me and I thought you'd appreciate it and maybe pass it on to our Miracles group in your next newsletter.  Hope you are well.
Fondly,
Ruth
 
Strong Woman Versus A Woman of Strength:

A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape...but a womanof strength builds relationships to
keep her soul in shape.
A strong woman isn't afraid of anything.... but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.
A strong woman won't let anyone get the best of her.... but a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone.
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future... a woman of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be unexpected blessings and capitalizes on them.
A strong woman wears a look of confidence on her face... but a woman of strength wears grace.
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey... but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.
Pass this on to a GREAT WOMAN... I just did!

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Pat highly recommends a book she is reading now, which she has found most meaningful for her. It is Sue Monk Kidd's Book, "The Dance of the Dissident Daughter."
Here is a review from Publishers Weekly:
The author's journey to capture her feminine soul and to live authentically from that soul makes a fascinating, well-researched and well-written story. Kidd's successful pilgrimage from her Southern Baptist roots and away from the patriarchal and fundamentalist Christian religious systems surrounding her is an account of anger turned to courage, creativity and love. A mid-career realization that she had lived without "real inner authority" and with "a fear of dissension, confrontation, backlash, a fear of not pleasing, not living up to sanctioned models of femininity" produced in Kidd the new mindset that made her journey possible. Additionally, her extensive knowledge of many subjects, including theology, mythology and the arts, made possible the copious references and cross-references that will prove invaluable for readers who wish to follow her in this same search. While Kidd cautions that each woman's path will be unique, there is no question but that many women will find in her book a mirror of their own present conditions and a hopeful call to self-discovery. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. * Antoine de Saint-Exupery from "The Little Prince" Chapter 21

Inspirational Bulletin: Setember 06, 2004

Hi Everyone,
Even us Spiritual Folks gotta eat, LOL!

My friend, Mary Ann, served these Scotch Eggs at a recent gathering.
Sharing with you:

Here's the recipe for Scotch Eggs.  I love it when people say "how'd you get the egg in there?"
 
Scotch Eggs
5-6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
1# Bob Evans Sausage
l egg beaten with 1 Tbls. Water
Seasoned breadcrumbs
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Divide raw sausage into five or six segments (depending if you use small or large eggs).  Flatten one sausage piece at a time, with your hands, pat-a-cake style, and then encase an egg in it.  Roll the sausage-covered egg into the egg wash and then roll in breadcrumbs.
Repeat with all eggs.  Put into a baking dish, preferably non-stick, and bake for 30 minutes, turning once during that time.  Cut warm or cool, as desired.  Serve with mustard.  Note:  The English make these, but deep fry them; I think there's enough fat in them already. They freeze well. Enjoy! - Mary Ann

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From Molly:

My friend Molly feels that this book is changing her life "The Abundance Book" by John Randolph Price.  He also wrote The Angels Within Us. 

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A note of interest from my friend, Sally.
 
    Last Monday I attempted to quote something that I had read that morning.   Upon re-reading it, I felt moved to quote  the article more correctly.   The author, Tara Brach is speaking of what she calls "radical acceptance".  She states,  "By accepting what is, we let go of the story of blame that either pushes away our partner or condemns our own feelings as bad or wrong.   I call this courageous kind of attention radical acceptance.  It is a way of regarding whatever is happening within us with the two wings of awareness: mindfulness and compassion.  With mindfulness, we see clearly what is going on inside us, and with compassion, we hold whatever we see with care.  By bringing radical acceptance to our INNER experience, we recognize and transform our own limiting stories and emotional reactions.  We are freed to respond to our partner with creativity, wisdom and kindness; we can choose love over being right or in control.  Even if only one partner meets conflict with less defensiveness and a more accepting presence, the relational dance begins to change."   


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And, a site and hello from Lori:
Check out:
www.spiritualcinemacircle.com
Love. Lori

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"What we see in the outer is but a reflection of the inner, because we
surround ourselves with a picture of our own beliefs. In other words, we
manifest in general what we seriously think and believe. So if we want to
find out what our habitual thinking is like, we have but to look around us
and ask ourselves what we really see." * Emmet Fox from "Stake Your Claim"

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A Course in Miracles tells us that the only wholly true fact about the past is that it is not here now. “The past is over. It can touch me not,” the Course asks us to remember. The only place your past lives is in your mind, and that is the only place it can be healed. You do not need to fix your past. You just need to find a way to think about it that brings you peace and relief.
*Alan Cohen

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There is no path to truth. Truth must be discovered, but
there is no formula for its discovery. What is formulated is
not true. You must set out on the uncharted sea, and the
uncharted sea is yourself. You must set out to discovery
yourself, but not according to any plan or pattern, for then
there is no discovery. Discovery brings joy - not the
remembered, comparative joy, but joy that is ever new. Self-
knowledge is the beginning of wisdom in whose tranquility and
silence there is the immeasurable. * J. Krishnamurti

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MAKE ROOM
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How can your life be filled with joy if that joy has no room
to reside in you? How can your days be filled with happiness
if that happiness is squeezed out by other concerns?

Make room for joy and it will come. Make room for happiness
and it will be there.

Cast out the anger and spite. Let go of the worry and
anxiety. Let the envy and resentment dissolve into nothing.
Leave the dismay and discouragement behind.

Clean out the old, negative patterns of thought. Make room
for plenty of love, plenty of joy, happiness and
fulfillment.

Get rid of the mental junk you never really wanted, and
certainly do not need now. Make some room to truly live.

Ralph Marston

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IONS MONTHLY INTENTION FOR A GLOBAL SHIFT IN CONSCIOUSNESS:

I picture the world as it is today, knowing that I am a part of this planet's evolutionary design. I choose to live to my fullest capacity in a spirit of openness, intellectual integrity, and freedom.

I am conscious that I have a role in the unfolding story of humanity. I am connected to the whole.

I am prepared to imagine that my intentions can find a deep resonance in the hearts and minds of others.

Together, we will stir the depths of human ingenuity, creativity, and collective healing. Together, we are part of an evolutionary pulse bringing into focus our collective responsibility for planet Earth and its diverse peoples.

My intention is that I may come to a place of wisdom, compassion, and an abiding exuberance for serving our common work and the greater good.

More about IONS here:
http://www.noetic.org/

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Forever Oneness,
who sings to us in silence,
who teaches us through each other.
Guide my steps with strength and wisdom.
May I see the lessons as I walk,
honor the Purpose of all things.
Help me touch with respect,
always speak from behind my eyes.
Let me observe, not judge.
May I cause no harm,
and leave music and beauty after my visit.
When I return to forever
may the circle be closed
and the spiral be broader.
 
 ~ Bee Lake ~
 (an Aboriginal poet)

http://www.panhala.net/Archive/Forever_Oneness.html

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The two messages from my dreams last night (last week).
Remember food is simply fuel.
Do not over-stoke your furnace.
and
Of course there is something more than you.
Where do you think all the thoughts for creativity come from.
Each of you assist Me to manifest in the World.
Each of you is Divine Spirit.
*Em

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There is a zen saying that declares, “No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.” Certainly this is true. In our way of life we have a phrase for this—divine order. These two words carry the idea that all things are the outworking of divine law. There are no accidents. This understanding calls us to action. First, we will not be victims. Secondly, we understand that we are called to place ourselves in accord or harmony with divine law. When we live from this divine center, we can be assured that our lives are the outworking of the best that can be.

In Love We Journey With You.
Jim and Nancy Rosemergy

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POSITIVE SPIN
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Many limitations are limitations only because you see them as
such. By changing your thinking, you can change the reality
of your limitations.

Have things ever annoyed you to the point where you were
prevented from getting anything done? Have you ever been so
frustrated that you were unable to take action?

The tendency in such situations is to attack the sources of
those annoyances and frustrations. Yet there is often a much
more positive and effective way.

Instead of fighting against what annoys you, simply let go
of the annoyance. Rather than attacking what frustrates you,
just let the frustration drop away from you.

Instead of struggling against the obstacles, move positively
forward on your own terms. What you once may have viewed as
a rock-solid obstacle can become just another factor to be
considered.

To a large degree, you can decide what gets to you and what
doesn't, what stops you and what motivates you to move
forward. Put a positive spin on your thoughts, and things
that once would have stopped you, no longer will.

Ralph Marston

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On the DVD Cover it says "An astonishing journey...Absolutely Incredible." and "Extraordinary and inspiring." And indeed it was. "Touching the Void" Based on a True Story.
Such courage!
I highly recommend this DVD.
Em

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It may be in anticipation of taking Joy's Class but I am loving the beauty I see in poetry.

To look at any thing,
If you would know that thing,
You must look at it long:
To look at this green and say,
"I have seen spring in these
Woods," will not do - you must
Be the thing you see:
You must be the dark snakes of
Stems and ferny plumes of leaves,
You must enter in
To the small silences between
The leaves,
You must take your time
And touch the very peace
They issue from.
 
~ John Moffitt ~

http://www.panhala.net/Archive/To_Look.html

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Some Health-Related pages you might find of interest.
The second URL contains fabulous information.

http://www.mercola.com/2004/sep/1/eating_symptoms.htm
http://www.naturopathyworks.com/pages/nutrition.html

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May we live our lives in Spirit, not spite.
Withdraw and see the Illusion for what it is.
* From a scribble found in my car

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Hope you enjoyed the read.
:-)
Em

Creating Active Links

OK, here we go! My dearest son, Lee, has told me how to create active links in my Blog.
I am about to wave the magic wand and give it a stab.
:-)
I want to tell you about Ellie's Crystalinks Ezine.
It is one of the best, daily sources for a little bit of everything of interest in our world.
So, if all goes well, you will now have this bit of information and an active link to get you there.
Here is hoping.
Love,
Em

"What The Bleep Do We Know-The Movie"

I am going to put this in my Blog because I believe in the content of this movie and hope that where ever you are, as you read this, that you will take the opportunity to see this movie and or take advantage of the associated book sites listed here.

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Hi Everyone,
I was moved to know that this needs its own message, LOL!
"What the Bleep Do We Know-The Movie"
:-)
A must see.
I saw it at a Preview last night.
Ooooooooou!
Please tell everyone that you know about this opening.
I can not wait to see it again! and more than likely, again after that!

Opening:
Loews Richmond Town Square
Opens on Sep 17, 2004
631 Richmond Road
Richmond Heights, OH 44143

No times, yet.
:-0
Too early

Home Page:
http://www.whatthebleep.com/home/

Related Books:
http://www.whatthebleep.com/tree/

Another book site with some info:
http://www.newrenbooks.com/books/bleep1.html

Bon Voyage into our Future Consciousness.
We are already in it.
Some of us are now becoming aware of this fact.
Others are helping to guide us to it.
Here is a toast to Glorious Consciousness.
I am grateful to be alive and to experience all of this with each of you.
:-0
Em

Emptiness and "What The Bleep Do We Know"

I thought that I would share this exchange with you.
:-)

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Dearest Nancy and Jim,
I read what you have written here, having seen

"What The Bleep Do We Know"
http://www.whatthebleep.com/

last night. The Universal Source speaks loud and clear in many ways. We must but adjust our antenna, so to speak, and there we are, connected to the Source. And as we listen and express the desire to hear more, it can not help but be.

Most lovingly,
EmAManda


On Sep 1, 2004, at 10:22 PM, roseij@earthlink.net wrote:

We must learn to see what does not appear. In the Tao Te Ching it is written, “We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.” Let us remember that it is the emptiness of the pot that makes it useful. The unseen is the greater reality than the clay that forms the pot or even the shape formed by the clay.

There is much of life that is this way. Life itself is unseen and yet its forms are everywhere. We are more content and less fearful when the unseen is known to be the truth. Let it be this way for us all.

In Love We Journey With You.
Jim and Nancy Rosemergy.
RR 1 Box 1966, Sunrise Beach, MO 65079.

Many Blessings
www.innerjourney.org
God bless you!!!
Blessings from Nancy and Jim
Inner Journey
http://www.innerjourney.org

Weekly Inspirational Bulletin: August 30, 2004

The following, coming on my Birthday, August 24th, could not have been more perfect. I am grateful for every moment and experience of this Consciousness called Life.

Your day to do it
+++++++++++++++++++

This day is yours to live just once. Yet that is more than
enough. For you can fill this day with love, with effort,
with beauty and joy. You can put purpose and meaning into
every moment.

You can live this day in such a way that you'll be forever
thankful for having known it. You can do things today that
will positively affect your life and your world from this
point forward.

The rapid passing of time works against you only if you
waste and abuse that precious time. If, on the other hand,
you make full and joyful use of your time, each passing
moment becomes your forever friend.

This is a day to create treasures that will last a lifetime
and beyond. Imagine that opportunity, and imagine the
possibilities.

Then step forward and bring those possibilities to life.
Today is your day to do it. * Ralph Marston

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Swami Beyondananada's Ten Guidelines for Enlightenment

1. Be a Fundamentalist -- ensure that the Fun always comes before the Mental. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be canceled. A laugh track has been provided and the reason we are put in the material world is to get more material. Have a good laughsitive twice a day, which will ensure reguhilarity.

2. Remember that each of us has been given a special gift just for entering, so you are already a winner!

3. The most powerful tool on the planet today is Tell-A-Vision. That's where I tell a vision to you and you tell a vision to me. That way, if we don't like the programming we're getting, we can change the channel.

4. Life is like photography -- you use the negative to develop. No matter what adversity you face, be reassured: Of course God loves you - He's just not ready to make a commitment.

5. It is true: As we go through life thinking heavy thoughts, thought particles tend to get caught between the ears and cause a condition called "truth decay". Be sure to use mental floss twice a day, and when you're tempted to practice 'tantrum yoga', remember what we teach in the Swami's Absurdiveness Training Class: DON'T GET EVEN, GET ODD.

6. If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That's where I no mad at you and you no mad at me. That way there'll surely be nomadness on the planet. Peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there. Pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.

7. I know great earth changes have been predicted for the future, so if you're looking to avoid earthquakes my advice is simple: When you find a fault don't dwell on it.

8. There's no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again.

9. If you're looking for the key to the Universe I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news: There is no key to the Universe. The good news: It was never locked.

10. Finally, everything I've told you is channeled. That way, if you don't like it it's not my fault. But remember: Enlightenment is not a bureaucracy, so you don't have to go through channels.

Also, check out Swami's new material at http://www.wakeuplaughing.com/
Learn the ancient art of Foo Ling: http://www.wakeuplaughing.com/absurdified.html

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I am sensing something new going on.
I am going to include this in the Bulletin.
This is exactly as it came to me:

I am here to convince you of nothing.
I am here to reveal to you a new possibility for your consciousness.
Choose not to remain frozen in the old time.
I come through Emilie with Love.


"The soul is cramped by limited identity of outer ego-self - name, family, nation, religion, ideology. The soul needs to break out of that altogether before 2012. The soul needs to identify with the fifth dimensional higher self. How can this be brought about? The soul needs a new evolutionary technology to advance itself. This is the purpose of the Seven Years of the Mystery of the Stone."

For more, if this resonates with you..............

http://www.foundationforthelawoftime.org/development/rinri/rinri_4-3.html

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Dear Fellow World Travelers,

How could I have not shared this with you.
Go to:
http://www.thank-water.net/english/

Click on July 25, 2004 which is on the left hand side.
Then on the page that opens, click on
For the Report on This Year's Ceremony in Liechtenstein, click HERE

My whole energy system was quivering as I read this.
I kindly ask that you scroll through this and see the results of meditative focus at the end of the page.
Most lovingly,
Em

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Love can build a bridge
Merkabah is the throne
Still inside its flowing Act
Illusion will be gone
* Luigi Di Martino

If this resonates with you, go here.
:-)
Em

http://www.execonn.com/matt/Docs/Merkaba.htm

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This is from Julia, via Molly:
Hello, my dear friends,
 
    In our gathering circles we have often spoken about  multidimensionality and Mystical Body Consciousness, or Oneness Consciousness, even as we have been exploring and growing into the experience of these states of beingness over all these years we have been gathering together.   I have also spoken of the living of multidimensions simultaneously.  On the internet I came across this excerpt, on just these topics, from a forthcoming book by a woman named Celia Fenn.  I thought you might find her writing nourishing.  She writes in the context of a discussion about the Indigo and Crystal children, about Angels.  Whether or not this specific framework has resonance with you, I do feel that the dynamic she discusses about the evolutionary transitioning of our species will speak to your hearts and souls, to some of your experience.  The excerpt is in the attached file. 
With all my love,
Julia

The following is an extract from Celia Fenn's forthcoming book, "The Indigo-Crystal Adventure," which explains more about the metaphysical aspects of the Indigo-Crystal experience.

CHAPTER FIVE

GOLDEN AURAS, HUMAN ANGELS AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS

The Indigo and Crystal children that come to the planet are known as "starchildren". Often this is because their souls are more at home in the stars, and they have not incarnated on Earth before. They come at this time as a "special assignment" team to assist Earth and her inhabitants with their transition and rebirth as a higher dimensional "New Earth".

But while these beings appear like ordinary human beings, they do in fact have access to a greater range of human potential. They are more open to who they are, closer to a recognition of their divine origins and essence.

Indigo children are born onto the Indigo Soul Ray of Incarnation and Evolution. This means they have access to the gifts of clairvoyance and healing. They are also able to access what may be termed the Fourth and Fifth Dimensions of Consciousness, while most humans have access only to the Third and Fourth. This Higher Dimensional access, together with the Indigo Ray soul gifts, means that Indigos are naturally more intelligent, more sensitive and more clairvoyant. They are also creative, and often able to access the left and right brains with ease, making them artistically gifted, but also technologically competent and adventurous.

The Crystal children, on the other hand, are mostly born into the Gold Ray of Incarnation and Evolution. They are born on the Sixth Dimension of Consciousness, with the potential to open up rapidly to the Ninth Dimensional level of Full Christ Consciousness, and then from there to the Thirteenth Dimension which represents Universal Consciousness.

With these gifts and abilities, Crystal beings are immensely powerful and creative. Many of them carry the Gold and Magenta Rays, which makes them masters of creation, especially with light and sound. This manifests as artistic and musical creativity on the Earth plane. Those who carry the Indigo-Silver Ray, are also gifted as the "mothers" and "goddesses" of the planet, and carry the feminine vibration of healing and nurturing. Those on the Red-Gold Ray, on the other hand, carry the masculine vibration of manifestation and are often the leaders in the more active sense.

The Future Crystal child will be known as a "Rainbow Crystal" being. This is the fully developed Thirteen Dimensional Universal Human Being, able to carry and transmit all the Rays of Incarnation and Evolution within their vibrational field. There are Rainbow Crystal beings already on planet Earth, but they are yet to open into their full potential.

The exciting thing about these evolutionary developments, for ordinary people, is that the Indigo and Crystal beings bring these vibrations to the planet in order to share them with others. By their very presence, they assist others to move into these new vibrations and open up to their full potential as well. The Indigo-crystal gift to the planet is the gift of Evolution and access to our full potential, for every human being on the planet today, if they so choose.

At this point, many people who are allowing this shift or transition within their own auric fields, have moved from their original Third Dimensional state of awareness into the Indigo and then the Crystal states, with the assistance of the children who hold the vibration. These adults are now able to hold the Gold Ray of Evolution in their Eighth chakras, and are helping to create a matrix for the creation of the New Earth. This pulsating Gold light can be clearly seen in their auras by those with clairvoyance and the ability to perceive auric colours.

The Human Angel

One of the gifts of this transitional process, is that Humans are becoming aware of who they truly are: that they are Spirits in Human bodies, and that they are, in other words, Angels in human form.

We have been aware of our connections to the higher realms for many thousands of years, but have always felt that our "human" and material state somehow "shut" us off from our angelic inheritance. We would speak about our "Higher Self", knowing that we had access to this aspect of ourselves, but somehow it was not quite a part of who we were, and could only be accessed in meditation.

Part of the reason for this was that our physical forms were locked into the Third Dimension, but our Higher or Angelic self was of a much finer and higher vibration and was more at home in the Higher Dimensions. So there was always a "gap" between the material manifestation of the human body and consciousness and the spiritual reality.

Now, however, with the vibrational shift that the planet is experiencing, which is aptly called "Ascension", the Earth and her inhabitants have the opportunity to "ascend" from the Third Dimension of consciousness upwards into the Higher Dimensions. As the consciousness ascends higher, the spiritual world comes closer, until there is no longer a "gap" but a continuum that is termed "Multi-Dimensional Consciousness".

In this state, the human being is able to access both the material and spiritual realms with ease. There is no longer any need for intense meditation, since the access to the spirit realm is immediate and evident. People in the Multi-Dimensional state have accessed their Angelic presence or state, and recognise themselves as Spirit beings or Angels who also have a human body and are able to function in the material plane as material beings.

At this point, the Higher Self and the Lower self can be said to have blended, and the Human being is now a Human Angel.

The Human Angel is constantly aware of themselves as Angelic and as Powerful and Creative. They have no time or need for things such as fear and victim dramas. Their time is better spent in creating the kind of reality in which they would be happy and content.

Many Indigo and crystal children are already almost at this point of awareness, if not fully within it. As are many of the Indigo-Crystal adults who have made the transition to this state. It is these new beings, able to claim both their human and angelic inheritances, who will create the New Earth.

It is important to state, at this point, that it is imperative that those who make the transition into awareness of their angelic selves, be also aware of how important it is to be human and to be well grounded in the material dimensions or planes. The whole point of the Transition is to bring "Heaven" to "Earth", and not to drift away into some ungrounded paradise state.

For Human Angels there is work to do. Creating a New Earth that will bring Heaven to Earth. And since "heaven" is not so much a place as a state of consciousness, these Human Angels must work to bring the higher dimensional states of consciousness to the Earth plane. Once this is achieved, then a planetary culture will be birthed that will respect all beings as manifestations of the Divine Essence. And this culture will reflect that respect in its peace, harmony and creativity.

The Nature of Multi-Dimensionality

Until fairly recently, all humans born on Earth were born as Third Dimensional beings. This means that they were fully in the material plane or realm, and their consciousness was "locked" into the Third Dimension. They functioned on the first three chakras, the material, the emotional and the mental. Where there was spirituality, it was usually seen as something outside or other than normal every day functioning.

The Third Dimensional being is aware of him or herself as a separate and unique individual. There is no real sense of the unity or oneness of consciousness that is a factor of higher dimensional consciousness. Because of this sense of separation, humans have built a society that has very little awareness of the interconnectedness of beings and actions. And because of this lack of awareness, humans have created a planet of sorrow and suffering, where individuals see no need to be responsible for their thoughts, feelings and actions. Fear of not surviving on the individual level, because of lack of resources, has led to greed and imbalances that need to be addressed in order to create a stable planetary home for all humans.

The Indigo children arrived with the key to multi-dimensionality. They were born into Third Dimensional bodies, but their consciousness was effectively in the Fourth Dimension and capable of moving into the Fifth. When this "wave" of Indigo consciousness arrived on the planet in the early 1970s, the way was opened for all humans and the planet itself to shift into the Fourth Dimension.

At the Fourth Dimensional level of Consciousness, humans become aware of the Universal Law of One, otherwise known as "Unity Consciousness". This Law states that we are all One, we are all connected and that whatever affects one of us affects all of us. Indigo children carry this awareness in their consciousness, and it leads them to be warriors for many causes that will heal the Earth and stop humans from destroying and polluting their environment and harming other humans.

The Law of One also fosters the understanding in Indigo beings that we are all equal, and that no one is greater than any other. This group consciousness and group awareness is the path to the future for humans. We will learn to function co-operatively and for the good of all if we are to create the New Earth that we desire.

Indigos respect the talents and abilities of each individual, but these talents do not make any one greater than anyone else. The play of ego and self-importance has no real place in the life of an Indigo.

When an Indigo awareness opens into the Fifth Dimension, it becomes aware of itself as a Creator. Fifth Dimensional awareness loves to create. All the religious belief systems and the economic systems on Earth today are Fifth Dimensional Though Form creations that we hold in place by our continued support of these thought forms. They form a Fifth Dimensional grid around the Earth. Most lower- dimensional beings are completely unaware that their thoughts and behaviour patterns are being controlled from this level.

When the Indigo awareness opens to this level, there is often a rejection of all belief systems and a consciousness of the freedom to create new and alternative ways of thinking and being. The Indigo person takes on the planetary mission of creating and bringing in new ways of thinking and being for Planet Earth. But, at this level the consciousness is still concerned with dualities of "good" and "bad", that determine what kind of system is best for Earth. The next step in consciousness is to move beyond duality and into a realm where all is seen as part of the greater good and for the good of the greater whole.

This advanced state is known as Sixth Dimensional Consciousness, and is the realm of the Christed Child or Magical Child. All Crystal children are born into this level of awareness. They have immediate access to the magical and spiritual aspects of who they are, and are able to blend imagination and creation in fantastic and joyous ways. If they were left to their own devices, they would immediately create a magical planet. But, they still have to deal with a largely Third Dimensional consciousness, and they struggle with the patterns and behaviours that they find here.

When an adult Indigo consciousness makes the shift into the Crystal state or awareness, they enter into Sixth Dimensional awareness and the Christ Consciousness seed. They are rebirthed, in consciousness, as a Christed or Magical child. With this comes an awareness of the playfulness of life, and the play of Spirit through human beings on this planet. Then all life is seen as magical and blessed, and all life is directed and advanced through the work of spirit. At this point, the being understands the principle of surrender to the flow of the greater evolutionary wave, while still exercising the right to be a creator on the individual level.

The Crystal consciousness, when it has matured enough at this level, can then move into the Seventh Dimensional level, where awareness opens onto the nature of the spiritual mission of the being. A Crystal or Christed adult at this level is ready to take on a planetary mission as a carrier of higher dimensional consciousness to others. The work may involve teaching and healing on a grand scale, or it may simply be to carry the energy in the auric field so that others may access the higher vibrations in their own upwards ascension path.

The Crystal child and adult now carry the potential to open fully to the Ninth level or Full Christ Consciousness. This incorporates the Eighth level, or Archetypal level, where the being has full control over the "story" of their life on earth, and the Ninth level, where the being assumes full responsibility for stewardship of the Planet.

The potential then exists for the being to continue on the journey to the Tenth level, where the being accesses his or her Solar System responsibilities; the Eleventh level, where the Galactic level of consciousness is accessed and finally the Twelfth level, where the Gold Ray of Universal Consciousness inaugurates the being as a Full Universal Being. The Thirteenth level represents the Master, who enters into the Divine Mystery as a fully conscious spark of the Divine Creative Essence.

An Evolutionary Leap

As can be seen from the above discussion, the Indigo-Crystal adventure represents a huge evolutionary leap for the human species. This is initially a huge leap in consciousness, reflected in the auric colours and the access to multi-dimensional layers of awareness in an individual.

But, what is manifest in the subtle or spiritual bodies must eventually make itself manifest in the physical or Earth plane body of each individual. And eventually, in the physical body of the Planet itself. Indigo and Crystal children and adults are an integral and dynamic part of the evolutionary leap into a new and Golden future.

Higher levels of consciousness, awareness of the interconnectedness of all things and a desire for an empowered and creative life will soon become the characteristics of all humans on Planet Earth.

*Note from Emilie: I found more of her work here.
http://www.starchild.co.za/channel10.html


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Today's Tip: Wondering About Witch Hazel?
Witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, is a liquid distillation of leaves, bark and twigs. It can usually be found on drugstore shelves next to rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, yet many people aren't familiar with it. Actually, there are many uses for witch hazel that you may find surprising. To treat stings and irritation, douse an organically grown cotton pad with witch hazel and apply to the area. This treatment is good for insect bites as well as sun and wind burn, and even hemorrhoids. In the same manner, it can disinfect minor cuts and abrasions. It can also be used for skin care such as cleansing, toning and refreshing the face, or rubbed into arms or legs for muscle soreness. Witch hazel has no drug interactions and may be used safely by children and adults, as needed. Visit Home Health Remedies on DrWeil.com for more useful tips.

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Here is the web site for David Faroo, Alma's son who was so kind as to help me on Wednesday. Thank you, Dave! :-) His firm does Web Design, Development and Page Optimization.
http://vizpro.com/

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Here is a goody for me to remember!

Logic is a process by which you arrive at the wrong conclusion with confidence.
- Author Unknown

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And now, i bid you all good night.
Thank you for the loving energy of today.
Love,
Em

It seems that there is more to new time than initially meets the eye

I am here to convince you of nothing.
I am here to reveal to you a new possibility for your consciousness.
Choose not to remain frozen in the old time.
I come through Emilie with Love.


The soul is cramped by limited identity of outer ego-self - name, family, nation, religion, ideology. The soul needs to break out of that altogether before 2012. The soul needs to identify with the fifth dimensional higher self. How can this be brought about? The soul needs a new evolutionary technology to advance itself. This is the purpose of the Seven Years of the Mystery of the Stone.

http://www.foundationforthelawoftime.org/development/rinri/rinri_4-3.html

We Are Spiritual Beings Living a Human Existence

From my dearest soul sister, Donna:

As spiritual beings living a human existence, we are ultimately defined by our choices and our lives provide us with certain opportunities to redefine and even reinvent ourselves by looking beyond the fear and pain of a particular moment to the possibilities of transformation and transcendence.
Stephen Simon

Mindfulness

An exercise in mindfulness created by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk. The exercise can last a few minutes, or up to half an hour, and is based on breathing and visualization, in which you imagine your body has become one with the earth. Here are the instructions:
• Lie on a bed, or on a mat or on the grass in a position in which you are comfortable. Don't use a pillow. Begin to take hold of your breath. Imagine all that is left of your body is a white skeleton lying on the face of the earth.
• Maintain a half-smile and continue to follow your breath. Imagine that all your flesh has decomposed and is gone, that your skeleton is now lying in the earth 80 years after burial.
• See clearly the bones of your head, back, your ribs, your hip bones, leg and arm bones, finger bones. Maintain the half smile, breathe very lightly, your heart and mind serene.
• See that your skeleton is not you. Be at one with life. Live eternally in the trees and grass, in other people, in the birds and other beasts, in the sky, in the ocean waves. Your skeleton is only one part of you. You are present everywhere and in every moment. You are not only a bodily form, or even feelings, thoughts, actions and knowledge. * Dr Weil from "8 Weeks to Optimum Health."

Daring

This little exchange was so fascinating to me that I thought I would put it in my Blog.
It originaly was posted to a List that I am on.
It will probably make more sense after reading through, to read from the bottom up in order to see the sequence of all this.
:-)
I also want to tip my hat to Lemony Snicket.
:-)

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Hi Lui and All,
More LOL!
I sent my little "daring" poem to a friend who wrote back "Aren't you glad we never grew up."
To which my Energy said, Bingo, that's it! Yes!!!!
:-)
What is also fascinating to me, is the use of the word "daring" in my post where I said "May Fun and Daring Adventures be ours, today."
Well, besides monitoring my e-mail, I have been reading Book 10, "The Slippery Slope," of the Lemony Snicket Series, "A Series of Unfortunate Events." And, a wee bit ago, and sometime *after* I sent you the little poem below, i came upon this passage, in that book, on page 148:

"Or maybe a daring life of impulsive passion only leads to something else," the scout said, and in some cases this mysterious person was right. A daring life of impulsive passion is an expression which refers to people who follow what is in their hearts, and like people who prefer to follow their head, or follow the advice of other people, or follow a mysterious man in a dark blue raincoat, people who lead a daring life of impulsive passion end up doing all sorts of thing."

The Streams of Consciousness are fascinating when one observes how thoughts and communication seeks us out from the Energy Fields.
:-)
Low and Behold, no person shall ever hear me say that I am not grateful to be playing "This Game of Life."
:-)
Back to my book I go.
Thanks for being a part of the Stream in which I am playing.
And to Sherri, my caring and devoted Astrological friend, I ask, with smile on face, what is this blip in a Virgo's Life all this about!
:-)
With Care and Lots of Giggles and Smiles,
EmAManda
 
On Aug 25, 2004, at 10:15 AM, Lui wrote:

LOL....especially then!!

LL


Emilie Unkrich wrote:
I'd rather be me
Which is the key
To Peace of Heart
Even when I Fart!

LOL!
This is very daring for a Virgo to put out in print for evermore but this is what came through me with the admission to go for it! :-)
Could it be my Aries Moon rising?
More LOL!
May Fun and Daring Adventures be ours, today,
EmAManda


On Aug 25, 2004, at 8:35 AM, Lui wrote:


I'd rather be gentle
Slightly mental
Than live an illusion
That's up for rental!

MY NAME IS DAVE AND I'M A CARBOHYDRATIC by Dave Berry

This is hillarious!


MY NAME IS DAVE AND I'M A CARBOHYDRATIC


I probably shouldn't admit this to you younger readers, but when my
generation was your age, we did some pretty stupid things.  I'm talking
about taking CRAZY risks.  We drank water right from the tap.  We used
aspirin bottles that you could actually open with your bare hands.  We
bought appliances that were not festooned with helpful safety warnings
such as, "DO NOT BATHE WITH THIS TOASTER."  But for sheer insanity, the
wildest thing we did was - prepare to be shocked - we deliberately
ingested carbohydrates.  I know, I know.  It was wrong.  But we were
young and foolish, and there was a lot of peer pressure.

You'd be at a party, and there would be a lava lamp blooping away, and
a Jimi Hendrix record playing.
 
And then, when the mood was right, somebody would say: "You wanna do
some 'drates?"  And the next thing you know, there'd be a bowl of
pretzels going around, or crackers, or even potato chips, and we'd put
these things into our mouths and just EAT them.  My only excuse was
that we were ignorant.  It's not like now, when everybody knows how bad
carbohydrates are, and virtually every product is advertised as being
"low-carb," including beer, denture adhesives, floor wax, tires, life
insurance and Viagra.  Back then, we had no idea.
 
Nobody did!  Our own MOTHERS gave us bread!  Today, of course, nobody
eats bread. People are terrified of all carbohydrates, as evidenced by
the recent mass robbery at a midtown Manhattan restaurant, where 87
patrons turned their wallets over to a man armed only with a strand of
No. 8 spaghetti. ("Do what he says!  He has pasta!") The city of
Beverly Hills has been evacuated twice this month because of reports -
false, thank heavens - that terrorists had put a bagel in the water
supply.
 
But as I say, in the old days we believed that the reason you got fat
was from eating "calories," which are tiny units of measurement that
cause food to taste good.  When we wanted to lose weight, we went on
low-calorie diets in which we ate only inedible foods such as celery,
which is actually a building material.  The problem with the
low-calorie diet was that a normal human could stick to it for, at
most, four hours, at which point he or she would have no biological
choice but to sneak out to the garage and snork down an entire bag of
Snickers, sometimes without removing the wrappers.  So nobody lost
weight, and everybody felt guilty all the time.  Many people, in
desperation, turned to disco.  
 
But then along came the bold food pioneer who invented the Atkins Diet:
Dr. Something Atkins.  Dr. Atkins discovered an amazing thing: Calories
don't matter!  What does matter are carbohydrates, which result when a
carbo molecule and a hydrate molecule collide at high speeds and form
tiny invisible doughnuts.  Dr. Atkins' discovery meant that as long as
you avoided carbohydrates, you could, without guilt, eat high-fat,
high-calorie foods such as cheese, bacon, lard, pork rinds and whale. 
You could eat an entire pig, as long as the pig had not recently been
exposed to bread.
 
At first, like other groundbreaking pioneers such as Galileo and
Eminem, Dr. Atkins met with skepticism, even hostility.  The Celery
Growers  
Association hired a detective to - yes - stalk him.  His car tires were
repeatedly slashed by what police determined to be shards of Melba
toast. But Dr. Atkins persisted, because he had a dream - a dream that,
some day, he would help the human race by selling it 427 million diet
books.  And he did, achieving vindication for his diet before his
tragic demise in an incident that the autopsy report listed as "totally
unrelated to the undigested 28-pound bacon cheeseburger found in his
stomach."  But the Atkins Diet lives on, helping millions of Americans
to lose weight.
 
The irony is, you can't tell this by looking at actual Americans, who
have, as a group, become so heavy that North America will soon be
underwater as far inland as Denver. Which can only mean one thing: You
people are still sneaking Snickers.  You should be ashamed of
yourselves!  Got any more?
 
Written by: Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist for the Miami Herald.

Love and Thanks to Water

Dear Fellow World Travelers,

How could I have not shared this with you right now. It will also be in the Weekly Inspirational Bulletin next week.

http://www.thank-water.net/english/



My whole energy system was quivering as I read this.
I kindly ask that you scroll through this and see the results of meditative focus at the end of the page.

Happy Birthday to Me :-)

Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday Dear Emilie
Happy Birthday to me.
:-)
I can not believe that I am still up!
I had a wonderful day yesterday.
In the morning I attended my Spiritual Group.
In the afternoon, I composed and sent out The Bulletin of which I am Editor.
Then, I had Janna over for dinner.
After dinner, we worked on the Fall Newsletter for the Friends of the Chagrin Falls Library.
I am having so much fun learning all sorts of new things.
:-)
I am learning to compose in Word and InDesign CS.
I am also Editor of my Computer Club's Newletter.
It can be found at www.neoac.org
I love life!
:-)

Weekly Inspirational Bulletin: August 23, 2004

i found a wonderful review of the book that someone mentioned to me today, "Embracing Uncertainty" by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
http://www.ivillage.com/books/excerpt/spirit/articles/0,,245450_574526,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=1&pba=adid=10248520

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From Rumi

Guest House

This being human is a guest house
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the sham, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

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Resources for learning a language of encouragement and bringing forth virtues.

Books:
The Family Virtues Guide by Linda Kavelin Popov
The Virtues Project Educator's Guide by Linda Kavelin Popov

Family Virtues: Give your child the Spiritual Edge by V. Mitra Gopaul

Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage by Susannne M.
Alexander and Craig A. Farnsworth

Websites with more information are:
www.virtuesproject.com
www.marriagetransformationproject.com
http://www.virtuesconsulting.com/encourage.html
www.virtuesconsulting.com

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My dear friend, Audrey, introduced me to J. Krishnamurti. I am ever grateful to everything she brought to my attention.
I dedicate this issue of the Bulletin to her.

What Will Bring Peace Is Inward Transformation by J. KRISHNAMURTI
http://thesevenrays.topcities.com/WhatWillBringPeace.htm

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To keep the miracle alive,
to live always in the miracle,
to make the miracle more and more miraculous,
to swear allegiance to nothing,
but live only miraculously,
think only miraculously.
* Henry Miller

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Excellent Read!!!!!!!

AWARENESS UNDERSTANDING ACCEPTANCE
http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~acceptance/ACourseInHappiness/QuestionsandAnswers.html

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The secret to allowing an insight to become a permanent
way of knowing and seeing is not to touch it, cling to it,
dogmatize it or even think about.  Insights come and go,
but to have them stay we have to flow with them,
otherwise no change is possible.
* Bernadette Roberts
"The Experience of No Self"

Visit the site of Iain A. Macdonald:
INTUITION. . . .Awaken to the Journey within.
http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com

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“The Greatest Asset of Life”

I am the vital principle of life -- the greatest of all success and happiness assets.

I am that which gives the plus quality to human beings. I put pep, ginger, vim, into human effort.

I am the source of physical and mental power. I give the body vigor and buoyancy, the brain vital energy and originality.

I am your best friend... the friend of the high and lowly, the rich and the poor alike but, be he king or beggar, who violates my laws must pay the penalty.

I am often sought in vain by the man who rides in his limousine, but am generally found in the company of the man who walks to his work and takes plenty of exercise.

I am the great multiplier of ability, the buttress of initiative, of courage, of self-confidence, the backbone of enthusiasm, without which nothing worth while was ever accomplished.

I am the greatest constructive power in the life of man. Without me his faith weakens, his ambition sags, his ardor oozes out, his courage faints, his self-confidence departs, his accomplishment is nil.

Without me wealth is a mockery, a palatial home a bitter disappointment.

Next to life itself, I am the greatest gift ever given to man: the millionaire who has lost me in piling up his fortune would give all his millions to get me back again.

I am that which gives buoyancy to life, which makes you magnetic, joyous, forceful, which brings out your resourcefulness and inventiveness, that which raises efficiency to its maximum and enables you to make the most of your ability.

I increase every one of your 40 or 50 mental faculties a hundredfold. I am the leader of them all. When I am present they are up, at their best; when I am absent, they are down, at their worst.

I am the friend of progress, the stimulator of ambition, the encourager of effort, the great essential to efficiency, to success, the promoter of long life and happiness.

I am a joy bringer. Where I go, good cheer goes. Where I am not, depression, discouragement, the "blues," are present. My absence means declining powers, often thwarted ambition, blighted hopes, mediocrity, failure, a shortened life.

The wise man guards me as the apple of his eye; the fool often abuses and loses me through ignorance, indifference or neglect.

I AM GOOD HEALTH

* O.S. Marden
http://www.health-fx.net/news.html

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When you see or hear the phrase “the way we look,” it is often a reminder to look in the mirror and to evaluate our physical appearance. We want to use the phrase in a different way. It can, also, mean the direction in which we look. In addition, we can look at things positively, and therefore look for the good, or we can focus on appearances and dwell on the worst that can be. The choice is ours.

The truth is that we look at ourselves, the world, and other people through our consciousness. That is why two people can look at the same situation and see entirely different things. Oddly, our view of the world is often impacted by our beliefs about God. For instance, if we think God punishes, then we tend to believe in a literal hell and that punishing is a deterrent to destructive behavior. On the other hand, when we believe God is love, we tend to believe that love is the answer to our problems. The two world views not only approach problems differently, they create different worlds.

In Love We Journey With You.
Jim and Nancy Rosemergy.

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A URL reference on this page,

http://www.omtron.com/articles/lynda/inthebeginning1.php

Led me to this page,

A Dirty Joke:   One day the scientists decided that mankind no longer needed God, so one of them went to Him, bearing the news. "God," he said, "we don't need you anymore. We can do our own miraculous things. We can clone people on our own. So why don't you just get lost?" God was patient and kind. "Very well," He replied. "If that is how mankind feels, then let us resolve this with a contest. Let us see who can make a man." "Sure," said the scientist, "that's fine with me." "But there is one condition," said God, "We will do this just the way it was done the first time when I created Adam." "Sure, no problem," said the scientist. He bent down to grab a handful of dirt. "No, no, no," said God. "You go get your own dirt."

http://www.endicott-studio.com/jMA0301/menMud.html

All of which is a wonderful read, with even more referred URLs.

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Beginning Experiences
In The Higher Realms

1. Moving into a better job that supports the expression of who you are,
your passion, or your mission (which are basically the same).

2. Greater financial abundance as you've never quite experienced before.

3. Most of your dreams come true, and easily.

4. You attract a new mate/partner or you and your current partner have a
relationship revolving around companionship with no issue related "hooks".
You love and admire each other for who you are, with no dependencies.

5. Your health improves and/or you experience a miracle-like healing of a
long standing physical ailment.

6. You crave a simplicity in all things and require and thrive on simple
processes, simple desires, and a very simple lifestyle.

7. You begin to experience a flow to life, at a slow leisurely pace, where
you need not do anything you do not really wish to. Everything falls into
your lap. You experience much basking, savoring and gratitude for the simple
things in life.

8. You easily pick up the thoughts, feelings, desires and needs of others,
as you are becoming telepathic.

9. You can control your emotions, your experiences and create your world
with your mind and intent, without doubt or fear.

10. Your surrounding environment has little effect on you. You don't take
things personally. Nothing is really worth getting that upset about.

11. You have an unquenchable thirst for creativity. The enormous amount of
energy running through you demands an outlet. You feel most at home and in
alignment with Source when you are in your passion and creating.

12. You laugh a lot and find many things amusing and funny.

13. You have a heightened love and compassion for all living things. You are
also experiencing higher states and more frequent states of love and joy.

14. You live in the moment without a "day planner" and things just
naturally unfold day by day and moment by moment. All stress is gone.

15. You feel incredible peace. There is a distinct absence of fear and you
feel safe.

16. Your inner child seems to have disappeared (relating to issues and
wounds), although you love to play and frolic. Much of the time you just
want to play, play and play!

17. You begin to have an understanding about how everything is connected.
You understand that there are no mistakes, all is in divine right order, and
there is never and was never anything "wrong".

http://whatsuponplanetearth.com/ExperiencingHigherRealms.html

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Information to be aware of:

Brain Diseases Linked To Environmental Factors
August 15, 2004

Brain diseases have been on a steady increase over the past two decades and researchers believe they have found a link between these diseases and the environment.

Researchers indicate that higher levels of pesticides, industrial effluents, car exhausts, domestic waste and other pollutants are responsible for increases in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and motor neurone disease.

A report published in the journal Public Health looked at the incidence of brain disease in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. , from 1979 to 1997.

Researchers found dementia rates have tripled in men and increased by about 90 percent among women over two decades.

Lead researcher, Professor Colin Pritchard told The Observer that "This has really scared me - We have to look at the environment and ask ourselves what we are doing."

http://www.healthtalk.ca/brain_disease_08152004_3982.php


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It is said that the only kind of experiences we ever have are personal experiences. What else could there be? However, it is also said that no experience is solely personal. The reason—we are all connected and intertwined with one another.

Every spiritual breakthrough experienced by anyone throughout the ages prepares the human family for its spiritual birth. It is true that each of us awakens individually, but it is also true that our destiny as a race of spiritual beings is spiritual birth and the life that follows.

Every time you pray and are still, I am lifted up and called to silence as well. Every time you forgive, I forgive myself just a little more and am more willing to be love. Every time you get up after you have fallen, I am more aware of the strength in me.

Remember, all experiences are personal, and all personal experience either call us higher or ask us accept limitation.

In Love We Journey With You.
Jim and Nancy Rosemergy.

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Worthless worry
+++++++++++++++++++

How many things do you worry about, that don't really matter
at all? Imagine the positive energy boost if you could
simply let them go.

Most of the things that annoy you do so only because you
have chosen to be annoyed. Think of how life would be if you
spent less time annoyed and more time truly living.

When something comes along that troubles you, ask yourself
if it really matters. You'll discover that many things
really don't.

When something pops up to worry you, ask yourself if your
worrying will make it better. Chances are, with most things,
it won't.

Most worries and annoyances are completely worthless, and
only serve to bring you down. Is that really what you want?

Practice diverting more of your time and energy to positive,
useful, productive pursuits. Replace the worry and annoyance
about things that don't matter with real, effective action
for the things that do. * Ralph Marston

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Lovingly preparedt,
Emilie Amanda

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We all have interesting life lessons if we are open to participation without pre-judging.
That is my lesson of the day. *EmAmanda Light-of-Day