From Z to A because I've not done a "backwards" post in awhile

"Zoroastrian (ancient Persian) in our blood is coming out" ~ Leila Ghannad

 photo by Leila Ghannad

Yggdrasil; mythical Norse tree of life! <~ click to see the cool picture on Facebook

"Xandy--doing his "sink thing" ... Suspended animation, for sure!" ~ Tricia Cotton Dean

 photo by Tricia Cotton Dean

"Where do you find your attention is being pulled away from the present moment?" ~ Askangels

Video of my beautiful hometown: 

Understandingly doing this: endeavoring to accommodate one's self to the pull of divine love. The Gentleman from Heaven Chapter 2 : The Value of Worship
“ 'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.' What does that mean? Isn’t it to respond to the moment, to be present and careful of time and of life as it unfolds where we actually are? It’s a one step simplicity program that has endless diversity in it." ~ Gunilla Norris

"​​Set the intention to stay fully present in the now!"  ~ askangels on Instagram

"RI Recharge" video - click here

Quality time 

"Pull your energy back into the Present"  ~ askangels on Instagram

'Oumuamua's path in 'Our' solar system - somehow the word "Our" seems silly in this context

 source

Narragansett's Scarborough Beach:

"Move on from the past, step out of the old, allow lower timelines to fall away, and beautifully align with your Divine blueprint and your highest authenticity!" ~ askangels on Instagram

"Leave it to God" ~ Chapter 1 ... Live and work for the Larger Life and the greater good." ~  Chapter 2 : In the Light of The Spirit

"Know that when you're present in the moment, you're able to create!" ~ askangels on Instagram

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room

And heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!

 No more let sins and sorrows grow

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

In the Light of the Spirit

Heights, as in On the Heights by Christian D. Larson (click here)

"God in his heaven / All's right with the world." ~ Robert Browning

"Feel your power and light filling your mind, body and spirit." ~ askangels on Instagram

Enter into harmony with the act of [God's] giving." ~ In the Light of the Spirit Chapter 2

"Delayed Departure" blog post Dec 31, 2012 click here

Choose to focus only on what is happening right in front of you, and within you." ~ askangels on Instagram

⠀"Boat cocoons"  ~ Logan :)

Allow your energy to return to you cleansed and purified... Always found in the present moment." ~ askangels on Instagram

  "Angels Journey" Artwork by Carol Lee used with the artist's permission

Holiday bits and pieces

Anatomyofliving on Instagram: “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” ~ Albert Einstein
Blessings
Connecting to the earth and Community

 from Gone With the Wind

Evolversocialmovement on Instagram: 

 “Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.” ~ Hermann Hesse

For unto us... 

Gone With the Wind - so glad that's over!

Humphrey Chronicles - December 22, 2017

"I asked for tenderness and depths of feeling and you showed me that. Nothing more I need to see. Take me home... I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me.” ~  Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"Keep Christmas well." ~  Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Law Family christmas Love

"Merry Christmas from Stonington, CT" 

New knees for Karen Ann today

Old Moss Woman's Secret Garden on Facebook:"Midwinter Blessings"

"P is very serious about her Poses"

"Quaker path matched up with many of my beliefs and values..." ~ Amy Langston 

Serendipity Corner on Facebook:

This is the solstice, the still point / of the sun, its cusp and midnight / the year’s threshold and ..."

"...Unlocking, where the past / lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath… " ~ Margaret Atwood

Violet Mae 

"We carry with us the smile of God." ~ source

I'm sure I had an eXquisite "X" - I just don't remember what it was 

Yuletide Humphrey:

Zoe, character in Christmas movie I am watching with my Mom

Dec 10, 2017 through Dec 20, 2017

"All that remained was the deeply rooted peace." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Walk With Me

 by Cheryl Turner (1960-2014)

Cheryl Turner's cover photo from February 2014 - still - the message is Clear 

"Denizens of open woodland..." now that a week has passed, I can't remember where I saw this
Elevation Worship's beautiful "Give me Faith"
Focus on Faith: my Flesh may Fail, but my God you never will...

Gentleness is powerful. When we use gentle and loving speech, we are able to transform anger, fear, resentment and suspicion in our communication. The whole intention of loving speech is to understand the other person and to be understood. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Hush before the storm..." ~ not only P!nk lyrics, but also p. of The Temple of Silence

"I want to put my oldest patterns down so my heart won't have to work so hard. I think I can fulfill my trust in Oneness, if I can move the center of my being through the pinhole of my fear [and] let my soul, the carrier of my being, emanate in all directions like the sun, till it softens and transforms the small, tight circle that is my fear." ~ Mark Nepo p. 201 Endless Practice

"Jesus I Come" by Elevation Worship

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Made cornbread "cupcakes" because... someone said muffins are just cupcakes made without love. Then blew kisses on'em before they went in the oven :) yum!!

Now it is Dec 19, 2017, and my "little one" is adulting all the way to Gram's ALONE!"

"One Voice" Billy Gilman, at home, in RI, thanks for sharing this video, Kim

"Right place. Right time. Right mind. Right heart." ~ John Kincheloe 12/15/17

"Seasons Change (ft. Michael Ketterer)" by United Pursuit

"Temple of Silence, Order of the Christian Mystics" on Youtube

United Pursuit :)

Vishen Lakhiani : "The single most important relationship in your entire life is the relationship you have with yourself."

Wednesday - Dec 20, 2017 - 4 am - and all is Well - time to shower and hit the road!

eXit 91 in about 12-13 hours? maybe less? any bets?

Yes!! Misty and I have got this!!

Zen to Zany  from Facebook post Dec 17,2014

Christmas is coming...

"Away Team in a Manger" by 

Bekah Jo ;)

Diamond Dust : ice crystals + sunlight = amazing images by Kameron Barge

"Each one of us has it in themselves to be a free spirit, just as every rose bud has in it a rose." ~ Rudolf Steiner

"Gratefulness is the only appropriate response."

"Health and Healing Technique" Chapter 10 of The Gentleman From Heaven

Information, but with filters: "podcasts and audiobooks" Day 23 the art of stopping time

Jan Ingenhousz's 287th birthday depicted in Google Doodle

 

"Longevity is the art of not dying." Learn more from Vincent Giuliano click here for more

Minor fight, Mutual stress, and Morning cold shock :) I really like this guy

Nrf2 "This is really good stuff!" turned on by plant based foods like bitter melon min 31

"Once in a lifetime, the suffering of fools Once in a lifetime, the suffering of fools / To find our way home, to break in these bones / Once in a lifetime / Once in a lifetime" ~ The Killers "Shot at the Night"

Plant Polyphenols : naturally occurring compounds found largely in fruits and vegetables 

"Root of joy is gratefulness ... It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful." ~ David Steindle-Rast

ॐ Simplicity, Elegance and Grace of Nature ॐ

"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly."

~ Henri Bergson

"Untie the ribbon / The day is wrapped in love's foil / a gift to open." ~ Gunilla Norris

Vincent Giuliano an inspired and endearing health researcher with incredible depth and focus who is

Walking the Walk at age 87 "inspired and endearing. click on the link above the picture for video.

Nrf2 is a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) protein that regulates the eXpression of antioXidant proteins that protect against oXidative damage triggered by injury and inflammation. referred to in "V"

"ask Yourself: "what is the greatest eXpression of myself I can be today?" ~ Dr. Joe Dispenza

Zipper protein :) very important!

Chapter 9: Self Recognition and Self Reliance

"All things indeed are clean..." ~ Romans 14:20

Be at peace within self

Chapter 9 : Self Recognition and Self Reliance

Divine intelligence

"Equipped to handle every experience you meet along the way with freedom and satisfaction."

Faith means will without doubt

Go directly into action... Gain spiritual self consciousness

"Have faith before God. Have faith in yourself before god." ~ Romans 14:22

Ideas are principles - different from thoughts - an eternality that comes from the Thinker (God)

Jesus Christ demonstrated all this freely and victoriously and he expected us to do the same. John 14:12

Kingdom of heaven is that state of consciousness wherein you Know how to have what you need here and now.

Live at peace with self and the world in the tranquil omnipotence of Christ

Mask is to be dissolved so that man can come into this state of spiritual self consciousness

No doubt or concern can persist when we are aligned with the gentleman from heaven (Jesus)

Objective state of unity... Objective state of spiritual self consciousness

Purposely go about our business

Quiet sense of being able to handle yourself wherever you go

Recognize yourself as you really are. Real self Rises John 14:12

Stand in place of conscious control over what concerns and have Spiritual Self consciousness

Tranquil omnipotence of Christ

Understand yourself as you really are

Verily I say unto you... Vision clearly and manifest consciously and abundantly

Where we have understanding we will be without fear.

eXpected to rise to the same measure of dominion as Jesus Christ, and go beyond "For greater things than thee shall you do." ~ John 14:12 

You are expected to recognized and learn how to use them in your immediate experience 

Zen moment : 

Glorious gifts are all around us. Here are a few of my favorite things

Aloe! put in smoothies to heal skin from the inside out! but no part of that is green.

Bitter melon seeds info: http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2011/08/11/focus-on-bitter-melon/ 

Chaste berries: for PMS and cramps Vitex benefits

Disease prevention: Vitamin D info here

Eucalyptus leaf as cough suppressant 

Figs - perhaps I'll gather enough to Freeze and share next year

"Grow as the flower grows: unconsciously, but eagerly anxious to expand: to open its soul to the sun." ~The Temple of Silence 1920 by Harriette Augusta Curtiss

Holy Basil (Tulsi)

If you can't sleep, you can't heal.

Jackie's favorite things 2017

Koan: "Time closes and opens us till part of us blooms and part of us falls away." p. 220 of Endless Practice by Mark Nepo

Love-in-a-puff (Cardiospermum halicacabum) 

Much Moringa info can be found here

Nutmeg Nutrition facts here

Oregano for respiratory health and so much more click here

Pedram Shojai's art of stopping time

Quote: "Be the Goddess who honors her body as the Sacred Temple of the Spirit of Life with each inhale serving as a prayer of gratitude."

Remarkable Rosemary

Some Seeds for you, because, we are all seeds in God's hands...

Thyme in a Bottle

Understanding a bit more each day, week, month, and year.

"Vincent and the Doctor" one of my favorite Videos this year. click here

With love, from me

eXpand: to open its soul to the sun.
XOXOXOXO
Yarrow health benefits here

Zen Mama 11/20/17: 

The Gentleman from Heaven: Chapter 8

Activation and Accomplishment of my purpose right where I Am

Benefit of being at peace first to sustain attention; sustain devotion.

Chapter 8 : Intelligent spiritual Courage. Consciously purposed. Constant embrace

Dominate operating system

Endowed with pure spiritual courage. Let all Else fall away

Finally Finished reading the Fifth Petal: excellent!

"Great than the Goal is the vision."

"He exists to bring love, healing and motivation to a hurting world and in turn, inspire others in our generation to do the same." ~ Michael Tyrrell's website

"Intelligent spiritual courage"

James Dodds' The Gentleman from Heaven:

Know the truth and the truth will set you free because what is true is true always.

Listen to my inner self and

Make seamless the one dominant vibration

Nobility of sustained spiritual courage

Opportunity to honor my body temple with Optimal light, water, nutrients and Love.

Principles of Life: Power, love, truth, life, beauty, itelligence, wisdom

Question truth? no, Question self.

Remain true to purpose

Transforming these virtues into a living program 

Understanding it means knowing how to operate "it"

 What matters most? Honor and act upon it.

You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free

Zadie Smith quote: "The past is always tense, the future, perfect."

The Embrace of GOD : Chapter 20 : A Course in Miracles

Awe and magnificence encompass you in the Embrace. All is All.

Be comforted.

Cradled in God's Embrace. Cradled gently while your spirit source.

Drink in the safety and the rest. Dreaming happy dreams at last.

Feel the gentleness and the love. Feel the Embrace
Grace of the cosmos. God's heartbeat is the source of the world; the soul of the world.

Hope is a manner of acting as if the best possible outcome you can imagine could truly occur. Hope is a willingness to accept love and the grace and cooperation that flow from love. Hope is a willingness to ask for help, believing it will come. Hope is the reason and outcome for which we pray. Hope acknowledges the kindliness of the universe and has no use for things. The inanimate as well as the animate is called upon, depended upon, for service. All use is replaced with service,
. . . and appreciation replaces the callousness with which use once occurred.

I Am. I Am. Inward. Inward. Into the Embrace
Join the dance.
Kingdom's beauty revealed. Knowing is a present, moment to moment Knowing.
Love is all that matters because love is all that is

Miracles are acts of love. Mutuality. the Music of the Dance
Near to bursting with desire for union... No "I" resides here.
Our heart is the light of the world. Oneness prevails. One Embrace. 

Peace is the foundation of your being

Queen mother earth

Receiving Replaces all notions of taking or getting. All that is Received is for the mutual benefit for all and takes nothing away from anyone. Receiving is an act of mutuality. Rejoin the dance. Return to the Embrace.

Seamless world. Singular heartbeat of the world.
Tapestry where each thread is vibrant and strong. The Embrace makes one of Two. to serve rather than to Use
Universe
Vision of your eyes
We are one heart. We are one mind.
eXist within the Embrace. eXpect willingness

You are pure and innocent because You flow from Love. You are the heart of the kingdom.

visualiZe only the best

Giving thanks...unceasingly

 

Abide in that which embraces all things, in all ways, and at all times. LOVE   ~ Introduction The Way of Mastery

 thank you, Lori

Banish the very idea of separation from God. Become committed—fully committed—to the experience of happiness, even as you have been fully committed to unhappiness, limitation and lack. 

Close your eyes. Choice for love is in every breath
Day 14 - the art of stopping time - Digesting emotions - Dynamic balance
Echo that leaves no trace upon me.... Introduction The Way of Mastery
"...Flowers into the grace of Christ living in you AS YOU." ~ Introduction The Way of Mastery

Give your creator full permission to sweep the basement clean. There really is not anything down there worth defending or protecting." ~ The Way of Mastery Lesson 1

Heaven on Earth: the calmness of a deep and clear pool..." ~ p. 215 Endless Practice

"In your journal, describe a time when your heart was exhausted open and what you saw or felt through that opening."  ~  p. 216 Endless Practice 

"Just keep swimming... I remember! my parents taught me that song." ~ Dory
"Keep moving forward..." Meet the Robinsons

Look with innocence upon all things a Light begins to shine through the things ..." ~ The Way of Mastery 

Meet each Moment: surrender and swimming Endless Practice 
No one who walks this earthhas not been touched by the poison of judgement, Need to do and can do to release the burden of illusions that seems to cause us to feel a heaviness.

Our pathway is the same. We walk together to God and away from illusion, pain, weakness, unworthiness, guilt and death

Pomegranate rosemary, and roses from Meredith

 Bay leaves and tarragon from Linda xo

Quality of consciousness in which we finally come to forgive ourselves and remember God.

Regardless of where we think we are going, the journey is the Reward." ~  p. 214 Endless Practice 
Surrender
Truth : our happiness depends on the aliveness of our dreams
"Unending practice of caring for the self which is both the...

"...Vessel that carries our spirit and the rudder by which we steer our way through life." ~  p. 214 Endless Practice 

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." ~ Willie Nelson
eXhilarating journey of [my] life  ~  p. 215 Endless Practice 

You are loved, loving and loveable... worthiness, peace wakefulness and union with all creation. The Way of Mastery Lesson 2

Engage in this exercise with great Zeal, with great joy, and above all, with great, outrageous playfulness. 

Giving thanks, part 1

Audio enhancements for promoting wellness - soundcloud

Beautiful clarity on moving from ego separateness to truth and then walking in truth and when perfectly integrated not ever needing ever to regress- a soul knowing.  

Consumption of photons

Dream time - day 11 - the art of stopping time by Pedram Shojai
"Elements" placeholder, until I have permission from the artist

Found on "Warriors of Light" in a blog post of mine Oct 23-24, 2013

Guru: The syllable gu means darkness, the syllable ru, he who dispels them, because of the power to dispel darkness, the guru is thus named. "the source and inspirer of the knowledge of the Self, the essence of reality," for one who seeks

I made some. It was LOVELY xo "I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." ~ Henry David Thoreau

Japanese art form of wabi-sabi, or the beauty of imperfection. source

Kinetically [actively] engaged with 

Life p. 215 Endless Practice

Mushroom Coffee Mix - excellent for "focus without jitters" one source: Dr. Axe

"Nature does not see us as separate. We are not.  We are as woven into life as the deer, the whales, the clouds, the rivers, the fires and the sky. We are created from the atoms, molecules,
minerals and waters of this planet that have been here for billions of years.
We are not new, nor are we separate, superior or here to destroy life.
We are part of life, part of nature waking up to the nature of ourselves
and the privilege of these moments called ‘lives.’
As we fall from the false pedestal of bemused superiority,
we land in the embrace of a world calling to us to wake up
to the beauty of creation and our role to
cherish, restore, protect and love the miracle of life." ~ Clare Dubois
"Obedient to the call of the dream. What is life's dream for you?" ~ Oprah, Day 22
Pedram Shojai the art of stopping time  Day 10 "time at your desk" : "Get up and keep moving."

Quote: "You don't get what you hope for... you get what you believe." ~ Oprah, Day 22

"Rejoice and have no fear. Fear is the cloud that dims spiritual vision...Fear will keep you from all that is good." ~ Christ in You "Heaven is Within You" by Neville Goddard

"Surrender to the dream life to the beginner, more divine flow that IS your life!" Oprah, Day 22

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence." ~ Alan W. Watts

Updating resume and cover letter ... again

"Value of diving into the present moment is that all past conditioning can be explored and dissolved." ~ Deepak, Day 22

WholeTones on SoundCloud:  Michael Tyrrell - 396 Hz - Ope

eXplore and dissolve all past eXperience and live fully in the present moment."

Zen and the art of "chunking time" - Day 13 of The Art of Stopping Time by Pedram Shojai