Ted Nottingham has been such a great "find"

"Accept the responsibility of being part of the Answering process...."

"Becoming Children of Light" ~ Ted Nottingham

"Clarity: Direction for the Journey" and "Changes in the Spiritual Life"
"Deep Prayer: The Practice and Power of Spiritual Encounter"

 ~ Art by Isabel Mariposa Galactica

Everything on this earth is borrowed. There is no “Mine” or “Yours”… There is only “Ours” Even Time is borrowed. We kill over a plot of land that belongs only to our Mother Earth. All you have is what you came with.. and what you will leave with.. Your Sprit. ~ Native American Proverb
"Faith and Forgiveness: Sacred Instructions" Freedom to do what is right! Flowering of
God consciousness God 's Grace in us
"Higher Influences: Encountering the Sacred and Dangers on the Way"

"Increase our Faith: Spiritual Instructions from the Master"

"Jesus came to give us a means of making our life different... to bring us the tools to be liberated, freed, to be find God..."

"Knowledge of the Kingdom of God here in this time and place"

Luke 17:5 "Increase our faith!" and "the pure, Loving gaze that finds God everywhere."
Matthew 28:20 "I am with you always"
Not by Navigation, but by love we come to God... becoming the person God always intended me to be.
On Love: Kahlil Gibran

"Prayer is ultimately uniting of human and divine, especially silent transforming Pray with moment to moment awareness... Pear of great Price

Quest to the other side... a fluidity, a lightness, a vapor... little by little the obsession of the Quest ends... when we Quiet down

Renounce this fighting to attain an objective.... Radiate goodness and light... Returning to the meaningful. 

"Story of a young stream coming from a deep and pure source... from "Beyond our Limits: Wisdom of Bethanie"

"True Transformation comes to the one who dares ... " ~ Ted Nottingham 

Vapor. It was becoming a vapor and each of its droplets scintillated like a diamond of light... It felt then its friend the wind enjoying itself with its lightness... inviting it to ... sing to the world its joy..."

"When love beckons to you, follow him, through his ways are hard and steep." ~ Kahlil Gibran
eXperiential dimension that you can taste, feel, and see...eXpanded consciousness
"You and I are the captives, the blind, we are the ones who sit in darkness in the dungeons..."
Zen practice is so beautiful and peace-filled "Cultivate a spirit that does not seek to obtain, does not attach itself to any project or result..." but I hope you enjoy the entire peace.

Quick trip - great Depth and Joy

Arrived right on time: Thursday, May 17, 2018, thanks to Karen

Beach day! Monday, May 21, 2018

Cartwheels... 

Done at Pawcatuck Ave and Napatree Point

Enjoyed so many moments in the few days

First stop... Trader Joe's :)

Gems 

"Home" is too small a word for this big a feeling

Ice Cream!

Joy on the Journey from airport to Pawcatuck Ave, “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose Joy and then 

...Keep choosing it every day.” -Anthony De Mello

 

Kristen and Kate

Lilac and Law "girls"

Madeline, Michael, and this is ... Matthew

Nancy Law aka my wonderful Mom

Ocean swim - well, dive in and out

Posed for a Picture after diving into the ocean

Quite the trip!

Ran into Mrs. Young :)

 Surprise! Shaun and Barbara Doyle greeted and treated at M/Bar

 

This is where we actually sat! I went to their web page to check something else, and there it was :)

Umbrella dance : and a Unicorn hoodie :)

Violet and her Mom (Caroline) and Grandma Pat

Westerly-Pawcatuck video my phone, Facebook, and I created is really sweet

"eX" what a strange eXpression for a sweet wonderful man

Yoga with Mom, Barbara, and Priscilla

Zest was not a stop we made this trip, and that is just as well, because we had these:

thanks to Sam Byzd

Pleasure in what I did not expect ...

"...About home... Affecting the plant life around it. And when the time of men came, five tribes settled on it and called it Wakanda." 

Black Panther movie poster: 

Chadwick Boseman - Why Everyone Is a Hero in Black Panther - Extended Interview

"Do we still hide, Baba? Yes. Why?"

"Everybody should be the hero of their own story." ~ Chadwick Boseman

Foolish build barriers while the wise build bridges. 

"Good man, with a Good heart. And it's hard for a Good man to be king."

Heart-Shaped Herb, a plant that granted [The Black Panther] superhuman strength, speed and instincts.

 source: FabianLacey.artstation.com

"I am not prepared to be without you." ~ T'Challa to his father

J'Abari Tribe or the Mountain Tribe, is a tribe consisting of Wakandans who shunned the use of vibranium and removed themselves from mainstream society. 

Komoyo Beads:  source: FabianLacey.artstation.com
"Lupita Nyong'o - Why "Black Panther" Is a Different Kind of Superhero Movie" interview

 "Millions of years ago, a meteorite made of vibranium, the strongest substance in the universe, struck the continent of Africa..." 

"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence."

Okoye : is the general of the Dora Milaje and the head of Wakanda's armed forces and intel.

Panther goddess Bast led him to the Heart-Shaped Herb, a plant that granted him

Queen Ramonda is an advisor to T'Challa, and serves on the Wakandan High Council.
"...Remember, don't freeze when you see her." ~ Okoye to T'Challa
Shuri - Logan's fav :) AND! I just found out... the Andinkra symbol on this shirt means "purpose"

 source 

"Tell me a story, baba. / What story, my son? / About home.

Ulysses Klaue : black-market arms dealer gangster and international criminal who had worked alongside N'Jobu in order to expose Wakanda to the rest of the world

Vibranium to develop technology more advanced than any other nation, but as Wakanda thrived, the world around it descended further into chaos.

Wakandans vowed to hide in plain sight, keeping the truth of their power from the outside world. Warrior became king and the first Black Panther, the protector of Wakanda.

Xhosa, related to Zulu and spoken by over 7 million people. It is one of the official languages of South Africa.
"You cannot let your father's actions define your life. You get to decide what kind of king you want to be." ~ Nakia to T'Challa

Zuri : Shaman/ Spiritual Leader of Wakanda is played by Forest Whitaker. I love him in this movie and in Phenomenon 

More. New. Still. Every. Day.

"Acceptance: the only place where change can begin."

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a 

Changing World by 

Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams

Eight Pillars of Joy from The Book of Joy : Perspective, Humility, Humor, Acceptance,
Forgiveness: Freeing ourselves from the past

Gratitude: I am fortunate to be alive. Compassion and Generosity: we are filled with Joy (pillars 6,7, and 8).

Hearts discovered that we are something unique...

I have so enjoyed reading and listening to this lovely book, and sharing it with Annie 

"Join two of the most joyful people on the planet—who are also beloved friends—and share their hard-won wisdom of finding enduring happiness and Joy in the face of life’s challenges." source

Kindred spirits indeed!

"Live to please God" 1 Thesslonians 4

Metaphysics: above all things

Negativity is a barrier between a person and the Light

"Open the channels and God will do the work... Out of trust comes faith. Out of faith comes conviction. Out of conviction comes realization, and Out of realization comes revelation." source

Perspicacious: of acute mental vision or discernment. p. 12 Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle

Quietly do the thing that provides Divine supply which does the rest. source

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51

"Sense of purpose: is fundamentally about how we are able to contribute and be generous to others, feel needed and are valued..." ~ The Book of Joy

Truth is True always. The remedy for worry, doubt, and impatience is absolute Trust in God... Trust, at its highest level is the word of God become flesh." source

Until we trust God, we cannot have established true Unity with God
"Volunteering reduces the risk of death by 24%"
"Wise selfish" means seeing that our own well-being lies in everybody's welfare—in being compassionate. Compassion is good for you, the Dalai Lama points out, not just for those who are its object. And that’s his third point: The first person to benefit from compassion is the one who feels it.

Finals Week Fun!!

Activation energy (Ea) : the minimum energy required to ignite (excite) to reach height of the potential barrier

Become more and more resilient in each moment

Connecting the dots between

Desire and my Date with Destiny
Each day an opportunity to learn, and grow, and give, and be of service

Finals Week Fun

Harmonizing Heals the emotional body

Irises in bloom all over campus:

John 17:20-21: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.

"Key is to create a connection - marry/harmonize through the neural network" from an old journal

Library is a buzz with energy of the culmination of the semester

No Saturday finals, but the library is still open. Now to check on things at the gardens "Overflowing and Overwhelming with love by God's grace" ~ Ted Nottingham

Quotes on this page are from Ted Nottingham YouTube videos

Rose Bowman '14 stopped by to see me :)

 "Set free. Liberated from the things of the world that turn us away from Spirit"

"Union with the Divine: The Mysticism of Meister Eckhart" 

Video here 

eXams can be stressful, but! we had

Your breaks all lined up!

Zest Bakery, Stonington, CT  almost time for a visit