wow, has it been 4 MONTHS...

...since my last post- YES. I took a break to get myself back on track with some personal things and just didn't care about the blog. Now it is April (SPRING) and I am truely inspired to start a new path...one that I have been down before, but always stopped and retreated back. But now, starting this 'new' life, I am determined to head down the road again, & this time NOT quit...is this easier said than done? Heck YA, esp for me who gets EASILY distracted, procrastinates and is overwhelmed 'most' of the time. I just met with my friend who does soul coaching and we talked about letting bad stuff from the past go...forgiving and forgetting. Seems like such a simple thing, doesn't it. I am posting a great picture, perfect for spring. By my fave artist - George Rodrigue (the blue dog guy) Plus it perfectly titled: "Forever Starts Here"

blessing my home

So last Wednesday we had parent teacher confs. It didn't go too great, and when we got home there was a big fight. I have been feeling stressed at home too,  and thought 'I am gonna bless my house'.  Luckily I had the incense already. So the next nite after work I had the house to myself (this made it even better 4 me).  I put on a spiritual CD, opened all the windows & lit candles in every room. 

Anyone can bless their home & the benefit can be felt right after - ahhhhhh.  Blessings get rid of any negativity & replace bad energy with good energy.  It adds peace to your home & can be used to clear the air after an argument, etc.  You will need: sage weed (insence), a bowl of water & candles.  Start at 1 end of the home & work down...take a bowl of water into the room & open the window.  Light the insence, hold it high in the air (the bowl is to catch any ashes) & state your intention - ie: "I would like this house to be blessed in the name of (insert your fave God, Buddah, Mary, Rabbi)"  Walk in a circle, guiding the smoke wall to wall.  Do this in each room...and at the end thank your spiritual person.  

Blessing to you and Happy Thanksgiving!

this is NICE.

OK, haven't posted in awhile, but I found

something so great, I am putting it out there to share. 

It is a simple lesson that I want to 'practice' and a choice I want to make to be 'happier'. It's by my friend Elise, who is my feng sui girl, and has a great website www.inspiredbalance.net. The photo is by my son, and reminds me of fall-my fave month.

"I am sitting near my kitchen window looking outside at the beautiful carpet of fallen leaves on the grass.  Sure, I could suck the joy out of this moment by thinking about how I should probably rake them up.  Or, I could just enjoy their beauty.  It's up to me how I want to think about these leaves outside.  Should I categorize this as an incomplete to-do list item causing stress or as a carpet of leaves to walk on and enjoy just like when I got married and walked on rose-petals?  It is up to me, and I bet you know how I am going to think about them!

The same is true of things that have happened in the past.  How we choose to think about them is up to us, and we can change it if we don't like it.  I was fired from my job while pregnant with my son, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me.  I have completely re-written how I think about that event and changed it into on of the defining and empowering moments of my life".  -ER

meditation

So it’s Sat and pouring outside.  I had signed up for a FREE ‘yoga/meditation’ class at the library. As always with me, I get there 5-10 min. late.  I rush into the little meeting room and there is the Indian teacher and 1 older lady (Luanne).  My  first thought is “oh man, this is gonna be weird”  So the lady is dressed in reg clothes and I’m standing there wet with my yoga mat and say “ oh, is there a yoga class?”  Nope, the library had the flyer wrong…it’s just gonna be a breathing and meditation lecture.   Again, I am thinking…oyyyyyyyyyy.  Partly because it is just me and the 1 lady, and it’s very quiet in there…..

But, I loved it (so did Luanne).  This guy was a such a simple speaker, very easy to understand and just mesmerizing to listen to.  Then he taught us an amazing breathing technique & we did 20 minutes of meditation (with a CD) The only thing I didn’t like was there was no backgrd music.  You know, that relaxing yoga music,  but that was minor!  My fave parts of the class were simple & basic:

Yoga + meditation = a lifestyle

The present moment is the only truth

We have so much guilt for past events & so much fear and anxiety for future events. This = STRESS…our minds are constantly going between the past and future. We must calm our minds by meditation and breath to balance these fears and live  more happily in the present.

Discover YOU are peace.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient practice where very fine needles are inserted into the skin at specific points on your body to relieve pain & treat disease. The Chinese developed acupuncture centuries ago according to the theory that energy flows through channels between your bodys surface and your internal organs.  Pain and disease are the result of these channels becoming blocked.  By placing needles at one end of the channel or the other, healthy energy can be restored.  This stimulates chi, your body’s energy flow (pronounced “chee”). By balancing and redirecting your chi, an acupuncture practitioner encourages the body’s natural capacity for self-healing. In turn, this improves the way the body functions. 

An acupuncturist views health and sickness on these concepts: 

• Vital Energy 

• Energetic Balance

• Energetic Imbalance  

Just as the Western medical doctor monitors the blood flowing through blood vessels and the messages traveling via the nervous system, the acupuncturist assesses the flow and distribution of this "Vital Energy" within its pathways, known as "meridians and channels".

In 1995, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) classified acupuncture needles as medical instruments and assured their safety and effectiveness. The medical community for the most part now accepts acupuncture and a growing number of medical schools include acupuncture training in their curriculum. 

Acupuncture treatment is included in many Insurance plans. It is a sure sign of acupuncture's acceptance into the mainstream. It is also an indicator of its success.

Acupuncture is also completely safe and effective for children.  

BOOK- Many Lives, Many Masters

A good friend whose baby died gave me this to read, it was an amazing book.  Very encouraging to see a serious scientist open his mind to faith without proof. He was never previously religious or into psychic stuff (nor was the patient). He recorded everything & his wife (also a Dr) came into many of the visits, too. The things this girl talked about in her 'past lives' she NEVER could have known.  He risked his career writing this book, as he could have been looked at as 'crazy'

In 1980, Brian Weiss, head of the psychiatry department at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, began treating Catherine, a 

27-year-old woman plagued by anxiety, depression and phobias. When Weiss turned to hypnosis to help Catherine remember repressed childhood traumas, what emerged were the patient's descriptions of a dozen or so of her unknown 86 past lives, as well as philosophical messages channeled from "Master Spirits." (*these spirits gave specific messages about Weiss' dead son as well as Weiss's mission in life-that Catehrine would NEVER had known*) Catherine's anxieties and phobias soon disappeared, says Weiss, and she was able to end therapy. The previously nonspiritual, scientific Weiss, awed by Catherine's and the masters' revelations, has written this book to share his new-found knowledge about "immortality and the true meaning of life." 

SMILE (and floss!)

WOW, getting healthy thru our feet, our hands, our ears and now our TEETH!

I luv my dentist’s philosophy: “imagine washing your hair WITHOUT shampoo - you wet it, but don’t use shampoo...that is how brushing w/out flossing is.”   ohhhhhh

My FAVE place to floss is - in the CAR!  yep...sitting in traffic, or at a light.  You DON’’T have to be standing in front of the mirror .... so, get creative cause studies have shown that flossing ‘helps’ prevent cancer, heart disease, strokes and diabetes!  Another bonus is the obvious...less cavities and less time & money spent at the dentist!   I’ll take that!

The culprit is the bacteria.  Read a bit more below, and if you want more info, dial up the infamous GOOGLE.

Plaque builds up on your teeth. The plaque forms tartar, which can only be removed by a dentist or dental hygienist. The plaque and tartar provide a nice home to BACTERIA which can cause gums to become infected. Infected gums release pro-inflammatory agents into the bloodstream which can carry them to other organs of the body.

Inflammation can give rise to cancer. They're still working on the links there, but researchers are sure that the link exists. A fairly solid link to pancreatic cancer in men has already been established. As far as heart disease is concerned, the bacteria related to periodontal (gum) disease, being inflammatory in nature, can stimulate the immune system. A result is atherosclerosis, i.e. a formation of deposits within the body, which can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and similar damaging episodes in other organs.