God Sends

In a blog comment today, my new friend Debbie said........

"You are a Godsend"

I am not an overly religious person, but I do believe in something
larger and bigger than myself out there.    I was raised Catholic, but it's
been many years since I 'practiced' that faith, still I have a belief that
Christ was among us with a message...........

The essence of Christ's message was one of love and compassion.

I once heard it put this way.....  "You may be the only face of God
another person sees".    So basically, each and every one of us has
the ability to be God Sends to each other.

 

I think........ I've shared this picture before..... but it's well
worth a re-run to share MY life philosophy.

~* Letting Go *~

The following is a post I had made to some military friends in
March of 2003.        

~* Letting Go *~

DO THIS RIGHT NOW...   REALLY.... DO THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!

Take both of your hands.
Turn them palms up, and make tight fists.

HOLD THOSE FISTS TIGHT.... TIGHTER !!!!!
KEEP HOLDING....

Your see your finger tips turning white....
You are feeling a painful feeling in your hands,
and the pain is now even being felt in the muscles up your arms....  
Keep holding,
your finger nails might even be digging into the
palms of your hands.


NOW -----------      ~* LET GO *~


Slowly open your hands....

Your fingers unravel as you extend and stretch them.
~* take a deep breath *~ and REALLY feel the letting GO.

Relax your shoulders and let go a little more,
a few more deep breaths.

Looking at your open hands, palms up envision the letting go.....

See the built up 'THINGS'

(garbage - crap - anger - frustration - guilt - hurt )

All just running out of your finger tips.........


That is   ~* Letting GO *~


You can use this exercise MANY times in a day to remind yourself to let go.
As you start out, you might have to physically grip your hands, after awhile you can mentally do the letting go.


I made up this ~* Letting Go *~  in 2003 to help my daughter Nicole through a difficult time.  She would stop in to see me, and in talking to me of her life issues, I could see the emotion and crap just building up inside of her.

She was like a tightly corked bottle .... under pressure that at any second was ready to explode.

One day as I was talking to her, I had my hands extended palms up, raising them up and down  and saying....

"Honey, you just have to let this go" !!!!!!!!!!!!

At that moment... it came to me to show her through my hands.... what she was doing to herself IN HOLDING IT ALL INSIDE eating away at her just like the pain you felt in the tight fist.

That was the ~*birthday*~ of ~* LETTING GO*~.

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This came back to me yesterday when my daughter (age 25) was
talking to me and telling me how she had shared to a
friend that they needed to let something go.....
She even used the hands in a fist to illustrate  ~*Letting Go*~


That....... is parental pay dirt.  !!!

You are.........

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You are beautiful

and here's a link to bookmark....

You are beautiful

* Self Worth *

"Deb, You Need To Have No Doubt"

It was well over a year ago, that my friend Melanie sent
that message to me via an email message....

"Deb, you need to have No Doubt"

As soon as I read the email, I grabbed a pink
index card and wrote down the words  -  No doubt

It was sometime later that I cut the index down and
glued the pink circle to a desk clock that no longer worked.

Today, it's not only a fixture beside my computer, but a fixture
in my mind too.    I can't tell you the times when I have had
a doubt creep into my thoughts and BAMM !!!!   
I can see No doubt as a visual in my mind.

I've thanked you before Melanie, but I am so very
grateful for the encouragement of your words to me.
I love you my dear friend. !!!!

I would like to dedicate this message to Stephen Hopson
over at Adversity University Blog. 
This past week Stephen wrote a post......

How I Almost Let Fear Stop Me From Accepting a $4,000 Engagement

It was after reading Stephen's message that I decided to write
this post today.    Stephen has an open and 'authentic' writing
style that always leaves me thinking and smiling.   

Friends We Don't Know YET ~ They Are Out There

This past week I had an email from Charles Hamel complimenting my site,
and inviting me to check out his blog. 

Admittedly my antennae did a little wiggle as my very first thought was....
"Yeah.... right".   Spam, and lottery winning email has done this to me.  lol
Thank goodness, I dismissed the little buggers and moved out to check
out Charles blog. 

I said to Charles in one of my very first comments that it was like finding
a long lost Bro.   

As I do with all new blogs I land at, I went in the archives and read some
of his first blog entries.    I then jumped over to his 'About' page.
I've copied off that page to share about him with you.....

About Charles Hamel

I am a baby boomer, hippy, born in the 60’s, who spent 10 years of
my life in the United States Navy as a Field Combat Hospital Corpsman
and served during Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield. I do not regret
my time in the military, for if it wasn’t for that time, I probably
would have never became a World Traveler. I have received a lot of
world knowledge having spent time in Korea, Philippines, Hawaii, Guam
and my favorite Japan. I am a Husband, a Father, a Chef, a Vegetarian
and a Environmentalist. A spiritual being on a journey of self
discovery and awakening. I am a writer, a computer nerd, a musician, a
meditation practicing, music aficionado. I am a Blogger, entrepreneur,
non-follower, always marching to the beat of my own drum, intuitive,
easy going, technology geek.

My personal growth journey began in the early 80’s, where I
devoured books on Christianity, Wicca, Hinduism, Buddhism, Hare
Krishna, Astral Projection, Dreams, Meditation, Enochian, Majik. Books
By Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill, Andrew Carnegie, Dalai Lama, Dan
Millman, Carlos Castaneda, Foundation for Inner Peace and many many
others. I have met with shinto priests, Wiccan Priests, Catholic
Priests, Pastors, Vaishnava’s, Shamans, Psychics, and quite a few
people who were just plain nuts.

Since that time, I feel with the studying I have accomplished, the
traveling I have done, the people I have met on my travels, the
experience I have obtained has shaped me into a Life Knowledge filled,
passionate person with a true desire to help others along there own
personal journey’s.

     My purpose in life, I feel is to:

     Leave a small footprint on Mother Earth, to live consciously,

     to be a good father, to exude love and compassion, to be a

     great listener, to help others on their journey’s, to be a good

     husband, and to live like everyday is my last.

But don't just take my word on it, get there and
read around for yourself....

~Thanks again Charles for reaching out ~ Namaste`   

Charles Hamel ~ On The Path 
http://charleshamel.com/ 

Half the joy of life.....

"Half the joy of
life is in little things taken on the run.
Let us run if we must--even the
sands do that--but let us
keep our hearts young and our eyes open that
nothing
worth our while shall escape us"

Victor
Cherbuliez

Quote snipped from:

Full Life Digest  -  A wonderful site full of inspiration !!!

Subscribe and have it sent to your inbox.  :)

http://www.livinglifefully.com/zine.htm

'Amen' by Kid Rock

Amen by Kid Rock
Album - Rock and Roll Jesus -
Original Release Date: October 9, 2007

The video ends with these words:

"This video is dedicated to those whom still believe
in America.   To those who want to fight for what they know
is right.   For everyone who has lost a loved on to war.
And to Jim Broussard.....
He is the epitome of the Real American Patriot".

http://www.therealpatriot.net/

~ Welcome To My World ~

This is scan I made of a small plaque I picked up
for myself when I was Christmas shopping.

I found it at the dollar store.    It now has a prominent
place on the wall in my kitchen.

I've loved this quote since I saw it a few years back.
To me, it embodies everything eccentric -
( deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct
especially in odd or whimsical ways ) - I feel about myself.

I attempted to scan it straight, but this is how it
first came out....   SO..... I left it that way. 

:)     A little crooked

A Bit More On ~ "Spread The Love Now"

Last April I had written a blog post -

Nerotransmitter ~ZING~

From that post I had written the following........

A study was done that showed levels of serotonin
(which are measurable in blood) are elevated
when a person is the recipient of an act of kindness,

or even in the observation of an act of kindness.

Serotonin has been called the 'feel good' hormone.

Compassion and kindness  nearly go hand in hand.
 

No wonder reading everyone's stories on compassion had such an

uplifting affect for me.     Did you have that same sort of feeling?

Hmmmmmmm now you know why.   :)

A huge THANK YOU to Wade, Kenton and Albert for originating

the project.

May the LOVE keep on SPREADING..............
 

Seven Random and Weird Things

I was tagged by Patricia Singleton over at .......

Spiritual Journey of A Lightworker 

Before I share my seven weird things about me that you don't know,
here are the rules of this game of tag:

1. Link to the person's blog who tagged you.
2. Post these rules on your blog.
3. List seven random and or weird facts about yourself.
4. Tag seven random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by posting a comment on their blog.

Here are my seven random and weird things about me that you might not know:

1.  I prefer gray overcast days to bright sunny ones and I love foggy weather.   

2.  I have the ability to change the world everyday I am living.
    Even if that means sharing a smile or the nod of my head to a
    perfect stranger...   OR maybe a simple comment on a bloggers
    post letting them know how their words impacted me. 
    Interpersonal communication even in the most simple of way,
    can be life altering.   

3.  When I was a kid, we had a player piano in our home.   My Dad used to say
    that leprechauns lived inside the piano.  It was his way of explaining how
    the player piano magically worked.   I always ~knew~ there were little people
    around and inside the piano.  ;)

4.   My favorite thing in the woods is ~ moss.    If you run your fingers over
    moss, it feels just like velvet, and it's GREEN.  :)

5. I have a pen fetish.   I LOVE pens.   I prefer a medium point pen,
    and also adore writing with a Sheaffer fountain pen.   I like Sheaffer's because
    of the handy cartridge refills.   They are available at Michael's Crafts.
    I prefer Dixon Ticonderoga 2 HB soft pencils too.   

6.  Before I start to read a book or magazine I have to smell it.   LOL
     I love the scent of new ink and also love the scent of an old musty book. 

7.  If I could I would ask everyone I know to read - A Gift From Daniel, by
     Karen Alexander.   A simple book, yet very powerful.
    Here was Karen, living in her own little world, muddled up with dirt and
    debris, yet choosing to ignore the beauty around her.... that is until
    Daniel came bee-bopping in her life.    Daniel, in the appearance of
    6 year old, helped her to see the beauty of her own soul.

Okay...........

Here are my tagged friends....

Sue over at Me and Mine

Peggy at Military Moms Rock

Tonjia at One Step Forward

Sable at Panske's

Michelle at Shay's Mom

Hallie at Wonderful World of Wieners

I would tag my ~Wizard~ of a bro... Dave
but I am certain he would not DO IT....   lol
Hey bro old pal...  let's hear something weird about
you in the comment area....

HEY......... come to think of it.......   EVERYONE who's not been
tagged, just share ONE thing weird about YOURSELF in the comment
area.    Awwwwwwwww come on...  just play.   One thing.   wink wink.

Thanks Patricia...   Normally I am not too excited about being tagged,
but this was fun.

XO XO

Deb