this sounds just like a love poem to me:

you have turned for me my mourning into dancing

you have put off my sack cloth and clothed me with gladness

to the end that my glory may sing praise to you

and not be silent

psalm 30 11&12

let your intention be to focus on how you want to feel .. not what you want to have http://superconciousness.ning.com/

when my dad died

this is the saddest story of my life

because i never got there .. to hold his hand as he passed away .. i was stuck on the longest plane-ride in history .. next to someone talking about eyes of potatoes .. that ride, that had never measured in my imagination ..

and i, having read "the tibetan history of the living and the dead" was so worried that he would spin out as an astral being and reincarnate into 'whatever' .. but he shined to me, more than once .. to tell me he was fine .. and real or not (for there are some who say my mind was comforting me) .. that was nice to see: his beautiful, beautiful soul .. was pure love

the creative process

there is the muse - that divine creature that fills us up with inspiration

there is the scribe - the astral secretary who loves nothing better than to gather and notate and study

there is the maker - who aches for the sweat of practice

there is the critical voice - the downer, who wants to analyse, edit and make the final decisions

and there is the soul - that dances and sings with joy at the sheer thought of all this going on

all these elements must live harmoniously together, lovingly nurturing each other to create something that is an honest reflection of some worthwhile expression that comes from the creator and the environment in which he or she is a part of and emulating at that time.

a mouthful .. but it kinda says what i'm trying to say and .. understand .. one needs so much compassion .. not to despair about the creative process .. that compassion is the key, though .. it always is .. the key .. to moving into .. the more than what we are .. it's not just about being compassionate about one to the other .. but also with the parts within and without ourselves .. that comprehension of all the parts .. and complete compassion for them that is the key .. to living in harmony with the universal .. and by thus being what we are here to be: the creator(s)

how to enhance your compassion in 5 easy steps

after the body, mind, spirit festival and waiting for the light rail i met a woman from the compassion project team (www.The AvatarEPCpacific.com) who asked me to do the following exercise which i found very moving and would thus like to share with you:

whilst sitting in an airport, mall, park, beach unobtrusively and from some distance do the following five steps on the same person (they may well notice):

step 1

with your attention on the person, repeat to yourself: 'just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his/her life'.

step 2

with your attention on the person, repeat to yourself: 'just like me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in his/her life'.

step 3

with attention on the person, repeat to yourself: 'just like me, this person has known sadness, loneliness and despair'.

step 4

with attention on the person, repeat to yourself: 'just like me, this person is seeking to fulfil his/her needs'.

step 5

with attention on the person, repeat to yourself: 'just like me, this person is learning about life'.

my view of the stranger changed so remarkable from the beginning of the exercise to the end of it that i felt truely compelled to share it with you and can only encourage you to try it.

it is suggested that you think these steps through with a sibling, a work colleague and with an antagonist.

22 chakras

i had this feeling that there was a lot more going on above my crown chakra than my halo .. i never thought that there would be this much ...

i am supposing that they link up with the planes of existence ..

and i have found an interesting essay on them:

http://www.wisdomsdoor.com/hb/hhb-20.shtml

gaia

i've just spent time with the loveliest of people doing my reiki level 2. what a privilege it is to do reiki! as well as feeling beautiful beyond compare, i feel so humbled and honoured.

i have woken at 3am from dreams of an emerald forest where i am keeper of so many animals, insects, plants and trees. i am moving like liquid labradorite. my cat needs to be let out so i get up and in the silence of the night, i slip under the headphones and play piano. i am resonating to the key of d major with an occasional b flat. i feel so blissful moving through this blue and green.

thought for the day

"The secret of health for both mind and body

is not to mourn for the past,

not to worry about the future,

nor to anticipate troubles,

but to live in the present

moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha

I have just read an extension on this quote that says that our greatest gift is to live in the present .. that's why it's called 'the present'

things are not always as they seem

http://www.kheper.net/topics/planes/planes.html