Daily Reminder # 728

I almost forgot to do the reminder. I may have to start calling this the daily forgotten if I don't watch out. Hardly any visitors at the back door this afternoon. One little sparrow who didn't linger. I have learned something. Birds and chipmunks don't like cauliflower. I've been tossing any vegetables I don't like from the Meals-on-Wheels out for the critters and mostly they have vanished very quickly. Cauliflower, on the other hand, has lingered and lingered.... so it goes. Beyond that I'm struggling with a wicked part of myself that is taking great delight in the prospect of a hurricane messing up the GOP convention. This is REALLY horrible of me and I don't wish any people harmed, but there is just that wee (well, not so wee) bit of the Devil in me that wants to know how the Right Wing clergy who are always blaming the poor and homosexuals for hurricanes and tornadoes will explain God messing with their convention. I'm that petty. I admit it with a mix of pride and shame.  Meanwhile, I hope that the people of Haiti are somehow spared any more suffering. They deserve a break.

Oddly, after I posted last night, I remembered what I wanted to talk about, but now I have forgotten again. Can anyone say senility?  Oh - wait. I remember. Remember the several days ago (Reminder #723) when I posted a Neale Donald Walsch thing about the events of the day bringing you closer to God and I wondered what ominous thing God had in store for me? Well, turned out it was a very odd day at Huffington Post. I got into several long, drawn-out and very petty conversations with people because I said voting was a "privilege."  About 5 people jumped on me to declare it as a right. Which I agree with, except that I think it's both a right and a privilege. Americans live in a country where we are privileged to have the right to vote. Anyway, I had a series of long, drawn-out and pretty snarky debates with people who felt a need to insult me as well as disagree with me. There were two outcomes. With the one person, at the very end - after I said I wasn't bored enough to continue the debate, he countered that "obviously, I was." Instead of going the huffy path, I replied that he had gotten me. TOTALLY changed the tone. He replied that he really wasn't mean and apologized for the tone of our conversation. A similar war of words with someone else didn't go quite so well. But the lesson was clear that sometimes we just get so ego-bound to a debate that we don't know how to get out of it, but it can be very easy. And then sometimes there is no escape but to quit. Anyway. I guess there's a lesson of some sort there. Maybe we would all be better off if I hadn't remembered what I wanted to talk about. Onward to gratitude.

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace, entice, invoke abundance and to inspire in the Creative Forces of the Universe a desire to help me do so.) Thank you for:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• Coffee and Int'l Delight
• cereal and yogurt
• my microwave
• UPS
• water
• lemonade
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• Margaret
• that I got to sleep late because there was no meals on wheels
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Coconut oil
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• beauty
• the colors of the rainbow
• the color of summer
• Schwans
• Miracle Foot Repair Cream
• Pandora Radio
• music
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the sound of the human voice
• my awesome Bose speakers
• my computer
• email
• the internet
• Google
• YouTube
• all spice
• lavender
• white sage
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• breath
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• paper towels
• indoor plumbing
• my mattress
• my alarm clock
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• more paying reiki clients
• a sun room on the back of the house
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• more flowers/landscaping for the back yard
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• getting my furniture rearranged
• getting my electric dryer (thanks to Nate and Dan for this and the item above)
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• a paid off mortgage
• company/companionship
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• winning lottery numbers
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• a new (Dutch) front door
• thermal blinds for the front window
• CLEAN windows
• Nintendo
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• my camera
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the ability to think and reason
• resilience
• determination
• imagination
• words
• poetry
• music
• hope
• Advil
• my grabber
• licorice
• the color of summer
• the colors of the rainbow
• Angel hugs
• Meals-on-Wheels
• a cardboard box for the cats
• lots of toys for Angel
• the view from my front window
• fans
• cooler days
• the hint of fall colors 
• Project Runway
• creative people
• human beings
• my neighbors
• my friends
• my nieces and my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that the office for the Aging donated my Farmers Market coupons to Meals on Wheels
• tingshas
• my camera
• Crocs
• Netflix
• granola bars
• things I'm forgetting (very distracted tonight
• love
• laughter
• life

HAVE AN AMAZING DAY! 

MAY MIRACLES AND BEAUTY SURROUND YOU!

Daily Reminder # 727

No inspiration and no photos tonight. Think maybe I'll share a couple of videos about Meals-on-Wheels and a link to a very cool Facebook page (Yes. Me, a person who does NOT love Facebook... recommending a Facebook page...)  It's called Humans of New York. The guy just walks around asking people to pose for him. All sorts of wonderful faces with little mini-bios. The photos seem to reflect the goodness of people and the loving heart of the photographer. I thought it was wonderful. Even if it IS on Facebook.




This seemed like a fitting song to go with Meals-on-Wheels...




Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an embrace of my inner rich girl, to allow myself to believe it's OK for me both to want things and to receive them. And of course, it is an invitation to the Creative Forces of the Universe to grant my wishes.) Thank you for: 

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• cooler days
• Coffee and Int'l Delight
• granola bars
• Meals on Wheels
• the colors of the rainbow
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• water
• litter box changed and garbage out
• the garbage man and his extra steps each week
• Janet, the mail carrier
• Netflix
• Pandora Radio
• music
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose speakers
• SKYPE
• Google
• YouTube
• Odetta
• my camera
• the view from my front window
• my back yard
• breath
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• lavender
• allspice
• white sage
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games
• thermal blinds for my front window
• more flowers/landscaping for my back yard
• a new (Dutch) front door
• Nintendo
• company/companionship
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• a big truck full o9 cash (large bills)
• zero balance on my credit card
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• a sun room on the back of the house
• clean windows
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• getting my furniture rearranged
• getting my electric dryer (thanks Nate and Dan)
• more paying reiki clients
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• my friends
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• the birthday of Diana's husband-ish John. Happy Birthday, John.
• indoor plumbing
• paper towels
• imagination
• ideas
• inspiration
• words
• ideas
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• resilience
• determination
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• coconut oil
• Miracle Foot Repair Cream
• drugstore.com
• ebates
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Advil
• my grabber
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• Dr. Bronner soap
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• the colors of the rainbow
• the color of summer
• all the things I'm forgetting
• that I don't have to get up in the morning (no Meal-on-Wheels)
• love
• laughter
• life

and this one just because I liked it.

May You Always Know Kindness

and Never Know Hunger

Daily Reminder # 726

Apparently early evening is my new posting time. Big excitement on Fairvew Avenue this morning. I got up to and my neighbor was out talking to a state (I think) policeman. Then the guy just parked himself in front of my house and stayed there for almost 3 hours. When the Meals-on-Wheels lady arrived I learned that the mother bear and her cubs were hanging out in a tree in the woods at the top of the hill. It's a walk-through short-cut for lots of kids so they were not letting anyone go through. I think (no good gossip on this yet) that they may have tranquillized the bears and relocated them because a guy in a brown uniform walked down the hill eventually, talked to the cop for a minute and they drove away. I hope my sweet bear and her babies are ok. Even though I'd like to see them again, I hope they have been relocated someplace where they will be safe and so will my neighbors. Other than that, it was a relatively dull day. Too much time thinking about politics again. The back door was pretty friendly today. There were even gold finches today but the blue jays scared them away before I got a picture and scared themselves way in the process. So it goes. Just pictures and gratitude tonight. I think I had something else I was going to talk about, but I don't remember what it is, so gratitude and pictures win.

Sometimes I wish I could communicate with animals. This
little bird was acting so (from my perspective) strange. It
would fly off and then turn and return to the post as though
it couldn't make up it's mind about what to do. Did that
over and over and over and over and over. Literally. So
that's why there's this blurry picture. 

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an embrace of my inner rich girl, to allow myself to believe it's OK for me both to want things and to receive them. And of course, it is an invitation to the Creative Forces of the Universe to grant my wishes.) Thank you for: 

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• cooler days
• Coffee and Int'l Delight
• cereal and yogurt
• Meals on Wheels
• bears
• the colors of the rainbow
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• water
• Pandora Radio
• music
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose speakers
• SKYPE
• Google
• YouTube
• my camera
• the view from my front window
• my back yard
• chipmunks, birds and all of nature's wonders
• breath
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• lavender
• allspice
• white sage
• my telephone
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games
• Nintendo
• thermal blinds for my front window
• more flowers/landscaping for my back yard
• a new (Dutch) front door
• company/companionship
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• a big truck full o9 cash (large bills)
• lower interest rates
• zero balance on my credit card
• a paid off mortgage
• a sun room on the back of the house
• clean windows
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• getting my furniture rearranged
• getting my electric dryer (thanks Nate and Dan)
• more paying reiki clients
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• Jennifer McLean
• my friends
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• granola bars
• indoor plumbing
• paper towels
• imagination
• ideas
• inspiration
• words
• ideas
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• resilience
• determination
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• coconut oil
• Miracle Foot Repair Cream
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• my grabber
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• Dr. Bronner soap
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• Netflix
• the colors of the rainbow
• the color of summer
• all the things I'm forgetting
• the nice phone call I had with a friend
• love
• laughter
• life

MAY YOU HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!

Daily Reminder # 725

Well, I forgot about the Daily Reminder until very late today. Well, that's not quite true, I remembered and got distracted and forgot and remembered again and got distracted and so on.... As a result, I don't have a whole lot to say. One little sparrow visited the back door and a very tragic blue jay whose image I will spare you because it's just sad.  Angel continues to be on a naughty bender. Thing about her benders is she alternates being a little monster with being all huggy and angelic.  But she is on the hunt for trouble, which would not be so bad if she were not so good at either finding or creating it. So it goes. Keeps me yelling and laughing both.

I wasn't going to write about the whole "legitimate rape" brouhahah. The party that was participating with him in "redefining" rape last year is now horrified at such a concept. I could rant on and on, but I won't because the Republicans make me very cranky and I'm not even slightly balanced in my views at present... except to say that there are no degrees of rape. There are violent rapes and less physically violent rapes, but rape is inherently emotionally violent. I'll leave it at that, because I was planning - since it's so late - to only do some sparrows and some gratitude, but then I looked at my latest Neale Donald Walsch message from God and thought it was something pertinent for the friend for whom these reminders are written, so.....  I'll let it speak for itself.

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that rushing around to fix everything, or to 

"get ready,"is not going to do you more good.

Move resolutely, but don't rush. There's a difference.

Rushing removes resolution, often replacing it with

panic or irrationality or, at best,

not well thought-out choices. 

So keep moving. Don't stop. But don't rush. 

Don't race around. Sure and steady 

gets you there every time.

You know exactly why you received this message.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm grateful for today:  (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an attempt to trust the Universe's inherent abundance, to embrace my own worthiness (I choke typing that word still) to have abundance, and to make friends with my own inner creator and with the Creative Forces of the Universe). Thank you for:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• Coffee and Int'l Delight
• granola bars
• cheese and crackers
• water
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• cooler weather
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• beauty
• the color of summer
• rain
• my grabber
• Advil
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• my computer
• the internet
• computer games (got through my current obsession non-stop to the end... yeeha!)
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• cute sparrows
• my camera
• my back yard
• the view from my front window
• the colors of the rainbow
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of singing
• the joy of listening
• music
• the sound of the human voice
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• my friends
• my neighbors
• a new (Dutch) front door
• getting my furniture rearranged
• getting my electric dryer (thank you Nate and Dan)
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• a truckload of cash (big bills)
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping for my back yard
• Nintendo
• Company, companionship
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• thermal blinds for the front window
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• clean windows
• more paying reiki clients
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• seeing the red list turn to black
• My TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• PBS
• the Sci-Fi channel
• Meals-on-Wheels
• paper towels
• indoor plumbing
• my mattress
• my alarm clock
• coconut oil
• Miracle Foot Repair Cream
• ideas
• inspiration
• words
• poetry
• hope
• possibilities
• imagination
• determination
• President Obama
• the right to vote
• Angel hugs
• Netflix
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• breath
• my body (even in its current state of disrepair)
• Neale Donald Walsch
• having lots of cat toys
• lavender
• all spice
• white sage
• love
• laughter
• life

May You Move Forward with Trust

Steady Determination and Positive Results

Daily Reminder # 724

Running late again. I think just a little music and my gratitude list today. I still have to do those pesky wordzzles. Sigh.







Some things I'm grateful for today:  (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace my inner mogul (or at least mogul-ette) and to encourage the Creative Forces of the Universe to help me manifest both my big and small hopes and dreams - and to help me recognize some of what those are.) Thank you for:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• Judy Collins
• You Tube
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• Google
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• Pandora Radio
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose speakers (thanks Diana)
• sight
• hearing
• taste
• touch
• smell
• breath
• the sound of the human voice
• words
• literature
• poetry
• ideas
• imagination
• water
• indoor plumbing
• yogurt
• cereal
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• that it's cool enough that I could turn my fans off
• Dr. Bronner soap
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• indoor plumbing
• my rock collection
• beauty
• the colors of the rainbow
• the color of summer
• my camera
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money from anybody
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• company/companionship
• Nintendo
• thermal blinds for the front window
• clean windows
• getting my electric dryer
• getting my furniture reorganized
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• a new (dutch) front door
• more paying reiki clients
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• one or more Whistling vessel gatherings
• a truckload of cash (big bills)
• seeing the red list turn to black
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• my friends
• my neighbors
• computer games
• Bigfish games one hour free trials
• paper towels
• Netflix
• kitty hugs (being interrupted right now to give one)
• the end of kitty hugs, especially squirmy ones
• the sound of purring
• imagination
• ideas
• hope
• resilience
• determination
• SKYPE
• Meals-on-Wheels
• Schwans
• Food Stamps
• SSD
• sunshine
• things I'm forgetting
• love
• laughter
• life

WHEREVER YOU TIME GOES, 

MAY IT GO GENTLY

AND MAY YOU BE WRAPPED IN LOVE

Daily Reminder # 723

Running late again. It's an exquisite day here. The temperature is mild, there's a slight breeze, the sky is blue with fluffy clouds. Feels nice after a summer that has - to date- felt like preparation for the apocalypse. I went to the back door early and enjoyed watching  the woodchuck for a while. Vanessa the chipmunk came too. She was very nervous today even by chipmunk standards, so I didn't get much in the way of pictures. Still wrapped up in politics and then obsessively playing computer games to take my  mind off of how annoyed I am by politics. 

Going to take the Neale Donald Walsch route today. Not sure what to make of this message from God. To be honest, it makes me a touch anxious. I have found that things that move me closer to God that require me to suspend my judgement of what they mean are not things I enjoy. That said, it's a glorious day, so maybe THAT is what is moving me closer to God today. 

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that the events of this very day will 

move you closer to God.

That is what they were designed to do, 

and you will experience them doing just that 

if you will allow yourself to.

It is all a matter of opening your eyes to 

what is really happening (as opposed to what 

it looks like is happening). Judge not by 

outward appearances.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace my inner billionaire (might as well go big),  to begin to trust myself and the Universe, and to establish a relationship with the Creative Forces of the Universe and get them to establish one with me.) Thank you for:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• an exquisite summer day
• the color of summer
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• water
• granola bars
• my camera
• the view from my front window
• my back yard
• critters
• music
• Pandora Radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games (on which I waste way too much time)
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• fans
• a good night's sleep
• my  nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• my friends
• my neighbors
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• lavender
• all spice
• white sage
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Miracle Foot Repair Cream
• coconut oil
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• a truckload of cash (big bills)
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• clean windows (getting hard to get pictures now, they are so dirty)
• Nintendo
• company/companionship
• more paying reiki clients
• a new (Dutch) front door
• getting my furniture reorganized
• my new electric dryer 
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• thermal blinds for the front window
• freshly pained living and bedroom walls
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• wordzzles (haven't done mine yet and don't really feel like it, but I'm still greatful for the idea)
• indoor plumbing
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• my mattress
• Angel hugs
• Tara's head butts
• my kitchen
• poetry
• literature
• President Obama
• the right to vote
• light and shadow
• my grabber
• good news for my friend
• stuff I'm forgetting
• love
• laughter
• life

WISHING YOU A DAY OF 

JOYFUL, MAGICAL EVENTS!

Daily Reminder # 722

One of the problems with waiting to do the Daily Reminder in the morning is that I forget to do it. Thus, it is almost 3:00 PM and I have just realized that I didn't post the reminder. Not much to say today. The back door didn't offer a lot of company, but my visitors did at least have some color. I'm way too wrapped up in politics. I'm virtually apoplectic half the time both because of the things the Romney campaign says and also because of the way the so-called "news" media covers it. I won't bore you with a tirade, though I'm tempted. Suffice it to say, as the political season comes closer to election day, be prepared for rants on voter suppression, deceit and a host of other subjects. For today, I'll spare you and just shift right to gratitude. Lord, it's Friday, isn't it. I should do Wordzzles too. Sigh.

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an embrace of abundance and an effort to inspire the Creative Forces of the Universe to lavish me with cash and other good things.) Thank you for...

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• water
• my camera
• the view from my front window
• my back yard
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• my friends
• my neighbors
• my computer
• computer games
• email
• Google (was there life before google?)
• YouTube
• Pandora Radio
• music
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose speakers (thank you, Diana)
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• lavender
• all spice
• white sage
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• beauty
• the colors of the rainbow
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• Meals-on-Wheels (today's meal, which I ate early was awful, but I'm still grateful. Yesterday's was quite yummy, thank you.)
• indoor plumbing
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• cooler temperatures
• fans
• the telephone
• the US mail
• our mail carrier, Janet
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• granola bars
• my grabber
• a new (Dutch) front door
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or some other large sum of money
• a ceiling fan for the bedroom
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• thermal blinds for the front window
• getting my furniture rearranged
• the arrival of my electric dryer
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• more flowers/landscaping for the back yard
• winning lottery numbers
• Nintendo
• company/companionship
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• CLEAN WINDOWS
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• a sun room on the back of the house
• seeing the red list turn to black
• Netflix
• the color of summer
• birds and critters in my back yard
• Miracle Foot Repair cream
• my alarm clock
• my mattress
• clean clothes
• Crocs
• paper towels
• Wordzzles (even though I don't feel like doing mine and even though I'm currently the only person who bothers to do them)
• words
• poetry
• literature
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the ability to think and reason
• imagination
• ideas
• inspiration
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• resilience
• determination
• Advil
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitiamin D-3
• my shop vac
• the things I'm not remembering to list
• hope
• possibilities
• love
• laughter
• life

MAY YOU HAVE AN EXTRA-ORDINARY 

AND GLORIOUS DAY!

Daily Reminder # 721

I guess I'm doing the reminders during the day now.  I didn't take any pictures yesterday and don't have anything very inspiring to report, but for some reason feel inspired to re-post this forgiveness exercise from Marci Smirnoff.  I am still working through some stuff about the kitty Itsabella who was killed last week. I know the dog was just doing what dogs do, but I'm having a hard time forgiving her. 

I keep meaning to make this a regular practice and then I forget to do it. Sigh. Anyway, it's called The Divine Grace and Divine Forgiveness Prayer, which she learned from a woman named Elena Lieberman. She combines it with a hand exercise which I think she learned from somebody else but my notes are a little garbled. This is my favorite exercise of the ones she talked about. It is to help clear body mind and spirit and it just felt really good to me. It's the main reason I wanted to share all of this.  The words of the prayer are as follows:  

If there is anyone or anything that has hurt me in the past knowingly or unknowingly I forgive and release it.  If I have hurt anyone in the past knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive and release it. I ask for the highest good for everyone and myself and I forgive myself.

This prayer is repeated 3 times, once with each of the following hand actions.

First position:  Take the thumb of your right hand and place it lightly on the center of the palm of the left hand, a spot known as the Main Grace Point.  This point releases any contracted energy in your system focuses system on insights, and helps create positive reference points and new insights. Say the prayer: If there is anyone or anything that has hurt me in the past knowingly or unknowingly I forgive and release it.  If I have hurt anyone in the past knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive and release it. I ask for the highest good for everyone and myself and I forgive myself.

Second position: Take the thumb of your right hand and place it lightly on the outside of the hand below the pinky finger - about half way down.  This is the body release point and releases any stuck energy in the body, any issues, judgments, beliefs or emotions stuck in the body so the flow of life is restored. Say the prayer: If there is anyone or anything that has hurt me in the past knowingly or unknowingly I forgive and release it.  If I have hurt anyone in the past knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive and release it. I ask for the highest good for everyone and myself and I forgive myself.

Third position: Take the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and lightly grip the webbing between the thumb and fore-finger of the left hand.  This is the Genetic or ancestry Lineage point and  releases issues, judgments, beliefs and emotions passed down through our DNA or taken on through family connections.  Say the prayer:  If there is anyone or anything that has hurt me in the past knowingly or unknowingly I forgive and release it.  If I have hurt anyone in the past knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive and release it. I ask for the highest good for everyone and myself and I forgive myself. 

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace my inner manifestor and entice the Creative Forces of the Universe to help me manifest needs and luxuries both.) Thank you for:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• clean litter box and garbage gone
• the garbage man and his extra steps
• water
• Meals-on-Wheels
• fans
• electricity
• cooler weather
• Margaret
• crackers
• my camera
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my computer
• the internet
• a working modem
• computer games
• SKYPE
• YouTube
• Google
• email
• snail mail (GOOD mail today)
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• beauty
• the colors of the rainbow
• lavender
• the smell of white sage
• my friends
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• a great new job for my niece's husband
• music
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the sound of the human voice
• my grabber
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• a sun room on the back of the house
• thermal blinds for the front window
• a new (Dutch) front door
• getting my furniture re-arranged
• the electric dryer Nate and Dan are bringing
• company/companionship
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• clean windows
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• more paying reiki clients
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• Nintendo
• winning lottery numbers
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Netflix
• indoor plumbing
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• good news for my friend E
• my kitchen
• the view from my front window
• the memory of the bears across the street
• the hope that they will come back (even if it isn't a good thing really)
• paper towels
• Margaret
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for thought
• ideas
• inspiration
• words
• poetry
• literature
• creativity
• resilience
• hope
• possibilities
• good memories
• the color of summer
• a soft breeze
• granola bars
• forgiveness rituals
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• the ability to laugh at things that depress me (see Stewart and Colbert)
• love
• laughter
• life

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

Daily Reminder # 720

Very late posting the reminder. Angel was having an insanely naughty day yesterday, even by her standards. She was fussy, she pulled stuff off the bookshelves and knocked the garbage can over. That last was a new one and I hope it doesn't get repeated.  Sigh. Been wrapped up in politics and computer games, each an equal waste of time and energy, though I think the computer games are probably better for me. Not much excitement at the back door. Went late and didn't have many visitors. Already the trees are dropping leaves. Much as I have been complaining about summer, I'm not that eager for winter. I fear it may be another drab Fall. The seasons have been so muddled this year. And still many deny climate change. Strange times we are living in.  

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an exercise in allowing myself to want things and an attempt to invoke the generosity of a Creative Universe to supply them.) Thank you for:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• water
• granola bars
• Meals-on-Wheels
• fans
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• beauty
• the colors of the rainbow
• sight
• hearing
• taste
• touch
• smell
• Pandora radio
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose speakers
• coffee and Int'l Delight (even though I skipped them this morning)
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games
• Google
• YouTube
• SKYPE
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around
• Advil (cranky knees and shoulders right now)
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• my grabber
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• Netflix
• a new (Dutch) front door
• getting my furniture rearranged
• my electric dryer 
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH or a million a year or any large sum of money
• a truckload of money
• a mattress for the guest bedroom
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• more flowers/landscaping for the back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• thermal blinds for the front window
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• company/companionship
• one or more whistling vessel gatherings
• more paying reiki clients
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• clean windows
• Nintendo
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• my camera
• the view from my front window
• birds and critters
• a better behaved Angel (so far today)
• my mattress
• my alarm clock
• words
• poetry
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• imagination
• ideas
• resilience
• determination
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• the smell of white sage
• lavender
• all spice
• indoor plumbing
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• Walsa crackers
• paper towels
• cooler days
• Janet, the mail carrier
• the telephone
• my friends
• Dr. Jim
• my neighbors
• the right to vote
• the color of summer
• things I'm forgetting
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• humor
• love
• laughter
• life

WISHING YOU 

A GRAND AND GLORIOUS DAY!