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Memorial Day

For the U.S. veterans on Memorial Day and every day, thank you.

Slide show created by Daniel Breitfeller. Music is Dogs of War from the Medal of Honor: European Assault soundtrack. All pictures come from various websites.

Energy Share for Sunday

May 30, 2010

Change creates friction and friction creates change.

As we welcome the new, we must surrender the old.
Our developing life requires that we make room for it.
As we sort papers, clean drawers and clear closets,
we are ordering far more than our physical life.

As we create harmony, we attract harmony.
Our lives become sweeter, less chaotic, more flowing.
Clearing away the physical blocks to a serene environment,

I clear away the psychic blocks to personal serenity.
Change, however inconvenient, creates convenience and flow.

Today, I am a clear stream flowing softly through green meadows.
I make my way swiftly but gently to my goals.

by Julia Cameron

Today I embed this video with tranquility for you to attract harmony and experience inner peace.  Enjoy the stillness of the moment as the images flow, always changing.  Even as your thoughts are noisy and chaotic, allow your mind to return to a quiet stillness as you watch the video and feel the boost.  I welcome and embrace the energy boost from you, gratefully acknowledging your part in the share. Thank you for all you do as healers, teachers and friends. Your energy support and generosity of spirit are what makes it possible to navigate through these turbulent times.

Enjoy the previous posts, especially the latest Lightworker Beacons of Light message "Magnetosphere".  I'm also featuring healing with essential oils for animals for the next couple of weeks and you can click on the "Pets" category towards the bottom of the right hand column to read all the informative posts.  Be present in every moment and live the passionate life you intend it to be.

Aloha pumehana (with blessings, love and affection)!

Lydia


1. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA
2. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
4. Annette Maxwell Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
5. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria
6. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland
7. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK
8. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK
9. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA
10. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria
11. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA
12. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK
13. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK
14. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
15. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA
16. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA
17. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA
18. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA
19. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
20. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA
21. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK
22. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
23. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA
24. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA
25. Karen Saldanha, Corona, California, USA
26. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
27. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA
28. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA
29. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA
30. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada
31. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA
32. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
33. Lynda Truthseekir, Los Angeles, California
34. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK
35. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA
36. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia
37. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
38. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA
39. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria
40. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA
41. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
42. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands
43. Moira Congreve, England, UK
44. Monica Hernandez Estrada, Corona, California, USA
45. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA
46. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
47. Nieema and Jan Thasing, Elkton, South Dakota, USA
48. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA
49. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario
50. Pauline Leung, England, UK
51. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA
52. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada
53. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA
54. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
55. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA
56. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
57. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia
58. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA
59. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England
60. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
61. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
62. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines
63. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India
64. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA
65. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia
66. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario
67. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India
68. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA

This is worth viewing every day, at least morning and evening...enjoy!

For all you dog lovers....from Dave Stewart's Rainbow Forever Trust's newsletter

Animals and Oils Part 1

Dogs with Pain and Arthritis

Linda writes:

Buddy, my blind Shih-Tzu, walked under my desk to sit at my feet. Suddenly he screamed, ran out of the room, and dropped to the floor in the hallway. He had poked his eye into a flash drive that was sticking out of my usb port. He was blinking his right eye and shaking in pain. The right side of his head was extremely sore and his eye was dosed.

At home I covered his head in Lavender oil and he rested. I diffused Idaho Balsam Fir, alternating with Lavender and Helichrysum. I woke up during the night, alternating oils and diffusing Helichrysum. Buddy woke up the next morning with his eye wide open and in no apparent pain. I continued the oils and two days later he was back to normal. How wonderful to be able to help!

Linda


Maria writes:

My 14 year old dog ( shepherd / lab mix) was having a hard time walking down the stairs and just getting around (due to arthritis). She was not as lively and even her bark was diminishing. She is arthritic in her hind legs but she is not on any medicine. I had a holistic vet give her acupuncture treatments as well as herbs and vitamins for dogs. It made a small difference but not enough to see her energetic spirit come back.

I started to use the Young Living essential oils only and she now has a very strong" life force" and much more energy as well as no problem walking down the stairs! She is the spunky dog she always was and although she is 14 she is happy and has a spring to her step!!

The oils I use on her are: PanAway, Spruce, Balsam Fir, Lavender, and Lemongrass. I apply them on her hind legs, upper back and the pads of her back feet. She loves them and looks forward to me applying them!!! Generally I apply them 2X a day.

Maria

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~ Magnetosphere ~

“The shields are only 30%, Captain!”

The next Lightworker VirtualLight Broadcast will be on

Sat May 29, 2010

11:am US Pacific Time

From Steve:
This message spoke of the sun and what to expect in the days just ahead. They said there was another round of solar flares that were about to begin. I am aware that we are having them right now but they still are not the intensity and the regularity that we will have them in the next three years. The year 2012 was of particular note. They said to watch direct sun exposure during that year. Its not about how much you get but about how much you are accustomed to getting. This is the second or third channel recently where they equate gravity to magnetism but I will say that our sciences do not agree with that as of yet.They spoke of the recent earthquakes and how it has shifted the earth to a new rotational axis that has changed our experience of time and gravitational pull. They said several interesting items that they said our sciences believe in and some they don't yet know. It will take us years to uncover all the event s that took place in that series of adjustments.

What they did say is that the sun is aligning to once again shower us with a pelt of solar flares. The events that were originally scripted to put a final end to earth are about to happen on a scaled down version with the energy redirected. In fact this coming event has all the ear-markings of the perfect storm in 2012. Only this time Scotty is yelling to Captain Kirk that the shields won't hold as the protective shields of earth known as the magnetosphere now have large holes in them and they are still full of plasma from the last attack. This means we will feel much more of the effects of these flares in our personal world and bodies. They said the emotional bodies we carry are magnetic based and they will vary the most as these fields shift. How much fun is that boys and girls? Can anyone remember why we signed up for this human thing?

Big hugs

Greetings from Home

So much is changing on your planet. Your evolution has now reached such levels that it is even difficult to predict what will happen in the next few weeks. We wish to tell you about a situation taking place on planet Earth that would be very helpful for you to be aware of. About three months ago we shared with you a message called Magnetics in Motion, and during that message we discussed some key points that we would now like to re-visit and explain in further detail.

Magnetic Flux for Three Years

One of these key points was the changing magnetic flux of planet Earth, and how that represents change because humans have been accustomed to a steady magnetic base. When the magnetic fields on planet Earth—-including gravity—start to fluctuate in the years ahead, it will have a direct affect on each and every one of you. Quite honestly, humans do not handle change very well. Often you panic when you hit the change button. Instead of embracing change you freak out and say, “Oh my goodness, there is a change coming! Wait….”

Perhaps if we tell you about the changes ahead of time and you be aware of what is coming, you will anticipate them with joy, passion, and excitement rather than experience fear. So, what we wish to tell you today is about some of the changes that each and every one of you will be addressing over the next three years.

The next three to four years are going to bring huge changes for every person on this planet, even during and after the magical date of 2012 which you are all looking forward to so much. Integrating all of these new energies afterward will also involve a tremendous amount of change and adaptation for you. Most of what we are going to speak about today has to do with magnetic energy, because that has a direct influence on your emotional state. Many times when the magnetics of the planet are steady, your emotions can remain steady. You have a base emotional energy, or foundation, upon which you can build. As that field begins changing and fluctuating on a daily basis, your own emotional stability seems to be thrown out of balance a little bit and you have more difficulty just finding your center and grounding. This will become very apparent, especially in the year 2012. Let us explain why.

The Set Up


Between the years 2001 to 2006, there were a huge number of solar flares experienced during a normal solar cycle. The flares are basically light energy in the form of magnetic plasma being distributed through the universe. None of those explosions on the sun were pointed directly at Earth. However, if they had been it would have knocked out enormous portions of the grids that allow you to distribute electrical power on your planet. Although many key power grids now have safety measures in place, some of the grids can still be overwhelmed by photon energy coming in through solar flares. This is a form of photo-magnetic plasma that can build up in the outer magnetic shell of Earth called the magnetosphere. Basically, what happens is the shields of Earth are weakened and have not yet sufficiently recovered from the last attack. Even though you experienced numerous extreme class solar flares during those years, you did not have any direct hits.

That is about to change because the solar flares are going to start again; they are on a normal cycle currently and are re-activated approximately every 11 or 12 years. This specific cycle was originally designed to put a final end to planet Earth. Although the energy is being redirected it will still have huge effect, because after entering Earth the energy will be held within the planet’s tectonic plates.

Core Issues


Even now you can start to see the sunspots forming, as well as all the other activity occurring in preparation for the next infusion. Is it not interesting that your scientists have just put up a new satellite to watch these extraordinary events unfold over the next few years? They are very excited about it. So are we, because it shows some of the important changes that are taking place. Let us explain what will be happening on the larger scale.

What takes place when you see an eruption on the sun? We tell you that the sun is not what you think it is. It is believed to have a solid core, while the outer edges are gaseous and moving in circles and belts like rotating storms. We tell you instead that the sun is an energy portal that re-directs energy from a multidimensional location. We call that location the central sun, which is the place of first origin in the universe. In other words, when you come from infinity the first place you arrive is called the central sun. When you travel through that, it is the prism that splits you off into these beautiful 11 different rays of light which you experience as your 11 different souls on the planet pretending to be human. This is the part that works with you. During 2001 to 2006, there were so many solar flares and such extensive plasma debris was thrown out into space that just a simple calculation would tell you there is not enough energy remaining within the sun to be doing that. This is about to happen again.

The Weakened Magnetosphere


This particular solar storm does not need to be as difficult as the last one was. It is currently being toned down a bit, because Earth does not need as much of a magnetic push to reach this next level. There is a magnetic push that is coming from the sun during each of these explosions on the sun. The Earth has a magnetic field, and you already know about magnetic ley lines and how this works. You still have not discovered the connection between magnetics and gravity, but we will simply tell you that we have faith that you humans will find it when the time is right.

What we want to explain is that as this energy comes in from the central sun through the solar sun and hits the magnetic field of Earth, the interaction is able to charge the Earth effectively while still deflecting the plasma. This protective field is known as the magnetosphere. It is basically a magnetic field around the Earth which has deflected many of the particles coming in from the sun. In fact, it is like a net and has caught many of them. Even to this day the net is heavy with those particles.

The Quickening Pace


Your sciences are just beginning to find out that there are holes and openings in this magnetic shield, which will allow much more of the next round of solar flares to come directly into Earth. We want you to be aware that your connection to the sun is changing. Please be aware that even thought it feels wonderful to be out in the sun, the sun’s rays on your body will have a different effect than they ever have had before—especially during the year 2012 when these solar flares start.

We tell you the solar flares will probably even start before that and may even begin this year. The particular ones that are going to be required to correct the course of Earth and take her to the next level that she needs will take place in the year 2012. We recommend that you monitor your exposure to the sun, especially during that time. One effect of overexposure will be less control of your emotions, but there are many more. The pace is quickening. Everything is beginning to rise very quickly.

Last Call for Life Lessons


It is because of all these events taking place that we are telling you that now is the time for each and every one of you to go within yourself, clear up and release all those old issues that have been repeating in your life over and over again. Until now it has been perfectly fine to hang onto those issues, and even nurture and hold them dear as some of you do because they are part of who you are. However, when these magnetic ripples start coming through Earth and shaking up the base foundation of your emotions, those things will get in the way so quickly.

Now is the time to start working with releasing the old systems. Now is the time to release your limiting thoughts about being a human. Now is the time to start stepping into your power in any way you can. Even in small ways you can start carrying the energy of who you truly are, and carry more of your own light in the physical body. This can be done quite simply through your eyes. It can also be done through the sexual energy that you carry in your physical body, for that is the expression of your soul looking out of a beautiful body. So, part of what you are starting to do is to see that your place on planet Earth is changing.

During the 2012 opening of the magnetosphere, solar flares will again charge the core of planet Earth. The earlier round of solar flares basically heated up the center of your planet, and this next one will charge and activate it to a higher state that will permeate every living cell of every being. The planet itself is built on an iron core; around that iron core there is flux, which is energy similar to a liquid iron or liquid metal. It is exactly what you see spew out of the Earth’s volcanoes. The energy from the solar flares has gone all the way to the core and helped to heat it up, making it move at a faster pace than before. The center of the Earth has always traveled at a different pace than the outside of it which is completely independent. Although the Earth’s exterior has a different rotation but because it has sped up, even more of the Earth is starting to expand outward. What you will see is that this liquid area will start expanding outward, and when it hits certain pockets it surfaces as volcanoes. There will be more occurrences as the Earth makes this transition.

You will also learn how to fly through them, so they will not cause as much difficulty as they have before. You are still going to see a re-arrangement of some of the tectonic plates, particularly in the Pacific Ocean where an underwater eruption will open a cosmic door and many portals to help planet Earth.. You will see this happening in the years just ahead.

Each and every one of you has an emotional structure that you love to remain stable, but that structure may start fluctuating. The other thing we wish to remind you about is that several years ago we told you there would be a huge wave of sexual energy on this planet, so much so that it would make the 1960s look tame in comparison. That is still coming in a very big way. What is happening is that in places where it is felt, it has been used appropriately.

However, in places where people are uncomfortable with this sexual energy running through their being, it will get stuck and cause problems. It is part of the reason you are seeing someone in the news almost daily who had an affair, was unfaithful or had a sexual experience outside of their norm. A lot of this is taking place on planet Earth, as this wave is being felt by the unaware. Now your sensitivity to sexual energy in general will grow and the same energies will be felt.

Your Light from Home


We tell you first of all to be aware of the energy, because that which you perceive cannot surprise you. That which you are expecting will put you in a position to be the light and to hold the door open for other people. Fear is the only problem you are going to have on planet Earth, and you have a tendency to always be afraid of new things. That is human nature and it will be the norm, especially when the multidimensional doors start opening. When they open, if you are looking at the wall and someone walks through the wall because to them there is no wall there, you are going to say, “Oh, this is cool! I need to call my friends to come see this.” But if other people see it, there is liable to be fear and problems experienced on planet Earth. So hold those doors open and speak about them. Let your own energy and light from Home come through every chance you get.

Re-member. . .
You are the ones that wanted to be here at this time no matter the cost. No matter how many lifetimes you tried to do this, you are here now because you have the greatest chance of making a difference on planet Earth. You have a tremendous amount of help behind you waiting to assist in any way and at any chance they can. During this time when this magnetic hole opens up and all this magnetic energy comes into planet Earth, it can shake the foundation of many humans because the emotional structure is magnetically linked to the Earth’s.

This is a time for you to be in place with a steady light and a smile on your face, because you know what is coming. You are aware of what is happening and you can be one of the people that hold the energy, or sometimes just one of the people that is there to smile in the midst of all the turmoil. You can help to ground a firm understanding of this energy and take your rightful place on planet Earth, as the teachers and the healers that you truly are. This is what you came here to do in this lifetime and you are right on target, for you would not be in reach of these words if you were not. You have been placed in exactly the perfect position to be in service exactly the way you wish to be and it is taking place now.

Fear is a Four-Letter Word

There will be changes in all levels not just during these three years, although most of the drastic changes that you will experience will be. Understand that different vibrational levels will experience these ripples throughout our reality at different times. Consequently, there will be many adjustments in businesses, corporations, organizations and collective vibrations after that period. Most of them these groups will have a difficult time finding a base energy to build on, because all of your emotional energies will be both so high and low.

Now is the time to go in and find those pieces you have been holding back, because they will simply be amplified as this ripple goes through every part of it. Now is the time to take a serious look at things you have been denying yourself, or things you have known deep in your heart but have not spoken. Now is the time to find your truth and who you really are on planet Earth, because when many of these changes start to happen—and of course, there will be fear—it is the reason you have asked to be here at this moment. It is your grace, it is your greatest gift, to be here to be able to do the work you had hoped to do.

Dear ones, we are counting on you.

There will be much fear at any time there is change. Even though you are walking into this whole experience of 2012 with great excitement and anticipation instead of fear, there will still be changes. As those changes happen, re-member that fear can hold back the collective vibration of all humanity. This is the time for you to hold that smile. It is the time for you to hold that light. When these emotions are at their highs and lows and you feel the energy moving, just be aware of them and what it is happening. Hold your knowledge and you will be of service on planet Earth during this great transition.

Open Slate


There is so much that is taking place, dear ones. We wish that we could tell you about all the pieces that are happening. We wish we could tell you exactly what it will be like when you step into 2013, 2014 and 2015, but the truth is that you have not yet decided your destiny. We are not creators that create your world and tell you about it. We are only reflecting what you have created, for you are the greatest teachers, healers and angels that have ever walked this planet. There is a collection of masters walking in physical bodies and most of you do not have a clue. It is about to be evident very quickly, and when it does own your mastery.

There is a reason you were given those gifts. You have probably developed them many different lifetimes and worked very hard at them. When you discover them, you will all have a tendency to deny them and to think that it is someone else, not you. When you find that piece you are really good at, own it and make it yours uniquely. Own your mastery, for yours is needed now more than ever before.

It is with the greatest of honor that we leave you with three little reminders. Treat each other with the greatest respect. Nurture one another every chance you get and re-member that it is a beautiful game. Play well together.

Espavo.

The group

Beauty Beyond Trash

Steve and I have just returned from Holland. We so enjoyed our Lightworker events in Elspeet. It was wonderful to reunite with our spiritual family there. We saw people who we have known for years to new people who were there for the first time all experiencing this loving energy. It was a collection of human spirits joining together from many parts of the world.

It has become a tradition for us to begin our trips to the Netherlands or to Belgium by staying in Amsterdam to enjoy this amazing city and in a pleasurable way get over our jet lag. We as always stayed our first couple of days here and to our delight it so happened we were there the same time Queens Day was occurring. This is to honor the Dutch Queens Mothers birthday. (It's complicated).

Everyone was in a festive mood as they wore the royal colors of orange. I proudly wore a orange cowboy hat with sequins decorating it. Steve had a long feather boa draped around his hat. We did not sleep much but we did not want to miss a moment of the celebrations.

We took our time having our schedule flow into whatever we chose to do. The weather for the most part was perfect. The couple of times it did rain I just allowed myself the fun of walking in the rain arm in arm with Steve getting totally wet. It was a refreshing fun experience.

A memory I will always hold with me is when Steve and I decided to enjoy the much appreciated sunshine at a outdoor cafe. We were able to people watch and treasured our time together. I looked up and expressed to Steve what beauty I was seeing. Before me lay the old city of Amsterdam with the canals and the continual stream of colorful people walking with a backdrop of golden hues as the day was preparing for the transition from day to night.

Then I lowered my vision and lowered my reality.

For the first time I saw the huge pile of trash that was right in front of us the whole time. Then I realized there were trash piles everywhere throughout the city. I came to find out that there was a strike going on with the trash pickup service. and that is why the unusual sight was distracting me for a moment from seeing the magnificence of this area. I turned to Steve and explained what my thoughts had just taken in. I said to him that I decided to see beyond the trash and see the beauty in any situation. He said to me at that moment "sounds like you know what your next "Connecting the Heart "will be about. He was right! (As he usually is but don't tell him that!)

I feel my higher self was connecting to me in such a peaceful way that day. It is a reminder to myself and hopefully to all of you who read this that life is as we see it. Look above it all and see the beauty.

With Love and Light

Barbara


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Energy Share for Sunday

May 23, 2010

Today I share with you an energy boost placed in this slideshow I put together.  Give yourself a quiet moment to play it, let the words and images nourish your soul, fill you with peace and harmony, and reveal to you a vision of purpose and passion.  I welcome and embrace the boost from you, gratefully acknowledging your part in the share.  Thank you for all you do as healers, teachers and friends.  Your energy support and generosity of spirit are what makes it possible to navigate through these turbulent times.

Enjoy every moment and live the passionate life you intend it to be.

Aloha pumehana (with blessings, love and affection)!

Lydia


1. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA
2. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
4. Annette Maxwell Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
5. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria
6. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland
7. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK
8. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK
9. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA
10. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria
11. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA
12. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK
13. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK
14. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
15. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA
16. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA
17. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA
18. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA
19. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
20. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA
21. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK
22. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
23. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA
24. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA
25. Karen Saldanha, Corona, California, USA
26. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
27. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA
28. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA
29. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA
30. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada
31. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA
32. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
33. Lynda Truthseekir, Los Angeles, California
34. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK
35. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA
36. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia
37. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
38. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA
39. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria
40. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA
41. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
42. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands
43. Moira Congreve, England, UK
44. Monica Hernandez Estrada, Corona, California, USA
45. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA
46. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
47. Nieema and Jan Thasing, Elkton, South Dakota, USA
48. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA
49. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario
50. Pauline Leung, England, UK
51. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA
52. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada
53. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA
54. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
55. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA
56. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
57. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia
58. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA
59. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England
60. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
61. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
62. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines
63. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India
64. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA
65. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia
66. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario
67. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India
68. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA

Wow, this kid is another amazing example of following a passion and a dream.  If you can dream it, you can live it!

13-year-old is youngest to scale Mount Everest

By Cara Anna, Associated Press Writer

2 hours, 26 minutes ago

BEIJING – A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by a 16-year-old Nepalese.

(Courtesy of Romero family/AP Photo file)

Jordan Romero called his mother by satellite phone from the summit of the world’s highest mountain, 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) above sea level. He is now one climb away from his quest to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents.

Romero's mother watched his progress on a GPS tracker online.  “He says, ‘Mom, I’m calling you from the top of the world," Leigh Anne Drake told the Associated Press from California, where she had watched her son's progress on a GPS tracker online.  “There were lots of tears and ‘I love you! I love you!’” Drake said. “I just told him to get his butt back home.

For the rest of the article...

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-everestboy052210

Another example of Derek's fantastic ability as a choreographer and collaboration with Nicole. Like Fred and Ginger dancing a sweet love story!

Derek and Nicole's Paso Doble

Now, here is some inspired choreography...Derek is brilliant! Definitely THE best dance of the season!

Finally CEOs are realizing the need and necessity for creative leadership in the face of the realities of a global economy. The realities that require an entrepreneurial spirit that challenges the status quo and the creative ability to reinvent business models addressing the increasing complexity of doing business globally. Creativity is the best quality in a leader of a successful enterprise.

What Chief Executives Really Want

by Frank Kern
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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A survey from IBM's Institute for Business Value shows that CEOs
value one leadership competency above all others.

Can you guess what it is?

What do chief executive officers really want? The answer bears important consequences for management as well as companies' customers and shareholders. The qualities that a CEO values most in the company team set a standard that affects everything from product development and sales to the long-term success of an enterprise.

Read on for the rest of the article: What Chief Executives Really Want

Heavy oil hits Louisiana shore


By Matthew Bigg Matthew Bigg – Wed May 19, 6:36 pm ET

VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) – The first heavy oil from a giant Gulf of Mexico spill sloshed ashore in fragile Louisiana marshlands on Wednesday and part of the mess entered a powerful current that could carry it to Florida and beyond.

The developments underscored the gravity of the situation as British energy giant BP Plc raced to capture more crude gushing from a ruptured well a mile beneath the surface. The spill is threatening an ecological and economic disaster along the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond.

Read the rest of the article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100519/ts_nm/us_oil_rig_leak
 
 
The long term socioeconomic, not to mention environmental, fallout from this single event is just immense!  At least something was done to block the installation of more oil rigging along the coast.  Unfortunately, it seems to take a crisis like this for environmentally viable fuel alternatives to be taken seriously.  History will continue to repeat itself when the American public and Congress are willing partners buying into the addiction to big oil, whether in this country or overseas.

Angel of the Home 

Full Meaning:

We all need a special place that we can truly call home. Our homes are the place where we can be refreshed and nurtured, derive a sense of empowerment and feel secure in order to go forth and face the challenges of our day to day lives. When we can feel a sense of safety and replenishment through the sanctuary of our homes, then we and our families or others that share our homes with us also feel in balance and harmony with ourselves and others.

Every home has its own special angel, the Angel of the Home. It is this Angel who nudges us to take good care of our homes as an extension of our own bodies and souls, for we are indeed connected with everything on the planet and throughout the Universe.

When we care for those things that are around us and that help us to feel a sense of "home" within, then we carry that energy with us out into the world and can share it with those that are also in need of the healing and support that a strong sense of "home" can provide. For many however, a home has come to be symbolized by a large house filled with expensive gadgets and toys, little emphasis is placed on whether these things really do help us to feel good, let alone truly supported in our daily lives! The cost alone of not only maintaining a large expensive home but filling it with yet more, has come to symbolize the cost to our own Souls when we neglect to feed the soul and ourselves with what we truly need and want. Obviously there is nothing wrong with having a large, expensive home if that is truly something that the person desires and takes great joy from!

Yet it takes far more than money alone to truly create a space that feels like a warm, nourishing home.

A home is a truly a home when it is filled with love and peace. It is truly a home when it is a place where you can return from being out in the world and feel a sense of refuge and sanctuary. It is a home when the things that are in it feel holy and sacred to you. It is a home when all who live within its walls feel a sense of community and kinship with those who share the space with them.

This Angel is seeking to help us walk that path back to what home is truly meant to be, to help each individual make the choices as to what people and things they want to fill their homes with from a soul level, not from a cultural or societal expectation level. Those expectations and things may be totally right for one person and yet to another, they may only bring a sense of emptiness. If we don't feel we have a special place that we can truly call home, if we feel the homes we are living in are not supporting us on all levels, it makes it that much more difficult to accomplish all we came to do here in this world. Home is a very important ingredient in everything from staying healthy to being successful, to living with joy to reaching a sense of enlightenment. Everything we do is impacted for better or worse through the energy we are receiving daily from our homes. It has the strongest vibrational impact on us! It is the place where we are at our most vulnerable and open. Thus it behoves us to insure that our homes are truly places that we wish to be!

This Angel is seeking to help you reconnect with your own home in some way. Look around you, what do you have in your home that you love, that brings you a sense of joy and upliftment each time you look at it? Do you like the colours you have painted on the walls? What is your favourite room in the house and why? What is in there that makes you feel connected with your home and the Universe at a soul level? Where is the part of the home that you gravitate most towards? Can you identify where the heart of your home is? This is the place where everyone loves to gather, where people feel especially welcome and warm. Or perhaps you are feeling that your home has no heart and no soul.

If you are looking around and all you see are things you dislike (or even hate!) if the colours on the walls irritate or make you feel blue or sad, if there is no special place within your home that you feel you can go and just be you, to reconnect with your own soul and space in the Universal plan, then its time for some changes and this Angel has come to help!

By asking for help from this Angel, asking for its wisdom and guidance, you can begin to become very honest with yourself as to what home really means to you.

Perhaps you are living in a city or town that does not suit your deeper needs and you need to be open to the possibility of moving to an area that is more nurturing for you. You don't need to know how you will generate the money to move or even how you will possibly find the right place/job and so forth during the process.

You simply need to ask for the right place and resources to be offered to you.

The Angel of your current home is working with the Angel of your right home to bring it all about so leave it in their hands! Yet do as you feel guided to do, if you feel you want to explore a city you have read about, get out the travel books or jump online and do some research. Maybe a friend or family member is living someplace you do feel in synch with, contact them and see where it leads.

Be open to the process, be willing to do your bit as your Angel and Guidance suggests and trust that it is all working out for you.

Understand that your new home is as excited about having you live within its walls as you are! For truly a house does have a heart and soul and will call out to and support those very people who it most wants to share its energy with.

If you feel inclined, you can write a letter to the Angel of your new home as well as to the soul of the home itself, asking for their guidance and support, asking them both to be made known to you and for all the resources and people you need to make it happen to suddenly begin appearing.

Write a second letter to the home you are in now and its angel, thank them both for shielding and supporting you (even if you really dislike your home, this is important to do. Obviously some good has come to you from living there, even if it was to teach you what you didn't want!)

Be willing to allow your old home to leave your life and ask that the person who WILL feel supported and nurtured find their way to your old home even as you are looking for the new.

This both honours the energy of your old home and shows that you have faith that the Universe is leading you directly to what you want!

To further honour the energy of the old and new, you can place each letter in a separate special box or container and place these where you will see them often. As you look at each, both affirm that you are thankful for what you have had in your home and are now willing to accept the new home coming into your life. Be grateful for both! From time to time (though this can work awfully quickly so don't be surprised if you suddenly find yourself packing up and moving!) take the letter to your new home and just hold it in your hands and feel the touch of the Angel of that home on your shoulder. Think of how good it will feel to be living in your own special home!

If you love many things about your home and wish to stay where you are living yet don't like some of the elements of it, again you can write a letter to the Angel of your home and the home itself, asking for guidance as to what you can do to further improve its energy.

Ask what your home also needs from you to feel supported itself, for it is indeed a two way street and we need to give back something in exchange for all our homes have given to us.

It may be as simple as wanting its windows washed more frequently or that you really do need to get around to replacing the carpet. If you feel you don't have the financial resources to follow through on what your home is asking for, explain that you need some assistance with this to both your home and this Angel. You may well be surprised at what happens!

Above all, look at your home with love.

Ask yourself what you can do to make it better for everyone who lives with you. If you have housemates that are not in synch with you, ask that they find their right place and that you attract new people that you can live in harmony with!

When you ask for anything with love and gratitude, with a sense of it being good for everyone and everything involved, the Universe and this Angel along with your home will also work with you to open doors that will bring you great joy!

If this angel has appeared for you today, it may be an indication that you need to reconnect with what home really means to you.

You need to take stock of what is in your home and how it makes you feel. Repairs to your home may be a priority or there may be things you need to do to make it safer in some way. You may be feeling the need to move and yet not knowing where you are to move to, you have been pushing that thought way.

Now is the time to focus on what you really need and want from your home, where your ideal home would be and the people who would be living there with you.

Focus on what you truly want from a soul level and not what you think others should expect you to want or what would make someone else happy!

Be true to you; be true to your own Soul. It is when we are in our right homes and they are filled with the energy of those things that feed us at a soul level, that miracles occur and flow into the world to help bring all other homes and the people they shelter into harmony and balance.

What to watch for with this Angel's presence:

You find yourself thinking of a special home or place, perhaps it is a place you used to live or have dreamt about. Perhaps it is a house you have seen on your daily commute and always felt drawn to. How ever this home is appearing to you, it is an indication from this Angel that you need to begin the process of either recreating your current abode or moving to a new home.

You start seeing U-hauls or Furniture delivery trucks everywhere you go! I always know now when it is really time for me to move house, and the size of the moving lorry can tell you just how far you may need to travel to get to your new home as well. Smaller ones unusually indicate a move somewhere within the city or town you are already living in. The huge ones, well maybe you should prepare for a "major" move!

Your find yourself strongly attracted to books or magazines that offer information on home decor or home repair, even when you may have passed them by before.

A strong feeling of needing to move on or that you cannot bear your home the way it is now another moment! You may suddenly feel a strong urge to set aside what you had planned to do on a given day or weekend and instead plunge into recreating your home or clearing out the clutter.

You may find yourself suddenly attracted to studying Feng Shui to bring more balance and harmony into your home. Books, people, websites, all may suddenly start popping up out of the blue that will help you create a home that is filled with heart and soul.

Other ways to work with the energy of this Angel is to express to it what it is you truly want and need from your home.

If you are unsure because of what others have taught you to want and expect from a home, ask to be shown what is really true for you at a soul level. Ask to be reminded of what home you intended to create when you came here to live as a spiritual being having a physical experience! I truly believe that before we come into a given lifetime, that a big priority is to plan in advance what sort of home will help support us best, that is how important a home is and should be to all of us! By asking this Angel to help us reconnect with that energy of intention, we can re-discover what we truly need our homes to be.

Angel reading from newagestore.com

Energy Share for Sunday

May 16, 2010

Today I send you a boost to help you find peace and harmony during times of limbo.  To trust in the timing of the unfolding of your life's journey.  At times we are able to act decisively in directions that please us and we feel happiness as a result.  At other times, life is variable and less linear, and as we experience events and timing beyond our control, happiness becomes more elusive.  And in the seasons of ambivalent, ambiguous feelings, the gray days between, clouding our vision.  These are the transitional times in which we are not what we were and not yet what we are becoming.  Let the boost help you guard against hasty choices and undue influence.

In limbo times, let us simply be.  Soon enough, time will move us forward.

Enjoy the inspirational and informative articles... I'll be listing more on using essential oils for animals and offering a pet healing and communication class in the near future.

Enjoy every moment and live the passionate life you intend it to be.

Aloha pumehana (with blessings, love and affection)!

Lydia

1. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA

2. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

3. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

4. Annette Maxwell Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria

6. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland

7. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK

8. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK

9. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA

10. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria

11. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA

12. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK

13. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK

14. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

15. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA

16. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA

17. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA

18. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA

19. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA

20. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA

21. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK

22. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

23. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA

24. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA

25. Karen Saldanha, Corona, California, USA

26. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada

27. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA

28. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA

29. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA

30. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada

31. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA

32. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

33. Lynda Truthseekir, Los Angeles, California

34. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK

35. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA

36. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia

37. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

38. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA

39. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria

40. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA

41. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

42. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands

43. Moira Congreve, England, UK

44. Monica Hernandez Estrada, Corona, California, USA

45. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA

46. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia

47. Nieema and Jan Thasing, Elkton, South Dakota, USA

48. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA

49. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario

50. Pauline Leung, England, UK

51. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA

52. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada

53. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA

54. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

55. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA

56. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

57. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia

58. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA

59. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

60. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA

61. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

62. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines

63. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India

64. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA

65. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia

66. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario

67. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India

68. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA

Age is just a number when you have a passion and purpose in life...luv it!!!

California woman earns college diploma at age 94

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AP – Hazel Soares, 94, center, gets her picture taken with some of her classmates before the start of commencement …

By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 8 mins ago

OAKLAND, Calif. – It's never too late to earn your college degree. Just ask 94-year-old Hazel Soares.

The San Leandro woman was one of about 500 undergraduates to pick up diplomas Saturday during a commencement ceremony at Mills College, an all-women's school in Oakland.

"It's taken me quite a long time because I've had a busy life," said Soares. "I'm finally achieving it, and it makes me feel really good."

Soares, who has six children and more than 40 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, is believed to be the world's second oldest person to graduate from college.

To read the rest of the article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100515/ap_on_re_us/us_graduating_at94

This is one of the messages I get from Dave Stewart, published by Rainbow Forever Trust on the use and effectiveness of essential oils.  For all you cat and animal lovers...

CAN ESSENTIAL OILS BE USED ON CATS?

Yes, Young Living oils CAN be used on cats. 

The reason that rumors about essential oils were started (about them being toxic to cats) is because normally essential oils are not completely pure in their final state. Either the company has grown it with chemicals, not in virgin soil, has harvested them wrong, or heat distilled. Even carrier oils that they use tohelp created more quantity and get a way from the quality of the oils is another reason for toxicity in cats. It is not the oil itself that is toxic but the chemicals that were in the soil, plant, or carrier oil that makes the final product to be toxic. Remember, if it is toxic to a cat, it is toxic to every living creature. It only shows up in the cat first due to their delicate systems.

I have 2 degrees in Veterinary Medicine as well as my license for a Veterinary Technician. I have studied cats my entire life and have used ONLY Young Living oils on cats for the past 3 years now. I am a rescuer of feral cats and kittens and I use Young Living oils on all of my cats (23 of them at this current time) on a daily basis.

I am in the process of finishing a reference guide for using YLEO on animals and I have written a pamphlet on using essential oils on animals, especially cats; I hold seminars and lectures all over Michigan about this topic and I even produced a video on the subject as well (which is available on my web site

http://www.fosters-forum.com  

So I am not just a person off the streets saying that it is ok to use essential oils on cats. I also own a group on yahoo that focuses on using YLEO on cats (open to all animals, but specifically for cats). You can visit my website above for the address to that group, or see my signature. I also own, author, host and produce a show called The Pawz Cauze

http://www.thepawzcauze.net

to help educate people on using YLEO on catsas well as other animal issues. In addition to all of this,

I have been a guest on Animal

http://www.animaltalknaturally.com

Talk Naturally 5 times to discuss this very issue. (CD copies of the 5 shows I did are available for purchase; please visit Animal Talk Naturally for more information).

As a general rule, you NEVER want to use essential oils on cats unless they are from Young Living. I NEVER recommend using any other brand nor do I support the use of any other brand of essential oils because ONLY Young Living oils are pure and properly distilled enough to use on cats. Due to their sensitive olfactory, one must always dilute the oils prior to use on a cat. The only oil I do not dilute is Lavender unless the cat is extra sensitive to smell. I watch their eyes and if they squint when I am near them with the oil, then I know it is still too strong.

I use YLEO for injuries, diseases, internal parasites, ear mites, fleas, ringworm, and all forms of mange. I use the supplements to help build up their organ systems when they are rescued and help to build their immune systems. I have also successfully eliminated FIV, FIP, and FeLV from cats and kittens that were tested positive with my version of a Kitty Raindrop Therapy as well as helped to rebuild damaged nerves and nerve endings. Plus I have helped cats suffering from Hyperthyroidism to level out their thyroid levels and help to rebuild their thyroid so that it functions properly-all without the use of manmade drugs!

The kittens I take to South Shore Animal Hospital to be adopted have been proclaimed as "in excellent health with extremely shiny coats and no indications that they were once wild". So in answer to the question proposed: YES Young Living Oils and ONLY Young Living Oils can be used on cats as long as you dilute them properly with V6 oil to keep from overpowering the cats Olfactory sensory nerves.

For more info on essential oils and order for your pet, checkout my website:

Passion 4 Oils: Natural Solutions for body, mind, and spirit