Stephen also mentions donations in support of the Carolinas from Hurricane Florence.
100% of the Late Show's proceeds go to: Foundation for the Carolinas, One SC Relief Fund, North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, and World Central Kitchen.
Creating livable spaces that fit your lifestyle is inspirational. But I'd like to see an architect design and build a tiny house for someone in a wheelchair.
Being from the Pacific islands, I'd prefer one constructed from a shipping container...how about that?!
In an exclusive interview on TODAY, Savannah Guthrie sits down with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda as he prepares to take the Broadway hit to Puerto Rico.
Checkout the Wishlist Items and details. Here's a sneak peek:
Hello, Alii, Aloha kakou!
My name is Lydia Smith-Lenardson. I am a Pacific islander, former teacher, choreographer, dancer, network analyst who became paralyzed with a spinal cord injury from cancer treatment for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I’m calling out to the hearts and minds of friends, family, and folks everywhere to Join My Campaign and help me Get Back on My Feet again!
Starting with:
* Transportation and personal care assistance
* Standing and Portable power wheelchairs
* Treatment and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic's spinal cord injury program.
Here's my latest meditation...it's an update of one I did a few years ago. I love listening to slack key guitar - it's so peaceful and relaxing! A friend of mine who watched it said it put him to sleep so fast he woke up 20 minutes later snoring! lol
This is part of my ongoing effort to raise money for treatment and rehab to reverse my spinal cord injury and paralysis caused by cancer treatment.
Modern life can feel dangerous and unstable. Removed from a sense of natural unfolding, our lives can seem precarious and chaotic. Both business and busy-ness can distract us from realizing the deeper flow. We may feel only the rapids and not the nurturing waters.
In times of such stress and anxiety, I seek a foundation firmer than the choppy flow of external events.
Like a tree buffeted by the wind, I am yet grounded in the deep soil of my spiritual life. My roots are strong and self-nurturing. They draw to me sustenance and support.
Today, I root myself in the earth. I connect to the seasons and cycles of life, the great wheel of nature that sustains us all. I reach beneath my daily life, funding my soul with the grace that underlies all things. I am grounded in life itself.
Be with those who help your being.
Don't sit with indifferent people, whose breath
comes cold out of their mouths.
Not these visible forms, your work is deeper.
A chunk of dirt thrown in the air breaks to pieces.
If you don't try to fly,
and so break yourself apart,
you will be broken open by death,
when it's too late for all you could become.
Leaves get yellow. The tree puts out fresh roots
and makes them green.
Why are you so content with a love that turns you yellow?
From one of my all-time favorite poets and sharing it with treasured friends as you. I believe the time is right now to place these energy shares where they will be accessible to a much larger circle of friends. The mission of an energy share has always been to give and receive support and motivation to healers worldwide, and to that end, I'll be posting the share messages on Facebook. So this will be the last share message on the blog and I want to let you know what a pleasure and honor it has been to conduct these weekly shares over the years. Now let's look forward to doing more for so many who are in dire need today, especially our friends, family, and neighbors at home and overseas.
And what better time to celebrate this transition than with my Birthday! Today, I am 45 years young! Don't know why people get so hung up on a number, when it's just another opportunity to celebrate a special day with loved ones. I've hosted my annual Tea and Chocolate Party which I've posted on Facebook with poetry, music and movie videos, http://on.fb.me/dMFyzG. Hopefully, the link works, otherwise, just checkout my profile, facebook.com/passion4living
So, from soul to soul, with all the happy, peaceful, loving energy I am thrilled to share, I also gratefully acknowledge the awesome spark of energy from you, welcoming it with open arms. Enjoy every moment and live the passionate life you intend it to be.
Namaste,
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. Janice Trenair, Koroit, Victoria, Australia
23. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
24. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA
25. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA
26. Karen Saldanha, Corona, California, USA
27. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
28. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA
29. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA
30. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA
31. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada
32. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA
33. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
34. Lynda Truthseekir, Los Angeles, California
35. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK
36. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA
37. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia
38. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
39. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA
40. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria
41. Matthew Leonard, Vermont, USA
42. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
43. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands
44. Moira Congreve, England, UK
45. Monica Hernandez Estrada, Corona, California, USA
46. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA
47. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
48. Nieema and Jan Thasing, Elkton, South Dakota, USA
49. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA
50. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario
51. Pauline Leung, England, UK
52. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA
53. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada
54. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA
55. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
56. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA
57. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
58. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia
59. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA
60. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England
61. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
62. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
63. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines
64. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India
65. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA
66. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia
67. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario
68. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India
69. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Years ago I flew to Houston to visit my parents, and the state's largest shopping mall is definitely Texas-style big. Just as advertised with an ice skating rink. Who knew you could ice skate in Houston? Checkout the top travel destinations for 2011, a few of which are definitely on my bucket list....
Top Budget Travel Destinations for 2011
We analyzed a year's worth of news, trends, and statistics to identify the world's best value destinations for 2011. From China to our own backyard, here are ten places that you can't afford to miss.
Months in the making, Budget Travel's annual list of the hottest budget destinations focuses on destinations that are as fun as they are affordable. Some of our picks (like Estonia's capital, Tallinn) are up-and-coming, while others (like Dublin) are classics that have recently dropped in price. Best of all, we don't just tell you where to go, we also share the ideal season to visit, where to stay, and what airlines to fly to maximize your savings. Wherever we send you, the key is in the timing: right now.
Why in 2011: Ireland's banks are struggling-the country recently accepted a $112 billion bailout from the European Union-but the economic turmoil has an upshot for tourists: kind prices. Exchange rates have improved by 7 percent over last year and lodging prices are the lowest of any major city in Western Europe. In fact, scoring a bed in Dublin costs 7 percent less than it did in 2009. Restaurants are similarly well-priced; even the Michelin-starred Chapter One is offering a four-course, pre-theatre menu for $65-a bargain when you consider that a full meal is $105. And transportation is equally cheap: Dublinbikes, the city's cycle-share program, rents out bikes for $2.50 for three days, and rides clocking in at 30 minutes or less are free. Even the $13 tax levied on Dublin International Airport travelers will soon be slashed to $4 in an effort to boost tourism.
I saw Robert Mirabal in concert in Washington, D.C. about 10 years. I was inspired to see him after watching a PBS special where he and other Native American tribes were featured in a Las Vegas concert some years earlier. I could feel the ever streaming infusion of inspiration as it flowed through him and that reminded me of the kind of artist I would want to become one day. I even went to Santa Fe, New Mexico to to feel that energy in the air and meet the artists in the area. The memory of those times helped me get through my cancer treatment when I was diagnosed soon after my trip. And to this day, I remain in awe of his talent.
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.
The Beacons of Light Re-minders from Home are presented Live on the internet, transcribed and posted here on the 15th of each month.
From Steve:
This month the group had a message about the Earth and the magnetic fields that we all live within. They explained how it would affect humans in general and how we could prepare. They said the magnetic field has lost more than 10% in the last 100 years. The group talked about the cycle of the Earth shifting magnetic poles about every 500,000 years and how we are now overdue. They did say the Earth will not shift poles as we have already changed that, yet there is still a lot of work to do and the Earth will go through magnetic fluctuations which may cause strange phenomenon and be felt emotionally by sensitive humans. Oh, how fun!
They said that this decrease in magnetism is a contributing factor to the overall human enlightenment now taking place, and that there was something special about the three years before and the three years after the final dip which will be in the year 2012.
Ready?
Big hugs. Have a great month!
Greetings from Home
The Re-wire of Humanity
This day we share with you much that is going on. Your physical bodies are changing every day in order to carry more of your own light. The physical re-wire you are going through as individuals is now starting to spread throughout every part of the entire planet as you have reached a collective, critical mass. We have mentioned a bit of the re-wire process and told you about some of the physical properties that will be changing and some of the things that will be taking place with every one of you as this goes forward. You will see a huge increase of sexual energy, life-force energy on this planet, in a lot of different ways.
Over time, you will begin having conscious control over certain sets of muscles that you have not had conscious control over before. You will find that you can be conscious breathers instead of unconscious breathers. You will find that you will have more ability to tap into not only into your own telepathy, but on conscious levels you will be able to tap in through each other quite clearly and very easily. In order to get to this process, there are many physical changes that your bodies must go through. It is an evolutionary step and does not actually happen overnight, but when you look back at it 100 years down the road it will look as if it happened overnight. Let us tell you about the process so you can see what is taking place, because much of your preparation is happening on a time schedule that will put you at the right place at the right time.
You are not the only one that is changing. The Earth herself is changing as well.
We have mentioned before that you are literally going through a re-wire process so that your energetics can hold more of your own spirit than the physical body has ever been able to hold before. When you first took the body, there was a huge portion of yourself that would not fit into the physical body. You left that portion behind in the other dimension you call Home. You actually connect to Home through this part of yourself, which you have called your Higher Self. It is that part of you which lives outside of your physical body. More of that part of you is now going to be in the physical body. The children being born every day are bringing these attributes in. Their eyes are getting brighter and you are starting to see more energy coming from them, and more capabilities. You will also see them communicating telepathically in ways that you have never done before. But yet, you are evolving into that exact process.
New Human Templates
The children being born now do not have to go through that same evolutionary process, for they are being placed well above the curve. The rest of you here are the ones of you evolving to catch up. This was always limited on planet Earth. The template that you have chosen to house your spirit during this incarnation is a limited template. The illustration we give you is that it only holds a portion of your soul.
In the beginning there were 500 of these templates and you chose one. It was probably the same one you chose the last lifetime and the same one you chose before that, for you have a tendency to be creatures of habit even as souls. You choose the same type of template because you get comfortable with it. You choose male or female. You ask, “How am I going to work this incarnation? How am I going to do my magic this time? Is it going to be easier for me to learn my lessons as a female, or is it going to be easier for me to learn my lessons as a male?” Most of the time as creatures of habit you choose the one you have become comfortable with and stay with it for many, many incarnations until there is a reason to change.
Creating Home Here on Earth
The Earth herself is adapting. If you look at your physical body as you re-wire and you consider what we are telling you in that much of your energetic system is now going to house much more of your spirit, the exact same thing is true of planet Earth. She is re-wiring as we speak and has been for some time in order to hold more of the energetics, in order to hold more of spirit from Home on planet Earth. If you were going to create heaven on Earth, you are going to need Earth’s cooperation. That is what is happening. She is starting to evolve faster than you ever thought possible.
Watch the Pacific Ocean
We have mentioned many times that the Earth is not sick. She is pregnant and moving through a birthing process, and you are starting to see the labor pains begin. We made a prediction several years ago and we repeat it again today because it is on the verge of unfolding. Watch the Pacific Ocean, for that is where the energetic openings will first happen on planet Earth.
It may very well be in the form of seismic or volcanic activity, but watch the Pacific Ocean and the Ring of Fire which was actually the birthplace of planet Earth.
Watch the evolution as the Earth starts going through her own birthing cycles. It will become more intense; it will be more difficult. There will be times when huge portions of the population will leave. You have seen this in recent weeks, and you will see it again.
It is not that anyone is doing anything right or wrong. It is not that those people who left were not of high enough vibration to stay here.
In fact, many of them were of such high vibration they could not stay much longer and they simply took that opportunity for a way out. There will be a balancing on planet Earth of energetics in many different ways. All of those people who are leaving in order to make this happen are coming back as Crystal Children with some incredible attributes. They are coming back because for them to take that route is easier than raising their vibration consciously, which is the route you are taking right now. Yet none of this would be possible if you here were not making strides to do that. That is the piece that will help every person on planet Earth when you evolve yourself to where you gain your own spiritual confidence.
Overstretched Templates
The Keeper has mentioned about you finding your voice and discovering that place that is the voice of your Higher Self. That is you on purpose and what really resonates as truth throughout every part of your being. Connect and share that piece whenever possible, for that is the one piece that you brought from Home and you now have more capability of giving than ever before. Each one of you has chosen one of 500 templates available to this planet. It is the reason that you sometimes see someone who looks like or even acts like someone you know. They came from the same template. The good news is that there are only 499 people that you have to learn to get along with.
But here you are no longer limited by the 500 templates, for that is part of your evolutionary change and the physical re-wire that is happening to your bodies right now. You are outgrowing the templates that originally housed your physical bodies and your energetics during this lifetime. Now they have the capabilities of new attributes, new properties, and new energetics in the same physical body you were born with. This is the opportunity for you to go through an evolutionary step and be re-born without going Home. That is exactly what has been predicted by many on this planet for a very long time. Why would you doubt it?
Of course, now it is happening to you and that is the beautiful part because now what takes place is that you are being birthed to a New Earth.
The Earth is going to continue to go through some changes. The Ring of Fire surrounding the Pacific Ocean will see more movement in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 than ever before on this planet. You will see different anomalies take place. You will see the shifting of energy and all of it can be lessened and controlled—none of it needs to be negative, none of it needs to be catastrophic. It can all be an evolutionary step forward.
The way you do it is simple: you feel you. Yes, you can feel the sadness and you can feel the trauma. Anytime there is trauma on planet Earth, it sets up a wave of energy that is felt by every single human being. It is easy for you to get wrapped up in a trauma and in the drama around it. It is easy for you to say, “What a shame! How horrible!” You feel your heart sink and then walk around all day in that half-lit mode.
That is actually harmful to your physical bodies and serves no purpose whatsoever.
The idea of what we wish you to do is to celebrate these changes of planet Earth. Look at this in one simple perspective: you had a tragedy in this place you call Haiti, but look how the world responded as one. Everyone wanted to do something—whatever they could do to try to ease the pain, to connect.
That lesson in humanity was worth more than all the lives that were given in order to make that happen.
Wake Up Call
You now have the capability to connect on very deep levels with heart energy right from the beginning.
These are pieces that each and every one of you must learn because you are not born in bodies that were capable of this. You are now adapting to new possibilities and new energies, which will also bring a new relationship to everything around you. During that time, know that many times you will be in this higher position where you can help to bring other people up. That is why you are there. Please do not lower your position, do not feel sadness, and do not feel the weight of the world on your shoulders.
Instead, feel the opportunity to help. Feel the opportunity to be on purpose and to spring into action in some way, because that is the piece you came here for. It would be a shame if you spent all these years on planet Earth waiting for this opportunity and then sleep right through it.
The wake-up call is now.
The alarm clock is ringing and you have a choice. You can reach over shut it off and pretend it didn’t ring, or you can hit the snooze button and pretend to wait, or you can jump into action. It will happen to every human on planet Earth. Every one of you is going to go through this evolutionary change that will be difficult, because humans perceive change as difficult. However, you can change your perception before it happens and when you see activity in the Pacific Ocean, the lungs of planet Earth. When you see activity around the Ring of Fire, know that her lungs are stretching and new pieces are being built.
This is not about the destruction of planet Earth any longer, instead it is about building a new environment for empowered humans.
The Earth is doing her job. What are you doing? That is the question that she is asking you now for you are a part of each other. She needs your help. The connection between humans and Earth is much stronger than anyone ever thought possible but it is here, now. The effects of these shifts do not need to be negative. You can wipe these things out with your thought patterns and especially if you add one to the other.
The Power of Light
The way you count on planet Earth is to add 1 to 2, to 3, to 4, to 5, increasing by one the entire time, but that is not the universal constant when it comes to connecting energetic fields. When you connect energetic fields, it becomes exponential: 1 to 2 to 4, to 8, 16, 32 and so forth very quickly to the point at which it begins growing at incredible rates. Those are the harmonics of your vibration, because harmonics can be combined on top of other harmonics and can bring things into harmony on this Earth that has never existed before. You are creating it now and the opportunities are here in front of you.
Dear ones, this shift is not going to be easy. You are already seeing part of the challenges, and yet it can be the most joyous, beautiful shift that has ever happened throughout the universe. We ask you to take your part. Hold your energy, hold your highest hopes and dreams of everything you want in your life, every piece you deserve and are thankful for.
Create the new world with your thoughts right now and watch your body evolve into it.
It is an amazing process and never before has this happened on planet Earth. You are setting history with every breath you take. Do it well. Do it on purpose. Do it with the full consciousness that you are a spirit pretending to be a human and that you have something of value. You will find your purpose on planet Earth.
You will be the highest you can be and we are so incredibly proud of you. It is not easy being a human; it is not easy for us to watch you being a human. There are times when you cannot find yourself. You look in the mirror and you have tears because sometimes you feel so alone, and yet you do not understand that we are right behind you. We hold you sometimes when you sleep. We see that you are having a bad dream and softly touch the corners of your cheeks to help you smile, so we can help change your reality a little bit because you have given us permission to do so.
Now, you take that and do it for yourselves and each other. Touch each other the way that the angels touch you. Empower every person you see around you. You no longer have anything to fear from this, for it is not a race to see who gets there first. Nobody gets there until the last person arrives.
We are in this together and know that we are here waiting for you. The moment you wipe the sleep from your eyes, we are there to remind you of who you really are. We are so honored to be in your presence, for you are masters of the Gameboard and we are honored to be here. We know the pain you have experienced and we honor you for that pain; you will see this pain quite differently when you arrive Home. We know it is very difficult for you, but no one else can do it. It took the bravest of the angels to take off your wings to come down and play, yet here you are. Welcome Home. Know that we are with you every second of every day if you so choose. Also know that you are doing a fantastic job and we are incredibly proud of you.
It is with the greatest of honor that we leave you this day with three little reminders. Nurture one another every chance you get. Treat each other with the greatest respect. Play well together.
Espavo.
The group
Distance is Only a State of Mind
As many of you know for the past two weeks Steve and I have been apart. Steve traveled to Moscow, Russia to present our seminar Spiritual Communication. After struggling a bit with my decision I decided I would not join Steve with this trip. I was sad to miss this event as it is one of my favorite topics and I was looking forward to seeing our Russian family.
Anyone who knows me understands how important family is to me. One of our sons had to have an operation that had to be scheduled the same time as this trip. Steve and I talked and we both agreed I needed to be there for our son to help him recuperate. So I traveled to San Diego, California while Steve went half way to the other side of the world.
I found myself missing Steve so much. We are always together whether it is with our work or at home. We have learned to have space within our togetherness giving each other time alone but the time we share is precious to us. I am proud of myself because with the help of our son, Austin, I learned how to Sykpe. Steve and I were able to see and talk to each other almost every day. It was strange because when we connected this way my day would be his night with the time difference. He would be talking to me when I was just starting my day and he was going to sleep or the other way around. Time is an illusion and distance is only a state of mind.
Even before I discovered the technical knowledge of Skype I felt Steve’s presence. I would turn and swear I saw him for a moment. I felt his loving spirit next to mine. I told him I knew we were sharing another dimension. When I picked Steve up at the airport magically the dimensions joined.
In a way I think we both had an adjustment period. I thought at first it was Steve being in jet lag, which is true, but it felt more than that. It was a reconnecting time. Being so involved in different realities for two weeks we now went to a level of joining our worlds. When you are not sharing a reality on a daily basis I feel you become more independent with your time. Your day is about what fits your needs instead of blending the needs of others with yours. I am glad our process of readjusting to each other’s needs took a very short time.
I use to have a job that took me to Camp Pendleton, a Marine base in California. I would talk to these young wives whose husbands were overseas on duty somewhere in the world for months at a time. They would express to me how they went through their adjustments of being a couple with a family to being more or less a single parent. Even though their relationships were happy these women would take on a more independent world apart from their husbands. When their husbands returned they had an adjustment period reconnecting their daily existence.
I like sharing my world with Steve while still maintaining time for me. If a family emergency comes up again I will be there to help. Hopefully this will not happen but if it does I will know that distance is only a state of mind. We are all connected in our hearts.
With Love and Light
Barbara
Monday, March 01, 2010
Firefighters battle a blaze set by looters at a supermarket in Concepcion, Chile, on Monday
Latest News on the Tragic Earthquake that Hit Chile...
It is truly sad to see how much the people in Haiti suffered by being ill-prepared for natural disaster but I'm glad that they are receiving aid and that news of any progress remains on the international news.
So to see how the Chilean people were better prepared in terms of their building standards and emergency response was heartening. Although, I was surprised that President Bachelet didn't immediately accept international aid. And especially sad to see the desperation of people there facing the prospect of going without adequate food and water with looters and robbers disrupting recovery efforts.
I've grown up in the southwestern Pacific islands of Palau and Guam which is in what local islanders call 'Typhoon Alley' and FEMA was one of the first words children learn to say after 'mommy' and 'daddy'.
So my heart goes out to the Haitians and Chileans...please join me in sending healing energy for them so all local and international emergency response aid is efficient and effective, that the compassion and goodwill of people around the world helps to heal the wounds of devastation, and that people can begin to recover.
It's a relief, also, that the Pacific islands, especially Hawai'i, weren't also affected by tsunami-like waves.
Here's the link to the latest article on the recovery in Chile...
The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers. The recording of We Are The World 25 For Haiti embodied the same enthusiasm, sense of purpose and generosity as the original recording 25 years ago. Every one of the artists who participated, regardless of genre or generation, walked into the room with their hearts and souls completely open to coming together to help the people of Haiti.
This is so inspirational to see 2 past presidents and Obama together to support Haiti's recovery. For Bush, his part in the effort for humanitarian aid may also be a way to ease criticism about his so-called effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for the residents of Louisiana.
Obama, Bush and Clinton launch Haiti aid appeal
By Alister Bull – Sat Jan 16, 12:20 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by his predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, on Saturday said the two former presidents would lead a national drive to raise money for Haiti's earthquake survivors.
"By coming together in this way, these two leaders send an unmistakable message to the people of Haiti and to the people of the world. In these difficult hours, America stands united. We stand united with the people of Haiti," Obama said.
Haitian authorities believe as many as 200,000 died in Tuesday's earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, prompting a worldwide humanitarian response as rescuers race against time to save people still trapped in the rubble.
Obama, who has pledged an initial $100 million in quake relief, enlisted the help of Bill Clinton, a Democrat who is the United Nations' special envoy for Haiti, and former President George W. Bush, the Republican who proceeded him the White House, to spearhead private sector fund-raising efforts.
It is better to light candles than to curse the darkness.
It is better to plant seeds than to accuse the earth.
The world needs all of our power and love and energy, and each of us has something that we can give.
The trick is to find it and use it, to find it and give it away. So there will always be more.
We can be lights for each other, and through each other's illumination we will see the way.
Each of us is a seed, a silent promise, and it is always spring.
Last night we celebrated my young cousin Betuu's 14th birthday. Technically he's my brother-in-law's nephew...if anybody knows how our connection is termed genealogically, I'm curious to know.
He had quite an adventurous journey traveling alone from Palau to California which took over 3 months...and no, he didn't paddle his way here. But it's pretty commonplace for folks on an airline buddy pass to end up with no available flights and get holed up in a city on route for days or weeks at a time. In peak season that could be months. In Betuu's case he got a flight from Palau to Guam in June then was held up there for the rest of the summer. Fortunately, a kid doesn't have to untangle all the knots and headaches of figuring out travel and housing arrangements so he was well looked after. Throughout those many days, the way was always lit for him.
So yesterday was a pretty special celebration for him. It's amazing how 1 person can unite people to a common purpose - family, friends, and strangers alike. Amazing how the love of a child reaches across the ocean and we can all share in that deep, profound love that connects us with each other.
With that in mind, I share with you an energy boost to fully embrace you with love, light and the breath of life, the true meaning of aloha. I gratefully and joyfully open my heart, mind, and spirit to the energy we share. Be passionate about your life, live your life with purpose and passion, and allow yourself to be present and experience joy in the moment.
Aloha pumehana (with blessings, love and affection),
Lydia
1. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China 3. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria 4. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland 5. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK 6. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK 7. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA 8. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria 9. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA 10. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK 11. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK 12. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 13. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA 14. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA 15. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA 16. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA 17. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA 18. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA 19. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK 20. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA 21. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA 22. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA 23. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada 24. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA 25. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA 26. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA 27. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada 28. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA 29. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA 30. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA 31. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK 32. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA 33. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia 34. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia 35. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA 36. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA 37. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA 38. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands 39. Moira Congreve, England, UK 40. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA 41. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia 42. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA 43. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario 44. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA 45. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada 46. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA 47. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 48. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA 49. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 50. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia 51. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA 52. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England 53. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA 54. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK 55. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India 56. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA 57. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia 58. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario 59. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India 60. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA 61. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines 62. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria, Germany 63. Lynda Truthseekir, Los Angeles, California, USA
Today I created this slideshow and placed an energy boost within it. Once you play it, the boost is activated and will flow continuously for as long as you need. Call on it whenever you need a boost. With heartfelt gratitude, I thank you all for being a part of this energy share. I joyfully acknowledge the boost of energy from you and welcome it with open arms.
Enjoy the previous posts and especially! Janet's (Evans) comment on the last energy share..Thanks for sharing, Janet! Scroll down to the bottom of last Sunday's share message (4/26/09) and click on '1 comment' to read Janet's message...you'll love it!
So... until the next time, enjoy every moment and live the passionate life you intend it to be.
Namaste (I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells),
Lydia
1. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China 3. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria 4. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland 5. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK 6. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK 7. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA 8. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria 9. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA 10. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK 11. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK 12. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 13. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA 14. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA 15. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA 16. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA 17. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA 18. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA 19. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK 20. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA 21. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA 22. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA 23. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada 24. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA 25. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA 26. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA 27. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada 28. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA 29. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA 30. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA 31. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK 32. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA 33. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia 34. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia 35. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA 36. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA 37. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA 38. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands 39. Moira Congreve, England, UK 40. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA 41. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia 42. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA 43. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario 44. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA 45. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada 46. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA 47. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 48. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA 49. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 50. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia 51. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA 52. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England 53. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA 54. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK 55. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India 56. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA 57. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia 58. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario 59. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India 60. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA 61. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines 62. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria, Germany
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE FOOD & DRINKS
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009
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Enjoy a FREE REIKI SESSION FROM ME and MEET THE OWNER OF S.P.A., "Health by Water" From 5PM 'til 7PM
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