As many of us hold our breath today, a video, in appreciation of our beautiful home.
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December 21, 2012 – the day life as we know it will end…or so the naysayers will have you believe. What do you believe?
Television and internet sites abound with doomsday predictions:
Then there are the predictions of societies falling apart. Neighbours becoming enemies. Every man for himself, at any cost. Mass plaques. People turning into zombies!
Am I worried about what will happen on December 21st? Honestly, yes, a little, but not for any one of the reasons noted above.
Why am I worried? Because I’ve been bombarded with messages telling me I should be. So does that mean I really should be worried? Since those very messages are the ones I intellectually disregard as nonsense, then no, I guess I shouldn’t but that is precisely the effect of “mass” media; it affects our opinions.
What I am worried about is the potential for natural disasters to occur in my part of the world. (Not that I wish them on any other part either.)
Many parts of the world are experiencing abnormal weather events and my part is no exception. We used to have snow by this time of year but for the last few years, we have not.
Is this related to 2012? Yes and no. Weather patterns have been changing for years, and changing for the worse. Scientists have been warning society for years that should we not change our reliance on fossil fuels and other environmental pollutants, we would begin to see shifts in the weather. Well guess what folks, it’s 2012 and those predictions are not only coming true, they’ve been true for a while now; except now, it’s indisputable – or at least it should be. We’re seeing more changes in weather patterns and natural disasters; both in the number of events and in overall devastation.
Will we see man against man, fighting to the death, turning into zombies and destroying anyone in their path? I predict no – definitely no.
Think:
All the above listed natural disasters have occurred in last 10 years and what did we witness after every single one of those devastations?
An overwhelming outpouring of global humanitarian assistance.
In the film I Am, directed by Tom Shadyac, Dr. Rollin McCraty of The Institute of Heartmath describes how the electromagnetic fields that our hearts emit can be felt by others. One of their studies takes readings from 65 random-number generators placed in cities around the world. On any given day, these machines spin numbers randomly. They spin and spin, with absolutely no sequence. During events such as the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, when there is a global shift of focussed consciousness and empathy, these random number generators all synchronize. Our collective heart energy is affecting the environment.
“What we do at the individual level really does affect the global environment.” Dr. McCraty
I, for one, am sick and tired of hearing all the negative scenarios that “will inevitably happen” should a major natural disaster befall our beautiful planet on December 21st.
There is a shift in global consciousness. People are seeking spiritual fulfillment like never before; not necessarily religious fulfillment but fulfillment of their soul and their life’s purpose. Just look at all the positivity blogs!
We don’t know what’s going to happen on December 21st, just as we do not know what’s going to happen on any day. But we can know that collectively, we can be better than individually provided that each of us act in a positive and heart-felt manner.
Make up your own mind and follow your heart.
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“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss
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Are you dreaming of a White Christmas – a thick white feather duvet atop crisp white sheets?
Do you long for Silent Nights?
Do you want to Deck the more than the Halls when you hear Jingle Bells?
Do you wish you could slip Away to a Manger for oh, say, a month, until it’s all over?
If so, then you need to take care of the most important person on your list – YOU!
Make time for yourself. Indulge in a stress-reliever. You deserve it. You need it!
Find time each day for a tiny bit of self-indulgence.
Take a walk after dinner and enjoy the holiday lights and the crisp fresh air.
Take a long hot bubble bath. Light candles, play soft music and stay in there until your fingers are good and wrinkly. Consciously relax and breathe deep.
Meet up with friends for a coffee
Buy your favourite treat and hide it from the others in your house so it’s sure to be there when you want it the most.
Ask for help. Delegate some of your list to someone else. Come on. There’s something you can let someone else cover. Two things? Three?
Take the long way home to avoid traffic and sing along, loudly, really loudly, to your favourite radio station or song list.
Wear a tiara around the house and twirl in circles every now and again. When’s the last time you did that? Are you giggling just thinking of how fun that would be?
If your budget allows, get a massage for the length of time that you can afford – half an hour, forty-five minutes, one hour…
Whenever you can get away with it, hit the snooze button and enjoy the indulgence of an extra ten minutes. Hit it again.
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What do you do as a special treat for yourself?
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Reblogged: This post speaks to everything I am feeling today and I couldn’t have said it any better.
Peace and love to the families.
Today we grieve, as we have done so many times in the past and only hope we don’t have to encounter again in future. Today we mourn loss, we beg for answers, we cry from the depths of our hearts in the face of tragedy. We hold our babies and hug our friends and kneel to pray.
In the moment after our initial reaction to senseless violence there is a vital step we take. Two paths wait there for us as individuals and as a community.
Down one path we react. We allow anger and fear to rise above all other voices and we choose to hole ourselves up in our homes, away from the world, disconnected from our neighbors and we call it safety. In reaction we ask for more guns, more security, more decisions made in fear and scarcity of hope. We decide on this path that…
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Not a typical 14-year-old boy. Not typical Western problems.
Not letting a lack of education or a language gap stop him, William Kamkwamba, faced with poverty and famine, searched for a solution and found one.
A 22-year-old William shares his story. Enjoy.
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Scenario 1:Which scenario do you prefer?
I know, some of you are saying that you can’t have scenario 2 without putting up with at least some of scenario 1. And I agree, but it’s a matter of perspective. In order to obtain, value, treasure, in fact, even notice scenario 2, you need to be aware of it.
Some people get so caught up in the first scenario. They stress about every detail and then realize that they didn’t enjoy the festivities.
Keep the children in your lives in mind as you prep for the holidays. Who are you going through all these motions for anyway?
Be mindful of your mood when children are present.
Be mindful of the traditions you want to build with them, and make sure you make time to do them, with them.
Be mindful of their enthusiasm and don’t dismiss them because “you aren’t feeling up to dealing with that right now”.
Get down on the floor with them as they sit and look up at the tree and admire all the ornaments.
Get out their favourite holiday books and read them over and over again.
Get out your grandmother’s cookie recipe and let them help you mix, cut and decorate the cookies no matter how much of a mess it makes.
And maybe most importantly, get a good night’s sleep, each night, so you have the patience and stamina to see what they see because
before long, they won’t see it quite the same way and you’ll have missed it entirely.
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Will Rogers
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Regardless of faith or religious conviction, it’s easy to get caught up in the commercialism of the holidays and forget what the season is truly about.
Here are 5 ways to renew your faith in the spirit of the season:
1. Volunteer
There are many opportunities to lend a hand at this time of year. Food banks, toy drives, parades, local concerts, homeless shelters, church collections for needy families to name but a very few. But don’t let your volunteering stop on December 26th. Winter itself provides ample opportunities to flex your volunteer muscle. How about shovelling snow for seniors in your area? Volunteer with Meal-On-Wheels. Join with the local senior’s center and offer your services to drive seniors to appointments. And of course food banks and soup kitchens need volunteers year-round.
2. Start A Drive
Hook up with a charity and host a local drive, be it for food, school supplies, medical supplies, clothing, diapers, what-ever. Get others to help you with collection, packaging and delivery to the charity head-quarters.
3. Donate Items
This is a great one for children. Ask your children to sort through the toys they no longer play with. Take the gently used ones to the nearest donation center. Have your child accompany you to the center and ask them to put the items in the box or give them to the person at the door. Your children will be proud that their toys will go to good homes and be loved by other children.
4. Opt to Give Gifts of Hope
Instead of buying Aunt Marge yet another scarf and Uncle Fred the usual wool socks, donate the money you would have used to purchase those items to a charity. Give Aunt Marge & Uncle Fred a card with a hand-written (or computer generated) note stating that on their behalf, you have given the gift of hope, and in some cases, the gift of life, to someone who needed it most.
5. Focus on Giving
As each of the other points demonstrate, giving of yourself, your time, your gently used items, and/or your money can all be great ways to keep and instill the reason for the season. And if and when you do exchange gifts, always remember that it is better to give than receive. Focus on the joy you get when you watch someone open the gift you have selected especially for them because you wanted to get them something, not because you had to get them something. And focus on the joy they get from receiving it.
Bringing Joy to the World, either close to home or far away, will bring joy to your world.
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