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Woman
Embracing Womanhood

There are many ways and myriad reasons for women to honor and embrace all that they are. And when any individual woman chooses to do so, all women collectively move closer to becoming what they are truly capable of being. By honoring her experience and being willing to share it with others—both male and female—she teaches as she learns. When she can trust herself and her inner voice, she teaches those around her to trust her as well. Clasping hands with family members and friends, coworkers and strangers in a shared walk through the journey of life, she allows all to see the self-respect she possesses and accepts their respect, too, that is offered through look, word, and deed.

When a woman can look back into her past, doing so without regret and instead seeing only lessons that brought her to her current strength and wisdom, she embraces the fullness of her experience. She helps those around her to build upon the past as she does. And when she chooses to create her desires, she places her power in the present and moves forward with life into the future.

Seeing her own divinity, a woman learns to recognize the divinity in all women. She then can see her body as a temple, appreciating its feminine form and function, regardless of what age or stage of life she finds herself. She can enjoy all that it brings to her experience and appreciate other women and their experiences as well. Rather than seeing other women as competition, she can look around her to see the cycle of life reflected in the beauty of her sisters, reminding her of her own radiance should she ever forget. She can then celebrate all the many aspects that make her a being worthy of praise, dancing to express the physical, speaking proudly to express her intellect, sharing her emotions, and leading the way with her spiritual guidance. Embracing her womanhood, she reveals the facets that allow her to shine with the beauty and strength of a diamond to illuminate her world.
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BLESS EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING THAT REPRESENTS

WHAT YOU WANT TO CREATE

To bless something means to give recognition to a positive quality, condition, with the intention that what you recognize will increase, and come into being.

ADMIRATION ~ the offering of compliments or praise to something good that you notice , "What a beautiful sunset; you're so much fun."
AFFIRMATION~ this is a specific statement of blessing for increase or
endurance, like, "I bless the beauty of this tree; blessed be the health
of your body; I am grateful to share small acts of kindness today."
APPRECIATION ~ this is an expression of gratitude that something good exists or has happened, like, "Thank you, Great Spirit for hearing me; I give thanks to the rain for nourishing the land."
ANTICIPATION ~ this blessing for the future, "We're going to have
a great picnic; I bless your increased income

HEALTH ~ Bless healthy people, animals and even plants; everything that is well constructed; everything that expresses abundant energy.
HAPPINESS ~ Bless all that is good in people and all things; all the signs of happiness that you see, hear or feel.

PROSPERITY ~ Bless all the signs of prosperity in your environment, including everything that money helped to make or do; all the money you have in any form; all the money that circulates in the world.
SUCCESS ~ Bless all signs of achievement and completion (such as buildings, bridges and events); all arrivals at destinations; all signs of forward movement or persistence; all signs of enjoyment and fun. Bless all changes.
CONFIDENCE ~ Bless all signs of healthy confidence in people and animals; all signs of strength in people, animals, and objects; all signs of stability (like mountains and tall trees); all signs of purposeful power, including power lines, big machines and rivers.
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP ~ Bless all signs of caring and nurturing, compassion and support; all harmonious relationships in nature and architecture; all signs of cooperation, as in work, games or brainstorming; all signs of laughter, fun and play.
INNER PEACE ~ Bless all signs of quietness, calmness, tranquility and serenity (like quiet water or still air); all distant views (horizons, stars, sun and moon); all signs of beauty in sight, sound or touch
SPIRITUAL GROWTH ~ Bless all signs of growth, development and change in nature; the movement of sun, moon, planets stars; the flight of birds and the movement of wind, trees and the ocean.

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By Valerie Donner

Insight is a phenomenal gift. It gives you the ability to function in this world of illusion. All of you are having a collective “dream” of sorts. This is why you are accepting what you see as reality. You buy into this simply by being present. It was your wish to believe that you are separate in order to “play out” your preselected dramas. You have the ability to transcend all of this if you so choose.

Why not accept the fact that you are Godlike. You are creating this planet and all that transpires here by being here and buying into this illusion. It can be different. You can have a different experience here if you will wake up to the fact that you are the ones who are creating your world of illusion.

This gives you all great power. It is then for you to decide what you will have here and what will transpire over time. When you realize that it is up to you, that will begin a change reaction that will multiply it’s effects over time.

It is a choice. A conscious effort that will begin this process. Simply ready yourself by being present in every moment of everyday. Begin by honouring yourself through LOVE and ACCEPTANCE of Self.

This is the way of transformation and this can change everything as you see it. Once you have accepted the fact that you are the ones who are creating this reality that you are living, you can also choose another path. Another way of BEING on this planet Earth.

The choice is yours.

Namaste and Love,

The Group 11/11/07

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Last Weekend of Spanish Hols

Well my new punters are a very friendly upbeat bunch of folks, who enquired of recycling facilities woo hoo and are happy to to be in noooooo hurry, happy to "go local" now that´s the kind of tourists I like LOL
Funnily enough they turned up at the pool bar just after we got there - it was absolutely packed - tis the last weekend of holidays for the Spanish, so when we got there to meet Leon Bobby and the boys there wasn´t a seat to be had, kids OK out be the pool and by the time we had yacked and yacked a table became free and we had some lunch before sitting round the pool taking in the last rays of the day and heading back down to the village, poor Bobby is in a lot of pain with her knee and leg, but she managed to have a good nap out by the pool in the afternoon.
Leon insisted on seeing if he could find the part for my pc as he has a UK ebay account and seems he did, just waiting to see if the guy will post direct out to Spain, finger´s all X´d!!
Zack the youngest always loves to play with Del´s flight simulator so Leon decided to look for the game while online and four a fiver young Zack will now have hours of fun when he returns home. finally prized everyone away from PC and headed up to Bar Nuevo, hahahaha, after 9 and again packed to the gunnels, not a chance of a seat or food for at least an hour so off down to Lorenzo´s and the boys had a taste of real Spain and actually quite liked it, although I think Bobby wasn´t too happy at her eldest eating non kosher food {shell fish}, but Avi like any other 16 year old wants to have a wee rebel every now n then
They finally headed back up to Nerja around half midnight, the moon very nearly full guiding their way, their is something very special about our friendship and I am Blessed for it........
Anyway had better go and toddle up to the Bakery for some bread for La Era guests, as they were so nice I offered to collect fresh bread for them.......

Translating Our Feelings - Are You excited or Scared?

When new challenges and opportunities show up in our lives, we may diagnose ourselves as feeling scared when what we really feel is excited. Often we have not been taught how to welcome the thrill of a new opportunity, and so we opt to back off, indulging our anxiety instead of awakening our courage. One way to inspire ourselves to embrace the opportunities that come our way is to look more deeply into our feelings and see that butterflies in our stomach or a rapidly beating heart are not necessarily a sign that we are afraid. Those very same feelings can be translated as excitement, curiosity, passion, and even love.There is nothing wrong with being afraid as long as we do not let it stop us from doing the things that excite us. Most of us assume that brave people are fearless, but the truth is that they are simply more comfortable with fear because they face it on a regular basis. The more we do this, the more we feel excitement in the face of challenges rather than anxiety. The more we cultivate our ability to move forward instead of backing off, the more we trust ourselves to be able to handle the new opportunity, whether it’s a new job, an exciting move, or a relationship. When we feel our fear, we can remind ourselves that maybe we are actually just excited. We can assure ourselves that this opportunity has come our way because we are meant to take it.Framing things just a little differently can dramatically shift our mental state from one of resistance to one of openness. We can practice this new way of seeing things by saying aloud: I am really excited about this job interview. I am really looking forward to going on a date with this amazing person. I am excited to have the opportunity to do something I have never done before. As we do this, we will feel our energy shift from fear, which paralyzes, to excitement, which empowers us to direct all that energy in the service of moving forward, growing, and learning

Intresting......

FLOURIDE
Flouride was developed during world war 2 by the Nazis for use as a mind control drug. Research proved that Flouride, when given over time in small doses permanently altered the brain in ways affecting personality. Those receiving small doses of Flouride over time became more docile, less aggressive, more easilly controlled and led. I have not been able to find one reliable study that proves Flouride actually helps prevent cavities. What I did find out was that on the average children living in communities with flouridated water have lower IQ's. Additionally flouridated communities have higher rates of bone and heart problems, higher rates of cancer and higher rates of neurological problems. Political Art by David Dee.
Copyright David Dee. Ok to reproduce for non profit or educational use.

Just another of my soap box issues {above} so here´s another reminder for those who are still believers in all that is told is good for us LOL Question everything that told to us be the so called "EX - SPURTS" {little drips that are now has beens}

Little Marta who turned 2 a couple of weeks ago has also well and truly stepped into the terrible stage - a personality change - "don´t like" and "no" being her favourite words, both her parents are strong willed people so it is to be expected, but there is going to be some fun over the next few months and huge learning curves for them all :)

Well it is our wedding anniversary tomorrow -¿how many years? mmmm we got together is lat 89 so that means we got married in 91, hang on while I use fingers to count LOL -wow 16 years, anyway not going out tomorrow as we are collecting Cynthia from the airport at half seven, so we will go out on Friday, first time we have made an effort for our anniversary in years and we are going out to the next village, Alozaina, that way we will not bump into folks, it will be special!! We need some spark put back into our relationship, we have slipped into a comfortable rut I guess.....

¿Hi Jo how´s ya doin? All healed up now - I do hope so, keep smiling :)

Sa are you back from Wales and getting kids together for school I´ll try and get to call you at the weekend - huge huggles to you n boys xx

¿Lau? ¿Did you get the job - hows the new flatmates -are your 8 weeks finished now? Loves ya xx

Linda - what fab photos thanks for sharing, I am still computerless and sharing Del´s, so don´t spend so much time online as usual, maybe that´s no bad thing LOL, but I am missing my photshop :( I will email properly asap

Hey up Christine how was the night in Malaga - dying to hear all - hope flight back was all OK and you managed to R&R plenty yesterday!!!!

Sweet Eli - grow and glow with the waxing moon xxxx

As The Earth Allows The Rain - Sitting With Feelings

It can take great courage to really sit with our feelings, allowing ourselves to surrender to their powerful energies. All too often we set our feelings aside, thinking we will deal with them later. If we don’t deal with them, we end up storing them in our minds and bodies and this is when anxiety and other health issues can arise. Denying what our bodies want to feel can lead to trouble now or down the line, which is why being in the thick of our feelings, no matter how scary it seems, is really the best thing we can do for ourselves.One of the reasons we tend to hide or push aside our feelings is that we live in a culture that has not traditionally supported emotional awareness. However, as the connection between mind and body--our emotions and our physical health-- becomes clearer, awareness of the importance of feeling our feelings has grown. There are many books, classes, workshops and retreats that can help us on our way to emotional intelligence. We can also trust in our own ability to process what comes up when it comes up. If sadness arises, we can notice its presence and welcome it, noting where in our bodies we feel it, and allowing ourselves to express it through tears or a quiet turning inward.When we simply allow ourselves to fully feel our feelings as they come, we tend to let them go easily. This is all we are required to do; our feelings simply want to be felt. We often complicate the situation by applying mental energy in the form of analysis, when all we really need is to allow, as the earth allows the rain to fall upon it. As the rain falls, the earth responds in a multitude of ways, sometimes emptying out to form a great canyon, sometimes soaking it up to nourish an infinitude of plants. In the same way, the deeper purpose of our feelings is to transform the terrain of our inner world, sometimes creating space for more feelings to flow, sometimes providing sustenance for growth. All we need to do is allow the process by relaxing, opening, and receiving the bounty of our emotions.
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Weekend waffle

I forgot to mention yesterday that while we were having dinner with Christine on Friday (the remaining folks at La Era)Mike, Julia, the children and her parents turned up at B.N. for their last evening and cracked a bottle of bubbly which they very kindly shared with us with thanks for what we had done during their stay -(not a lot really), when I arrived at La Era yesterday morning they were bemoaning the fact that they had bought too much food and were having to leave it, so told me to take it home and enjoy it - hah - wish Frank had heard that - he and son bagged the bloody lot and I didn´t get a look in - THEN just as I was leaving he tells me we must work more quickly to save money eh hem whose money - well I guess this is how he is wealthy and we live day to day LOL - anyway I can´t work any quicker than I do and I am not a slow worker at the best of times and after a 4 hour stint of non stop working I really do lose weight it pours off me :) I shall drop Isabel a line or two later today, she can explain that washing cannot be hurried and children staying creates more mess just because kids are kids and generally create havoc around them at the best of times ;) Ah well needs must when the devil drives as the old saying goes
This morning gonna go down to the market and stock up with loadsa fruit and have a look see in the 60cents shop for yarn, also could do with new pair of reading glasses, taking Leigh n Martha with us so will stop off for coffee on the way home. Leigh Keith and friend Carolyn who is visiting all went out last night and we baby sat for a couple of hours, Leigh didn´t want a late night, just needed to get out the house without child attached for a wee while, Martha is now 2 and the terrible bit is just kicking in - both her parents are strong minded people so it is to be expected.....
As the dark moon phase is with us keep your thoughts high and in the light, stay strong and be still do not allow negativity to colour your day

Turning Away From Unhelpful Feelings and Taking the Power To Focus On What You Want
by Robert Wilkinson
We often let ourselves get distracted by thoughts about things that are already fading into our past. This saps our power to get and stay clear about the future we are striving to create, which requires that we focus our attention on what we want to see made manifest, hopefully much better than whatever past we are leaving behind.
The moment you turn from thoughts unproductive for you, or which distract you into an imagining that is already fading, you gain the power to turn your intention to that which is in your higher interests, determined by you rather than the reaction to the discontent of or caused by another. The moment you turn from that which distracts you, for whatever reason, you reclaim the power to choose anew.
This is the time to turn away from things rapidly fading, not because they are “bad” or unlikable, though they may be those. This is the time to use your focus with power and economy, and not let distractions past or present deflect your focus on the future. When we do not let the echoes and memories of the past distract us from what we want our future to look like, we gain all the projected power we gave away to that which distracted us.
Whatever is over is over. We cannot serve our higher interests by overly concentrating on whatever is past, except the part we played in our own victories or sorrow. Even then, the point is to distill wisdom from the experience, and use it wisely in our present to preserve what friends and initiatives we’ve launched, and keep furthering the future we are making by the day.
So take this moment to see how you can turn away from old unproductive thoughts and feelings, and turn your entire being toward that which might produce a better life, a better vibe, a better reality than the one already fading into the rearview mirror of your life.
© Copyright 2006 Robert Wilkinson

Leo 2007 - Great Hearted Royal Fire Spirits
by Robert Wilkinson
Today we celebrate the shining star that is the sign of Leo, and explore the qualities of this noble, giving, loving, powerful Fire sign that represents the principle of Solar Fire, one of the three cosmic fires that pervade our solar system. We all have this "kingly" or "queenly" royal quality somewhere in our charts, the area where we are the law, the light, and the center of power holding court in our own private solar system. Leo shows us the way to center ourselves in our higher law.............