All the doors and windows are shut and locked, I want in..
oldie, let me in by the Sensations
let me in with words
Oyashikiri
Thursday doors
June 27, 2019
Wordless Wednesday 6.26
June 26, 2019
Oyashikiri
Respect/love
June 25, 2019
Found, in a search and find mission the other day. Was actually looking for paint. Thinking I got off the “track” somehow. There she was, patiently waiting to be discovered. It was the highlights in her hair and her make up that “hooked” me. Her eyes are still bright with a sparkle. She had been well loved, now she was discarded waiting for her new fate.
I can easily be distracted when I am in an interesting place. I learn about myself and life by being open to new possibilities. My husband as a reporter, was a great observer, we could be in the same place at the same time, but his sense of what was happening, and mine were often very different. The unique components of his personality and character blended and added to my own “self”.
It is interesting how often in the day, his presence in my life is felt. Never be afraid of love or of differences, in a relationship, they make us stronger. Love is unconditional, it is faith, trust, & so much more. The word respect is so important, in defining a strong relationship, whatever the relationship might be.
Is RESPECT in your life? “love”
Oyashikiri
A great many people think they are thinking, when they are actually rearranging their prejudices. William James
Monday 24th
June 24, 2019
Quilts, labours of love, pieces of art, folk art, decorative and useful. Are you a quilt or a blanket!!
PL calendar day 24
Things that all have a meaning. everything that happens to us, happen for a reason. Each and every occurence is a chance for you to improve yourself.
PL Precept #16 All things progress and develop. Todo progresa y evoluciona
Oyashikiri
innocence in art
June 23, 2019
When we are young and begin our journey, art is a creative outlet. A way of expression. Young eyes, will replicate with whatever medium they have on hand and will delight us with their drawings and insights.
As we travel the road of life, our thoughts and views take on different forms of expression. This drawing was done by my 6 year old niece, seeing it, I was filled with memories of the days where I lay with my pencils, crayons and rescued papers, designing what I knew would be the gowns and dresses of the “fashion” world.
What happens to our dreams, do they actually go away, or do they blossom into an assortment of different colour and shapes. I still think of drawing and using fashion when I sit to “express” my thoughts, the key word being -think- that disappears the minute I see a blank page/canvass. My innocence has had years of living to change its perceptions.
PL Precept #1 Life is Art, friends, go with the flow, the only constant in life is change. Life your life to the fullest, appreciate and be grateful for all the comes your way. Growing pain and all. You “art” will shine and continue to be uniquely yours.
Oyashikiri
*yesterday at this time, I was heading for Montreal and fish tails. =^_^=
Saturday 22nd
June 22, 2019
There is always beauty in the world, it is for us to “see” it. LOVE is... no more, no less….
Oyashikiri
photo m&n
appreciation
June 21, 2019
Good morning everyone –
Needing time to cool down (central air, not functioning ) I got into my car (where the air conditioning is working) deciding to run an errand that was some miles away. I would get to travel the road along the river, towards Montreal, and enjoy the countryside, as it is reaching out and up to meet the wonderful seasons, of late spring, early summer.
I saw a faded sign, Papanack Zoo, something niggled in my mind, I come this way, time and time again, why had I not seen this sign before. I turned off and headed down the road in the direction the arrow pointed. I was overwhelmed by a very sad feeling as I looked over and saw an exotic cat (big one) lying on a mound of earth and weeds. So out of place. The area looked so unkept, it was a field, like one would see in the back forty of an acreage where a broken down, old piece of farm equipment would have been left to rust.
This was a majestic animal, one that I would see pictured on an advert for a safari somewhere in a totally different country, certainly not here in Ontario, just outside of Ottawa. My curiosity peaked I went in search of information. The place was closed, not inviting at all.
I was now on a dirt track, I had parked near a building, to look at what looked like donkeys, standing in open pens, a man came out of a building and I asked him if he could give me information, but he distanced himself from the place, said he knew nothing, I should google it. (I did when I finally got home)
Meanwhile, not getting any information from this man, I turned the car, to continue along the dirt road that ran along a high fence. I saw other animals, in enclosed areas, with very poor looking structures that would allow for “some” cover should there be high heat, or heavy rain, but not all of them had any form of shelter to speak of.
I felt the eyes on me before I saw him, he watched as my car slowly drove by. when I came to a gate that barred my way from going further, I carefully turned the car around, the road was unkept and really meant for a truck or as I later saw, a golf cart type of vehicle.
Here I am, visiting with my new friend. He had a quiet dignity. That could be my finger, because I did scratch his head, and gently lift his hair to see his eyes. He didn’t move except to turn his head, to acknowledge me, and share the moment. His hair was matted in places, and like the other pens, there was no where for him to go. There were two other animals with him. My focus and love was on him.
I wanted him to feel love, experience kindness, he was not just a curiosity, he was beautiful, he mattered. Our bonding was interrupted by a woman’s shouts to not put my hand in it was dangerous. Too late I thought, I have already touched him with love in my heart, and spoken to him with tenderness. Even prayed with him, for I felt his energy, his patience and his gracious acceptance of my attempt at friendship.
Honestly, when I read the negative and awful reports on the internet about the cruelty that was reported a couple of years back, I felt sick, and still today, I hurt for my friend and his other companions. Please offer a prayer for these animals.
I have read reviews, one reviewer who went said it was nice to see animals in a natural setting unlike commercial zoos. There were positives and negatives. I guess one needs to go when it is open and actually speak to staff.
For me, I give thanks for the time I got to spent with my silent friend. His strength, his ability to communicate by just BEING helped me, in my moment of need.
PL calendar day 21 – Let’s be thankful for everything we have right now. Now is an accumulation of every moment leading up to it, and everything that continues to progress and develop to become NOW. Be thankful for everything.
Oyashikiri
Friendships can last a moment or a life time – love is forever
Thursday blooms
June 20, 2019
Bom Dia! What a wonderful response we have had from Brazil, on Yoshi’s testimonial, thank you, Obrigado!
PL calendar day 20 Find a good balance between your present and past experiences.
Without forgetting your original intent, continue to develop your own path by also relying on your knowledge and experience.
Thursday doors….
Little door that leads to learning, relaxation, and promotes sharing. How great is that.
Have a great day everyone. Tomorrow the 21st, we have Thanksgiving service at 7 pm. Please advise Rev. Eugene if you will be staying for the Japanese curry so that we can prepare accordingly.
Oyashikiri
top picture, family traveller
wordless Wednesday -few
June 19, 2019
first two from 2017
remember these two
This is the same two now… (they will be demos for Multicraft and Gifts -retail)
PL calendar, day 19
If you are going to do it, put your whole heart into it. Your degree of seriousness will affect the outcome. Your daily accumulation of effort towards your goals shows just how serious you are.
Oyashikiri
original art -mixed media
Link to online store at 2210 Thurston Dr. Ottawa 1-800 267 6360
from Brazil to Canada
June 18, 2019
Bom dia everyone, I would like to introduce you to our new Hokyoshi, Yoshizumi Terada.
Meu nome é Yoshizumi Terada, sou formado em administração e contabilidade e também sou Assistente de Mestre. Sou peelista desde sempre, pois meus pais já eram da igreja e Minha igreja de origem é Ana Rosa, São Paulo – Brasil.
Cheguei em Ottawa em Abril de 2019 seguindo um sonho de anos, que é morar em outro pais. Esse desejo sempre me acompanhou e um dia eu iria realiza-lo.
Confesso que Estados Unidos era minha primeira opção, onde muitas das grandes inovações e novos negócios se iniciam. Na época, esperava apenas a emissão do visto e então partir.
Nessa espera do visto americano, 1 ano se passou e ainda não tinha informação sobre a emissão. Graças à Deus, nós peelistas temos os ensinamentos da PL e aprendemos que tudo é Kanwaza e há sempre um motivo (mesmo que não a compreendemos). Cheguei a ficar preocupado se meu visto poderia ser negado, pois fiz muito missassague, hosho, hoshin, kenkin, prece de oyashikiri e busquei colocar em prática os ensinamentos da PL no meu dia a dia.
É importante reconhecer a hora de mudar, pois algo em meu coração dizia para não seguir em frente com plano de ir para USA. Assim, pesquisei outros países e, um dia, fui em uma feira de pós-graduação onde pude conversar com diversas universidades. Após pesquisas, finalmente tomei a decisão de seguir com Canada.
Continuei orando para conseguir encontrar o curso ideal em uma universidade de referência, além de definir a cidade e avaliar o orçamento. Escolhi a cidade de Ottawa, primeiramente por haver a igreja da PL, e segundo por ser uma cidade com ótimas avaliações sobre qualidade de vida e custo de vida razoáveis.
Apesar de já estar em boa fase da minha carreira numa grande multinacional de telecomunicações no Brasil, tomei decisão de pedir as contas e assim me dedicar no meu objetivo.
Hoje, vejo que foi uma decisão super acertada e tenho muita gratidão por esta maravilhosa oportunidade. Desde minha chegada, já recebi inúmeras graças. Isto graças à prática dos ensinamentos da PL e aos diversos atos divinos como prece de Oyashikiri, preces da manhã e à noite, hosho, hoshin, kenkin, missassague.
Atualmente, estou cursando inglês para fins acadêmicos numa escola com incríveis pessoas de todo mundo e tem sido uma experiência. Cada semana, também aprendo um pouco sobre a história e cultura deste país que no futuro espero poder chamar me lar.
Há ainda um longo caminho a percorrer: realizar a pós em finanças que começa em Set/19, realizar mais 1 ano de pós com foco em tecnologia, obter um emprego, e assim por diante. Com ensinamentos da PL e a força de Shikiri irei concretizar, um por um, os objetivos e superar novos desafios aqui.
My journey to Canada.
My name is Yoshizumi Terada. I have a degree in administration and accounting and I am a minister’s assistant as well. I have been always a PL member as my parents were already members before I was born and my church of origin is Ana Rosa, São Paulo – Brazil.
I arrived in Ottawa in April’ 2019 following a dream of years which is to live in another country. This wish was always with me and I knew that one day I would accomplish it.
Even before the idea of coming to Canada, I was just waiting for my American visa to be released and I confess that my first choice was the United States, where many worldwide great innovations and new business usually starts.
About the American visa, 1 year had passed with no progress. Thankfully, there are PL teachings and PL members learn the meaning of Kanwaza (God’s will). According to the 2019 PL Calendar, “Things that happen to us all have a meaning”. I was getting upset about it because I did a lot of misasague, hosho, hoshin, kenkin, oyashikiri prayer and I tried to put into practice the teachings in my daily life.
It is important to recognize when you need to stop. There was a moment that I deeply listened to my heart and he was telling me not to go forward to USA. From that point, I started researching other possibilities and went to a postgraduate fair where I was able to talk to several universities. After a lot of research and reading people’s experiences, I finally decided to go to Canada.
I kept praying to find a good course in a university of reference and a city with reasonable cost. I chose the city of Ottawa, first because there is the PL church, and second because it is a city with great reviews with a reasonable quality of life and cost of living.
In Brazil, I used to work for a large multinational telecommunications company with a good position there. However, I decided to quit the job and then free to go after my dreams.
Today, I can say that I made the right decision. Since my arrival in Ottawa, I have been blessed with countless graces thanks to the practice of the teachings of the PL and the various divine acts such as Oyashikiri prayer, morning and evening prayers, hosho, hoshin, kenkin and misasague.
I am currently studying English for academic purposes at a school with awesome people from all over the world and it has been an amazing experience. Every week, I also learn a little bit about the history and culture of this country that in the future I hope to be able to call home.
I am aware of the long path: complete successfully my finance post-graduation that starts in Sep/19, choose another 1-year post graduation course focused on technology, get a job, and so on. With PL teachings and with the grace of Shikiri, gradually, I will get through all these goals and new challenges here.
Thank you Yoshi for your testimony.
Oyashikiri
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