California rose
Reminder – anxious moments are opportunities to listen and learn
Let’s express our joy to others
When you express your joy to others, the joy will multiply, and make others happy as well.
PL2017.26
Oyashikiri
autumn rose pic. val
Because I’ve seen a better day… does not mean I still can’t play,
Put your whole heart into everything and express your individuality.
When you put your whole heart into expressing yourself, your true beauty will shine through,
PL2020.19
Oyashikiri
.. when body, & mind move in time to music … a spell is cast.. there is nothing but the freedom of expression and the music ..you are transported into space without boundaries.
The turning point is now.
Life is a sequence of moments called now, You have the key to turn yourself around.
Instrumentals enable you to create a moment that is uniquely YOURS
Oyashikiri
How did you ring in the new year? Was it a big event for you? What does it mean to you? Has it or does it make a big impact on your life? I ask out of curiosity, in my world the moving into a new year, is a very personal and exciting time, not so much because it is a reason to celebrate and party, but because it is a milestone, one I can reflect on, and review all the goodness and positives that have enriched my life. I get to share the solar calendar with friends, and then later, the welcoming of the new lunar year.
When my Dad was alive, he would take me to big events, where there was always a dragon dance, with firecrackers, and the smell of incense filled the air along with the smoke from the fire crackers. We would go down to Chinatown, and he’d hoist me up so I could see the Dragon dancers make their way along the street .. merchants would stand in front of their shops… welcoming the dragon… there would be fresh oranges and rice on the small shop alters.. welcoming the new year spirits …. encouraging the dragon to bestow good fortune on their businesses, and good health and happiness to their families.
When my Dad passed the old traditions died with him… In my maturity, I have kept many of the old ways, the cleaning out of the “old” to make way for the “new”. I begin in late fall, meditating and reviewing what “life” is like for me.. Thinking of how I feel, what is happening with me, physically and intellectually. The biggie is…. is my life filled with contentment, am I happy. I am pleased that for the most part, yes … I am a happy person.. and.. I know contentment. Sure I get upset, and yes I have moments, but they are short lived, because, I like and prefer to be happy. We are all blessed with opportunities in life, I strive for and enjoy, quiet, serene, and tranquility. Simplicity.
Always express your true self with honesty and integrity
We feel a deep sense of joy when we are able to express our true selves. Always focus on your true feelings and express yourself honestly.
PL2014.3
Happy new year to everyone, may your lives be blessed/enriched with love that is true, good health, prosperity and happiness,
Oyashikiri
for those of you who enjoy entertainment in SL (Second Life)http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/xFire/211/174/1201 this is the link to the Warehouse Speakeasy, owned and run by DJ. Henri and Robby Lock.
Yesterday I looked up as I was walking back to my car, and saw a Benedictine monk standing behind a stand of trees, I got out my camera.. I had to look a few times, but yes… I saw him standing there as clear as day. As I put the camera into a different position, and moved to get a better shot, a big white van backed up and obstructed my view. The moment had come and gone.
The photographer driving the van offered to pull out so I could get the shot but you all know, if you don’t catch it when the light is just right and you are in the one spot where the “moment” appears.. its gone, lost.
Life is a series of moments.. no more.. no less.
Move forward with confidence. Experience you have acquired through efforts so far are wonderful. Give it all you’ve got.
Perfect Liberty 2023.20
. Happy upbeat music to start the day.
Why can’t we be friends. (Dave Renz)
music .. that slow sensuous melody you can’t escape from,
that soulful sound of the saxophone with notes that reach inside to fill you from the inside out.
sometimes I just want to listen to music, and sometimes I want to hear the instrument, not words…
Make today a different day. Instead of doing the same old thing, be creative and do things to improve your day,
Perfect Liberty 2021.17
Good Morning Everyone….
For days I have been grappling with my own awareness of a disease called COPD.- As a member of the ministry I see and speak with a lot of different people from all walks of life. As a Health Care Professional, I am faced with a lot of anxiety and stress issues over one form of illness or another. Recently I have had to brush up on my “knowledge” of just what COPD is. I use the term, I hear the acronym I even use it. BUT, not that long ago when asked exactly what the full wording was , I drew a blank. COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
I have no excuse for not remembering, over the year I have met enough people who live with and manage this challenge. Being retired, the occassions are less, Unless we are face to face withe the disease, or have someone in our immediate circle suffering with the disease, it fades into the background. In the Church of Perfect Liberty, PL ministers are set up to offer personal guidance that respond to problems in our daily lives. Through consultations you receive personal guidance tailored to your individual character and situation. Each of us has our own unique personality, lifestyle and challenges, therefore, it is different how each of us will practice the true way, or seek happiness.
If you want more on COPD you can search on Google, there is a ton of information on the disease out there, most importantly IF you think you have any symptoms of COPD, talk about it with your doctor. Don’t delay, there is no known cure, but it can be managed. Intuition awareness of our own bodies, how we feel, the personal challenges, they are real, we need to speak out, share, and work with health care professionals to overcome the frustrations of dealing with challenges on our own. Let family know, and friends, so they can share the challenge with you. Sometimes life becomes restrictive, redirect your energy, find other ways to occupy your time that are as rewarding and fun as your other pastimes were. Value your intuition.
Music brought COPD back into my life. A performer whose daily life with COPD has given him the strength and dedication to share music with his friends and followers. I hear how the disease is affecting him when he speaks, it isn’t easy for him, yet the music he brings to the world with his genius for pulling together various artists and sounds into a symphony of good vibrations is awesome. I have no idea what personal pain and challenges he deals with on a daily basis, but I do know his positive energy, it comes out during his sets, he weaves a spell of love through everyone who attends his shows. This doesn’t happen .. just because… it happens because the man has connected with God, his body gives him “grief” but his soul is flying high with a Divine love that he wants to share with the world. To hear and appreciate his artist creations, you can contact his partner Maryrosella (Butterflyrose) for his schedule inworld, Or for that matter DJ Sky himself (SkyRider Sicling)
For those of you interested in Gospel, DJ Sky plays gospel for an hour on Sundays, from 11- noon SL time. (Pacific Time) You want Blues, you want Gospel DJ Sky will serve it up to you big time.
Stroll gently through your day, breathe in the fresh air, and drink in the sweetness of life, no matter the challenges. Love is all around us. Smile and give the love back twofold. Oyashikiri
COPD info on Google and Pinterst
Music on YouTube
http://www.secondlife.com – basic membership is free
If you heard those words, what would you do? I watched in utter amazement the other day while a small clip played out for me on my screen.
His words in the first part of the clip, are in French, and he is asking for help.
For those of you following me on Twitter and Facebook, you’ve seen this already, but to me it is a message that bears repeating.We are all unique, different, we all make choices that have us looking and acting differently from our neighbours. No matter, what we must all remember is that for all our differences, we are all the same. the key to having harmonious relationships with people around us is acceptance.
It takes all many different pieces, of different sizes and shapes, to make an instrument that produces mellow sound that we know and love.. So in life, does it require the many varieties, shapes and sizes of human beings with different ideas and philosophies to blend and harmonize the world.
Blessings be…… Oyashikiri
Having attended at blues concert the other night,my mind is still tripping through the various emotions and feelings that played through the night. The DJ had a tremendous knowledge of the music he played and he knew how to blend and knit the sounds so smoothly that you were drawn in almost immediately to his web. The DJ was one, SkyRider Sicling he plays nothing but the blues, down home southern blues. His partner is Butterflyrose, (owner of Sweet Magnolias) together they bring the house down. I will be reporting more on them at a later time.
What DJ Sky brought to me, were sound vibrations, that vibrated and sang through me like a massage that started inside and worked its way through out my body,( as the song goes), to higher and higher planes of personal ecstacy. If you are a music lover, what ever style you connect with, you know what I mean. This DJ has a talent for weaving a spell with his selections. that is an art form. Many other’s have a talent with music and can put together a good play list, This is not what this DJ does, he knows his music so well, that he can actually work the songs into a total experience that encapsulate you in his web. Compare the difference of going to the movies, and going to an Imax theatre.
His music may not be your style, but you appreciate the blues in anyway shape or form, you owe it to yourself to hear this man’s performances. I am told he does a gospel hour on Sundays, I have yet to attend or hear what he does with Gospel, but you can believe me when I say, as soon as I can get to one of his Gospel presentations, I’ll be there.
In life, we all face difficulties / challenges, and how we deal with them always involves choices. Sometimes we make good choices, and other times, we don’t quiet hit the mark. I’ve learned that if I am faced with a choice, its because I have a lesson to learn. Whatever that lesson is, it is mine, I own it. When you own the choices you make in life, when you look at problems as opportunities for growth. You have no regrets… life is good. Another door opens.
Blessings everyone! happy start to the week-end. Oyashikiri
Tunes found on YouTube
1- Edith Piaf, non je ne regrette rien
2. Bobby Blue Bland – you have to hurt before you heal
3- Candy Dulfer, living for the love of you, with guest Angie Stone
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