Give your best effort with a prayerful Mind.
God Resides in a prayerful mind. The Universe responds to sincerity (Makoto)
Believe that even if you don’t have what you think you need, you WILL find a way! If you are fixated on “what you don’t have” you will not be blessed with wisdom and a way to solve your problems. Think creatively to get past any obstacles in your way.
It winter, the days can be dreary and gray, that is no reason to sit down to a boring plate of vegetables. I had left over butternut squash from the other day, and some of the orange cauliflower. To round off the plate, I added steamed corn on the cob, and a steamed mixed veggie dish.
I use fresh green beans, carrots, red potato, red pepper, sliced like potato fries. toss the veggies with some butter, seasoning, garlic and spiracha hot chili sauce. Then I nuke it for about 5 minutes. Letting it sit in the steam for another 2 minutes before service.
The Sriracha hot chili sauce at one time was only available at Asian grocers, but now most of the major grocery stores have it.
Note, the only butter used, is the butter I used in the mixed vegetables. The corn is eaten the way you see it. I discovered that cooking the corn in its husks, in the microwave steams it beautifully. The niblets are plump, tender and sweet, unless you get a bad or old batch of corn. I do my best to buy fresh produce in shops that are well populated. The product does not stay around long.
There are a lot of Japanese rice seasonings that compliment the veggies, they are flavourful, and low in calories.
Being diabetic, I have to really watch what I eat, and there are days when I have to eat often. So smaller meals with lots of vegetables suits me. At lunch today, we had roast pork with baked potato and roasted carrots. I indulged my protein craving at lunch. This evening I might have toast and kippers for an evening snack. =^_^=
One of the lessons I have to learn in life is to be accepting of the fact that I am a diabetic. One of the day to day happenings besides the medications one has to take, is to be creative about meals. Being visual, when my plate of food is appealing, I have a better appreciation of the meal.
PL Precept # 20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter. 
They are delicious,if you have never had this taste delight, don’t delay. I served these babies up with steamed veggies, and stuffed vine leaves. To cook the salmon cheeks I left them frozen till ready to cook.
Prepare your pan with coconut oil, garlic cloves to flavour the oil, then put in your cheeks. Cover and let the oil and steam do its job.
Once they are no longer in a clump, use a fork to toss them about so they cook evenly.
Season with the condiments you think you would like, in my case, it was some sea salt and pepper.
I used some paper towel on a plate to drain any of the fat that lingers when you take them out of the pan.
and voila! a taste to rival the juiciest scallops or boring shrimp.
Salmon cheeks were new to me, I found them in my Asian grocery store in the frozen fish section. (T&T grocers)
The stuffed vine leaves, you can get at an ethnic grocers, I know Costco has a rather tasty offering,, I serve them up cold.
Happy discovery!
Results are important, but let’s not lose sight of the true joy that can be found in the actual process.
Face every task with wholehearted enthusiasm.
The holiday spirit is everywhere these days, the creative expressions of the many artists around us is abundant and plentiful. Remember to show appreciation of their accomplishments, celebrate the season, and the friends and family that make life so worthwhile.
Best of all…. remember to tell people you care, don’t assume they know…. the holiday season can also be a lonely time, and a sad time…. Let us count our blessings.
Share the LOVE.
Peace on earth begins with peace in our hearts.
Love and Blessings – Joy to the world!
Live with Passion – Sowing the Seeds of PL Faith, is a book by Rev. Yumiko Tsuyama, I bought this book because it was there, I’ve talked about it before in a previous blog. I really did not spend much time thinking about it. It has become my “spend a quiet moment to reflect” companion. I can’t recommend it enough.
How often in your life time have you gone looking for a “self help” book, or picked up a magazine and enjoyed an article that “spoke” to you … The content just stood out, and made you think.
Rev Yumiko was dedicated to her “craft”. Each of her “lessons” are short little testimonies of events, memories of her experiences. You know this little book has me charmed because I wrote about it just the other day. I open the book and read the lesson she speaks of then close the book and reflect on what I’ve read. Not everyone wants to read volumes in one go, this book is done is such a way that we can pick it up and trust/believe that it will open to the lesson you should be reading. =^_^= ..It is written in a way that every time you read it, you will find it will speak to you.
Copies are available at the church, if you live in the States, we have churches in the States, pickup a copy, if you have one already, consider gifting one to a friend. I don’t usually promote books, forgive me, I’m just very enthusiastic about this book. Have trouble find a source, contact me I’ll be happy to direct you to a church.
My lesson today was about Hosho Spirit… this has been a lesson for me .. it takes faith for me, and it will be an ongoing lesson for me, reading her “teaching” today, spoke to me, even though I’ve heard it expressed before, in many ways, her words today, her simple story, gave me an AH! moment.
(Hosho = sincere offering of money to the church, whereby the person is blessed physically, spiritually and financially by Oshieoyasama’s Shikiri.)
(Shikiri = PL’s unique way of prayer, asking God’s blessing with a sincere promise to accomplish what we have to do)
Love and Blessings, today and always – Good Morning everyone!!!!
Not careful, too busy talking, or looking around, and oophs we land on our laurels. After the initial shock of the jarring thud when you land, usually you have to take a few minutes to regroup before getting up. If you are on ice, like I was here, you have to navigate carefully or you’ll go down again.
You’ll also note that I wasn’t wearing the proper footwear to be walking across a frozen pond.
I’m a visual person. Seeing the results of my fall, imprints the lesson – prepare for an outing, dress properly.
Be mindful of your surroundings.
Yes, look around, but be aware of where you are, and think before you embark on what could be a tricky situation.
This little bit of a winter wonderland is in Haven Shire, I will give you the taxi to the Wind and the Willows build (by Sweecah), next door to her is Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, andbeside Snow white is Weilo Bailey’s Winter Wonderland. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Haven%20Shire/173/90/21. You can also see more pictures on my other blog http://virtualluna.blogspot.ca
When you fall down in life, dust yourself off and get on with what you wanted to do. Sometimes the fall was meant to slow you down so that you would take notice of the world around you.
An evening out, no an evening in listening to a DJ(Zzephyr Windgate) play “oldies” bringing back memories of another time. After weeks of feeling blah, the Universe broke through the gloom with sunshine and promise.
Have you read “Live with Passion” it is a Church of PL book, and can be had from the church. It was written by Rev. Yumiko Tsuyama with the forward by Rev. Margaret Stapleton (PL in CA.) Starting in 1994 until 2007 Rev. Yumiko Tsuyama made over 50 one or two page teachings in English. By using her own testimonies she did her best to share PL in a very simple and practical way. The book was published to share these teachings with English speaking PL members around the world.
I chanced on the book while standing in the lobby of the church. (everything happens for a reason) It was a spur of the moment purchase, it was written by a woman, it was in English, it was on a topic I love, I had the $10. I bought it.
When I got home, it was put on my desk and more or less forgotten with other “things” taking up my time and attention.
This is one example, but I don’t have to stretch far to find others of “impulse actions”.. you do something, and find out down the road, that there was a reason, you were “nudged” to do something.
God speaks to us in many ways.
God is everywhere, and all seeing.
The Universe/TAO is beyond definition
The Divine transcends all understanding
I found the book earlier today, it is wonderful, Testimonies are a wonderful way to absorb the teachings of PL
Believe in PL, PL Precepts are the truth. Never forget this. No matter what happens, trust and believe. Have faith. God is ONE and we are ONE with God.
my thanks to Gunnar Wetherby a gifted SL photographer who took the candid pictures of me
jewelry is from Chop Zuey > shape and hair – Amacci >skin/makeup Style by Kira
gown is Purple Moon – taken at Frank’s Elite Jazz club
Strive and pray for World Peace.
Live with World Peace in your heart.
Everybody has different ways of thinking and seeing the world. — the most common mistake we can make in worship, is to seek an experience, rather than seek God.
You have to be consistent, have faith and live
with “peace” in your heart.
Love begins within. God is love. Love = God
photo -virtual art -Q http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sands%20of%20Time/131/111/21
What church you attend, and how you pray, this is very personal. Only something you can decide. What is important is that you pray. That communication with the Divine/Universe is a constant part of your life on a daily basis.
Always be open to the words/direction/guidance of God/TAO
Call it meditation, call it prayer, call it anything you want, but make the time every day to keep in touch with your “inner voice” Whether you believe it or not, you are connected to the Universe, in all you say, do, everything.
Some of us pray in a formal church, and many of us, have our own private places where we find our quiet and calm. The formality of a church can be daunting, and to some boring. In life I have found that no matter where I’ve gone, or what the circumstances, the people/souls I’ve connected with, no matter the outer appearance, were spiritual in their own way. ie. in SL, behind every avatar is a human being with a heart that lives and breathes. In life, everyone we meet has a heart that beats, they live with feelings, hurts and bruises, and have loved and lost just like you and I.
This church in SL is open to everyone. It is run by a church in the States. when you arrive at the church, you can obtain a notecard that gives you the information on the how and why of the church. I’ve cut and paste the first part of the note card for you.
“I hope that you will find sweet kindness here. My SL name is Pelagius Friend (see the note on Pelagius at the bottom of this notecard). My RL name is Benhardt Fraumann and I am a Presbyterian Minister who serves a RL church just outside New York City. My RL website…if you ever want to hear a homily is http://www.communitypc.org. ” He then goes on to explain the concept of the church and talk about Monk represented in their build, it is very interesting. Pelagius (350-418 A.D. Approximate)
This is not the only church to provide a place for the many thousands of players in SL. ( PL is also present in SL along with many many others)
Offer sincere words and demonstrate acts of kindness, today and always. Live with World Peace in your hearts. Blessings today, tomorrow and always.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Born/178/63/29
photos-Second Life,Church of the Dawntreader, Q
How you doing?
Has the snow decided to stay around?
The sunshine is so brilliant today, that any snow left in the tree you see in the picture is crusted from the below zero temperatures and sitting like pretty crystals on the branches.
Every day is a new experience.
Every day brings new joys to discover and appreciate.
Relax and express yourself freely without hesitation.
Be Yourself
This will allow you to live your life to the fullest.
PL Precept # 16 All things Progress and Develop
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on December 13, 2013