<![CDATA["Live and Let Live"]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i en-us Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:12:34 GMT <![CDATA[Smile* April 08, 2008]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=658 I had fun in the making this.... and giggled the whole time, and thought it would make you smile (it's in the process of uploading...

If it doesn't load click here>http://www.youtube.com/user/Suzangm< or check back in a bit.)

]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:12:34 GMT <![CDATA["Let There Be Light" April 03, 2008]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=653 To Be an Instrument of the Light

We are, at our innermost core, instruments of the Divine...

And the Divine is the Absolute: the total potential realms of all that is Light and Dark.

We are unique creatures in the secret Essence of this unending expanse because not only are we the living instruments of all possible reflections along with their corresponding intonations, but we may know that we "sing " these colors; we may realize these Timeless Songs of Living Light have their secret origin in the very center of our being.

The Peace of God is the Song of all of His Spheres: It is the music they intone as they spin and spread themselves throughout His universe.

Each orb of cold, dark dense matter -- or radiant light-streaming sun pulsates to the rhythm of its own heart; each sounding out its unique song until these tones merge as variegated hues of light scribed upon the perfectly white pages of the Book of Life. All as one they sing the celestial notes of a harmony such as is heard only by Angels on High. Nevertheless, these same Eternal Chords sound in us... and therein call to us to lend ourselves to their transforming intonations.

Listen! The sounds of Love will make you their instrument and pour Peace through you like a breath of fresh air passes through the waiting flute. But don't try to sing! And fear not the presence of sharps and flats or even the passing tone of some sweet whole note of joy... For the One Who sings has composed this entire Symphony for you.

Just wake up. Open -up: let yourself be played!

www.GuyFinley.com

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:11:07 GMT <![CDATA["Singing In The Rain" March 31, 2008]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=651 Rain, rain go away.....Please come back another day...

I was asked for the link to my youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Suzangm

Pop over and listen and rate my songs, and video's. Should I take up a new hobby or keep going?

And for those of you who would like to record your own karaoke on-line

Here is a link to a site called simm's, it's pretty cool :)

Pop over and sing a song and post your user name and we can all go over and listen :)

http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/category.html?categoryId=0 or http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/index.html

]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:17:29 GMT <![CDATA["Shadow Puppet" 03/10/08]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=633 It is the person asleep to himself that gazes upon his own dark thoughts, and who sees them as things apart from himself instead of as
"his very own shadows"
The reason for our dissatisfaction in this world is not due to what the world withholds from us, but is because this world is but a shadow of our real home... and until we awaken to this truth we will continue to feel the disappointment
that "living in an illusion" creates.
Every negative reaction we have towards someone else has it's roots within what we have yet to see is true about ourselves.
http://www.guyfinley.com/
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A previous post about self projection.....check it out :) http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=18
We see others around us, who are disillusioned within themselves, it may be their perspectives have been altered in certain areas, through sickness or low self esteem. We call those as having issue's. When a person "has" recognized those issue's, they may refer to them as Baggage. When a person is not aware of their own issue's and does not self reflect and investigate within themselves, and has no idea that their negative view of those around them comes from within their "own self" we call that person disillusioned, as in fighting a battle within themselves
"that does not exist presently".
When a person has inward battles, they may see other's as continually "taking from them", If they use "anger" to remedy their shadows, they may feel cheated -left out. And constantly within their own means..attempt to "even up the score".
Or alternatively they may use self-pity and fear,
and play the victim, or worse "withdrawl.....and give up".
Or... they may use all three.
Out in the real world, this negative situation does not exist. The "battle" is within that person. The person has continual "bad thoughts" and may "act out". If that person does not take the time to evaluate their own thoughts, and continually cast's his own shadows on to others...it makes for a very bitter existence.
As children.... we watch scary movies and "imagine" things neath" the bed. These "shadows" loom, and adjust themselves....as they are out to get the "individual" specifically. As we get older.....the shadows are recognized, and filed as fantasy. Do you remember... making creatures on the wall....intentionally? An eagle, a wolf... We intentionally formed our hands to mimic shapes. As adult's, when a person has an imaginary war going on inside of themselves, they can cast those shapes "onto" others.....and describe them as "if they" truly exist, and to them.....they do! We look on, watching the other move their thoughts to accommodate, there own inwardly made shadows. It is very true...what you focus on grows. If you harbor and keep negative thoughts it will change your world into a dark and gloomy place, where others are out to get you, take from you. When in reality, your world is what "you make it". If you seek-out to validate your own negative outlook, you will turn childlike fantasy in adult reality. You are.....what you feed yourself, daily through internal dialog. Emotions are the expression of deep-seated natural currents or impulses with us. These currents are called feelings.
Suzan
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Did you get this email....? If not it's very insightful.
Inside of us, there are two wolves..

An old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside each us.
The battle is between two 'wolves'.
One 'wolf' is Evil. It has anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other 'wolf' is Good. It has joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

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The Irish Jesuits, on their prayer page for today, have the following: "I gather in all the goodness and light, in gratitude. I attend to the shadows and what they say to me, seeking healing, courage, forgiveness." What a beautiful way to examine one's conscience, one's attitude towards life, one's vision of what life is. To me, examining the shadows is to face squarely those spaces in us that do not want to do well, that would sabotage our efforts to do good, and those actions that have been spurious. We are human; we all make mistakes. But the biggest mistake is to blame others and exonerate ourselves. We are all on the human journey; no one has a clean record. We are all in need of redemption and healing.
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My prayer for you today is that you see the world as gracious, living, personal and sacred, and that the work you do be linked with and an expression of the goodness of the body, mind, heart, and soul. In this way we will all begin to feel less lonely in the universe and realize that we are all connected in deep, profound ways.
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The spirit of gratitude must flow through everything we do -- everything, even the things we might not be proud of. Why would I say that? Because gratitude turns everything into good. Saying thanks is an act of humility, especially for the things we might not be proud of. It is recognizing that something or someone greater than us threads the pieces of life together into a grand mosaic.
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When the 'still small voice' inside each of us names us, we must listen. Each of us is called. Each of us has a vocation. Each of us has a calling. To fulfill that calling is the most important thing in life.
What is present to me is what has a hold on my becoming."
-- Irish Jesuits Prayer Page --
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Truth will build peace if every individual sincerely acknowledges not only his rights, but also his own duties toward others. Justice will build peace if in practice everyone respects the rights of others and actually fulfills his duties toward them. Love will build peace if people feel the needs of others as their own and share what they have with others, especially the values of mind and spirit which they possess. Freedom will build peace and make it thrive if, in the choice of the means to that end, people act according to reason and assume responsibility for their own actions. (Tidings Online)

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:16:51 GMT <![CDATA["Birdie's Garden" March 04, 2008]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=626
One of my Mother's favorite songs "In the Garden" by Brad Paisley
I have not blogged in awhile, not of anything of any substance. With the recent passing of my Mother, I found it hard to find suitable material that matched my frame of mind. What I "have" been thinking about is Spring.
My Mother and I had planned on having a small green house this Spring, we were already looking for a small green house that would withstand the Missouri winds. She had told me about her youth and how her Uncle had the biggest Coleuses she had ever seen...so I challenged myself, and set out to "impress her" last Spring. I planted Coleus's on our front porch in planters, I fertilized them....picked and prodded... and they were outstanding! But, not as big as her Uncle's....she pointed out.
She said, if you want one's that have leaves as big as your hands, you would have to have a nursery. So her and I picked a spot, and started dreaming. Greg and I had already done up outside of her window with a birdbath...and flowerbed beneath it, and added many birdhouses and feeders, she had dozens and dozens of birds she watched from her bedroom window. Hummingbirds were her favorite. The bluejays made her mad! She often would have me go out and chase them away, moving the feeders to accommodate the smaller birds.. We bought her binoculars at her request for Christmas to watch "her birds". Sadly...she got to use them in the hospital, but not to peer out her bedroom window.
We have decided to build the greenhouse in her honor, starting this Spring. In her memory we will grow the biggest coleuses possible. Since her name online was Jerseybirdie, we will call it "Birdie's garden" complete with statues and Birds. A special place to sit outside her window, in view of her "view" out of her window. We can"t wait to get started.
A special place for us to go, to remember her...and to see the things that she loved most in life. I will post pictures as we go and if anyone has any gardening idea's drop me a note, and I will do it for you in her honor.
Suzan
]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:01:35 GMT <![CDATA[Just 4 Fun...February 28, 2008]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=625 You should be seeing a sparkly Butterfly to the left

To get this program go to: http://www.sweetim.com/

It will also add many more to your Yahoo Messenger Smilies! (Works with MSN and AOL too!)

(Sadly...Won't work on Win 98)

]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:11:01 GMT <![CDATA[Blog update: 02/25/08]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=620 I did a little research this morning, and searched for any updates that I had missed concerning the new Yahoo 360*

I came across this blog: "360 Rumor Control" http://tiny.cc/Sup26 It is a blog that is extensive and explores what we may come to find through new features expected to be available in the new Yahoo 360* check it out by clicking on the link above. The blog discusses different formats, and features in various other sites, such as Mash, and Mybloglog, Wordpress etc. ~Remember I mentioned the word Widgett? In reading Rumor control you will be able to understand different features on some of those sites. Some of which may be included in the New Yahoo 360*

There is much to-do about Yahoo 360*, and it's rumored that it will be transformed into another program currently not yet available by Yahoo... all content and the tools to move past post's to the new service will be here in a few months. Meanwhile the bugs on here are not able to be fixed any longer. Some links (to previous post's) do not work (over there on the right) so, I have provided a link (below) to a list that will enable you to go back to previous pages. If you should find a link that does not work "please" let me know.

All Past Blog Entries: Complete blog list

Note* I have had a stalker (so to speak) who has sent odd messages in the past-to me, and to some of my contacts. As always, be careful with whom you befriend. Just because someone says they know me, does not make it true... "feel free to check with me before befriending on my behalf"

also... I received an email this morning that is "not" from a trusted source, it asked for my yahoo name, password etc. It is a scam and an attempt to retrieve personal information. Do not reply to it if you have received one.

Suzan

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:36:52 GMT <![CDATA[Can I have this dance? 02/03/08]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=618

I invite you to enter for a moment
into Sacred Time and Space,
into a way of seeing that is broad and spacious.
See this Day, from the time you arose this morning
until you sleep this evening, as one Ceremony,
divided into small and familiar rituals,
your Heart as the Altar.
You, part of the Cycles of Light and Darkness.

Now begin to see your Life,
from the moment of your Conception
until the time of your Death
as one long, continuous Ceremony,
filled with many rituals,
some familiar, some unknown and challenging.
Your Home and all Your Relations, the Altar.
You, part of many Seasons and Cycles.

Now see this Ceremony of your Life
as part of a much larger Ceremony that extends
Seven Generations into the Past and Seven into the Future,
made up of many Births and Deaths.
This beautiful spinning Earth the Altar.
You, part of the great Ebb and Flow.

Now, if You will, imagine this larger Ceremony
to be but one part of a Ceremony so grand,
so magnificent as to be hardly comprehensible,
a great, vast Ceremonial Circle, rich and vibrant
with millions upon millions of swirling
Circles of Dancing Light,
and You, one of those Dancing Circles,
a Dancer on the Altar that is the Universe,
where Time is Eternal.

May You Dance In Beauty.

circle wisdom - sedonia cahill

"Today" is my youngest's Birthday

And my Middle son's a few weeks later!

Josh and Jeremy, may all your dreams continue to come true!

Have an awesome Day!

You both make me so proud....

]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:14:34 GMT <![CDATA["My Mothers Garden" 1/15/08]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=608
My Mother kept a garden,
a garden of the heart,
She planted all the good things
that gave my life it's start.
She turned me to the sunshine
and encouraged me to dream,
Fostering and nurturing
the seeds of self-esteem.
And when the winds and rain came,
she protected me enough.....
But not too much because she knew
I'd need to stand up strong and tough.
Her constant good example
always taught me right from wrong...
Markers for my pathway
that will last a lifetime long.
I am my Mother's garden....
I am her legacy-
I hope others know her through the Love
She gingerly planted, within me.

Genesis 31:17-32:12 ~ Matthew 10:24-11:6
Psalm 13:1-6 ~ Proverbs 3:16-18

Old Testament - Today's Genesis chapter 31 readings take us through Laban's pursuit of Jacob and his family and Laban & Jacob's treaty. In this chapter we read about Rachel taking Laban's "household gods", which were worthless idols - and yet both Laban and Rachel were very attached to idols, which was common in pagan religions of that time. Idols were often family heirlooms that were passed down from generation to generation and could sometimes signify that someone would receive their family's estate if they received the idols. People believed idols could bring blessings - and Laban obviously wanted them back. Though, I think he wanted more than just his idols back - I think he also wanted control over Jacob and his family back. In verses 33 & 34 we read: "Finally, Laban went into Rachel's tent. Rachel had taken the household gods and had stuffed them into her camel saddle, and now she was sitting on them. So although Laban searched all the tents, he couldn't find them." Rachel was cunning like her husband Jacob! Below is a fresco painting from 1729 by the Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo titled "Rachel Hiding the Idols":

Rachel_laban

Verse 42 stood out to me in today's readings as Jacob spoke to Laban: "In fact, except for the grace of God--the God of my grandfather Abraham, the awe-inspiring God of my father, Isaac--you would have sent me off without a penny to my name." I like seeing that Jacob is realizing that the grace of God has blessed him! I wonder if sometimes in our lives the grace of God is blessing us, and we don't realize it? Do you ever have those moments when you look back on a day, or a week, or even a year and realize that God's grace was so there - and yet... you didn't realize it at the time? Will you try to live more like Jacob in this verse - and recognize awe-inspiring God's grace more and more frequently in your life? And can you give praise to God for this ever-present ever-dependable gift of grace that is available to you?

God_gift

Proverbs 3

Benefits of Wisdom
1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. [a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
11 My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father [b] the son he delights in.
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace
18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19 By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
20 by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
21 My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;
22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble;
24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"—when you now have it with you.
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
30 Do not accuse a man for no reason— when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways,
32 for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.
33 The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34 He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.
23More than all else, keep watch over your heart, since here are the wellsprings of
life. 24Turn your back on the mouth that misleads, keep your distance from lips that deceive. 25Let your eyes be fixed ahead, your gaze be straight before you. 26Let the path you tread be level and all your ways be firm. 27Turn neither to right nor to left, keep your foot clear of evil.
The Book of Proverbs

]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:06:31 GMT <![CDATA[January 21, 2008]]> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DutzsRMibrzWbbLgwL0i?p=605 My Mom passed away a week ago....
I had written that she was gaining strength but when she caught MRSA in the hospital it was too much for her system. She and I were always close, but this last year was the biggest blessing ever given to us. The things she shared with me about her life, her dreams and hopes... we laughed a lot, and cried some too. I promised her she would never go into a nursing home, and I kept my promise. I jumped at her every wish with a smile. Her own mother had passed away when she was a young adult and she missed her terribly. She told me, she always thought I was her mother in spirit sent back to take care of her (There is no bigger compliment). She had been struggeling most of that morning, and the doctor said she needed to know it was okay to go. I held her hand and told her that I loved her, and that if she had to go, it was okay and I would see her again, a moment later she was gone...
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Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
to sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
but never meant to stay...
Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know.
For some the journey's quicker,
For some the journey's slow.
And when the journey finally ends,
We'll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord
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I Miss you Birdie


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