Thanks to Agent Lila for bring this quote to mind:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.’We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marian Williamson
My Awesome friend and new Bride - Carin Castillo isn’t pregnant yet…but she is giving birth to an awesome project that has been 3 years in the making.
Yesterday she launched a project on Kickstarter to bring her own brand of Scotch to market..We need your help to help this entrepreneurial dream become a reality.
Can you please donate and share. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/siascotch/sia-scotch-whisky?ref=live
Thanks Zach Leary,
A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness
If I have harmed anyone in any way either knowingly or unknowingly
through my own confusions I ask their forgiveness.
If anyone has harmed me in any way either knowingly or unknowingly
through their own confusions I forgive them.
And if there is a situation I am not yet ready to forgive
I forgive myself for that.
For all the ways that I harm myself, negate, doubt, belittle myself,
judge or be unkind to myself through my own confusions
I forgive myself.
Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. — Alfred, Lord Tennyson
As many of you know I inadvertantly found myself right slap-bang in the middle of Hurrican Sandy’s destructive path. 1st wandering through the storm stricken city then stuck on a high floor of a hotel with no water, power or food - finally taking the 1st flight to SF - and being interviewed on TV. Enough about me though, what we should all be focussed on is action - and what we can do. If you, like many around me are looking to help here are some good places to start:
American Red Cross
Financial donations, the Red Cross says, can make the biggest and most immediate impact.
Blood and platelet donations are also sorely needed, as blood drives were canceled due Sandy’s dangerous conditions. Find a blood donation center, make an appointment to donate and more.
If you are in a position to volunteer, the Red Cross asks that you contact Red Cross Spontaneous Volunteer Director of Volunteer Administration Leslie Fletcher atleslie.fletcher@redcross.org, (215) 405-8558 or (267) 246-4521.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is mobilizing feeding units and providing shelter to victims of the storm’s damage.
Feeding America
Feeding America is working to provide food, water and supplies to those hit by the storm through their network of food banks and soup kitchens. Donate here.
AmeriCares
AmeriCares has deployed emergency outreach to deliver medicines and supplies by people affected by Sandy. They will be making tetanus vaccines available as well as personal care and hygiene kits through partners across the damaged area.
Philabundance
The Philadelphia-based organization is facing a food shortage, and is looking for dry food donations as well as financial donations to meet need.
Humane Society of the United States or the American Humane Association
The animal relief organizations are working to rescue pets and other animals lost and hurt in the storm. Donate to the Humane Society or the American Humane Association.
World Vision and Save the Children
Both organizations are aiming their aid at children affected by the storm. Visit the World Vision site or the Save the Children website for more information.
Team Rubicon and Samaritan’s Purse
Both cleanup groups are looking for donations and volunteers to help with their field efforts. Visit the Team Rubicon website and the Samaritan’s Purse website for more.
Hurt
Lyrics by Trent Reznor
I hurt myself today
to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
the only thing that’s real
the needle tears a hole
the old familiar sting
try to kill it all away
but I remember everything
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear my crown of thorns
on my liar’s chair
full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
beneath the stain of time
the feeling disappears
you are someone else
I am still right here
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
if I could start again
a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
One of the best songs ever written.
I’m feeling it, I’m feeling a change
I’m feeling it, I’m feeling a change
In the air
To look the other way to get what you want
Throw out your troubles to find your song
Cause there’s a change, a change in the air
In the air, in the air
Just one more minute here with you
All I give to have this come true
Can you feel it too
Can you feel this heart beating in time
Wishing it was your’s but it’s gotta be mine
Couldn’t believe everything I feel
You walked in you saw me just there
Don’t close that door, don’t walk away
Don’t shut your eyes, you can hear me say
I love you now more than everyday
It’s ok
Give every bit to have you here
Give every moment to see your tear
Give everything I got from now til my last breath
DISAPPOINTED IN SOMEONE? OR IN A SITUATION THAT ISN’T GOING ‘YOUR’ WAY?
Without Expectation…Swami Satchidananda
“Our peace is always within us. We are, in fact, in the form of peace. Nothing can disturb us. If anything at all disturbs our peace, it’s our own desire, our own expectation, our own appointments. Very often we say, ‘I am disappointed.’ Why? Nobody is the cause. Nobody can make you disappointed if you have not made your own appointment. You make your appointment and you get disappointed. Why should we blame A or B or C? ‘Oh, he has disappointed me.’ How can he disappoint you if you have not fixed an appointment? That’s it.”
Saw this this week. was really annoyed - at the truth of it.
Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you
Sometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just don’t care!”
But you’ve got the love I need to see me through
Sometimes it seems the going is just too rough
And things go wrong no matter what I do
Now and then it seems that life is just too much
But you’ve got the love I need to see me through
When food is gone you are my daily meal, oh
When friends are gone I know my saviour’s love is real
You know it’s real
You’ve got the love, you’ve got the love, you’ve got the love
You’ve got the love, you’ve got the love, you’ve got the love
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/youve-got-the-love-lyrics-florence-and-the-machine.html ]
Time after time I think “Oh Lord what’s the use?”
Time after time I think it’s just no good
‘Cause sooner or later in life, the things you love you lose
But you got the love I need to see me through
You’ve got the love, you’ve got the love, you’ve got the love
You’ve got the love, you’ve got the love, you’ve got the love
You’ve got the love, you got the love, you got the love
You’ve got the love, you got the love, you got the love
Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
‘Cause I know I can count on you
Sometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just don’t care!”
But you’ve got the love I need to see me through
