Sunday, June 7, 2009

causes

Sunday, 7 June 2009 12:46 am PDT

Be mindful what you ask for! When I became ill during August 2007, I kept asking doctors what caused the diagnoses that each gave me. Source was also listening. So while doctors pointed me towards fixes, etc. I held out--searching for causes not just on the physical plane......beyond.

I'm not just a pack-rat (recovering as I LOL) with my home stuff, also within. As I reflect on the past 2 years, the cause of my physical stuff was a lot of stuff I held onto within. Sometimes consciously, alot of times unconsciously, sometimes my stuff, other times stuff absorbed from others. And the body is very wise, within said "We've had it! Enough is enough! OUT! NOW! For if not NOW, when?" Within says this through our lifetime, we just deny, ignore, dismiss, avoid, until we can no longer stand the pain of doing so. And in my case, my time came August 2007.

Happy to say, I continue to cleanse, clear a lot of stuff. Kinda like eatting. The body nourishes and eliminates what it does not need or want. And for stuff beyond the physical, we each use processes, tools, exercises that nourish and eliminate what is not needed or wanted. For me, being in nature, walking along the ocean or any body of water, noticing my breathe, writing, using the processes and tools garnered from my experiences (Dancing with Source, ORSC, coaching, CTI leadership) -- all continue to support me. And keep me connected to Source. To God. To my authentic self.

Thank you (to God)! Thank you (to Angels, Ascended Masters, Spirit Guides, Mother Earth, My Ancestors)! Thank you (to me)!

Oh, how am I? Pretty dang good these days. As Dr. Cantwell said to me "your experience becomes your evidence" and he is right on there. As I cleanse and clear my internal clutter, my physicality has improved. And I know one day, the medical tests will support what I know through and through now, healing the mind & spirit heals the body.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

My Five Favorite Childhood Foods

Wed 20 May 12 noon PDT. Lunchtime and that brings me to....

Am on week three of doing the Artist's Way. And while on my plane ride back from NC last night, I was doing the exercises at the end of week three's reading. Here was one of them.... which fits in with lunchtime and the title: My Five Favorite Childhood Foods.
List five favorite childhood foods. Buy yourself one of them this week.

The five that came up for me were:
animal crackers (in that very cute little box which I loved then & still do LOL)
underwood deviled ham (do they still make this?)
cheez-its (probably because I was eatting these on the plane ride AND while I was @ Sara & Doug's. What a blast from the past for me!)
Bill's Barbecue sandwich (only found in Richmond, VA)
Bill's Barbecue chocolate cream pie

And now I'm thinking of the limeades at Tarrant's drugstore.

Bill's BBQ keeps coming up for me since it's not something I can run to the local Safeway and buy. So I went on-line just now to see if I could order & have them send to me. What a treat that would be! And this bit of history was refreshing in this world of chains. And made me want to be there to eat the sandwich & chocolate pie and drink a limeade (cause Tarrant's drugstore is no longer).

Bill's Barbecue Richmond, Virginia Founded on June 2, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia and moved to Richmond, Virginia one year later, Bill's BARBECUE has remained ONE family operated restaurant through the years. Bill's was started by William Steven Richardson Sr. and is now operated on a daily basis by his daughter Rhoda M. Richardson-Elliot, President. Bill's has evolved from a one unit, one window take-out to a nine unit Richmond operation located between Chesterfield to the south, Ashland to the north, and Manakin-Sabot to the west to include a broad menu of moderately priced quick service items. However, the backbone of delights is now and has always been MINCED PORK BARBECUE, CHOCOLATE PIE, AND FRESHLY SQUEEZED LIMEADE. The Virginia hams are basted and oven roasted over 14 hours, the pies are made from scratch (crust to filling to topping), and each limeade is actually hand-squeezed into your cup as ordered. Ms. Richardson-Elliot demands the highest quality and standards for every ingredient and product sold and gets it from her associates, many of whom have been a part of Bill's well beyond 20 years. Bill's has been the recipient of many, many awards and accolades for over 70 years, but to a person on Bill's management team the greatest reward is the satisfied comment from our everyday customer. There never was a "Bill." While Senior was a William and his four boys have the first name of William, all the Richardson men (who have all worked in the company) have always used their middle names: Steven, Samuel, Christopher, and Robert. Only the daughter, Rhoda Margaret, was not a William. An out of work sign maker in 1930 named the restaurant and painted today's logo on the front window in exchange for some of the BEST BARBECUE IN THE WORLD. IT STILL IS!Thanks again RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

What are your five favorite childhood foods?

thank you Chase William

20 May Wednesday 11 am PDT



Well, been a while since I've written here. Lots of Life happening around me. 26 April birth of my first grand-niece. Total surprise to the mother who realized she was pregnant when she felt the baby's head as she went to pee. Thank God that mother and baby girl are healthy and well. Yes, miracles do happen. 7 May birth of my first grand-nephew. Mother definitely expecting and ready to give birth LOL! 9 May passing of a remarkable woman, the mother of a dear & close friend. All reminders that all we really and truly have is this moment. So embrace it even when we don't like what's happening.


And that said, How Am I? In the midst of a big pile of gratitude and compassion. Considering all the happenings I noted above. And other stuff/drama shared with me since then, am happy to be living in that big pile because it takes the edge off the other stuff that's also in that pile. AND helps me BE with who I am in this minute. ALL of me.

Thank you Chase William (my 13-day old grand-nephew) for reminding me. Spending 10 days under the same roof as Chase William reminded me just what 'in the moment' means. And that I want and need to give myself full permission to be in that moment whatever it looks or feels like. One moment, Chase had a wet, poopy diaper on AND still smiled. Another moment, he had a wet. poopy diaper on AND was yelling @ the top of my lungs. And yet another moment, he had a clean, dry diaper on AND was either yelling or smiling. And once that moment passed, it was gone and replaced with another, and another.

Somewhere along the way, I not only let my moments pass and be replaced with another. I also held onto some moments as if they were present moments. And am thankfully doing what it takes to release them so I can restore that part of being a baby that got hidden along the way.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Celebrate

cel•e•brate
transitive verb
1: to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites
2 a: to honor (as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business b: to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine3: to hold up or play up for public notice

intransitive verb
1: to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival
2: to observe a notable occasion with festivities



Take a moment….
Oh phooey, take a whole day!
And celebrate!
Really bask
In all that is
Blessed,
Good,
Joyous
About your life!
And then tell someone.
Anyone.
Everyone.
What you are
Celebrating!
Spread celebration!

Nina Chong

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That is what I did on Friday. And now that I think about it, yesterday. Really basked in the things that are blessed and good in my life. Like......

hearing the lovely birds singing to each other (and me) as I walked near Crissy Field yesterday. I thanked the two as I walked past where they were sitting in the bush.

the girl working @ Sports Basement yesterday who asked me if she could help me find something (and I could tell she meant it).

same girl found me several pairs of shoes. Come to think of it - forgot to thank her for her help. Thank you through the ether!

the comfy couches in Sports Basement shoe department. My feet took a very long time to figure out which shoes they liked, so I enjoyed the time out lounging.

my easy access via foot or bus to nature be it water (the Bay, the Ocean) or green grass (Washington Square Park, Fort Mason, Crissy Field, Presidio, Golden Gate Park).

the interesting tree shapes as I walked around town. So beautiful I told them.

the roses are blooming. Stop and smell the roses - it's awesome!

all the folks out walking, biking, running, playing, sitting, laying in the sun. happy and enjoying their day. And all the dogs a-playing.

the happy baby behind me on the bus wth this huge grin each time I turned and smiled @ him.

the stiffness in my body telling me I'd sat too long.

the tenderness in my toe joints telling me it's time to walk around AND we walked too much yesterday.

a warm night in San Francisco -- AHHHH!

my yummy veggies from Capay Farm's delivery cut and tossed as a tasty raw salad. With great Katz vinegar and olive oil from Napa Valley. So blessed to have GREAT organic veggies close by!

fresh and clean water to drink whenever I want it from my kitchen tap, with a lot of help from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and my newly installed Conscious Living water filtration system.

my trigger fingers telling me it's time to stop using my hands and give them a rest.

being alive!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

5 April to 21 April - WOW!

Sunday, 5 April, I did healing work with my Dancing with Source http://www.dancingwithsource.com/ teacher Ashley. Based on what I recounted to her RE: my Friday consult with Dr. Michael, she checked and while I was congruent with trusting Jesus. And trusting the Holy Spirit. I was not with trusting God. And that included disempowering core beliefs, patterns, programs, etc. around that. We did a lot of processes to heal any & all things related to not trusting God. And Source indicated it would be about 14-1/2 days for all these processes to complete.

As with any protocol I've tried since I got ill way back when, I just notice and see what happens in the days afterward. And it's been pretty interesting. My morning pages capture quite a bit from the nocturnal world. Figure this is the raw material for insights when I read them months/years from now. Journaling and blogging capture the rest as much as I can. I hear Dr. Michael's words "your experience becomes your evidence".

Tuesday (7 April) definitely noticed a shift in my energy and creativity level from the moment I was jolted awake @ 6 AM by a feeling coursing up through my body, from the base of my spine, all the way up and out. Like an orgasm. YES, I remember the dream was sexual. 'Cause I was holding what I thought was a vibrator yet it turned in to this violet colored crystal that was long and rectangular shaped. Regardless, this surge jolted me wide awake. And then I had abdominal cramping and needed to have a bowel movement. And instead of falling back asleep, I tossed and turned wondering what just happened. And is this the kundalini (sp??) energy that Ashley spoke of on Sunday as I asked her to explain what that is. And then I hear voices saying you don't need to be validated by anyone except you. Or approved. Or loved. And then saying copy the cards and make up packages for your women's support group. 6. random. OK?

So for the first time in a long while, I was wide awake @ 7:30 am doing my morning pages. And then copying cards and making up packages for my women's support group for transition. 6 packages with 5 random cards from my card decks: inner child, inner goddess, healing, self-care, power. And then I kept my date with my self - Legion of Honor to see the Lalique, Tiffany, and Faberge special exhibit. And rested several times outside the Legion's cafe before walking a while. The rest was GREATLY appreciated as I noticed my energy level felt restored after each rest. And the conversations with the six women in my support group were inspiring. And afterwards when three of us went for tea.

Now it is 21 April. What a fast, experiential, evidential two weeks it's been. Definitely noticing what topics energize me as I talk about them. Or what lights me up inside when others interact with me. Folks journeying to his/her authentic self (like me). In whatever form that looks like, yet I see it. Sense it. Each doing what each does, one baby step at a time. To witness that. To facilitate another's healing work. What a gift! What an honor! What an edge for me! Thank you God for all that has brought me to this moment! Practice, patience, choices, noticing - all help me hear that deep voice inside that is connected to you! My fragments are re-integrating. And working together now.

WOW! I hear Dr. Micheal "your experience will become your evidence". And Ashley "before it happens physically, it happens energetically."

Friday, April 3, 2009

choice and decision point

Friday, 3 April 2009 10:33 PM PDT

Well, what a day! Started off quite early for me as I dragged myself out of bed and then my home to my 9 AM (yes 9 AM) follow-up appointment with Dr. Michael (Cantwell). The integrative MD who had me test for heavy metal toxicity. Boy was I tired by the time I got there. Have been sleeping an average of 9 hours since I got sick way back when AND have gotten used to being tired when I wake up.

AND it was a 45-minute appt that gave me info I needed. For I'd been asking Source for help and guidance on what's blocking me. And I'd been getting signs this week also. We spent the bulk of the 45 minutes discussing where I was spiritually. And how that factored into where I was physically. I like Dr. Michael. He laser-ed into my core with some deep questions.

Bottom-line: I am fighting my-self. Or rather as he called them, my spiritual self and my pyschological self are fighting each other. And each represents the opposite of the other: The former trusts, does not need validation, does not need to please others, does not need to control. My physical & the lab work show autoimmune symptoms which is when the body attacks itself. He went on to say, this fits with my internal conflict & the two selves fighting. You are at a point of committment to one or the other self. Thus I now understand my tooth and gum bothering me since last Tues. Teeth according to Louise Hay's little blue book represents decisions. Until now, I figured it had to do with work path. And given Dr. Michael's comments, definitely at a decision point.

He offered alternatives for approaching this. And advocated chosing the spiritual self, since he felt it would better resolve the physical symptoms. And there are no guarantees. There are resources to make my choices. Struggle on my own. Ask for help all the time. Ask for help when I need it (this honors Spirit). Commit to choosing one self over the other so the conflict and fighting cease. And the balance goes one way. He could help with guided imagery or shamanic work. He figures if I chose the spiritual self, then things will flow. If I chose the psychological self, then my physical symptoms may not resolve.

As I left his office, I told him, he'd provided the information I had asked Source for. And thanked him. He wished me well and gave me a hug.

I knew exactly what I needed to do. I called Ashley to make a appointment to do some work. Time to get help with clearing this conflict and fighting from my system.

And in the meantime, the rest of the day flowed. I could so clearly hear the internal voice as I talked with former colleagues. I had stopped by my former office to give a friend some earrings. And had not intended to go into the office, until my friend invited me. Found myself seeing folks I had not seen since December or longer. And sharing about my morning appt with Dr. Michael. And me. And my Dancing with Source work. One minute it was 10:45 AM, next it was 2:30 PM and I could feel my energy dipping. Time for lunch and a nap. Later when I met up with a friend @ 5:30 PM to go to the DeYoung, I noticed distinctly that my energy level was very good. I felt quite light. And certain aches that had appeared that morning with no apparent cause or reason, were no longer. I hear Dr. Michael's voice: your experience gives you your evidence.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Re-Balancing

Wednesday, 1 April 2009 1:45 PM PDT

Time will tell on my well-being! For today, I feeling pretty dang good!

Rhuematoid arthritis (inflammation of the joints), adrenal fatigue (adrenal glands help the body deal with stress), estrogen dominance (my glands imbalanced in its production of estrogen & progesterone), mercury & lead toxicity (body not releasing toxic metals).

Bottom line (can see this clearer NOW than I did when I was whirling around in the midst of physical body overwhelm back then), my system (and not just my physical body) was out-of-balance regardless of what caused all my physical symptoms. Re-balancing my system will take time for me to do my inner work, lots of self-love, and grace & miracles from Source/God. AND since I believe each of us are holigrams of the world/the planet. The world/the planet/each of us are also in the midst of re-balancing. I ask Source/God to guide each of us towards what works for each of us to re-balance our lives/our system. To cleanse, clear, and heal what prevents each of us from standing in our power and connected to that which is greater than each of us. And to stay the course regardless the length of time it takes.