ARTICLES
Bill
Heddles/Delta Site of 9th Annual Expo
Officers
for 2003 Elected
Meditations
Soapbox of the President
Winter's
Light
Connections
on KVNF January 23: Up Close and Personal
Troubled
Times: Do pets feel?
Recipes
for Whole Living: Spicy Lentil Stew
Mayonic
Science: The Art of Sacred Geometry from Ancient Lemuria
Match
the proverb with the country or culture of origin: a word
game
Thank
You Whole Life Network Holiday Boutique Vendors and Holiday
Shoppers!
All
About Herbs: Demystifying Earth’s Gifts
What
in the world can we do?
The
Day Santa Cried
Business
Member Profiles: SpiritMoney Mortgage Services, Maggie
Remington
Bill Heddles/Delta Site of 9th Annual Expo
WLN Release
That's right! The 9th Annual Whole Life and Learning Expo,
A Journey Into Conscious Health and Living (formerly the
Health and Wellness Fair) will be held this year in Delta at
Bill Heddles Recreation Center on Saturday, March 8th. This
event boasts being the Spring showcase of progressive health
practice and remedies for the Western Slope. The doors at Bill
Heddles will swing wide open at 10:00 A.M. and you'll be able
to browse for hours. We ask one and all to mark your calendars
now so that you won't miss this fun-for-everyone event.
Sure, the Whole Life Network heard all of the advice about
not changing venues after eight successful years. The fact is
that the Montrose Pavilion just wasn't available to us in the
Spring of 2003. But, as we all believe, all changes are for
our ultimate good. In this case we have secured a bigger and
brighter facility, and many feel that Delta is closer to the
geographic center of our current membership and sphere of
influence.
Another change involves admission. The Board of Directors
of The Whole Life Network made the decision to ask for a $2.00
donation for entrance to the Expo. It's not much, and we feel
justified to ask for an exchange of energy to match the energy
and love expended by volunteers of our network. Here's a short
list of what your $2.00 gets you: door prizes every hour, free
presentations, networking with old friends, latest in holistic
products, live music, and mischief and magic.
If you are interested in what you can learn about your
health care issues and/or would like to improve the quality of
life through a healthier life-style, we urge you to see what
your community has to offer.
The early response from health practitioners and purveyors
of a great assortment of holistic care essentials has been
heartening. As always space is limited. Remember last year?
So, if you have a service or product that would be of interest
to the growing Cultural Creatives segment of the Western Slope
population, you need to submit a registration to reserve your
booth at the Expo. Registrations received by January 15th will
be listed in the Vendor's guide to be published in the
February Connections. Don't have a registration? Contact Julia
Marie at 626-9758 or http://wholelifenet.org/newsletters/equanimous1@yahoo.com
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Officers for 2003 Elected
WLN Release
On December 2nd at the first board meeting following the
Annual Membership Meeting, the newly elected board members of
The Whole Life Network were faced with the process of
selecting officers for the coming year. Nominations were made
and the election completed with the following results:
2003 WLN Officers
President - Larry
Lemser
Vice-President - Jody Nixon
Secretary - Polly
Cady
Treasurer - Julia Gillett
Although not an elected officer, Sue Lemser agreed to
remain in the position of Membership Chairperson. Thus, Polly
Cady, Larry Lemser and Sue Lemser will serve in the same
position as last year.
As stated by past president, Maggie Remington, "we have a
strong board for 2003". There is excitement in the air as the
new group begins to formulate plans for 2003.
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Meditations Soapbox of the President
By Larry Lemser
A new board has been elected and everyone in the Whole Life
Network eagerly awaits a new year full of the promise of more
achievement. However, at this writing, my thoughts are
centered on the capable, inspirational spirits who have
decided for various reasons of their own to decline to serve
for additional terms on our board. In this group, there are
four of these former board members and I wish to recognize
each of them for their contributions.
Esther Lail of Rising Moon Consulting had her hand in more
projects than I could possibly list in a paragraph. Last year
she and Josh Hayward teamed to create The Whole Life and
Learning Expo. Esther worked behind the scenes on the radio
program and the highly successful series, Friday Night Forum.
While all of this was going on, she managed time to co-found
The Light Source Institute, based in Montrose.
Leta Lopez will always be remembered for her contribution
to the Paul Ray and Sherry Anderson, Cultural Creatives
symposium and to last August's "All The Petals of The Rose".
Leta served as the registrar for the latter event. When Leta
said that she would do something, you could rest assured that
it would be done.
Merilee Shank served as our Treasurer this past year. She
accepted this responsibility with confidence and ability.
Along with the great accurate reporting of our income and
expenditures, we received some excellent prudent advise on
controlling our expenses and gaining additional revenue. Best
of all, she has pledged to continue to assist in the
transition to the 2003 reports.
Stephanie Yeh is a bright exuberant team member who will be
difficult to replace. She volunteered for everything but her
greatest contribution was in teaching us all about computers.
The logo on the top of this paper was designed by Stephanie.
More importantly, she did all of the ground work to get our
web site operational.
You see, it will not be easy to replace these four.
They will be missed but their energy and their love will
sustain those who carry on.
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Winter's Light
By Julia Marie Gillett, R.C.S.T.
There are two things I absolutely refuse to do; one is to
purchase lottery tickets and the other is to make New Year’s
Resolutions. In the case of the former, I figure my chances of
winning are about the same as if I don’t play at all and in
the case of the latter my resolve would be so questionable as
to render any declaration pointless. The very word resolution
annoys me. It implies answers, solutions, determinations, and
firmness. As I’ve gotten older my need for such certainty has
diminished while my appetite for inquiry has become almost
voracious ~ Have I been fully becoming the possibility that
life calls me to be? Do I even know what that possibility is?
How has it changed since this time last year? Do my actions
support the possibility that I see for myself? Questions such
as these hardly lend themselves to resolutions. Instead, they
often lead to other questions and openings for more
possibilities to consider. I prefer to look upon the dawn of
each new year as a time to celebrate the ground I covered in
the previous one and to thoughtfully reconsider my purpose in
life.
I do make a list of intentions each year and in reviewing
2002 I see that most of what I penned is coming to fruition.
The first line reads “I am putting down roots in the Rockies”,
and while this is now a fact, last January it was only an
intention. The last line states, “I live a blessed life”, and
that I surely do. It is far more encouraging for me to read
such statements now instead of something like, “exercise
daily”, which frequently occupied a line on my old resolution
list and always left me feeling guilty.
Having recently moved here from southern California I have
been so looking forward to a real winter. My past experience
of seasons was quite limited. Fall colors mainly referred to
wardrobe choices and snow was a manufactured phenomenon to be
visited on occasion (not a reality to be lived with). I
appreciated the mild climate in which I was raised; however, I
always secretly yearned to be sequestered by the forces of
nature, perhaps curled up by a fire somewhere in a mountain
cabin, a classic piece of literature in hand and a bone china
teacup on a table by my side. Moving to Ridgway has provided
all of that for which I secretly longed, and much more. The
sheer number of eagles wintering here among the naked
cottonwoods along the Uncompahgre River is just one such
delight that I could never have imagined. The quality of
spaciousness I experience here is another. Somehow, on the
Western Slope, there actually seems to be enough time. The
eagles have been in no hurry. Winter expects us to slow down,
to turn inward, to turn on more lights that we might see more
clearly. But, the light for this Winter Retreat comes not from
the sun. No, this light must come from within and, like a
candle flame, this Winter Light is not meant to radiate too
far from it’s source, hence our view becomes limited during
this time, to that which is closest to each one of us ~ our
family, our community and our self.
Jacques Lusseyran, who lost his eyesight at age eight,
speaks eloquently of the inner light. “Being blind was not at
all as I had imagined it. Nor was it as the people around me
seemed to think…I began to look more carefully, not at things
but at a world closer to myself, looking from an inner place
at one further within, instead of toward the world outside.
Immediately, the substance of the universe drew together,
redefined and peopled itself anew. I was aware of a radiance
emanating from a place I knew nothing about, a place which
could just as well have been outside me as within. But the
radiance was there, or, to put it more precisely, a light. It
was a fact.”
Jacques’ experience of this inner light was so constant and
intense he sometimes doubted it could be real. He thought he
might be making it up so he began to experiment with intending
to make the light disappear. He said, “What happened was a
disturbance, something like a whirlpool. But the whirlpool was
still flooded with light. At all events I couldn’t keep this
up very long, perhaps only for two or three seconds. While
this was going on I felt a sort of anguish, as though I was
doing something forbidden, something against life. It was
exactly as if I needed light to live - needed it as much as
air.”
Eventually there were times when Jacques’ inner light did
almost disappear. He discovered that fear dimmed the light
drastically which left him vulnerable to accidents. Anger and
impatience had a similar effect, eroding his confidence. He
realized, “I could no longer afford to be jealous or
unfriendly, because, as soon as I was, a bandage came down
over my eyes, and I was bound hand and foot and cast aside.”
This realization became like a compass for him. “Armed with
such a tool, why should I need a moral code? For me this tool
took the place of red and green lights. I always knew where
the road was open and where it was closed. I had only to look
at the bright signal that taught me how to live.”
Perhaps blindness is a blessing we all should hope for or
maybe the soft light of winter is really enough if we but turn
our gaze inward.
(Julia Marie Gillett is a Registered CranioSacral
Therapist. Readers with questions may write to her
at:
P.O.Box 681 Ridgway CO 81432 or e-mail http://wholelifenet.org/newsletters/equanimous1@yahoo.com)
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Connections on KVNF January 23: Up Close and Personal
By Joshua Hayward
Quietly, for the most part from behind the scenes, the
Whole Life Network has been adding to the Western Slope
Community for 15 years. Adding to the quality of life. Adding
dimensions which cannot be measured by conventional standards.
Adding possibilities for educational growth which otherwise
would not be available.
Based in Montrose, the Whole Life Network has been a vital
resource for the area, serving through endless hours of
volunteer work. This non-profit group worked hard to bring in
internationally known figures such as Deepak Chopra, Greg
Braden, Paul Ray, and Sherrie Anderson. WLN sponsored as well
the ground-breaking Friday Night Forum lecture series. And
each year they offer a excellent fair, the Whole Life and
Learning Expo (formerly the Health and Wellness Fair) which
puts the community in touch with unique goods and services,
not to mention good friends and connections.
On this month's airing of "Connections," on the midday
edition of KVNF, on January 23rd, 2003, co-hosts Arlyn
Macdonald and Joshua Hayward will be bringing you a special
show entitled "Up Close and Personal". WLN President Larry
Lemser, along with other board members Sue Lemser and Julia
Marie, will be the guests on the program. They will discuss
their plans for the coming year, and they will also talk about
what it is like to serve within a non-profit organization.
The Whole Life Network is here for you, so be sure to tune
in to KVNF at noon on January 23rd to discover an old friend
and catch up on what's happening.
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Troubled Times: Do pets feel?
Morningstar Release
Do animals have emotions? Aristotle, the famous philosopher
of ancient Greece, believed that although humans may be more
complex, animals are capable of feelings. During the
thirteenth century, St. Thomas Aquinas agreed with Aristotle,
and his view became formal Church doctrine. (Not long after,
things grew more complicated, since some theologians worried
that Heaven might get too crowded...) Darwin, who studied
species as diverse as porcupines, birds, kangaroos and apes,
believed animal emotions span the entire spectrum: from love
to terror, joy to grief, admiration to shame.
Those of us who work closely with animals (and many of you
who live with them) are convinced that animals do feel. And in
this society, that means stress must surely play a part in
affecting your pet’s health and well-being. It doesn’t mean
your feline needs "Kitty-Prozac," but in certain situations,
the essences of flowering plants can make all the
difference.
In the 1930s, British physician Edward Bach gave up his
lucrative practice to search for a natural method of treatment
(for humans) that did not require "anything be destroyed or
altered." He developed 38 healing remedies from the essences
of flowers, mostly those growing in the English countryside.
Bach was convinced these remedies would work on animals, and
soon they were used to treat various "emotional conditions":
jealousy over a new family member, fear of new places, grief
over the loss of a companion.
At Morningstar Veterinary Clinic, we’ve taken to utilizing
the spray form
of "Rescue Remedy" (a special combination of
five flowers) when a cat visits us for an appointment and
"comes un glued." Then we can move close enough to apply a few
drops of the liquid version to the ears, safely examine the
animal, and treat its physical problems. Also called "Calming
Essence," this remedy is great to have on hands for
emergencies, helping your pet deal with stresses such as car
travel, relocating to a new home, injury, or boarding at a
kennel.
Bach Flower Remedies aren’t a substitute for veterinary
care or TLC, but can be a useful aid in troubled times.
(Morningstar Veterinary Clinic is located st 717 N.
Cascade Ave. in Montrose. The phone number is 970/249-8022 or
email morningstar@montrose.net Dr. Bettye Hooley and Dr. Diane
Clark)
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Recipes for Whole Living
This Month: Spicy Lentil Stew
Recipe from The Soul Garden
Ingredients
-Lentils Dried 2
lbs.
-Water 2 Quarts plus 2 cups
-Onions 1
Quart
-Dried Soup Base 2 TBS
-Tomato Sauce 1
Quart
-Bay Leaf 2
-Liquid Smoke Flavor 2 Tsp
-Tomato
Juice 1 Quart
-Molasses 1/2 cup
-Barbecue Sauce 4
TBS
-Spice Package* 2 Tsp [*1/4 Tsp each: garlic powder,
dry mustard, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, dried savory,
and thyme]
Instructions
1. Combine lentils, water,
seasoning pack and bay leaf
2. Bring to a boil
3. Simmer
45 minutes, covered
4. Add dry soup base, onions, tomato
sauce, liquid smoke, tomato sauce, and barbecue sauce
5.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes
6. Remove bay leaves
7.
Serve or cool, date and freeze.
Makes 4 Quarts
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Mayonic Science: The Art of Sacred Geometry from Ancient
Lemuria
Number two in a series of three
By Ronald N. Quinn
Last month we laid the foundation, very briefly, for
Mayan's cosmic science of creation. Now we will take the next
step from the primal cosmic idea and follow its subsequent
flowering into basic manifestation. The concepts here involve
the principles of Pulse, Light, Sound, space, air, fire,
water, and earth. These are the eight primary elements which
provide the building materials for all subsequent
manifestations of energy and matter. Each element projects
certain qualities which are as inescapable in their impact
upon our lives, as are specific musical notes, colors,
numbers, and geometrical forms, etc. Each element, within the
purity of its own essence, contains all of the other elements,
as well.
Pulse is the original and ongoing movement or vibration of
creation. The eternal dance of creative Thought. Pulse is
synonymous with cosmic time. This Pulse, Mayan calls Real
Time. Pulse or Time is the beginning of all creative
manifestation. Without pulse, nothing exists, except as an
un-manifest idea. Even within this un-manifest idea, pulse
exists in a quiescent state of expectant vibrancy.
Real Time is synonymous with space and spatial forms, which
are the result of frequency vibrations, vibrational wave
sequences, and sequential wave form patterns. Pulse manifests
as light and is contained within light as its vibrational
essence. Light manifests tones, ie. musical forms and is
radiant within all harmonies of musical form. Light manifests
into visual forms and tone manifests into aural forms.
The ancient chant of "OM", is both sacred and scientific.
The actual spiritual and scientific significance of this
toning has been forgotten for about ten thousand years. The
sounding of "O" is the vibrational quality of subtle light
frequency, shifting into physical energy manifestation. The
sounding of "MM" is the frequency of materialized energy
manifesting into physical matter as sound. These primal wave
forms are the foundation of sacred geometry. In a highly
evolved language, every vowel will follow the principle of
subtle light vibrating into material form as energy, and every
consonant the principle of subtle tones converting into
audible or material-based, sound vibrations. The vowel
synergises energy, the consonant synergises matter. Both vowel
and consonant must be conjoined in order to create a complete
grammatical principle. A vowel may stand alone as a
sound/tone; a consonant may not. Matter must be embued or
married with energy in order to exist as a fully expressed
principle. "O" stands for primal thought manifested into
energy; "M" for energy manifested into sound. Mayan says that
a language based on these universal principles is capable of
expressing the inexpressible.
Every vibration and shift of vibration on all levels of
existence bears its own specific qualities. The slightest
shift of thought, word, or emotion changes its quality in
precise alignment with the corresponding quality of each
shift. Likewise each geometrical form, each mathematical
measurement, color, sound, scent, etc. bears its own signature
vibration. This vibration is the hallmark of its specific
quality and combination of qualities. There is nothing
arbitrary anywhere in the universal reality. Neither within
the smallest particle nor within the whole. The quality of
arbitrary only exists within the lack of understanding of
cosmic creation, itself.
"As within, so without". "As above, so below". "As in
micro, so in macro."
Everything which exists on any level
is defined by its pulse (vibrational qualities), color (light
qualities), and sound (musical qualities).
To be a conscious creator involves the clear comprehension
of the universal language of vibrational qualities. To attempt
to force two unlike frequencies into union is like forcing two
gears spinning at different speeds, to come together. There
will then be an unwholesome grinding of gears and probably
some broken parts. To understand inherent quality involves the
grammar of pulse (time), light (geometrical form), and sound
(musical composition); as well as color, texture, scent, and
inherent ambient qualities and primal purpose. These inherent
qualities must ultimately be understood from the sub-atomic
level up. For instance, a house is an extension of the
physical body and, in vaastu, of the soul, as well. The skin
of a healthy, vibrant house should breathe, should be of
organic or biological quality materials, and should be
pleasant in all of its qualities to all of the senses of the
physical and spiritual being.
Spiritual enlightenment, health, wholeness; all must
ultimately be holistically defined at all levels of being, not
merely at one or two levels.
Note: The definition of "holistic" is, "The whole is
greater than the sum of its individual parts".
Pulse, thus
defined, is the universal grammar. Our physical bodies are a
complex patterning of wired and wireless electrical
vibrational pulses which provide continual dialogue between
every cell, molecule and atom of our existence. Unknown to us,
this inner body communication is also an irrevocable part of a
larger vibrational inter-exchange between our own cellular
programming and the whole outer world of phenomena. We are
continually bathed within a sea of universal vibrational wave
forms which involve the electro/magnetic grid of Earth, the
solar rays, the stellar micro waves, etc. The very existence
of our biological and spiritual life depends upon this
intimate and eternal interaction. In like manner, our health
and our diseases, our personality and our spirituality, our
innermost thought and emotional patterns, our written and our
spoken words, and the quality of our ongoing experiences are a
part of an unceasing grammatical inter-exchange with all of
the life forms within and around us, excepting none. HOW we
interact becomes our own personal, self-responsibility.
The kind of clothing we wear changes the degree and quality
of vibrational interaction between our sensitive physical
skin, and various terrestrial and celestial energies and
radiation. The qualities of building materials have a similar
effect, when used as the skin and frame of a building
structure.
"A little knowledge is a very dangerous thing." Albert
Einstein.
Mayan says that because only Source exists, therefore
everything is absolutely alive, even the rocks and soil, etc.
If it were not vibrant with the life pulse of Source, it would
not exist.
"The pre-requisite", says Mayan, "to fully understanding
the wonder of cosmic manifestation and the meaning and purpose
of universal vibration as a comprehensible grammar, involves
the full activation and conscious holistic unity of all
aspects of being, body, mind, soul, and spirit.
The full
interaction of the twelve DNA is undoubtedly a part of this
process.
He continues, "To fully understand Pulse or Cosmic Real
Time on all levels of existence is to become aware of all
realities at a cosmic level and only such a one will then be
free from the cycles of both birth and death."
Of necessity, this is an extremely brief overview of
Mayonic Science to the point of inadequacy. Nevertheless, in
next month's issue we will continue with some insights into
the geometry and mathematics of cosmic creation principles and
their relationship with pulse or cosmic time. These principles
will then begin to lay the foundation for sacred architecture
and its natural holistic ambience, which is at once, both
terrestrial and universal, biological and spiritual.
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Match the proverb with the country or culture of
origin:
A word game
by Lane Mills
A. Children's love is like water in a basket. ___
B.
Everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to be called
old. ___
C. The pencil of God has no eraser. ___
D.
Words are like eggs: when they are hatched they have wings.
___
E. He who has learned how to steal, must learn how to
hang. ___
F. Nobody has ever bet enough on a winning horse.
___
G. No one says his own buttermilk is sour. ___
H. If
you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are
ignorant. ___
I. Do not seek the truth, only cease to
cherish your opinions. ___
J. Aiming isn't hitting.
___
K. Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows fall
behind you. ___
L. The eye never forgets what the heart has
seen. ___
1. Afghanistan
2. Argentina
3. Bantu
4.
Haiti
5. Iceland
6. Madagascar
7. Malaysia
8. New
Zealand
9. Swahili
10. USA
11. Vietnam
12. Zen
Answer Key:
A, 2; B, 5; C, 4; D, 6; E, 7; F, 10; G, 1; H, 11; I, 12; J,
9; K, 8; L, 3
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Thank You Whole Life Network Holiday Boutique Vendors and
Holiday Shoppers!
Polly Cady - Dowsers
Merilee Shank - Natural Jewelry
Making Supplies
Light Source Institute -
Information/Readings/Gift Certificates
Julia Marie - Amazon
Wisdom, Rainforest Bio-Energetics
Sue Lemser - Arts &
Crafts
Jody Nixon -Tie Dye Clothing
Gail Volmer -
Jewelry
Lee Griffen - Jewelry
Lauren Blair -
Jewelry
Nina Kothe - Christmas Arts & Crafts
John
and Penny Trainor - Sister’s Homespun Soaps
Noalani Terry -
Polarity Therapy
Darrell Weingard - Air/Water
Purifiers
Paula Goodro - Arts & Crafts
Shannon
McCarthy- Puppets, etc.
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All About Herbs: Demystifying Earth’s Gifts
By Alan Joel
Resolutions For Health
Happy 2003 for all of us! Now the question is how do we
keep our newly made aims for an energetic and fruitful life,
looking good and feeling good? OK, so let’s target one area
that so many of us have questions about! How can we eat the
good foods that we enjoy, but not pay an extreme price for
doing so? Ever notice how many TV commercials there are for
acid reflux problems, warning of all the damage we can be
doing unless we use anti-acid products for the rest of our
lives? So what’s really going on here, and what can we do
about it, healthily?
Poor digestion, along with excess acid in our stomach
usually indicates an over-abundance of stress in our lives
along with a deficiency of digestive enzymes in our systems to
properly break down the food and extract the nutrients that we
need for life. Not only are the foods we purchase lacking in
food enzymes, but we are not producing adequate amounts of
enzymes to meet our food consumption needs. Our bodies have a
backup system for digestion, hydrochloric acid, as a fail-safe
for such problems. When we depend regularly on this secondary
method, we pay the price of too frequent doses of HCL in the
stomach and the resulting heart-burn and other associated
discomforts. However, when we undertake to resolve the problem
by taking acid blockers or neutralizers, we have done
ourselves a serious disservice! We have now eliminated our
last possibility of digestion, and now we are passing
undigested food into the small intestine, which then sits
there, and basically rots!! This is then the source of much
bloating and gas, with all the accompanying signs of distress,
weight gain, loss of vital force, plus the onset of food
allergies, and eventually environmental reactivity, as our
immune systems are further weakened. Most of this is caused by
what has been called “leaky gut” syndrome, as the fermenting
foods in the intestines leak through the intestinal walls and
enter our blood stream as undigested protein, starches, and
fats. At this point it is up to our immune defense agents to
clean up. This gives a mixed message inside of us, since we
keep doing it - is this food or an invader? Often the result
is an over reactivity, and now we get allergic reactions when
we eat these very things we have so enjoyed in the past.
A happy and healthy solution is to put back the digestive
enzymes that we are missing on a regular basis. If these are
quality enzymes of sufficient power, they will get us back on
the road to proper digestion and assimilation of our foods,
and will also help to clean up the undigested foods in our
blood that eventually congest the vessels and arteries, and
cause hypertension and heart blockage, arthritis, varicose
veins and so much more. For a food additive product, I like to
use Cell Tech’s Super E-12 enzymes, as they have all the
different enzymes for the food groups we eat (protein,
starches, fats) and are naturally made from vegetarian
sources, strong enough to undo the damages. An old Macrobiotic
digestive tonic approach that I also recommend is to make a
digestive and very tasty tonic by dissolving Kudzu in water
and then slowly heating it while stirring until it clarifies,
adding grated fresh ginger root and tamari (high grade soy
sauce). There are other approaches that I also enjoy, like
making one’s own Kimchee or other naturally pickled products
that give us enzymes from natural healthy fermentation.
It would take too much space to give the recipe for Kimchee
in this article, but if you would like a copy of this recipe,
contact us at info@prosperity-abounds.com or call us at
323-8643.
To find out more about Cell Tech’s E12 Enzymes, visit our
website at http://www.prosperity-abounds.com/
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What in the world can we do?
Following the past year's events, we all feel a deep
urgency and a desire to realize ways we can contribute to the
betterment of the world and our own communities.
In this country we are not educated to exist in a Communal
way. For the most part, we were all raised to be comfortable
separatists. We don't find that we need to function together
to meet our basic needs and achieve a good life. We do truly
honor this freedom. We have had to develop our own uniqueness
and areas of idealistic expression. At the same time, we've
become more increasingly aware that the largest obstacles to
actually creating cultural changes is our own inability to
work in a group to build a larger VOICE.
The seeds of our own individual potential could now grow to
their fullest stature by learning to join our unique abilities
with that of others. This fusion of talent and vision unlocks
a force as powerful as nuclear fusion.
Human creativity is the binding force of universal
evolution. These creations can be as different and
unpredictable from its source as children are from their
parents. We experience quantum leaps beyond the capacities of
the individual alone into a social synergy that results in a
whole greater than the sum of its parts. The path to
self-actualization in this new cycle of life is
CO-CREATION.
Each of us is a cell in the planetary body. We are now
liberated to align with others for the betterment of ALL.
These thoughts are more fully expressed in the CO-CREATORS
HANDBOOK written by Carolyn Anderson and Katharin Roske. This
handbook is a valuable tool for all who are seeking to help
humanity through this critical phase of it's evolution.
Editors Note: We will dedicate this space on a monthly
basis for ideas submitted by readers on events and projects
benefiting our world community. Co-Creators meetings are being
held twice a month. Interest has been expressed in forming new
groups. If these thoughts resonate with you, please contact
Larry Lemser, 240-0234 or Marilynn Huseby, 252-1040.
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The Day Santa Cried
A poem submitted by Allene Marie Chabala
Santa gave so many gifts;
he'd never been so
busy!
Toys and games, and hobby things
that seemed to
make him dizzy...
And then one night, to rest at last,
he thought about
the kids
that never wrote their letters for
rewards for
what they did.
He thought about the kids in countries
far away; some
here!
and wondered why they never asked
for things they
felt were dear.
He thought about their need for love;
their lack of
Christmas cheer...
His thoughts went then to
shattered
where children knew just tears...
They would not ask for usual things
that come to girls
and boys;
Instead they just might ask for food
or warmth
in place of toys.
Or just to have someone to care;
to brush their frowns
away.
To let them know protection
so in freedom they
could play!
Their world so shattered, torn by war,
their pain is
surface clear;
you see it in their eyes that plead
where
hidden depth shows fear.
He thought about their lonely lives
and didn't think it
fair...
that children who do nothing wrong
would have
to suffer there!
But he could not do it all alone;
nor satisfy their
wishes;
Not when all along they'd look
in empty pots and
dishes!
Santa's anguish could not help
but folks from
everywhere
might join in strength and helping
to give
their love and prayer...
For there was only one of him
and it takes much more to
try.
It was then his head fell to his chest
and we heard
dear Santa cry!
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Business Member Profiles:
SpiritMoney Mortgage Services, Maggie Remington
Veteran mortgage banker Maggie Remington manages a branch
of SpiritMoney Mortgage Services at 609 Clinton Street in
Ridgway to provide prospective homeowners in the Western Slope
area with a full range of conventional and sustainable or
"green" home mortgages.
In addition to offering the standard package of permanent,
construction and bridge loans at competitive prices,
SpiritMoney also provides self-employed, no income
verification loans and 100% financing. SpiritMoney prides
itself on it's creative financing abilities and is always
willing to "go the extra mile" for it's clients.
SpiritMoney's sustainable or "green" home mortgages include
off-grid homes, homes built using alternative materials such
as straw bale, adobe, rammed earth, etc., and Energy Efficient
Mortgages (EEM) that provide extended qualifying ratios.
SpiritMoney can provide construction, land acquisition and
permanent loan financing for sustainable or "green built"
projects. Sustainable homes or commercial structures typically
emphasize a whole-systems design approach that integrates
environmentally-sensitive building siting, natural resource
conservation methodologies and use low or non-toxic building
materials. This process can yield substantial benefits which
include: increased occupant comfort and health, savings in
ongoing energy costs, and reduction in water use.
SpiritMoney also offers it's Healthy Home Program, whose
purpose is to educate home-buyers and homeowners regarding the
economic and quality of life benefits on renovating, building
and purchasing healthy, energy efficient homes and offices. A
healthy, energy efficient home costs less to operate, is more
comfortable to live in and commands higher resale value.
The SpiritMoney Philosophy is that true prosperity depends
upon the blending of physical and spiritual energy.
Remington's holistic approach encourages such prosperity by
acknowledging financial, environmental and social
associations.
As many are aware, Maggie Remington is also an accomplished
artist, using earth tone paints on large natural canvases. Her
work captures the spirit of the land from which the earth was
borrowed. Several of her works of art are on display in the
Centennial Building in Ridgway. Do yourself a favor and drop
in for a visit with your local SpiritMoney officer and
renowned artist.
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