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Comment by Steve Mason on April 28, 2009 at 8:58am

To all my new friends and Shamanic healers from the Pine man:

Hearing all the new news on the swine flu etc.. I thought I would Fluff my feathers and let you know about Superior pine needle oil that is known to be anti- viral ;-)

If you heard about Tamiflu its main ingredient is pine. Its being talked about all over the news.

Just thought I would in form you all.

Sincerely Steve Mason

510-750-7055

Comment by Janis on April 3, 2009 at 3:40pm

Thanks for that response, Melody. I remember friends in 3rd grade telling me I was going to move that day. Of course, I denied them, but, my family had neglected to tell me. When I got home and saw the movers, I began to understand that there is no still point in a life.
The number and kind of sad stories we could share does not matter. It is the way we respond to the fears they create, in general, that matters.
My response is to look for the good things, first and foremost.
I CHOOSE to look for the best.
Perhaps as a result, my world is pretty darned wonderful - all the time, complete with sickness and death and the Republican party.
I understand what you are saying, that our brains become hard wired in defensive modes. I understand it is a basic survival thing.
I suggest that that is no excuse. We have free will and that will, coupled with TRUE trust in an Almighty God, we can re-wire ourselves and live happier lives. We can choose to look for the best. We can make that first look one of love and compassion. We can and I assure you it does not hurt one bit. Even looking down the barrel of several loaded machine guns twelve inches from my face on a deserted road in Mexico, I looked for the best. I did not even think to be afraid. As a result, I made some really interesting new friends!
When we learn to walk the talk of love, compassion, trust and love, we can do so much more for ourselves, our country and our planet than fear ever could.

Comment by Melody on March 29, 2009 at 10:58pm

Janis, I think early in life when we are fresh and new and open to the Universe, we tend to experience life no different than others and with the beauty in this world there is also the opposite of that. I believe we all experience a first moment where our world is a little shattered.To the older people (the adults) it may be seen as cute or ordinary. Remember as a child a time when you were really excited about something and you were absolutey sure a good things was going to happen and then for some strange reason it didn't. If you can remember it and you look back on it now, it may not be a big deal....but the memory of how it FELT is part of growing up and creating wisdom for yourself.
What you choose to do with those experiences as you get older. I believe through these experiences we prepare ourselves for the worse to happen so that the impact is far less if our expectations are not met. This is a part of being in this world and the buddist are wise in that they teach ones to be at peace in the now at all times letting go of high expectations. If you have ever watched "What the Bleep. down the rabbit hole" you may remember a very good segment that has amazing graphics of how the wiring and chemicals of our brain works. If we have enough "negative" experiences and do not learn a creative way of looking at those experiences we can get into some negative patterns ourselves due to the constant wiring that now lingers in our brain chemistry. A great way to detach that wiring is through clearing the mind and meditating. Letting go and having moments of simplicity and nothingness. Drawing your mind back to your focus of meditation. This helps to re-wire the brain into a more positive brain pattern so that you can deal with the things life throws at you.
I do think that from a very young age many of us expect the worse and remember "Energy flows where attention goes" and that is always a choice for each and every one of us at the end of the day.

Comment by Tom on March 1, 2009 at 7:56pm

Janis I am SO glad that someone else has considered this and yes - I am so grateful that I learned the art before it was discovered by the film industry, The Grand Master who so completely deserved his title, remains the maost amazing person I am likely to meet in ten lifetimes. He always said, "Although it is an art of war - what do you do in between?" So we had to learn the art from the constructive as well as the destructive points of view and quite frankly, every thing that I hold dear in this life, I have in my life because of his training,

It saddens me tremendously to see what I call the demise of the martial arts because they seem to focus almost entirely now, on the show, and the destructive side. Had I been able to go further, I would have had to have become a full time practicing acupuncturist, and I would have had to study herbal remedies and poisons.

Re the "worst" oh my gosh - another of my favourites haha, and one that i do refer to in my book. We are trained to see the worst and we have learned well. I have re-learned to see the positive in everything and people think I'm nuts sometimes but when they meet my two teenage children, they marvel at the results of my teaching. We would have a LOT to talk about i can see.
XO

Comment by Janis on March 1, 2009 at 1:32pm

In another life/space we might down a few and philosophize together very nicely. Sounds like you would be great to commiserate with. I've asked myself those very questions more times than I can remember. Now, with your prompting, I will spend some time sitting with your question, again. If I come up with anything, I will let this page know.
As for your education, I appreciate your mentioning it's details. I have a nephew who has three black belts, and I don't think building character or reason has ever been addressed. It scares me. Maybe you would consider writing and being more vocal about the current state of teaching martial arts in this country.

Another big gnawing question I hold is, why do so many people look for the worst before they look for the best in any given situation. Why is is this the norm? It seems to me to build and create peace, we must be reflections of the peace we seek to find. We generally find whatever we look hardest for, so, why do so many look for trouble?

Comment by Tom on March 1, 2009 at 12:44pm

As a martial arts practitioner (and teacher of more than 40 years) I learned that the greatest power in the universe is not love but awareness. I have never seen love stop a bullet but awareness of the approach of a bullet, can take you out of its way. My training was/is not the training of the martial arts of today - in order to get my second master's level (among other things) I had to study (and was tested on) psychology, hypnosis, characterisation, acupressure, spinal manipulation and interrogation, and a big part of my training involved studying nature and coming back with "lessons learned."
Taking awareness into the whole of my life - awareness of all around me - what is going on in their worlds, awareness of what is going on in my world and how I am responding or reacting to that awareness, is a wonderful gift.
An awareness that has arisen in me re spirituality that somewhat concerns me is that almost all of the creatures that we assign the greatest spirituality to, are predators. The eagle, the bear, the snake, the wolf... and yes - even the dolphin is a predator. Why is that? I do not personally see spirituality as being about predation, so I would be interested in whether or not anyone else has thought about this.

Comment by Janis on February 28, 2009 at 11:13am

Sacred Space.
That space in which I allow myself to feel connected to the All.
Whole. Worthy of simple Beingness.
Content to share without and within my nothingness, my everything.
Sacred FOR me to be in.
Space FOR me to become nothing in particular.
Sacred Space, everywhere, nowhere
Inside me and out,
Sacred Space calls out -
"Can you see me?"
"Will you join me?"
I welcome with contentedness the samenesses of the Eternal,
Content. Welcomed. Unchallenged.
Being
I AM.

Comment by Melody on February 5, 2009 at 3:22pm

I agree with you Bobbi White Owl Woman. I have also seen this same problem at the Krishna Temples and other places and have mentioned it to some of the devotees I know. Many of them have since tried to revert back to using regular dishes as opposed to styrofoam at their feasts. Yes, there are more dishes to do.
But that is a meditation of devotion in itself and is a wonderful way to pay respects and serve with love.

Comment by Bobbi White Owl Woman on February 5, 2009 at 3:16pm

Thank you Samantha, That explained it very well indeed.
I find it very disheartening when I go to indigenous gatherings and find many of them leaving trash and styrofoam at the campsites. The "eagle" is trying very hard to come back to balance tho and I have been to many gatherings where the balance looks like it is being restored. So I am heartened to feel a return to balance.
In the Light,
Bobbi

Comment by Janis on February 5, 2009 at 12:18pm

Thank you, Samantha. You've explained the Eagles and Condors beautifully.

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