What's In Your Carpet Bag??

Sara and I were watching Mary Poppins and I began to compare my life with hers...  Not really comparable, but many similarities in thoughts and "being".  Anyway, the scene where Mary Poppins gets the job at the Banks Residence and "accepts" the position of Nanny to Jane and Michael and then goes upstairs to "unpack" and settle into her room brought so many things to my mind...  Like, we all come here with a carpet bag.  It starts out empty and then life tends to fill it up with many things that are well out of our control, but what is in our control is what we choose to pull out of the carpet bag.  Mary chose a hat rack (practical) a plant (beauty) and a mirror (to see her own reflection).  When I am faced with a challenging situation I remind myself that it is my choice as to what I pull out of my carpet bag.  I can choose a "programmed" response (anger, jealousy, revenge, self-pity, etc.) or I can take a deep breath and choose LOVE.  That is the energy that I most often choose, but alas I am human and sometimes lean on those learned responses that have served me in the past, and yet, may not be in my best interest or the best interest of the other party at the time.  So, here's my question today.  We all have a carpet bag and what are you going to choose to pull out??  With love, Janet

Orbs

Orbs Orbs Everywhere...  Last night there were orbs all over the church.  I saw them in my living room, then came downstairs for a meeting and they were sparkling in the corners, then later let Bru out around midnight and coming down the back stairs it was like fairy dust... Humm wonder what the message was??  Pay attention?  Turn the heat up?  Sometimes it takes me a while to "hear" them because I am so in awe of the beauty and magnificence of the orbs. I have captured them on film many times as have many others whom have been here! The perfection of the geometry of them is breath-taking!!

For anyone who has not been to the church I invite you to come and experience the feeling of peace and optimism the orbs help to create.  I believe that they are gateways to the band of workers who maintain "residence" here (from 1883).  I have seen on many occasions two entities that are quite solid looking.   Lillian (whom I believe to be Lillian Marsh who was one of the band of workers) has been sitting on the bench in my bedroom (original from the building of the church) just quietly looking at me when I wake up, and I have seen her walking down the stairs and she has opened the door to my office.  She wears a long grey dress, a bit serious she is...  The other spirit whom has identified herself as Fannie (I believe she is Fannie Perigo, also one of the band or workers) is quite a joker.  She teases Brutus - rolling the large exercise ball towards him from behind the door.  It took me a while to figure out why he was "nervous" around the ball, then when it happened while I was sitting in the livingroom it was quite clear.  She appears to be a small woman with a "pixie" look about her.  Her presence makes me laugh!!  

So, now that you have heard about some of the happenings here, please feel free to share your experiences...  Great way to be on this planet - open to many other realities!!

Till next time, laugh... love... and be open!  J.

Hopi Elders Speak

As you may be aware, I co-organized the Grandmothers Speak event this past October, and had the opportunity to actually speak with and listen to 8 of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers Council.  They truly filled me with hope.  They are committed to change the consciousness of our world through BEING PEACE.  They represent diversity at its finest!    One of the gifts that came from organizing this event was lots of information from all over - everyone wanted to share what knowledge they had, to be part of this life enhancing happening.  I received a prayer from the Hopi Elders, entitled Hopi Elders Speak.  It feels so right on to me -- like when something rings so true you can feel it within your entire body -- thats what I feel when I read this.  I hope it inspires you too!

Hopi Elders Speak:

"You have been telling people that this is the eleventh hour.  Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the hour.  And there are things to be considered:  

Where are you living?

What are you doing?

What are your relationships?

Are you in right relation?

Where is your water?

Know your garden!

It is time to speak your truth.  Create your community.  Be good to each other.  And do not look outside yourself for the leader.  This could be a good time!

There is a river flowing now very fast.  

It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.

They will try to hold onto the shore.  They will feel they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly.  Know the river has its destination!

The Elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open and our heads above the water.  See who is in there with you and celebrate!

At this time in history we are to take nothing personally.  For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.  The time of the lone wolf is over.  Gather Yourselves!  Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary.  

All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration!

We are the ones we've been waiting for."

The Elders

Oraibi, Arizona

Hopi Nation

So, with that bit of wisdom comes choices...  Can you let go and trust that the Universe has your best interest at heart and you are always taken care of, or are you going to hold onto the thoughts and beliefs that may not serve you??  Its up to you.  My dream is that we all bathe in the river and celebrate the rightness and goodness of this world!  -- Janet

Connective Tissue .. Use it or Lose It...

Good morning dear ones!  Today I thought I would throw in some interesting information about connective tissue (CT).  This is the tissue that if the rest of your body "disappeared" your connective tissue would remain --  leaving a COMPLETE replica of your physical body.  Pretty cool, huh...  With that said, here are some amazing facts about connective tissue:  It is one of the most abundant and widely distributed tissue of the body.  It is a continuous substance, and every single part of the body is connected to every other part of the body by virtue of its network.  In its various forms, connective tissue has many functions -- it binds together, supports and strengthens other body tissues; protects and insulates internal organs, compartmentalizes structures such as skeletal muscles, and is the major transport system within the body (blood and adipose tissue are both connective tissue); and is the main sit of immune responses.  The things that I find fascinating and amazing (which of course it the entire human body -- wow what a gift we have received!) about CT is that all healing begins here.  CT generates energy - as in electrical currents -- and it can then communicate (conduct) to every other cell in the body - WOW!  Interestingly enough, when warmed (like through massage) CT becomes a shape shifter.  The hyalouronic acid in dense connective tissues ground substance enables it to shape shift from a more solid state to a more gell state.  This process is called thixotrophy.  Working with CT can help increase range of motion and improve posture and body alignment.    So if you think about it, you can change your shape by working with your connective tissue.  With movement (and massage) your CT becomes more fluid, pliable and resilient, being more solid and inflexible when it "sits without being disturbed".  With disuse the CT surrounding your muscles becomes a little colder, less energized, sluggish and loses its full quality and ability to soften, stretch and flex.  

So now that you know about connective tissue the choice is up to  you...  Get massage, exercise, stretch and drink LOTS of WATER... or FREEZE...  

Signing out to go to our local gym (Groton Fitness Center) and begin my "shapeshifting" for the day!!  J.  

Energy Work on Pets

Well dear readers as I sit with my four legged child (Brutus) I am overwhelmed with such gratitude for his presence. What a gift our "pets" are... AND how amazing that they find us, huh??! Brutus came from my dear friend Sidney, who has been breeding Dobermans since "time began" so to speak. When Brutus was born I didn't know I was going to have a dog. I was living in an apartment and working on closing on the church so I was not in a position to be a dog owner but... He was meant to be mine. We even "look alike". I feel so connected to his heart -- he knows when I am sad, happy and REALLY happy (he bounces off the wall when that happens!). He is quite spoiled, but not in a bad way. He knows what I think (in my mind this is very true). Anyway, because he is so special to me I like to do things for him that help him to healthy and happy. He receives energy work on a daily basis. We begin by connecting heart chakras and then he eagerly lies down to continue the balancing and removing stale energy that he has accumulated during the previous day. I highly recommend this for any pet owner. It brings you closer and creates such a joyous vibration!! And since Bru is now calling me I must sign out. May you create that vibration with your own four legged "children" and add to the collective energy of the Universe!

Laugh, Love and Be well,

Janet

Good morning snowbirds...

Quite a cold one today, but my heart is warmed from some wonderful information I received from my friend Joan.  There is a sacred event happening in Arizona April 18-28, Return of the Ancestors.  For those of you who had the privilege of sharing time with the Grandmothers here in Groton in October, you may be interested in participating in this event in April.  

Beginning Earth Day, April 18, 2009 for 11 days, Indigenous Elders and Future Wisdom Keepers will make a world pilgrimage through Northern Arizona.  This pilgrimage has been prophesied by their ancestors, The Hope, The Mayan, Elders from the Mountains of the Andes, Elders from the plains of Africa, and many more...  Come as One, speak as One, and share their wisdom with the world. They will create new guide stone tablets of prophesy for the upcoming 500 years... as their ancestors did 500 years ago.

This gathering's commitment to ceremony is a focal point offering people of the world the privilege to witness councils sharing wisdom from their ancestors, songs and sacred ceremonies.  This intention is to bring inspiration to the world, thus birthing clear decisions and manifesting a conduit of hope for our children, the future Wisdom Keepers of the World!

(Words from Adam Yellowbird DeARmon)

View the following you tube and let me know if you would like more information!!

Laugh, Love and Be well,

Janet

May you Shine in 2009!!

Hello all,

hope you had a fabulous new year's eve! I had a wonderful dinner at the Benn Conger Inn, lots of fun conversation with Doug and Peter (the owners of the Inn and dear friends) and saw friends from town! I am ready for lots of wonder and awe as this year unfolds and I look forward to sharing with you!

Laugh Love and Be well,

Janet