Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all.

Now, I know that perhaps some of you don't believe in Christmas. You are perhaps of a different religion, or maybe you just don't believe. I don't know how much that I really believe in an organized religion myself. I am more the when you gotta say thank you to the Creator (who or whatever you may believe that is) you say it. When you feel that you need guidance, you ask. When you just want to talk, you talk. Simple as that. Who is to say that there is nothing or no being there to hear or to answer? I don't know for a certainty that there isn't, so what is the harm? None really and what the heck!

What I do know is that the teachings of this man, Jesus, that lived 2000 or so years ago make sense to me. I especially like the one about "doing unto others as you would have them do unto you". Can you imagine a world where everyone did that! Wouldn't it be amazing?  There is also the story about having faith as small as a grain of mustard seed. Wow, what if we all had that kind of faith in a peaceful world where no one went hungry and we didn't try to take what we could before someone else got it, or if we were content sharing everything so that we were all comfortable. What a fine world it would be! 

Imagine a world where people respected each other to the point of not imposing their points of view on each other but respecting their right to their point of view?

What would it be like to replace the hate and fear in the world with love and peace? What would it be like to replace the constant toiling for the dollar to working and helping each other live a decent life?

December 25th isn't even the real birthday for Jesus. I think that he was born in the spring sometime. The church chose that date to bring in more people to the church. They combined the date for an ancient  rite that celebrated the Winter Solstice, the celebration of the return of the light, the lengthening of the day. What does it matter in the long run.

To me, this day symbolizes not the birth of a man, but the spirit of the words that he taught. This day symbolizes the idea of peace, joy, love and respect for our fellow man and hope for the future.

So, it is in this vein of thought that I say, Merry Christmas to everyone, no matter what religion, race, or creed.

Peace, Joy and Love for 2012.

Get 'er done!

We did it! We got 'er done! as one of my great gal cousins stated proudly.
We had been planning this for a year and on Saturday night, we walked the fire! We got together around noon and shared a lovely lunch. (Everyone brought a dish and we chose some for lunch and kept the others for supper.) Anyway, we laughed and cried and had a great time until our Firewalk gal, Jacqueline McDonald and her wonderful fire keeper friend, Pat, showed up. We shared supper and then started the workshop. We then built the fire, did more writing and ventured outside to walk the fire. Boy, was it exhilarating!! Best of all, we all did it!
For those of you who don't know what this is, I will attempt to explain as best as I can. Firewalking is an ancient practice for growth and enlightenment. During a workshop you willl do some journalling and exploring your issues. The purpose of the fire is to burn away all of that so that you can start and move forward renewed. Meanwhile, Jackie and Pat rake out the fire leaving a bed of coals, they use a rake and a shovel to break up the wood into coals. The bed can be anywhere from 8 ft long to about 15 ft. When ready you walk over the coals. It is very empowering! You can really conquer fears with this. By the end of the evening, some were dancing on the coals! I never felt heat on my feet any of the 8 or so time that I crossed. Amazing! If you can walk the fire..... We joked about taking on water next. I will be posting a photo soon.
Anyone interested in orbs, will be interested in the photo that I am going to post when I receive it. There were so many orbs, it looked like it was raining. I will explain orbs when I post the photo.
Anyone interested in learning more about firewalking visit www.jacquelinemcdonald.com