'I'm sweet like sugar
Soft like suede
But unlike a piano
I never get played!'

Henry (Christopher Gorham), pretending to come on to L'Amanda(Mo'nique), on Ugly Betty 30.11.07

Guide To Inner Healing

As you contact your true self, you will discover that the soul is not passive. Spirit knows more about us than we do ourselves, and it wants to support our every step toward wholeness. The soul journey has been called the pathless path because there is no map. Every person’s steps are different.

SIMPLE SOLUTION:
Light has the power to fill the void afflicted by darkness. Healing yourself comes in two stages—releasing the energy of suffering, then replacing it with the soul’s energy. It is a gentle process, very much like holding on to a thread as it leads you from step to step.

What begins as the merest hint of new strength will grow. Your true self is always available to meet any challenge, find any answer, and show you the way out of any dilemma.

What matters is your connection to your true self. In fear and isolation your soul seems aloof, with no power at all. But this is a perception born of following the ego, which all of us have done.

If you take the time to listen to the voice of the soul—where the ego is silent—you will be astonished at the power you have at your command, however long it has been overlooked. No other discovery in life is as joyful as regaining your true self.

Adapted from The Deeper Wound, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2001)

The Great Power of Chess

A retired professor on Novi Sad spent a lot of time watching the women’s Olympiad. He explained: “It is more lucid. It is more easier to understand the positions of the ‘better looking sex’. That is the second reason i am often here.”

“And what is the first reason?”

“It is absolutely unbelieavable. Almost 200 women in one room for more than 5 hours, yet not a word is spoken!”

Chess Mate magazine
Made-in-Indian magazine - Vol. 9 No. 5 May 1991


Bosnia Herzegovina - Sanja Dedijer
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Those who say they understand chess, understand nothing.
Robert Hubner

Prosperity Thoughts

It is important to dream. Amazing things happen when a person has a dream they believe in. For instance Ryan Hreljac has a seemingly impossible dream. His dream is for everyone in the world to have access to clean water. He went on to establish the Ryan's Well Foundation at the age of nine. At the age of 14 he has attracted over £1million to help build 169 wells providing clean water for around 300,000 for people in developing countries in Africa and Central America. Now that is an amazing dream. Now, how about believing in the power of your dreams?
Steve Nobel - Prosperity Thoughts

Prosperity Thoughts

Most people are conditioned to believe that all authority exists outside of the self. This is a big block to awakening inner gifts, strengths and talents. For instance we look to doctors to take care of our health, teachers to train our minds, bosses to direct our efforts, the church to tell us about right and wrong, and the media and politicians to tell us about how we should think on important issues.

We have forgotten an ancient truth, that we all have access to an inner wisdom and that this wisdom is the real authority in our lives. This is not a call to being a rebel or ignoring the good advice of others. It means that we always have the final say in how we choose to live.

The message today is that the higher wisdom within you is the true authority that guides your life.

Steve Nobel - Posperity Thoughts

The Law of Least Resistance

Adapted from The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra (New World Library, 1994).

This is the principle of least action, of no resistance. This is, therefore, the principle of harmony and love. When we learn this lesson from nature, we easily fulfill our desires. In Vedic Science, the age-old philosophy of India, this principle is known as the principle of economy of effort, or “do less and accomplish more.” Nature’s intelligence functions effortlessly, frictionlessly, spontaneously. It is non-linear; it is intuitive, holistic and nourishing.

SIMPLE SOLUTION:
Applying the Law of Least Effort

1. I will practice Acceptance. Today I will accept people, situations, circumstances, and events as they occur. I will know that this moment is as it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling against the moment.

2. Having accepted things as they are, I will take Responsibility for my situation and for all those events I see as problems. I know that taking responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation (and this includes myself). I also know that every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

3. Today my awareness will remain established in Defenselessness. I will relinquish the need to defend my point of view. I will feel no need to persuade others to accept my point of view. I will remain open to all points of view and not be rigidly attached to any one of them.

Please Understand Me - Author Unknown

"Please Understand That…

• Just because I smile and don’t “look sick,” doesn’t mean that I’m not in pain. I work very hard at staying positive and not inflicting my pain on others. (I try to be in pain without being a pain.)

• I have to carefully budget my energy so that I can at least take care of the essentials in my life. So please don’t be offended if you ask me to go somewhere or do something with you and I tell you I can’t. It’s not that I don’t want to –– it’s just that I cannot physically handle it at the time. Truly, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”

• If I have to cancel plans at the last minute or go home early, it is not because I am being rude or inconsiderate. I never know when my symptoms will flare. Though my heart may have the best of intentions, my body just may not cooperate.

• Another symptom of FM and CFS is cognitive functioning problems (i.e. memory loss, difficulty concentrating). If I forget something or you ask me about something and I look at you blankly, it’s not because the subject is unimportant to me. It’s just a function of my illness that I can’t always control. I may need you to remind me or give me clues to jog my memory.

Although there are many other symptoms, these are the ones that have the greatest impact on my life and my interaction with others. I am trying hard to find a balance in my life that will allow me to be all I need and want to be for myself, my family, my friends and my work. Your understanding will help me find that balance.

Note: This article is an updated version of a piece I wrote to share with my family and friends shortly after I was diagnosed.

I am writing this, not because I want your sympathy, but because I need your understanding. I know that it is difficult for someone who hasn’t experienced it to comprehend what it is like to have fibromyalgia (FM) and/or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). I hope this will help you understand a little better how I feel.

Updated: September 21, 2006"

Excerpt from Please Understand Me - Author Unknown. About.com
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/familyfriends/a/understand.htm

Matt Marriott - Roundabout - Eric Roche

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Hiraeth

'Hiraeth' the Welsh word described wonderfully:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/wales/audiovideo/media/val_bethell_01?size=16x9&bbram=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&bgc=C0C0C0

Ingmar Bergman - The Seventh Seal

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'Sometimes our flame goes out,' observed Dr. Albert Schweitzer, 'but is blown again into instant flame by encounter with another human being.'

'Mankind cannot bear very much reality'
T.S. Eliot

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UNTITLED

Dreams of translucency
Spirit grows
Larger than form

Pink petals
Softly fall
Dropping consciousness
Space lifts us
Free

We love
To hold
To kiss
Let go
Spin

Deep in heart
Red and raw
Bursting
Placed centre

Gently touched
Slips through veil

Juliette Llewellyn
06.11.07

Derren Brown beats 9 chess players simultaneously.

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Tony Hancock - The Blood Donor - Divx001

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Rising Damp - Hello Young Lovers Pt.1 of 3

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