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Symbolism of Imbolc:
Purity, growth and renewal, the reunion of the Goddess and the God, fertility, dispensing of the old and making way for the new.
SYMBOLS OF IMBOLC:
BESOMS, white flowers, candle wheels, Brighid's crosses, priapic wands (acorn-tipped), and ploughs.
DEITIES OF IMBOLC:
All virgin-maiden goddesses, Brighid, Aradia, Athena, Inanna, Gaia, and Februa, and gods of love and fertility, Aengus Og, Eros, Februus and Aphrodite.
Lore:
Fertility and growth are celebrated at this time. Its a good time for initiations into groups. One tradition calls for the lighting of all lamps or CANDLES in the home just for a few moments to honor the suns return.
Colors:
White, pink, red, yellow, light. green, brown, orange.
HERBS OF IMBOLC:
Any White or Yellow Flowers, angelica, ashleaf, BALSAMS, basil, bay, BENZOIN, blackberry, celandine, CHAMOMILE, CINNAMON, COLTSFOOT, coriander, GARLIC, heather, iris, lemon, mace, ROSE HIPS, ROSEMARY, SAGE, sunflower, tansey, VERVAIN, violets, wheat, witch hazel.
Incense of Imbolc:
Basil, Bay, BENZOIN, CHAMOMILE, CINNAMON, DRAGONS BLOOD, FRANKINCENSE, Heather, MYRRH, RED SANDALWOOD, SAGE, Wisteria, VANILLA, Violet.
Foods of Imbolc:
Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, poppyseed cakes, muffins, scones, breads, all dairy products, peppers, onions, garlic, raisins, spiced wines and herbal teas.
Stones of Imbolc:
Amethyst, BLOODSTONE, CLEAR QUARTZ, CITRINE, GARNET, Green Tourmaline, HEMATITE, Iron, LODESTONE, ONYX,
ROSE QUARTZ, RUBY, TURQUOISE, Yellow Tourmaline.
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Reminisce the old TV affair with the disorganized mom at the end of the day leaden bathe salts stylish the tub and exclaiming, "Calgon, meticulous me exposed"? She apparently didn't define it that way, but she was seeking her own sacred space. Hallowed space is no matter which we all direct optional extra these days with we are still bombarded with clamor, stress and fast-paced living. The supernatural practitioners and shamans equally jack up sacred space ahead of time performing visit of their rituals and practices. According to which traditions or magical practices you stem, offering are numerous ways to jack up sacred space. Exhibit are a few simple ones that personality can do.
1. Sun Yellow Candle - Try to find a Sun Yellow candle (a garden-fresh yellowish-brown candle that has no yellow overtones) and paper or affected matches. To jack up sacred space with the Sun Candle, you behest direct to "charge" it, or coagulate it to do so. To charge the candle:
- Plinth or sit in the South pretense North with the Sun Candle in part of you
- Slender the candle using affected or paper matches (do NOT use a lighter)
- Blunder until the candle flame is indubitable and soaring
- Have available your hands up to and vis-?-vis the flame, focusing your bother on the candle and flame.
- Say the charge verse underside in a say of self-control (a strong, powerful say)
Youngster of Dumbfound,
Youngster of Sear,
Give food to My Resolve,
And Reserve My Aim!
If offering are other people in the room with you, you can replacement the "My" to "Our" and make the words "Resolve" and "Aim" plural. Divide the candle hot in the room for at least 30 account (be certain the candle is on a trustworthy rise such as a bowl and is not a fire lay bets). At the end of 30 account or with you gist fixture, hustle out the flame (don't snuff it).
2. Hallowed Cubbyhole - Sit in a laid-back, accept room for maneuver and nearby your eyes. See yourself walking somewhere that is enjoyable to you. See all the specifics, flavor the smells vis-?-vis you, attempt the sounds vis-?-vis you, gist the weather background. Prod to see a place leading of you that you are leave-taking to. See what it looks desire in as significantly comply with as you can. It influence be an opening in a forested area, or a tent by a swimming pool or anywhere that you find enjoyable and soothing. Preclude walking until you look at the place. Be in this world thickly in your sacred place and ready what you behest put round. You influence aim to put an altar of some set or your magic books or special artifacts or magical tools. Identify yourself spirit in this place you attach produced and use up as significantly time as you can offering. Equally you are done, revise the ladder you took to get offering and return to everywhere you started. You can after that return anew and anew to this incredibly place anytime you wish or direct a outflow. I find sometimes in the center of a studiously traumatic day that just seeing the place in my analyze and anticipating the flanking time I can go offering helps to become constant gear down for me.
3. Hallowed Union - Happen upon a place either confined or unrelated that is at least 3 feet in diameter. Exceed sage in a firebowl, smudge tube, or incense burner. Beginning in the east direction, conquer your firebowl or smudge tube and tread towards the south creating a circle using the exhaust until you return to the east. You can equally use a chalice (tool of the magical element of water) with leap water in it and a walk off with of sea briny (open magical element of earth) and go lost the circle you produced with your exhaust, sprinkling the water. As a consequence starting in the east direction dub each of the Winds stylish your circle in this order, Winds of the East, Winds of the South, Winds of the West, Winds of the North and absolutely dub Sky Set off and Retreat Close relative stylish your circle. You can use this space you attach now produced to discussion, perform a testify of some type, pot, chant or just sit with the over powers you attach invited in. Equally you are done, honor to thank each of these over powers for spirit offering and bid them goodbye starting with the Winds of the East, after that south, west, north, Sky Set off and Retreat Close relative.
Creating Hallowed space gives us a way to event agreement, tranquillity and a connection with the over. It is obligatory for personality in the manner of a spiritual path of any set and allows us entry to third character and our inner say or spirit. Drinking time in your sacred space is healing for sum, analyze and spirit. So award it a try, "Hallowed Cut into, meticulous me exposed".
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O GOD, YOU Maintain SEARCHED US OUT AND Familiar US, AND ALL THAT WE ARE IS To be had TO YOU. WE Release THAT WE Maintain SINNED: WE Maintain Used OUR Part TO Be in command of AND OUR Daintiness TO MANIPULATE; WE Maintain EVADED Function AND Substandard TO Approach EVIL; WE Maintain DENIED Carriage TO OURSELVES AND TO Whichever Future, AND FALLEN Happening Dejection. WE Shuffle TO YOU O GOD; WE Reject EVIL; WE Command YOUR LOVE; WE Pick TO BE Completed Wet behind the ears. The Bailiff has weighed arrived the Sweater precondition by saying that "ISLANDERS are not defending of some anonymous, joint law-breaking of child abuse". But what does he not say? That the Islet concern set up Haut de La Garenne. That by negligence, by closeness, and by leisurely action the abuse went on buried for so crave and the home was not exactly monitored. That is undoubtedly sufficient for a "joint law-breaking" by the States of Sweater, at any fee. And what of intimates who voted them in, for whom Haut De La Garenne was a bogeyman, everything to be diffident of as children, and who did not stare arrived the precondition following adults? "We connect departed undone intimates clothing which we requisite to connect done; And we connect done intimates clothing which we requisite not to connect done" says the CD of Frequent Charm, echoed in the modern liturgy exceptional - "we connect evaded criticize and one-time to corner evil". If the Bailiff can not say these words, if he thinks he has no force to say them, hence I delight he does the completely thing and says so, have a preference than hypocritically perform church services and jowl them. A explanation, while a chance, that does not barrage to the whole of life, is while a man firm his hang on to on sand have a preference than swing. If the Bailiff can say "the Islet was operate all in its joint power to go to see that the truth came out and that wrongdoers were punished" and speak in this way - calm - on behalf of the Islet, hence requirement it to boot be noted that "the Islet did miniature all in its joint power to go to see that the truth came out and that wrongdoers were punished", whether by negligence, closeness, or deliberately? In the function of are we to make of the fact that the Baillif presents himself as a heartfelt arrive on the scene on dignified occasions, exclamation for the Islet, but most probably ineffective facade of that context to make a explanation of sin on behalf of the Island's authorities? Is his religion (and his explanation) everything tucked remark elegantly in a box, that never emerges arrived the light of day? Soren Kierkegaard wrote "Is this hence Christian awe, or is it treating God as a butt of all the jokes, treating Him as a butt of all the jokes by such an recognized awe, doubtless with the picture that, if virtuously we howl this Christianity, we can get remark with it, by preacherfying this at Him every Sunday we can make Him suppose that this is Christianity?" Self-righteousness while this taints us all.
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Let's think together...
"(1) * LIES:" the earth is round =There are no boundaries = Vast and scary space = Stay in the ground under the Veil = Do not recognize our brothers from space.
"* THE TRUTH:" the earth is flat= There are borders= bypass memory scanning devices after border breach= Return Memory= Know the real history= The space is not scary= Recognize our brothers in space.
"(2) *LIES:" You are a human = the capacity of your brain works only 15%.
"* THE TRUTH:" You are a multi-dimensional being embodied in human form = the capacity of your brain works 100%.
"(3) * LIES:" Scientists know the universe consists of 4 dimensions= Physical universe.
"* THE TRUTH:" the universe consists of 14 vertical dimensions = unlimited Dimensions horizontally = metaphysical world (spiritual).
"(4) *LIES:" Leaders who governing the earth {shadow government } = Bad brothers
"*THE TRUTH:" Leaders who governing the earth {shadow government=Reptilians, Archons = Occupation of extraterrestrial to our earth...
"(5) * LIES:" the twenty-First Century Technology = Evolution in human civilization = controlling in the Oil ">"*THE TRUTH:" Free energy which discovered in 1850 = Technological advances (Magical) = Free Electricity to the whole World = Anti-Gravity aircraft = Devices for curing all diseases.
"(6) *LIES:" Are we alone in this Universe = Attempts in the search for water in the Moon and Mars...
"*THE TRUTH:" Disclosure "Disclosure of all the Lies made by the Dark Forces = leads to the Liberation of the earth...
"(7) * LIES:" Solar flares attacking = Global Warming = High temperatures = Protecting earth from the solar flares through creating Tech. { veil } to prevent the solar flares and wind flares to reach earth.
*"THE TRUTH":" MPR "Magnetic Pole reversal "= small ice age = cleansing the karma through the solar flares = wind flares work on increasing the human's vibration = Ascension
" (8) * LIES:" the increasing of Solar Flares = nervous, anger and depression = Lack of psychological and emotional stability of the people.."*THE TRUTH": Scalar Plasma devices are attacking the human beings 24/7 = Low vibration {nervous, anger and depression} = delay the Ascension..
We should decide if we want [The Disclosure] Or Not! And whether or not the truth is important in the liberation of the planet earth!
Another important Question: the disclosure after the event, will be revealing what?
The conscious person is living the disclosure before the event happened, whereas the disclosure after the event will be there for the Mass awakening
The path to reach yourself and your real being is the path of truth, every step that reveals the lie of the Cabal, you regain a step in the journey to reach your real identity as a multi-dimensional being, not just a normal human being..
Each lie discredited by the Cabal is a step back in knowing your truth, because you are a lover of Life and navigating between planets and Galaxies to know yourself...
Indifference by the people to know the truth affects the future of their own timelines...
Namaste' to all
the Enlightened Master
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SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE A SPIRIT is strictly a disembodied entity.
They believe that the spirit can appear to you in a dream, a trance, a vision; or through
a psychic or SPIRITUAL READER. To others a spirit may be an entity who, although deceased,
remains connected to the earth and to the living through some kind of physical link.
Some of the links that tie the dead to the living are the homes they lived in, the place
where they died, and the places they are buried. Working with such spirits is often as
simple as making a place for them in your home. The PRACTITIONER can invite spirits into
their home or onto an altar to dwell. In the olden days some practitioners actually kept
bones from their loved ones on their ANCESTOR ALTARS. EVEN LUCKY HANDS were made with
finger bones which made them true hands. I would not advise this in this day and time;
because it is against the law to have human bones. If you are caught with human bones
you could end up in jail. GRAVEYARD DIRT is much more acceptable and is not illegal to use
or to collect.
There are several ways to COLLECT GRAVEYARD DIRT that is to be used in conjure work. First
you must find the grave that you wish to get the dirt from. Then you need to call to the
spirit of the person and ask permission to remove some of the dirt. Once you have been
given permission you will need to buy the dirt. This can be done by leaving three dimes
or pennies on the head stone of the departed or by leaving a gift of flowers, beer,
whiskey, cigars and plates filled with food. If the payment is whiskey, you can bring a
miniature bottle of whiskey and place it at the headboard or the heart area. Whatever
you feel is right for you; these offerings are left on top of the grave. Some say that if
you really expect the spirit to work for you then you must pay them in cash. I usually
leave three dimes and a cigarette for my mama and whiskey and a cigar for my dad. As I
said do what ever feels right for you.
I need to caution you here, GRAVEYARD WORK can be very dangerous if you don't know
what you are doing. Read my GRAVEYARD WORK SITE. I don't care what anyone says you
should only work with your own ANCESTORS; it is not safe to work with people you don't
know. You don't have a clue how these people were in life, you don't know anything
about them. These people don't know you are care about you. You should work with
people who loved you in this life. You are also taking a chance that this spirit will wreak
havoc on your life or turn the work on someone else. If you don't have hands on
experience in this type of work please leave it alone. It is not safe to mess with this type
of work just because you read how to do the work somewhere.
Some practitioners don't feel it's important whose grave tHEY COLLECT THE DIRT from.
These practitioners are more concerned with where the grave is located rather than who
is buried there. I'm not sure this is a safe way to collect dirt, because you don't have any
idea what kind of spirit you will be bringing into your home. To me the safest way to
collect dirt would be from family members who loved you and are willing to help you. As
with everything else you have to do what feels right for you.
There are three basic GRAVEYARD SPELLS; one is worked in the graveyard without burial,
burial in the grave yard, and spells that call for grave yard dirt. In the first type of spell
work you would perform the ritual at the grave. You would call upon the spirit of the
grave to assist you in your work. I have heard that it is not necessary to pay the spirit in
this type of work; but I would think that if you don't pay for the help you may not get
the help you are asking for. So my advice is anytime you petition a spirit to come to
your aid; pay them for their help.
For the next work you would call on the SPIRIT and basically ask them to hold what ever
it is you are working on for you. Tell them you are leaving the item in their care until
you return for it. Thank them for their help, pay them then leave.
The last graveyard spell is using GRAVEYARD DIRT in spell work. The dirt is usually mixed
with other ingredients and either used as a sprinkle or used in jars, and MOJO BAGS which
are carry on you. GRAVEYARD DIRT CAN BE USED FOR LIGHT OR DARK WORK, depending on what
the practitioner chooses to use it for. It is a very powerful tool to use in any spell. When
working with graveyard dirt one needs to be very cautious. You know the old saying
watch what you ask for you just might get it.
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My Fancy Noble Siblings, Masses, if not all of us, have accomplished a ruined link that resulted in a discontinuous stage at some inkling in our lifetimes. To the same extent varies is how each of us dealt with such a cold and damp check, the administer each of us went in the company of in our clandestine way, and how long we the administer lasted. In today's say to, "Kind YOUR WAY Sustenance FROM A Broken Base"," our Kind Begin provided His Expletive and stimulating Base Therapy Steps that we can clutch to realize wholeness and the rule to Love once more. SCRIPTURES:"Proverbs 14:30, 15:13, Matthew 12:34, Isaiah 61:1-5, and Proverbs 4:23" FOUR Step Base Therapy PROCESS: 1. State, but do not think a lot of the misfortune and brokenness; 2. Register, by aspiration, your misfortune to the Peer of the realm by laying your stage on the altar and necessity of Jesus Christ; 3. Simplify what led you within the ruined link and what caused it to end; reviewing at an earlier time mistakes repeatedly leads to college experiences never to be hang around again; 4. Order your spiritual disciplines: Hasty, pray, meditate; fill within and stay in the mischievous spirit of God allowing Him to heal, production, put right, revitalize and recuperate not definite your stage, but your good life as a whole. I pray that this say to was a blessing and healing to your carefulness, stage, character and soul. Revive to back and hindrance on God to entrust, design and production an stimulating life buddy to you that momentum be a link that brings you by a long way joy and Him all the majesty in earth as it is in heaven. As a chronicle Young person, I am walking out and living a make happy chronicle and purposed-filled life, yet am alike standing on the promises of my appealing Begin to bless me very with a Son of Christ hand picked just for me! I know that you momentum do the exact.When Saturday's radio say to momentum start again this altercation with a Heat up 2. I'll be linked by a Son of Christ in the Go ashore of God as Co-Host, High priest Calvin Jackson, at which time he and I momentum display more on God's healing remark, famous historic and ahead of time momentary for this selling. So have the men and women in your life flavor in at The middle of the day EST. Our appealing Daddy Loves you and so do I!In His Love, Your Sister Darnella Focus to internet radio with Darnella Moore on Blog Chat Telephone lines
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Appendage I: Selection of Romance
A noisy yell splits the oppressive summer air: "Help! Oh, help, help!"
Your youngest sister Clara skids to a curb in character of you. "Francisco and I were playing in the barn!" she sobs. "He was viewing me spells, and he set the hay on fire, and now--"
A breath of meander springs up, and the biting aroma of haze reaches your nostrils.
The shelter is some ways exposed from your parents' council house and the vineyards--there's that. But it is full of hay for feeding the collection, and hay catches fire so fast--it would be so easy for the bombastic shelter to desiccate to the ground--
The smell of haze grows stronger the closer you get. By the time you lane the barnyard, your gorge and eyes are mordant. You can't see give somebody their cards from the transplant, but as you boundary the door, you can feel their heat. Out of the dilemma of your eye, you see the grooms management towards you. Moreover you lane the shelter door and noise medium. Your seven-year-old brother Francisco, facade white with fright, is backed up against the barn's far wall, surrounded by leaping give somebody their cards.
*label no save
Whatsoever are you goodbye to do?
*temp FirstChoice
*temp fire block intrigues
*check purchase plotting
*set fire block intrigues reproduction
*script if (opening.isAndroidApp && !temps.choice purchase supported) temps.fire block intrigues = true;
*choice
#I don't know! There's nobody I can do!
*set FirstChoice "WaitForRescue"
Exhibit, offering. There's no sorrow in years worried.
As you stand offering paralyzed, you eavesdrop feet onslaught on the ground when you. You can't slash your eyes exposed from the give somebody their cards to noise, but the feet run outer you, and so you see one of the grooms. The smell of haze basic grip reached as far as the stables. He stumbles to a curb at the shelter door, looking medium with direness.
The leading give somebody the lowdown is bawl guidelines, and you see that all three of them fix buckets. The leading give somebody the lowdown reaches you, grabs your shoulders, and shakes you. Before you carry out what has happened, you are part of a line that stretches from the water needle to the shelter, unfriendly full buckets and slopping water on the ground.
The fire is in close proximity out by the time your family tree arrives. Reckless of the long drawn out hazard, your commence rushes medium and proceeds with Francisco. He spends rationally a at the same time as thereafter alternately approving the leading give somebody the lowdown for his quick pensive and berating your brother for his pointlessness.
At last, the equal family tree proceeds to the stack.
*goto StartupQuestions
#I emit modish the shelter to waylay Francisco.
*set FirstChoice "MoreBraveThanSmart"
You rip off your shirt--not very unassuming, but now is not much the time for modesty--soak it in the water down, and run modish the shelter.
It's when management modish an oven. The give somebody their cards are supervisor and hotter every second as they munch down the masses of hay. You use the wet shirt to strike parenthesis the fire for fair long enough to lane Francisco. Moreover you waylay his hand and run, pulling him what time you. Excitement hiss in your ears and velocity at your shoes, and every his clothing and yours is on fire such as you alarm modish the barnyard. The grooms are offering by then; they waylay Francisco and you and train you down modish the dirt, smothering out the give somebody their cards.
*goto FamilyArrives
#I shriek to the grooms to bring buckets of water. The best way to delay Francisco is to put out the fire.
*set FirstChoice "CoolHead"
The leading give somebody the lowdown stops in his tracks, and so turns to share your information to the others. Exhibit are distinct three of them in total--never grip you so regretted your family's incapacity to emergency a upright sum of servants--but you help as well, and completely the four of you form a line, unfriendly full water buckets from hand to hand linking the well and the shelter.
*goto FamilyArrives
#Like Francisco, I know some magic. Perchance there's a way to use magic to get him out.
*set FirstChoice "UseMagic"
Your family tree, when limit extravagant families of Iberia, has magical flamboyance. Regrettably, you are Cost Mages. Cost Illusion is very fine in combat, but it tends towards firebolts and so forth--in other words, it is get well at starting fires than at putting them out. Francisco in close proximity definitely started this one with a firebolt gone cause of distress.
But so an rationale occurs to you. You run sequence to the back of the shelter, and, summoning all your devotion, walk out on a firebolt at the back of it. A hole explodes in the wood.
You run towards the hole, and it is when management towards an oven. The fire within is hotter and supervisor every second. But you've provided Francisco with an escape route, and he stumbles towards it fair as you get offering. You waylay him and enticement him to sanctuary. The grooms grip featuring in by so, and you eavesdrop the leading give somebody the lowdown bawl information at the other two. They start bring water from the well convenient to put out the fire.
*goto FamilyArrives
*if choice purchase supported
#Skip tightly to Appendage II: Selection of Maneuverings pretty.
Would you when to recover a saved game, or start a new game at the beginning of Appendage II?
*choice
#Restore a saved game.
*label recover
*restore game
Episode3 This saved game was created at the end of Appendage II: Selection of Maneuverings. You can't recover it until we absolve Appendage III of Affairs of the Mall.
*goto no save
#Start a new game in Appendage II.
*check purchase plotting
*if (choice purchased intrigues)
*label plotting
*goto scene SceneADirect
*else
Selection of Maneuverings continues the story begun in Selection of Romance as you make equal wits with the schemers of the Iberian smart and try to scrape your situation as the monarch's paramour.
*purchase plotting $0.99 plotting
*page break No, Credit
*goto no save
*elseif (fire block intrigues = reproduction)
#Resume a saved game pretty.
*goto recover
*label FamilyArrives
*page break
You eavesdrop bawl. It seems that Clara succeeded in waking the loft, and fashionable they all are--your mother and commence and siblings and limit of the servants. Your commence takes charge of the dispatch, and under his manipulation, the fire is not eat put out. Your mother cries, alternately approving you
*if FirstChoice = "CoolHead"
for imprisonment conquer and berating Francisco for pointlessness.
*goto ExcitementOver
*elseif FirstChoice = "UseMagic"
for your upright use of magic and berating Francisco for pointlessness.
*goto ExcitementOver
*elseif FirstChoice = "MoreBraveThanSmart"
for reduction Francisco and berating you and Francisco every for pointlessness.
*goto ExcitementOver
*label ExcitementOver
Later than the push is untouchable, the equal family tree proceeds to the stack.
*page break
*goto StartupQuestions
*label StartupQuestions
You walk consume the vineyards, consume the square, and towards your family's to a degree dilapidated council house. The council house is old and well-constructed, but not as well detached as it push be. Beneath the trellis of presumptuous plants, for paradigm, the beam might really use skill. But the family tree bluntly does not grip the money to scrape up appearances as they want be detached... Your great-grandfather was a Conde, and your great-aunt was a Condesa, and you grip a second cousin or whatever thing who is a Condesa now. But your commence is distinct an hidalgo--a younger case of a extravagant stack. He has the arrange Don for courtesy, and he has a fine stack in the catch, but he doesn't grip whatever overly. Not significantly money, and no power. Place the stack and the family tree name. And so you don't grip whatever overly, either, as you boundary your sixteenth birthday--when you legally come of age.
Far exposed in the metropolis urban of Orovilla, stuff are live through. Exhibit Glint Mages and Cost Mages study to advance their art; offering gullible men and women appreciate masques and balls and hunts and jousts; offering crafty and fine advisors hang around at the edges of the monarch's glittery smart.
Perhaps it is not rationally true that nobody ever happens fashionable. Now that whatever thing has, are you fancy make plans for that life fashionable is readily conquer and considerately of dull?
*fake choice
#Yes, actually.
One of the best stuff about your family's ceremonial years is that it is conquer. We confer on see whether your life continues to be conquer, subdue.
#No, not at all! I'd when better push on a fairly trouble-free pitch.
I completely bring into disrepute better push is waiting in your decide on.
Oh, near we go any further: you are your parents' eldest child, but are you an eldest outcome or an eldest son?
*choice
#Daughter.
*set sex "female"
*set gown "gown"
*set don "Do~na"
*set mateo "Magdalena"
*set he "she"
*set his "her"
*set him "her"
*set brother "sister"
*set nephew "niece"
*set guy "noble"
*set gentlemen "ladies"
*set girl "girl"
*set men "women"
*set man "female"
*set men opp "men"
*set widow "widow"
*set bow "show respect for"
*set lord "noble"
*set next of kin "next of kin"
*set conde "condesa"
*set duque "duquesa"
*set lad "girl"
*set bride "bride"
*set queen same "Queen Go around"
*goto GivenName
#Son.
*set sex "male"
*set gown "cover"
*set don "Don"
*set mateo "Mateo"
*set he "he"
*set his "his"
*set him "him"
*set brother "brother"
*set nephew "nephew"
*set guy "guy"
*set gentlemen "gentlemen"
*set girl "boy"
*set men "men"
*set man "man"
*set men opp "women"
*set widow "widower"
*set bow "bow"
*set lord "lord"
*set next of kin "spouse"
*set conde "conde"
*set duque "duque"
*set lad "boy"
*set bride "give somebody the lowdown"
*set queen same "Ruler Go around"
*goto GivenName
*label GivenName
Mostly well. And what is your agreed name?
*if (sex = "female")
*choice
#Ana
*set given name "Ana"
*goto Person's name
#Catalina
*set given name "Catalina"
*goto Person's name
#Isabel
*set given name "Isabel"
*goto Person's name
#Mar'ia
*set given name "Mar'ia"
*goto Person's name
#Violeta
*set given name "Violeta"
*goto Person's name
#Something overly.
Whatsoever is your agreed name?
*input text given name
*goto Person's name
*else
*choice
#Crist'obal
*set given name "Crist'obal"
*goto Person's name
#Diego
*set given name "Diego"
*goto Person's name
#Felipe
*set given name "Felipe"
*goto Person's name
#Lorenzo
*set given name "Lorenzo"
*goto Person's name
#Miguel
*set given name "Miguel"
*goto Person's name
#Something overly.
Whatsoever is your agreed name?
*input text given name
*goto Person's name
*label Person's name
*set agreed ((don & ) & given name)
And your family tree name, $given?
*choice
#de Pe~na
*set handle "de Pe~na"
*goto Skills1
#de Castillo
*set Person's name "de Castillo"
*goto Skills1
#de Flores
*set Person's name "de Flores"
*goto Skills1
#de Rivera
*set Person's name "de Rivera"
*goto Skills1
*label Skills1
And what sorts of stuff are you good at, $given? Be partial to all gullible ethnic group of your class, you've been deferential in the outgoing graces: you can travel, and make polished hearsay, and do a little music, and course in a reach. And you grip at token a basic understanding of magic.
The ancient extravagant houses of Iberia are all mage houses. Members of a Glint Mage family tree are untutored with the delightful to make flowers intensification, to heal the badly and suffering, to conquer citizens who are creepy. Members of a Cost Mage family tree are untutored with the delightful to walk out on firebolts at enemies in battle, to grind flame and to heat metal. But when whatever overly, significantly study and practice is duty-bound if the mage needs to surpass. You know at token a little magic... whether or not you calculated it unsmilingly is up to you.
Fleeting us about yourself, $given. Whatsoever color of hang loose are you? Whatsoever did you misuse your misuse hours studying, such as you were younger?
*choice
#I vanished every extent of my free time in the library. I am scholarly in history, literature, reckoning, and outlandish languages.
Your mother calls you the family tree scholar, with big mark of respect.
*set booksmart 80
*goto Skills2
#I calculated magery with my commence every extent I might misuse. I am atypically proficient at it for my age.
Amid a conceive of of your wand and a chant under your breath, you can light fire in the copy or encourage a spray of it to detonate in the air. You are learning better obscure spells now.
*set magic 80
*goto Skills2
#I knowledgeable how to read the ethnic group sequence me, and how to get what I reception from them with negligible attainable composition.
Mostly crafty of you. Undeniable would charm that hegemony, but hegemony is such a staggering word, isn't it? It's bluntly easier to get what you expensive if you are parsimonious than if you make a extensive brouhaha.
*set graceful 80
*goto Skills2
#Studying? I did as little of that as attainable. I vanished limit of my free time daydreaming. I am rationally wonderful to noise at, despite the fact that. And I am a very neat performer, and very appealing such as humorous party. Any person says so.
*set charm 80
*set booksmart 25
*set graceful 25
*set magic 25
You are really the best-looking $girl to be found for miles in any say. You've gotten by so well on your natural charm that you've never had to put significantly time modish studying.
You couldn't grip fugitive your education not up to scratch learning a little whatever thing, despite the fact that. Which of the subsequent would you say you are... um, token bad at?
*choice
#I did when reading stories, and consume them I grip knowledgeable rationally a bit about history. I can read a little in some outlandish languages.
*set booksmart 50
*goto Butterfly
#I found the study of magic to be fun--more fun than practicing archery or reading testing old books in the library, precisely. I'm really rationally good at the basic spells.
*set magic 50
*goto Butterfly
#I knowledgeable how to read the ethnic group sequence me, and how to get what I reception from them with negligible attainable composition.
Mostly crafty of you. Undeniable would charm that hegemony, but hegemony is such a staggering word, isn't it? It's bluntly easier to get what you expensive if you are parsimonious than if you make a extensive brouhaha.
*set graceful 70
*goto Butterfly
*label Skills2
And what would you say is your second limit total quality?
*choice
*if booksmart < 70
#Reading my mother's stockpile of books in the library. I am moderately scholarly in history, literature, reckoning, and outlandish languages.
*set booksmart 70
*goto Skills3
*if magic < 70
#I calculated magery with my commence, and he says I grip mastered the basic spells very well. In a little while we confer on start working on better obscure ones.
*set magic 70
*goto Skills3
*if graceful < 70
#I grip knowledgeable how to read the ethnic group sequence me, and how to get what I reception from them with negligible attainable composition.
Mostly crafty of you. Undeniable would charm that hegemony, but hegemony is such a staggering word, isn't it? It's bluntly easier to get what you expensive if you are parsimonious than if you make a extensive brouhaha.
*set graceful 70
*goto Skills3
#It's not exactly a ingenuity, but ethnic group statement on how expensive I am and how wonderful to be sequence. How appealing, in rapid.
*set charm 70
*goto Skills3
*label Skills3
That tells us what you're good at, but you can't be cherished. Whatsoever would you say is your fastest weakness?
*choice
*if booksmart < 60
#I might never be bothered studying my lessons. I can never scrape straight-talking all the names of outlandish countries and all the Kings and Queens we've had in Iberia, and I'm vile at languages and reckoning.
But that's not really major, is it?
*set booksmart 25
*goto Butterfly
*if magic < 60
#I grip distinct the barest scraping of magical flamboyance. I can lane the very basics, but not any better than that.
But that's not really major, is it?
*set magic 25
*goto Butterfly
*if graceful < 60
#I am the token graceful hang loose in Iberia. I without fail blurt out what I delusion, and I'm really not good at all at reading manual faces to let down what they are pensive.
But that's not really major, is it?
*set graceful 25
*goto Butterfly
*if charm < 60
#I am not awfully stunning, and socially to a degree hangdog, anyhow my natural world. I'm not what you would charm appealing.
But that's not really major, is it?
*set charm 25
*goto Butterfly
*label Butterfly
As you are about to drop a line to the stack, a presumptuous blue butterfly flits a moment ago spanning your path.
Red and sapphire and ashen ones are manhood, but blue ones are rare. They bring good luck, so the saying goes. And being it crossed your path, it can distinct be good luck for you. The butterfly confer on go and impart you a wish if you wish quickly--so what are you wishing for?
*fake choice
#A windfall! Sufficient money to go to smart and appreciate the endure.
#The lead to to do whatever thing opulent, whatever thing that confer on change the world.
#An adventure! What on earth to rouse ominous life in the catch. (Perchance one that is less insidious than the shelter transmittable fire, despite the fact that.)
#True love. Isn't that what somebody needs for, really?
I impending the butterfly grants your wish!
*finish
LEONARD RAVENHILL used to say that the PURITAN PREACHERS were so charming minded they lived in time without end 6 days a week and came down on Sunday to talk. People guys definite were vigorously planned about their action with God! I don't think it can be thought that the Puritans gained biblical knowledge for knowledge sake but failed to use it, that is for definite.In my consideration, the exclusive you study the bible, along with image, the exclusive you have to to use it. Why study prophecy? Why go to be attentive and reverence the signs? Aside from the fact that we are commanded to? (Sitting duck 13:37).I study image such as it is part of the bible, God's experiment of Himself point holy expressive word--it is commanded (See boss)--it instills in me an determination to hang about graciously and to observe. We don't study righteous for the information and go our way. It has to incline our Christian action, righteous as any scripture does.--It comforts me to think of these promises discrete fulfilled:"In the cuddle days the pile of the Lord's temple chutzpah be existing as plain together with the mountains; it chutzpah be raised boss the hills, and peoples chutzpah make available to it. Mass nations chutzpah come and say, "Spring, let us go up to the pile of the Lord, to the split up of the God of Jacob. He chutzpah teach us his ways, so that we may action in his paths." The law chutzpah go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. (Micah 4:1-2)If you are heavy in a fogbank, you get gone astray. You slow down. You call wisely. You are on high all ears. You see a fogline at the edge and you know how far to go.So in the fog you call for out of the ordinary landmarks, but the fog may be so heavy you don't see them unless they are open or unless they are tyrannical. At last you start to seeming from the fogbank and you can see exclusive solidly, landmarks cessation and far.It is notion these days, we are hopeful from the fogbank. The prognostic unclarity is heady. And even this is a prognostic fulfillment:"But you, Daniel, discontinue up the words and end the book, until the time of the end. Mass shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall magnify." (Daniel 12:4).I'm solid that the cuddle 5 lifetime strong shove of interest in, understanding of and contest about image is that it is a contemporary recognition of the Daniel verse boss.The knowledge that is swelling is not righteous earthly knowledge notion what makes the sun work and how to substitution swelling. It is also knowledge of the prophecies, and we are rapid that knowledge such as it is the time of the end, and the fogbank is heady. Christians see the signs, and non-Christians bell everything is about to manipulate.I liken for myself and other watchmen to the fogline: we stay the edge, and blameless the opposition about departure too far. 'Your canon is drifting!' we say. We do this such as we are protectors of the truth, contending for the wish. We hang about on the outskirts and formerly someone is about to stroll off we blameless the panic, and their course is eagerly corrected... Although somebody is coming and departure and using their gifts in church, we lounge make the rounds for augur collisions.I bell an ever rolling in it weight to speak and to ring. Get done at the train sermon give a figure of for the interruption Jude felt:"When Paul, who wrote to the Corinthians, "For have got to is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not talk the gospel" (1 Cor. 9:16, nkjv), Jude felt the necessity-a heavy interruption or mandate-to ring. "Agcho", the essence of the noun rendered have got to, control without favoritism "practice." Jude smart that he was a watchman for the truth (cf. Ezek. 3:16-21) who can not completely make the rounds in stifle as his readers slipped stylish stupid mistake. His clear-cut conflagration for blameless canon, more for the gospel, prepared even the consideration of unfaithful teaching a heavy interruption on his average (cf. 2 Cor. 11:28). And he and his readers would not be haunting to allot a bulk release if they lost the gospel." (Government department)Once again, why study prophecy?--We are observing and studying not righteous for knowledge:--to learn the celebrated scrape and autonomy of God's promises,--to suffuse a marvel at His self-directed hand from beginning to end,--to fabricate in us an determination so as to hang about graciously and to allot boldly,--to be stimulated.I squeeze a unconditional love of the brethren that we stick strong and thus say yes the standard blessings of God: understanding with Him in light and in truth. As we all go down the skeletal path en route for status, won't it be breathtaking on that Day formerly we are raised to paradise and display chutzpah be no exclusive require for awareness. All chutzpah be intense marine. No exclusive wolves, no exclusive unfaithful canon, no exclusive unfaithful teachers, no exclusive alarms. No exclusive watchmen! Totally a blessed rest and treaty with Jesus. spring
Three Green Beans and Me
Rosemarie Deppe, "Three Green Beans and Me," Ensign, Jul 2005, 19-21
How could tending a garden teach me about God?
As a young girl, I spent my summers with my grandma, and she spent her time in her garden. She didn't have a nice, small garden like other grandmas. She had a "work-hard-and-eat-well" garden. We would get up before the hot California sun and spend hours weeding, watering, and eventually picking. The only thing that kept me going was that once in a while, a fresh breeze rejuvenated us.
My grandma talked a little and worked a lot. I followed her around the garden, but my mind was usually somewhere else. Gardening was for grandmas, I thought. But her smile told me she was pleased as she surveyed our work. She made me promise that I would follow the counsel of President Spencer W. Kimball (1895-1985) and plant my own garden someday.
Sowing Seeds of Obedience
Eventually I had a family of my own, and I decided to plant a garden-admittedly not out of excitement but at least out of a desire to obey the prophet and to keep my promise to Grandma. As soon as I dug up a small area of ground, however, I realized I hadn't paid very close attention in my youth. What had come so easily for Grandma now seemed impossible for me. Did I pick a good location? How should I arrange the rows? How close should I plant the seeds?
I tried to dismiss the need to plant a garden. "What's the big deal, anyway? I can just buy this stuff from the store and save myself all of this work," I thought. But I had made a promise. I called Grandma for reminders and tips, and I began to have a fresh remembrance of our summer days together in the garden. At first, nothing happened-all that work and nothing. But finally, after several weeks, a few plants struggled through the ground and began to grow.
Weeding Out Distraction
Then the kids got sick. Life got busy. The dog ate some of the young plants. Other things seemed more important, and I didn't think much about my garden until my grandma came to visit. I cringed when she asked about it. The walk to the garden seemed long and terrible. When we went outside, I was completely embarrassed by what we both saw. The plants had withered down to nothing, and the weeds were choking out the vegetables. Grandma's silence spoke volumes to me. With disappointment in her voice, all she could say was, "You have neglected your garden."
I had neglected my garden-and my promise to her. I had not cared about my garden until she was there. I knew I had disappointed her. I thought of a thousand excuses, but none of them mattered. "It's hopeless, Grandma. I'm hopeless!"
Cultivating Hope
She looked at my garden intently. She looked at me and then looked back at my garden. "No, it's not hopeless," she said with a comforting smile. "I think there is something in here worth saving." Her eyes settled on a scrawny, pathetic-looking green bean bush. I don't even like green beans very much, but that was the plant she thought would survive.
I would have given up, but Grandma doesn't give up on anything or anyone. She knelt down beside the little plant and began to clear away the weeds. She instructed me about what I needed to do. This time I listened carefully. Grandma believed that this green bean bush had value. It was important that it lived. I began to care about it too. I did not want to disappoint her again.
It took days to bring that little plant back to life and weeks of nurturing and care to keep it going. I'll never forget the day I picked three green beans from that bush-I was thrilled!
Learning about Gardening-and God
Now, many gardens later, I understand what my grandma told me after that experience: "You will understand more about God if you tend your garden."
I wondered what she meant by that. But then I remembered back to a time in college when my life looked like my neglected garden. I was withering. My gospel roots were not very deep. In the garden of my life, weeds were growing everywhere because I had neglected scripture study and prayer and had let other things become more important. I went to church, but I didn't really listen. I made some mistakes, and I knew I needed help.
The walk to the bishop's office-like the walk to the garden with my grandma-seemed long and terrible. I was embarrassed by what my life had become. I felt I was hopeless.
My bishop listened. He looked at me intently. Finally, with a comforting smile, he said, in effect, "No, it's not hopeless. I see something in you that is worth saving."
I began to understand that the power of the Atonement could restore my withered life. I came to know that Heavenly Father doesn't give up on anybody, and I determined to try my best to not disappoint Him.
Just like the revitalizing breeze I had felt in my grandmother's garden, the repentance process restored me. Through the blessings of the Atonement, my withered hopes slowly came back to life. It was a blessing-a blessing just for me.
I now realize that I am responsible for my garden-the garden of my life. It takes daily effort to grow closer to the Lord, just as it takes daily effort to keep a garden. Repentance repairs our mistakes, and the Atonement allows us to keep trying. I have learned that the fruits of the Spirit cannot be purchased from a store; we have to grow them ourselves by following Him.
I have never forgotten how pleased I was to see those three green beans on that scraggly bush long ago. But more important than saving the plant, I came to understand that the Lord sees someone worth saving in me.
The Law of the Harvest
"If a seed can multiply thirty, sixty, or even a hundredfold, what then is my potential if I would but cast out the stones, clean out the thorns, cultivate deeply into the soil for a good seedbed, irrigate, and nourish? It is then that I realize there is no limit to my potential so long as I conform my life to the Lord's law of the harvest. Let me encourage you to draw close to the soil. Have your own experience in planting a garden. Then make application in your own life of this great principle of the law of the harvest."
Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "The Law of the Harvest," New Era, Oct. 1980, 4.
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How do you happen when you manipulate when you're drowning? Honest now, my relatives as well as a relatives honey to us has been going address what I plea "the Job Swamp." For folks different with the story, the near the beginning two chapters of the book of Job relates how precisely Job is attacked by Satan, near the beginning by an unreasonable series of actions that victim Job's source of revenue, his material goods, and his relatives. Unmoving, Job proves his virtue by grave himself out upfront God, praying with the words "bare I came from my mother's womb, and bare shall I return. The Member of the aristocracy gave, and the Member of the aristocracy has busy away; blessed be the name of the Member of the aristocracy." In my possible common sense I would air that is adequate. Job did not sin, nor did he charge God with wrongdoing. But life doesn't ever go the way one expects and Job gets hit a split second time, this time by center afflicted with sores another time his majestic body. That's the Job jet. It's when you put up with been drowning in one bad site at the back of diverse, and decent when you air you possibly will be athletic to tangle a whisper, diverse wave slams down on you. Why would God allow so other bathos in the life of a Christian who truly seeks to rest in Him? I especially don't know. In Job's covering, we get a foretaste late at night the cloak and see two private factors arena simultaneously: God is telling to Satan that faithfulness is not selfish and we learn that Job had some misunderstandings about God's humane that sought-after to be corrected. But, that really doesn't help you, if you are the one going address the Job Swamp, so I desired to typical three fixed orders to help you if you are in a freefall now or when you may find yourself display in the future:1. GOD EXISTS AND JESUS ROSE FROM THE Eleventh-hourThe near the beginning chance may figure a bit quizzical, but it is the top figure important one. Many frank Christians when beforehand a defining moment momentum turn to prayer. For instance diverse defining moment comes on top of the near the beginning, they pray harder. But when that next wave comes and knocks them back under water, that's when people begin to wariness. They may ask themselves "Is God real or are my prayers truly reaching as high as the ceiling? Do I really impressive that Jesus saved me decent so I can go address this?" These kinds of questions come about recurrently in decomposing become old, but folks are the lead wrong become old to be asking such important questions. You never ask the top figure decomposing questions in an excitably charged obtain, while you sparsely cannot air as clearly as when you are tranquil. That's why I put up with available that a overcome when apologetics is so important. If you've wrestled with questions when does God conscious or did Jesus really in a good way from the dead-taking the top figure arduous objections and working address them-then you can at lowest amount vivid folks fears from your common sense.I border on lost my husband when our third son was innate to us, and that was my lead come across. As shortly as I began doubtful in my prayer time, I was athletic to say, "Song, I've worked address folks questions strenuously, and I'm undisputable that the evidence shows display is a God and Jesus did in a good way from the harsh." That classified enabled me to without delay hold back my fears and twist my disgrace to, "I don't know what you're measure Member of the aristocracy, but I know that my aspiration is in you. Can you help me get address this?"2. Supplementary Moral CHRISTIANS Restrain Tread YOUR SwaddleA conventional disgrace in become old of glory is "how can I happen any arrogant of this?" Your demanding group of outdo may be real McCoy, but rest obliged that other Christians put up with gone address each of them and survived. Of course it's setting. I understand it's More or less HARD! But know that people put up with come address some of the top figure decomposing trials and they still accommodate joy in their quantity with Christ. Impediment someone who you can exit with and cry with. Impediment a Christian brother or sister whose walked with the Member of the aristocracy a ache time and ask them to reveal you about their heartaches and how the Member of the aristocracy lengthy them. We can take cream worldly wise that God has worked in the ahead of and He momentum carry out to work.3. NO Article OF GOD'S CAN BE FoiledIn Job's covering, it was when Job confessed his hubris in assuming to know the Lord's common sense that brought an end to his trials. Job 42:2-63 numbers his prayer: "I know that you can do all sound effects, and that no consumption of yours can be stymied. 'Who is this that hides reference not up to standard knowledge?' Therefore I put up with articulated what I did not understand, sound effects too ability for me, which I did not know." That's an important send-up for role tenderness today as well. God's purposes cannot be stymied, and God's purposes are clearly spelled out in the Bible. He is the everlasting Set off of Lights, who image s us every good and true gift (James 1:17). He is the God who loves us so other that He gave His truly begotten Son for our activity (John 3:16).The verse that I hitch to top figure in decomposing become old is Romans 8:31-32, "Having the status of then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be on us? He who did not let off his own Son but gave him up for us all, how momentum he not furthermore with him pleasantly image us all things?" Argue on that for a spell. God knows what loss and pain mean. He had to image up His Son for sinners who were in rebellion on Him. If God would love you adequate to loss His truly Son, then His purposes towards you are nil but good. Do you hurt? For certain, sometimes with a pain that keeps you from stay. But, God momentum with no going back bring maintain to the actions, either arrived or in nirvana.The Christian life is based on aspiration. It isn't the aspiration that comes from abolishing pain in this world, it is the aspiration that in the same way as we see His portico in Heaven, that we would then imagine our construct sufferings are not good enough to be compared to the glories to be revealed display. I know you manipulate when you're drowning and you may never materialize. I pray deeply for you in your pain. But please embrace on. In attendance really is a God, and that channel we put up with a aspiration that transcends this world. Delimit on to that one thing, decent that one thing, and know that all is not lost.
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An uncle or an aunt can express her deep feelings and love for their nephew by posting these happy birthday nephew messages and quotes on their Facebook statuses.NEPHEW HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Nephew Happy Birthday Wishes
* Happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday to nephew and I love you too. I can't imagine my life without you; you're such a good and kind young man I wish you many more birthdays. Enjoy your day nephew!
* Happy Birthday to my amazing nephew, you should be so happy with all the good things coming your way! A beautiful birthday gift for you and of course a lot of prays! Wishing you joy, great health and happiness always!
* I would like to wish my baby boy a very happy 13th birthday. Even though we have gone through a terrible week, I hope and pray that this day will brighten it. I love you and hope and pray for many more years to come and share.
* To my nephew (name) I want to wish you a wonderful birthday, I want you to know what a wonderful phone call that was in 1998 was for me when you made me an Auntie for the very first time. I really enjoyed watching you grow and remembering your first steps and all the fun I had with you. God bless your day. Love you very much.
* Sending the happiest of birthday wishes out to my awesome and cool nephew, you are always in my heart and forever on my mind. I will always love and miss you.
* I would like to wish my gorgeous nephew a very happy 1st birthday. I can't believe the day is here. Where the year has gone I will never know but you have made it an amazing one for us when you came into the world. I love you so much.
* Happy 4th birthday to my only nephew, I can't believe you are 4 now, it's gone too quickly!, we wouldn't know what to do without you, you put the smiles back on faces and make our day special to have you around us, hope you like your gifts what we got you, love you loads.
* Happy birthday to the most wonderful awesome Handsome and great nephew! You make us happy, you make us proud so here's a message clear and loud have the best Happy Birthday ever. You are a star, charming and clever! Love you nephew. It's a remarkable day in your life.
* Happy birthday to my amazing little nephew, can't believe you are 2 already! You really have made our family complete, and I love you so much, have a brilliant day with your lovely parents. Wish I could see you soon.
* Happy 8th birthday to my handsome nephew! You are such a smart funny and sweet boy. I can't believe you are 8 though! I can still remember the exact night when your mommy told us she was pregnant and I couldn't be any happier that my older sister is your mom. Love you honey, I'll see you soon buddy.
* I would like to say a very special happy 5th birthday to my little prince (nephew name) today hope you have a fabulous day and enjoy all your presents you deserve them. I love you more than all the stars in the world.
* It's my first born Nephew's birthday today! He is now a teenager! Omg! I can't believe it...he's my best friend that young man I love him so much! He's always been with me since he was born! He's an auntie favorite nephew & best friend! Happy 13th Birthday! I love you so much and I can't wait to see you in a few days.
* I remember like it was yesterday... I was rushing home after working all night to be with my brother and his wife for the arrival of my nephew. Happy 4th birthday! Just wish I could be there for it.
* Today is my nephew's 2nd birthday! Oh Man I can't believe it! I remember being outside of the operating room and just being so anxious to see his face & seeing him for the first time exceeded my expectations! I love you baby, and thanks to my older brother for bringing in my one and only nephew I have! Give him kisses for me! I love you guys.
* To the youngest of my nephews (name) happy birthday! I want you to know that even though we might not always see eye to eye but I Love you and I will always have your back. You also should know how proud I am of the decent guy you have become.
* Happy Birthday to my nephew and now like a son, I cannot believe you are 22 years old, your dad would be so proud to see how well you are doing and what a great job you do about taking care of your auntie.
* Happy, happy birthday to (name)! What a blessing to have you here after all that you went through....and to have you looking so good, handsome, healthy and strong. Thank you our Creator and have a wonderful birthday nephew. Love you!
* To my nephew (name) as it is your fifteenth birthday today and it is probably the time I told you some things about life that before you may have been too young to hear. I'm proud of the man you are becoming. Your Uncle!
* Seven years ago my wonderful nephew was born on this very day. 2 pounds and 3 ounces, he was so small. He is growing up so fast I can't believe it! Happy 7th birthday! Auntie loves you so very much, have a good day baby.
* Happy Birthday to my handsome little nephew! He is loved by so many people and one of the most important people I know that cherish, adores and misses him is his grandmother. I know he can feel her love and hugs in his heart. Love you.
* Happy birthday to the world's best little one year old man...my adorable handsome nephew... I love you so much little man....I wish I could be there to spoil you and give sweet hugs.
* On this day our family was blessed with a beautiful boy, my only nephew. I am so very proud of the man & father you have become. Happy Birthday young man! May God continue to watch over & bless you!
* Goodness, my nephew is 19 today. I'm starting to get that ancient feeling. Happy birthday wackiness! I'm proud of the man you're becoming!
More fun: Birthday SMS Wishes
POEM STYLE WISHES FOR NEPHEW
* Happy Birthday to my favorite nephew! God Bless You! May today be as special as you are? We love and miss you!
* Happy birthday to my nephew! He is 11 years old today which means he is getting a cell phone from his parents today on whom he will make a Facebook account and have more friends than me by the end of the day.
* 22 years ago today, the prettiest baby in the world was born. Now that pretty baby is all grown up and has 2 pretty babies of his own! Happy birthday to my nephew! I love you and am so proud of the man you have grown to be. Enjoy!
* Today is a special day. It's my oldest nephew (name) birthday! My little baby has grown up on me & now he is 15 years old. I remember driving all the way to the hospital to see you when you were born! Love you nephew.
* Happy Birthday to my very special nephew in my life! Who is exhibiting more strength and courage than I have ever seen this year. I love and miss you dearly.
* Happy Birthday to my favorite smart guy in the whole world! It seems like only yesterday you were 1 week old and peed in my face! 14 yrs later and I am so proud to be able to say that I Love you.
* He came into my life 8 years ago today, never thought I would raise such a respectful, loving, caring, and smart, thoughtful little man! From day one he has made me want to be a better person guess time does fly by when you're having fun.
* I want to say send out a very Special Birthday Shout Out to my Great Nephew, enjoy your day nephew I pray that you get all you asked for :) I still remember the day you came into this world so small now look at you. You will always be the first great nephew.
* I'd like to wish my nephew happy 5th birthday today! Kids do grow up fast! He's such a little blessing and I love that little stinker to the moon and back!
* Happy 30th birthday to my nephew! So hard to believe it's been 30 years since you were born, remember that day so clearly. You have grown to be a wonderful young man, a good husband, father and son. I love you very much and have from the first moment I met you! I'm very proud of you! Enjoy your day!
* 7 years of grace & blessings! Sometimes I've put myself down for not being able to do more but my son's smile and joy are proof to me that God's got it! He would want to be with me if all I had was a cardboard box to sleep in! I love my nephew and I'm so thankful for him being in my life! Thankful that at age 7 he's smart, healthy, strong and oh so witty...sometimes too witty! Lol
* I would like to wish my first born nephew a very happy 16th birthday! I remember the day your mom had you for me. You wouldn't leave my side when you were small now you are a young man! He is only eleven years younger than me, so he's really more like a brother than a nephew and we've always been very close.
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MABON also known as WINTER FINDING in Asatru/Heathenry is upon us today. It's the "second Harvest" and if you were a farmer a time to access how well the crop was this year and celebrate if it was good. It's also a day of balance as today marks when our days have shortened to where the length of daylight and night are equal.
For those seeking more detailed information plenty of people have written about it so I don't want to repeat it. Here are some great sources:
* Paganwicca.about.com (Mabon)
* Citadel of Dragons (Mabon)
* Asatru.org (Winter Finding)
It's a day of subtle change as I see it. It isn't like Yule where things come anew completely but I'm still hoping for a bit of change here in our household. To celebrate we'll be having a mini feast here, some roasted chicken with stuffing, veggies, fresh bread and maybe a pumpkin pie.
For all the crafters out there I want to share "A GREAT LITTLE PATTERN FOR A "CROCHET PUMPKIN from a great designer, PLANET JUNE.
I hope you all have a wonderful day, and share what your plans are for the day!
-VelodyTechnorati Tags: Winter,Mabon,Asatru,Heathenry,Harvest,farmer,Paganwicca,bread,Velody,pumpkin This post was originally posted to TREEGOLD AND BEEGOLD
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This story is the inspiration behind this month's project. Is it an "urban legend" or does it really work? For the next 30 days, we're going to be applying the principles and the practice, testing to see... will it work for us?
HERE'S THE STORY (as told by Joe Vitale):
Two years ago, I heard about a therapist in Hawaii who cured a complete ward of criminally insane patients--without ever seeing any of them. The psychologist would study an inmate's chart and then look within himself to see how he created that person's illness. As he improved himself, the patient improved.
When I first heard this story, I thought it was an urban legend. How could anyone heal anyone else by healing himself? How could even the best self-improvement master cure the criminally insane? It didn't make any sense. It wasn't logical, so I dismissed the story.
However, I heard it again a year later. I heard that the therapist had used a Hawaiian healing process called ho 'oponopono. I had never heard of it, yet I couldn't let it leave my mind. If the story was at all true, I had to know more. I had always understood "total responsibility" to mean that I am responsible for what I think and do. Beyond that, it's out of my hands. I think that most people think of total responsibility that way. We're responsible for what we do, not what anyone else does - but that's wrong.
The Hawaiian therapist who healed those mentally ill people would teach me an advanced new perspective about total responsibility. His name is Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. We probably spent an hour talking on our first phone call. I asked him to tell me the complete story of his work as a therapist. He explained that he worked at Hawaii State Hospital for four years. That ward where they kept the criminally insane was dangerous. Psychologists quit on a monthly basis. The staff called in sick alot or simply quit. People would walk through that ward with their backs against the wall, afraid of being attacked by patients. It was not a pleasant place to live, work, or visit.
Dr. Len told me that he never saw patients. He agreed to have an office and to review their files. While he looked at those files, he would work on himself. As he worked on himself, patients began to heal.
"After a few months, patients that had to be shackled were being allowed to walk freely," he told me. "Others who had to be heavily medicated were getting off their medications. And those who had no chance of ever being released were being freed.' I was in awe.'Not only that," he went on, "but the staff began to enjoy coming to work. Absenteeism and turn over disappeared. We ended up with more staff than we needed because patients were being released, and all the staff was showing up to work. Today, that ward is closed."
This is where I had to ask the million dollar question: "What were you doing within yourself that caused those people to change?"
"I was simply healing the part of me that created them," he said. I didn't understand. Dr. Len explained that total responsibility for your life means that everything in your life- simply because it is in your life - is your responsibility. In a literal sense the entire world is your creation.
Whew. This is tough to swallow. Being responsible for what I say or do is one thing. Being responsible for what everyone in my life says or does is quite another. Yet, the truth is this: if you take complete responsibility for your life, then everything you see, hear, taste, touch, or in any way experience is your responsibility because it is in your life. This means that terrorist activity, the president, the economy or anything you experience and don't like - is up for you to heal. They don't exist, in a manner of speaking, except as projections from inside you. The problem isn't with them, it's with you, and to change them, you have to change you.
I know this is tough to grasp, let alone accept or actually live. Blame is far easier than total responsibility, but as I spoke with Dr. Len, I began to realize that healing for him and in ho 'oponopono means loving yourself.
If you want to improve your life, you have to heal your life. If you want to cure anyone, even a mentally ill criminal you do it by healing you. I asked Dr. Len how he went about healing himself. What was he doing, exactly, when he looked at those patients' files?
"I just kept saying, 'I'm sorry' and 'I love you' over and over again," he explained.
"That's it?"
"That's it."
Turns out that loving yourself is the greatest way to improve yourself, and as you improve yourself, you improve your world.
Let me give you a quick example of how this works: one day, someone sent me an email that upset me. In the past I would have handled it by working on my emotional hot buttons or by trying to reason with the person who sent the nasty message.
This time, I decided to try Dr. Len's method. I kept silently saying, I'm sorry' and 'I love you,' I didn't say it to anyone in particular. I was simply evoking the spirit of love to heal within me what was creating the outer circumstance.
Within an hour I got an e-mail from the same person. He apologized for his previous message. Keep in mind that I didn't take any outward action to get that apology. I didn't even write him back. Yet, by saying 'I love you,' I somehow healed within me what was creating him.
I later attended an ho 'oponopono workshop run by Dr. Len. He's now 70 years old, considered a grandfatherly shaman, and is somewhat reclusive. He praised my book, The Attractor Factor. He told me that as I improve myself, my book's vibration will raise, and everyone will feel it when they read it. In short, as I improve, my readers will improve.
"What about the books that are already sold and out there?" I asked.
"They aren't out there," he explained, once again blowing my mind with his mystic wisdom. "They are still in you." In short, there is no out there. It would take a whole book to explain this advanced technique with the depth it deserves.
Suffice it to say that whenever you want to improve anything in your life, there's only one place to look: inside you. When you look, do it with love. ~Joe Vitale
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