On December 26th, the planet Mercury will appear to move backwards in the sky until January 15, 2010 — a dance it typically does three times each year. Because Mercury rules communication, transportation and technology, many people have an instinctive aversion to these retrograde cycles. But as with a…
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Added by Amara Rose on December 25, 2009 at 1:27pm —
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"The universe is made of stories, not atoms." ~ Muriel Rukeyser
As we enter the year's prime shopping season, stores tend to replace stories as the gift source of choice. I grew up in Paramus, New Jersey, the shopping capital of the known universe, so I understand just how seduc…
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Added by Amara Rose on December 17, 2009 at 2:34pm —
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For me, the Great Remembering began in illness. On a descent to the depths of my being, I found myself throwing my arms around trees and sobbing, feeling their loving embrace. I began talking to crows, paying tribute to their visceral wisdom in a poem that concluded, "A coded conversation/In guttural crie…
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Added by Amara Rose on December 13, 2009 at 10:58am —
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At an age when most performers have hit their peak and may already be on a downward spiral, one rising star has captivated the world — not only with her phenomenal voice, but with her story.
Susan Boyle shot to stardom just before turning 48.…
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Added by Amara Rose on December 7, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Years ago a popular television commercial featured a maternal manicurist who would soften her customers' hands in Palmolive dishwashing liquid. The theme was both arresting and funny. The patron, upon learning the contents of the cuticle-softening dish, would jerk her hand away and gasp: "Dishwashing liquid?" Madge would calmly pat her hand back down, reassuring, "It's Palmolive!"
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Added by Amara Rose on December 3, 2009 at 3:38pm —
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"Start a huge foolish project, like Noah." ~ Rumi
What do a purple sweatshirt hanging from a tree branch, a loaf of freshly baked bread, a dead car engine on a stormy night, and a magical forest cabin have in common? They're just a few of the inspiring stories I frequently share about the role of synchronicity in our lives, and how learning to recognize it, embrace it, and nurture it can be the key to changing the way we live.
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Added by Amara Rose on November 26, 2009 at 2:06pm —
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Offer an ear. The greatest need most people have is to be heard. You can listen someone into healing just by being fully present to receive what they want to share. This is mutual gift giving.
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Offer a hand. When you spot your elderly neighbor out raking leaves, wander over and a…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 21, 2009 at 3:09pm —
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Thanksgiving is about food the way Christmas is about presents. In modern life, neither expresses the true spirit of the holiday — although the potential is there. Because at core level, the real issue is always love.
Is there…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 20, 2009 at 11:09am —
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"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." ~ Helen Keller
Though we live in an increasingl…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 18, 2009 at 3:09pm —
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It's almost that time again in the U.S.: Thanksgiving. We celebrate the Pilgrims' gratitude for the kindness of their Native American neighbors, who taught them how to plant and harvest enough food to survive in a new world. It's an appropriate moment to reflect on what "enough" truly means.…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 16, 2009 at 12:06pm —
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Uh-oh, it's Friday the 13th!
Superstition was terrific as a Stevie Wonder song, but it's not so great as a life pattern.
A society steeped in superstition and a materialistic value system will find it easy to assign anxiety to anything that threatens the status quo. Thirteen is actually is the number of move…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 13, 2009 at 9:00am —
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In the current issue of my e-newsletter,
What Shines, I write about how surrendering to Love, with a capital L, leads to the experience of oneness we simultaneously seek and fear. I quote from Neale Donald Walsch's final book in his…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 12, 2009 at 4:52pm —
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November 11th always signals a transformational gateway. Eleven is the master number reflecting the transmutation of physical to divine. You may have begun noticing 11:11 on digital clocks. This is an encoding that activates our cellular memory of the ascension process that's well underway. Gillian MacBeth-Louthan…
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Added by Amara Rose on November 10, 2009 at 10:13am —
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On November 8th, we enter the next phase of our global evolutionary upgrade, known as the
Sixth Night of the Galactic Wave Movement, according to Mayan scholar Carl Johan Calleman. It's a demanding time, and a bit messy, as planetary birth processes tend to be. But is it cause for alarm?
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Added by Amara Rose on November 7, 2009 at 10:00am —
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My November newsletter delves into our deep yearning to connect, both in cyberspace and 3D. Looking forward to your feedback!
What Shines/November 2009: Living in the Slipstream Continue
Added by Amara Rose on November 2, 2009 at 10:23am —
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In the U.S., Halloween is all about costumes, trick-or-treating, candy and, occasionally, mischief. Few people realize the date also marks a sacred day on the Celtic calendar,
Samhain, ushering in the dark half of the year. October 31st precedes Day of the Dead/All Soul's Day, which takes place November 1-2, honoring those who have cross…
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Added by Amara Rose on October 27, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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Would you take the stairs versus an escalator if the former were somehow enticing? How about if the staircase turned you into an instant pianist?
This brilliant concept originated in Stockholm, where a normal staircase was transformed into a giant piano keyboard. Each stair played a corresponding note on the musical scale, so you could literally step to the beat! The idea fired people's imaginations — so much so that two-thirds more people used the stairs than on a typical day.…
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Added by Amara Rose on October 15, 2009 at 5:57pm —
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Some of the symptoms of becoming "galactic" or fifth-dimensional humans can seem downright weird. Just as we've grown accustomed to (if not comfortable with!) feeling exhausted, wired, anxious, or having strange digestive troubles ... new symptoms arise.…
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Added by Amara Rose on October 3, 2009 at 6:15pm —
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When the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center, I was galvanized to action. The following poured through me that morning:
This IS a Test!
Several days later, I sent out the next message:…
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Added by Amara Rose on September 11, 2009 at 11:27am —
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In Bhutan, GNH ~ Gross National Happiness ~ trumps GNP. Happiness is the ultimate wealth!
Two new articles on happiness now grace my
Examiner.com page:
The pursuit of happiness…
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Added by Amara Rose on August 27, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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