A friend posted a link on Facebook to Jim Morrison: is this ghost picture real? and asked what we thought of it.    I checked and there is no story, just the video, which ends telling you — surprise — the answer is in a new book coming out.    I know my friend was just sharing interesting info and asking what friends thought.  But in matters of the paranormal, I am not one you want to ask if you’re wanting everyone to go along with the herd.  In my job, I get emails all the time with photos and stories, from individuals as well as from publicists. The first thing I look at is what is being sold, in this case a book.  If I had an original pic, I’d check it myself and likely trust no one else’s judgment of it.  I’ve learned even close friends have been known to lie if there’s a dollar in it.  In matters like this, too much doctoring for personal gain goes on so I never care to debate what’s real and what’s not if the point is to stir controversy to sell something.

“You will always receive help within a second of a prayer. To recognize the help, you must see everything in your life from that second on as a part of the answer to your prayer.” –  Caroline Myss

Ma Yoga Shakti invites you to join us at the Friends of the World Gathering from 12 – 4 pm Sunday March 18th. The public is invited to attend this event. There will be live music, dance performances, vendor booths, and food from East and West.  Free admission.  Yoga Shakti Mission, 3895 Hield Rd NW, Palm Bay, FL 32907,  321-725-4024        www.yogashakti.org.   On March 16-18 is a Retreat with Mataji.

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When you notice something bothers you and you keep on noticing it and you talk about it and you look for evidence of it, that is the mechanism by which it continues to bother you.

You attract what you think about, whether you want it or not
When thinking positive doesn’t help
If You Can Pretend For Just One Day, You Can Change Your World
Hanging On To The Wound By Telling The Old Story
Stop Telling That Story: Program Your Inner Dialogue To Propel You Forward
When people don’t know that they don’t know
It’s All Related

The new look

Sunday I began raking and sweeping outside and unearthed a patio that had been long forgotten and overgrown with grass and weeds.  I woke up and went outside first thing to water the new plantings, as usual.  Almost each day I prune something and stick it in the ground to grow, or move a plant or shrub from here to there, so there are always new plantings to water in.  As I let the hose run on the patch of night-blooming jasmine, I began raking the leaves and gravel from the walk outside the sliding glass door to the master suite.  That was when I saw and remembered my good pal Doug Cobb had put a patio down for me in 1997.  I was ready to begin using the patio again and so I swept it down and hosed it off to clean it.  The water settled in several places and I knew I had to raise it up another 4+”  if I wanted the concrete blocks to stay dry and the water to drain properly.  I decided that would be my project for the day.  As it turned out, it only took me an amazingly short 3 hours. Continue reading →

“The person who hurts us, disappoints us, betrays us, angers us is the greatest teacher giving us the opportunity to practice Mastery by providing an opportunity to practice, forgiveness, compassion and kindness.” Dalai Lama

Apparently Sandra Bullock, who formerly had the most perfect nose ever, now has a generic, plain Hollywood nose…  Last time I was this disappointed was when I saw Jennifer Grey years after her nose job.  She was no longer memorable or even second glance worthy…

I’m glad to see you know who has stopped touting himself as a shaktipat conferring guru and become excellent at a job he’s really cut out for and loves.  That’s how you serve the world. If someone can in fact transmit shaktipat to you, they are not likely to talk about it, nor charge you initiation fees at workshops.  But if it uplifts you to go thru the motions, by all means keep flocking to these marketers.

There is an entire world of suffering that goes away when you stop expecting people to treat you fairly, or return a favor, or simply be courteous and respectful or return a call, do the right thing, etc. And when you are no longer attached to that, amazingly you begin to be treated better. Expect it.