I welcome opportunities to practice what I know. We sure got it in October 2003, with a busload of tour attendees on an overnight excursion. This is a great example of why I’ve learned to look everywhere around me for evidence of happiness, well-being, synchronicity and enough of everything. It’s all a matter of training my mind to respond deliberately and appropriately to whatever is going on in the moment. It’s all a matter of training my mind to see what I’d like to see. . Here’s a great example. In October 2003 we went on our first ghost tour guided by my friend Barbara Dobson of Spirited Adventures. After a stop on the ride up, we all begin to notice a smoky electrical smell coming from inside the bus. The driver had checked out the vehicle and nothing seemed amiss, so we began our trek to our haunted village. Barb was sitting behind the driver, facing our guests and talking as we rode along. I was sitting in the first seat on the opposite side, keeping a watchful eye on the driver’s control panel. We had the door open to expel the bit of smokey smell when suddenly from beneath the control panel to the left front of the driver, there’s a snap and crackle, and a quick flash of smoke. The driver quickly checks everything and doesn’t seem concerned, so I figure it’s under control and the smoke soon subsides.
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16 Nutrition Newbie Tips; accelerated healing of skin cancer
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Lately, I’ve been treating my body better and coming to greater awareness about nutrition and how the body works. Finding that when I fast for a few days, it’s like rebooting the computer: lotsa the errors just seem to correct themselves, as long as I remember when things are going “badly,” that it’s time to reboot. So in March 2002 I fasted a few days and when I decided to eat, I ate some homemade miso soup (easy – hot water and a tablespoon of golden barley miso, a dash of Bragg’s liquid aminos and some scallion slivers on top) for the next two days. Then I wanted pears and apples so I had 2 each the next day. I wasn’t dieting, mind you, I was as usual eating as much as I wanted of whatever I wanted (not my brightest idea the past decade *hehe*) and was thrilled that my body wanted so little and felt so energized without much food intake. Then I began craving tofu and carrots and kale. I’ve been eating tofu 5-6 times a week since then, along with raw salads and sometimes a slice of Ezekial bread and so far my old eating habits are gone. Foods that appealed to me for years just aren’t appealing anymore. Continue reading
The Pleasures of Practicing the Presence
… Practicing the presence …
I’ve been asked what it feels like when I feel connected, so I describe one occasion here for you. I find that nothing floods my body and mind with sensual pleasure as much as devotional meditation, or practicing the presence. I’m interested in our endocrine system and like to experiment with altered consciousness brought about by meditation and conscious thought, in effect “turning on” my neurotransmitters at will. By consciously directing thought — serotonin, melatonin and endorphins are released into my system, allowing me to relax, and feel pleasure flooding through me. I had a neat vision the other day that flooded me with pleasure and evoked a Great Mother kind of image. Continue reading
Never deny someone hope, it may be all they have
I get robbed, a little, the night I was the coldest I’ve ever been.
Brrrrrr. I realize how lucky I have it, having grown up in Florida. I can’t imagine what real cold must feel like. The coldest I’ve ever been is back in January 2000. I’d driven all day to arrive after dark at a home I had in Murphy, NC and when I arrived, it was 15 degrees and snowflakey. I’d picked up groceries in Elijay, GA on my way in. I thought how good a hot shower would feel, and I would heat soup on the stove and the heater would be going by the time I got out of the shower. I came in and went right to the kitchen to set groceries down and get my soup going. I found I had no water! I went into the bathroom and tried that faucet, no water. So much for a shower, much less a hot one. Continue reading
The End of Death As We Know It: What The Crossing Over Experience Was Like As Reported By Those Who Made The Transition
We see it on tv all the time; violent death and painful trauma on the way to it. Movies are filled with it, it’s on tv all day and night, and our generation and our kids grew up with it. No wonder the thought of death strikes fear in most of us! But as usual, what’s shown in the media isn’t necessarily how things are; it’s just what sells tickets. This article is excerpted from a compilation of personal case histories of people I’ve read for. I wanted to share it because I’ve witnessed many times where those who did not believe in an afterlife were surprised with messages from loved ones, although they had been brought up to believe otherwise. I love watching someone experience the dawning of a new understanding as their former, limited belief system crumbles. Continue reading
Her Perception Upon Dying
A channelled message from the nonphysical perspective of one who recently made their transition. This came to me during a telephone reading in response to a daughter inquiring about a beloved parent who had recently passed.
HER PERCEPTION UPON DYING
As you watched my body lapse and fail,
I watched Creation unfold in all its Glory;
As my body contorted as though in pain, all I felt was joyful bliss at glimpsing what lie beyond. My final tears were not in frustration of incapacity, they sprang forth in welcome relief and freedom.
My lack of response concerned you so yet I heard every word and felt every kiss
While my tongue was quiet, my mind’s eye was filled with sights and sensations of such Loving immersion that no words could begin to describe it; so I didn’t even try.
Rather, perhaps selfishly, I chose to slip my grateful shell of a body and merge myself in the brilliant Light and Radiance of that overwhelmingly loving and comforting Presence that so benevolently graced my final days.
Copyright 1999 Andrea deMichaelis
I get a great lesson in the power of my beliefs about eyeglasses
I had a great lesson in the power of my beliefs this morning. As usual on final layout week, I spend extra hours at the computer, creating and revising ads, opening mail, logging in payments, seeing who’s paid and who needs to pay, playing phone tag with a dozen new advertisers getting last minute details, making last minute adjustments to design and layout. So I work well into the night and get up early to begin again. And this morning was no different. I woke up groggy, wishing I could have just a little more sleep, but excited about doing the final touches on the magazine. I note the time on the wall clock – 6:20 am – and sleepily make it into the office. I go over my To Do List and begin making my way down the list. I check email and get a final ad. I respond to a few emails. I place the ad and am about to begin my Table of Contents when I notice my eyeglass case next to the keyboard in front of me. My eyeglass case. Empty, of course. Not because I have them on, but because they’re in the living room next to the couch where I slept last night. Hmmm, how can that be? Continue reading
You are the Vortex
Yesterday was a day of running errands for me, and I was on line at the bank, in the market and at the post office. Being in line is always a lot of fun for me, especially if the radio is on. Yesterday at the post office, we had the whole line bopping to KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Shake Your Booty.” I always talk to people I’m standing in line with and have met some great friends that way. I posted it on Facebook and said, “I went to school with Harry Casey, he’s 60 this year and can still get us dancing in the aisles.” One friend commented that I always seem to find fun, and galpal Joan Crutcher responded, “Andrea doesn’t find fun, she brings fun with her wherever she goes.” And Joan’s right. I am a vortex of fun and I take it with me wherever I go.
Portals and Power Places: A lot of my friends travel to Arizona, Peru, France and India, to sacred sites such as Sedona, Macchu Picchu, Lourdes and Puttaparti. I hear others talk about “there’s a special vortex here or there“ however it’s my experience that I AM the vortex. That WE ARE each the powerful vortex that we seek. It’s interesting; we’ll make a pilgrimage half way around the world before we’ll sit alone with ourself to make the journey within. Go figure. Continue reading