Traditions.....
This is the time of year to wish PEACE, JOY and LOVE to all, and say Merry Christmas!!! It is the time to experience Love, Light and Laughter in the sharing of experiences with family and friends.

In today's newspaper there was a cartoon, (not very funny) that depicted a tree approximately 20 feet tall, decorated with many round "Christmas decorations". There are two men standing nearby and one is saying to the other one,
"Christmas tree?!"
"NO, NO, NO!"
"It's now referred to as the well-lit, highly ornamented holiday plant."

Another item tells of a holiday scam that there is an e-mail virus disguised as an e-card from American Greetings' popular BlueMountain.com that advises recipient to download Macromedia Flash Plug-in to see the full card. Clicking on any part of the message launches a browser window and it could download virus malware that will search the hard drive for bank account numbers and log keystrokes when computer users log into financial web sites.

A sign of the times we are in, we say, and let it pass.

I will be the first to wish a Happy Chanukah (Hanukkah) to you if you happen to have the Jewish faith, Happy Winter Solstice if you are of the Celtic tradition, a blessed Ganesha Chaturti to if you if you happen to be Hindu, or even a Happy Kwanaa to you if you happen to have that belief (whatever religion that is, I am not certain), and I am sure there are many more I have not addressed here...

But DO NOT make me give up my traditions. They strengthen the moral fiber of the family and support loving relationships. PLEASE... Let me have my Christmas tree, my Christmas Carols, the school Christmas pagent, with the children all excited to be able play their part for the parents, the Mormon Tabernacle Chior (no I am not a Mormon) and the midnight service on Christmas eve. The Spirit of Christmas depicts the the Gift of Love that our Creator gives to us, and we can accept it along with the Peace and Joy that is a part of this Gift and share it with our fellow man or we can pretend that it is "old fashioned, passe' no longer applicable to us" - you choose.

I contend that since I was born in a country that claims to be founded upon a faith in Christianity and a belief in God, but because we have allowed the fear of offending someone who may have a different belief, our once great country has abandoned that foundation of faith, and sacrificed our belief in the Christ upon the alter of our love affair with political correctness.
WHAT have we become???

The result I see is that America is now foundering. It has been engaged in endless wars, loss of manufacturing jobs due to corporate greed for cheap labor to increase profits for themselves and their stockholders at the expense of the working but shrinking middle class Americans, resulting in a severe economic decline, while our "leaders" try unsuccessfully to bail out the perpetrators with tax payer money which has only resulted the national debt being launched into outer space - now well into the trillions (they tell us it is 10, no 11, no wait it is now up to 12 trillion... and that is without counting the actual figures that would show it to be actually be well into the 80 trillion area - if the entitlement programs were included - which by the way must be taken into account). Is this the gift that we want to give to our children? Whether consciously or not, it IS the gift we have given our children and grandchildren into perpetuity, the gift of an unpayable debt...

It is time to refocus, to allow our hearts to guide us back to our roots and traditions, whatever they may be - and that for me is the ability to openly and clearly wish to everyone Love, Joy, Peace on Earth, Goodwill to ALL men and a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Till next time,
Merlyn

Abundance and your energy account

On the left you can see I've added a photo of my garden as I said I would share with you in my last post.

Some time ago, I promised a coming discussion of abundance and your energy account - so now, here it is.

Since everything is energy, and your abundance is a manifestation of your excess energy, then how you manage your energy will reflect in how you manifest abundance in your life.

Consider this analogy: each morning when you awaken you have been given 300 energy credits for the day. During the next 24 hours, you will use the first 100 of these energy credits primarily for the maintenance of your physical vehicle (nourishing, cleansing, exercising your body and replenishing the cells that have become either damaged, destroyed or that die). The remaining 200 energy credits are then available for you to use in maintaining your family and children, living space, your work, your relationships, your emotional state, your possessions, your pets, hobbies and the life work you are engaged in.

When you become angry, fearful, argue or fight with your loved ones, feel out of sorts, have difficult sleep due to worry or physical pain, or your body becomes ill, it is a signal that you are using your energy credits at a greater rate than you are accumulating them, and therefore you will discover that eventually your abundance is diminished. You may discover unexpected expenses that you will face as a result, such as a car breakdown forcing an expenditure of money you may not have available. You may notice that you feel unable to share your energy with others because you feel that there is just not enough for yourself, let alone to any extra to give any away.

When you are aware of being depleted of energy, refocus your thoughts and become aware of where the energy is going… are you surrounded by possessions that no longer bring you joy or are useful to you… If this is the case, you may find that releasing these possessions will free up energy just by cleaning them out of your space. The energy you save by eliminating the clutter and unwanted items in your space, can be redirected toward creating abundance in your life.

Practice an attitude of gratitude and appreciation for what you do have, it will serve to attract to you more blessings throughout your day. Give from your heart what you find you have in excess, and watch how what you give away returns to you multiplied… whether it is a smile, time, or even a small amount of money to someone who is even more in need than you are.

Another way to guard against excessive loss of energy and maintain what you have is to turn off the nightly news! Most of what is broadcast is designed to instill fear and manipulate your thinking to make you compliant and easily controlled by the powers that be who want to keep control.

The recent “swine flu” scare is a perfect example. All over the news lately is found the drumbeat of "get your flu shot, get your flu shot". Before accepting the jab, consider the information that was shared by Dannion Brinkley in his recent book, “Secrets of the Light” where he talks about the visions he was given in his three experiences with death and the mission he was given to come back and share this information with all of us here on earth.


He was clinically dead three different times, and he passed through the tunnel into the “crystal city" where he was met by 13 beings of light and instructed to come back and share what he learned. One thing that he is telling us, is that death is not something of which to be frightened, which he describes at length in this and his two previous books. More, we need to be concerned with what we may have to face while we are still here in life in our bodies. His visions of the future on earth from his first death experience years ago, the outcome of which are truly in our hands and are not “set in stone”. He resisted sharing them after his first death experience for fear people would think him crazy at that time, so he was given two more death experiences to encourage him to share the information. Specifically he tells of:

The manufacture of computer chips to be implanted in people, world authorities mandating the insertion of chips under the skin of every man, woman and child. A chilling message that these chips could contain software necessary to end a person’s life at the government’s discretion. This would be accomplished by radio activation of the chip causing it to dissolve into a deadly viral material of which it was constructed.

There is discussion of the possible medical benefits, etc. then he goes on…

While chips that may be passed off as a helpful or benign innovation of computer technology wizards, he believes all chips that may be implanted need to be considered with great caution – there is a menacing side of these technologies and we must be aware and beware. The chips could not only give away our identities, but also could end our lives. He calls them chips of mass destruction, and there is an intention to implant them as a part of the process of routine administering of immunization in all babies. The more ominous application of these chips might impinge on the autonomy of our children and grandchildren.

Then he discusses the fact that there are nanites in the syringes administering the swine flu shots. The first shot contains nanites that stay in the body, then combine with the nanites in the second shot… beware of the intentions of those who are in control of the cabal known as medical/pharmaceutical/industrial complex.

Additionally, on this same subject, I have included an excerpt from David Icke’s website and directions to access his 9/6/09 newsletter regarding this “coming pandemic”.

From: FLU IS NOT THE BIGGEST DANGER ... IT'S THE VACCINE By David Icke

The excellent work of people like the American researcher and author, Patrick Jordan, have exposed the unfolding plan to kill vast numbers of people through engineered viruses and vaccines. He says that they have long perfected vaccines that switch off the human immune system and US troops have often been used as guinea pigs.

Patrick Jordan's research uncovers a three-vaccine system that the Illuminati have developed. The first inoculation turns off white blood cells (the immune system); the second injects viruses; and the third switches the immune system on again.

In the middle period viruses are expanding around the body, but the person doesn't feel sick because the immune system is not fighting them. When the immune system kicks in again it unleashes such an assault on the virus cocktail that it kills the body.

This is known as a cytokine storm when the immune system is so overwhelmed that it sends too many antibodies at the same time to infected areas of the body and the body kills itself.

http://www.davidicke.com/content/view/25191

The David Icke Newsletter, Sept. 6th, 2009 "A STRENGTHENED VIRUS AND A POLICE STATE " (Note: This newsletter, along with others going back to 2005, is available to view on www.davidicke.com by logging in and clicking on "newsletter archive" on the left-hand side menu)

I highly recommend that you do your own due diligence, research every where and everything you can to determine whether or not you will allow the foreign substances in the syringe carrying the vaccine and all sorts of other unknown substances to be injected into your body and the bodies of the children that were entrusted into your care when you gave them life/birth/physicality.

Til next time….

Merlyn

Summer's Bounty

It is hard to imagine that summer is 2/3 complete as of today.

My garden, small orchard and two hens are all producing more food than I can consume, and it is time to begin the process of harvest and preserving for the cold months, though they seem to be a ways off -- the feeling of autumn is in the evening air.

It never ceases to amaze me how the lengthening of the days until the summer equinox seems to take so long, while as soon as it passes, how quickly they seem so much shorter!!!

This summer is cooler than the last, and most of my tomatoes have not yet turned from green to red, but squash, beans, salad green, snow peas, onions and the lovely nastursiums to put into my salads are abundant and lush.

My parrot and I ate the peaches from the tree until we had our fill, and now there are three dried quarts which is about the equivalent ten quarts canned... The satsuma plum tree is laden with so many I am not going to even try to estimate how much there will be, and they are just now starting to soften and sweeten, so harvest and drying will begin within probably no more than a week. There is something about tree ripened fruit that is dried at its peak, sweeter than candy and so much more nutritious - drying does not destroy the enzymes or vitamins the way canning does and it is a much simpler process. Next come the apples, which can keep or be dried -- although last year I made several quarts of apple butter that is to die for, so that may happen again this year.

I can only be extremely grateful that Nature tends to be bountifully abundant, especially in the summer. My wish for you is to enjoy the fruits of summer and savor these last few days before the cycle returns to cooler days and the return of winter.

Recently I discovered that someone in Pasadena in Southern California has an urban garden that is producing massive amounts of food. So even in the heart of a large city the joy of being able to grow your own food is possible, and I highly recommend it -- as a hobby, for recreatiion or just for the opportunity to reconnect with the earth. You can actually watch the 10 minute video at this link: http://solari.com/blog/?p=3903 The video inspired me to take a few photos of my garden this morning, so if they come out (I still use an old fashioned camera with film....) I may post one or two here.

Be well, and prosper in the abundance of this beautiful planet that is our home.

Till next time,

Merlyn

Back From the Brink

Health & Wealth - These two issues are front and center in the news lately.
We think about our health, usually when we notice we are beginning to loose it.
We think about wealth as something that is illusive.

We have beliefs that have allowed us to accept that there is nothing we can do about this. Many have decided that the only solution is for the government to step in and take care of "it" for us. Because of this, we are giving up our free will, in exchange for being told what we can and should do or not do.

The government is discussing health care reform, yet the US has signed onto CODEX alimentarius under the UN, which limits the potency of supplements and the availability of natural health remedies, in deference to the pharmaceutical industry.

Billions of "stimulus" dollars are being spent to "bail out" those who made the financial blunders which caused the current economic crisis and the money seems to be going to those who already have it, with little or none "trickling down" to the average person, and we will all (including our children and grand children for generations) end up paying the price through increased taxation.

It is fascinating to me to realize that these things are occuring right now in this country, and even more so because so few people look at these issues and wonder what went wrong, how did we allow this to happen? The belief seems to be rather, that the government needs to take care of us, and therefore we have sold our birthright for enslavement and "security".

Yet beliefs are simply thoughts that are held to be true. Most beliefs were given to us by others before we were able to discern their validity. Yet beliefs can be changed. Your personal experience can provide new information and old beliefs once held to be true can be changed based upon new data.

If your life is not producing the results you would prefer, look at your limiting beliefs, do they serve you or are they blocking you.

Beliefs generate your thoughts -
Thoughts create your reality -
So to change your reality, change your thoughts and to change your thoughts it may be necessary to change your beliefs.

Be aware of your language, what are you speaking into existence...
If you say "I want to be wealthy", the result is that you will continue to "want to be" wealthy, you will never actually be wealthy. It is more supportive of your desires to intend what you want into being, as an example the statement, "I intend to create wealth".

So step back from the brink of the precipice, let the rest of the lemmings fall off of the cliff and take charge of your own reality by making the conscious effort to intend your life into being, from monitoring the beliefs you hold, which generate the thoughts you think, and experience the reality you would prefer.

Until next time,

Merlyn

Choices we make, the paths we take.

Choices we make, the paths we take.

Very early in life, we, at least in these united States, are pulled away from the influence and guidance of our parents into the educational system. It was designed that way. There are as many reasons for this as there are parents, but the chief reason is the economic necessity for both parents to be included in the workforce in order to generate money to provide for what we perceive are our family’s required necessities.

So the children are put into day care as early as possible so mom can go to work, giving up her most important job of all – that of teaching her children how to become responsible and creative citizens, passing on spiritual values and morality as much by example as by setting boundaries and guidelines, instead turning these extremely important tasks over to someone who is paid a pittance to manage 30 or so barely potty-trained toddlers.

An ancient teaching states, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, therefore, train up your child in the way he should go, and when he grows old he will not depart from these ways.

In the absence of the mother’s influence, what values are these young minds trained into? Show up, be on time, stand in line (quietly), follow the leader, do what you are told, and don’t ask questions. A child that asks too many questions, is too creative, too energetic is often labeled ADHD or some other condition that basically means that they do not conform to the norm and therefore require medication in order to be manageable by the overly stressed teacher in an overcrowded classroom.

This is how the government sponsored educational system was set up following the Prussian model to train the worker bee mentality into a major portion of the populace to supply a labor force for the corporate world. As Woodrow Wilson aptly put it, a much larger group (of the population) “a majority must forego the privilege of a liberal education in order to fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks”.

So our children are taught to work hard, get a good education, find a good job so you can get a good retirement after forty years…None of which is any longer working, but we are conditioned to this enslavement by the choices we make based on the training we receive from an early age.

We are constantly making choices that further enslave us, or work toward freeing us from slavery.

Slavery?

Yes, we are no longer free to choose other than to continue on the path we have already chosen, because that is how we were programmed, conditioned, of if you prefer the term “brainwashed”.

The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly administered by its victims. The most perfect slaves are, therefore, those which blissfully and unawaredly enslave themselves.
~Dresden James

Choices have circumstances and consequences.

We choose to save or spend money. We choose to try to emulate the lifestyle of those who we see as successful, etc., etc., and so forth…

Changing habit patterns takes first being conscious of the pattern, then making a decision to make a change, followed by action. Ask yourself a few questions about your habitual daily routine, then see if there are different choices you could make that would help to break the chains that hold you back from your true freedom.

Consider questions such as:
Am I getting up to the jarring sound of an alarm clock at “0 dark thirty” because I just can not wait to jump out of bed, drive in half an hour of traffic (or more) to go to an office and sit in a little box under florescent lights for 8 hours, then go back via the similar traffic to my home (that I have a huge mortgage to pay for every month just to sleep here)?

When I get home, am I energized from the work that I love doing, or am I too frazzled to want to do anything other than sit on the couch, with beer in hand and watch the TV so it can program my mind to go out and spend more money on something I do not really need, so that I have to stay in this endless cycle?

If you want you life to stay exactly as it is, do nothing. If you would like to see improvements, start to ask questions about the choices you are making and where possible, make choices that can provide different results in your life.

Till next time, when we can explore abundance and your energy account…

Merlyn

beginnings.... It IS Energy, Your Energy!

As a newbie to the blogging world, I am beginning at the beginning.

You may well be wondering what the title, It's Energy relates to. It is our life force energy, yours and mine, that we use, exchange, and share with the rest of the planet.

During the course of a life-time, we use our energy to create what we require, in the form of shelter, sustinance, and relationships. When our stores are depleted, we sleep and renew our energy reserves from rest, the food we consume and re-creation. We exchange our energy in the form of work for money, which again we exchange for whatever we require. When we deplete our reserves to an excessive degree, our body will exhibit something we call dis-ease, which can become a chronic condition of illness if we neglect paying attention to the body's early distress signals.

Stress, fatigue, pain, hunger, anger, fear, and sorrow all are clear signals to us to step back, refresh, restore and rebalance our energy.

There are a multitude of influences which serve to distract us from managing, maintaining and preserving our energy. We have been conditioned to believe that if we do not "go-go-go" we are inadequate producers or will fail the "success test".

What we fail to see, is that we are constantly striving to achieve a target, often it is a goal someone else has created for us, that may be unattainable. This creates an imbalance, a disconnect with our soul nature or higher self, because we neglect this aspect of ourselves.

Life is a series of experiences which we have chosen to learn from, and when we do not get the lesson, it is repeated - usually with more intensity - until we finally do. Then we go on to the next one. We are gifted with an alarm system to let us know when we are off track, our emotions. The the emotions we label as positive, (happiness, joy, ecstasy) allow us to experience lightness of being, where the ones we label as negative (fear, anger, rage, sorrow, hate) signal to us we are stepping into darkness.

Light is equivalent to information - truth, whereas darkness is equivalent to dis-information, withheld knowledge often for the purpose of exerting control.

Come back to visit and learn how to assert your personal power, and reclaim the life energy that is yours by birth.

Until next time,

Merlyn