As 2011 winds down and slithers I into the dark and dismal past…I am realizing that many that I have lost touch with for whatever reason, have sent me holiday greetings, which are greatly valued and much cherished. The list is long, and due to the difficulty I have in manipulating my fingers to type appropriately, I determined to just send a notice of my blog-post and trust that you can learn what you wish to from the posts I have been making for the past several months.
The challenges of 2011 for me have been emotionally intense, both fiscally and physically. To rationalize them as a balancing of the learning of life lessons triggered by mistakes of my past ignorance is little comfort, however learning to separate balanced vs. unbalanced behaviors or responses to inappropriate choices (now or in the past) is a way to develop integrity and responsibility, which are delicately intertwined..
In order to become impeccable in integrity, requires being responsible to the inner voice that guides your choices toward balanced or unbalanced thoughts, words, deeds, asking for guidance in recognizing your errors instantly. When an error in judgment of what is right or wrong is made, it is not comfortable to the ego to become instantly accountable for a misdeed, but by paying careful attention you may find that you will seldom if ever have to repeat that error. The corollary is that by not paying attention, you will be presented with the lesson again and again, until you do get the message!!!
As 2011 finished its final days, for millions of American families, there was no Christmas this year. The sad truth is that an increasing number of families simply do not have money for Christmas presents or any other luxuries right now. The number of Americans that fell into poverty set a new all-time record last year and extreme poverty is at the highest level ever measured in the United States. This Christmas, a lot of American families had to decide whether to spend the little money that they do have on food, heat or medicine. All over America, the poor are getting poorer and each year the economic pain seems to get even worse, making Americans aware of a sinister, usurious process by which wealth has systematically been funneled into fewer and fewer hands.
Some predictions of the end-times include warnings of famine, pestilence and plagues, dramatic weather and earth changes of a disastrous nature, etc. and this past year has had more than its share, even in my little corner of the world… from snow changing to spring-like days back to snow again and again, from January through April, killing nearly all of the blossoms on the fruit trees along with excessive rain from January through May that apparently leached out all of the nutrients in the garden soil, an infestation of pests (fleas, spiders, mites, mice – the three cats now seem to have them under control!) an unproductive growing year in the garden and orchard – due to leached out soil nutrients from the excessive rain and encroachment of roots into the garden beds by nearby douglas fir trees, one of my kitties dying of old age, my sister having brain surgery for an aneurism, mother giving up her house and moving into assisted care, breaking of two teeth by once biting into a rice cake and a week later a cracker, probably my worst nightmare is dental work both because of the pain and because I loathe having to pay for someone to cause me that kind of pain… to finally being threatened with no internet access by my ISP because of sending out too many emails that were “unsolicited”…. Most of the emails I get are unsolicited also, but apparently communicating with my contacts approximately once a month with a signature line that had a website link was a red flag to someone, so I stopped sending out any emails and have refocused on doing my blog…that way, if anyone wants to knowing what is going on, they will have to go there to find out…our internet freedoms are being threatened, and we really do need to keep this channel open for free access to the real truth, since the controlled media certainly only gives us the “officially sanctioned version”…when I opened my Firefox browser today, the following message was front and center, “Congress is trying to censor the internet. Help Mozilla fight for a free and open web: Get involved today.”
My post of December 22nd goes into great detail about what is being done to curtail our freedoms, so I won’t reiterate any of that here, you can read it yourself if you choose. Just a few days ago, I finished reading a book by Susan Lindauer, “Extreme Prejudice”.... fascinating, chilling and riveting... took me 4 nights til past midnight to get thru the 500 or so pages, but hard to put it down.. a good education into the mindset that created the Patriot Act, 9/11 and the Iraq war...highly recommend. There are some times when she gets repetitive, but it may be for emphasis on points that are critical. This woman's story is a genuine wake up call for America...reminds me of the attempts to silence any type of dissent or criticism of the functioning of government by anyone who is being heard, I am specifically thinking of Sherry Peal Jackson, Aaron Russo, the people from PQI who were raided by alphabet agencies, etc. we are all considered to be “enemy combatants” and to be silenced or irradicated as quickly and effectively as possible.
Not to leave you with all of the tales of gloom and doom, there were many good things that happened in 2011 as well. A beautiful silky furred Russian blue kitty came to partake of the “sanctuary table” wherein I just can not turn any hungry animal away, and she blessed the household with four beautiful kittens 10 months ago, three of which found good families to provide them permanent homes the fourth has stayed on (yes they are both now “fixed” so there will be no more unexpected kittens…) and these two are now a part of the menagerie of “10 pair of hungry little eyes” that the sanctuary provides daily sustenance for. The two large parrots, a blue & gold macaw and a scarlet macaw (now going through her “terrible twos”) have provided hours of entertaining antics and conversation. After months of special diets and varied approaches that are finally netting positive results, the big white Samoyed dog, Mikasa is finally improving and sleeps through the night without being in distress (thankfully, now I can sleep too!). The black kitty, Ebony is still a bit bent out of shape for being invaded by the two other kitties, but she will just have to make the best of it… and the chickens are happily producing eggs regularly… more than I can eat actually, and they do help keep the bugs at bay, at least outside..
The good family news: my sister, even though she had extensive brain surgery, with an incision going from one ear to the other - her scar is hidden in her hairline, is now doing very well with only one small residual issue, that she has lost her sense of smell… of all that could have been lost, I suspect this is probably one of the best one could hope for. My mother seems to be happy in her new environment and there is less concern that she could fall and be injured without anyone knowing. My grand-daughter graduated from college this summer and is now working as an administrative assistant in the department of Agriculture in Washington, DC.(knowing my views, it’s a bit unnerving, but so many new graduates are unable to find work now-a-days), my grandson just turned sixteen and is doing well in both school and sports, and both of my children are doing well in their careers and have been a great help to me during these lean times, in that I know I will always have a roof over my head, warmth, food and have a place to sleep, so I know that even though times seem difficult – I am aware of the many blessings that are bestowed on me…especially as I reflect on those who have lost their homes, due to the egregious actions of the few that have made them into collateral damage in their quest for wealth and power.
All of that said, with the coming of this long awaited year, 2012, we will now see what it brings. My belief is that, if enough of us focus our thoughts and energies on bringing forth a world with clean air, clean water, clean food and peace, we can make it happen, and this is the time to bring it forth.
I will leave you with these thoughts from Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn, who comes as a Teacher, Friend, and as a member of the Host of Creator God, so that those of you who wish for understanding may find it.
Never underestimate the power of the Human Spirit to survive and create wonderful things—even if they come from the rubble and ruins of a once great civilization. More often than not, the ones on your world don’t appreciate what they have until it is stripped from them in a cold and heartless manner. However, the value of the lessons learned from such experiences is quite priceless in terms of REAL (soul) growth.
Please remember: the REAL treasures are what you take with you when you leave the physical. May your “coffers” be full of all the Joys that come from expanding the awareness of self and helping others to do likewise.
May we all be blessed with a glorious bountifully prosperous and peaceful New Year!
Til next time and next year,
Merlyn
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