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Three Macon East senior athletes signed their letters of intent to play collegiate sports on November 14. Madisyn Kennedy is the first MEA student to sign with an SEC school. She committed several years ago to Mississippi State and is looking forward to her future as part of the Bulldogs softball program. A three-sport athlete at Macon East, Madisyn has racked up state championship rings in both softball and volleyball. Playing varsity in both sports since 7th grade, Madisyn's work ethic on the field and court is the same as in the classroom. She currently serves as the President of the National Honor Society. Named AISA All-Metro player of the year in all three sports, Madisyn remains humble in all of her accomplishments and is a positive leader in the Lady Knights sports program.
TJ James, who joined the Lady Knights program just last season, also signed to play softball at Coastal Alabama Community College in Monroeville. Following a streak of 7 home runs in one tournament last season, TJ was recruited by Coastal Alabama and said it was a good fit for her. TJ was a part of the 2018 team that reclaimed the state title for Macon East.
Tucker Neven, who returned to Macon East last year after several years away, signed to play baseball at Lawson State Community College. Having just led the Knights football team to the semifinals as quarterback, Tucker is ready to hit the diamond and begin preparing for the 2019 season. The Knights have won back-to-back AISA state titles in baseball and will be seeking a third this year. Tucker was 10-1 on the mound for the Knights last year and plays outfield when he isn't throwing. Tucker also led the team at the plate. All of these student athletes are representative of the strong work ethic and leadership that is fundamental in Macon East's athletic and academic programs.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2018-12-12T18:33:03+00:00November 15th, 2018|Baseball, News and Events, Softball|0 Comments
Baseball & Softball Teams Receive State Rings
The 2018 Macon East Academy Varsity Baseball & Softball teams both ended the year as the AISA AA State Champions. A ring ceremony was held for each team at the annual Night with the Knights kick-off event to the season. For Coach Bob Picket and the baseball team, it was a back-to-back title win at Paterson Field. The Knights capped their 39-8 season sweeping rival Autauga Academy in the state finals. Coach Glynn Lott's softball team reclaimed the AISA AA state title in dramatic fashion. The Lady Knights were 4-1 in the state finals at Lagoon Park winning a tie breaker game over Pickens Academy. Overall the team had an outstanding 57-12 season and graduated just 1 senior. Macon East made the move back to 3A this year, but both teams have the talent and depth to vie for state again in 2019. Macon East Academy athletes have won 16 state championships in the last 7 years (baseball 2, basketball 2, softball 6, volleyball 6).
By Jill Wyrosdick|2018-09-19T17:01:47+00:00September 19th, 2018|Baseball, News and Events, Softball|0 Comments
Back to Back State Champs
Bob Pickett and his varsity baseball team did exactly what the set out to do from the first day of practice in 2018, bring the AISA AA State Title home again for a 2nd consecutive year. Going 39-8 for the season, the Knights were solid all year with depth in their pitching and consistency on the defense. Winning the Area and receiving a bye through the first round of playoffs, the Knights swept every playoff series including the championship series vs. Autauga Academy (8-3, 4-3). Going 10-0 on the mound, Macon East's star catcher since 9th grade, became Macon East's star pitcher in the 2018 season. Drew Baker, tournament and team MVP, will continue to pitch at the collegiate level for Chipola Community College in Marianna, FL. The return on JC Ceman, Tucker Neven, and Brock Taunton to MEA, as well as the addition of KC House, Dustin Jones, and Kellen Ward gave the Knights the extra talent they needed at the plate and in the field. The Knights will graduate 9 seniors from the 2018 team, but with a host of juniors and sophomores there is still plenty of talent to lead the team as they make the leap back into 3A competition in 2019. KC House, Tucker Neven, and Brock Taunton joined Drew Baker as members of the AISA AA State all-tournament team with several clutch hits and a game winning performance on the mound in game 2 by Neven. Representing Macon East in the AISA All-Star game on June 4, are seniors Drew Baker and Parker Agnew. Neven, Taunton, and JC Ceman will play in the junior all-star game on the same day at Paterson Field.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2018-06-04T18:19:14+00:00May 9th, 2018|Baseball, News and Events|0 Comments
2018 Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Banquet
The 2018 Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award banquet was held May 3 at Frazer United Methodist Church. The objectives of the program are to recognize Christian leadership in athletics and to encourage and inspire others to emulate the man whose memory is perpetuated by this award. Since 1959, the Hitchcock Award has grown stronger each year in expressing the true Christian principles of the YMCA. The qualities of a Hitchcock nominee are strong personal character, dependability, 100% effort, team leadership, church leadership, school activities leadership, and scholastic leadership. Each Montgomery area school nominates senior athletes who possess these qualities. From this group of outstanding athletes, one female and one male are chosen to receive the coveted Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award.
This year's nominees representing Macon East Academy were Logan Goree and Madison McKee. Logan is a three sport athlete who has lettered in football, basketball, and soccer. He was a member of both Macon East AISA AA state basketball championship teams. He also participated on the AISA All-Star team in both football and basketball. Madison is a two sport athlete at Macon East lettering in volleyball and softball. She helped lead this years team to recapture the AISA AA state title and will continue her softball career at Faulkner University.
Each year select freshmen are also recognized for their outstanding qualities in athletics, the classroom and community, as well as their potential to be future Hitchcock award nominees. Georgia Blaze and Tanner Moore were selected as Macon East's freshman certificate winners for 2018. Georgia is a Knights cheerleader and plays volleyball, basketball, and softball. Tanner participates in football, basketball, baseball, and the fishing team.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2018-05-16T16:53:58+00:00May 5th, 2018|Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, News and Events, Softball, Volleyball|0 Comments
Senior Athletes Recognized
Macon East recently recognized the senior athletes participating in spring sports. The golf team's Bryson O'Malley is a 15 year student at Macon East and will attend Ole Miss in the fall. He and his father Mike O'Malley have led the golf team for several years. The softball team's only senior player, Madison McKee is a 2 year student at Macon East and will continue her athletic career next year for the Faulkner Eagles. The Lady Knights have had another outstanding season and will vie to recapture the state title again this season. The Knights varsity baseball team recognized nine seniors who have led the team to another winning season and a bye through the first round of playoffs. The team is seeking a repeat as the AISA AA state title holder. Seniors include Parker Agnew, Drew Baker, Dawson Bell, Nick Fitzgerald, KC House, Jalen Howard, Blake Padgett, Wesley Pugh, and Kellen Ward. Baker will continue his baseball career at Chipola College in the 2019 season. The soccer program honored six seniors from the girls and boys varsity teams. Hannah Johnson, Colin Harris, Travis Moody, and Jackson Vinson have been integral in building the Knights program, while Bailey Dees and Taylor Watkins joined the Lady Knights team this year. The Soccer teams both made it to the playoffs again this year and ended their season at Tuscaloosa Academy. Macon East is proud to recognize the accomplishments of these seniors on and off the field.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2018-05-02T17:29:29+00:00April 18th, 2018|Baseball, Golf, News and Events, Soccer, Softball|0 Comments
Drew Baker Signs to Play College Baseball
Macon East Academy senior, Drew Baker, signed to play baseball with Chipola Community College in Marianna, Florida as a pitcher. Chipola won the Junior College National Championship last year and had 5 players taken in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft. Chipola is thought to be the #1 junior college in the nation for baseball. Going into his senior year, Drew was 5-2 on the mound. with 21 strikeouts and just 6 hits in his junior season. Drew, Macon East's starting catcher, will take a more prominent position on the mound this year for the Knights. At the plate as a junior, Drew hit 396 with an on-base-percentage of 455, scoring 15 runs, 37 RBIs, 13 doubles, 46 hits and 2 home runs in the lead off position. Drew was named AISA All-Metro Player of the Year. At catcher, he posted a fielding percentage of 961 and helped lead the Macon East team to their first State Championship in 13 years.
In his sophomore season, Drew's batting average was 402, with 14 runs, 23 RBIs, 43 hits, 2 home runs and an on-base-percentage of 453. At catcher his field percentage was 981 with 21 runners caught stealing. Drew is the last player at Macon East who was part of the 2015 State Runner-up team where he started as a freshman behind the plate. Drew has been part of 93 wins as a Knight. Joining Drew at the signing ceremony were his brother (Chris Ivey) and sister (Ashley Ivey), both of whom played baseball/softball for Macon East and signed to play at the collegiate level.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2017-12-04T18:08:57+00:00December 4th, 2017|Baseball, News and Events|0 Comments
Two Macon East Athletes Named Player of the Year
Macon East baseball and softball teams ended their seasons as the AISA AA State Champions and State Runner-up. Leading the teams were catcher Drew Baker and short stop Madisyn Kennedy, recently named the Montgomery Advertiser's AISA All Metro Player of the Year for baseball and softball. Baker's state champion team finished the season 33-13 with Baker behind the plate at catcher. In 6 appearances on the mound, Drew was 3 and 1 with a 2.15 ERA. At the plate, he hit an impressive .396 with a .455 on base percentage and 37 RBIs. The dynamic catcher/pitcher has earned himself a spot on the Chipola College team for the 2019 season. Drew was also named to the AISA All State 2nd team. Benched due to a knee injury, Drew was a member of the Macon East state champion basketball team. Going into his senior season, Drew plans to lead the Knights back to the state playoffs working behind the plate and on the mound.
Madisyn Kennedy enters her junior year committed to play in the SEC at Mississippi State in 2020. Also named 1st team in AISA All-State, Madisyn hit .486 in the 2017 season including 10 home runs and a .540 on base percentage. She knocked in 77 runs and scored 69 in the Knights 63 game season. Finishing the year 51-12, the Lady Knights lost the state championship game to Autauga after a 5-year reign as the state title holders. A star on the volleyball and basketball court as well as the softball field, Madisyn is an all-around outstanding athlete and scholar in the classroom. This junior powerhouse has two more seasons with the Knights before becoming a Bulldog, and she intends to add to her state champion ring collection.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2017-08-22T20:56:19+00:00August 22nd, 2017|Baseball, News and Events, Softball|0 Comments
Macon East Baseball Takes State
The Macon East varsity baseball team swept Clarke Prep at the AISA AA state tournament at Patterson Field to bring home the championship trophy. The Knights went 33-13 for the season and won their Area with a record of 6-0. With a bye through the first round of playoffs the Knights hosted Escambia in round two and Autauga in round 3. Losing one game in each series, Macon East picked up the tie breaker win to advance to the championship series with Clarke Prep. With a crowd of Macon East fans cheering them on, Coach Pickett and his team took game one 8-4 and shut out the Gators 6-0 in game two with Kohner Massey on the mound. This was the first state championship win for the Macon East baseball program since 2004, and a sweet victory following a loss in 2015 to Edgewood at the state tournament. Seniors Connor Davis and Will Dowe combined for nine RBIs to lead Macon East at the plate. As relief pitcher, Mason Wray came in to game one earning him the win. A group of seniors made up the Knights all-tournament team: Will Dowe, Kohner Massey, Mason Wray and tournament MVP Connor Davis. Davis was 4-for-6 with four RBIs, three runs, and two doubles in the sweep. Coach Bob Pickett knew that this could be the Knights' season to take it all, and they never let up on the goal of getting to State one game at a time. Pickett credits Coach Jim Brantley rejoining the program at pitching coach as a major part of the team's successful season.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2017-05-16T18:51:44+00:00May 12th, 2017|Baseball, News and Events|0 Comments
Jimmy Hitchcock Award Nominees
Seth Meadows and Alex Wyrosdick were honored to represent Macon East Academy this year as nominees for the prestigious Jimmy Hitchcock Award. Since 1959, the YMCA of Greater Montgomery has recognized Christian leadership in athletics through the Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award. The banquet, held each year at Frazer United Methodist Church, honors area seniors nominated by their school who possess the qualities of strong personal character, dependability, effort, team and church leadership, school leadership, and academic excellence. Alex and Seth both stand out among their peers at Macon East as outstanding students in the classroom as well as leaders in their sport, church, and community. The YMCA also acknowledges high school freshman who possess these same qualities and aspire to one day be Hitchcock nominees. This year's freshman certificate recipients from Macon East were Emily Claire Lott and Jake Wyrosdick.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2017-05-16T18:22:09+00:00May 5th, 2017|Baseball, Cheerleading, News and Events|0 Comments
Wendy's Heisman Honorees Selected
Two Macon East Academy seniors were selected as School Winners for the Wendy's High School Heisman. Seth Meadow and Alex Wyrosdick were recognized by this prestigious program for their hard work and dedication in the classroom, on the field, and in the community. These students are known by their teachers and coaches for their commitment to excellence. Since 1994, Wendy's and the Heisman Trophy have honored more than 600,000 of the nation's most esteemed students.
By Jill Wyrosdick|2017-04-26T17:22:32+00:00November 2nd, 2016|Baseball, Cheerleading, News and Events|0 Comments


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Kueh seri muka, lepat pisang, jala emas, putu mayam and definitely the famous porridge, bubur lambuk.
Are some tasty delicacies available throughout the month of Ramadan.
Though Ramadan does sound like it is a sombre month, it is also a celebration of many things.
Observed by Muslims throughout the world, Ramadan is when Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and indulging in excessive or ill-natured conduct, from dawn to dusk. It teaches one patience, perseverance and reflections of spirituality.
The Ramadan month, too, brings with it much flavours. In Malaysia, Ramadan is greeted with a riot of colourful and tasty foods.
Every state in Malaysia will have several designated places where stalls selling various delicacies and drinks for buka puasa (breaking of fast). These sites are commonly known as Bazaar Ramadan.
Spoilt for choice, visitors to the Bazaar will be surprised at the wide variety of foods on offer.
Usually, stalls open as early as 4 pm, when sellers start bringing in their wares. There are stalls selling fruits, drinks, foods and it will be a hive of activity with sellers arranging their foods, some grilling fish, with the smoke blowing gently in your eyes.
Sometimes, especially on a hungry stomach (!) it is difficult to make choices of what to eat and drink for buka puasa. One wants to buy everything. It is such a great temptation with so much wonderful foods!
The best part about Bazaar Ramadan is everyone takes the time to see the sights and breathe in the delicious, tempting smells. There are a lot of choices, and most everyone living nearby a Bazaar Ramadan takes the opportunity to visit the place.
The prices are affordable, and everyone can visit the bazaar. Just get ready for the thronging crowd, long queues, (sometimes) shouting frenzy and a truly local atmosphere.
Bazaar Ramadan – great food, great ambience and so many great choices!
Here's wishing Happy Ramadan, everyone!
Sure , Bazaar Ramadan is really great. Any food that u want ,U can get it easily.But be sure to wear a mask in crowded area.
Great!Thanks Liza, for the sage advice:) Bazaar Ramadan is really a great place, wonderful food, many choices and many people come visit it. Have fun!
Hey nana! this is a great post. Can we link and republish it on our blog please?
It's a great piece on we look at bazaar ramadan! awaiting ur reply.
I love to go to Pasar Ramadhan. Normally, I will try to find the best Ayam Percik and ayam golek around. Where exactly the best Pasar Ramadhan in Klang Valley area exactly? I heard Paya Jaras in Sungai Buloh is the best with many-many choices of good food.
Great you like the ramblings:) Cool, feel free to republish it on your blog, oh. Remember to give credits to Tourism Malaysia (blog), too!
BTW what happened to this blog for the last couple of days? I couldn't get thru.


Like most great stories, Peggy's Skylight started with love - a love of jazz and great music. As jazz musicians, ourselves, we've performed as 'Me & Mr Jones' in many venues and around the world, but one thing that always struck us about home, is that although Nottingham is an amazing city with such incredible musical talent, it lacked a fantastic jazz venue that puts great sound quality at its forefront.
Nottingham's music scene is thriving more than ever before, but we wanted to create a space where the region's jazz and blues musicians could call home - a space that not only served the most heart-warming dishes but also had the tastiest treats for the ears too.
Join us on a journey from New York to Damascus.
Duke Ellington and his orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong; Just some of the greats that became known as the Jazz Ambassadors flew to the Middle East on an extensive tour. It was to be an adventure of sublime music, fantastic flavours and great people. And it's this famous tour that was our inspiration for Peggy's Skylight.
Featuring stunning interiors moving from a 1930's tea room at the shop front through to a Middle Eastern styled auditorium where vintage theatre seating sits alongside bespoke dining furniture dedicated to our customers comfort. Join us on a journey into sound and explore the variety that contemporary music can provide.
Our menu takes you on a culinary adventure too. Taking inspiration from Lebanon, North Africa and Cyprus, following in the footsteps of the Jazz Ambassadors and replicating some of the dishes they might have encountered on their travels.
So sit back, relax, and allow yourself to be immersed in an enchanting jazz adventure.
In the 1950s, Charles Mingus hung out with Allen Ginsberg and others at socialite Peggy Hitchcock's upstate house in Manhattan, where Peggy had a skylight she wanted to replace with blue aircraft shield plastic. She wanted nothing less than a permanent blue sky to gaze upon.
Sadly, she was never allowed the building permit, so Mingus wrote her a consolation song and called it, "Peggy's Blue Skylight." After uncovering several skylights within the venue, we thought it was the perfect homage to Mingus' composition.


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"""
kombu.pools
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Public resource pools.

"""
from __future__ import absolute_import

import os

from itertools import chain

from .connection import Resource
from .five import range, values
from .messaging import Producer
from .utils import EqualityDict
from .utils.functional import lazy

__all__ = ['ProducerPool', 'PoolGroup', 'register_group',
           'connections', 'producers', 'get_limit', 'set_limit', 'reset']
_limit = [200]
_used = [False]
_groups = []
use_global_limit = object()
disable_limit_protection = os.environ.get('KOMBU_DISABLE_LIMIT_PROTECTION')

class ProducerPool(Resource):
    Producer = Producer

    def __init__(self, connections, *args, **kwargs):
        self.connections = connections
        self.Producer = kwargs.pop('Producer', None) or self.Producer
        super(ProducerPool, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def _acquire_connection(self):
        return self.connections.acquire(block=True)

    def create_producer(self):
        conn = self._acquire_connection()
        try:
            return self.Producer(conn)
        except BaseException:
            conn.release()
            raise

    def new(self):
        return lazy(self.create_producer)

    def setup(self):
        if self.limit:
            for _ in range(self.limit):
                self._resource.put_nowait(self.new())

    def close_resource(self, resource):
        pass

    def prepare(self, p):
        if callable(p):
            p = p()
        if p._channel is None:
            conn = self._acquire_connection()
            try:
                p.revive(conn)
            except BaseException:
                conn.release()
                raise
        return p

    def release(self, resource):
        if resource.__connection__:
            resource.__connection__.release()
        resource.channel = None
        super(ProducerPool, self).release(resource)

class PoolGroup(EqualityDict):

    def __init__(self, limit=None):
        self.limit = limit

    def create(self, resource, limit):
        raise NotImplementedError('PoolGroups must define ``create``')

    def __missing__(self, resource):
        limit = self.limit
        if limit is use_global_limit:
            limit = get_limit()
        if not _used[0]:
            _used[0] = True
        k = self[resource] = self.create(resource, limit)
        return k

def register_group(group):
    _groups.append(group)
    return group

class Connections(PoolGroup):

    def create(self, connection, limit):
        return connection.Pool(limit=limit)
connections = register_group(Connections(limit=use_global_limit))

class Producers(PoolGroup):

    def create(self, connection, limit):
        return ProducerPool(connections[connection], limit=limit)
producers = register_group(Producers(limit=use_global_limit))

def _all_pools():
    return chain(*[(values(g) if g else iter([])) for g in _groups])

def get_limit():
    return _limit[0]

def set_limit(limit, force=False, reset_after=False):
    limit = limit or 0
    glimit = _limit[0] or 0
    if limit < glimit:
        if not disable_limit_protection and (_used[0] and not force):
            raise RuntimeError("Can't lower limit after pool in use.")
        reset_after = True
    if limit != glimit:
        _limit[0] = limit
        for pool in _all_pools():
            pool.limit = limit
        if reset_after:
            reset()
    return limit

def reset(*args, **kwargs):
    for pool in _all_pools():
        try:
            pool.force_close_all()
        except Exception:
            pass
    for group in _groups:
        group.clear()
    _used[0] = False

try:
    from multiprocessing.util import register_after_fork
    register_after_fork(connections, reset)
except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
    pass


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⇠ Feeling Betrayed: Emotions, Archetypes and Recovery, 1 What is Personal Growth, Really? #1 ⇢
Feeling Betrayed: Emotions, Archetypes and Recovery, 2
March 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · feeling betrayed
As we described in the first part of "Feeling Betrayed", betrayal can be a devastating experience. So, how could anything good possibly ever come from it?
Often, discovery of betrayal is a huge emotional blow. Before anything can occur to bring an individual back into the flow of life after a major betrayal, this enormous impact must be acknowledged and accepted.
The individual must get past denial or splitting off of the grievous emotional pain. He or she must also get past the temptation to pass punishing — and unjust — judgement on him- or herself for being the victim of a betrayal.
Seeing Oneself in Betraying Relationships
We can learn a great deal about ourselves in the process of understanding how a betrayal comes to occur in our lives.
Sometimes feeling betrayed arrives with no warning, and nothing in the relationship that led up to it, but most often, this is not true.
Acts of betrayal often occur in relationships of one kind or another where weaknesses go unacknowledged. That is to say, that the relationship may have aspects of which we are unwilling to become conscious. For instance, in a marital relationship, one or both partners may compartmentalize, showing one aspect of who they are in the marriage, and another, quite different, outside.
To deal with betrayal is often to be in the realm of shadow. Betrayal forces us to quit idealizing the other. Yet it also makes us less naive or idealizing about ourselves. I may be taken past sunshine illusions, and realize how my denial, my complexes, my deep childhood yearning to be loved at any cost, may have all helped to set the stage for the devastation of betrayal.
A Meeting with Our Instinctual Selves
If we can stand to see it, betrayal can often lead to encounter with our core and instinctual selves, which are non-rational, but very real.
Often, in retrospect, the individual recognizes that the unconscious instinctive self warned of the betrayal prior to its occurrence. Dream images, or even a direct voice urging the individual to "pay attention to John (or Jane)" are typical warnings from the unconscious. Many individuals who ended up in betrayal situations recount having such warning experiences.
Connection with these instinctual aspects of the self can lead us to a different understanding of who we are, and a different journey through life.
Self-Honesty and Self-Acceptance
Betrayal represents a threat to the integrity of the self, leading to self-devaluation. To see beyond the betrayer's rejection to the love of oneself, as one is, is often the call of the self in the midst of the pain of betrayal. This entails accepting our vulnerable, flawed selves, and the recognition of how much we yearn for love, and how fundamental it is to us. This painful journey is essential.
Betrayal, Self-Betrayal and Power
Self-acceptance in the light of betrayal can take us deep into vulnerability and shadow. Betrayal in our adult lives may take us to fundamental issues rooted in early life.
Professor Arno Gruen of Rutgers writes of how, deprived of basic love and the security of true acceptance at an early age, a child can be forced into destruction of the true self and pursuit of power and social status. This requirement to betray self by surrendering autonomy to get the "love" of those who wield power over us can lead to self-hatred. A betrayal later in life can reactivate intense feelings around early self-betrayal.
The depth psychotherapy of individuals in betrayal situations focuses on compassionate acceptance of our frail, needy selves, and our need to move into our lives from that place of self-love and deep acceptance.
Brian Collinson, Psychotherapist and Jungian Analyst
PHOTO: © peasap ; Porsche Brosseau ; lilivanili
© 2015 Brian Collinson, 2238 Constance Drive Oakville, Ontario (near Mississauga)
True Identity and Healing: Depression and the Unexplored Self
What is Self Doubt? Depth Psychotherapy's View of How to Cope
Fear of the Future and the Need for Meaning, 2
The Psychology of Spirituality and the Second Half of Life, Part 2
Dealing with Death of a Parent

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Interview: Rog Walker on "A Love Story"
I've never really been into Valentine's Day. I think I've actually only celebrated it once in my life…with an ex-boyfriend, who cooked for me and we watched movies. Which is basically what we did all the time…so ok, I guess I've never really celebrated it.
Meet my good friend and photographer extraordinaire: Rog Walker. You might remember him from a recent post - does this jog your memory?
He's never really been one to celebrate Valentine's Day either. Oh wait, there was that one time: "I think I was 16 and my friend and I decked out his parents' house," Rog recalls. "We got some Hypnotiq and that red stuff, what's it called? – I don't even drink – and we had our girlfriends over. I didn't even really like the girl that I was with, I actually liked my friend's girlfriend [laughs]. The only thing I remember about Valentine's Day prior to that is those little heart-shaped candies with the sayings on them. I was so socially awkward, I never had a valentine growing up. I mostly spent Valentine's Days with crushes, not valentines."
To honor the day his way, Rog put together a photo story - "A Love Story" - that will debut tomorrow on Valentine's Day proper.
BRACE YOURSELVES FOR AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW PIC...
Don't expect a classic love story though (duh) – this is not a piece for the conventional or the nostalgic or the mushy. He explains: "Valentine's Day is traditionally about love, and when we think about love we usually think about people in love with other people. I wanted to take a look at love from a different perspective: of loving something. As [the photo story] progresses, you see the people in the couple falling more in love with who they really are as individuals – with their own identities – and as this happens it causes them to grow more distant."
This is obviously something you've experienced firsthand?
"As I've come to find my identity and who I am, I've definitely gotten pushed away by people – because of the way I dress...the career path I've chosen...the priorities I've made. I've spoken with other people, other artists who have gone through the same thing – so I wanted to create something that those people could relate to. [My last relationship ended] because she wanted the norm; she wanted to get married and have a husband. By me choosing to be me – by me choosing my art - we fell out."
Crap, so do you think it's impossible for an artist to be romantically involved with another artist?
"I don't think it's impossible. [As an artist] you just have to find somebody who is as secure in his or her identity as you are. I did some research a while ago about why super creative people…icons…have sucked at relationships. I'm looking at all these people – Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, [photographer] Richard Avedon – and I'm noticing that when you're an artist and you're all about your identity as an artist, that consumes your whole life. If something doesn't fit into that world, then it doesn't fit into your identity. With Mozart, whose wife's name was Constance, they worked really well together. But if you research her you'll find that she was a composer as well. Artistic identities have to cross in a complimentary way or [the relationship] will fall apart."
Best love songs ever?
1. Kate Nash, "Nicest Thing" -
2. Bob Marley, "Is This Love"
3. Lauryn Hill "Nothing Even Matters"
"That Kate Nash song puts me in freakin tears," Rog says with a head-shake. "My favorite line is something like: 'I wish that you knew when I said two sugars, actually I meant three.' That's what I want...I long for that."
Check Rog's website (CLICK HERE) – "A Love Story" will be up tomorrow.
Photo subjects: Kadeem Johnson (CLICK HERE) & Nicole Alyse (CLICK HERE)
really enjoyed this.
Mihal said...
many thanks jasmine :)
Kirstie. said...
This has me crying as I read it. It explains so much of how I feel. Being an artist is one of the most beautiful and powerful forces but it can leave you feeling soo lonely.
-Kirstie


Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When you add a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device or on Apple servers. When you make a purchase, the Device Account Number, along with a transaction-specific dynamic security code, is used to process your payment. Your debit and credit card numbers are never sent to merchants. To pay in stores that accept Apple Pay, just hold your Apple device near the card reader with your finger on the Touch ID/Home button (or enter your passcode) and wait for the terminal to process the payment. Using Apple Pay on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch is the safer and more private way to pay.
Setup is easy. Just go to the Wallet app on your Apple device home screen (or go to "Settings"). Tap on "wallet & Apple Pay", then "Add Credit or Debit Card." Enter your card information, and you're ready to go! You can add up to 8 debit or credit cards to Apple Pay, and then select the card you want to use when it's time to pay.
If you choose, you can authorize purchases with the touch of a finger. With Touch IDTM, your unique fingerprint stored in the Touch ID feature is used to complete the payment. On your Apple device, go to "Settings" then "Touch ID & Passcode." Follow the instructions and you're all set. It's easy, secure, and convenient!
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Find the app pre-installed on your phone or download it from Google Play. Then, sign in to your Samsung account.
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What is the difference between iFrame and DIV layouts?
An iFrame layout is like a mini website, it has pages that you can go between. For example, there might be a button you click on to see information about a person or their friends. As it is a mini website, you need somewhere for the pages to go on the internet, that is why you must set up hosting from places like freewebs.com and that is where you also go to edit the text on the pages.
A DIV layout doesn't have any pages, not even one. It is simply a 'text box' that you type into directly from your IMVU page, it require no hosting or going off IMVU.
I think my explanations above just show alone which one is easier, I recommend that while an iFrame layout is fancier, if you do not understand HTML and aren't confident with it, stick to a DIV and learn some skills before going up to an iFrame.
It's too hard! I don't understand the iFrame or DIV layouts! Can you just do it for me?
Nope, people have lives I cannot do personal installs and setting freewebs.com accounts all day.
Can you make a layout that looks like that, says this or has a picture of so-and-so?
May I request a personalised layout from you? I will pay!
When will there be more layouts?
Whenever I feel like it I suppose, I want there to be tons of layouts here and that isn't going to happen if I don't do anything, so I am actively making layouts. It just depends when I have time to finish them all off with coding, hosting and testing. If you want to know when a new layout is uploaded, you can either use the RSS feed or follow me on Twitter!
I need to contact you about something, how would I do that?
If it is about a layout, contact me via the comments section on the layout page.
If you have a layout idea, you can use the contact form on the right.
If you see someone selling my layouts and/or claiming they made them, contact me via the 'Do's & Don't's (The Rules)' page.
How do I embed a panel into one of your layouts? Like the Messages panel?


Infant room schedules are not always posted, and can be variable, as the reflect what the babies are doing throughout the day, not what the teachers are doing.
Here's an example daily activities for our Infant classrooms.
Community Time is when all infants come together briefly as a group for Talking Together, Books, or Songs and Fingerplays.
Talking Together: This is a time to acknowledge all infants by welcoming each into the group and talking about any special events or happenings that day.
Books: Community Time can also be a time to read books associated with the monthly theme or other events.
Songs and Fingerplays: Theme-related song or fingerplay can be sung or performed during Community Time.
Outdoor play allows for fun as well as growth and development.
Each day infants will have a turn exploring the discovery basket, containing materials to explore at their own pace and with little, if any, adult guidance. These will represent a variety of different shapes, textures, weights, smells, and sounds.


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Kryon → Messages
Fourteen Questions
a message from Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll
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Greetings, dear ones, I am Kryon of Magnetic Service.
This is a greeting that I've given you for almost 12 years. It's a greeting that's filled with more than the energy of just a greeting. Rather, it's an energy transfer. For even though the veil is thick, there are those of you who will understand this greeting and say, "I am sister, I am brother, I am family."
I will say again that this moment is precious - a precious moment due to the fact that you've chosen to invite this entourage into your energy. Some of you felt, when you walked into this area, that this was a safe place. Some of you felt it when you sat down to read this. Some of you walked into this physical place and remarked, "This is what I expected. I don't know What's going to happen today, but I wish to sit here in a safe harbor within this energy." A safe harbor? Yes. There is safety here, spiritual and emotional. There's a welcoming here; there's love here.
And so it is that we take our place within you and prepare to give the lessons for today. If you only knew What's taking place at the moment! There's a thickness of energy on this planet, which has never been here before. There are changes taking place that we've never described, and it's here because of you. If you're one of those who "signed up" through intent to be what we call a lightworker, then you're feeling it. That's what we wish to talk about.
Here is a departure from the channellings and messages of the last months. We've talked about interdimensionality; we've talked about physics and science and calibration; we've spoken of the unspeakable; we've talked about things that we couldn't talk about because they weren't understandable - yet we did it anyway. We spoke of circles within the circles - and now we're going to rest that subject as much as we can.
Today we speak of personal things. We're going to answer some questions - 14 of them. These are questions being asked specifically in this room and also from other groups at the same time, right now. We'll do our best in this dimension to answer interdimensional questions. Every single one of these items may seem to be in your reality, but the answers are not. Get used to this. That's the way it's going to be from now on, for you've given permission to move beyond what you're used to . . . beyond the old reality . . . beyond 4D.
Many of you ask Spirit: "What about this? What about that? What am I supposed to do here? What about how I'm feeling?" The answers you expect to come to your ears are in a reality that is yours. What if the answers were slightly out of your reality? Would you hear them? Are you one of those who has waited and waited for answers, but only get silence? Answer this: If a sightless Human asked for light, and it was created all around him, would he know it, or would he continue to sit in his own personal darkness? We will try to give you answers that make sense, but they're often above the reality that you're used to. These answers aren't always easy to comprehend or understand, but that's the way of the new energy.
Blessed is the Human Being who understands that they do not see all that there is. We have said it before - that things are not always as they seem! Now, on this planet, this is a profound statement. You sit in the thickness of potential for huge change. Fourteen questions . . . and here is number one:
Question 1 – Why I am so tired?
"Dear Kryon, I'm tired. I'm more tired than I've ever been. I'm a lightworker, and. I've done everything that I think I should do. I anchor the spots I'm supposed to anchor. I go to places I'm supposed to go that I'm aware of - I try my best. I meditate. I walk through life with integrity, but I'm tired. Is it supposed to be this way? Will it change? What's next? What can I do? Is this normal?"
Dear Human Being, let me tell you this: On the 11th of September, you manifested a leap for this planet - an "exposure" of what it can be. Think of it as being an opening - the beginning of some profound solutions. You may look around the earth and say, "This doesn't look very promising right now!" We say this to you: You don't know everything! You don't see everything! Patience! It's because you gave permission for it on the 11:11, lightworker, that the weight of what you've just accepted has doubled. You knew that, didn't you? What happens when you take physical weights and clip them onto you and march around day to day? You become tired. The weights that you've taken are the new weights of the potential paradigms of interdimensionality that you gave permission for - the very ones we told you about almost 12 years ago! It won't always be this way. This year [2002] will mark the completion of the grid shift. It will be the beginning of a pattern that stays and remains . . . a pattern that will no longer shift and move as it does now.
Do you know what is so difficult for a lightworker? It's the fact that just when they start to get used to one energy, another is presented! This fact is going to come to an end soon. Some of you may say to yourselves, "Glory Be! It has been a long 12 years." Blessed is the Human that understands that what they're feeling now is not forever. What they're feeling now is not the new paradigm. It's transition. You bear a heavy load - heavier than ever. Your anchor is heavier than ever. Your concern for the planet has deepened and intensified every morning and every night. The angels that surround you have matured; the guides are no longer guides . . . but a different kind of enabler.
All of these things speak of another kind of planetary potential. Here you sit as a lighthouse, as the new planet steers itself among the rocks. Is it any wonder you're tired? Here's our advice: Endure until the end of this year. We're telling you that at the beginning of the year of change, much will be settled. The end of the grid shift is this year - the year of grounding [2002]. The year of change [2003], is the year of the stabilization. That sounds contradictory, but it is so. Spiritually, things will become more stable, but physically in 4D, your planet will begin to change. Think of it like this: The new textbook is finalized so that the teachers may have a syllabus to begin the changing of the energy of the planet. Much will begin to clear for the lightworker. It's different for each, but that's the truth. Endure. There is hope; there is a new paradigm to follow.
Question #2 – How can I communicate better with Spirit?
"Dear Kryon: What am I going to do about communication with Spirit? You see, it hasn't gotten any better. I try so hard to recapture the feelings that I used to have. That was my measure of connection. That's what I considered to be "normal." I know when I'm speaking to Spirit because I can feel it in my heart - my cells. I tingle a certain way, and I know it's happening. When is that going to come back?"
Lightworkers, say "good-bye" to that! You're going to have to look for new signs in a new energy in a new earth. We told you about this early on. The energy being developed is the beginning of something you could never have imagined. It didn't start out the way you imagined either, but here you are in a position you've never been in before - a communicating position. Our advice? Disengage, relax, and love Spirit! Sit on the floor, if you choose, and have a "meditation moment" where you say, "Dear Spirit, tell me what it is you want me to hear - what it is you want me to know." Then I'll just be quiet. Disengage and love the family. You're learning "The Third Language," which we have spoken of many times . . . a continual marriage to a piece of you that enables a communication that is 100 percent of the time . . . not confined only to specific "meditation moments."
Something happens when you develop compassion. That energy marries the intellect and creates a window of opportunity. It's a time-space where there's a tremendous amount of information given. It's going to take compassion to create action. Feel free to weep if you wish, because you're dearly loved - because the earth is changing - because you asked for it - because you've eliminated the energy of "the Armageddon," and because you've changed tracks of reality. Weep with joy because you're in love with the earth! Weep with joy because the earth can talk to you through your feet. Did you know that? You're so stuck in that odd paradigm that everything comes from above! It must be shocking to know that so much comes from below! [Laughter] It comes from your partner, Planet Earth.
Question #3 – What am I supposed to do here? I'm tired of waiting!
"Dear Spirit, dear Kryon: When am I going to find out what I'm supposed to do here? I've been looking a long time, and of course I'm making an assumption that what I'm doing now sure isn't it!"
Really? Oh, dear Human, let me tell you something that maybe you never considered. You're too goal oriented! You want a time line for everything. You think you're climbing some ladder, and when you get to the top, you're going to breathe a sigh of relief. You think you'll reach a summit or plateau. Perhaps there will be some kind of a cot there for you to rest? Then you will announce to Spirit, "Oh, thank you, I'm here. I know what I'm doing now!" [Laughter]
That's not the way it is. Every moment of your life is what you're doing for the planet. Oh, yes, some of you are working toward something specific, but remember the axiom: As you work, as you vibrate higher, as you walk on this planet and change the vibration where you move from place to place, you're working it. Perhaps that's why you're surprised that you're tired?
Many ask, "When am I going to find out what I'm here for?" Here is the answer: You're here for now . . . not something coming up. What have you got going on in your life that you don't like? What's happening right now that you wish would move out of your life? What is it that you don't understand? Perhaps you ask yourself each day, "Will it be better tomorrow?" Dear ones, make this the day that's the summit. Take the situation of today and mold it into something that's beautiful for you now. In dire, difficult circumstances, anchor and celebrate all that's around you. Claim the love of God, and let the compassion of Spirit fill you. Then keep on going . . . even in doubt. Instead of striving for something at the top of the ladder, strive for understanding the circle of energy that makes up your new "now" reality. When you see the circle "I AM that I AM," do you understand that it's a statement of nonlinearity? Do you understand that it's a statement of you and the family? Be the angel, the lighthouse, each moment of your life.
Question #4 – When am I going to get a break from the people around me?
"Spirit, Kryon, family: When are these people around me going to change? I'm really tired of tolerating them. How long do I have to go through this?"
You think we don't know? You think that somehow Spirit is in a vacuum? So, you think that when you have challenges, somebody has turned off the "God spigot," and when you feel real good, it's on again? No. We sit with you and hold your hand through all of it, even the intolerable.
Let me give you the answer to this question, very clearly: Dear Human Being, dear lighthouse, you give intent and take on the anchor energy, the lighthouse energy, and here's what happens. The emotional "buttons" that you've allowed to be pushed, that make you intolerant and angry (and tired), slowly dissolve. Those people who, you wish would change . . . may never change! It is you who will change.
There may come a day, in all naiveté, when you'll announce to Spirit, "Thank you for changing those people!" The humor in this is that all along, what happened, dear Human Being, is that you changed to such a degree that they no longer bother you anymore! What they do no longer pushes your buttons. What they think, how they act, what they say behind your back, the drama . . . nothing gets to you! It's because you know who you are. It's because you've stripped away the peeling of duality and claimed the core, which is divine. You've seen the angel inside, and you've said, "I know who I am. I am that I am!" Then you walk the planet differently, oblivious to those who you only barely tolerated before. That's the truth. Do you long for that day? Then take care of yourself, and watch everyone around you "change."
Question #5 – Get me out of this job!
"Dear Kryon: I can't believe where I'm working. It doesn't celebrate my magnificence, you know. It's not commensurate with my angel inside. Dear Spirit, get me out of this job so I can be a lightworker!"
This is a review. We've said this in the past, but many of you have to hear it in context with all of the other things involved. What do you think your work is here, lightworker? Perhaps you've said this to Spirit: "I want so bad to be a lightworker, but I just go to work. I come home tired, and I just go to work and I come home tired. What's this about? I sure don't like where I have to go, and I don't like the people who are there with me. I would never have chosen them as my friends. I'm the only one there who has any concept of higher consciousness. Everyone else just walks from place to place. I'm alone. I want out!"
I will tell you this, dear lightworker: Do you remember when you gave intent to be a lighthouse? Do you remember at what point you said, "I'll do whatever it takes - to vibrate higher - to experience the love of God?" Well, here you are at the very place where you're doing the most good and you can't wait to be removed! [Laughter] Maybe you're the only light there at that workplace. Maybe it's dark there. The metaphor is this: Imagine the lighthouse, anchored, standing tall on the rocks. The large ocean-going vehicles feature their masters searching for a path into a safe harbor. There you are, shining the only light! Metaphoric, oh yes. But that's the way it is!
You shine a light that illuminates places that would normally not be illuminated if you didn't stand there, anchor! Did you think of this? Let me tell you something: The energies of this year [2002] feature a storm that has increased. It batters the lighthouse more. It makes it harder for the masters of the ships in the dark. The power of the sea is awesome, and there you stand, anchored, with a guiding light. Blow after blow hits you, and what are you asking? Imagine if the lighthouse keeper said, "I'm tired of this, I want out. Put out the light and get me out of here!" It's free choice, you know. You could do that. But for those of you who wondered if Spirit was listening to your pleas, the answer is yes. We have been all along.
What you're enduring is not permanent, so the answer is this: Celebrate where you are - every day. Regardless of your goal, what you wish for, what you think may be happening, celebrate the way it is now. Does this sound familiar? Is it the answer to another question in this series? Yes. Be compassionate with everything around you, because the compassion creates an action, an interdimensional action. It increases your light; it tells Spirit about your energy. It sends out your name. It calibrates you to the rest of us. Did you know that?
When you ask to be removed from such a place, do you mean it? It's very much like question one, is it not? We say, endure it for the duration. It won't be that long, and as you walk it, walk it in celebration and honor. How many of you have the courage to come home and thank God for where you are, where you work, and the people there? Don't you think we know where you are? Don't you think we walk next to you the whole time? We do
Question #6 – When do I get to the next level? I'm tired of this one.
"Dear Spirit: When am I going to go to the next spiritual level? I feel like I've been stuck at this level for a very long time. I want to go to the next one."
Of course this relates to question five, question three, and question one, does it not? It's all the same, you know. It's perception of where you are. You keep expecting that the next level is going to be something that's a far cry from where you are . . . a nice place that has less energy expended? Perhaps one where you're happier and more joyful? Do you know why we call you a lightworker? Do you understand that this is work?
Regarding that next level: I'd like to tell you something profound. Do you know why you're exhausted and often despondent? It's because you've just gone to the next level! You didn't expect that, did you? Here you sit at the very place you're asking to be taken to! Here's a fun example: Do you remember what it was like in school? At whatever grade level you were, if you sat next to someone two grades higher, you might have glanced at their textbook. Wow! You didn't understand anything. It looked too hard! Secretly, inside, you might have said, "I hope I never have to do that lesson; it's just too hard. How do they understand all that? How am I ever going to do it when I get to that level?"
Let me tell you something: This planet of yours just skipped a grade! The difficult books are open, and you're climbing uphill. You're learning a new language. It's the language of communication. It's the language of how to feel joyful under these new "hard" circumstances. It's the language of tolerance! How do you calibrate to something that's interdimensional, that seems to exist in a way that you can't identify or see? This is hard! Yet it will become easier and easier as the earth moves into an energy that's more commensurate with your vibration. That's what's going on as the grids shift, pulling the energy of the planet into a new calibration and alignment.
Congratulations! You're at the next level, working with the book that always seemed too difficult, and you're indeed working with it. Is it any wonder that we marvel at you and your lives? How can we explain that it is you who are the heroes of this new energy? You walk from here to there making a difference for the entirety of planet Earth, all the while asking when you're going to make a difference!
Question #7 – I'm worried about my young adult children.
"Dear Spirit: I have children who are almost grown. At least they think they are. I'm losing contact with them. They don't pay attention to me anymore. I fear for them. I don't know what to do. I've been a good parent and a lightworker. I've tried to show them love, but they don't listen. I'm afraid for them as they walk into a new Earth. I don't know what they're into or what they might do. I don't know - I just don't. What can I do?"
Well, dear one, let's take first things first. Why don't you sit down and let us hug you for a while? There's nothing for you to do at this moment except to understand some spiritual dynamics. We say this, mother and father: When they were small children, you opened your jar of love and you poured it into that child. For all of these years, your jar poured and poured. Here is new information, yet intuitive. It's also ancient information and lasts forever.
Every single Human Being, as a child, has a jar that's empty, ready to be filled. Whatever the energy is of the parent around them, that jar is permanently open during childhood and will be filled with whatever energy and whatever light or dark goes on within the parent. Now, if you've filled that child's jar with white light, and if you've given them love - a responsible spiritual home - if they've been able to see how love works, then you stand clean in this. Oh, you may worry about them, and that's a typical Human fact. That's where we come in as family to help you . . . to sit next to you and hold your hand and say, "It's done. Your work is finished."
Whatever happens now is their choice, and it's the way of it. You know that. It was the same with you. But here is what you may not have known: Even after you may be gone, that child still has the free choice to reach down and open that jar and discover you! Do you understand what I'm saying? There comes a time in that child's life when they may wish to open the jar. And if they do, they'll discover the love you gave them! They'll start experiencing the memories and the responsibility issues - the things that you told them were the truth. They'll experience the now of you, the truth of what you taught, even if you're not here . . . even if you're a long way away. That is an axiom . . .a rule. It is forever.
The jar is full, and that's the way you send them out . . . prepared and ready, if they don't see it. You haven't failed. It's free choice for the child, but if they wish to open the jar, they're going to find the love that you gave them. And the beauty of this is that from your wisdom, they'll take the jar and they'll pour its contents into their children. Therefore, this is your lineage . . . that what you give a child today may be good for many generations down the line. Sometimes you only see the immediate problems and challenges, never understanding how profound you affect the energy of those who follow you. We speak in love . . . just wanting you to know and understand this . . . to capture for a moment the compassion of what may happen in a special moment with that precious soul who entrusted their childhood to you . . . when they someday open the jar.
Question #8 – How do I talk to my body?
"Dear Kryon: I have heard you say that we can talk to our cells. What does that mean? How do I do that? There are those in graduate status in this room who have come in with situations where they had to talk to their cellular structure in order to still be here."
The ones you speak of [in the seminar of the day] have learned that their enlightenment is not in their heads. Every single cell knows everything! That means your toe, your knee, and your elbow are important - as important as is the crown chakra, that creative spark at the top where you think your spiritual wisdom is happening. It isn't, you know. There are those in this room who are living extended lives right now because they learned a long time ago what it's like to recognize the divinity in every cell within their body - every one.
So the invitation is open to examine that very issue within you and start learning to communicate with yourself. This is much like question two, is it not? You're always wanting to communicate up, aren't you? What about communicating in? Did you know that the more you talk to your cellular structure about who you are and your divinity, the more the communication with family and Spirit will increase? You know it's all tied together, don't you? Your DNA is what is the issue, for all of it carries all the information . . . not just the amount at the top of your head within your brain.
Begin to understand the wholeness of this episode called ascension, spiritual communication, and co-creation. All of it requires a "whole-body" experience. Gone are the days when everything that you are seems to reside at the top of your head. For years we've told you that this was coming . . . and now it's here. The ancient yogis knew it, and showed you how to involve the whole body. Now you're going to find it necessary even to communicate, much less to heal yourselves! Meditation is not an exercise of the brain. It's an exercise of the Human Being - all of it! It's an exercise in compassion, and every cell will know you're in touch. It's a new language you're learning. And that's the truth . . . and that was question eight.
Question #9 – Why are some healed and some not?
Appropriately, questions nine and ten are about healers. Healers in this room and reading this have learned something, and I will tell you in a moment what they've learned. Here's a question that they may have asked and that you may have asked.
"Dear Spirit, I'm a healer. I perform the same energy balance on different people, yet there are totally different reactions. Some are healed, and some are not. Am I doing something wrong?"
Here's what experienced healers will tell you: Healers don't heal; they balance! There's nothing you or anyone else can do on this planet to heal another person without their entire and total consent and intent. But what you can do, lighthouse, is to shine your light so bright that they'll find that safe harbor called "healing" because you balance them to the degree that they can move forward on their own.
You've anchored your light, healer, and you've balanced the person. It's up them, is it not, to decide whether the balancing is sufficient for them to move forward? And this is free choice. So do not be in a position where you admonish yourself for a seeming failure . . . ever! You're doing the work of Spirit, and some of you are doing it in a profound fashion. Yet there are many who will get up from your healing table and never "see" what you do. They'll never feel any of it. They'll go on their way because they chose not to open their compassion, or actively chose not to be healed at this time.
There is a scenario about synchronicity, about co-creation, that isn't always what you think. Sometimes, many of you stay in a certain position or in a condition of nonhealing, waiting for something else to align itself, so that when you finally go for that condition of healing it's going be better than ever! We've said this before. Sometimes a "no" from Spirit at the present means a celebration later. And how would you know that, dear linear person, dear healer? How would you know if you had planted a seed of balance that would later bloom into an amazing flower? The answer is, you don't.
Here is something else for those who regularly sit before energy healers. You go to healer after healer, perhaps involving process after process, then you do something very interesting, dear linear Human Being. If you got a "no" from Spirit [no healing took place], you often throw away the healer, and the healing process . . . and you never return to it. Let me ask you this: If you planted a seed, then gave it two days and nothing happened, would you then throw away the pot, the soil, and the gardener? No! Instead, you often wait . . . knowing about the seasons . . . knowing the way these things work.
Those healers are still around, and the processes they use do work! Perhaps the energy didn't seem to work on you? Well, perhaps you weren't ready yet. Perhaps the timing of everything around you wasn't appropriate. Perhaps your individual path didn't have the wisdom to accept the "whole body" experience yet? Wait, and try again. Don't throw anything away, ever!
Human, are you listening to this? It isn't just with healing. How about the vision you've had of something you feel you should be doing . . . but nothing happened? Did you throw away the idea just because it didn't seem to work? You're not honoring the interdimensionality that we've been teaching you. You must work the linear against the nonlinear! Try it again. Understand that just because it didn't work at the moment you tried it on your linear track, that doesn't mean it's over! Honor the vision and the love that went into it. Honor timing, and the incredible amount of work that goes into preparing to fulfill your greatest intent. What a shame it is to have all the answers just an arm's length away, but unavailable because you thought that the door was linear and could only be opened one time!
Question #10 – Is it appropriate to heal someone who can't decide for themselves?
"Dear Spirit, I'm a healer. Is it appropriate and proper to work a healing on a Human Being who doesn't seem to have the ability to ask for it? This would be a Human Being, for instance, in a coma. It would also be a person in a mental state where they're not balanced. What's the difference between an appropriate life lesson and interference? Is it proper?"
So it would seem that the Human Being in front of you has their free choice "muted," and you ask the question of the appropriateness of a forced healing? There are two answers here: (1) Remember that you don't heal; you balance. Is it therefore appropriate to turn on a light on a dark room? Do you force the occupants to see? No. You enable them to choose! Therefore, the question is, really, "Is it appropriate to balance without permission?" (2) Every Human Being that's imbalanced or is unconscious has a piece of pure balance in every single cell. If the Human brain is in dysfunction, quite often the other cells (billions of them) are fine . . . and they're yelling for balance - every single one! This is no different than when the brain is awake and other parts of the body are in trouble . . . they hurt! Pain is the great communicator of biology to alert the brain that correction and balance are needed at a given area. It's the same in reverse. If the Human is in a comatose state, the cells in the body are trying to balance. They wish to be awake! There's a cry of intent in the brain to the unbalanced person to be balanced. This is often the reason for their anxiety. Although they may be dysfunctional, they're also often depressed, since part of them wishes to be whole . . . but they can't express it.
They may not be able to say it, and they may not be able to communicate it, but that's the truth, for the Human body desires the balance that you call "normal." When "normal" is not there, even though you may not hear it come out of the mouths or even out of the eyes, every cell craves it and asks for it. So, yes, it is appropriate that you would work and balance that person. Yes, it is appropriate to send light into a dark area. It's not forcing anything. It's only illuminating. Remember this: Sometimes you're the catalyst for an awakening of that Human, which never would have occurred unless you had done something. Sometimes you're their synchronicity! You're their angel! Think about it the next time you pass by someone who seems to be in a state that's beyond conscious reach. Put the energy of balance around them. Send light into them, and then let the free choice of their cells do its work.
Question #11 – Is it proper to heal those around me?
A third healing question comes from a non-healer. It comes from the lightworker who sees those around him who he wishes to help.
"Dear Kryon, dear Spirit: I have relatives and friends, and I have joyful, spiritual information for them. I have healing for them. I have so many things that I've learned about the way things work. I could help make them whole; I could help make them feel better. I could give them exercises and information, and I might even give them a book that could help. What is it I should do? Is it appropriate? Kryon, you've said that this new energy is non-evangelical. Then what should I do?"
Lightworker, this is perhaps the most profound question of them all. You're the commensurate Humanitarian, are you not? You've learned compassion for self and for others. You're more alert to inhumanity than many, and you grieve harder for the earth than you ever did before. The answer is as it always was: You take care of you. Does that seem like a non-answer? Let me give you the mechanics, and you decide.
The higher the lighthouse stands, the farther the light shines and can be seen. The more anchored the lighthouse is, the less the storm will affect it. As you walk this planet sharing this light, you're going to shine into areas that are dark. The dark areas are where that ever-present "free choice" will be, which is so revered by us all . . . and so pivotal for those around you.
Do you have a relative who lives with you? Perhaps it's a friend whom you love and cherish? And everything within you wishes you could help them - but they're not interested? I'll tell you how they might be interested. Let them see you! Let them see you "live what you believe." Celebrate the job that you don't like. Become tolerant of the person who's intolerable. Smile a joyful smile from day to day - and mean it. Celebrate your life! Heal your body and talk to your cells. Then maybe, just maybe, that person will come to you someday, and say this: "Although I may not believe what you believe, I can see that it's working for you. Where do I begin? How can I have what you have?" Oh, family, don't you long to hear those words? You know who I'm talking to here, don't you? And that's the answer. Could it be so simple? Who said that was simple! Taking care of yourself, vibrating higher, going into ascension status . . . that's not simple. That's work.
Question #12 – How many steps are there in the ascension process?
"Dear Kryon, how many steps are there to ascension? I'd like a definitive answer, please. I've heard many versions."
Here's the truth: There's only one step. One. That's it. It exists at that point in time when you give intent to move past where you are - to go to the next level - to allow permission to change your vibration. That is the "ascension beginning."
Each Human Being can then intellectualize all they wish to about how many steps it may take for them to get to that goal. They may climb any number of rungs they wish. They may go through whatever procedures to achieve the same goal. Some may go through two, some may go through twelve, and some will say it's just too hard - too many steps, and stop. So the real answer is that there's one step - the step where the Human Being says to Spirit, "I'm ready. I want to go beyond where I am and move into a lighter, higher vibration." Then let your own free choice decide what you wish to do, and how many steps you wish to climb. The one step of intent starts the process, and the rest is variable depending on the individual.
Question #13 – Is shining your light into dark places considered an invasion?
"Dear Kryon, what is the appropriateness and the integrity of shining our light into areas of the earth, whether it's at the job or in the family, when it wasn't asked for? I want to be honest. I want to have integrity. I want to be a lightworker, but isn't this evangelistic? This isn't about healing. It's about living ordinary life."
Here is something we've given you before, but here it is again. You can't hear it too much! It's the core issue of your lives. It's the guiding principle behind what you do and why you do it. It's also similar to question eleven.
You show up in a dark place and hold the light. Those who are in that place, searching for a path, are doing their very best. Suddenly, however, they have more choices than they ever did before, due to the light being shown. This is not evangelistic. They don't know your name or what you stand for. All they're aware of is that they can now see better! Instead of forcing your truth on them, or even speaking at all, instead you're giving them choice. They, like you, have free choice to go where they wish. But now they have better light in which to make their decisions.
Let me ask you this, lighthouse: When the master of the vessel steers his grand ship into the safety of the harbor because the lighthouse showed the way, does he leave his ship and run to meet the lighthouse keeper? No. They never meet. The light didn't convince this captain of anything, either. It simply gave him the choice to see something that was in front of him. He made his own choices when he steered his ship with his own hands.
Indeed, it's appropriate to illuminate those paths that are dark and those places that need illuminating. Speaking of this, would you like to know where the best places you could illuminate right now, are? Right this minute - right this instant? Earlier today you were shown the profound influence that science now admits is part of Human consciousness. You're actually beginning to see what "the light" might be!
Today, direct your Human consciousness and the light that it gives into the darkest areas of the planet. Take it to the Oval Office of your land! Don't force an energy there; instead, simply place it there as wisdom. Take it to those areas that need it the most. Why not take it to Kashmir right now? There's much going on there. Why not take it into Palestine and Jerusalem right now, for there's much going on there. Why don't you take it to the mothers of all of these who are wondering what the future will bring for their sons and daughters ten years from now? They need it! Why don't you give them love and hug them while you're at it. All of what I've said is possible. It's what a lightworker does. It's what Human consciousness is all about. It's interdimensional and awesome in its power to create change through illumination.
Question #14 – Kryon, are you leaving at the end of the year?
"Dear Kryon, we understand that you're leaving at the end of this year when the grids are done. In the first book, you talked of this. Is this true?"
In 1989, we gave you information that we were here to help set the grids and that many were involved. This was "The Kryon Group" we spoke of. We indicated the arrival time and departure time of that group. We also told you that the energy of Kryon has always been on the planet. I set the grids originally, and I am a permanent fixture here. I did not arrive in 1989, but rather, the grid entourage changing-group did . . . in response to your changing of the planet's goals. That is the group that will leave at the end of this year. That is the energy that will depart, but I remain as I always have been, in service to the family who sits before me.
My energy is just like yours: It's angelic, yet it's part physics and part love. And that, dear Human Being, is also the energy at the heart and the center of every atom in the universe. It's not a dichotomous situation, since both belong together, intertwined. For it was the love of God that created the planet . . . all the spiritual and physical attributes together. I remain on this earth until the last Human. Then and only then will I depart.
The hardest thing we do is to retreat from a place like this . . . where we've had an energy exchange with you. As we leave this room, some of you will see the colors, for it's a compassionate time, creating energy that's pure. We raise from where you are and begin to retreat back to the crack in the veil that you allowed to take place today. We sat in an awesome place by invitation. Someday you might think about this meeting. You may ask yourself, who came to see whom? Know that this day, this entourage, came to see you, and some of you know that, for you have felt it this very day.
And so it is.
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Information from Kryon, a love-filled and empowering angelic being. Channeled by Lee Carroll
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Intro to Fiction: To Begin at the Beginning
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"Big Secret Number One to writing fiction is that you have to make a mess. Many messes," says instructor Steve Mitchel. "You have to throw truckloads of words down onto the page knowing full well that most of them will end up in the compost."
In this five-week course, we'll write in class and out (optionally, of course) without worrying about finished products. We'll learn several fundamental elements of craft—characterization, dialogue, point of view, setting, and plot—reading stories by Charles Baxter, Alice Munro, Edward P. Jones, and others to guide us. In a supportive environment, we'll share our work with each other (optionally, of course), discussing what resonates and why.
By the end of the five weeks, we'll have all the tools we need to create stories. Along the way, we'll never lose sight of the fact that most great fiction emerges from what Philip Roth calls "months of freewheeling play."
Steve Mitchel was awarded the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize for his story, "Dog People." His story "The Return of the Capellmeister" was a finalist for LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction. He earned a B.A. in political science from Stanford University, a J.D. from Northwestern University and an MFA in fiction writing from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. He's led fiction writing workshops throughout the Bay Area and has taught legal writing to law students at Northwestern and U.C. Berkeley.
Live Zoom Meeting: Wednesday, May 19, 7:00pm-9:30pm
Live Zoom Meeting: Wednesday, June 02, 7:00pm-9:30pm
Steve was terrific: gracious, insightful and balanced. I enjoyed reading stories closely for their literary merit and found the open, forgiving atmosphere encouraging.
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Intro to Fiction: Laying the Foundation
Advanced Fiction Workshop: Hearts and Minds on the Page
To Make a Long Story Short: Efficient, Effective Editing
Raw Writing: Throw It All onto the Page


Today we fly out to Pittsburgh, hurray!
But quickly I've turned to worry to "comfort" me: Brian woke up at 3:30 & this will mess with his nap schedule; I currently have a seat assignment and Elizabeth does not; I have a painful lump on my forehead from hitting it yesterday on the playground. So, as I sat complaining to the Lord this morning, He reminded me to be thankful, that He is in control, and that in His presence there is fullness of joy. That line is a different translation of part of verse 11 below. Worry was not actually comforting me (surprise, surprise!), worry only works me into a tizzy. But the Word, God Himself, now HE comforts, convicts, forgives, sustains, encourages, protects, loves, and gives us all that we need in each moment.
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus." That is what this tired mommy needed this morning and will endeavor, with the Spirit's help, to remember in those less-than-they-way-I-want-it-to-be moments throughout the day!
This psalm is so beautiful in the ears of a believer that I will let it speak for itself.
i too woke up early worry that we would not get all packed, that people would be here to help us move and i would let them down...talk about a people pleaser!! i thought about a verse i am teaching hannah, "do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. i appreciate hearing that you not only thought to not worry, but to think about the counselor who directs our path and instructs us. the only one able to take our worry and change our hearts! thanks for sharing! i hope your trip goes well, that the flight is smooth and that you find rest this trip (at some point!).


A visit to the tallest construction site in Beijing: the Zun Tower, a 528m high tower in the center of Beijing, designed by KPF and TFP Farrels.
One of my work colleagues arranged a visit to the tallest construction site in Beijing: the China Zun Tower, designed by KPF and TFP Farrells . At 528 m height, it will be the tallest building in Beijing, third tallest in China and the fourth tallest in Asia, behind the Shanghai Tower , Shenzhen's Ping An Finance Center (599m), and the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center (530m).
The tower is under construction at the heart of the new Beijing Central Business District (CBD). When finished, the whole area will contain 18 new towers, all interconnected by five underground levels. The China Zun Tower will be the main building and the symbol of the entire development, standing at the north end of its central axis, which will be a mix of public park and underground shopping. At the time of my visit, the construction was already standing 395 m high (at the date of this writing it had already reached 451 m). The building site is impressive. It is small, for such a large building, since all its surrounding plots are also under construction. It is already surrounded on both east and west sides by five other towers in advanced construction stages. The south plot was still a huge, 25 m deep hole in the ground. The magnitude of it all was breathtaking.
It took us two elevator rides to reach the last built slab. The structure was what impressed me the most. It is the only tower of this height in the world to be constructed in an earthquake zone of magnitude 8, which makes the structure not only massive but also abundant. At the transfer floor, midway up the tower, the usable area was quite minimal. This floor was, however, at the thinnest section of the tower, its "waist." The shape of the tower, inspired by ancient Chinese wine vessels, is quite peculiar as it funnels back out towards the top. Which is even more mind-blowing: a super tall tower, in an earthquake zone of magnitude 8, which has a thinner midsection that opens up to a larger top section? I wouldn't believe possible unless I could see it happening. And I do, every day, from our office window.
At the top, the cranes were working at full speed, lifting structural members and facade panels. The view was fantastic, and we could spot most of Beijing's modern architectural icons. OMA's CCTV complex stood right underneath us, and it could see how its quirky design fits perfectly to its landscaped gardens and neighboring buildings. SOM's WTC Towers stood tall right across the 3rd Ring Road, the oldest once the tallest building in the city, the newest nearly finished standing at 280 m high. Further west, barely distinguishable, the lumps of Zaha Hadid's Galaxy SOHO marked the position of the 2nd Ring Road. Guomao's large traffic intersection spread to our south, right across from Yamamoto's beautiful Jianwai SOHO's rotated white towers. Up north, the distinctive black mass of MAD's Chaoyang Park building stood out among its neighbors and, further north, Zaha Hadid's beautiful Wangjing SOHO hills dominated the skyline. It will certainly be a new icon to Beijing, redefining its skyline and standing visible from any point in the city. The future observatory at 500 m height will certainly become one of the city's main touristic attraction, and certainly, one that I will visit several times. But it will never take, in my opinion, CCTVs place as the symbol of Beijing's (and China's) architectural revolution.


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The Big Sick – Review
Ranging from gently witty to laugh-out-loud funny, The Big Sick is a vibrant comedy-drama which always engages despite broadly conventional structure and lack of stylisation. What it lacks in style, it makes up for in substance. Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani's screenplay, based on their real-life experiences, has a lot of heart and only occasionally lapses toward saccharine sentimentality. At surface level the script is peppered with contemporary references that may age badly – "ghosting", for example – but it interrogates an impressive range of issues including cultural and generational division with sensitivity and intelligence.
What could have been a more clear-cut romcom develops away from over-familiar trajectories in pleasantly surprising ways. The first act's establishing of Emily and Kumail's romance is followed by an even more touching dramatisation of the developing relationship between Kumail and Emily's parents. After the eponymous illness the pace sags a little, yet this unusual portion is key to The Big Sick's freshness.
With many of its characters hailing from the world of standup comedy, The Big Sick shares DNA with Judd Apatow's Funny People, yet Gordon and Nanjiani manage both funnier dialogue and better crafted characters. Comics Bo Burnham and Aidy Bryant give charismatic supporting turns, while a bespectacled and Apatowish Ray Romano is virtually unrecognisable from his Everybody Loves Raymond days.
As Emily's mother, Holly Hunter blends acerbic cynicism with a soft centre, and creates a convincing mother-daughter dynamic with Zoe Kazan. Freed from the manic pixie dream girl roles she's often embodied, Kazan exhibits much more range and is on career-best form.
The Big Sick, perhaps unsurprisingly, is not Showalter's film at all but Gordon and Nanjiani's. The bland, impersonal music and cinematography may not inspire, yet The Big Sick is a welcome addition to cinema's ongoing exploration of identity politics in contemporary America.
CAST: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant
DIRECTOR: Michael Showalter
WRITERS: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
SYNOPSIS: A couple deals with their cultural differences as their relationship grows.
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Frozen peas star in Gingered Peas and Water Chestnuts, which is suggested by reader Joan Solberg (below) of Ashland. "My friend started making this as a special treat for Christmas because it has such a nice combination of flavors and textures," Joan shares. "It's one of my favorite dishes, so I serve it at home and for potlucks all year-round."
Set aside 1/4 cup broth. In a large saucepan, combine the vegetables, butter, seasonings and remaining broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and reserved broth until smooth; stir into pea mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
1 cup: 113 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 672mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 4g fiber), 4g protein.


Many of us live within limitations we see as hopeless walls around us. ("I'm not smart/good/strong/attractive… enough.") We stumble beneath the criticisms and betrayals of others. But are we victims of the bullies or of ourselves? Is there any truth in the saying that what you think changes what's possible?
And so, Louis Zamperini became a runner—not just any runner. He worked until he was an Olympic runner. Then came WWII and the Army Air Force. After surviving a long ordeal in a life raft, Louis fell into enemy hands where he was the victim of savagery–primarily by a Japanese officer called The Bird. The Bird wanted to break the American Olympic athlete. He wanted to prove his own superiority, the superiority of his countrymen. He considered himself a patriot.
Zamperini was brutally abused daily for 27 months. His refusal to be humiliated and destroyed stood as an inspiration to his fellow prisoners until they were finally liberated—a cruel six days after the war ended. After years battling severe PTSD, Zamperini was 80 years old when he finally ran for the Olympics, carrying the torch across Japan for America. Doctors had told him that he was too injured to ever run again. The Bird hid until Japanese war criminals were pardoned by the United States. He was the only captor who refused to meet Louis Zamperini when his victim arrived as a free man.
As I watched Zamperini's story, I was embarrassed that this man could survive so much and still prevail, when I complain about far lesser grievances, far lesser deprivations (a weight loss diet?). Then I started thinking about how an ordinary man could surpass what anyone (including The Bird) could expect. How did he exceed his limitations? He refused to surrender to them. In his mind, he was still "taking it" as he had learned to do as a boy, trusting that one day he would "make it." His thoughts changed what had seemed to be reality.
How often do we surrender to our thoughts, believing them to represent undeniable fact, when in actuality we hardened those limitations ourselves? Even if we have people around us telling us what we can't do, we still have a choice. Who do we believe? The naysayers? Because, as one airman who died in the life raft beside Zamperini discovered, once you accept your defeat, it's inevitable. You can't know how far you can go until you go as hard as you can.
As 2016 rolls forward, the choice is ours. Dream big and then make it happen. I dare you.
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