Saturday, May 31, 2014

HAPPY SATURDAY!!!

I have unbounded compassion for myself at all times and under all circumstances.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Hello World!

It's SATURDAY, so that means it's time for another episode of ASK TEAL, with Teal Swan.





Published on May 24, 2014
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Sometimes we feel as if we are on an intense roller coaster ride of perpetual conflict. We can't seem to break free from it because we are stuck on the surface of our conflicts. We need to dive deep within ourselves internally to see the true cause of our emotional pain instead of arguing about the surface "triggers" of that pain.
When we want to feel better, we try to change the surface circumstances of our experience. We end the relationship, we move to a different city, we put ourselves on a diet, we sign up to a gym, we take a medication, we may even kill someone. But by doing only this, by looking for and taking a physical action to feel better, we can never escape the original conflict. It simply resurfaces in the new relationship, in the new city, regardless of our diet change or how much we exercise, what medication we take or who we kill. We perpetuate drama in our lives if the changes we try to make focus on changing the physical effects of a problem instead of the root cause of that problem.
In this episode, Teal explains how to find the root cause of the problem and what to do about it. She explains how to do the shadow work that will set us free from the cycle of conflict.

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    HUMANITY'S TEAM

Clarity of purpose is perhaps the single most important characteristic that distinguishes truly successful people from the normal people. Those who are totally in touch with their true purpose in life are able to muster the courage, discipline, determination, and persistence to achieve that purpose in spite of all obstacles. Many people are clear about their purpose, but after achieving their goals realize that their purpose was a selfish one that doesn’t bring them true or lasting happiness.

To truly achieve satisfaction your purpose should be one that has significance for others. When your purpose is to find a way to be of benefit to as many people as possible, including yourself, it is a most valid purpose. When you know that your purpose stems from your connection with Creator and your purpose is to uplift the consciousness of the entire planet, then it achieves even more significance. Whether you know you are following your purpose or whether you are still searching for what provides true meaning in life, you will be well served to regularly connect with spirit in whatever way suits you best and continually ask for guidance on your path of discovering and living fully your true life’s purpose.

--Ted Murray



La claridad de propósito es sin duda la característica más importante que distingue a los seres realmente exitosos de los normales. Aquellos que se encuentran conectados con su propósito real de vida son quienes logran activar la disciplina, el coraje, la determinación y la persistencia para alcanzar ese propósito más allá de todos los obstáculos.Mucha gente sabe cual es su propósito, pero al alcanzar sus metas, descubren que su propósito era egoísta y que no les brinda ninguna verdadera o duradera felicidad.

Para realmente alcanzar satisfacción plena, tu propósito debe tener significado para los demás. Cuando tu propósito es el de encontrar la mejor manera de beneficiar la mayor cantidad de gente posible, incluso a ti mismo, eso es un cierto y válido propósito. Cuando sabes que el mismo, surge de tu conexión con El Creador, y que el propósito es elevar la conciencia del planeta entero, entonces cobra mayor significancia. Si sabes cual es tu propósito o si aún estas buscando aquello que le da real significado a tu vida, recibiras las conexiones necesarias con tu espíritu en la manera que mejor te sirva, y preguntaras por una guía para tu camino de descubrimiento y vivencia de tu verdadero propósito de vida.

-Ted Murray
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And Now, as always, I'm gonna end this blog with the most beautiful song in the world, and a word from don Miguel Ruiz.

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I will live my life with gratitude, love, loyalty, and justice beginning with myself and continuing with my brothers and sisters
~don Miguel Ruiz





Sunday, May 25, 2014

MARTIAL ART PIONEERS, AND MARTIAL ART HATERS



Hi guys,

Check out the video below:



This video is an introduction, and an advertisement for a 4 - hour (NOW 6 HOUR) instructional video for ATACX GYM CAPOEIRA.

Now I said before that in my humble opinion, EVERYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN CAPOEIRA, OR ANY FORM OF SELF DEFENSE, SHOULD BUY THIS INSTRUCTIONAL.

I meant it, and I still stand by it.

However, it seems that not too many share my views. Not yet, anyway.

It seems that this instructional hasn't sold as well as it should, due to the fact that Head Coach Ras, the creator of this instructional, has many detractors and haters messing with him and his work.

Also, there are certain people copying his work, trying to say that they ALWAYS did what he does, and trying to discredit him at the same time.

Well I was just gonna send this little message to Coach Ras, but I thought everyone should read this, so I'm making this into a blog.

This messasge is for anybody out there, Martial Artist or not, who are going for their goals, but see mountains of resistance blocking their chosen path.

So, here we go.

Hey Coach Ras,

I've been giving a great deal of thought over the last couple of weeks about the problems you've been having with these haters, and well, I'd like to tell you a little story about a few guys who had the same problems you're having now.

You see, around 20-30 years ago. there were some Martial Artists, you may have heard of them, Loren Christenson, Marc "The Animal" MacYoung, and Peyton Quinn (There were some others, but these 3 are the ones I remember off the top of my head).

These were guys who had to use the Martial Arts that they learned in real world conditions, and what they found was that the martial arts taught to them, and to many, many students like them all over this country... Well, that shit didn't work.

So, what did they do? They went out, studied, analyzed, and found out, DISCOVERED, if you will, things that DID work in the real world, and they wrote articles & books, made videos, etc. telling and educating the public about what actually WORKED for them, and why the stuff they learned previously, and the stuff that many others were learning CURRENTLY, didn't work.

And as you can imagine, haters came out in DROVES, dissing them and their work, and generally making them into renegades and pariahs... For a little while.

But theirs was a grassroot movement, however. Many beginning martial artists, who've not yet bought the party line concerning what worked in their martial art systems, bought their materials, and saw the value in what they were learning from them.

And, as they rose through the ranks in their respective martial arts, some of them became instructors themselves, and started hiring those renegades to do seminars in their schools, and slowly, but SURELY, they went from being pariahs to PIONEERS and TRAILBLAZERS, kicking off a new genre in the M.A. world called Reality Based Self-Defense.

And let's not forget the Gracie Brothers... When they first came here to the U.S. and started teaching their style of Jujutsu, the haters popped, popped, and POPPED out of the woodwork like Popcorn, doing everything they can do to shut them DOWN.

And this led the oldest brother, Rorion, to issue the now infamous GRACIE CHALLENGE, because he knew the haters couldn't shut them down on the MAT, where it counts.

Even though, some of them tried...



And after that, slowly but SURELY, they made haters into converts, (Especially since the 1st Ultimate Fighting Championship) and now, Gracie Jujtusu is a household name in the Martial Arts Industry.

And today, they're STILL KICKING ASS.



And, Do I even have to mention Bruce Lee, and the problems he faced when he came out with his JKD?

Or Mestre Bimba, and the problems he faced when he created CAPOEIRA REGIONAL?

ALL OF THEM had the same problems you're going through now, but they FOUGHT, and persevered, and now everybody knows them, and whether they like them or not, they respect them. Some even revere them.

And the same thing WILL happen to you. Do you know why?

Because Guys like me, total beginners from capoeira and other styles, are gonna buy your materials, and see the value in them, and the more guys like you, and mestre XAVIER GAUTIER get out there with your blogs, instructionals, etc., there will be more and more people interested in your work.

As for your haters...

Now Coach Ras, You know that whenever I talk about haters, I refer people to this video clip:



I do it not to make people feel better, I do it because it's the TRUTH.

And, let me say this to all you haters out there:

The more you hate on Coach Ras, or anybody else like him, the more you make him famous. The more you talk about how his stuff is crap and you shouldn't buy it or whatever, the more people will hear about him and his work.

And, some of those people WILL get interested, and they WILL BUY HIS MATERIALS. And pretty soon, no matter how much shit you talk about him, more and more people will see the true value of what he teaches, and while they ALL keep pushing, you will ALL BE LEFT IN THE DUST.

And, it will be all thanks to you motherfuckers, all because you couldn't keep his name out of your mouths.

Because how many people have heard of him, before you started opening your mouths, or started tapping on your little Keyboards?

Remember kids, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PRESS.

So haters,


DO YOUR JOBS, BITCHES!!!

MAKE HIM FAMOUS!!!



O.K., now that I got that out of the way, let's talk about biters for a minute. By biters, I'm talking about the unoriginal, non-creative assholes stealing and copying your stuff, then trying to take credit for it.

ALL the other martial artists that I mentioned in this blog has had this problem, and some of them STILL DO.

But those types will always be quickly found out, because a paper trail exists, going back to when the real Mc Coy's so to speak, started teaching what they do, and when the fakes started copying it, and the fact that they didn't "Teach" these skills before.

And the stories as to why they teaching different things than what they used to teach will get more and more elaborate and unbelievable, until people call them on their bullshit(And it won't take too long, either).

While you, and the other real deal martial artists who not only learned, but EARNED these skills, will always have a wall full of "truth bricks", to bash them with.

You said it yourself, they won't be able to explain the inner workings... They can only copy, repackage, and regurgitate.

And, that's the advantage you will ALWAYS have over them.

So, Keep ya head up, bruh. It won't be today, it won't be tomorrow, but soon, You'll get the respect, and honor you deserve, and you will have earned your place in the M.A. community.

And trust me on this one,


It will be sooner than you think.

If anybody out there is STILL on the fence about buying Coach Ras, Instructional, check this out:



Published on Sep 13, 2013
https://sites.google.com/site/atacxgy... This video shows the difference between street warrior capoeira and noncontact, non self defense roda play which IS NOT what Capoeira originally was designed for. Head Coach Ras' blog CAPOEIRA THAT WORKS http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/
my 4-1/2 hour video file is chock full of stuff you see in this video, sparring, weapons, self defense training, grappling, escape, elusiveness, drills, Capoeira's correct history, and much more.
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Note: After this video was made, the cost of the instructional went up to $45.00. However, with as much content as you get, even at this price, IT'S A STEAL.






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HAPPY SUNDAY!!!



~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie


HI FAMILY!!!

DEAR DIARY: I'm having one HELL of a Memorial Day weekend so far, so let's see what TODAY HAS IN STORE FOR ME...

But before that, today is SUNDAY, which means it's time for the SUNDAY SCHOOL VIDEO.

Today, we have episode 2 of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 FAITHS, which is one man's journey around the world to take a look at the many ways God is worshipped by the peoples of the world.







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Heavenletters™, bringing Earth closer to Heaven.
HEAVEN is here to reach every soul on earth to reawaken:
* Our connection to God *
* Our belief in ourselves *
* Our awareness of our shared worthiness to God *
* Peace on Earth *
God is always bringing us closer to Him.
,br> Heavenletter #4744 Your Own Path, November 20, 2013

God said:
Cats and dogs are not wondering who or what they are or what they are doing on Earth or what all of life is for? They are not perplexed. The blessed animals on Earth naturally take life as it comes, and that means they do not live in the past. They are not attached to the past. They love. They are aware that loved ones leave and that the leaving is called death. They may howl, yet they do not wear black and mourn for a year.

The Earth’s animals do not question. They accept. They also don’t make plans. No animal considers killing himself. Such a thought does not occur.

What I am getting to is that you have free will. Animals have instinct. If you dangle a string with feathers at the end of the string, a cat has to stalk it and make a grab for the feathers as he would a bird. He doesn’t have the choice. He has been made so.

In your case, you don’t bounce back the way animals do, for you have programmed yourself. You may be your own Pavlov who patterns you.

Of course, you are not without instincts. I gave them to you. You have strong instincts to eat and to sleep and to wake up. A human mother has an instinct to protect her children. Mating is a strong instinct that is hard to withstand. Self-preservation and preservation of the species are invincible.

You are supposed to have free will. Therefore, you have decisions to make and so your life becomes more problematical.

You are the highest of Beings because you have free will. You, a human being, are gifted with free will, even though you may self-imprison your free will. You may not even believe in the possibility of free will so hemmed in may you be by the past. And, yet, to even be hemmed in by the past, is a choice you make. You make the choice because of fear and to win approval.

You had choice then, and you have choice now. You may have so trod the same roads and so automated yourself that you don’t exercise free will because you crave to stay in a comfort zone. Even if your comfort zone is suffering, you may cling to it. You may hold on to it for dear life.

You may spend a lifetime before you find out what you do will for yourself.

Free will concerns only yourself. You don’t have your free will to command others and to make others into what you think they should be. You are not the decision-maker for others. Their decisions belong to themselves. Oh, perhaps in an exception, you push someone out of the way of a moving car or prevent someone from shooting another. Otherwise, you are not a preventer of another’s will, or a blocker of another’s will any more than you can push My Will aside as if I do not exist. It is not your place to command another’s will. It is your place to acknowledge another’s will and allow room for it.

As much as you may want to, you cannot live another’s life in his stead. You cannot move his arms and legs any more than you can decide his chosen path.

Why would free will be called free will if it were not free?

It is your place to find out what your will is.

You have the choice to not follow your free will. You have the choice not to make choices. You have the free will to change your mind.

Your choices are vast.

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And now, as always, I'm gonna end this blog with the most beautiful song in the world, and a word from don Miguel Ruiz.

Now usually, I just post a linkl for you to go to, but today, I found this amazing video by my friend CHARLES WILLIAMS, with this beautiful song being played in the background.

I hope you enjoy it.





Today, the day of the Lord,
when the divinity returns to me
when living my free will,
and with all the power of my spirit
I decide to live my life
in free communion with God
with no expectations
~don Miguel Ruiz







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Saturday, May 24, 2014

HAPPY SATURDAY!!!



We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging, to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want. - Joe Vitale

Wassup Family!

Dear Diary: You know, When they are disappointed, most people react by assigning blame, and finding someone to criticize. What if we accepted that our disappointments are seldom the result of malice on the part of anyone, and worked together to make life better for all.

I just thought I'd put that out there, I don'y know why.

Well, It's Memorial day weekend, and already I see "JUNE GLOOM" settling in. for those of you that don't know, june gloom is a weather pattern that happens around this time of year in Southern California, where it's cloudy in the morning, then the clouds burn off and it gets sunny in the afternoon.

But anyway, TODAY IS SATURDAY which means it's time for another episode of ASK TEAL, with TEAL SWAN.



Published on May 17, 2014
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In this episode, Teal explains that your feeling body (what most people call the emotional body) is the truth of who you are at a feeling level. This layer of you contains the imprints of the emotional aspect of your memories as well as your current emotional state. It is the bridge between your physical self and our thinking self. The feeling body interprets and translates the thoughts projected forth by your eternal consciousness perspective and also by your human perspective into feeling states or "feeling signatures". This translation is the first step that takes place in order to enable a being to have a first hand experience of a thought. This enables the thought to be actualized instead of remain abstract. This actualization of thoughts enables us to learn and gain awareness better and faster and this in turn enables personal and universal expansion. Because of the emotional body, man is able to experience their own thoughts. The thoughts are converted into feeling impressions. The physical body interprets those feeling impressions and as if translating the message, converts those feeling states into the neuropeptides and hormones that cause the physical reactions in our body that we call "emotions"; emotions ranging from fear, anger and stress to love, compassion and happiness. The feeling body is not an actual body. It is etheric in nature. But it can be understood and visualized symbolically like an actual body (in fact it often is both out of body and in dream time). You can ask to be shown the visual representation of your feeling body in meditation of you like. With practice, you will no longer need to facilitate an altered state of consciousness like meditation to switch your perspective in order to see the layer of a person's emotional/feeling body at will. You could observe it as energy, or you could observe it as the representation of an actual body.
In the second half of this episode, Teal explains how to facilitate "integration" of the emotional body.

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

PUKULAN CIMANDE PUSAKA SANDERS: TONJOK BERANG




Hi Guys,

Check out the new PCP logo below! This will be one of our new official logo of Pukulan Cimande Pusaka. And Also, we have a new name for our art, PUKULAN CIMANDE PUSAKA SANDERS.

Below the logo, I posted the new welcome message for the Silat section of www.cimande.com, the official website of PCPS Pencak Silat.

Now, here's the description of this logo, in the words of Pendekar Sanders:

Mas Juds High Caste portion of his art was the SNAKE .It is what is inside ALL we do. The Rose is the alluring portion that makes the enemy feel comfortable to come and grab it, BUT behind the rose is the SNAKE (Naga as well, same idea) waiting to strike and the he gets stung by the hidden thorns , representing the four animals and elements. MY name is now here as P.C.P is MY art, I developed this to where it is and refined the delivery system to make it much different than other silat you will see.





Welcome

Pencak Silat is a term which refers to the general category of martial arts that come from Indonesia. Indonesia has many different styles of Pencak Silat and our style of martial art is the life long creation of the original Pencak Silat, martial art of Mas Jud in java . Pendekar Sanders has refined and added many revelations in the delivery system and jurus, making it unique and found only here. You can see our new logo which adds the name, Sanders to the art, as it truly is now a development of over 40 years of Pendekar Sanders efforts to develop it where it is now. This will now always be present in real Pukulan Cimande Pusaka the name Sanders will be added to the end. Over the years Pendekar Sanders refined a very specific way of moving, after studying the best masters he had and saw in his travels. At first we showed the students , techniques and jurus and then tried to help them learn these correct methods to move, added to the techniques. Many however were so focused on the jurus, they failed to internalize the way of movement, which is the key and crowning glory of the art. We will introduce a new DVD this year which will start to develop this type of movement, internally, first. Then that most vital portion will never be lost. This will usher in a new era in Pukulan Cimande Puska Sanders, so we have added some new logo’s as well.They have a very deep meaning and students will be enlightened to that. Even if you tried PCP in the past , give it a new look. With the advent of the new DVD to come, many will be brought to much higher levels. Get excited , very excited and come join us. We are often copied and pirated but never equaled .

Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders.

If you choose to train with us then welcome aboard and hop on for the ride of your life. If you do not choose us then good luck in your chosen style and we wish you well in your training.




Now, having said that, I would like to talk to you about an important, and very unique aspect of our system.

check out the video below:



This video shows an important aspect of our art known as Tonjok Bareng, AKA Poison Hand hitting.

Now the term, "poison hand hitting", was originally coined because when people were hit with this skill, they would fall down and not know exactly where the blow came from, thus it would be assumed that poison was used. Also, in the past, and even in recent times, poisonous substances would be placed on the fingernails and the blades, which would then be used on the opponent to produce injury.

When Pendekar Sanders finally connected with the family of Mas Jud and their students, he found that the proper term for this skill was TONJOK BARENG. However, to keep it simple, in this blog I'm going to use the term poison hand.

When you start learning this skill, you start with 3 blows, but as your skill grows, you learn to use all parts of the body. This teaches the PCPS student the correct way to develop the whipping snap that all blows in this system should possess so large wind up for the blows become obsolete. In short, it allows the PCPS practicioner to deliver 3 blows in the space of the time it takes to deliver one, with power, and precision.

Now some people, when they first hear about poison hand blows, tend to liken it to the way that Kenpo Karate or Wing Chun Kung Fu throws it's multiple blows.

To illustrate how THIS IS NOT THE SAME as the poison hand blows of PCPS, I posted here a video of each system throwing their multiple hand blows.








Now as you can see, those ARE effective ways of hitting. However, although you can see the Kenpo guy and the Wing Chun guy hitting FAST, the blows are still going out, and coming back, more or less in a linear fashion.

For all you Kenpo and Wing Chun guys out there reading this blog, I'm not trying to disparage your styles in ANY way. I'm just showing differences in what YOU do, and what WE do, that's ALL.

Now, check out the video below, made by Guru Baharu Peterson Menezes:




Now as you can see in the video above, like I said before, the idea behind poison hand hitting is to be able to deliver a blow like a whip, in a tiny arc that at the instant it hits, twist back in a different direction to deliver another strike, often with another portion of the anatomy.

I admit that my hitting skills are not nearly as good as seen on the video, but I am still studying. I also admit, that this is very hard for me to describe to you, even with the video illustration, so I included an article Pendekar Sanders wrote some years ago, to describe this better.


The Secret of the Eight Gates of Power

By: Pendekar Sanders

While this subject is extremely difficult to transmit through only the vehicle of the written word I will try.

Correct hitting in our Art requires the body to impart a whip like quality to the striking weapon. We incorporate a variety of methods to amplify this whip force. The student is encouraged to only tense the blows on impact and to start a wave like action through the bogy with a stomping action of the foot prior to the strike. These only two actions and simple sounding at that. Those of you who have practiced correctly will attest this still requires hours of work to get the hang of. With that in mind I will now stretch your potential ability much further.

In truth the ankle joint is our first gate. To open it one must cock it. When your heel hits the ground the uncocking begins and throws the blows force up the body and out to the extremity of choice.

The second gate is the knee, which also must be bent and opened. As the angle is closed somewhat the energy is increased.

The third gate is the hip joint. This is a little tricky. If the desire is to create a very short explosive whip crack strike the hip is opened (moved) forward so as the force reaches it, it rotates away from the direction violently multiplying the speed. If the desire is to apply the full weight of the defender to propel him away the hip is rotated back and then towards the attacker when the blow is released.

Next we have the shoulder joint or the fourth gate. It is flexed like the knee to carry the wave. The fifth gate is the elbow, the sixth gate is the wrist, the seventh gate are the fingers and the eight gate is the head as in the Mad Rooster. As the wave of energy reaches each gate it multiplies forward. The result, when thrown correctly is that the fingers snap back into the palm of the hand with an audible snap.

Developing all eight gates enables the practitioner to literally throw blows with the arms folded against the body with almost no perceptible movement, but with great force.

After the practitioner can utilize this on all of the extremities it can be isolated to midpoints like knees, elbows , ankles, etc. Try it! Using more gates means more power generated.


I hope this helps.

The advantage is, in the flash of an eye, you can deliver multiple blows to disable an attacker's arm, or redirect a strike from his head back into his throat, in an instant. Eventually, like I said before, the entire body is used with it, and after you develop it, you can start applying this to elbows, knees, and feet.

This is a VERY ADVANCED and UNIQUE aspect of PCPS, and well, so far this skill escapes me. But hey, I'm still learning.

If any of you out there like this article and want to know more, then by all means, please go to the web site at www.cimande.com. and join the Pencak Silat Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders distance learning program.


Hey guys, check out our other new logo below. It shows the rose with the thorns in the middle because,



To relax the mind is to see with the spirit, and all that comes to do no harm will be embraced, while all which desires to harm is destroyed in order to preserve.



HAPPY THURSDAY!!!





I trust my intuition to deliver inspiring visions of my future.

~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie



HI FAMILY!!!

DEAR DIARY: I am truly grateful for the fact that I've waken up to another beautiful day... It's Thursday, almost time for MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!!

What to do, what to do...


HUMANITY'S TEAM


Nothing Happens by Accident

Such was Jesus' compassion that He begged for a way — and created it — to so impact the world that all might come to heaven (Self realization) — if in no other way, then through him. For he defeated misery, and death. And so might you.

The grandest teaching of Christ was not that you shall have everlasting life — but that you do; not that you shall have brotherhood in God, but that you do; not that you shall have whatever you request, but that you do.

All that is required is to know this. For you are the creator of your reality, and life can show up no other way for you than that way in which you think it will.

You think it into being. This is the first step in creation. God the Father is thought. Your thought is the parent which gives birth to all things.

--Conversations With God, Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch
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O.K., It's THURSDAY, and I said I was gonna start posting episodes of HARD SCIENCE.

So. here it is. I hope you like it.



Published on Nov 6, 2013
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We are tired of not having hovercrafts. It's time we all have hovercrafts. Anthony and Tara build a couple for about $150 out of plywood and leaf blowers and then put the DIY monstrosities through the standard scientific tests: you know, human bowling, horse mask racing. Standard lab stuff.

Materials and overall cost: ~$100+
• Tarp: $20
• Wood: $20
• Leaf Blower $75

About Hovercrafts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovercraft
"Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull that is slightly above atmospheric pressure. The pressure difference between the higher pressure air below the hull and lower pressure ambient air above it produces lift, which causes the hull to float above the running surface."

About British Inventor and Engineer Christopher Sydney Cockerell
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/cockere...
He began experimenting with vacuum cleaner tubes and empty aluminum cans and found that when placing a small can inside a larger one and blowing air through the smaller can, it hovered above the bottom surface of the larger object. By 1955 he had a working prototype and pursued a patent on his creation, which he dubbed a 'hovercraft.'"

Christopher Cockerell and the Hovercraft
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O.K., before I sign off, I want to wish a happy birthday to GURU ZAINAL ABIDIN SHEIKH AWAB, master of SILAT TUA (Also referred to as Silat Pattani)

Originally from Pattani, Silat Tua has spread throughout the Malaysian peninsula, especially on the island of Penang where guru Zainal Abidin, the master of this school of silat, resides.

Guru Zainal Abidin (co-author of Silat Tua: The Malay Dance of Life) is a martial artist who is lineage holder in several Silat systems, and also a lineage holder in a family system of Classical Thai Martial Arts.

This is an Interview with Zainal Abideen by Salim Badat for the Combat Journal. To go to the original article, Click HERE.

Please tell us of your martial arts background and who were your teachers?
I started MA when I was 15years old with TKD in school with Master khoo Teiik Hin and at the same time started training with My Uncle in the same village in Silat known as Siku 12, his name was Ahmad Hamden..I started MA with the encouragement of my late father who was an amateur Boxer to lose weight as I was overweight and also at that time in the 60s racial strife and riots were common in the state of Poenang, Malaysia and my father wanted us to be able to defend ourseleves. I was very keen on Silat when I was growing up in JB the southern state of Malaysia but had no opportunity to learn then. My father also brought a Teacher from the state of Perak to my home to teach me and my elder brothers the art of Silat Lintar..I was at that time learning at every chance that I got. i was introduced to Moi Thai by visiting freinds from south Thailand and learned formally from a Teacher in Penang who was knowned as Speedy Ahmad...The Silat Gayong Serirama was also introduced to our school and I became a student and eventually a Coach within 2 years most probably due to my other MA training and was requested by my Teacher to teach the Gayung Serirama at a Technical school. I started coolege in 1974 and moved to Kuala lumpur and there i continued learning silat from a Javanese teacher Mohd Judi hj Hassan in the system of Depoowojo and also learned from a Teacher the harimau style aknown as Pendekar Husni. I was lucky in the sense all my Teachers liked me and completed the training and was requested to represent their schools and systems but at that time I was more confident in Moi Thai and Siku 12 then Silat as I felt that iwas good in defence but poor in attack..I continued training in Moi Thai under a Chinese teacher who was also the trainer for the Malaysian Chinese Pugilistic Association a Mr Yong for manymore years until 1984 when I had to work in the Northern East coast state of Kelantan ordering Thailand..I took the opportunity to learn and practiced Moi Thai withWan Yaacob and his brother Wan Anuar of bachok Kelantan and enter Thailand whenever I was free to spar and trained with a boxer named Boon who later introdeuced me to Arjan Khao Kruasatoi of Prae Thailand and entered a competition and won against a Lao Boxer Panya Satee..it was aregional competition nothing big but it gave me the confidence that I was doing it right in Moi Thai..I fell in love with Arjan Khao's sister who were all Buddhists and requested her hand for marriage when the family consentedI brought her back to South Thailand to convert to Islam under the guidance of an Imam Sheikh Abdul Aziz Abdulllah who was also a Silkat teacher. He asked me why I did not do Silat asthat was my heritage, I told him m opinion about Silat and he requested me to play with him and the rest washistory..I relearned everything from him and began to understand Silat as the way it should be..My background in Moi Thai was a plus off course.

What makes the style of silat tua yawi unique?
The Silat Tua Jawi was unique in the sense that we do not depend on our weight class to match an opponent unlike MOI THAI where you fight within your weight class...It was also a case in other Silat where your size and built would put you on an advantage...The sciences of the Art would enable you to face a bigger opponent and the stepping, the Tapak to move out of an attack and to counter are all ancient practice that makes it good..In silat tua we first work with the elements and our body have to change and be the element of EARTH WATER FIRE & WIND and the sub element of STONE WOOD & IRON!!!

Is there a spiritual dimension to the art that you practice?
There is spiritual dimension in our silat as we do zikir and do breathing with reciting the ISMA as well as Standing Muroqabah, Seating Muroqabah, Moving Muroqabah as some term it as Meditation. We also acknowledge the other dimension and learn to communicate with spiritual or invisible beings. We also learn poison not in the chemical sense but of the spiritual sense . All this will be thought subject to talking an oath of being a service to God & mankind and faithful to the lineage of our system. The objective is to come to the stage of realisation of the presence of GOD!

What is your forte in silat ?
My forte in Silat? Its more of the law of physics in applications of locks & throws and also the speed of blows in our Kuntao...this is with TARI and ANIMISTIC KUNTAO FORMS!

What is the progression in learning in silat tua yawi?
The progression of learning Silat Tua/Jawi depends on the understanding of the concepts and applications by the students..Like I mentioned, we start with the elements, the langkah the tapak, the blows, the locks the throws , Tari ....etc..on the average for beginners it would take more or less 3 years but for those that have martial at experience it is less. The time frame mentioned is just to be comfortable and to be able to apply the concepts effectively in any circumstances..

What is your favourite weapon of choice?
My weapon of choice is the BELATI or the WALI, these are knives and I am also at ease with the Keris...Some of the weapons that we trained with are different to the more common ones, our KARAMBIT is bigger and we trained with a pair and it is called GENGAM RABIT...WE TRAINED WITH BOTH HANDS to be ready for any eventualities as we hope to be equally good with both hands as far as weapons are concern.

What is your teaching methodology.
I follow the same system as My Teacher in so far as methodology..repeating each new technique again and again and we go by numbers and hours..test and retest our students on their capablity of the techniques...and sometimes gave them a surprise test with students of different forms..

How has your personal silat developed over the years?
Alhamdulillah...I am happy with what I am now and still feel that I am developing the understanding of the art in a deeper sense! Where are you based?
I am based in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, malaysia..

Is there a connection between attaining mastery of a martial arts and social obligation?
Personally I believe it is separate but being of service to the community does develop humility and peaceful co-existance.

If foreigners wish to train with you how would they contact you?
If foreigners wish to train with me I am on facebook and also can be contacted through email....akusilah@yahoo.com MY H/p No is 014-3441299 Malaysia..

Do you do seminars abroad and are you open to the idea of doing seminars abroad if people wish to host you?
I have done seminars overseas before hosted by Zhong Ding in UK and did one seminar at BOB BREEN"s academy among a few in UK in 2007..and will be happy if being called or hosted to seminars anywhere

What are you future plans?
My future plans is to try and make known the system as much as possible as I believe it's a valuable heritage for mankind...I will be doing a seminar in Singapore in December and hope to go to the US middle of next year and hopefully UK too.

Now, here's a video of Guru Zainal performing with his students. And below the video, You will also see some students of Silat Tua in action:



MALAYSIA-PENANG-SILAT TUA - TARI Silat

MALAYSIA-PENANG-SILAT TUA-Friendly Sparring - Locking style

MALAYSIA-Penang-Silat Tua-Demo Sparring Locking

MALAYSIA-PENANG - SILAT TUA- Friendy Sparring Silat and KungFu

If you want to know more about Guru Zainal, or THE PENANG SILAT TUA, please CLICK HERE to go to their website.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAK ZAINAL!!!






And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world.


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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!!




Today, I will be gentle with myself.
~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie



HI FAMILY!!!

DEAR DIARY: Welcome to HUMP DAY!

As you know, last sunday, I went to WORLDFEST!!!



In case you don't regularly read this blog, and don't know what worldfest is, The WorldFest 2014 Earth Day Festival is a magnificent day filled with entertainment, education and enlightenment, which is being held tomorrow , from 10:30am to 7:00pm, at the beautiful Woodley Park in Lake Balboa, CA.

So, what can somebody do at Worldfest? Well...

~Get your groove on, because they have Musical performances on Two Stages,

~Pig out at the Food Court

~Become inspired by local and national speakers

~Find Fun and inspiration in the EcoTent

~Enjoy healthy cooking demonstrations and more and more the Healthy Hut sponsored by Vega

~Rescue a new best friend in the Animal Adoptions area

~Cool off in the Oasis Beer and Wine Garden sponsored by the Lagunitas Brewing Company (I don't usually drink alcohol, so I'm probably not going to be doing that)

~Fun for the whole family at Kids' Kingdom (makes me wish I had kids)

~Spay and Neuter Clinic at FixFest

~Meet the leaders in the animal protection movement in the Animal Pavilion Sponsored by Ady Gil World Conservation

~Check out the enviromental and animal art in Art Avenue

~Guilt-free shopping with over a hundred exhibitors

~Find volunteer opportunities with local activist groups

Tickets at: https://worldfestevents.com/presale.php or take your bike, the Metro, or be a Senior/Student for other discounts the day of! =)(And I ALWAYS ride Metro, so you KNOW I'm getting a discount!!!) $12 - General
$5 - Bike / Metro Pass / Seniors
Free - Kids 12 and under!

This was gonna be my first time there, and as promised, it was an amazing experience!!!

There were many Amazing people there that day, but I'm going to focus on only a couple of them.

First, I'm gonna start with the people I went there to see:



That's right. Around 1:30 p.m., in a tent called the Earth Lounge, TheKI was performing, and they rocked!!!



Now I've blogged about them a few times already, but in case you don't know who they are...

TheKI is an ensemble that fuses pop, jazz and electronic music with ancient wisdom and serves as one more voice in the movement to combat the abuse, in all its forms, of human rights and freedom. With jazzy harmonizations floating over ambient grooves and topped with inspirational quotes, theKI invites audiences and listeners to dance, chill, and feel inspired.

Roxie Sakura- Vocals
Sean Hill- Spoken Word
Lucas Francis- Bass and Electronic Beats
Antonio Dangond- Keyboard and Vocals
Nick Kraus- Drums and Percussion

I always use their song "Breathe" when I introduce them, because well, it's freaking AWESOME!

So, here it is:





Anyway, the thing I love about these amazing group of people is that, they're not just musicians, they're also activists, using their music and voices to bring awareness to, and solving some of the many problems facing our planet today.

In fact, when I first met the lead singer ROXIE SAKURA, it was because she and her best friend, the incredibly talented RACHEL LYNN SEBASTIAN, was helping to organize a team for a special event for the homeless in Los Angeles.

I had signed up as a MAYBE for that event, and about 2 weeks before the event, she added me as a friend on Facebook, and sent me a beautiful message asking me to make the cause, turn that maybe into a definite YES, and join their team. I didn't know if I could make it out there because I may have been called in to work (And in fact I WAS called in to work on that day), and I told her so, but I could and did MAKE A BLOG ABOUT IT. I didn't even know she was a singer until at least a month later, when she invited me to one of her shows, WHICH I BLOGGED ABOUT.

Anyway, since then, I made it out to every one of theKi's shows that I could, and I became a big fan.

The reason they were playing there, was in part to celebrate the release of their album on itunes! Now to show you how monumental that was, I have to take you back a couple of years.





If you want something all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.
Paula Coelho
Check out this video:





Around 2 years ago, these amazing people had a dream. They had vision so strong, that they had no choice but to go after it with EVERYTHING THEY HAD.

And after two years, and a lot of support from friends and family, (And yes, I made a little blog about it too http://jkashtonsjournal.blogspot.com/2012/11/lets-help-make-dream-come-true.html).

You will be able to buy The KI's album online via iTunes from wherever you are to push a positive world changing album up on those charts!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/theki/id876081841





So, what else did I see at WORLDFEST?



Well family, there's somebody I'd like you to meet.

This, is Junko.





She is part of a spiritual group called SUKYO MAHIKARI.

Sukyo Mahikari is a nonprofit spiritual and community service organization with centers in more than 100 countries. Originally founded by Kotama Okada in 1959 under the name L.H. Yokoshi Tomo no Kai,[3][4] Sukyo Mahikari was registered on 23 June 1978 by Keishu Okada as part of an amicable settlement following the passing of Sir. Kotama Okada (who was decorated with the Knight Commander and the decoration of The Sovereign (Greek) Order of the Knights of Saint Dennis of Zantein 1972).

The purpose of the organization is to foster the ability in people to develop a world of true peace by understanding and practicing light energy and the universal principles in all aspects of life.

Sukyo Mahikari does not ask its members to give up any pre-existing beliefs or accept Sukyo Mahikari as the only path to happiness. Sukyo Mahikari teaches that all religions and spiritual practices have an important mission to accomplish and should work together to establish world peace. Sukyo Mahikari claims that its emphasis on the spiritual unity of humankind has resulted in a membership that reflects a diversity of religions and nationalities.

Sukyo Mahikari teaches the transmission of light energy through a practice which they refer to as "the art of True Light (Mahikari)" which is believed to issue from the palm of the hand. In this spiritual practice, practitioners believe that the Light of God is transmitted from the palm of the hand (the giver) to another person (the receiver), allowing them to purify and revitalise the spirit, mind and body, and to nurture the soul.[10] Practitioners believe that the light energy represents the wisdom, love and will of God.

The practice of giving and receiving light typically begins with both the giver and receiver offering a prayer for God’s Light and divine guidance. After chanting a prayer that is believed to have a strong purifying power (referred to as the “Amatsu Norigoto Prayer”: not to be confused with "Amatsu Norito", a Shinto prayer), the giver then holds his or her hand approximately 12 inches (30 centimeters) from the receiver’s body and transmits the Light to various points considered vital, including, it is believed, the receiver’s soul. Sessions of Light can last anywhere from 10 to 50 minutes.

The art of True Light is the main activity of Sukyo Mahikari because, it is believed, this practice can help people to restore their original divine nature as children of God. By purifying themselves with God’s Light as frequently as possible and by living a way of life that accords with God’s principles, practitioners believe they can gradually eliminate their spiritual impurities.

Sukyo Mahikari teaches that the primary purpose of receiving Divine Light is to purify and nurture the spirit. Sukyo Mahikari does not advocate for the use of the art of True Light as a substitute for medical or psychological therapy. Sukyo Mahikari founder Kotama Okada taught that the ultimate purpose of Sukyo Mahikari and the art of True Light is not to heal disease or gain personal benefit, but instead to be of service to society.

Founder Kotama Okada taught that the art of True Light can have a deep impact on the spiritual realm and encouraged members to transmit the Light to anyone or anything at anytime[citation needed]. He taught that the Light can not only to be transmitted to human beings, but also to animals, food, buildings, automobiles, and the natural environment, as well as situations of unresolved conflict.

It was this "art of the true light", that Junko and other volunteers were giving to people who came to their booth.





I've been having slight pain in the back of my neck, and in my right knee for quite some time and when she offered to help me, I thought well, it couldn't hurt. And for a while, the pain DID go away. Particularly, the pain in my knee.

Anyway, to make a long story short, Junko got me really interested in Sukyo Mahikari, and I went to their center in Torrance, Ca. the next day to find out more about it, and to recieve more light.

There, I met Junko again, and another very nice volunteer named Row, who told more about the organization, and had a longer session (50 minutes) with me where she gave me more light, and worked on my neck and knee again.

Anyway, it was a very positive experience, and I will DEFINETELY visit the Sukyo Mahikari center again.

Oh, Before I go, there's one more person I like you to meet.

This is ARON (I think I might have misspelled her name)





Aron, if you're reading this blog, thank you so much for allowing me to take your picture, and for making me fel MYSTICAL!!!

And to all of the wonderful staff at WORLDFEST,





Thank You so much for running such a great event, and I'll DEFINETLY go there next year!!!



Well, it's WEDNESDAY, which means it's time for another episode of SHOTS OF AWE, with Jason Silva.



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Heavenletter #4743 Oh, to Be Free, November 19, 2013

God said:
True freedom is freedom from the past.

Yes, of course, bonds imposed upon you from the present outside of you also exist. Of course, you would rather be free to express yourself and to be where you want to be and when and how and never in the slightest have to hide how you are and your real thoughts. Hiding yourself is the same as being imprisoned.

At the same time, even if you have supreme freedom in the world, so long as you are tied up in the past, you are not free. You have the past looking over your shoulder, telling you what to do and how to be. In the grip of the past, you are not free. You are an obedient soldier who automatically reacts. He salutes. He follows orders. The past is a supervisor who does not brook any disobedience. What once was still is until you free yourself from the past. You do indeed have a past.

This is not the first time you have heard that you do not react to what is happening now but rather are responding to what once was. You may well not consciously know what you are reacting to. You think it is someone or something in your present that you are reacting to. Truly, if you were free, you would react differently. You would see and feel differently. When something adverse is happening, it seems like it is happening before your very eyes, yet you are programmed, and you act from the unseen, perhaps unremembered past. It is not such a good thing to be on automatic, for you are encumbered.

The past has fostered what seems like an instinct in you, and that is to respond in a habitual manner. You may well not be aware that someone today reminds you of someone in the past who was unkind to you when you were young and defenseless, and now you are on guard.

Beloveds, why would you be on guard unless something from the past made you so? What would you have to defend had you not been deeply affected in the past? Today, something in the past sets you off.

The bulls in bullfights are stirred to fighting because of the color red or because of the twirling of the cape. From something, the bull seems to have no choice but to fight. He cannot see that he could simply walk away and not see anything at all to fight about. Whether you are the timid mouse or wild tiger, it could be said that you were trained to be so and you simply haven’t been able to let go and love first. You may have spent your whole life reacting and have been unable to initiate, so ingrained in the past you are.

You could say that it is good to be on automatic when it comes to courtesy. There is something to be said for that, yet how freeing it would be to naturally respond with courtesy or, it could be said, to welcome whoever and whatever may be before you now. It is truly freeing to smile in the present, not as a defense and not as a habit, but from joy inside right now.

I am not telling you anything new.

Yes, how wonderful it would be if you could react to what is simply before you. How lovely it would be if you could let go of all wounds, the ones you remember and the ones you don’t, and come forth unwounded and unscarred. Without woundedness, you would unwind. Tension would leave. You would be as fresh as a spring day. You would still remember what you remember of your past, and yet you would be free from it. You would be free.

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And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world.


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God is here. God is living inside of you as life, as love, but you have to see that truth, or there is nothing.
~don Miguel Ruiz










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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Giant, Unknown Animals Found off Antarctica

Giant, Unknown Animals Found off Antarctica:



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HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!




Today is my day to paint life in bold colors.
~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie



HI FAMILY!!! DEAR DIARY: Well, today's the day.

It's WORLDFEST!!! ( www.worldfestevents.com )

So, what is it?

The WorldFest 2014 Earth Day Festival is a magnificent day filled with entertainment, education and enlightenment, which is being held tomorrow , from 10:30am to 7:00pm, at the beautiful Woodley Park in Lake Balboa, CA.

So, what can somebody do at Worldfest? Well...

~Get your groove on, because they have Musical performances on Two Stages,

~Pig out at the Food Court

~Become inspired by local and national speakers

~Find Fun and inspiration in the EcoTent

~Enjoy healthy cooking demonstrations and more and more the Healthy Hut sponsored by Vega

~Rescue a new best friend in the Animal Adoptions area

~Cool off in the Oasis Beer and Wine Garden sponsored by the Lagunitas Brewing Company (I don't usually drink alcohol, so I'm probably not going to be doing that)

~Fun for the whole family at Kids' Kingdom (makes me wish I had kids)

~Spay and Neuter Clinic at FixFest

~Meet the leaders in the animal protection movement in the Animal Pavilion Sponsored by Ady Gil World Conservation

~Check out the enviromental and animal art in Art Avenue

~Guilt-free shopping with over a hundred exhibitors

~Find volunteer opportunities with local activist groups

Tickets at: https://worldfestevents.com/presale.php or take your bike, the Metro, or be a Senior/Student for other discounts the day of! =)(And I ALWAYS ride Metro, so you KNOW I'm getting a discount!!!) $12 - General
$5 - Bike / Metro Pass / Seniors
Free - Kids 12 and under!

This is gonna be my first time there, but this promises to be an amazing experience!!!




O.K., this is SUNDAY, which means that it's time for the SUNDAY SCHOOL VIDEO, where I post a video about ANY religious subject.

Today, I'm posting the 1st episode of this fascinating BBC Documentary I found called "Around the World in 80 Faiths". I'll be posting more episodes in the weeks to come.

I hope you enjoy it.







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Heavenletter #4755 The Heart Is King , December 1, 2013

God said:
The combination of heart and mind can’t be beaten. Some of My children lean toward the heart first. Some of My children lean toward the mind first. For some, heart and mind are One.

At the same time, however, nothing happens without the heart. It is not surprising that the physical life of a human being ends with the demise of the heart, for your heart leads. It is the mainstay. Your heart beats for you, and your heart beats for Me as well.

We can further say that the beat of your heart sets the metronome for the Universe. The extant world lives by the beat of your heart. Your heart conducts the orchestra of the world. It is through Our hearts that We are One. Our Oneness can be evidenced by the mind, yet Our Oneness expresses itself through the heart.

Love comes from the heart. And, when all is said and done, all decisions come from the heart. The heart is King. The heart signals a Yes. Then the mind finds reasons. It is the heart that truly leads. You are heart-induced. This is universal. Your heart creates as does Mine. You might say I am complicit with you, yet that is another story.

Can you imagine a Universe based on thinking? The world, as it appears, seems to be run by the intellect. The intellect is not always so reasonable as you like to think. The heart can never be cold and calculating, yet, ah, the mind creates the world as it is most often known, separated and run by so-called logic.

Hail to the heart that beats so loyally, devotedly. Call the heartbeat vibration, resonance, tom-tom, core, whatever. While you live in the physical world, We can say that, through your heartbeat, you and I are linked. Through the soul always, in body or out of body, We are linked. Your soul and Godness of Truth touch eternally and infinitely. We merge. We are One. The individual identity of a you leaps into My heart.

Do not grieve for the individual you. Your world identity is a fantasy like all others. This means your surface identity has been a story, a fascinating story, a novel, long or short, made into a movie with so many twists and turns that it is unbelievable even on Earth terms. Now, We know, of course, that it is not to be believed. It was never true. Even the humdrum never was true.

All the world history, tracked, recorded, verified, referenced and reverenced, is a group fantasy. All the heroes and all the villains are invention. They are like a mass fantasy bought for a song. A salesman came to your door. You opened it and kept the door open.

You have had lovely images, such as a white sailboat on blue water, a flower blossoming, your heart beating. You have had unlovely images of diverse kinds, and so you watch movies of various genres. On this Earth that seems so solid, you stand on spindly-legs. Ah, but, yet, even on imagined Earth and within your imagined story, there is Truth, and, somehow, vaguely, you consciously know the Truth. You have had glimpses of it, silent moments of Truth named Love, named Beauty. Love and Beauty connect Us. On Earth, the love and beauty that exist in imagined time and space, sadly, fade. Even in this world-wide fantasy, you know there is something extraordinary about Love and Beauty, for they beat a higher note in your heart.

Beloveds, you and I, We are not even a heartbeat away.

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And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world, and a word from Don Miguel Ruiz.


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The truth will set us free from all the lies we believe in. But we have to experience the truth to know the truth; we cannot put the truth into words.
~don Miguel Ruiz