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<p><span>Billy Jones’ voice and guitar work shine like a dazzling star! Billy's voice will enchant you, his songs are oozing with sexuality, downright funky, and always compelling with a show-stopping style. One of the very Best Authentic Modern Blues artists in recent memory. Billy Jones Bluez born into the segregation of the 1950's south, he was exposed to the driving beat of the Blues when he was still an infant. In the crib, he could hear it as it permeated the walls against which he slept. This sound which spoke to him gave him an early direction in life which he has pursued to this day. Exquisite Modern and Traditional Blues and Neo-Soul by one of the most talented artists on the contemporary scene. Billy Jones & Delta Blues Outlaws have been a crowd favorite and one of the most requested variety show bands on the Mid-South casino, nightclub, and party circuit for many years. With a repertoire that encompasses a wide range of musical styles, from pop to country to soul to today's biggest hits, the Delta Blues Outlaws are guaranteed to please any audience.<br/></span></p>
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<p><span>Arguably one of the very Best Authentic Modern Blues and Soul albums in recent memory. His early memories are of a juke joint from where he would draw inspiration; the images, and the folks he knew then are the stuff of his song. Outstanding stage presence, world class vocals, and awesome musicianship, Billy Jones & Delta Blues Outlaws have performed their show-stopping, high-energy style for audiences in Europe and USA. From the juke joints of the Delta to the Blues Festivals — and many, many, many shows in between — this band has proven repeatedly that it's the real deal! Billy & the Outlaws brings experience, showmanship, and passion to every performance is a guaranteed great time.</span></p>
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<p><span><strong>How has the Blues music influenced your views of the world? What does the blues mean to you?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>My family owned and operated a juke-joint and rooming house in the mid-south delta of Arkansas, and I was born into and grew up in the lifestyle. As a child, I would stand in front of the jukebox and dream. I'd pretend that every guitar player on each record was me. I am an authentic American delta bluesman. My entire world view has been influenced by blues music. I am a product of the culture. The blues has been both my recreation and my occupation for as long as I can remember.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>How do you describe your sound and songbook? What's the balance in music between technique and soul?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>My "sound" is a mixture of the old and the new and the accidental. ..and it is still developing as I learn and adapt to new styles and information that I learn or that I improvise or stumble upon as time goes by. </span><span>In the beginning, I was taught and mentored by blues legends like Little Johnny Taylor ('Part Time Love', 'Open House at My House' ect.), Calvin Leavy ('Cummins Prison Farm'), Larry Totsie Davis ('As The Years Go Passing By' and 'Texas Flood' ...that was later re-recorded and made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn), Rev. James T. Phillips (..who was lead singer and guitarist for the gospel group the Zion Five), Red Harpo, Willie Cobb and many great blues and gospel artists and musicians that never achieved national fame, but were all great entertainers and innovators.</span></p>
<p><span>My first influence was traditional blues. </span><span>But as time went by, I fell in love with the music of Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield, BB King and the masters of soul, funk and R&B like James Brown, George Clinton, Prince and Jimi Hendrix. </span><span>There is no balance between technique and soul with me... it's all soul and guesswork... I can't read music.</span></p>
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<p><span><em>"I am an authentic American delta bluesman. My entire world view has been influenced by blues music. I am a product of the culture. The blues has been both my recreation and my occupation for as long as I can remember." (Billy Jones, Arkansas 2021 / Photo by Deke V. Rivers)</em></span></p>
<p><span><strong>What moment changed your music life the most? What´s been the highlights in your life and career so far?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>The moment that received a phone call from Jan Mittendorp at Black & Tan Records to come perform on blues festivals in Europe. From juke-joints to European blues festivals Now that's a life changing moment! Paris, Germany, Romania, Italy, Austria, Amsterdam, Belgium ...too many places & shows to mention here. One of my favorite shows was when I represented Black & Tan Records on the Blues Passions Festival at the Hennessy Castle Fairgrounds in Cognac, France. We performed on the main stage for 15,000 fans! No matter whatever happens in the future I will always be loyal to Black & Tan Records. ..forever grateful. They believed in me and opened a door that elevated my life to a whole new level when no one else would.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Are there any memories from gigs, jams, open acts and studio sessions which you’d like to share with us?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>I had fun...performed LIVE! ...in a Juke-Joint, somewhere along the Blues Highway!</span></p>
<p><span><strong>What do you miss most nowadays from the blues of the past? What are your hopes and fears for the future of?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>What I miss most about the old guys is the authenticity and the originality. ..every artist had his own style. Today many of the new artists seem to focus on sounding "like" Muddy or "like" Hendrix ect. and so, a lot of the newer music sounds formularized and predictable. I want to variate from the formula. </span><span>It's my hope to take elements of traditional blues and infuse it into elements of contemporary music like funk, jazz, and soul and hip-hop to create a style of music that will appeal to both the traditional listener and attract the younger contemporary audience. For example, in our live shows my band performs a song where I sing Tyrone Davis' soul song 'In The Mood' and blend in lyrics from the hip-hop song 'Smile' by TuPac & Scarface and then, lay a funky blues rock guitar solo on top of that monolog between the verses. </span><span>I sound crazy don't I? ...well, the audiences that we play for really like what we are doing...they call it 'gangsta blues' and we have been holding down a main stage residency at Harlow's Casino in Greenville, MS for over 15 years playing it that way! As far as fears for the future... I can't see any...I believe this new style bring old and new together.</span></p>
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<p><span><em>"The blues will always be here...transmogrifying and mutating and morphing into new and different forms. And yet at the same time it remains the same...just below the surface of any song you will find the blues." (Photo: Billy Jones and the Delta Blues Outlaws)</em></span></p>
<p><span><strong>What are some of the most important lessons you have learned from your experience in the music paths?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>True greats are not those born with golden spoons in their mouths… but those who through hard work turn their own wooden spoon into gold.<br/></span></p>
<p><span><strong>Why is it important to we preserve and spread the blues? What is the role of Blues in today’s society?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>The blues will always be here...transmogrifying and mutating and morphing into new and different forms. And yet at the same time it remains the same...just below the surface of any song you will find the blues.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Do you think there is an audience for blues music in its current state? or at least a potential for young people to become future audiences and fans?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>There certainly is an audience for blues music in today's world because the blues is timeless...it's eternal...and there is the potential for even greater audience growth as we explore the ever-expanding musical variations of the art form...it's the main ingredient. </span><span>Traditional blues is only the beginning...funk, rock, jazz, pop, soul, grunge, hip-hop or even country music are all simply offshoots and incarnations of the blues...they are all built on the foundation and framework of the blues...the one four five...sometimes just the one. </span><span>The key is to educate the young audience on how to recognize and understand that these styles are based on and derived from the blues...and to educate the "traditional" audience to except and appreciate that the newer songs are based on and evolved from the blues.</span></p>
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<p><br></br> Fear can accumulate in our body, causing stress and tension. Rest is a precondition for healing. When animals in the forest get wounded, they find a place to lie down, and they rest completely for many days. They don’t think about food or anything else. They just rest, and they are able to heal themselves quite naturally. When we humans become…</p>
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<p><br/> Fear can accumulate in our body, causing stress and tension. Rest is a precondition for healing. When animals in the forest get wounded, they find a place to lie down, and they rest completely for many days. They don’t think about food or anything else. They just rest, and they are able to heal themselves quite naturally. When we humans become fearful and overwhelmed with stress, we may go to the pharmacy and get drugs, but we rarely have the wisdom to stop our running around. We don’t know how to help ourselves.'</p>
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<p>"A lot of you despise me,<br></br> And I don't understand why.<br></br> I am not ugly or deserving of your hate.<br></br> I survive every day on the streets,<br></br> That used to be meadows.<br></br> There are no tasty seeds,<br></br> Because you turned trees into buildings.<br></br> I eat what you throw on the ground,<br></br> Because I have no choice. <br></br> Water is harder…</p>
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<p>"A lot of you despise me,<br/> And I don't understand why.<br/> I am not ugly or deserving of your hate.<br/> I survive every day on the streets,<br/> That used to be meadows.<br/> There are no tasty seeds,<br/> Because you turned trees into buildings.<br/> I eat what you throw on the ground,<br/> Because I have no choice. <br/> Water is harder and harder to find.<br/> Do you know what it takes to survive in a world that is not mine anymore?<br/> Please don't scare me or hurt me,<br/> Just let me live - <br/> Live in your world that was once mine.."</p>
<p></p>At a certain age, the light that you live in is inhabited by the shades...tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2024-01-15:5143044:BlogPost:4638082024-01-15T18:07:46.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>At a certain age, the light that you live in is inhabited by the shades…I’m very conscious that people dear to me are alive in my imagination…These people are with me. It’s just a stage of your life when the death of people doesn’t banish them out of your consciousness, They’re part of the light in your head.'</p>
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<p>At a certain age, the light that you live in is inhabited by the shades…I’m very conscious that people dear to me are alive in my imagination…These people are with me. It’s just a stage of your life when the death of people doesn’t banish them out of your consciousness, They’re part of the light in your head.'</p>
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<p>One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through.</p>
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<p>One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through.</p>
<p>Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.</p>
<p>Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents’ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden?</p>
<p>You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened.<br/> You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that.</p>
<p>But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister.<br/> Everyone is finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill.</p>
<p>Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.<br/> That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home.</p>
<p>Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts – and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.</p>
<p>Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them.</p>
<p>Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.</p>
<p>Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood.</p>
<p>Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.</p>
<p>Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.”</p>
<p>Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back.</p>
<p>Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.</p>
<p>This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.</p>
<p>Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life.</p>
<p>Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.</p>
<p>Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.</p>
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<p><strong>One of my best memories of Christmas Eve was when I was a young child of six or seven.</strong></p>
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<p>My father was visiting his uncle in the nearby village. When he returned, it was dark, and he wore his winter coat. He said he saw Santa Claus making his way over the road as he was visiting the…</p>
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<p><strong>One of my best memories of Christmas Eve was when I was a young child of six or seven.</strong></p>
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<p>My father was visiting his uncle in the nearby village. When he returned, it was dark, and he wore his winter coat. He said he saw Santa Claus making his way over the road as he was visiting the neighbouring houses.</p>
<p>I was so dumbfounded and struck with complete awe. Santa Claus saw my father. I remember staring at my father’s coat sleeve, thinking, “Santa Claus has just seen this very same coat sleeve as I am looking at now.” I was trying to absorb it, to take it in. That memory of wonder and awe has stayed with me ever since. Perhaps that can be the invitation for us all this Christmas. To connect to a sense of wonder, of ordinary moments, to try to see through those eyes, of the child spirit in us all.<br/> <br/> I hope this Christmas brings you closer to that sense of wonder and awe, of love, gratitude, contentment and that place inside of you that lets you also love yourself.</p>
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<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">Beannachtaí na Nollaig libh go léir. Christmas blessings to you all. Grá mór, Eileen x</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Painting by Eutro Pegagnon</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">*excerpt from my New blog on my website <a href="http://www.teallach.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.teallach.com</a>. You are welcome to subscribe there for new Reflections and updates through the year <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336340692?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336340692?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="16"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336340852?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336340852?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="16"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336341061?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336341061?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="16"/></a></span></p>
<p></p>Christmas Spirittag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-12-25:5143044:BlogPost:4630402023-12-25T09:00:00.000ZSteve Hutchinsonhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/SteveHutchinson
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<div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Greetings to my beautiful Online Family. I don't know about any of you, but for me 2023 has been a year of colossal changes in my life, especially since last February when I retired. For the first time in my life, not having to work full time, I had the time to devote to my spiritual practices and unfold my Divine Service work in joining the Heavenly Host and Lightworkers throughout our world in helping the Healing & Soul Elevation of humanity and Mother Earth and all of her beings...and this has truly been wonderful for me, helping me experience levels of Divine Love & Joy & Bliss that I had never experienced before.</strong></span></div>
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</div>My favourite fairy tale - "The Snow Queen"-tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-12-23:5143044:BlogPost:4631052023-12-23T16:00:00.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>My favourite fairy tale - "The Snow Queen"-</p>
<p>'I can give her no greater power than she has already," said the woman; "don't you see how strong that is? How men and animals are obliged to serve her, and how well she has got through the world, barefooted as she is. She cannot receive any power from me greater than she now has, which…</p>
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<p>My favourite fairy tale - "The Snow Queen"-</p>
<p>'I can give her no greater power than she has already," said the woman; "don't you see how strong that is? How men and animals are obliged to serve her, and how well she has got through the world, barefooted as she is. She cannot receive any power from me greater than she now has, which consists in her own purity and innocence of heart. If she cannot herself obtain access to the Snow Queen, and remove the glass fragments from little Kay, we can do nothing to help her'.</p>
<p>"The Snow Queen", Hans Christian Andersen <br/> Illustration (1911)</p>
<p></p>Farewell For Now Blogtag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-12-09:5143044:BlogPost:4626522023-12-09T06:05:04.000ZMandy Whttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/MandyW
<p>good news and bad news folks. good news is that page overhaul is FINALLY COMPLETE! bad news is it's adieu from peace for the soul along with facebook and twitter for a little while. DO NOT WORRY I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT BE DELETING THIS PAGE WILL REMAIN. it will just be moondance i will delete within the coming days through my mobile phone no need to worry i will be back over there along with my husband Jamie over on moondance to create a page for the both of us once after we get us a laptop…</p>
<p>good news and bad news folks. good news is that page overhaul is FINALLY COMPLETE! bad news is it's adieu from peace for the soul along with facebook and twitter for a little while. DO NOT WORRY I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT BE DELETING THIS PAGE WILL REMAIN. it will just be moondance i will delete within the coming days through my mobile phone no need to worry i will be back over there along with my husband Jamie over on moondance to create a page for the both of us once after we get us a laptop along with the wifi passcode from our building manager Marissa. I did everything I possibly could to get my father and stepmother Julie to cut me some slack with it being the holidays and head back home after a grand total of 8 appointments got cleared up and also if they was that desperate wanting me gone they could take me back home after the nasty weather we got coming our way clears up on Monday but unfortunately no. they will not have it they are that eager wanting me gone and fast and once after they get cooled off and so as myself i intend to find out what happened and why overall they would do me this way especially since i'm going through a cancer battle right now. i will keep you all up to date on that as well as how my future appointments go.</p>
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<p>as for now i will be heading back home for the first time in almost 3 months either after 12 noon this afternoon my time or get a break in the clouds. it's really hard for me to leave here this site has brought me peace during the rough time with both my family and the cancer. i will miss you all greatly. feel free to enjoy all the media i have on here as much as you all like until i am able to return. please continue to keep me in your prayers and please be praying for my family as well that all of us can find peace during this holiday season. this will be my official last post for 2023 things with my family has gotten that bad right now. take care everyone. God Bless, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year i shall see you all in 2024! Peace!</p>
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<p></p>Mandy Media Blogtag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-12-09:5143044:BlogPost:4626502023-12-09T04:09:25.000ZMandy Whttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/MandyW
had to put my favorite media on a different blog from my extended biography blog because it would not work on the same thing earlier don't have a clue why here are links to the Columbia STS-107 mission and Steve Robinson biography along with my favorite radio, tv stations and extended playlist hope you all enjoy:<br />
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had to put my favorite media on a different blog from my extended biography blog because it would not work on the same thing earlier don't have a clue why here are links to the Columbia STS-107 mission and Steve Robinson biography along with my favorite radio, tv stations and extended playlist hope you all enjoy:<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-107">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-107</a><br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Robinson">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Robinson</a><br />
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<div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":fn"><div class="Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" id=":fj"><p>hello everyone here is an extended bio about me to both old friends and new. even though i have come and gone from peace for the soul but i am back hopefully to stay for the long haul. i'm trying to keep my social sites down to a minimal due to currently my residence right now I only have internet access through via mobile. me and my husband we are currently working on getting a new or previously…</p>
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<div id=":fn" class="Ar Au Ao"><div id=":fj" class="Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY"><p>hello everyone here is an extended bio about me to both old friends and new. even though i have come and gone from peace for the soul but i am back hopefully to stay for the long haul. i'm trying to keep my social sites down to a minimal due to currently my residence right now I only have internet access through via mobile. me and my husband we are currently working on getting a new or previously used laptop once after renovation work is done to it we have to get the wifi password from our building manager named Marissa. i will be sure to keep you all posted as more information becomes available. to continue on I welcome both old and new friends please no drama, hating, fake profile pages, scamming and pshing. to all new here and remind folks i'm a shy person at first but once i get to know somebody i become a major chatterobox so beware...lol. currently common law married to a wonderful man named Jamie a year and a half younger than me hope to make our vows legal by the end of 2024.</p>
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<p>i'm a human spaceflight enthusiast i'm also into vintage and nature i'm jack of all trades overall flower child. this page is mainly dedicated to the STS107 crew of space shuttle Columbia and a former astronaut who i've been a big fan of since 2005 who was part of the STS-114 Discovery return to flight crew. i've tried to put up my overall favorite media on here earlier it turns out had to do them in separate blogs have no idea why. i tried putting a playlist on my main page here but it would not let me do it for some reason either it let me squeeze it at the closing the rest you can find them under Mandy Media Blog. in closing i thank you all for taking the time to read my biography i welcome everyone except for the individuals i had mentioned in the first paragraph. thank you for letting me be part of peace for the soul and being part of my page if not thank you for stopping by and visiting. Have A Very Blessed Day</p>
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<p>wanted to share this in a blog of the brave gallant crew of space shuttle Columbia STS-107 i've always followed the space shuttle program since Challenger in 1986 and with this mission of Columbia STS-107 i watched their press briefings and their mission live as it happened watched their press briefings and mission live as they happened and to find out they had…</p>
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<p>wanted to share this in a blog of the brave gallant crew of space shuttle Columbia STS-107 i've always followed the space shuttle program since Challenger in 1986 and with this mission of Columbia STS-107 i watched their press briefings and their mission live as it happened watched their press briefings and mission live as they happened and to find out they had been tragically killed during reentry it was truly heartbreaking. i went to watch their post landing but when i saw it was still in the space shuttle flight control room i was like omg please don't let it be a 3rd disaster in NASA history and soon as i heard the words from commentator James Hartsfield citizens are warned to stay away from debris i went to my room, closed the door and starting crying. i took this a while lot harder than i did the Challenger STS-51L tragedy. i was even asked if i was ok i was about to start crying again. even to this day i found out first hand there are a few people did not know there were 2 space shuttle disasters. that is what makes me feel that Columbia STS-107 should be made aware of they too gave their lives in cause of space exploration and they should NEVER EVER be forgotten. that is one of the reasons why i feel for former NASA astronaut Steve Robinson he graduated in the same astronaut class with 3 of them Rick Husband, Michael Anderson and Kalpana "K.C" Chawla. more information about Columbia STS-107 can be found here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-107">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-107</a> May The Lord Continue To Be With Your Families and we shall continue your legacy and your spirits guide us on our safe journey to the moon, mars and beyond. <iframe width="425" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=xra2jLjoVAwE3--_&list=PLnYHvHqbAgfCCbDNXI49n-IJg2gaeyMbJ&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
</p>Blog Status Update 12/7/23tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-12-07:5143044:BlogPost:4620952023-12-07T22:32:04.000ZMandy Whttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/MandyW
<p>my page will be going through an overhaul. nothing much is going to be on my page at all. due to sadly my time here at my father and stepmother's house has been cut short. they don't want me paying them $200 rent for both for them and continue to support my husband Jamie helping out with half the rent at the small apartment where we are staying which is $500 a month at the same time so the decision was made for me to head back to my husband Jamie. also they felt as well i'm coming through…</p>
<p>my page will be going through an overhaul. nothing much is going to be on my page at all. due to sadly my time here at my father and stepmother's house has been cut short. they don't want me paying them $200 rent for both for them and continue to support my husband Jamie helping out with half the rent at the small apartment where we are staying which is $500 a month at the same time so the decision was made for me to head back to my husband Jamie. also they felt as well i'm coming through the worst part from my first half of cancer treatment so it's ok for me to go back. i tried to do everything i possibly could to stay put until after I get a total of 7 appointments I got coming up starting tomorrow cleared up before going back to parkway north which is where me and Jamie are currently staying but nope unfortunately they would not have any of it. they are insistant that i go back sooner than that. they will still carry me to and from my appointments and hopeful at least a couple of trips to the grocery store. so the current plan at this time is for me to make my departure from Dad and Julie which are their names house either 12/9 or 12/11 which i will do my best to post up a temporary goodbye blog and or status just before then. </p>
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<p>once after I get back home to me and my husband Jamie's small apartment the only internet access will be limited will be through via mobile until we get us either a new or previously used laptop along with wifi password we have to get through our building manager Marissa. for no during this current page revamp process i will be deleting the sister site moondance no offense to anyone it will be just a temporary deletion until me and Jamie get our laptop and wifi password so me and him both can create a new moondance page together and try to restore my peace for the soul to it's former glory for now here, facebook and twitter where i am at I also go everything down to a minimal there on them pages as well. i sincerely apologize for any inconveinance i have caused anyone especially putting up the moondance page up too soon. my family is mostly to thank for this and of course i share part of the blame. i am truly sorry. i want to thank you all for your prayers and support as i still continue with this cancer battle which one of my doctors Dr. Nowan is completely confident it can be done successfully getting as much mass moved as safely as possible. please keep the prayers going for me that he is right. thank you for taking the time the read this and please remember the brave souls that where lost on this day in 1941. God Bless </p>
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<p>hello i sincerely apologize it has taken so long to get back with you all on a status a good ton has happened first of all I officially moved on from my ex Jerry his name is Jamie he is a year and a half younger than me and he is connected to celebrities the fourth cousins of Doug McClure and MASH Col Potter himself Harry Morgan i'll be sharing pics of him within the coming days. i have received very devastating news just this past September that i've fallen victim to my mother's side of the…</p>
<p>hello i sincerely apologize it has taken so long to get back with you all on a status a good ton has happened first of all I officially moved on from my ex Jerry his name is Jamie he is a year and a half younger than me and he is connected to celebrities the fourth cousins of Doug McClure and MASH Col Potter himself Harry Morgan i'll be sharing pics of him within the coming days. i have received very devastating news just this past September that i've fallen victim to my mother's side of the family Heath Family Cancer Curse. My grandma Eris had breast cancer, my sister Cresta had MEN2 which stands for multiple endocryne neoplasma and my mother Debbie was in the beginning stages of lung cancer when she died. i sincerely hoped that i would be spared of this curse that fate would deal me a second hand but i was given a bad set of cards in the deck.</p>
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<p>i have cancer in my uterus endomentrium please forgive me for all the misspellings i'm at stage 4 it's terminal. i've had 5 radiation treatments and 2 chemo i've got a 3rd one coming up it is not known yet how many more i'll have to go. according to my doctor Dr. Shahib the goal of the chemo is to shrink the tumors so i can have surgery and so far the tumors have begun to shrink and everything is neutrilized where they are i'll be going in for a 2nd CT scan soon to determine it and if it turns out if i do have surgery 90% of my overall cancer can be removed. for now i have been suffering the side effects from the chemo from the nasua, vomiting, pain that has died down the coming weeks, not able to walk great distances, some trouble writing and typing and having to sit in the shower i'm not able to stand for a pro longed period of time also all of my hair is gone. if anybody would like to see photo updates of my ongoing cancer progress aka what i look like in appearance please let me know i will get with you as soon as i can. also i forgot to mention that sadly i'm going to be out of work for good lord knows how long but at least i'm drawing disability which i'm relieved for how bad the economy is now</p>
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<p>i'm currently staying with my father and stepmother until after i get done with all my chemo treatments which i should be finding out from the doctor how many more i have left to go so i'll do my best to try and be on here as much as i can and FINALLY do page construction. also Jamie has been coming to spend the day with me as often as he can and from what i was told i'm pretty much in love with the guy lol. heads up if i'm not back on here for a prolonged period of time that means i'm in pain and or having side effects from the chemo i'll be back as soon as i possibly can. i ask you all to please keep me in your prayers that I can defeat this cancer curse especially so i can be with the man who i love most in this world now who is Jamie and most importantly live beyond the age of 50 i wondered what it was like to reach the age of 50. thank you all so much for your time to read this, much needed prayers and support it is very much appreciated. thank you for letting me be part of peace for the soul. please add me on if you have not done so yet thanks again and May God Bless You All</p>“I see my beauty in you, I become a mirror...tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-11-12:5143044:BlogPost:4613222023-11-12T16:43:32.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>“I see my beauty in you,<br></br> I become a mirror<br></br> that cannot close its eyes to your longing.</p>
<p>My eyes wet with yours in the early light.<br></br> My mind every moment giving birth, always conceiving, always in the ninth month, always the come-point.</p>
<p>How do I stand this?<br></br> We become these words we say, a wailing sound…</p>
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<p>“I see my beauty in you,<br/> I become a mirror<br/> that cannot close its eyes to your longing.</p>
<p>My eyes wet with yours in the early light.<br/> My mind every moment giving birth, always conceiving, always in the ninth month, always the come-point.</p>
<p>How do I stand this?<br/> We become these words we say, a wailing sound moving out into the air.</p>
<p>These thousands of worlds that rise from nowhere,<br/> how does your face contain them?</p>
<p>I am a fly in your honey, then closer, a moth caught in the flame's allure, then empty sky stretched out in homage.”</p>
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<p>~ Rumi</p>
<p></p>Happy Diwali!tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-11-12:5143044:BlogPost:4611372023-11-12T16:17:44.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>Diwali symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. The word "Diwali" itself is derived from the Sanskrit word "Deepavali," where "Deepa" means lamp or light, and "avali" means a row. People light oil lamps (diyas), candles, and decorate their homes with lights to signify the triumph of light, knowledge, and righteousness…</p>
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<p>Diwali symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. The word "Diwali" itself is derived from the Sanskrit word "Deepavali," where "Deepa" means lamp or light, and "avali" means a row. People light oil lamps (diyas), candles, and decorate their homes with lights to signify the triumph of light, knowledge, and righteousness over ignorance and darkness.</p>
<p></p>Today I am taking sides.tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-11-10:5143044:BlogPost:4610842023-11-10T20:53:47.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
<p><strong>Today I am taking sides.</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">by Rabbi Irwin Keller</span></p>
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<p>I am taking the side of Peace.<br></br> Peace, which I will not abandon<br></br> even when its voice is drowned out<br></br> by hurt and hatred,<br></br> bitterness of loss,<br></br> cries of right and wrong.</p>
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<p>I am taking the side of Peace<br></br> whose name has barely been spoken<br></br> in this winnerless war.</p>
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<p>I will hold Peace in my arms,<br></br> and share my body’s…</p>
<p><strong>Today I am taking sides.</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">by Rabbi Irwin Keller</span></p>
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<p>I am taking the side of Peace.<br/> Peace, which I will not abandon<br/> even when its voice is drowned out<br/> by hurt and hatred,<br/> bitterness of loss,<br/> cries of right and wrong.</p>
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<p>I am taking the side of Peace<br/> whose name has barely been spoken<br/> in this winnerless war.</p>
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<p>I will hold Peace in my arms,<br/> and share my body’s breath,<br/> lest Peace be added<br/> to the body count.</p>
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<p>I will call for de-escalation<br/> even when I want nothing more <br/> than to get even.</p>
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<p>I will do it<br/> in the service of Peace.<br/> I will make a clearing<br/> in the overgrown <br/> thicket of cause and effect<br/> so Peace can breathe <br/> for a minute<br/> and reach for the sky.</p>
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<p>I will do what I must<br/> to save the life of Peace.</p>
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<p>I will breathe through tears.<br/> I will swallow pride.<br/> I will bite my tongue.</p>
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<p>I will offer love<br/> without testing for deservingness.</p>
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<p>So don’t ask me to wave a flag today<br/> unless it is the flag of Peace.</p>
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<p>Don’t ask me to sing an anthem<br/> unless it is a song of Peace.</p>
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<p>Don’t ask me to take sides<br/> unless it is the side of Peace.</p>
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<p>Rabbi Irwin Keller, Oct. 17, 2023</p>
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<p></p>THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN OUR EMOTIONS RISE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-11-09:5143044:BlogPost:4610792023-11-09T18:57:42.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>I’m feeling it now! Those are the moments in life when the tender heart cracks wide open, and allows the cobwebs to be swept out. That’s when life's magic and gratitude can rush in.…</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN OUR EMOTIONS RISE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!</strong></p>
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<p>I’m feeling it now! Those are the moments in life when the tender heart cracks wide open, and allows the cobwebs to be swept out. That’s when life's magic and gratitude can rush in. With each changing season, we shed the old skin and start a new phase- a new beginning. With each new beginning comes a moment of rawness, accompanied by fear of what will come to pass or fail to manifest. We may feel an intensity of emotions like anger, frustration, or even rage--the rage of our ancestors and spirits of the land we haven’t honored. The spiritual transformation process is uncomfortable... we peel off layers to open the heart. We must metaphorically die… to give birth to the new. We can view this death-rebirth as terrifying or we can trust that as we surrender to life, our souls are liberated and born again. I'm feeling it!</p>
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<p>“Forget your perfect offering. <br/> There's a crack in everything. <br/> That's how the light gets in.”</p>
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<p>Powerful Energies are flowing in to help the collective spiritual awakening. This open Portal of Light shines into our Souls and it isn’t just for us as individuals; it ripples out to bless all of life on this planet. It helps…</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>11-11 PORTAL IS ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY!</strong></span></p>
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<p>Powerful Energies are flowing in to help the collective spiritual awakening. This open Portal of Light shines into our Souls and it isn’t just for us as individuals; it ripples out to bless all of life on this planet. It helps us to stay focused on God’s Divine Plan. However, we are witnessing an ever-growing humanitarian crisis, human misery, and suffering as global wars escalate. The serenity prayer comes to mind since I cannot ignore the pain I feel in my heart - “May I accept the things I cannot change; and have the courage to change the things I can.” But what does accepting things I “cannot change” mean? Do I look away and ignore it? Personally, I’m struggling with the concept that we have to solely focus on what we want to create and not get distracted by the tragedies and suffering in the collective.</p>
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<p>I have pondered this issue only to come up with the decision to give myself “permission” to raise my voice ( if only in a loud prayer) with the people on the streets rallying for cease-fire and peace. Staying silent is complicit. Solidarity with those who rally for peace holds the energy to make a change. Being here now means being PRESENT and OPEN to all of what’s happening on the world scene. Great masters were always a voice for peace because inner peace and world peace are interdependent - “In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears…” (Hebrews 5:7) Ultimately, we are witnessing the 3D collapsing. We are NOT here to stop it… but to make our voices heard for peace and a New Earth. This explains why voice in music is so powerful in its soothing effects on the human psyche.</p>
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<p>“There’s a crack in everything…<br/> That’s how the Light gets in.”</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">"For those who are<br></br> fleeing: sanctuary…</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">"For those who are<br/> fleeing: sanctuary</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For those who are<br/> staying: safety</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For those who are<br/> fighting: peace</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For those whose hearts <br/> are breaking: comfort</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For those who see no<br/> future: hope."</p>
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<p>#compassion #WeAreOne #prayer #peace #sanctuary #safety #pain #sorrow #heartbroken #comfort #future #hope</p>
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<p>Friendships are important as friends help us along our way in life, some stay for a while and some stay for much longer, but each friendship has brought us something different that we learned or needed at the time. There are some that are deeper that we have had many lives together and they are soul family friendships, these are the most…</p>
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<p>Friendships are important as friends help us along our way in life, some stay for a while and some stay for much longer, but each friendship has brought us something different that we learned or needed at the time. There are some that are deeper that we have had many lives together and they are soul family friendships, these are the most important ones as they come to give us a big helping hand and to support us on our spiritual journey in life. We cannot progress without friendships and the great thing we learn about others and their views too, we also learn about how to treat people by the friends we have gained and lost too! You see Creator made us all different for variety is the spice of life and where we learn so much more if we listen well and give as well as take. Friendship is learning about balance, learning about understanding a different view as we are all different, but also enjoying the fruits of friendship as good friendships help us in so many different ways, they inspire us to do better, teach us how to laugh more, and when life becomes challenging they are here to help us through it. Treasured friends are like diamonds they have many sides to them and each side is beautiful. True friendships will never harm you they empower you to become more beautiful and that is a two way thing too. Have a beautiful day and much love flowing out to all <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12258743298?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12258743298?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="16"/></a></p>
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<p></p>"I'm scared," said Pooh...tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-10-12:5143044:BlogPost:4605362023-10-12T06:53:27.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>"Piglet?" said Pooh.<br></br> "Yes?" said Piglet.</p>
<p>"I'm scared," said Pooh.<br></br> For a moment, there was silence.</p>
<p>"Would you like to talk about it?" asked Piglet, when Pooh didn't appear to be saying anything further.</p>
<p>"I'm just so scared," blurted out Pooh.</p>
<p>"So anxious. Because I don't feel like things are…</p>
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<p>"Piglet?" said Pooh.<br/> "Yes?" said Piglet.</p>
<p>"I'm scared," said Pooh.<br/> For a moment, there was silence.</p>
<p>"Would you like to talk about it?" asked Piglet, when Pooh didn't appear to be saying anything further.</p>
<p>"I'm just so scared," blurted out Pooh.</p>
<p>"So anxious. Because I don't feel like things are getting any better. If anything, I feel like they might be getting worse. People are angry, because they're so scared, and they're turning on one another, and there seems to be no clear plan out of here, and I worry about my friends and the people I love, and I wish SO much that I could give them all a hug, and oh, Piglet! I am so scared, and I cannot tell you how much I wish it wasn't so."</p>
<p>Piglet was thoughtful, as he looked out at the blue of the skies, peeping between the branches of the trees in the Hundred Acre Wood, and listened to his friend.</p>
<p>"I'm here," he said, simply. "I hear you, Pooh. And I'm here."</p>
<p>For a moment, Pooh was perplexed.</p>
<p>"But... aren't you going to tell me not to be so silly? That I should stop getting myself into a state and pull myself together? That it's hard for everyone right now?"</p>
<p>"No," said Piglet, quite decisively. "No, I am very much not going to do any of those things."</p>
<p>“But - " said Pooh.</p>
<p>"I can't change the world right now," continued Piglet. "And I am not going to patronise you with platitudes about how everything will be okay, because I don't know that.</p>
<p>"What I can do, though, Pooh, is that I can make sure that you know that I am here. And that I will always be here, to listen; and to support you; and for you to know that you are heard.</p>
<p>"I can't make those Anxious Feelings go away, not really.</p>
<p>"But I can promise you that, all the time I have breath left in my body...you won't ever need to feel those Anxious Feelings alone."</p>
<p>And it was a strange thing, because even as Piglet said that, Pooh could feel some of those Anxious Feelings start to loosen their grip on him and could feel one or two of them start to slither away into the forest, cowed by his friend, who sat there stolidly next to him.</p>
<p>Pooh thought he had never been more grateful to have Piglet in his life.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Come you masters of war<br></br> You that build the big guns<br></br> You that build the death planes<br></br> You that build all the bombs<br></br> You that hide behind walls<br></br> You…</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Come you masters of war<br/> You that build the big guns<br/> You that build the death planes<br/> You that build all the bombs<br/> You that hide behind walls<br/> You that hide behind desks<br/> I just want you to know<br/> I can see through your masks</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">You that never done nothin'<br/> But build to destroy<br/> You play with my world<br/> Like it's your little toy<br/> You put a gun in my hand<br/> And you hide from my eyes<br/> And you turn and run farther<br/> When the fast bullets fly</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Like Judas of old<br/> You lie and deceive<br/> A world war can be won<br/> You want me to believe<br/> But I see through your eyes<br/> And I see through your brain<br/> Like I see through the water<br/> That runs down my drain</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">You fasten all the triggers<br/> For the others to fire<br/> Then you sit back and watch<br/> When the death count gets higher<br/> You hide in your mansion<br/> While the young people's blood<br/> Flows out of their bodies<br/> And is buried in the mud</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">You've thrown the worst fear<br/> That can ever be hurled<br/> Fear to bring children<br/> Into the world<br/> For threatening my baby<br/> Unborn and unnamed<br/> You ain't worth the blood<br/> That runs in your veins</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">How much do I know<br/> To talk out of turn<br/> You might say that I'm young<br/> You might say I'm unlearned<br/> But there's one thing I know<br/> Though I'm younger than you<br/> That even Jesus would never<br/> Forgive what you do</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Let me ask you one question<br/> Is your money that good?<br/> Will it buy you forgiveness<br/> Do you think that it could?<br/> I think you will find<br/> When your death takes its toll<br/> All the money you made<br/> Will never buy back your soul<br/> And I hope that you die</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">And your death will come soon<br/> I'll follow your casket<br/> By the pale afternoon<br/> And I'll watch while you're lowered<br/> Down to your deathbed<br/> And I'll stand over your grave<br/> 'Til I'm sure that you're dead</p>
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<p><br/> For all our jewish friends: Shana Tova!<br/> May you be blessed with joy and peace in the coming year!</p>
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<p>#compassion #WeAreOne #all #our #jewishholidays #RoshHashanah #shanatova #blessed #peace #joy</p>
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<p><br/> For all our jewish friends: Shana Tova!<br/> May you be blessed with joy and peace in the coming year!</p>
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<p>#compassion #WeAreOne #all #our #jewishholidays #RoshHashanah #shanatova #blessed #peace #joy</p>
<p></p>Arun Gandhi, passes on May 2, 2023.tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-09-10:5143044:BlogPost:4595912023-09-10T05:00:00.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>Arun Gandhi, passes on May 2, 2023. A man who lived an extraordinary life serving humanity. A true Peace Farmer. He is one of our Human Family’s Great One’s. Rest In Peace Appaji.</p>
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<p>Press Announcement |…</p>
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<p>Arun Gandhi, passes on May 2, 2023. A man who lived an extraordinary life serving humanity. A true Peace Farmer. He is one of our Human Family’s Great One’s. Rest In Peace Appaji.</p>
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<p>Press Announcement | <a href="https://www.catalysthouse.net/transition-of-arun-gandhi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.catalysthouse.net/transition-of-arun-gandhi/</a></p>
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<p>Ahimsa Peace Institute</p>
<p></p>Remember Lahainatag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-09-05:5143044:BlogPost:4589882023-09-05T07:30:00.000ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p>Those with holes</p>
<p>instead of eyes</p>
<p>do not see.</p>
<p>They are blind.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Those with holes</p>
<p>instead of ears</p>
<p>do not hear.</p>
<p>They are deaf.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Emotionally numb</p>
<p>devoid of empathy</p>
<p>they are sleepwalking.</p>
<p>The walking dead.</p>
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<p>Remember…</p>
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<p>Those with holes</p>
<p>instead of eyes</p>
<p>do not see.</p>
<p>They are blind.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Those with holes</p>
<p>instead of ears</p>
<p>do not hear.</p>
<p>They are deaf.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Emotionally numb</p>
<p>devoid of empathy</p>
<p>they are sleepwalking.</p>
<p>The walking dead.</p>
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<p>Remember Lahaina</p>
<p>(island of Maui):</p>
<p>hurricane winds</p>
<p>Hawaiian drought</p>
<p>climate- fire</p>
<p>and the seaside town, now</p>
<p>but ashes of memory.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Remember Lahaina.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If we do not change</p>
<p>our values of identity</p>
<p>if we do not work in unison</p>
<p>to change direction</p>
<p>civilization will fall apart</p>
<p>eco-structures</p>
<p>(bio-laws of nature)</p>
<p>continue to collapse.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Choices</p>
<p>have consequences.</p>
<p>setting a course</p>
<p>defining our species future.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Remember Lahaina.</p>
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<p>~ <a href="https://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/xn/detail/u_2j2gkzzkzmpxa?xg_source=profiles_memberList" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Sparenberg</a></p>
<p></p>lies liestag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-09-02:5143044:BlogPost:4591312023-09-02T13:13:40.000Zdesmond dillonhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/desmonddillon
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<p> There were two young girls, one was called Truth the other was called Lies. When walking along together one hot day they came upon a lake. Lies suggested that they go for a swim and Truth agreed.</p>
<p> When they were swimming Lies suddenly got out of the water and quickly dressed herself in the clothes of Truth. She then ran away. Truth got out of the water and ran after her wanting to get her clothes back.</p>
<p> Then the people who saw the naked Truth began to call her…</p>
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<p> There were two young girls, one was called Truth the other was called Lies. When walking along together one hot day they came upon a lake. Lies suggested that they go for a swim and Truth agreed.</p>
<p> When they were swimming Lies suddenly got out of the water and quickly dressed herself in the clothes of Truth. She then ran away. Truth got out of the water and ran after her wanting to get her clothes back.</p>
<p> Then the people who saw the naked Truth began to call her unkind names, so she ran away and hid.</p>
<p> After that Lies paraded herself all around the world dressed in the clothes of Truth..</p>
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<p> Enough said.</p>
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<p>.</p>Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angelstag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-08-18:5143044:BlogPost:4586562023-08-18T15:32:41.000ZNada Junghttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Nada
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<p>Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.</p>
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<p>U.S. adults who say they believe in angels includes 84% of those with a religious affiliation — 94% of evangelical Protestants, 81% of mainline Protestants and 82% of Catholics…</p>
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<p>Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.</p>
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<p>U.S. adults who say they believe in angels includes 84% of those with a religious affiliation — 94% of evangelical Protestants, 81% of mainline Protestants and 82% of Catholics — and 33% of those without one. The angel-believing religiously unaffiliated includes 2% of atheists, 25% of agnostics and 50% of those identified as “nothing in particular.” [The study does not note that angels are important in Islamic faiths as well as Judiasm, while Japanese Buddhism also mentions heavenly messengers.]</p>
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<p>Angels are deemed more credible than the devil, astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies.</p>
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<p>The poll of 1,680 adults was conducted May 11-15 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population.</p>
<p></p>Be The Power Of Love In Your Lifetag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-08-17:5143044:BlogPost:4585432023-08-17T01:00:00.000ZSteve Hutchinsonhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/SteveHutchinson
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<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Be The Power Of Love In Your Life By Steven Hutchinson</strong></span></p>
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<div dir="auto"><div id="m_-8241942902795792m_-5738495210244513351gmail-:r2s:"><div><font size="4"><span><b>YOUR DIVINE POWER OF LOVE IS HERE NOW. FEEL Your DIVINE POWER OF LOVE. Feel WHO you really…</b></span></font></div>
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<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Be The Power Of Love In Your Life By Steven Hutchinson</strong></span></p>
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<div dir="auto"><div id="m_-8241942902795792m_-5738495210244513351gmail-:r2s:"><div><font size="4"><span><b>YOUR DIVINE POWER OF LOVE IS HERE NOW. FEEL Your DIVINE POWER OF LOVE. Feel WHO you really are. Feel that DIVINE GIFT that you are.</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>...</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>We are ALL so UNIQUE and so DIVINE. We Each have Such POWER and STRENGTH in Simply BEING OUR DIVINE SELVES OF LOVE and showing up as such.</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>...</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>And to Always Remember, NO MATTER WHAT, WE All STUMBLE, we All FALL. As the Hilarious and Ingenious Bill Hicks used to say: 'Life is a Roller Coaster, it's UP and DOWN.'</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>...</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>And so - Just Be Okay to GO WITH THE FLOW OF LIFE - BUT BE GROUNDED IN GOD'S LOVE.</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>...</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>To Accept Your UNIQUENESS. To say to the World: “THIS is WHO I Am - A Divine Being of God! THIS is WHAT I Do.”</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>...</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>You and Me as a COLLECTIVE, with the FORCE of our KINDNESS, have the Potential & Power of Of our Divine Love to help Re-Create an Earth where everyone is respecting one another and living in Divine Love, Joy, & Abundance. This is the Magic of Love, and it is so REAL, and so POSSIBLE!</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>...</b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span>It's NOT Just a DREAM ! Our THOUGHTS Create our Reality (so Make Sure you Choose your Thoughts WISELY) - And Just be true to Your</span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span>Divine Self !<br/></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span>...</span></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><span><b>We have</b> <b>the Power RIGHT NOW to Create the MOST AMAZING LIVES for Ourselves.” So</b></span></font> <span><b><font size="4">with the Power of God's Love - BE YOUR DIVINE SELF, BECAUSE AN ORIGINAL - YOUR SOUL - IS WORTH MORE THAN A COPY." <br/></font></b></span></div>
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