I don't usually write about personal stuff, but this month I've had quite a few incoming messages and realizations that have occurred. The first one was at a meditation last week when deep in meditation I felt off my left-hand side a presence. I had no idea what or who that presence was, but it was there in my field to the left of me. I thought, that's interesting... I wonder who and what that is. And all of a sudden I felt a finger tap me on my right mid-shoulder blade, and then it tapped again. All of a sudden I realized that it was Jack Tracy. He was the only person I knewi my life who loved to stand to the left of people and tap them on the right shoulder!

I don't know what all that means, but today I had another interesting event. Ellie and I sat down to watch a video on Colton Harris Moore, better known as the "Barefoot Bandit." Watched the video and this guy was definitely an outlaw. The thing I found interesting was that he came from t he Cascades in the Northwest, which is where a couple of decades ago my old friend Park Warner crashed his plane and died. A lot of you knew Park. Park was good friends with Jack. I've gone flying with Park several times and we became big friends after I realized what an intense person he was. He had ridden his motorcycle, circumnavigating the north and south American continents and done many other things in his life. As I watched the story of Colton Harris Moore, which I'm going to give you the link to, my thoughts were.. with the timing of everyting and the age of this young man, that this is the reincarnation of Park. I don't know how much of this is real, or how much of this is made up in my mind, but for any of you who knew Park, you can watch this video and make your own judgment. It sure has been a long, strange trip!

I believe that there is an energy or a thread that runs through the human condition that connects us all, whether we're here in spirit or in body. And that thread has been going on for thousands of years as life has progressed. There has always been the outlaw in the movie, whether it's Robin Hood or Jesse James or the Cooper guy who jumped out of the plane. There's always this thread that runs there. I believe that thread is what keeps the dark forces at bay. I thought it was really interesting in this video how the people in the town wanted him dead, even though he had not killed or harmed anyone other than breaking, entering, and robbing... which granted are crimes. But I think it says a lot about the personality of a person and the breadth of their spirit when they can bring that kind of reaction on from the culture. I thought the video was interesting and it will also be very interesting to see the movie which he just signed a 1.3 million dollar deal for, which will go to pay back all of the people he has wronged. I just felt the connection here was phenomenal. Hope you all enjoy the video. Here's the link: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7370550n

I Think every one should Read This This is what is Wrong With The Culture LOL &LMAO******************:/
A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00 when she died, but now somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank.

Here is the exchange :

Family Member: 'I am calling to tell you she died back in January.'

Citibank: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'

Family Member: 'Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.. '

Citibank: 'Since it is two months past due, it already has been.'

Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?'

Citibank: 'Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!'

Family Member: 'Do you think God will be mad at her?'

Citibank: 'Excuse me?'

Family Member: 'Did you just get what I was telling you - the part about her being dead?'

Citibank: 'Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor'


Supervisor gets on the phone:

Family Member: 'I'm calling to tell you, she died back in January with a $0 balance.'

Citibank: 'The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.'

Family Member: 'You mean you want to collect from her estate?'

Citibank: (Stammer) 'Are you her lawyer?'

Family Member: 'No, I'm her great nephew.' (Lawyer info was given)

Citibank: 'Could you fax us a certificate of death?'

Family Member: 'Sure.' (Fax number was given )


After they get the fax :

Citibank: 'Our system just isn't setup for death.. I don't know what more I can do to help.'

Family Member: 'Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. She won't care.'

Citibank: 'Well, the late fees and charges will still apply

(What is wrong with these people?!?)

Family Member: 'Would you like her new billing address?'

Citibank: 'That might help....'

Family Member: ' Odessa Memorial Cemetery , Highway 129, Plot Number 69.'

Citibank: 'Sir, that's a cemetery!'

Family Member: 'And what do you do with dead people on your planet???'




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Just good Information

I got this email this morning from a good friend and thought I would pass it on. It is just Information and there is way too much of that floating about these days.
Information is only that until you act on it. Like Ideas.......



Subject: INFO

Found this interesting: Children of congress members do not have to pay back their college student loans. How nice!

Monday on Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. (Which essentially means that Congressmen’s “pay” is several thousand per year more than their salaries. This “pay” of course is tax-free.) This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop?

35 States file lawsuit against the Federal Government

Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.

This will take less than thirty seconds to read. If you agree, please pass it on.

This is an idea that we should address.

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.

If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ."

-SPEND IT WISELY!

Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use.

However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The first set of rules would be:

Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.

You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
You may only spend it.

Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day. The second set of rules:

The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over,the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.

What would you personally do?

You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?

ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY!

Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it.

The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!

Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.

What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost.

Yesterday is forever gone.

Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING.

SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?

Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.

Think about that, and always think of this:

Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.

So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life!

Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day.


Start spending.

A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.

She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret. She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.

She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be confident, sexy, seductive and invincible.

No wait ... Sorry...

I'm thinking of whiskey.

It's whiskey that does all that shit.

Never mind.

A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.

She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret. She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.

She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be confident, sexy, seductive and invincible.

No wait ... Sorry...

I'm thinking of whiskey.

It's whiskey that does all that shit.

Never mind.

Cinnamon and Honey... Who-ever Thought? Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. What it will do is what some call 'turning to sugar'. In reality, honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will "crystallize". When this happens loosen the lid, boil some water and sit the honey container in the hot water, but turn off the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. This will kill the enzymes in the honey. Cinnamon and Honey Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around. Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon, as researched by western scientists: HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins. ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain. BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.. CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol. COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses. UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clearsstomach ulcers from its root. GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas. IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases. INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals. INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu. LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.. RASPY OR SORE THROAT: When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms. PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root. SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections. WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet. CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month . FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week. BAD BREATH: People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day. HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it! You might want to share this information with a friend, kinfolks and loved ones. Everyone needs healthy help information ~ what they do with it is up to them ~ share with your email buddies... They deserve to be healthy too!!!

Anti Mater

It turns out thunderstorms pack a much bigger punch than most people think. In the mid-1990s, we found that lightning and the associated electric field above a thunderstorm can be strong enough to produce a gamma ray blast detectable from space. These terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) are believed to occur all over the world at a rate of about 500 per day. Researchers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered a similar, but previously undetected phenomena: the production of an antimatter beam from the top of these storms.

Fermi is built to observe and measure gamma rays from anywhere in the Universe, but it has also been used to look at terrestrial events as well. Over its first three years, Fermi has identified 130 TGFs. These TGFs have included gamma rays with an energy of 511 keV—the energy signature of an electron-positron annihilation event.

In all but four of these TGF events, the Fermi observatory was directly over a thunderstorm. Scientists hypothesize that the strong electrical field found at the top of thunderstorms can, under the right conditions, create "an upward avalanche of electrons." These electrons are accelerated to nearly the speed of light, and when they bounce off air molecules, they emit high-energy gamma rays—the TGFs.

So many high-energy gamma rays are created that some literally turn from energy to mass in the form of an electron-positron pair. These particles and antiparticles then reach orbit, triggering Fermi's sensors when the positron collides with its regular matter counterpart.

The times when an antimatter collision was detected and Fermi was not directly over a thunderstorm provide an interesting glimpse into where these particles go. On December 14, 2009, Fermi was located over Egypt and picked up the positron-electron annihilation's signature; however, the nearest electrical storm was occurring some 2,800 miles to the south in Zambia. This storm existed below Fermi's line of sight, below the horizon, so there was no way that the observatory could have picked up the TGF directly.

It seems that the particles emitted by the storm were being swept along in a helical motion, traveling in a south-to-north direction along the Earth's magnetic field lines. As they swept past the Fermi telescope, their signature was picked up. As they continued their path up the magnetic field line, they reached the ionosphere north of Fermi's location. Here, the particles bounced and began heading south again along the field line. A secondary signal was observed as the particles again washed over the Fermi a mere 23 milliseconds later.

This work has led the researchers to conclude that all TGFs are associated with electron/positron beams that spray high energy particles into space. Their work is set to be published in an upcoming edition of Geophysical Research Letters.

A passenger in a hired limousine leaned over to ask the driver

For the time and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

The driver shrieked, lost control of the vehicle, nearly hit a

Bus, drove up over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate

Glass window.

For a few moments everything was silent in the cab. Then, the still shaking driver said, "Are you OK? I'm so sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me."

The badly shaken passenger apologized to the driver and said he didn't realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle the driver so badly.

The driver replied, "No, no, I'm the one who is sorry, it's entirely my fault.

Today is my very first day driving a limo, I've been driving a hearse for the past 25 years."

International recording artists ARMAND & ANGELINA perform their World P'opera Overture, a fusion of classical, pop and world influences, to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience of love, laughter and music.

Gifted with one of the most angelic and heart-opening voices of our time, Angelina is often compared to Sarah Brightman and Charlotte Church.

Armand's brilliant compositions, powerful vocals and engaging presence inspire us all to love life passionately.

Come and hear them sing their versions of "Ave Maria, songs from "Romeo and Juliet," "Titanic," and the "Phantom of the Opera," plus many of their original love songs.

DATE: Monday, Jan. 11th, 7 p.m.
VENUE: Center for Spiritual Living, 4600 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa 33617
DONATION: Generous Love Offering

ALSO, at the same location:

The day before, Sunday, 1/9/11, at 12:30, Armand and Angelina are conducting a NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE PLAYSHOP.

LEARN TO PLAY THE NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE!

For centuries people have been mesmerized by the hypnotic sounds from these gentle, easy-to-play flutes.

Whether you have a musical background or have always wanted to play a musical instrument, this playshop is for you.

Please join Armand and Angelina for a fun, magical day of music. Flutes will be available to play and can be purchased if you wish.

Center for Spiritual Living
4600 E. Busch Blvd.
Tampa 33617

TIME: 12:30
DONATION: Love Offering

For more about Armand & Angelina, visit their website: www.armandandangelina.com