Friday’s Feast

Appetizer

Who was the last person you hugged? 

The last person I hugged was Jehara.

Soup

Share a beauty or grooming trick or tip with us.

A woman should never be without lipstick!  Even if you don’t wear make-up, lip gloss/lipstick can always brighten up a face.  In addition to this, according to Emily Post, Lipstick is the only make-up a woman can use at the table.

Salad

What does the color yellow make you think of?

Yellow is the color of intelligence, and analytical thought.

Main Course

If you were to make your living as a photographer, what subject would your pictures revolve around?

My pictures would revolve around the simple things in everyday life.  I would also try to tell stories with my pictures.

Dessert

What was the longest book you ever read?

Honestly, I don’t remember.  I was going to be all intellectual, and put something down, but I really am not sure about this one.

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Thursday Thirteen – Thirteen Healing Stones

Thirteen Healing Stones

1.  Amethyst – Promotes spiritual awareness, improves self worth, aides with headaches, insomnia, and meditation.  For the Crown Chakra.

2.  Dark Green Jade – Opens the qualities of mercy and compassion, opens and heals the heart.  Frees one from anger, selfishness and greed.  Known as the Kwan Yin stone – it helps those on the path to enlightenment.  For the Heart Chakra.

3.  Lapis Lazuli – Cleanses the mental body, promotes deep penetration to heal outdated thought forms and mental patterns.  Prevents negative thoughts from becoming karmic patterns, releases outworn karmic patterns for healing.  Changes negative views of reality to positive outlooks, heals mental body damage from old traumas in this life, reprograms the mental body, facilitates all healing.  Lapis is best worn with other stones like Amethyst or Rose Quartz to mellow and gentle its effects.  I always use this stone during crystal healing.  For the Throat and Third Eye  Chakra.

4.  Sodalight – Balances the pituitary gland and the Third Eye Chakra.  Heals the lymphatic and glandular systems and nerve endings.  Soothes and heals the central nervous system.  For the Third Eye Chakra.

5.  Chrysocolla – For women’s all-healing and internal physical healing.  Assists with releasing grief, pain, sadness and fear from the emotional body and aides in the entrance of joy, certainty and peace.  Supports letting go, surrendering pain and worry to universal love.  For the Throat Chakra. 

6.  Blue Calcite – Soothes the throat, eases the ability to speak out, heals throat center blockages and throat diseases, clears old this-life traumas held in the throat.  Supports peaceful assertiveness, aids shyness, promotes the ability to speak ones needs.  Soothes anger, creates readiness for peaceful change to ones life, and brings inner peace and quiet within.  For the Throat Chakra.

7.  Bloodstone – A very protective stone.  Fosters courage, creativity, healing, and moving forward in one’s life path.  Cleanses the blood.  For the Heart Chakra. 

8.  Amazonite – An excellent stone for people who work at a computer all day.  This stone protects your energy from other sources like microwaves, t.v.’s, and computers.  It is a soothing stone that calms the brain and nervous system.  It balances masculine and feminine energies.  It dispels negative energy and emotions.  For the Heart Chakra. 

9.  Blue Lace Agate – Makes self-expression easier, aids speaking out, aids speaking and validating one’s emotional truths.  Offers courage, aids shyness and tendency towards self effacement.  For the Throat Chakra.

10.  Botswana Agate – Affects the heart like a stone thrown into a pool, with rings and ripples radiating out to heal old pain.  Heals heartache and heart pain layer by layer.  Replaces pain with joy.  Heals and warms the heart offering comfort and security.  For the Heart Chakra.

11.  Petrified Wood – Aids concentration, grounds and centers those unable to persevere on their life path and life goals.  Slows one down.  Heals being scattered, flighty and indecisive.  Helps those who cannot complete what they start, promotes setting and keeping goals, steadies and stabilizes.  For the Root Chakra.

12.  Pyrite – Aids prosperity.  Uplifts and grounds at once.  Helps with self control and will-power.  For the Navel Chakra. 

13.  Malachite – Detoxifies the emotional  and physical body, releases negative/painful emotions, clears and releases old traumas from this life and past lives.  Detoxifies the liver and gall bladder at physical and emotional levels.  This stone brings things out from within.  This is said to be a stone that is protective and enhances prosperity.  For the Navel and Heart Chakras.

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Early Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things about Health Insurance Companies

1. They only care about money

2. They do not want people to get better.

3. They over-rule your Doctors recommendations

4. They give crappy customer service

5. They live for fucking people’s lives up

6. They make money off of the sick and dying

7. They discriminate

8. They demoralize

9. They are unorganized

10. They bring shame onto this country.

( See the movie Sicko!!!! People in France, England, Canada and even Cuba were amazed at how bad our health care system is thanks to Health Insurance Company Greed.)

11. I HATE THEM!!!!

12. greed, Greed, GREED GREED GREED GREED GREED

GREED GREED GREED $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

13. They would rather people stay sick or die,

then get the treatment they need.

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My Students

Yesterday, my students brought food for a party after class.  They all made foods that they love, foods from their original countries.  It was a wonderful feast!  We had a really good time.  They practiced their English, and I practiced my Spanish. 

My students are all very hard working, genuine people.  They have a real love of life, their families, and food.  I am lucky to have the opportunity to get to know and teach them.  I learn so much from them.  I enjoy learning the stories about their families, their jobs, how they came to the United States, and why they came to this country.  I have heard some amazing stories.  I have heard many stories of discrimination.  This makes me extremely sad.  Why can we not develop an immigration policy that is more equitable?  I understand that we have to protect our borders from terrorists.  My students are not criminals or terrorists.  They are people like you and me, with hopes and dreams.     

Another Friday’s Feast

Appetizer – The world is coming to an end. There’s no way out. You only have time to say one thing to one person you know. What would you say, and to whom?

I would say “Oh crap!!!!”  to my Dog Cosmo.

Soup – Name something you’re absolutely crazy about.

I am crazy about rocks.  I love minerals and the wonderful way they make me feel!!! 


Salad
- What’s that nickname you don’t want anybody to know about? C’mon!

BJ,  I am not saying anything more…..

Main Course
– Which country would you like to visit, and why?
Mine is New Zealand also.  I have always wanted to be a Ki-Wee.  The filming of Lord of the Rings was in this beautiful country. 

Dessert
– Your favourite pet peeve?
When people are judgemental.


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Friday’s Feast

Appetizer

Name one thing that is unique about you.

My favorite Sesame Street character, when I was a child, was Grover.

Soup

Fill in the blank: My favorite Stone is Amethyst but I like Fluorite too.

Salad

What type of wood do you have for your home’s furnishings?

Mixed woods, natural and white washed.

Main Course

Who do you talk to most often on the phone?

My younger sister.

Dessert

What level of responsibility do you have in your job?

 I am an ESL teacher to primarily Hispanic people.  I love teaching adults English!  I love teaching about the United States.  I love my students. 

Thirteen Things about My Father

1.  He loved to fish.

2.  He loved to read when he had the time.

3.  His favorite poet was Pablo Neruda.

4.  He loved pound cake.

5.  He drank Dewar’s Whiskey.

6.  He had a mustache.

7.  He was a Naturalized American Citizen.

8.  He knew more about American History and Government then most Americans.

9.  He taught me the Importance of education.

10.  He viewed me as a possession.

11.  He sexually abused me. 

12.  He was physically violent with me.

13.  In some perverted and sick way, I think he loved me.

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My First Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things about Amethyst.

1. Purple is my favorite color.
2. I see and read auras.
3. I love my Cosmic Cosmo!!!!!!!
4. The ocean is my favorite place.
5. I have dug up some of my crystals at the mines in Arkansas.
6. As a child some of my fondest memories were at Pikes Peak in Colorado.
7. I love the mountains.
8. I believe in Magic.
9. I visited Jane Austin’s home in England, and stood by her writing desk, and looked out her bedroom window.
10. I love to create art.
11. I have wonderful friends.
12. One of my favorite films is the french movie Blue, from the Red, White and Blue Trilogy.
13. Another one of my favorite films is – The Double Life of Veronique – The music in this movie is heart-wrenching.

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V’s Challenge

I saw this at chauceriangirl’s blog, and decided to participate. So please join in!!

Leave your name in my blog comments. Once you do that, this is what I’ll do for you…

1. I’ll respond with something random about you.

2. I’ll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.

3. I’ll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle you in.

4. I’ll say something that only makes sense to you and me. (if possible!)

5. I’ll tell you my first memory of you.

6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of.

7. I’ll ask you something I’ve always wondered about you.

8. If you do this you MUST post this on yours. You MUST. It is written.

Also be sure to come BACK and check out what I wrote in response for you!

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http://www.theage.com.au/news/Iraq/Down-syndrome-youth-used-as-suicide-bomber/2005/02/01/1107228703372.html

I heard this story on the news and it disgusted and appalled me!!!!!!  Why are these people using the innocent to kill more innocent people?  I do not understand what is happening to people in this world.  Religion, Oil and Money are always the root cause of war and death!  When will all of this destruction end?