Carol Anne Kincaid~Paradis's Posts - Hippys Themes!2024-03-29T06:05:00ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7555471674?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2vejqze28il9l&xn_auth=noMESSAGE FROM THE ANGELS~HAPPY SPRINGtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-03-23:3490552:BlogPost:13810782024-03-23T12:51:39.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<p>This week, the angels remind us of our eternal existence, how finite worries cause stress, how we can enjoy the journey, and how being present is a powerful place. I'll share my thoughts, a little dip out of the present, and how it has strengthened my resolve to be there more often! Tips are included as always :)</p>
<p>Have a blessed & beautiful week <br/><br/></p>
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<tr><td align="left"><p>My dear friends, we love you so very much,<br/><br/><strong>Try for a moment to imagine an existence without end. </strong>All your goals now would be replaced with new ones... for eternity. All plans you make now will be fulfilled or replaced by others. All experiences you have would satisfy or not, and new desires would arise. All you have lost will be found. And this would continue forever.<br/><br/><strong>For some of you, that sounds incredibly exciting! </strong>You can see so many possibilities. You have so many chances to experience joy.<strong> For others of you it sounds like an endless journey through hell.</strong> Wherever you are now will define how you feel about eternity, for one simple reason — your future is based on what you are attracting now. <strong>The good news is that you can change your vibration at any time.</strong><br/><br/>You all exist for eternity. <strong>You never end. Your lives come and go. Your bodies come and go. The roles you play with and for one another begin and end. But you don't en</strong>d. You exist forever. You have forever to do everything you desire. You have forever to learn what you want to learn. You have forever to experience all that you wish. What you don't do in one life, you can do in another. What you don't accomplish in this dimension, you may choose to try in another.<br/><br/><em>Can you imagine your endlessness?</em><br/><br/><strong>All the stress upon your planet arises from the feeling of a finite existence.</strong> You fear death as if it is an end or a diminishment, but instead, it is an expansion into greater awareness.<br/><br/>You fear missing your deadlines or opportunities, not realizing opportunity will cycle to you repeatedly, if not in one form, then in another.<br/><br/>You fear loss, not yet knowing that there is no end to a relationship once set in motion. Only the two involved get to define the dance as you weave yourselves through eternity.<br/><br/>You fear not being "enough" when you already are, and always have been, and always will be, even as you expand into more.<br/><br/><strong>The single root cause of all stress is feeling finite.</strong><br/><br/><strong>The single root cure for all anxiety is to reconnect with your Souce, with love, in any way you choose to do it.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Right here, right now, you can embrace your eternalness by enjoying this moment.</strong> Look around. What can you find enjoyable now? It is a human tendency to do your utmost to rush through undesirable moments in an attempt to find better ones, but you can't do it. It goes against vibrational law.<br/><br/><em>You can't hurry up and heal to feel better if you can't find something to feel better about now.<br/><br/>You can hurry up and rush to abundance from a feeling of lack. You have to find something to feel abundant about now.<br/><br/>You can't hurry up and find a partner to calm your loneliness. You have to grant yourself some way to tune into the better feelings you desire right here and now.<br/><br/>You can't hurry up your kids or spouse to help them feel better so you can feel better. You have to feel good about something now if you are to be of service to them.</em><br/><br/><strong>Now, dear ones, is where all your power exists. Now is where you tune into love or something else. </strong>What you tune into now, starts to attract more of that later. As you tune into the same things you see now and again and again, you get more of them. As you tune into the best feeling you can find here and now, you start to attract better.<br/><br/><strong>Now is where it all begins. Now is where your future begins. </strong>Now is where your new opportunities begin. Now is when you start to aim toward love again. Now is where you point yourself towards abundance. Now, dear ones is all you have. You've heard it a gazillion times. The past is gone, except insofar as you focus upon it. The future is not yet here except insofar as your focus right now. Now, dear ones is where to place your focus.<br/><br/><em>You can, of course, enjoy your thoughts of the past now, and in this present moment, your enjoyment will draw more of that to you.<br/><br/>You can learn from your past, and in this moment, celebrate your new wisdom with appreciation, and you will attract what your wiser self now focuses upon.<br/><br/>You can think of something you anticipate in the future and you will attract that to you to the degree you allow for it, with joy.</em><br/><br/><strong>But now, dear ones, no matter where you place your attention is where you will find your connection with the universe. Now, whatever you think about, you are attracting into your life</strong>. Wherever you point your focus in space/time, the feelings caused by your thoughts will tell you what you are attracting. Your vibration is always what matters most.<br/><br/>We must repeat that. <strong>Your vibration matters most. Your vibration is what attracts. The topic is irrelevant.</strong> If your crop of apples makes you feel abundant, while thinking of losing money does not then think about your abundant crop of apples often. As a result, you will attract abundance in all areas of life. If you feel lonely thinking of years without a partner, celebrate feelings of camaraderie and love with your dog, avoid thoughts that make you feel lonely, and you'll attract a loyal partner.<br/><br/><strong>You are learning to treat yourself more often as the eternal, vibrational beings that you truly are.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Right here, right now, as you journey through eternity, grant yourself permission to find something to feel good about</strong>. We do understand that there is plenty to feel upset about but if you challenge yourself, in this moment, to find something to feel good about, you can find it. It may not be what you want to change right now, but if you can shift your vibration frequently, you will shift your reality.<br/><br/>God Bless You! We love you so very much.<br/>-- The Angels</p>
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<div class="ydp4d01502dyiv6148245027ydpf39f3b7csignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span>For every moment you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. - Anon.</span></div>
<span> </span><br/><span>The Parable of the Empty Boat. A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery.</span><br/><span>He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes, and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own.</span><br/><span>With his eyes still closed, he senses anger bubbling up.</span><br/><span>By the time he opens his eyes, he is ready to scream at the boatman who dared disturb his meditation. </span><span>But when looks, he sees that the boat is empty! It had probably got untethered and floated to the middle of the lake.</span><br/><span>At that moment, the monk achieves Self-Realization, and understands that the anger he so righteously feels, is within him. It merely needs the bump of an external object to provoke it out of him. </span><span>From then on, whenever he comes across someone who irritates him or provokes him to anger, he reminds himself, “This person is merely an empty boat. It's not what's making me angry - the anger is already within me. If I didn't have anger, it wouldn't come out". And then chooses how to respond instead.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>Not reacting angrily doesn't mean you don't care about something, sometimes it means you care enough about yourself to walk away. This isn't to say you should never get angry - anger is a part of the human experience and tells you what's important to you.</span><br/><span>What I'm saying is, use your anger in positive ways. Channel it in ways that you can both, express it safely and let it fuel your power and determination to create a life and experiences that move you forward. And remember what a wise person once said - anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. I think most of us have to work on this..</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span><br/></span><br/><div><div dir="ltr"><span>HAPPY SPRING</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>HAPPY WEEKEND</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>LOVE AND B LESSINGS CAROL ANNE.</span></div>
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<span>Somebody asked me recently what do I think about the people out there who are seen as failures by their peers. (The definition of failure can be different from one person to another). I know that there are people who are being very patient while working on themselves, or an important project that hopefully will result in them achieving their dreams. They do this silently and diligently. They may appear to be failing but, they the are far from failing and diligently working towards their goal. </span><br clear="none"/> <br clear="none"/><span>Beware of judging others. Because you never how things will turn out. I have seen this happen so many times. May I leave you with this, “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race ” Calvin Coolidge.</span><br clear="none"/> <br clear="none"/><span>Blessings and Love... Carol Anne..</span></td>
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<div dir="ltr">You can't prevent failure.</div>
<div dir="ltr">You will fail. A lot .And that's</div>
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<div class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fcaas-body"><p>It hasn’t been a great week for<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/environment/2024/02/03/big-bear-bald-eagles-jackie-shadow-care-for-3-new-eggs/72465035007/" class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0flink yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0frapid-noclick-resp"> Jackie and Shadow,</a> the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2024/03/02/jackie-shadow-california-eaglets-hatching-soon/72809018007/" class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0flink yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0frapid-noclick-resp">bald eagle couple</a> who have been earnestly awaiting the arrival of their young.</p>
<p>Three eggs have yet to hatch, missing the 35-day watching window by a few days, <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org/eagles/eagle-history/?fbclid=IwAR3m04yjEFNTTcLffnSLcndYVlNpeThtUAOVx8N1VXYIK9pNxJijPRonCTg" class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0flink yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0frapid-noclick-resp">Friends of Big Bear Valley</a>, the organization that runs a 24-hour live feed of the eagles <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/FOBBV" class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0flink yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0frapid-noclick-resp">said in a Facebook post on Monday</a>.</p>
<p>“As of today, there has been no confirmed pips in any of the eggs," the post says. "This is later than Jackie’s eggs have hatched in the past, so it is probably unlikely for them to hatch at this point ... but as someone pointed out to me, miracles do happen."</p>
<p>Here’s what we know about the latest Jackie and Shadow development, including whether there’s a chance these eggs will hatch.</p>
<h2>Social media fans of Jackie and Shadow react</h2>
<p>The eagles have been the picture of devotion, tending to the clutch of eggs, watching over them in shifts, keeping them snug and warm and tidying up the nest. The news that they're unlikely to hatch is a sharp blow to the fans who have been watching the little family with “bated breath” since the eggs were laid in late January, USA TODAY previously <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/environment/2024/02/03/big-bear-bald-eagles-jackie-shadow-care-for-3-new-eggs/72465035007/" class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0flink yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0frapid-noclick-resp yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668enhancr_card_0720781220">reported.</a></p>
<p>“So what happens now," eagle fan Danielle White wrote in the comments. "Do they have a natural instinct on what to do next? I’m so heartbroken for these love birds. Praying for their miracle.”</p>
<p>Another fan, Martin Clark, wrote that he's still hopeful for the future of Jackie and Shadow's progeny.</p>
<p>"I've been a fan for a good long while, and though this is heartbreaking, they are remarkable to watch, and I'm already optimistic for next year," he said.</p>
<h2>What are the odds that these eggs will hatch?</h2>
<p>The odds aren’t looking great for the expecting parents, who have a “low chance” of any of them hatching at all, Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, told USA TODAY on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The reason why the eggs haven’t hatched is currently unknown, with Steers pointing out a myriad of factors that could have impacted the eggs, including altitude and temperature.</p>
<p>“As to why the eggs have not hatched, we have no way of knowing," she wrote on Monday. "It could be environmental, such as temperatures, humidity percentages, oxygen levels at high altitude, etc. It could be biological with something just being off at the time the eggs were created."</p>
<p>It's also unlikely that either eagle is infertile since they brought two other sets of chicks together, once in 2019 and once in 2022, though they lost two eggs last year.<img alt="Jackie and Shadow switch egg-warming shifts on Feb. 2, 2024. The pair were caring for three eggs." src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fny%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2Fw39cqWCYLPllQIHnxVY9Qw--%2FYXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUyMztjZj13ZWJw%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_news_641%2F4e27891afaad7ea332669230a0a62d1e&t=1710507935&ymreqid=d6f45443-377e-00a8-1c00-ee001801da00&sig=AMm_pGm9tblQMbRPVqptXQ--~D" class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fcaas-img yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fcaas-lazy yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fhas-preview yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fcaas-loaded"/></p>
<div class="yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fcaption-wrapper yiv3248505608ydp517c0cdeyiv8035023540ydp1432a208yiv1078491086ydpaef68a49yiv4206937668ydpe5aa8c0fcaption-aligned-with-image">Jackie and Shadow switch egg-warming shifts on Feb. 2, 2024. The pair were caring for three eggs.</div>
<h2>Where does the recent development leave Jackie and Shadow?</h2>
<p>Its very likely that Jackie and Shadow will continue to tend to their eggs for another couple of weeks, or a month even if nothing comes of it.</p>
<p>“Jackie and Shadow and their journey are still here," the Facebook post reads. "They continue doing what they do best … being eagles and taking care of what they have in front of them in each moment."</p>
<p>They continue to care for for the eggs, switching places, arguing over whose turn it is and being gentle and tender both with the eggs and with each other, the post reads.</p>
<p>Jackie and Shadow will eventually abandon the nest, leaving the clutch unattended gradually. Jackie has historically left the eggs alone sooner, with Shadow filling in as needed, Steers said.</p>
<p>As for what will happen to the eggs, that’s anyone’s guess.</p>
<p>The eggs can get buried in the nest or be scooped up by a predator, Steers said.</p>
<h2>Could this impact how Jackie and Shadow might conceive in the future?</h2>
<p>No, not at all.</p>
<p>In fact, there was a year in which they didn’t conceive in between two years that they had so this has happened in the past, Steers said.</p>
<p>“It doesn’t predict anything for the future,” Steers said.</p>
<p>Steers says she understands the sadness people are feeling, sharing that she, too, feels sad by the latest developments.</p>
<p>“Sometimes nature is hard to watch and part of this is our life lesson of knowing that nature does things for reasons that our mind can't understand," Steers said. "But there's benefit in us learning to watch and accept and know that whatever is happening is for the best."</p>
<p>In the meantime, Steers encourages viewers to “continue watching and learning and enjoying Jackie and Shadow as we see what happens next.”</p>
<h4><em>Contributing: Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY</em></h4>
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<p><span>Summary:</span> “The Three Questions” is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy that was published in 1903. The story <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/short-stories/the-three-questions" class="yiv2423409623ydpda6b79afyiv7883747271ydp714cf6dfyiv2666173079ydp5f6ccb74yiv3298573250enhancr_card_1047220713">follows</a> a king seeking answers to three questions: What is the best time to do things? Who is the most important person? What is the right thing to do? He offers a reward for the answers to these questions and consults with various advisors and wise men, but none can give him satisfactory responses. Eventually, he learns the answers to his questions through his own experiences and actions.</p>
<p><span>Theme:</span> “The Three Questions” portrays the importance of living in the present moment and taking personal action. The story emphasizes the futility of worrying about the past or the future and highlights the importance of engaging fully in all of life’s moments.</p>
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<div><span>Moral of the story:</span> The story teaches that the answers to life’s big questions can only be found through action and experience rather than through intellectual inquiry alone. Tolstoy shows that the best way to live is with compassion and kindness toward others. It also encourages readers to cultivate a sense of mindfulness, rather than being preoccupied with the past or the future</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><h3 id="yiv0654492843ydpf33450b4yiv2291977739ydp450f48e0h-3-the-man-who-planted-trees-by-jean-giono" class="yiv0654492843ydpf33450b4yiv2291977739ydp450f48e0wp-block-heading">“The Man Who Planted Trees” by Jean Giono </h3>
<blockquote class="yiv0654492843ydpf33450b4yiv2291977739ydp450f48e0wp-block-quote"><p>“For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance over many years.”</p>
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<p><span>Summary:</span> “The Man Who Planted Trees” is a short story by Jean Giono, first <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.chelseagreen.com/2020/the-man-who-planted-trees-before-his-time/" class="yiv0654492843enhancr_card_0496425208">published</a> in 1953. The story is a fictional account of a man named Elzéard Bouffier, who lives in a remote valley in the French Alps and spends his life planting trees. Over the course of several decades, Bouffier single-handedly transforms the barren and desolate landscape into a lush and thriving forest, which has a profound impact on the surrounding environment and community.</p>
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<p class="yiv0654492843ydp34c8f6f9card-description">Trees are essential for life; they create oxygen and are home to thousands of species, yet we're experiencing in...</p>
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<div class="card-controls-injection-wrapper"><div><p><span>Theme:</span> “The Man Who Planted Trees” highlights the power of individual action and the importance of environmental stewardship. The story emphasizes the transformative power of nature and highlights the impact that even one person can have on the world.</p>
<p><span>Moral of the story:</span> The story shows that small actions can have a big impact on the world. It serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving and protecting the natural world, and of the power of individual action. It also encourages readers to take responsibility for the environment and to work toward a more sustainable and harmonious relationship with the natural world.</p>
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</div>STAND UP FOR GENDER EQUALITYtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-03-08:3490552:BlogPost:13808492024-03-08T14:18:34.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<p>Let’s make sure every woman has the opportunity to reach her full potential. This day reminds us to stand up for gender equality and create a world where women are treated fairly and with respect.…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398618257?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398618257?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
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<p>Let’s make sure every woman has the opportunity to reach her full potential. This day reminds us to stand up for gender equality and create a world where women are treated fairly and with respect.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398618257?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398618257?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8902646295?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.news18.com/lifestyle/when-is-international-womens-day-2024-iwd-date-theme-history-key-facts-more-8787121.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Together,</a><a href="https://www.news18.com/lifestyle/when-is-international-womens-day-2024-iwd-date-theme-history-key-facts-more-8787121.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">we can break down barriers and empower women to succeed in every aspect of life.</a></p>
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<p>We can thank British scientist Rosalind Franklin for much of what we know of DNA today. Using <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosalind-Franklin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">X-ray diffraction methods</a>, she discovered DNA's density, and more importantly, its molecular structure. This gave way to James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery that DNA is shaped in a double helix. Her discovery changed how scientists view genetics and how genes are passed down in families. </p>
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<div dir="ltr">It comes back, it always comes back.</div>
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<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-3" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">People regularly report smelling the fragrance of roses while communicating with angels in prayer or meditation. Angels use rose scents as physical signs of their spiritual presence with people because roses have powerful energy fields that vibrate at a high electrical frequency—the highest of any flower on Earth. Because angelic energy also vibrates at a high rate, angels can connect easier with roses than with other flowers that have lower vibrational rates. Rose essential oil vibrates at a rate of 320 megahertz of electrical energy. In comparison, essential oil from lavender (one of the next highest frequency flowers) vibrates at a rate of 118 megahertz. A healthy human brain usually vibrates between 71 and 90 megahertz.</p>
<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-5" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/archangel-barachiel-angel-of-blessings-124075">Barachiel</a>, the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/most-important-archangels-123839">archangel</a> of blessings, is usually shown in art with either a rose or rose petals, which symbolize God's blessings that Barachiel helps deliver to people.</p>
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<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-8" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">Roses appear in accounts from all of the world's major religions as a symbol of miraculous love at work in the world. In ancient mythology, roses symbolized eternal love in stories of how gods interacted with each other and human beings. Pagans use roses as decorations to represent their hearts. Muslims view roses as symbols of the human soul, so smelling the scent of roses reminds them of their spirituality. Hindus and Buddhists see roses and other flowers as expressions of spiritual joy. Christians view roses as reminders of the Garden of Eden, a paradise in a world that reflected God's design before sin corrupted it.</p>
<span id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44toc-a-sacred-scent" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44heading-toc"></span><br />
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<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-11" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">In Islam, the fragrance of a rose represents the sacredness of people's souls. If the scent of a rose permeates the air yet no actual roses are nearby, it's a sign that God or one of his angels is sending a spiritual message supernaturally, through <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/clairalience-clear-smelling-form-of-esp-124709">clairalience</a>. Such messages are meant to encourage people.</p>
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<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-13" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">In Catholicism, the scent of roses is often called the "odor of sanctity" because it indicates the presence of spiritual holiness. People have reported smelling the fragrance of roses after praying to saints in heaven to intercede for them with God about something.</p>
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<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-16" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">Roses, which have long served as symbols of <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/who-is-the-virgin-mary-124539">the Virgin Mary</a>, have shown up in some of the miraculous Marian apparitions that people worldwide have reported. Mary is known as the "mystic rose" or the "rose without thorns" among some Christians, because of her role as the mother of Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe is the world's savior. Before sin entered the world and corrupted it, tradition says that the Garden of Eden featured roses with no thorns, and the thorns appeared after humanity sinned. Because Mary played a vital role in God's plan to redeem the fallen world, Mary became associated with the original purity of the uncorrupted beauty of the roses God originally designed for the Garden of Eden.</p>
<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-18" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">The most famous Virgin Mary miracle involving roses was the Our Lady of <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/virgin-marys-miracles-in-guadalupe-mexico-124600">Guadalupe</a> event from 1531 when believers say Mary arranged roses in an intricate pattern inside the poncho of a man named Juan Diego to form a supernaturally imprinted image on his poncho. The image, which depicted Mary and an angel, symbolically illustrated the Gospel message to illiterate Aztec people, leading millions to come to faith in Jesus Christ.</p>
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<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-21" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">Mary is closely associated with roses, and a traditional prayer that people pray to her while reflecting on the earthly life of her son, Jesus Christ, is done on the rosary. Mary has encouraged people to pray the rosary during some of her apparitions worldwide (such as Fatima), people have reported.</p>
<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-23" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">The rosary, which means "crown of roses," involves offering a group of prayers to Mary as a spiritual bouquet. People hold or wear a string of beads (which itself is called a "rosary") and use the beads as physical tools to focus their minds on prayers and a set of five of 20 different spiritual mysteries from the time Jesus Christ spent on Earth (which five mysteries are covered depends on the day that the person is praying). During some of Mary's apparitions, she has promised rewards for those who faithfully pray the rosary, from <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/protect-yourself-from-fallen-angels-demons-123822">protection</a> from evil during people's lives on Earth to rewards in heaven after they die.</p>
<p id="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block_2-0-25" class="yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44comp yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block yiv6145784921ydp10e7ce44mntl-sc-block-html">The prayer tradition of the rosary dates back to CE 1214 when <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/prayer-to-saint-dominic-542713">Saint Dominic</a> said that Mary described it to him during an apparition in Toulouse, France. Prior to that time, some other ancient people had been using tangible objects to pray groups of prayers. Orthodox Christians carried ropes with them when they prayed; after saying each prayer, they tied a knot in the ropes. (Simple rosaries can also be made from knotted string.) Hindu monks carried strings of beads around with them to keep track of their prayers.</p>
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<div>All roses symbolize God's love at work in the world, but different colors of roses also symbolize different spiritual concepts. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/angel-colors-white-light-ray-123865">White</a> roses mean purity and holiness. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/angel-colors-red-light-ray-123864">Red</a> roses mean passion and sacrifice. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/angel-colors-yellow-light-ray-123866">Yellow</a> roses mean wisdom and joy. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/angel-colors-pink-light-ray-123862">Pink</a> roses mean gratitude and peace. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.learnreligions.com/angel-colors-purple-light-ray-123863">Purple</a> or lavender roses mean wonder, awe, and change for the better.</div>
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<p>Today, the angels talk about how we can rise above the fears offered by the world and create a much better reality. I'll share my thoughts about how we can avoid "peeing the human pool" and instead contribute our clean, clear, and pure loving energy to create better outcomes, a better life, and a better future for our world as well. Resources and tips are provided as always :)</p>
<p>Have a blessed & beautiful week</p>
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<tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">THERE WILL BE TOMORROWS,<br clear="none"/>AND WE'LL BE READY, HAVING<br clear="none"/>SPENT TODAY HEALING.CAROLANNE</td>
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<tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><img alt="Photo of the week" border="0" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.visionsofheaven.com%2FAAngels%2Fnewsletter_art%2Fcreek39.jpg&t=1708798650&ymreqid=d6f45443-377e-00a8-1c08-ea0001012b00&sig=cHqe3qEsHkYZem1dRgDsew--~D"/><p><em>by Ann Albers in Northern AZ</em></p>
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<tr><td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Instead of fearing the future, we can create a better one</td>
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<tbody><tr><td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">SOMEIMES HAPPINESS<br clear="none"/>IS ABOUT LESS,NOT MORE.<br clear="none"/>LESS STUFF. LESS STRIVING.LESS WAITING<br clear="none"/>FOR TOMORROW WHEN THERE'S A LOT TO<br clear="none"/>APPRECIATE AND ENJOY TODAY. </td>
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<div class="qtd-body"><div id="yiv1126897429yqtfd30661" class="yiv1126897429yqt9063432063">Message from the Angels<img alt="Messages from the Angels" border="0" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.visionsofheaven.com%2FAAngels%2Fnewsletter_art%2Fangel_msg_header.jpg&t=1708798650&ymreqid=d6f45443-377e-00a8-1c08-ea0001012b00&sig=KtrMODib59scGJK9YIBhHw--~D"/><p>My dear friends, we love you so very much,<br clear="none"/><strong>Many of you have experienced fears about the future of your world, country, or individual lives. </strong>This is understandable. Many in your world profit from your fears. If you're afraid that being uninformed will make you vulnerable to attack, you'll spend hours keeping yourselves informed. If you're afraid of lack in the future, you'll buy more than you intended when something is on sale. If you are afraid of getting sick, you'll purchase goods and services to prevent your demise and spend countless hours reading about possible conditions.<br clear="none"/><strong>As a human race, you are just now beginning to understand that no matter what preventative or corrective action you take, if you take it from fear, you will not get the loving result you desire.</strong><br clear="none"/>You could, of course, do these very same things for loving reasons. You might keep informed because you love knowing about the world around you. You might buy something on sale because you love making good use of your money so you can enjoy more. You might purchase goods and services because you'd love to feel healthy and vital. You are performing the same actions, but <strong>the results of a fear-based action vs. a love-based action are vastly different.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>Most of you perform these actions for a mixture of reasons, part fear, and part love, and you, therefore, get mixed or diluted outcomes. </strong>For example, say you hear that the economy is bad. You may accept this, put off purchases you wanted to enjoy, and start talking about the bad economy, thus focusing on financial lack and hardship and therefore attracting it. Or you might feel perfectly fine and say (with both your energy and words), "I live in God's economy where I'm always cared for, and things flow when I need them." In the first case, you attract what you focus on. In the second case, you attract what you focus on! The more of you that focus on God's economy of abundant flow, the more your world will experience this. At the very least, you will experience this reality.<br clear="none"/><strong>So, when you hear about events, trends, and possibilities in your world, stop right there and decide how you wish to experience your world's future. </strong>When the world cries that you are doomed to lose your job and be controlled by a group of ill-intentioned individuals, stop. Decide how you wish to experience the future. Most of you would say, "I don't want that reality!" What do you want? Many of you want to have meaningful work that supports the life you wish to live. Most of you would say you want your freedom. How would it feel to have work that you love and that supports your life? How would it feel to be free?<br clear="none"/><strong>You can use your minds as the tools they were created to be. </strong>Recall a time you did something that you would do for the love of it, and remember how that feels. Recall a time when you felt free, if only for a moment, and luxuriate in that feeling. As you focus on the things that inspire these feelings, you are creating the future that you will experience. You are influencing your world's future as well.<br clear="none"/><strong>You are not at the mercy of the external world. </strong>Even if someone were to order that your area be bombed, in the vibration of resting securely in God's love, you would be guided to a safe place from which to create your future. Even if the economy were to become abysmal, in a vibration of flow and abundance, you would experience helpful souls, great ideas, and opportunities to support all your needs and wishes. Even if you were to lose your job, in a frequency of divine love, you would be guided to the one you like more.<br clear="none"/><strong>So when the world tries to draw you into fearful realities and futures, stop. What do you wish to experience? How can you find those feelings?</strong> Not a single one of you would ever say, we want someone else to control our future, yet when you give your minds over to the fears being spread by others, you do just that.<br clear="none"/>Dear ones, you are so beautiful, so powerful, so loved, and so loving. You have the capacity to recall or imagine scenarios that will inspire beautiful feelings you want to feel as you move through this time/space you call life. <strong>You have brilliant minds that can be used as tools to tune into feelings that create realities beyond your wildest dreams.</strong><br clear="none"/>So you choose, dear friends. <strong>Will you create a fearful future or a glorious one that influences the world's direction as well? </strong>At the very least, you will enjoy life. At the very best, you will be one of the vibrational notes or "votes" that sways the course of human history toward a glorious future.<br clear="none"/>God Bless You! We love you so very much.<br clear="none"/>-- The Angels</p>
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<h2 class="yiv5430778513ydp402d911dwp-block-heading">WALK IN BEAUTY<br></br><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12383731664?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12383731664?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Red Cardinal As Your Spirit Animal, Power Animal, Animal Spirit Guide, Animal Totem</h2>
<p>If you keep seeing red cardinals everywhere or feel that you…</p>
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<p>If you keep seeing red cardinals everywhere or feel that you have a unique spiritual connection to this bird, it is likely that a cardinal is your spirit animal, power animal, or animal spirit guide. Cardinal can show up as your animal spirit guide to help you move through challenging life lessons or to give you strength and direction to keep moving towards your life’s purpose. </p>
<p>Red birds are connected to the direction North, which in shamanism or Native American tradition is seen as a connection to the home. They remind you to listen to your inner voice, and that will always guide you home. Your own inner wisdom is your North star. </p>
<p>You may be in a period of time where you are wanting to strengthen your sense of belonging, inner voice, and feel as though your presence on this earth can make a positive difference for the greater good. You might be in a period of aligning with a more dynamic existence in this lifetime. You feel as though there is a greater purpose to your life than what you have been living. </p>
<p>In Native American tradition, cardinals are linked to the number 12, which is related to the 12 months, 12 zodiac signs. 12 is the number of completion, integration, accomplishment, and wholeness. It is the number that represents your dreams being manifested into this reality. </p>
<p>A cardinal can show up as your spirit guide when you are syncing up to your divine timeline that allows your manifestations to come into this reality at a quicker pace. A cardinal as your spirit guide is a sign that you are a master-manifestor. </p>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>My dear friends, we love you so very much,<br clear="none"/><strong>You are in a constant dance with the energies of life around you. You are all empathic beings, capable of feeling anything you tune into.</strong> You can feel the feelings of others. You can feel the resonance of life around you. <strong>You intuitively understand what frequencies are compatible with you in a given moment and which are not.</strong><br clear="none"/>If you are happy and having a beautiful day, you might still run into an angry person, but<strong> if they don't match any frequencies within you, they won't disturb you. </strong>They're not compatible with your loving vibration and can't drag you down. You'll have compassion, look at them curiously, or simply decide to avoid them.<br clear="none"/>If you have some upset lurking within you, they might "trip your trigger," but, <strong>having practiced tuning your energy, you can quickly find your way back to joy.</strong><br clear="none"/>If, however, you are already in a space of upset, such a person would resonate with you, amplify your own anger and upset you even more.<br clear="none"/>Likewise, if you're sad, you might not want to be around someone emanating joy unless you are reaching for that frequency<strong>. If you are feeling empowered, you might not resonate with someone in a victimized mood, and if you are feeling victimized, you might not want to hear someone preach about how you can be more empowered</strong> unless you are reaching for that frequency already.<br clear="none"/><em>As your saying goes, wherever you go, there you are.</em><br clear="none"/><strong>This ability to feel life around you is one of the many reasons it makes sense to love and accept yourself even when you're down</strong>. You will attract and resonate with those who have similar compassion.<br clear="none"/>It makes sense to reach for the best vibration you can find so you'll be able to feel your higher guidance and resonate with others in these higher spaces who can amplify your own good feelings and receive higher guidance.<br clear="none"/>As you choose to love yourself and find reasons to feel better, <strong>you will find that you no longer have any desire to engage in the dances of density and darkness.</strong><br clear="none"/>There are those upon your earth who live in such fear that they demand your agreement, often in unloving ways. There are those who take their anger out on the innocent. There are those who learned in early childhood to get their way by being endearing, seductive, demanding, or manipulative and still keep engaging in these behaviors into adulthood.<strong> There are those whose pain is so great they cannot find a way out except to take it out on others.</strong><br clear="none"/>These are not horrible souls. All souls are made of one light. <strong>However, these are souls who are lost, at least for a time, in the denser energies. Don't drive them further into the darkness with your hate, dear friends.</strong> Remove your attention from their bad behaviors and <strong>pray for them, with the hope that one day, your prayers will help lift them into greater light.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>We are not asking you to like unlikable behaviors. </strong>We are not asking you to feel good about bad words. We are not asking you to fall in love, in the human sense, with those who hate and hurt. <strong>We are simply saying this - you do not have to fall into density because others around you want you to join in their pain.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>You can remain in your light, your joy, and your loving vibration no matter what others choose.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>We know this isn't easy, but it is the path to your deepest freedom. </strong>You may have to live with them, work with them, or get on the bus with them, but you do not have to engage in the energies they emit, for they are calling for attention in unloving ways. You do not have to give them your attention.<br clear="none"/><strong>You get to choose where you place your focus. You get to choose what vibrations you empower. </strong>You get to choose if you will get sucked into the argument, become defensive when attacked, or feel a need to justify your goodness to those who couldn't see it, even if your light was blinding in the moment.<br clear="none"/>Dear ones, we love you. M<strong>ost of you have not been taught to exist in a space of soul-level love. You have been trained to make nice, defend your honor, demand respect, or despise those who are unloving to you. None of this is necessary. Life can be so much easier.</strong> You can live without letting the negativity and drama into your emotional space.<br clear="none"/><strong>You can choose, and choose again, not to dance with the darkness, no matter who offers it to you or how vehemently they offer it.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>Not everyone is in a space to understand your love and your good heart. </strong>Not everyone is in the space to communicate kindly. Not everyone is able to learn and dialogue in their present moment rather than demanding agreement. Not everyone is in a space to behave in a decent way on your planet, and yet that does not mean you need to engage.<br clear="none"/>When those lost in darkness cry for love and attention in unloving ways, give only their truth your attention. Give only good behavior your attention. <strong>Give their light within all things your attention, but withdraw your focus from hurtful words and behaviors.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>If someone betrays you, don't betray yourself. </strong>Give yourself love and kindness, seek soothing and healing, and then move on. Don't give them further power over you, with your attention to their unloving behavior. You don't need to defend your right to be treated with honesty. Of course, you deserve honesty. Not everyone is in a space to offer it. Withdraw from those who can't, or at least ignore their lies.<br clear="none"/><strong>If someone speaks to you in anger, either speak back in kindness or don't say a word. Don't respond.</strong> Let them sit in your silent presence with their own unpleasant vibration and then walk away when you can or change the topic. Their anger isn't about you. Their anger is about their disconnection from their own loving spirit.<br clear="none"/><strong>If someone attacks your character, embrace your true character. No one can damage your reputation to those who think for themselves!</strong> Others can only make you look bad to those who also look for what is negative. These aren't the people you want to impress anyway.<br clear="none"/><strong>Let your dignity, love, and good character speak more loudly than any words you could possibly offer.</strong> Let those who must think ill of you take responsibility for their own unpleasant feelings while you choose to feel good about yourself. Speak the truth of your own character only to those who can hear it.<br clear="none"/>"Don't cast your pearls before swine" simply means that <strong>it is useless to offer your pearls of wisdom and truth to those who cannot recognize them for what they are.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>It is time for you, dear lightworkers, to disengage from the denser energies that have tried, often successfully, to bring you down for lifetimes.</strong> It is time to stop dignifying the denser behaviors with your attention. A parent who peacefully sends a misbehaving child to their room with a loving but firm attitude is far more effective in teaching the child than one who hits, hurts, screams, and punishes. Likewise, when you send adults who are unkind "to their room" symbolically by remaining firm, loving, and refusing to dance with the bad behaviors, you are far more likely to have an impact than if you get knocked out of your own loving space.<br clear="none"/><strong>When we, in the heavens, look at those you would call the most loathsome of all human beings, we see their souls. We remember their light.</strong> We pay attention to and amplify through our love anything good or kind they do, no matter how small. We do not dignify their density with our attention. When they wage war, either literally or figuratively, we gently whisper to their soul, "Remember. You are light. You are love. You want love. You want to feel safe. You want to feel right inside of yourself. There are kinder ways to go about this. Remember." If we were to offer them only hatred and reproach, it would drive them deeper into their darkness. <strong>Our desire is to help all souls find their way home to the love that you are.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>The paradigm of punishing those in darkness has never rid them of their darkness.</strong> The paradigm of defending your honor instead of just standing in such an honorable space that those who have the eyes to see it will see it has never convinced those who can't. The paradigm of insisting that those who don't respect themselves enough to be loving should respect you has never worked. An eye for an eye has never helped either party see clearly how to find and feel love once again.<br clear="none"/>Instead, you can stand so firmly and powerfully in a space of knowing your own goodness, light, and beauty that the unkind behaviors and actions of others will not find a way "under your skin," so to speak.<strong> When you know who you are, you don't require the validation of others. When you know how you should be treated, you walk away from those who don't. When you respect yourself, you don't need to lower yourself to dance with those who can't.</strong> When you live and abide in the truth that you are precious, unique, and loved by your Creator, the opinions of those who are disconnected can no longer sway you.<br clear="none"/><strong>You can withdraw, either literally or energetically, from the tugs and pulls of those who want to engage with you in the lower dances.</strong> You can remain silent, pray, send love, or simply focus on anything and everything that feels better.<br clear="none"/><strong>Alignment with love is alignment with the power that breathes life into all creation.</strong> Whenever you focus on the simplest thing with love — your coffee, your spouse, your dog, the light filtering in through a window, a beautiful thought — you exist, in that moment, in alignment with the Creator. Stay there as often as you can, for in this space, the power that creates worlds will guide you with impulses of joy, grace, and ease.<br clear="none"/>Don't fight the darkness, dear ones. Don't engage with it energetically, no matter whose mouth or behavior it comes through. <strong>As often as possible, focus on that which you can love, for love is the only true power in the universe. When you empower love, the darkness cannot exist in those spaces.</strong><br clear="none"/><strong>We know your loving hearts. We know your light. </strong>Heaven knows who you are. Rest assured that if you rest in this love as often as possible, then those lost in darkness will have no power over you, and you will become powerful beacons of light for those who are reaching for a higher and happier reality.<br clear="none"/>God Bless You! We love you so very much.</p>
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<div dir="ltr">The emotions is there before situation</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Raking up lifeless brown stalks in the frost~</div>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12383739252?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12383739252?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>MAY YOU ALWAYS WALK IN BEAUTYtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-02-17:3490552:BlogPost:13804642024-02-17T12:42:55.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<p>"Teach us to walk the soft Earth as relatives to all that live." Hey, you never know where inspiration will come from! With everything that's happened this year, we could use some prayers for peace. We could do with some fresh air and some ancient wisdom: a little perspective. With respect for the people who came before us, whose words and ways…</p>
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<p>"Teach us to walk the soft Earth as relatives to all that live." Hey, you never know where inspiration will come from! With everything that's happened this year, we could use some prayers for peace. We could do with some fresh air and some ancient wisdom: a little perspective. With respect for the people who came before us, whose words and ways continue to shine light on the mountains and valleys of life, these prayers. Let's get back to what matters. Let us know beauty again. Let's love each other like it's our reason for being here in the first place.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12383731264?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12383731264?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a> A female stingray at a NC aquarium becomes pregnant without a male mate. But how? Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY One North Carolina aquarium is looking to solve the mystery of a female stingray's solo pregnancy that has sparked confusion. The Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team Ecco is located in Hendersonville, 103 miles west of Charlotte. Staff there say the female stingray is expecting pups but there's one problem. The aquarium has no male stingrays. So how could the female stingray become pregnant without a male mate? There are two possible explanations for the rare pregnancy. Rare ‘virgin birth': Baby shark asexually reproduced at Brookfield Zoo, second in the US Asexual reproduction is common among stingrays Research has shown that animals, especially stingrays, have the ability to asexually reproduce when there is a lack of reproduction for that species. "First, you should know that parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction of an organism in which a female produces an embryo without a male present to fertilize the egg," wrote Dr. April Smith, executive director the North Carolina Science Trail in a blog post. "This means the offspring are, typically, all female, and this occurs in a situation where there are no males present (i.e., zoo/aquarium usually, or perhaps a secluded natural environment like the deep sea). It’s a survival mechanism that allows for the preservation of a species." Female stingray could have been impregnated by male shark The Hendersonville aquarium tells FOX Carolina they were afraid their female stingray named “Charlotte” had cancer when she began to swell. In order to confirm or deny their suspicions, an ultrasound was conducted. The results revealed the multiple growths within her body were later proven to be eggs. The aquarium found bite marks on Charlotte, a common sign that are left on mating sharks. In July 2023, two young white-spot bamboo sharks were moved into Charlotte's tank. “We have definitive video of the most current ultrasound showing two if not three pups,” Team Ecco told FOX Carolina. “DNA will need to be done after the pups’ birth – unless we have visual cues about a mixed breed.” Charlotte is expecting to give birth soon, the aquarium confirms.</p>
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<p>HAPPY TRAILS FRIEND BLESSINGS</p>LIFE IS LIKE THE SEAtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-02-10:3490552:BlogPost:13801372024-02-10T15:16:01.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12378141458?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank">YOU ARE A DIAMOND DEAR! THEY CAN NOT BREAK YOU ..…<br></br><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12378141458?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
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<p>Today the angels talk about the richness in a given moment, and how choosing to find it will improve our lives. I'll share some personal examples and tips, as well as another one of my favorite "non-guilty" desserts.</p>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>My dear friends, we love you so very much,<br clear="none"/><strong>During a given day, you have thousands of moments in which you can appreciate life's simple pleasures.</strong> In a single second or at a single glance, you have countless things to focus on.<br clear="none"/><strong>Suppose you are drinking coffee with a friend.</strong> In a single second, you might appreciate the aroma of your beverage, evoking feelings of warmth or well-being. You could look deep into your friend's eyes and notice their concern, evoking feelings of compassion. You might see the logo on your cup for the first time, evoking a sense of appreciation, curiosity, and wonder within you. You might notice the kind soul holding a door open for another, evoking feelings of love. You might notice the person next to you joking loudly, evoking feelings of humor. You might hear a song you like in the distance, evoking feelings of energy and inspiration. You might be talking about something that happened in the past, evoking all those associated feelings, or you might be talking about something you'd love to experience, thus evoking all the wonderful feelings associated with that experience.<br clear="none"/><strong>There, in one second of your life, you have a rich tapestry of choices. When you see your lives in retrospect from heaven, you will see this way. You will see the rich opportunities for love, good feelings, connection, and appreciation in each moment.</strong> You will see the depth and breadth of vibrational choice you had in every second of your life. And dear ones, we don't say this to put you down in any way, but in heaven, you will wonder why you didn't take advantage of this wealth of love being offered to you more often. You aren't bad if you don't. You simply have a life experience that could be better. As your angels, we wish for you only the most loving and joyous life experience possible, and we constantly try to draw your attention to the best in a given moment.<br clear="none"/><strong>For example, we know you miss your loved ones who have transitioned into their greater being.</strong> It feels like you have lost love, and in truth, you have lost the human sensory experience of it, person-to-person in 3D. But <strong>in the same instant that your loss feels so intense, your dear ones stand next to you in the present moment, offering a new sensory experience, a new and deeper connection, and an even more profound love. </strong>Reach for comfort when you're grieving, and when you can, sit quietly, breathe deeply, and for a moment believe in the love that wants to embrace you. In time you will feel it.<br clear="none"/>Likewise, when you face a health challenge or when you're in pain, it is hard to think of anything else. You do what you can. You can focus on the comfort of a blanket, the softness of a pillow, a beautiful song, the laughter of a child, or the dog who lays his head in your lap and demands attention. You can focus on a movie or a good book for awhile. You can explore new ways of eating. T<strong>his isn't easy, but the love is there in each moment, waiting to help open you to the life force that heals.</strong><br clear="none"/>Even when you worry about your loved ones and your world, the love is still there. You can look for the good people in your life, the kind ones in the store, and read the stories of young people helping your planet. <strong>You can tell yourself humorously, "Well if the world is going to fall apart, I may as well have a good day!"</strong> You can appreciate a ray of sunlight filtering into the kitchen window or your meal cooking on the stove. How beautiful the present moment is and rich with opportunity to experience love.<br clear="none"/><strong>The more you attune to the good in life, no matter how large or small, the more good you attract. </strong>The more you notice the things in your life with appreciation, the more there will be to appreciate. Even if you are sick, the more you notice the little moments without pain or problems, the more you support your body in good health.<br clear="none"/>The practice of looking for good when bad things happen feels counter-intuitive, but that is only due to your conditioning.<strong> A child is born looking for good. Your animals constantly look for good</strong>. All of nature grows towards what is to its benefit. Only humanity is trained out of this natural urge, but you can return to it.<strong> You can start to notice the abundance of love offered in so many small ways, in a given moment. As you practice, your life will slowly but surely become a tapestry of loving moments in a life rich with love.</strong><br clear="none"/>God Bless You! We love you so very much.<br clear="none"/>-- The Angels</p>
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<div><div id="ydpac48ccfayiv0335500270ydp1c1a6f6yiv2085710994ydp643cbfbyiv2364755102"><div class="ydpac48ccfayiv0335500270ydp1c1a6f6yiv2085710994ydp643cbfbyiv2364755102ydp26944d66yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">We tend to romanticize the life we're not</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Change will not come if we wait</div>
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<div dir="ltr">You are capable of "AMAZING THINGS"</div>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12378128087?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12378128087?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>ANGEL PRAYERStag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-02-03:3490552:BlogPost:13804032024-02-03T14:15:59.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<div id="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4comp-lk77hlbt" class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4BaOVQ8 yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4tz5f0K yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4comp-lk77hlbt yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text"><p class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text__text">Our Angels are ever present with us as we walk the course of each day. Constant companions and bearers of Love's own Grace, they guide us, inspire us, protect us and call us to connect with the One who created us all. This is their role and their purpose in our lives.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text__text">When we offer our heartfelt prayers to Angels, they bear them to the Source of Love, known by many names throughout this beautiful planet. So, whether you pray to God, Goddess, Allah, Spirit, Love, Holy One, Creator...your prayers are heard and Angels are activated to help you. </span></p>
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<div id="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4comp-lk77hnw1" class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4BaOVQ8 yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4tz5f0K yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4comp-lk77hnw1 yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text"><div><span class="yiv1814031537ydp5ac25284yiv6966833705ydp95f269f4wixui-rich-text__text">Angels, go before me to smooth my way. Draw to me those who can assist me in meeting this need in high and Loving ways. Protect me in this endeavor, and guide me in recognizing the path I should follow at this time. In Love I pray, so be it and so it is<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12373268060?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12373268060?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12373268662?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></span></div>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12373268060?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></p>A GHOST SHIPWRECKtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-02-03:3490552:BlogPost:13799822024-02-03T13:00:00.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<p>Wanda Blackmore says her 21-year-old son, Gordon, came roaring into her house on the morning of Jan. 20 after spotting the long shadow beneath the water just off the beach near Cape Ray, N.L. As soon as the tide went out, she put on her jacket and set out to see it herself.</p>
<p>Since then, the wreck has attracted a steady stream of local admirers heading out to examine its long, curved planks and the wooden dowels holding them together.</p>
<p>"It's amazing, there is no other word for it," Blackmore said in an interview. "I'm just curious if they can name the ship, and how old it is and if there were any souls lost on her."</p>
<p>Gordon Blackmore was out hunting seabirds early in the morning when he first saw the wreck, his mother said. He'd been at the same spot just a few days before and there was no sign of it.</p>
<p>But the beaches along that corner of Newfoundland have eroded substantially in the past few years. As post-tropical storm Fiona tore through the area on Sept. 24, 2022, destroying about 100 homes and pounding away shorelines, it churned up the sand along Cape Ray Beach, said Neil Burgess, president of the Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland and Labrador.</p>
<p>If the ship was buried, Fiona may have dislodged it from its sandy grave, and each subsequent storm would have loosened it further, Burgess said. There were large swells there last week, and they may have finally unearthed the wreck enough to be discovered by someone out hunting birds.</p>
<p>Burgess said he figures the ship was built in the 1800s, noting a few different factors led him to that conclusion. The wooden dowels noted by Wanda Blackwood are called trunnels and they were used as nails in wooden ships from that era. There are also copper pegs in the wreck, each more than two centimetres wide, which were used to fasten the hull's planks together, which Burgess said are quite large.</p>
<p>The emerged hull is about 24 metres long, and it's not complete, which means the ship itself was even longer than that, he added.</p>
<p>"It was a fairly substantial sailing ship, bigger than a schooner, I think," Burgess said, adding that if its hull is made of oak, it wasn't built in North America.</p>
<p>He hasn't yet been out to see the wreck — he lives in St. John's, about 900 kilometres east by highway — but he's looking for an opportunity to get there.</p>
<p>The seabed around Newfoundland is littered with "thousands" of shipwrecks and they surface from time to time, he said. But that doesn't make the Cape Ray wreck any less exciting.</p>
<p>"This is perfect," Burgess said. "This is a great, great event."</p>
<p>Wanda Blackmore is also excited, and she spent much of the past week emailing anyone she could think of — the Maritime History Archive at Memorial University, even the premier — who might be able to dispatch experts to Cape Ray and make sure the wreck is protected.</p>
<p>She hopes they'll be able to determine the ship's story and perhaps even get part of it displayed at the museum at the Cape Ray lighthouse, which is a federally recognized heritage structure. The first lighthouse at the site was built in 1871 to guide ships from all over the world through the Cabot Strait, at the meeting of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the open Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>Cape Ray was part of a high-traffic route centuries ago, and the wreck could be from anywhere, she said. "We don't know!"</p>
<div>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 27, 2024.</div>
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<span>Somebody asked me recently what do I think about the people out there who are seen as failures by their peers. (The definition of failure can be different from one person to another). I know that there are people who are being very patient while working on themselves, or an important project that hopefully will result in them achieving their dreams. They do this silently and diligently. They may appear to be failing but, they the are far from failing and diligently working towards their goal. </span><br/> <br/><span>Beware of judging others. Because you never how things will turn out. I have seen this happen so many times. May I leave you with this, “Nothing" in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race ” Calvin Coolidge.</span><br/> <br/><span>Blessings and Love... Carol Anne..</span></td>
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<tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <p><span>Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.</span><br clear="none"/> <br clear="none"/><span>While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm. When the storms of life come upon us, like the eagle, we can rise above them and ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure, and disappointment into our lives.</span><br clear="none"/> <br clear="none"/><span>What is your greatest challenge right now? Jot it down. And then let it lift you higher.. We can learn a lot of things from animals..."The Eagle has no fear of adversity...We need to be liked the Eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!" Joyce Meyer....</span></p>
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<p>This week, the angels talk about how our vibration can shift our relationships and how it isn't cheating, spiritually speaking, to look for the kindest path. I'll share stories and tips as always to help you give yourself permission to take the easier path to love!</p>
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<p>This week, the angels talk about how our vibration can shift our relationships and how it isn't cheating, spiritually speaking, to look for the kindest path. I'll share stories and tips as always to help you give yourself permission to take the easier path to love!</p>
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<tr><td align="left"><p>My dear friends, we love you so very much,<br/><br/><strong>Never are you alone, nor are you ever guided into difficult situations by the Divine.</strong> You are never being tested, nor do you need to "reach" for your enlightenment. <strong>You are simply vibrating and attracting, vibrating and attracting.</strong> You are all seeking to be the loving beings that you truly are, and <strong>the more you align with love, the more you will attract easier, kinder, and more pleasing realities.</strong><br/><br/><strong>If you find yourself in the midst of a challenge, it doesn't necessarily mean you are in a low vibration right now</strong>. You may have positioned yourself in the place and situation you are in when you were in a different vibration. If the situation around you no longer matches the vibration you are in now, things will change. This is just how the universe works.<br/><br/><strong>For example, suppose you are flying high right now and shocked to find a long-term friendship suddenly falling apart. It doesn't mean you are vibrating at a low level.</strong> It might mean that you are at a higher vibration now and are no longer a match for one another. Suppose you met your friend during a very difficult time in life. The two of you commiserated together, drank together, or complained together. Or perhaps your friend tried to rescue you out of a need to be needed. We have no judgments about any of these things. They are often steps to soothing yourself along a path towards better.<br/><br/>Suppose, however, that over the years, you grow. You become more empowered, happier, and less judgmental. You no longer need anyone to rescue you. When you get together, you are eager to share the good news while your friend is still in a space of worry, complaints, or other habits you've outgrown. Or perhaps they're still trying to find something to fix when you no longer need fixing. Even at a 3D level, you can see that the gap between you has grown. If it is large enough, then sooner or later, you will have to lower your vibration, or they will have to raise theirs if you wish to meet in the 3D vibrational space. <strong>If the gap becomes large enough, the laws of the universe will find a way to move you apart.</strong><br/><br/>This is not cruel, dear ones. It is simply the way the universe works. <strong>When you are not "on the same wavelength," it is difficult to connect. Nonetheless, you can always connect in the vibrational frequency of love</strong>. Choosing to love someone who is being difficult is a choice to connect with them at the deepest level. When you love, you connect with your deepest self. You connect with your soul. You connect with something deeper in the other than they are currently demonstrating.<br/><br/><strong>If the relationship no longer matters to you, move on to easier ones. However, if the gap has formed between your spouse and your child, you may want to meet at a deeper level</strong>. You may want to consciously look at all there is to love about them so as to maintain a connection and even provide an opportunity for their upliftment.<br/><br/>Consider the example of the friendship above. Suppose this friend really mattered to you. You could choose to love them as is. You could choose to love yourself by simply beaming compassion and love to them as they complained. In love, you are aligned with you. In love, you can't take on anyone's density. <strong>As you flow love and good feelings, you make no room to resonate with unloving words and bad feelings.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Again, this is a choice, and we have no judgment about your choices. You must, dear ones, learn to accept others as they are if you choose to be around them, </strong>or you will drive yourselves crazy. The soul accepts everyone as they are because the soul sees the light and truth within them. The soul sees every being reaching for more, no matter how unevolved or unloving their behavior. <strong>You can see the light within and still move on.</strong> You can choose to love as your soul does while loving your human self enough to do what is kindest for you.<br/><br/><strong>You are not "holier" if you stay in a relationship that no longer resonates with you. You do, however, have the capacity to be in any relationship that you choose if you can find agreement with your own spirit.</strong> If you can be in a space of love and compassion, aligned with your soul, you can be in any relationship and still be happy. This does not guarantee the other will behave or even stay, but it does mean that you will feel good no matter what. A funny thing happens, too, in such cases.<strong> When people feel true unconditional love—the love that bears witness to their goodness, their caring heart, their talent, and the light hidden beneath their upset, anger, frustration, fear, and pain—they often "step up" and show you better. </strong>Again, there are no guarantees about the other's behavior, but when you are aligned with your loving spirit within, you feel good.<br/><br/><strong>Dear ones, you get to choose where to place yourself on this earth and who to be around, and you get to choose how you show up vibrationally in each situation.</strong><br/><br/>Where you are in 3D today, dear ones, is simply the result of all the choices along your path. <strong>How you vibrate now in 5D determines how you will experience your present moment regardless of how you got there.</strong><br/><br/><strong>So, if you like your present situation, enjoy it, love it, appreciate it, and thus more will flow.</strong><br/><br/><strong>If you don't like your present situation, change it, or change you. </strong>Move to a more loving situation or shift to a more loving vibration. Shift your physical reality or shift your focus. As you make these choices, you continue to create a reality with greater and greater love, which, in turn, will always attract better.<br/><br/><strong>In the ideal world, you'd practice a loving vibration so thoroughly that you could "turn it on" anywhere or with anyone. As a result, you'd be able to coax the love out of any situation and constantly attract better.</strong><br/><br/><strong>No one in heavens expects this of you, but we encourage you to constantly practice</strong> choosing situations, things, and, above all, thoughts that feel better. <strong>We want only the best for you, and however you find the vibration of love—internally or externally—you become closer to allowing yourself an experience of heaven on earth.</strong><br/><br/>God Bless You! We love you so very much.<br/>-- The Angels</p>
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<p>Returning home, Nora unpacked the bag of ingredients by the hearth. She set them out carefully like a little family in a semicircle and added another log to the embers in the grate to thaw them out. When the fire burned strong and good, she went to peel potatoes. At the sink, blue light flashed intermittently on the silver edge of her knife as she skillfully removed the skins, coiling them like flat snakes and adding them to a pile of scraps. The dull, blue midday sky shone through the kitchen window mixing the glassy, deep blue light with the red emanating from the hearth fire. It cast a purple hue over her cooking. Outside the snowy expanse looked somewhat like a moon far from earth and the log pile like a strange being. She noted to herself that it was always on the evening of just such a day that Asrid came by to visit. Her daughter would make her way over the mountain and meet in the same spot as they did every year. Nora switched the radio on to the weather forecast and heard the confirmation she needed. Tonight would be the first auras of the season. </p>
<p>She took comfort in the different steps she knew so well to make her daughter’s special meal. Tenderising the meat with a small mallet, dicing it and salting it, then adding the prepared pieces to the old black pot above the fire. The little family of ingredients had now all been safely placed within. She left to let time do its work on the dish and took the stairs to continue with the birthday ritual. She hadn’t bothered with decorations this year as she had in past years but the house still had a festive air to it, filled as it was with the smell of cooking. She padded in moccasins across the patterned rug to her daughter’s room to check its silent contents. </p>
<p>Inside the sky’s blue horizon lay flat across the window, dimly lighting her made bed with its patchwork quilt that Nora had painstakingly hand stitched, before she was even pregnant with her much desired child. Her only, her Astrid. She switched on a lamp by the bed, suddenly bringing to life the blanket’s brightly coloured diamonds of patterned material with woodland animals playing across it. Every stitch a wish and a commitment to care for her before she had even been born. She walked gently to the bed and took the cover off wrapping herself in it. In her own room, as was customary, she went to the sideboard and picked up the small lacquered pot with a lock of Astrid’s hair inside it. She dropped it into her housecoat pocket to remember her birth day in her own way. The day she had become a mother. She lay on her bed, warm in the patchwork. Here she’d stay and rest a few hours until the stew would be cooked and Astrid had arrived. It was hard to stay calm with the excitement she felt within. It had been a full year since Astrid had made her way through the night to visit her mother. </p>
<p>When Nora awoke, it was dark. All of the day’s blue had drained away into the navy of night. She rushed downstairs clutching the old cotton blanket around her frail frame. She first pulled on her gloves, then boots and coat over the blanket for another layer against the cold. The hearth had burned down again but she didn’t add another log. She carefully ladled hot stew into a flask. Carrying it to the door it warmed her gloves and hands within. As she left her home, a blast of cold hit the soft skin of her face waking her fully to the night that stretched out beyond her door. She walked out across the vista she’d viewed earlier from her kitchen window and trudged past the strange log pile, onwards, passing through the dwindling pines bent heavy with snow like other-worldly monsters. The white expanse was fresh and still, like a made bed around the trees’ drooped and sleeping heads. She headed for the foot of the mountain beyond with her breath expiring into the minus degree air. </p>
<p>As she approached the meeting place, she checked her watch. There was no agreed time but it was usually within the window of late evening hours that they would meet here. She felt that Astrid would be coming slowly nearer every second, as she made her way over the summit. Nora stood shivering with excitement as the first flickers of green light arose from behind the peak. It was time, so she removed her glove and pulled the small lacquered pot from </p>
<p>her pocket, as was customary. Her fingers shook with cold and anticipation as she removed the lid. In the sky, swirling rivers of emerald and blue danced their way over the body of the mountain. The luminous colours moved gently overhead as she plucked the lock of Astrid’s baby hair from its resting place. She let fly a few strands onto the air and watched them dance and twirl, interrupted only by a shock of laughter. She was here. </p>
<div>The ancient aura with its band of lost children had come to dance above the trees and play. She watched as they leap-frogged over the mountain and back again. Astrid was here too, laughing in the wind with the others. As she followed the strands of gold blowing up on the wind, Nora saw her girl in the light, twisting and floating like an iridescent angel in the gloaming. As the lights moved, the laughter drew nearer. She set down the flask and opened the lid. The billowing steam from the special meal she always cooked her daughter on her birthdays’ flew up and disappeared into the cold air, as if being consumed by a spirit.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Its means we are willing to walk alongside</div>
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<p>“Pray, don’t find fault with the man that limps,<br/>Or stumbles along the road.<br/>Unless you have worn the moccasins he wears,<br/>Or stumbled beneath the same load.</p>
<p>There may be tears in his soles that hurt<br/>Though hidden away from view.<br/>The burden he bears placed on your back<br/>May cause you to stumble and fall, too.</p>
<p>Don’t sneer at the man who is down today<br/>Unless you have felt the same blow<br/>That caused his fall or felt the shame<br/>That only the fallen know.</p>
<p>You may be strong, but still the blows<br/>That were his, unknown to you in the same way,<br/>May cause you to stagger and fall, too.</p>
<p>Don’t be too harsh with the man that sins.<br/>Or pelt him with words, or stone, or disdain.<br/>Unless you are sure you have no sins of your own,<br/>And it’s only wisdom and love that your heart contains.</p>
<p>For you know if the tempter’s voice<br/>Should whisper as soft to you,<br/>As it did to him when he went astray,<br/>It might cause you to falter, too.</p>
<p>Just walk a mile in his moccasins<br/>Before you abuse, criticize and accuse.<br/>If just for one hour, you could find a way<br/>To see through his eyes, instead of your own muse.</p>
<p>I believe you’d be surprised to see<br/>That you’ve been blind and narrow-minded, even unkind.<br/>There are people on reservations and in the ghettos<br/>Who have so little hope, and too much worry on their minds.</p>
<p>Brother, there but for the grace of God go you and I.<br/>Just for a moment, slip into his mind and traditions<br/>And see the world through his spirit and eyes<br/>Before you cast a stone or falsely judge his conditions.</p>
<p>Remember to walk a mile in his moccasins<br/>And remember the lessons of humanity taught to you by your elders.<br/>We will be known forever by the tracks we leave<br/>In other people’s lives, our kindnesses and generosity.</p>
<p>Take the time to walk a mile in his moccasins.”</p>
<p>~ by Mary T. Lathrap, 1895</p>
<hr/><p>As we go thru life together, be a “Good Finder”, actively looking for and seeking out the best qualities in others, and not a “Fault Finder.” If we search for the divine spark embedded within each of us and in every creation, we are much more likely to find the perfection inside and not be misled by the outward appearance of the host container.</p>
<p> A smile or small gesture of kindness can turn someone’s day or whole life around. Will you help to make a difference in another’s life today? </p>
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<hr/><p><em><span>“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” – Alfred Adler</span></em></p>
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<p><span><em>“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” — Harper Lee (‘To Kill a Mockingbird’)</em></span><span><em> </em></span></p>
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<p>Some people wait all day for 5pm, all week for Friday, all year for the holidays, all their lives for happiness. Don’t be one of them. Don’t wait until your life is almost over to realize how good it has been. The secret to happiness and peace on the average day is letting this moment be what it is, instead of what you think it should be, and then making the very best of it.</p>
<p>Go ahead and sing out loud in the car with the windows down, and dance in your <span id="ydp1f2ff31fyiv9202180740ydp3d539906more-4057">living room, and stay up late laughing, and paint your walls any color you want, and enjoy some sweet wine and chocolate cake. Yes, and go ahead and sleep in on clean white sheets, and throw parties, and paint, and write poetry, and read books so good they make you lose track of time. And just keep living and making God glad that he gave life to someone who loves and cherishes the gift…</span></p>
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<li>Think deeply.</li>
<li>Speak gently.</li>
<li>Love lots.</li>
<li>Laugh often.</li>
<li>Work hard.</li>
<li>Give back.</li>
<li>Expect less.</li>
<li>Be present.</li>
<li>Be kind.</li>
<li>Be honest.</li>
<li>Be true to yourself…</li>
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<p><span>And whatever you do, don’t let the wrong things worry you for too long!</span></p>
<p>Read that bolded line above again. It’s one of the core lessons my grandma shared with me and reminded me of frequently in the final few years before she died in 2008. She did so because she loved me, and because, at 90-years-old, she had lived long enough to know that most of us let the little frustrations, drama, and distractions of each day blind us to the beauty in front of us.</p>
<p>We get caught up in our own heads, and literally don’t know our lives to be any better than the few things that aren’t going our way. Other times we talk a big talk about a lot of stuff that really doesn’t matter that much. We scrutinize and dramatize the insignificant until we’re blue in the face, and then we sit back and scratch our heads in bewilderment of how unfulfilling life feels.</p>
<p>But the older we grow, the quieter we become and the less pointless drama and chaos we engage in. Life humbles us gradually as we age. We realize how much nonsense we’ve wasted time on.</p>
<p>Truth be told, <span>the afternoon always understands what the morning never even suspected.</span></p>
<p>Here are some things I learned from my grandma’s wisdom, that I have also gradually validated for myself over the past couple decades — things we all tend to focus on and worry about when we’re younger, that we eventually realize matter a lot less than we originally thought:</p>
<h2>1. The inevitable frustrations of an average day.</h2>
<p>99% of what’s stressing you out today won’t matter a month from now. Sooner or later you will know this for certain. So just do your best to let go of the nonsense, stay positive, and move forward with your life.</p>
<h2>2. The little failures you often feel self-conscious about.</h2>
<p>When you set goals and take calculated risks in life, you eventually learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important in the long run. We learn the way on the way.</p>
<h2>3. How “perfect” everything could be, or should be.</h2>
<p>Understanding the difference between reasonable striving and perfectionism is critical to letting go of fantasies and picking up your life. Perfectionism not only causes you unnecessary stress and anxiety from the superficial need to always “get it right,” it actually prevents you from getting anything worthwhile done at all.</p>
<h2>4. Having complete confidence before taking the first step.</h2>
<p>Confidence is that inner inertia that propels us to bypass our empty fears and self-doubts. On the road of life, we come to realize that we rarely have confidence when we begin anew, but as we move forward and tap into our inner and outer resources, our confidence gradually builds. A common mistake many young people make is wanting to feel confident before they start something, whether it’s a new job, a new relationship, living in a new city, etc. But it doesn’t happen like that. You have to step out of your comfort zone, and risk your pride, to earn the reward of finding your confidence.</p>
<h2>5. The intricacies of what’s in it for you.</h2>
<p>Time teaches us that we keep almost nothing in this life until we first give it away. This is true of knowledge, forgiveness, service, love, tolerance, acceptance, and so forth. Most of the time you have to give to receive. Such a simple point, and yet it’s so easy to forget that the giving of ourselves, without a price tag, has to come FIRST! It’s the giving that opens us up to grace and progress.</p>
<h2>6. Being an online-only activist for good causes.</h2>
<p>The internet was a lot younger when my grandma caught me debating people in an online bulletin board. And she reminded me right then that while online is fine, if you truly want to make a difference you have to walk the talk too. So don’t just rant online for a better world today. Love your family. Be a good neighbor. Practice kindness. Build bridges. Embody what you preach.</p>
<h2>7. The pressures of making a big difference (all at once).</h2>
<p>When we’re young it seems like faster is better, but in time we witness the power of “slow and steady” at work. We come to learn that no act of love, kindness or generosity, no matter how small, is ever wasted. The fact that you can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, is proof that YOU can make a big difference in life and business, even it can’t be done all at once.</p>
<h2>8. Quick fixes.</h2>
<p>The older your eyes grow, the more clearly they can see through the smoke and mirrors of every quick fix or short cut. Honestly, I used to believe that making wishes and saying prayers alone changed things, but now I know that wishes and prayers change us, and WE change things. It’s our daily dedication that paves the road of progress.</p>
<p>All details aside, when it comes to making a substantial change in your life — building a business, earning a degree, fostering a new relationship, starting a family, becoming more mindful, or any other personal journey that takes time and commitment — one thing you have to ask yourself is: “Am I willing to spend a little time every day like many people won’t, so I can spend the better part of my life like many people can’t?” Think about that for a moment. We ultimately become what we repeatedly do. The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing — growing happens when what you know changes how you live on a daily basis. <em>(Note: Our newest publication via Penguin Random House, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Morning-Journal-Powerful-Reflections/dp/0593541286/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=marandang-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=5dfa3cfaef6f260ea909f86030792e04&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“The Good Morning Journal: Powerful Prompts and Reflections to Start Every Day”</a>, is a great tool for this kind of daily self-inquiry and self-reflection.)</em></p>
<h2>9. Having a calendar jam-packed with plans.</h2>
<p>Don’t jam your life with plans. Leave space. Over time you will learn that many great things happen unplanned, and some big regrets happen by not reaching exactly what was planned. So keep your life ordered and your schedule under-booked. Create a foundation with a soft place to land, a wide margin of error, and room to think and breathe every step of the way.</p>
<h2>10. Being in constant control of everything.</h2>
<p>The older we get the more we realize how little we actually control. And there’s no good reason to hold yourself down with things you can’t control. Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it. Oftentimes what you never wanted or expected turns out to be what you need.</p>
<h2>11. Blaming others.</h2>
<p>Have you ever met a happy person who regularly evades responsibility, blames and points fingers and makes excuses for their unsatisfying life? Me neither. On the average day happy people accept responsibility for how their lives unfold. They believe their own happiness is a byproduct of their own thinking, beliefs, attitudes, character and behavior. And although it takes time to fully grasp this, it’s a lesson worth learning.</p>
<h2>12. Obsessing yourself with the numbers.</h2>
<p>They’ll try to measure your worth based on what you have, instead of who you are. But you know better than that — shiny objects and flashy figures don’t matter that much. Don’t just chase the money. Don’t just chase the numbers. Catch up to the ideas and activities that make you come alive. Go for the things of greater value — the things money can’t buy. What matters is having strength of character, an honest heart, and a sense of self-worth. <em>(Note: Angel and I discuss this in more detail in the “Self-Love” and “Simplicity” chapters of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525542744/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=marandang-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0525542744&linkId=1a4125a6a089cf5d939687992e279acf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently”</a>.)</em></p>
<h2>13. The idea of saving certain people from themselves.</h2>
<p>Some people will never understand, and it’s not your job to teach or change them. Prioritize your peace today. Seriously, you simply can’t save some people from themselves, so don’t get sucked too deep into their drama. Those who make perpetual chaos of their lives won’t appreciate you interfering with the commotion they’ve created anyway. They want your “poor baby” sympathy, but they don’t want to change, at least not yet — they aren’t ready. And again, it’s not your job to rush them.</p>
<h2>14. The selfish and disparaging things others say and do.</h2>
<p>If you take everything personally, you will inevitably be offended for the rest of your life, and that just isn’t worth it. At some point it becomes crystal clear that the way people treat you is their problem, and how you react is yours. Start taking full advantage of the amazing freedom that comes to you when you detach from other people’s opinions and antics.</p>
<h2>15. Winning arguments.</h2>
<p>Don’t define your intelligence or self-worth by the number of arguments you have won, but by the number of times you have confidently told yourself, “This nonsense is just not worth it!” Exit swiftly when you must, because not much is worth fighting about for long. And try not to regret the kindness and respect you have shown to the wrong people — your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says more than enough about them. Carry on, with grace.</p>
<h2>16. Judging others for their shortcomings.</h2>
<p>We all have days when we’re not our best. And the older we grow, the more we realize how important it is to give others the break we hope the world will give us on our own bad days. Truly, you never know what someone has been through in their life, or what they’re going through today. Just be kind, generous and respectful… and then be on your way.</p>
<h2>17. Society’s obsession with outer beauty.</h2>
<p>As you grow older, what you look like on the outside becomes less and less of an issue, and who you are on the inside becomes the primary point of interest. You eventually realize that true beauty has almost nothing to do with looks — it’s who you are as a person, how you make others feel about themselves, and most importantly, how you feel about yourself.</p>
<h2>18. Fancy and glamorous physical possessions.</h2>
<p>Your personal wish list for big-ticket physical possessions tends to get smaller and smaller as you age into your sunset years, because the things you really want and need are the little things that can’t be bought.</p>
<h2>19. Shallow relationships that just keep you busy.</h2>
<p>It’s nice to have acquaintances, and it’s great to be friendly. But don’t get carried away and spread yourself too thin. Leave plenty of time for those who matter most. Your time is extremely limited, and sooner or later you just want to be around the few people who make you smile for all the right reasons.</p>
<h2>20. Distant future possibilities.</h2>
<p>As time passes, you naturally have more of it behind you and less of it in front of you. The distant future, then, gradually has less value to you personally. But that doesn’t really matter, because the good life always begins right now, when you stop waiting for a better one. Remember, some people wait all day for 5pm, all week for Friday, all year for the holidays, all their lives for happiness, and you don’t be one of them. Right now if LIFE! Don’t miss it.</p>
<h3>Your turn…</h3>
<div>Yes, it’s your turn to walk in my grandma’s footsteps — to live a life that moves and shakes and makes you laugh out loud. Because you don’t want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that your life is a collection of meetings and “somedays” and errands and receipts and empty promises… So count your blessings today, value the people and things that truly matter, and move on from the drama and distractions with your head held high.</div>
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</div>THE ORIGIN OF APPALOOSAStag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-01-08:3490552:BlogPost:13784272024-01-08T15:30:00.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<h2>The Nez Perce people</h2>
<p>The earliest known instance where the <a shape="rect" href="https://www.appaloosamuseum.org/the-nez-perce-horse/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nez Perce obtained horses</a> is from around 1730, when they acquired horses from the Shoshone. At this point, the <a shape="rect" href="https://www.appaloosamuseum.org/the-nez-perce-people/" class="ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279enhancr_card_4911893739" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nez Perce</a> lived in what today is eastern Washington, Oregon and western Idaho. This region contained a lot of areas highly suitable for horses to live and graze.</p>
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<p class="ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp11b3770bcard-description">The Nez Perce people, who in their own language call themselves Niimíípu, is a Native American people associated...</p>
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<p><img src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.appaloosamuseum.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FNez-Perce.jpg&t=1704727545&ymreqid=d6f45443-377e-00a8-1c78-6d003a017100&sig=PvpkPREm605YAQnPi3VM_Q--~D" alt="" class="ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp45a32614size-full ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp45a32614wp-image-77 ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp45a32614alignleft"/>Instead of simply letting their horses mate freely, the Nez Perce developed strict breeding selection practices to promote desirable traits. Unlike most other Native American tribes at this point in history, the Nez Perce gelded inferior male horses. Horses deemed unsuitable for breeding were also traded away.</p>
<p>The Nez Perce had well-established breeding troops as early as the mid 1700s, and by the turn of the century, the tribe had gained a wide recognition among both Native Americans and Europeans for their high-quality horses.</p>
<p>These are excerpts from a journal entry written by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on February 15, 1806:</p>
<p><em><span>“Their horses appear to be of an excellent race; they are lofty, eligantly [sic] formed, active and durable: in short many of them look like fine English coarsers [sic] and would make a figure in any country.”</span></em></p>
<p><em><span>“… some of these horses are pided [sic] with large spots of white irregularly scattered and intermixed with the black brown bey [sic] or some other dark colour”.</span></em></p>
<p>“…<em><span>much the larger portion are of a uniform colour”</span></em></p>
<p>As more and more European settlers migrated into Nez Perce lands, the demand for Nez Perce horses increased and horse breeding became an important source of income for the tribe. A text from the early 1860s describe the Nez Perce horses as “elegant chargers, fit to mount a prince”.</p>
<h3>The Nez Perce War</h3>
<p>The encroachment of European settlers, including gold miners, put pressure on the Nez Perce. A treaty of 1855 stated that the Nez Perce had the right to keep most of their traditional land, but this was replaced in 1863 with one that reduce the Nez Perce land by an astonishing 90 percent.</p>
<p>Several Nez Perce bands refused to accept the 1863 treaty, including one led by Heinmot Tooyalakekt – a man also known as Chief Joseph.</p>
<p>In May 1877, U.S. General Oliver Otis Howard ordered the non-treaty bands to move to the reservation. Heinmot Tooyalakekt deemed military resistance futile, and elected instead to gather his people at a site near present-day Grangeville in Idaho. Of the roughly 600 Nez Perce that congregated here, a small group of warriors broke out and attacked white settlers living nearby. This is considered the formal start of the Nez Perce War.</p>
<p><img src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.appaloosamuseum.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FNez-Perce-horse.jpg&t=1704727545&ymreqid=d6f45443-377e-00a8-1c78-6d003a017100&sig=q1g1gBYDhZ2axRw.wRFAmA--~D" alt="" class="ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp45a32614alignright ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp45a32614size-full ydpea323bc6yiv2221263279ydp45a32614wp-image-78"/>After several small battles in Idaho, over 800 Nez Perce fled to Montana, bringing their livestock with them – including plenty of horses. They traveled southeast, while a small number of Nez Perce fighters remained to hold off the U.S. Army and buy time for the fleeing civilians.</p>
<p>After not being allowed to seek refuge in Crow Nation, the Nez Perce undertook a 1,400 mile journey in an effort to reach Canada. This journey was largely made possible thanks to the fast, agile and resilient horses developed by the tribe.</p>
<p>The U.S. Army pursued the Nez Perce. In early October, 1877, the Nez Perce was attacked as they had stopped to rest in Montana, approximately 40 miles from the Canadian border. A five day long fight ensued, before Heinmot Tooyalakekt surrendered and the war formally ended.</p>
<h2>The faith of the Nez Perce horses after the war</h2>
<p>After Heinmot Tooyalakekt’s surrender, the U.S. Army took over 1,000 of the tribe’s surviving horses; sold the horses that they could find buyers for and shot many of the rest. One of the reasons why this didn’t spell the end of the breed was the significant populations that had been left behind in the Wallowa valley as the Nez Perce fled. Horses had also been left or managed to escape during the long journey towards the border.</p>
<p>The surviving Nez Perce that eventually settled on reservation lands in north central Idaho were allowed few horses, and the Army made demands on how to breed these horses. In an attempt to create suitable farm horses, the Army forced the Nez Perce to mate their stallions with draft horse mares.</p>
<div>Some of the horses that had been left behind or escaped from the Nez Perce in 1877 were captured by settlers who used them and their offspring as ranch horses. Horses of the Nez Perce type also began to appear in circuses and shows, including Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The English-speakers called these horses Palouse horses, or some derivation thereof, after the Palouse River that ran through what was once Nez Perce lands.</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span>Your Purpose.... The day you discover your purpose never comes a day too late. It will take you by surprise and completely change your fate. The life you had been living may no longer have appeal.</span></div>
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<div><span>You've reached the understanding that in order to truly live, you are going to have to do more than think, love and feel. You are going to have to take action. What are your dreams? What are you passionate about? </span><span>Have you asked yourself these questions? Are you tired of living in doubt, or it is that you are just delaying your dreams until you feel more comfortable with making those changes? When you want a life that is filled with purpose and meaning and there is no time like the present. </span></div>
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<div><span>Make a plan...write it down and work your plan. Bring your dreams into reality. Your soul has finally found its calling. You will not live your life in the shadow of your true self any longer. It's like the light switch has finally been switched on. You're full of possibilities, positive energy and expectations. The reasons have all changed now, the goal is crystal clear: This moment is the only thing that's certain, the time to change is now.</span></div>
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<div><span>Today you have decided that your dreams are yours to realize. Your wings are ready, it's time to fly and with this new found hope you take the leap. Spread your wings and fly...SOAR!</span></div>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12346972456?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12346972456?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>BE YOUR OWN HEROtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-01-06:3490552:BlogPost:13785412024-01-06T15:12:28.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> A LEAP OF FAITH<div class="qtd-body"><div id="yiv7528738804yqt24221" class="yiv7528738804yqt4609781552"><div><span>Some of the scariest moments in our lives happen right before we take the next big step, right before we take the leap into the unknown- however these times are often the ones that change our lives forever.</span></div>
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<div><span>These big moments propel us on to new levels and open doors to the dreams we have built deep inside of us. If you find yourself at this very place remember that you are stronger than you think and braver than you feel. Jump, take the leap, cross the bridge, scale the mountain, start that thing you have never finished, take a chance- don't risk staying where you are for the fear of not knowing exactly where you are going.</span></div>
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<div><span>The joy is in the journey. "Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new day by believing. Believe in yourself. And believe that there is a loving Source - a Sower of Dreams - just waiting to be asked to help you make your dreams come true" </span><span>By </span><span>Sarah Ban Breathnach...</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>If you put as much effort into changing up for yourself as you do for everyone else, your life would be happier.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>Isn't it time you put yourself first and when you do , you will have more energy to help others.</span></div>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12346960075?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></p>WELCOME JANUARYtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-01-01:3490552:BlogPost:13785202024-01-01T15:03:09.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<div id="ydp6bf7b26fyahoo_quoted_4647424654" class="ydp6bf7b26fyahoo_quoted"><div><div><div id="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123"><div><div class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydpdeb96a16yahoo-style-wrap"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740">Every day, in the real world around us , real ~ life angels are doing the things they do...and bringing more smiles to the world around them...Real ~ life angels build bridges instead of walls.</span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span> </span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740">They don't play hide ~ and ~ seek with the truth , they do whatever they can to help you. R</span><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740">eal ~ life angels understand the difficulties and always give the benefit of the doubt...They don't hold other up to the standards they can't live by themselves.</span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span> </span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740">Real ~ life angels are what "inner beauty" is all about...Real ~ life angels don't hold things against you; the only things they hold is you. They take their hand in yours when you could use a little reassurance. They walk beside you when you could do with a little guidance and direction in your life. And they support you in your attempts to do what is right...Real ~ ~ life angels multiply your smiles and add to your integrity. They make you feel like, "Hey, I really am somebody who matters." </span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span> </span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740">Then they quietly prove to you how beautiful and true that feeling really is. If you come across an angel like this, you are one of the luckiest people of all. If someone in your life is wonderfully like a angel to you, it's important to let them know. It's the nicest compliment you could ever give. In all the days of your life and in all the years you live.</span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"> </span><span class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12343795463?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12343795463?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/> Sending Angels Blessings to all. “One of God's arrangements is that after winter there should come beautiful spring days. It happens every year and it happens in every life.” </span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#333333"><span><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/></span></font><span> Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><br class="ydp6bf7b26fyiv6604664123ydp661cca94yiv8857917740"/><span> LOVE AND BLESSINGS <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12343796460?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12343796460?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></span>ALL THE PREPARATION IN THE WORLD LIKELY WON'T MAKE YOU FEEL READY BECAUSE YOU CAN NEVER PREPARE FOR THE UN KNOWN . LEARN WHAT YOU CAN AND THEN TRUST IN YOURSELF . YOU CAN NEVER KNOW WHAT'S COMING ,BUT YOU CAN HAVE FAITH THAT YOU CAN HANDLE IT.~LORI DESCHENE.</div>
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<p></p>YES, THE TIME IS NOWtag:themesbyhippy.ning.com,2024-01-01:3490552:BlogPost:13781712024-01-01T14:22:42.000ZCarol Anne Kincaid~Paradishttp://themesbyhippy.ning.com/profile/CarolAnneKincaidParadis618
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<div><span>Not for any grand cause, necessarily... but for something that tugs at your heart, something that's your inspiration, something that's your dream. You owe it to yourself to make your days here count. HAVE FUN. DIG DEEP. STRETCH. DREAM BIG.</span></div>
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<div><span>Know, though, that things worth doing seldom come easy. There will be good days. And there will be bad days. There will be times when you want to turn around, pack it up, and call it quits. Those times tell you that you are pushing yourself, that you are not afraid to learn by trying. PERSIST. Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools, you can do great things.</span></div>
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<div><span>Let your instincts, your intellect, and your heart, guide you. TRUST. Believe in the incredible power of the human mind. Of doing something that makes a difference. Of working hard. Of laughing and hoping. Of lazy afternoons. Of lasting friends. Of all the things that will cross your path this year. The start of something new brings the hope of something great, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Never let life impede on your ability to manifest your dreams. Dig deeper into your dreams and deeper into yourself and believe that anything is possible, and make it happen......</span></div>
<p> <br/> <br/><span>Love and blessings to all</span><br/><br/> <br/><span> </span><span> HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIEND HAPPY TRAILS</span></p>
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