Tuesday, November 29, 2011

LOVE IS and is not bound by time, space or distance

Greetings!

Last Sunday Rev. L  was the speaker at our church.  She is a spiritual teacher, Medicine Wheel healer, spiritual artist and a spiritual dance leader for Beautiful Painted Arrow.  She is very attuned to the Divine, and one of the most loving spiritual sisters I have met.

Every time she came, our small church would be filled because of her presence.  Many people followed her wherever she went.  The last time she came was over a year ago. That afternoon I took a step outside of my comfort zone* to join her medicine wheel healing service which was held in a house not far from where I live.  (*I was not comfortable socializing and driving where I had never been.)  I went there with the intention of honoring her for all the good she was/is and all the good she had done.  It was a beautiful service.  When it was over, I went to thank her.  However, I never voiced my intention of why I was there. (Please click to view A simple, lighthearted story of the Touch of God')

So we had not seen each other for over a year.  When the service was over, many went to talk to her.  I chatted with my friends.  I also made sure I would go to her to show my love and respect before she left. When we finally stood before each other, we smiled.  She said: "Every time I come, I look for your face. I am always glad to see you."  I told her I was always glad to see her too.  How heart warming it was to hear her beautiful, sweet voice.  She then looked into my eyes and said: "You know, I honor you the same way you honor me.  Thank you."  I looked into her eyes and said: "Thank you."  We embraced each other.  She asked me how to say 'thank you' in Chinese, and she taught me how to say it in her language.  Then we embraced each other again in the language we had just learned.

I honor her again with this post.

Now take a minute to think of those you love.  Those who have moved on and those who are still here.  Send them love NOW. Love Is and is not bound by time, space or distance.  Let love flow in your heart and fill you.  NOW project your love to the whole world and Mother Earth.

Thank you!

Many blessings,
Q of D

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Life Is A Wowing Experience!

Greetings!

What comes to your mind when you see somebody who is quite obese?

Before you continue to read this post, I would like to ask you to think about this question for a minute.  Please let yourself be honest with whatever response that comes to you mind.

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Last Sunday, we had a wonderful speaker who was a known spiritual teacher, healer, psychic and author.  She was also a minister at another church.  Through sharing with us an extraordinary story, she delivered a profound message.

She said her friend had stomach problem.  Her friend was obese.  The doctor misdiagnosed her illness.  She was told only much later that she had a rare form of cancer.  For weeks, the speaker, other healers and ministers prayed for her.  One morning recently, the speaker was informed her friend had moved on an hour ago.  As a minister, she spontaneously thought of helping her friend in the transitional process.

She sat on the stairs, centered in love, and thought of her friend lovingly.  Then her friend, a bright, bright light, appeared.  Her friend was jubilant!  She told the minister that she had wanted to live in a body of obesity.  Her life as an obese woman had nothing to do with karma.  She was finally able to take on such a body in this lifetime because of the many lifetimes she had lived.  She was jubilant for her life was an accomplishment.  Despite of her physical appearance, she had lived a good life.  She had done her job well.  She had loved and was loved.  She asked the minister to pass on the message that "life is a wowing experience!"

"Life is a Wowing Experience!"  What a profound message!  I know some people expect to hear "interesting" stories with "good endings".  We are awed by miracles and healing.  When healing happens, we thank God.  When miracles do not happen, we are disappointed.  In this story, the woman is not miraculously healed as many want to hear.  It is easy to judge people and situations base on our human standard since we do not see the big picture.  A long, easy, and wealthy life is what most people long for and consider as a good life.  In truth, such a life may not necessary mean much if we have not treated another with kindness and learned the lessons we set out to learn (e.g. forgiveness, acceptance of self or others, overcoming fears and limitations).

I have seen light of wisdom in the eyes of some who appear to be very ordinary or even deformed in the view of man.  We must learn not to judge others base on the appearance.  Some of us, women especially, sometimes easily feel sorry or sad for others because of what we see.  However, we don't  necessary have to feel that way because what we view as "sad" may not be the case such as our sister who chose to take on an obese body.

Look at others with love.  Acknowledge the light within others is of the same source as we are.  Live with love, vigor, and passion.  How wonderful it is to say "Wow, what a life!" at the end of our time on earth as our sister did!

Many blessings,
Q of D
  
P.S.  My spirit guide had told me that any challenge, difficulty (physical or situation), or adversity we faced was never meant to be a punishment, but an experience we chose to go through / a lesson we wanted to learn.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Before 11/11/11 and after 11/11/11

Greetings!

For the last couple of days, I have been struggling to write about an experience.  It is about my last post Let us join as one on this day11/11/11.  We all have this feeling sometimes - we feel we want to do something or go somewhere yet we are not exactly sure why we feel that way.  It is the case when I start to write this post.  I do not understand why I feel it is important for me to write about what happen before and after the 11/11/11 post.  This morning I finally understand why.

Below are the events that led up to the writing of Let us join as one on this day 11/11/11

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One Sunday after service, a friend talked about an incredible story of a woman who saved her son's life after he was drowned.  I could not hear the story clearly for many people were chatting in small groups.  My friend said we could visit the website "Fire the Grid" and learn more about the story.  At home I forgot about it.  I did not visit the website.

A week before 11/11/11, this friend emailed me and others about the importance of that day.  She asked us to come together as a group.  She briefly listed the information from "Fire the Grid", and what to do on that day - meditate, pray, hold positive thoughts, do things that give us joy or write on a piece of paper about what give us joy.  Again, she said for us to visit the website for more information.  I emailed her back that I would do as she said.  I also told her ever since I came to know my angels about 11 years ago, 111 and 1111 had been very significant in my life.  I had set Nov. 11 as Angels Day.  I told her during my recent trip to see my loved one, the license plate on our rental car was 1111 and I had two other 1111 coincidences.  I loved and respected this friend.  I found the brief information she passed along was enough, and I did not go online for more information.  

On Nov. 9, the friend asked us to join her at church at 6:11 a.m. on Friday (=11/11/11 GMT 11:11 a.m.) for a one-hour meditation to fire the grid.  However, I got a cold two nights earlier and started to cough on Thursday.  On Thurs. I began to write a draft about what gave me joy.  I kept going back to the joy I had back in 2001 & 2003 - visioning children of all races walking hand in hand and loving one another.  As I was writing the draft, I 'heard' strong electronic sound wave (not ringing in the ear) and felt powerful energy on top of my head.  The energy above my head was not unusual, but to hear the electronic sound wave during daytime was.  I used to hear it only in the stillness of the night.  I did not finish the draft for I could not put the words together.  Before I went to bed, I set the alarm at 5:30 a.m.  I still wanted to go to church and join my friends.

I woke up at 5 a.m.  I had coughed throughout the night.  I knew I should not go to join my friends at church.  I decided to join in spirit at that particular powerful time by finishing the postI was in joy and bliss when I finished writing Let us join as one on this day11/11/11 .  I clicked "Publish Post" without explaining why I wrote the post.  I was glad I had joined my friends and many around the world in oneness on that special day.  My heart was filled with gratitude for the light that my friend was in getting us together in spirit.  I held my Vision of Love for the rest of the day.

On Nov. 14, I was on the computer late at night.  Suddenly, I wanted to visit the website "Fire the Grid".  The website was beautifully designed but I had problem scrolling the page up and down.  It was late, and I went to bed.

The next day (11/15) I tried again.  I was overjoyed that I could actually listen to Shelley Yates on "Fire the Grid" on You Tube.  I listened to her talks from part 1 to part 8!  What an incredible and uplifting story!  I learned millions of people around the world had learned about her story and had joined as one on two other dates.  I also read some more on the websites.  The words of the Light Beings were so loving that they touched my heart. Thank you, Shelley, Anael, Bradfield and all the Light Beings.

The interesting thing was if I had visited the website before 11/11/11, I might not have done what I had done - writing the post with all my heart and soul that morning.  I might think meditation was the key or I could be sitting in bed imagining I was one with my friends at church.  With not knowing (about the details of "Fire the Grid"), I had responded from my heart and wrote the 11/11/11 'vision' post with creativity and truthful emotion. (Please click here to view The Real Beauty of Life )  I was glad I had joined millions as One that day with the vision that PEACE already IS.

If you haven't heard about Shelley Yates' story,  please listen to her talks part 1-8 on You Tube or visit the website "Fire the Grid".  The Light Beings give us this simple guidance as how to live our life -

  • Do no harm to yourself and others, 
  • apply honesty and integrity in all that you do, 
  • and then find your personal joy while expressing gratitude 

If you haven't participated in Fire the Grid 3, 2 or 1, it is quite alright.  I haven't joined in the first two either.  When we apply the guidance in our life, we are working towards One.  

Although Nov. 11, 2011 is over, we have to remember we do not join as one for just one day.  The coming years are very important.  How we conduct ourselves affect the whole.  We must continue to love one another, be tolerant and patient, live responsibly and love Mother Earth as she loves us.  Hold positive thoughts as our thoughts matter even more so NOW.

Love,
Q of D
               
                         

Friday, November 11, 2011

Let us join as One on this day (11/11/11)


V I S I O N

Wise and brilliant leaders and teachers rise among us
As Christ, as Buddha, and all the Wise Awakened Ones
Who know the oneness of all things
Love all people as if loving themselves
They understand they are not only here to guide
But most importantly to serve
They live love and spread love,
Teach cooperation and sharing among man



V I S I O N

We live in peace
Children of all races
Walking hand in hand
To school and to play
Running, skipping, singing, dancing, giggling.
Looking at one another
With adoring, non-judging eyes and
Hearts full of love
Hear their laughter
See their faces glow with joy



V I S I O N

We live in peace
Mother Earth in natural bliss
Colorful flowers decorate the land
Trees of all kind flourish everywhere
Bees, butterflies, birds fly gracefully across the sky 
Rivers flow in rhythm
Oceans calm and clean
Where fish, dolphins, whales freely swim
Majestic mountains stand in the midst of beautiful land forms
Animals leisurely walk among man
All beings - Man and those of water, air, and land
Live in perfect harmony as Planned


On this day, I hold this vision of Love in my heart.  The world is what we think to be.   Let not what you see and hear around you disturb your peace.  Don't bind into the mass consciousness of fear, separation, and greed.  Live responsibly.  Love Mother Earth as she loves us.  Let the peace within or our inner peace project outward.  Let us join as one today to bring forth a world of love, peace, unity, and joy.  Vision heaven on earth.  What you hold in your heart matters.

Love,
Q of D

P.S.  Please click to view Before 11/11/11 and after 11/11/11

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Have you forgotten how to play 'Bridge'?

Greetings!

When I was young, I liked to play Chinese chess and 'Bridge' (a card game played by 4 people in two competing partnerships).  I had forgotten the rules of the card game because I had not played 'Bridge' for a long, long time. 

Some months ago, I knew I could not go to work on time on a certain day because I had something to do that morning.  When I talked to my bosses, we all agreed I might as well take the whole day off since most of my tasks needed to be done in the morning.  My bosses said it was quite alright since business had been slow.

After doing what I had to do that morning, I arrived home much earlier than I had expected.  I decided to go back to sleep since I woke up very early and had the day off.  Soon I had a dream.  In the dream, my bosses and I sat by a table.  We were playing a card game.  However, all of us seemed to be at a loss as how to play the game.  Suddenly, I heard a voice outside of the dream

                              "Have you forgotten how to play 'Bridge'?"

Instantly, I woke up.  I got what the dream was telling me.  When people worked together, it was like partnership in a card game; we needed to cooperate and work closely with one another to get the job done.  As much as I still felt tired, I understood what my spirit guide was telling me.  I picked up the phone.  I called my boss and asked if my help was needed.  She said, "Yes, please come if you can."  It turned out to be a busy day.  At the end of the day, my boss said she was very glad that I came back to help.   

Recently one of my bosses in the midst of doing something suddenly said: "Thank you for your presence.  You have made our life much easier."

To me, I am just doing my part.  I fully understand when I make other people's life easier, I am making my own life easier.  In truth, my bosses have always been kind and considerate.  And, I am grateful.

Have a wonderful day!

Peace,
Q of D

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Gift of Love

Greetings!

During my recent visit to my loved ones, my daughter-in-law brought out a small stone and gave it to her brother-in-law.  She said: "Before my wedding, I went into a Christian store to get remembrance candles for the three family members (her mother, grandfather and an uncle) of mine that had passed.  While I was there, I thought of my grandmother who worried all the time.  I wanted to give her something to help her with that.  I saw a stone with an angel figure inside.  It was called 'the worry stone'.  The paper that came with it said "rub the stone and tell the angel your worries; the angel would then hold the burden of your worry and you would be free to relax'.  My grandmother carried it with her often.  However, she found that she would worry about where it was, and decided to just keep it on her dresser.  She moved into the retirement center six months ago.  She gave it back to me because she has an aid with her most of the day.  She said she didn't need it anymore.  I had it sitting by my bed since then.  Knowing how much you worry lately, I thought that you might be able to use it."

As I saw what happened, I remembered a day long ago.

The year before the restaurant was sold was indeed the 'darkest night before dawn'. Many unexpected things happened especially during the last few months.  I was totally overwhelmed.  On the day I felt I had no one to turn to, the Loving Divine sent my friends in one by one (customers who had became my friends).

First came my friend, Joyce, who used to come in and talk with me sometimes for hours about life and angels.  Just one look at me she asked: "Oh, what's wrong?"  I loved her.  I did not tell her my problems for I knew she got out of the hospital not long ago.  However, I knew I would be in her prayers as she was in mine.

Then the couple I loved and respected came in.  Right away they also sensed I was stressed.  They hugged me.  They told me they would be praying for my family.

Later, Gina, an earth angel, came in.  She was a very giving and loving soul.  I had told her I really wanted to sell the business.  One year after her visit to New York, she brought back a rose petal said to have been blessed by Mother Mary.  She gave it to me, and said she hope it could help me sell the restaurant.  That day as soon as she saw me, she also knew something must have happened.  Immediately, she got from her handbag a beautiful angel in a pouch, and handed it to me.  "The angel figure has been blessed.  Keep it with you.  Everything is going to be alright."  I told her I could not accept such a precious gift.  "Take it.  You have as yet learned to accept gracefully," she said.

My friends, thank you for your gifts of love.  My heart is in a constant state of gratitude because of your love.  To God, guides and angels, thank you.

To all of you who read my blog:

Give, and give generously the gifts of love.  Life is a cycle.  The seeds you plant today may be the fruit you enjoy tomorrow.

With love and gratitude in my heart, I send all of you my love.

Many blessings,
Q of D

Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Grand Prize (a $100 gift certificate) and the 2nd Reading

Greetings!

Six years ago, I went to a holistic festival in a big banquet hall organized by the Center that I went to every Thursday.  Upon entering, a woman asked me to write down my name and phone number on a small piece of paper for a drawing at the end of the day.  The first booth I walked past was an organization for world peace.  I put $10 into the jar for donations.

A few days later, I was surprised to learn that I had won the grand prize - a $100 gift certificate that I could use at the Center!  When I went to the festival, I brought very little money with me.  I did not have a job.  I put $10 into the donation jar because world peace was important to me.

I used a portion of the prize for a chanting class.  After the class, I decided I would not use the rest of the prize for I did not want to take advantage of the Center.  Many spiritual centers were not really making money.

The certificate was good for six months.  Five months later, my guides and angels kept prompting me to use it for a reading.  I was hesitant to do so.  In Dec. 2001, I had a reading by a known angel channel.  Through her, I learned the names of my guides and angels, and got the confirmation about my mystical experience.  My guides and angels said I had to understand the importance of the role I played; there was no time for me to play small, and I should put myself out there.  They told me to teach more, write, and share with others my wisdom.  "I am just the simple me.  What wisdom do I have?  My English is not good.  How can I teach?"  I felt I had more questions than answers after the reading.  I continued to live the way I had been, and seldom socialized with people outside of the family.

As my guides prompted me to book for a reading, the owner of the center also reminded me that I should use the prize before it expired.  Finally, I had the second reading near the end of March 2006.  During the reading, the psychic asked me to consider volunteering in soup kitchen and hospital.  In fact, I had been thinking about volunteering for quite some time before the reading.  Most importantly, the psychic related this message, "There are people who had signed contracts before they came into this lifetime to be healed in your presence.  However, so far you have not put yourself out there.  You don't have to understand how.  People may or may not realize that they have received healing, but it is in the divine plan.  You may not know it, even in a small conversation, you heal people."  The gift certificate was not enough to cover the reading, but the loving psychic would not accept money from me.

At home, I listened to the tape of the reading again.  In July 2005, my guide told me through the teacher of the circle to learn a healing art, but I did not follow.  This time I took the volunteering advice seriously for I was always willing to be of service.  It was hard for the human me to accept what was said of me.  I had doubts.  When I finished listening, I said, "Even in a small conversation, people receive healing! How can this be?"  (If you want to read about my volunteering experience in the soup kitchen, please click to view How easy it is to judge and react )

A week later, I was at the circle.  The teacher began the circle by talking about spiritual truth and things that came to her during her meditation.  Later, we were free to share an experience or talk about the problem in life.  In recent weeks, a woman had joined us.  Week after week, she talked about how her family and co-workers had treated her unfairly.  The teacher and others at the circle tried to help her to look at her experiences from a different perspective.  It was the same this Thursday.  I observed our new friend was frustrated for she wanted us to agree with her that others had not treated her right.  I did not join in because my friends had already talked to her about the right attitude towards life.

In the second hour, we moved onto something new.  The teacher guided us into a meditation.  Afterward, we were supposed to take turns sharing what we felt, saw, or heard during the meditation.  (I usually said I saw nothing because I could not enter into that quiet space as others did.  Besides, I could not visualize.)  When it was my turn, I suddenly said I wanted to talk to our new friend.  While I was talking, I saw her opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.  I stopped talking.  She looked at me and said, "Okay."  She did not say anything else.  I continued talking to her for a while.

When the circle was over, I left while most stayed to chat.  Before I got to my car, the new friend rushed to my side.  With a strange look on her face, she said, "You know I talk back a lot, don't you?"  I said, "I do not notice that."  She said, "I just have a weird experience.  When you talk, I want to talk back as I normally do.  As I open my mouth, I 'hear' I should shut up and listen.  That is why I say 'okay'.  I actually feel negative energies coming out of me today.  It is so weird!"

When I sat down to write my journal, I realized what happened at the circle was to show me that indeed people did heal in a small conversation.

I seldom spoke during the first few weeks or months after I joined the circle.  Most of my friends were long time spiritual seekers.  They spoke beautifully and wonderfully. When I finally spoke, I was surprised to hear my own voice.  The founder of the Center was one of the brightest loving lights that I had ever met.  On many occasions, she came and held my hands after I spoke up during the circle.  Looking into my eyes, she said, "Oh, you are wonderful!  Your words are profound."  The truthfulness in her voice touched me deeply, and gradually I was more at ease when I spoke.

If not for the prompting of my guides and angels, I would have let the gift certificate expire.  I supposed my guides really wanted to talk to me again.  Other than going to the Center on Thur. morning, I did not go anywhere else.  I stayed in my comfort zone, and did not go among people.  An author of a book wrote that although we planned our life before we came, but about half of us failed to fulfill our main life purposes.  In my case, I kept putting off doing what I should do because of my personality and self-doubts.  I could have failed to fulfill my life plan if not for the persistent, loving guidance of my guides and angels.

Before I sign off, I would like to ask you a question.  Is there anything you have always wanted to do or learn but you keep putting it off?  It may be you want to go and help those living in the under-privileged countries.  It may be you have always been interested in arts, but you think there is no future (money wise).  Let your heart guide you.  It may possibly be one of your life purposes.

Have a nice night.

Love and peace,
Q of D