Peace...From Where?

Hi, it's been a hugely lonnnng time since I've said 'hello...'
There is much these days to Avert Attention...my stars; one tragedy after the other; threats of more coming~infringements on security, citizens' rights, purity of food and energy...the debate on 2012...

As I've repeatedly told Couples...Unless both Partners are Working on themselves...it can be choppy to downright rocky...and in the World, Peace will come out of the Eventual Willingness and Determination of Humans to Monitor themselves, and chip, and polish, and trim a bit here and there on their own Egos...and I mean capital “E” Ego as BIG Ego; the one that likes to push ahead of everyone else in a crowd...the one that will ride the right highway lane down to the light, or construction crew...then cause more of a traffic jam for everyone while it noses and jockies it's way back into the lane to be first when the line of traffic is ready to move adding to some traveller's time, 5-20 minutes more...or more!

I was once one of those...30-40years ago; then I stopped to consider the dynamics of each such action. After a long time of people doing that, I got miffed, and over the years, downright angry...so I started doing it too, to beat out whoever I could...and when it had been done to me enough times, I stopped to consider the buildup of time that acrued while one car waiting to let one or two cars into a locked line of traffic...progressing up the line...how unfair, I realized; embarrassed, I began Working On Myself Harder...
Being patient in the first place when traffic stops and goes; that takes Work....
and being patient with that person who just jumped the line; or is trying to get past you...that's downright TOUGH...yet, that's where we have to go to break the Paradigm of Pain, Fear and Discomfort. I mean … it's so much more satisfying... isn't it? To send expletives in a torrent of explosive gamma rays... IS it really more satisfying? For it surely is not Productive... so...can I get Satisfaction?
Still Workin' on it...but I've realized that Living in the Satisfaction is much more Appealing....And it “Delivers!”

Funny thing about that Big Ego, though...when it has the Opportunity to be around Sensible, Calm, Rational, Expansive, Compassionate, Encompassing of Life; Controlling Only Self...soon the True Essence of Quiet Joy, Resilient Satisfaction, penetrates and nurtures Being...Once one has known that Joyous place...they want to stay there....yet it is a process of letting go the familiar; even if painful, even that eliciting anger...the Big Ego holds on, because it is Familiar... and admitting to being an out-of-control idiot is far more 'embarrassing' until one learns that only by going through that Walk of Fire will the Freedom come. Ego knows how to handle this situation, it thinks...yet until the Way to Peace (that Work on Self) begins, a person doesn't realize that they've been running the same circuit...laying the same plans...making the same argument; using the same words...or deception, or physical force....and getting the same disappointing results.

To Bring Harmony to Self and the World,
BE HARMONY
BE HARMONY
BE HARMONY

Ongoing Effort...

”I Am the Change I Want to See in the Universe.” ('my' Gandhi)
I am Safe as I Change;
Considering Options Open to Me
Choosing Actions that lead to my Ease, Evolution, and Elation.
Enjoying the Glory that Spirit Creator meant for me to Enjoy; the Sweetness Creator had left for me, as a “Banquet Table laid before me...”


Have you ever wondered why no one has yet composed verses for each Season of our Weather out of those songs that so inspire by their melody, beat...unique tempre? That Christmas Song that you only hear in the Yule Season; yet you find yourself humming the melody in June, and realizing a great Contentment and Elation throughout your Being...We should hear those songs more Often; Very Often...these are medicine. New Verses to Old Classics!!!

Musak and Canned Music and whatever you want to call it is affecting you every day...Seek sounds that Nourish you...it may vary; one kind of sound now...anther later...the Importance is in Affording yourself the Ability toward Discernment. As any skill, muscle, etc; without Practice, no skill in Discernment...no Epitamy of Achievement, Sense of Success and Self-Esteem. So if you choose a song/album/station and you begin to notice a sort-of dark kind of feeling in stomach, solar plexus, shoulders; feeling different in the room and your body...if it's a good, sunny feeling, GO with it! If not; courageously speak up, change the choice, or move to a place where the sounds are pleasant.

Love to you,

Irene Windhorse ~ Transformational Spiritual Services ~ With Reverence for All Life

BEing Peace~Ending War in Every Way

Hi, it's been a hugely lonnnng time since I've said 'hello...'
There is much these days to Avert Attention...my stars; one tragedy after the other; threats of more coming~infringements on security, citizens' rights, purity of food and energy...the debate on 2012...

As I've repeatedly told Couples...Unless both Partners are Working on themselves...it can be choppy to downright rocky...and in the World, Peace will come out of the Eventual Willingness and Determination of Humans to Monitor themselves, and chip, and polish, and trim a bit here and there on their own Egos...and I mean capital “E” Ego as BIG Ego; the one that likes to push ahead of everyone else in a crowd...the one that will ride the right highway lane down to the light, or construction crew...then cause more of a traffic jam for everyone while you it noses and jockies it's way back into the lane to be first when the line of traffic is ready to move adding to some traveller's time, 5-20 minutes more...or more!

I was once one of those...30-40years ago; then I stopped to consider the dynamics of each such action. When people would do that, I got miffed, and over the years, downright angry...so I started doing it too, to beat out whoever I could...and when I stopped to consider the buildup of time that waiting to let one or two cars into a locked line of traffic...as it progressed up the line...how unfair, I realized; embarrassed, I began Working On Myself Harder...
being patient in the first place when traffic stops and goes; that takes Work....
and being patient with that person who just jumped the line; or is trying to get past you...that's downright TOUGH...yet, that's where we have to go to break the Paradigm of Pain, Fear and Discomfort. I mean … it's so much more satisfying... isn't it? To send expetives in a torrent of explosive loudness... IS it really more satisfying? For it surely is not Productive... so...can I get Satisfaction?
Still Workin' on it...but I've realized that Living in the Satisfaction is much more Appealing....And it “Delivers!”

Funny thing about that Big Ego, though...when it has the Opportunity to be around Sensible, Calm, Rational, Expansive, Compassionate, Encompassing of Life; Controlling Only Self...soon the True Essence of Quiet Joy, Resilient Satisfaction, penetrates and nurtures Being...Once one has known that Joyous place...they want to stay there....yet it is a process of letting go the familiar; even if painful the Big Ego holds on, because it is Familiar. Ego knows how to handle this, it thinks...yet until the Way to Peace (that Work on Self) begins, a person doesn't realize that they've been running the same circuit...they've been saying the same words...making the same argument; using the same words...or deception, or physical force.

To Bring Harmony to Self and the World,
BE HARMONY
BE HARMONY
BE HARMONY

Ongoing Effort...

”I Am the Change I Want to See in the Universe.” ('my' Gandhi)
I am Safe as I Change;
Considering Options Open to Me
Choosing Actions that lead to my Ease, Evolution, and Elation.
Enjoying the Glory that Spirit Creator meant for me to Enjoy; the Sweetness Creator had left for me, as a “Table laid before me...”


Have you ever wondered why no one has yet composed verses for each Season of our Weather out of those songs that so inspire by their melody, beat...unique tempre? That Christmas Song that you only hear in the Yule Season; yet you find yourself humming the melody in June, and realizing a great Contentment and Elation throughout your Being...We should hear those songs more Often; Very Often...these are medicine.

Musak and Canned Music and whatever you want to call it is affecting you every day...Seek sounds that Nourish you...it may vary; one kind of sound now...anther later...the Importance is in Affording yourself the Ability toward Discernment. As any skill, muscle, etc; without Practice, no skill in Discernment...no Epitamy of Achievement, Sense of Success and Self-Esteem. So if you choose a song/album/station and you begin to notice a sort-of dark kind of feeling in stomach, solar plexus, shoulders; feeling different in the room and your body...if it's a good, sunny feeling, GO with it! If not; courageously speak up, change the choice, or move to a place where the sounds are pleasant.







Irene Windhorse ~ Transformational Spiritual Services ~ With Reverence for All Life

Receiving the Blessings of 2011

Irene Windhorse ~ Transformational Spiritual Services ~ With Reverence for All Life

TO YOUR HEALTH

Reiki

Flu Notes

Aromatherapy

Nature's Pharmacy

Can the Body Heal Itself?

Nuclear Waste Compromises Health

What is Health Without a Home?

Food Chain

Above are links to some of my webpages that I think are worth reviewing as we begin afresh in 2011...the "2011_to_yourHealth" link will take you to their totality.

Interesting how those links made a Tree shape...today, the Winter Solstice; the Yule Tree such a symbol. May these links bloom for you into more and more wisdom for the good of your physiologies of body, mind and spirit! May the esoteric pine cones inherent in this tree burst to shower their fertile pinolata far and wide throughout the Universe, to bring full Wisdom and Self-Healing/Nurturing and Self-Motivating, all Sentient Beings, of which our Mother Gaia is one.


CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS

The Golden Guru...archetypically a human's Higher Self, or qualities that can acumulate into Grace, Knowing, and Peace.

From the stance of the Golden One, energy can be perceived in it's movements and blockages. The Golden One is no better than "you," s/he simply has more refined abilities from more acute Perceptive Organs...and the Golden One IS you; or the driving 'force' of you/your personality, and physicality. The Toros, an enery flow that circulates through a human from Above/the "Heavens," and "Below," the Earth...can be felt ... and if not physically felt, can be imagined, encouraged, focused on...when something/one is recognized enough...it begins to recognize the observer.

Cultivate the ability to know the flow of Neutral, Loving, Innocent Energy rising toward and upward through your feet to beyond the Crown Chakra...and that same Pristine, Vital, Living Energy is flowing down toward and into and through and outside your physiology.

They meet. Being in Flow, they whirl, mix and redirect themselves to the outside of the body where they circulate and return back into the astral and physical bodies.

Shiva and Shakti, the Shekinah...the Ida and Pingala, duality of All Things... shows me so strongly how the duality must remain a part of the human, until s/he achieves a state of living soley from his/her Golden One. At that time density of energy is refined, lighter than before...able to permeate further and deeper because it may even be invisible, it is so light.

Sprinkle the stars; create them with whatever twinkle you can locate; spread them, enlarge them...fill all things with Light as best you can. No need for hurry; focus, stability and balance are premium.


With Love to You Precious Lifeforms in the Astronomical gala of wonders and amazements! I AM ANOTHER YOU! I VOTE YOUR VICTORY!

LIFE...It's Yours To Make

Dedicated to all those who suffer in relationships they know are disfunctional, feel miserable, and are unable to walk away to allow new opportunities in their lives and the lives of the other.

How Do We “Forgive and Forget” While Remembering

What We Need To Do To Protect Ourselves From Abusive Relationships

Holding a grudge, anger or disappointment is like taking poison and expecting someone else to die. It's pretty well accepted that we need to “let go.” Forgiveness is the greatest thing we can give to others, and even greater to ourselves. To every good lesson learned, however, there is always a downside, or what we perceive as a downside. This is, after all, a world of Duality.

The best way to stop a rumor is to refuse to repeat it. The best way to stop abuse is to refuse to participate in it. We do need to remember how the abuse starts and manifests.
So what to do, when the abuser is someone we love very much? What to do, when it seems they've “seen the light,” and “mended their ways?” Think about it. By the time that has happened, haven't you been back to take yet another and another round of abuse?

Haven't you used every excuse on their behalf? You've understood their pain, Compassionately, you've embraced them again with your heart bursting with love. “Let's go on from here,” you thought...until the demeaning words and insults about things that are so important to you began to flow again. Irrational blaming and assaults of anger darken your days and you are miserable. Perhaps there's cheating; covert romances that impinge on your time together, perhaps cancel your dates, or find your mate missing for hours, a night or more. Perhaps they don't answer the phone for you, and then it is a curt reply and aggressive tones imposing your lack of trust or patience.

“I'm confused again,” you say....”What should I do?” “How can I help her/him?” “I don't want to suffer anymore.” Indeed, that's the first clue...are you suffering in this relationship? Is that what you think a relationship should bring to you? Are you under the impression that “That's All There IS?” Unfortunately our society has become one that quips about the “dark side” of marriage, pits men against women and vice verse...and jokes about expecting no more from women or men but the worst. With this mindset, our youth grow up thinking that's how “it is.” “S/he's out to get me and I just have to duck when the garbage hits the fan.” An abused person begins to think that “That's all there is.” “Accept it or have nothing.” “This is the prize, and this is the price I must pay for it.”

Why?

When one considers all the good in life, one can guide their actions and refine their values to include the self-worth they've been denying. If you're standing on the train tracks with a locomotive coming at you...wouldn't you quickly run off the tracks?

If a relationship has 'gone wrong,' thefirst thing to do is look at how you are abusing yourself by staying in the situation and allowing mud to be slung all over you. YOU need to take responsibility! Forcing someone else to take responsibility is impossible! Strong words? Indeed, if repeated attempts at pleasing another have yielded no harmony, the next thing to do is realize you must be your own Knight in Shining Armor. Stand at the gateof your own Castle. Decide what comforts that Castle needs, and craft them within yourself.

Boundaries must be set. What would fulfill you? Which friends exhibit relationships that comfort and satisfy you? Take a lesson from that. Those are the things you need in your intimate relationship...that is what you deserve to expect from your Significant Other. How can we imagine that we deserve any less than the love we give? If you have no one in your life that personifies peace and love...look outside your life. Observe people you see that are smiling and visibly enjoy each other and the activities they participate in. Truthfully, instead of looking for a new love interest...the first responsible thing to do is make your own self your love interest. Take the hand of your Child Within, and promise to protect her/him...take him/her out to the park...for a walk on the beach...on an “Artist Date,” as Julia Cameron would say. Find out what makes YOU tick. What brings you joy that causes giggles to erupt from your depths? Can you remember all the times you pasted a brave smile on your face? How did that feel inside? Did that correct the situation? IS IT WORKING FOR YOU??

Life is not work! Life is automatic! I'm not talking about “making a living.” We have Autonomic Nervous Systems...they keep us alive. Automatically. We never have to think, “Okay, heart, beat now. Lungs, inflate now...empty now...inflate again...okay, time to empty.” All this and more happens for us. That is how automatic LIFE is.

The Source of Life is JOY...The Creator, God, Goddess, Allah, Yaweh...want us to enjoy life. This is the Great Lesson. To give ourselves contentment...then it will automatically spill over to others...and one day, a connection will begin to build into a LOVING relationship.

So, what to do about this love that has gone wrong? That Knight in Shining Armor needs to unsheath her/his double-edged sword every time the impulse to return and “try again” begins to emerge. One side of the sword is forgiveness...it severs one's self-destructive inattention to the facts. The other side of the sword severs the chains that encompass your space. Peace must return to the“land.”

“I can't turn my back on him/her,” you say. Can you really afford to continue turning your back on yourself? Have you considered the toll all the stress takes on your mind, body and emotions? That indigestion? Painful bloating? Shaking? Inability to sleep? Colds? Flu? Practice championing yourself, and see how much of that goes away...

Be Mindful of hurting another...it is a very sharp two-edged sword. An abuser will accuse you of being “mean,” “thoughtless,” “never helping.” Logic and Memory are your tools. Who did what? An abuser tries to turn the tables; that's why conversation even becomes off limits...being in the same location becomes off limits. Subjecting oneself to the abuser's tactics might result in reactions that are insulting or violent...don't become the abuser that emerges from the victim. The way to avoid that is to choose to

be the Champion.

Forgive the abuser's ignorance while realizing the spiral you and they have been repeating. Remember that you (and they...but they can only give it to themselves) deserve the best! It is our Birthright to be happy, respected and honored. That begins by respecting and honoring ourselves. It requires disallowing abuse to be rained on us. Would you choose a snarling dog for a pet, or a friendly one?

Accepting that we are NOT the one capable of inspiring grace and willingness to work on a relationship in our chosen person is very difficult. When that can be accepted, however, we open our playing field to someone who is playing the same game. Relationships are work. They require compromise... What part of compromise sounds like being an underdog? Compromise may include “agreeing to disagree...” which is based on and fraught with respect.

It takes great strength of character to champion oneself, and the hidden Goodness in that is that you champion the abuser as well...by removing their target, there is opportunity for them to see the error of their ways. Until they decide to do that, no one can do it for them! In the least, you begin to heal your own life. Whole, healed people radiate Peace and quiet Joy that touches others with healing. Somewhere down the line, a person you needed to “turn your back on” may come into Wholeness and Happiness too...they can never do that while you continue to be their punching bag and deny them the emptiness that can be filled with new Understanding.

Please notice...nowhere in this discourse have I said, “Trust Me!” You need to Trust Yourself! Feel the feelings in your body...if you feel like crying, let yourself cry. Then begin to look at what is and has hurt you. Begin to remove those factors from your life. If they issue from a person, speak up for yourself. Define and assert...redefine and reassert your Boundaries. Inwardly we all want to be bound-LESS...that means being released, untied, unbound from tethers to heartbreak.

The example...the Archetype you set for yourself becomes one others can be inspired by as well. This is the true responsibility of each human being...to perceive and activate the best in Humanity.

FIVE FINGER PRAYER...a useful tool:

1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."

2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.

4. The fourth finger! is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger; as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.

5. And lastly comes our little finger; the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.

Irene Windhorse
~ Transformational Spiritual Services ~ With Reverence for All Life

Creating Your Wedding of a Lifetime

A blog is all about the author's opinions, and of course this one is about mine. However, I'm sure just about every member of the Clergy agrees that the communication and planning of a Wedding Day is a crucial part of a couple's future together as a couple. We've all heard of Bridezilla by now; and too often of the Groom who resigns himself to no opinion, so as to avoid "making waves." Can you see the pattern that emerges out of that?

I prefer that a couple sit down with me a number of times before their ceremony to speak their hearts and hopefully ascertain if they truly are headed for a successful marriage. And what IS a successful marriage? Of course, there will be rocky areas, and stressful times. Creating the Nuptuals themselves is stressful for most couples. So, how do you react to each other? What's the quality of your conversation...the levels of patience when there's a difference of opinion? How do you get past those differences and resolve them? It's natural for the human being to want to skip over those issues and "cross that bridge when we come to it." But if you haven't built a bridge to be crossed...where are you then?

If you hail from different cultures or religious backgrounds, are you absolutely tolerant of the idiocyncracies in those opposite views? If you are of different races, are you comfortable with your mate's family? What is the reaction of your own family and their's, and how are you dealing with that? Perhaps you're a gay or lesbian couple...have you both "come out" to everyone who's important to you? Are you comfortable with who you are in your workplace?
Everyday life will present challenges. Do you agree on where you will live? What are your dreams and will this marriage support them? Do you both want children...and animals? A second or third marriage might bring children along with it. Do those children accept your mate? Does your mate accept your children? Patty and Sam are Bikers who enjoy their community and work together and support each other on meaningful projects; "Bike Runs" for causes they agree are important. They have a strong basis for their partnership and have had a happy relationship. I'm happy to be in touch with them often when we participate in the Iron Maidens MC Itsy Bitsy Spider Run once a year.

So there are tough questions! Be wise...sit down with your Officiant to discuss your concerns, and make sure before the wedding that you are launching a boat that will weather the storms of ordinary life. When I create or co-create a ceremony (of any kind) I enlist the assistance and opinions of the couple or any whom I serve. The ceremony must, I think, speak the Hearts and Minds of those people...and inspire significant memories and precepts that will carry their attention further, and focus their Intent into their partnership or their healing. Michael and Diane's releasing of the doves was a poinant moment that touched all the congregation, including the wedding party, and crossed the language boundaries of this Chinese and American union. The look of wonder on our faces is an indication of the benefits of visual effects. The doves were a gift from Michael's sister, and a very sweet way of accepting Diane into the family and honoring her brother.

Wishing all success upon your Ceremonies and your Life...if I can assist, it is my honor and pleasure. I am on Long Island, and I do travel. It was with greatest pleasure that I served my own Nephew Frank and his Bride Blake this February 2010...we travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada and held a lovely ceremony in their Bridal Suite. Frank broke the mold, wearing a fur coat and his beloved Grandfather's hat. Not all men would have the courage to assert meaningful symbols and I applaud his honoring of his connections, and Blake's acceptance of his expressions. Their ceremony was filled with mirth and some of their comments had the congregation in a roar! This was indeed a Unique Wedding, and a distinct pleasure for me to perform.

I wish you great joy and success in your Marriage!
COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE

Irene Windhorse ~ Transformative Spiritual Services ~ With Reverence for All Life

Is your TV really your friend?

televirus

Thanks to Romik Kimor:

If you experience "mind fog" after watching television, you are not alone. Studies have shown that watching television induces low alpha waves in the human brain. Alpha waves are brainwaves between 8 to 12 HZ. and are commonly associated with relaxed meditative states a...s well as brain states associated with suggestibility. While Alpha waves achieved through meditation are beneficial (they promote relaxation and insight), too much time spent in the low Alpha wave state caused by TV can cause unfocussed daydreaming and inability to concentrate. Researchers have said that watching television is similar to staring at a blank wall for several hours.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/247802/your_brain_waves_change_when_you_watch.html

WINDHORSE

HOW DO YOU HONOR YOUR DIVINITY?

Do you realize that you are Divine?

Have you considered the Magical Physiology you inhabit?

Can you imagine the body having its own Mind?

Are you a Spirit within a Body...or a Body containing a Spirit?

What propels this body you navigate through the world in?

Do you perceive it as sheer Will on your part?

WHO ARE YOU?

What has the rest of Creation got to do with you? Salvator Dali tried to express our Oneness...and Space...here in his painting of Galatea of the Spheres. (visit the Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida...and stand back and look at her; full on...and eyes askew.)

When you honor yourself; does that separate you from other people or life forms?

So what if trees are cut down? Who needs predator species in the world?

What is one less life form in the world?

How much of an impact can weather manipulation have on the world?

What's the difference if Low Frequency Vibrations are sent into the oceans or atmosphere?

WHEN WE SPEAK

OUR PRECIOUS MOTHER PLANET

HEIRARCHY

THOUGHTS