Firing the Grid in Arizona

GOOD MORNING!!!

Well... This morning my family and I got up in the early morning hour to join in to "Fire The Grid". For those who might not know FTG is a world wide movement to help the Earth (and ourselves) by joining together for one hour at a specific time world wide. It is to elevate our vibrations so that we may help heal the Earth and ourselves. I thinks that's the best way I can describe it without screwing it up. If you want to know more you can go to www.firethegrid.org.


Anyway Pam and I got up about 3:40 AM to get everyone ready for the 4:11 AM kickoff. The experience was wonderful. In the beginning Pam and I meditated while the kids were asked to think of things they enjoyed and to just be grateful for the happy experiences they had. We played Sky Sent which was one of the songs recommended. It is a very nice piece of music. After about 15 minutes of meditation we sat as a family and talked, laughed and recalled fond memories and feelings. I think we enjoyed ourselves so much that we almost forgot why we were doing it. Every so often I would remind myself, and the gang, to reflect on the happy feelings and to give thanks that we are here together loving and sharing. It was a warm and joyous feeling. I want to thank my family and let them know that I love them so. I am very very fortunate person.



In thinking about the warmth and joy that we shared I wondered how many people around the world were sharing the same experience. Can you imagine millions of people sharing warmth and love at one specific moment?!?! OOOF!

Blessings

Fire the Grid

Below is an e-mail forwarded to me by Titania, Thank you Titania. I feel it to be of importance so I'm posting it for those to review and read and connect to the link.


July 9, 2007



This is Matthew with loving greetings and a most important postscript to my July 2 message. This topic on my mother’s list became buried as she turned pages to locate questions related in nature, and both of us forgot it. If any of you readers still may have the impression that souls in high stations have no frailties, now you know that is not so. My mother and I did remember about our serious omission shortly after she sent out the message, and we had the good intention to follow that quickly with a note about this vitally significant event. That didn’t happen only because of several interruptions in my mother’s limited time to complete her speech and other preparations before departing for the Science, Spirit and World Transformation conference, from which she returned late last night.



Now then, the July 17th event that has become known as “Fire the Grid”—and is ideally named!—is supremely deserving of my first ever PS to a message. It surely doesn’t need my endorsement, and that is not what I am doing. Rather I am urging all who are unaware to read about this 24-hour window of opportunity to join a dynamic worldwide throng whose energy outreach will blend with the in-surging light. The remarkable story of a young woman and her little son that led to her receiving organizing instructions for this unique global effort is at www.firethegrid.org, and I hope you will feel inspired to read it.



But briefly, Tuesday, July 17th, starting at 11:11 a.m. Greenwich time, an off-planet energy surge will activate the light grid surrounding Earth, and as your collective light mingles with that incoming energy, the unprecedented light intensity not only will “fire the grid” as Earth rotates throughout your day, but it will be anchored within selves and your planet. Each soul participating will spend one hour, starting in the respective time zone, in contemplative BEing. This can be whatever is most comfortable and familiar to you—meditation; prayer; envisioning Earth in golden white light; focusing on peace, harmony and cooperation among all humankind; feeling gratitude for life’s blessings and the natural beauty of your homeland planet; listening to quiet inspirational music; feeling connected with God and all other life throughout the universe; or any combination of those or whatever else fills your heart with light and your mind with peacefulness.



The healing love energy of lighted souls throughout the universe will be with you throughout that time of major importance in the transformation of your world.




Blessings

There's no such thing as Better only Different

I do not know if anyone has seen the news lately but the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in a recent speech proclaimed that there is only on true church of god. I bet you can guess which one he picked. This saddens me greatly because it truly amazes me how a man with such influence can make such a damaging statement. There are many religions and philosophies about god and life in this world. Not one is better than the other, not one is preferred by divinity over the others. They are all paths in life, different paths. The simplest analogy I can give is millions of people starting in New York City and they're all going across the country to Los Angeles. They all have the choice and freedom to get to LA however and whenever they want as we do on life. As you can guess there are going to be many paths. Now of all these paths, one might be the fastest, one might be more scenic, one might go through mountains, etc. But, eventually they all end up in LA. Not one is better than the other, just different. To me the Popes statement is take my path because it has more trees and it's better than the rest; Does this make sense to you? Because it really doesn't to me. Now, if you like trees, the popes path is what you might want to take and that would be good for you. But if you preferred rolling plains than that would be your path and it would be right for you. What is the right path for one person might not be the path for another and we need to learn to respect that.

This is not meant to bash the pope, that is not my intent, and if I have offended anyone I offer my deepest and sincerest apologies. At the same time I need to respond because I feel these types of comments are what cause fear and further separate us. I ask those that read this to please do not try to cause any more alienation and separation with the idea that mine is better than yours. Please acknowledge the differences and respect them with the respect that you wish to receive for your beliefs. I'll offer one more analogy; if you had a brother/sister which you loved and cherished greatly. Let's say you were both of a certain religion; as time went on your brother/sister decided to convert to another religion. Would you love them any less? Would they love you any less? I would think not. Then I ask, If you would not lose your love for them, how can the divine, god, Allah, whatever name you wish to use, love them any less? How can the divine who is the essence of love,love your brother or sister any less?


Please remember, There is no such thing as Better only Different. A difference we should acknowledge and respect.



Blessings

Really Reiki

We're getting more into Reiki healing now. My daughter Shelly has been going to class and she's actually at a more advance level than my wife and I. She is actually doing some Reiki healing for my wife which is really sweet of her and gives her some good experience. Shelly had really taken to this and is really a natural. She's very excited because she's met another group of kids and people that are like minded. I can feel the relief in her in her new discovery. I think this is the beginning for her in her quest for this type of knowledge and her love of people and being able to help them


Pam and I are taking our level 2 Reiki class this weekend. Of course I will be going to Shelly to practice with and sharpen our skills. From what Shelly is telling me the level 2 course focuses on sharpening your healing skills and enabling you with more abilities through concentrating on certain symbols.I'll let you know. :o)


I have to say I am very proud of my daughter and wife. My pride isn't just because they're open minded outlook and learning this new skill. My pride is mostly in their willingness and want to help other people. I truly consider them and the rest of my family, my Angels on Earth.





Blessings

Good Morning July 11, 2007

Good Morning!!

I rarely post in the morning, usually later in the evening but I really haven't been posting lately so I figured I'd do a morning post and see what thoughts come out. Had some strange dreams last night. I can't really describe them because they are vague. All I can describe is the feeling I was left with. I would say it's a feeling of sadness of missing someone very close. I've had dreams like this before. In the dreams it's usually been places in my past where I feel I left too quick or didn't finish what I was suppose to do. Interestingly the places are schools. When I was young I moved often and went to many schools and I did the same with college. I guess this is something I should meditate on because these dreams and this feeling keep coming back from time to time. It's funny that I think I have learned so much about myself but have managed to keep this sadness deep within me.


Believe it or not I am in a good mood this morning. I did not run because I was really worn out yesterday and I figured I would give my body a recovery day. Love those recovery days. :o) But tomorrow I'll be on the road again doing my 12 miles. OOOOOF!



I hope your morning is going well and that your days is even better


Blessings

Sunrise Earth

Keeping with my them of our beautiful planet I wanted to make as many people aware of Sunrise Earth. It's a show put on by the discovery Channel every morning. We catch it on Animal Planet so you would have to check to see which discovery station it is on. Anyway since they have changed my work schedule and I'm going into work later, I've been able to spend morning time with my kids. My daughter Nicole, who is an intense animal lover, introduced me to Sunrise Earth. It's a collection of beautiful sunrises from across America. Most of them are in our national parks but regardless they are all beautiful. She tells me that she meditates to them in the morning. I thought to myself "What a fantastic idea!". So if you can take some time to check them out, they are very relaxing and a wonderful start to the day.




Blessings

New York?

Live Earth

keeping a late night tonight, well later than usual for me. I've been checking out Live Earth online. It's a wonderful idea and allot of great music for a cause that really needs our attention. I've been watching mostly the Australian and Japanese performances. There were these two really cool performances by Missy Higgine ( I thin she sounds like Sinead Oconner) and a group called Eskimo Joe. It's amazing how much I am reminded of Live Aid. Back then I thought that my generation was the only one who cared about each other and our planet. I am so glad to be proven wrong. It doesn't take allot to have an impact. If each of us can do something in there own way to contribute the impact would be tremendous.

Blessings :o)

Where is Heavan?

I subscribe to a newsletter; In the latest one their was an article which really struck me. So I decided to post it and invite some thoughts. The newsletter is from the Recreation Foundation the article is from Neal Donald Walsch




Last week I made the following statement:

"If you believe that life has anything to do -- anything at all -- with the needs or goals or accomplishments of your body, then you haven't understood anything at all about the purpose of your existence, about the reason you, a spiritual being, chose to travel through time and space with your body and dwell in the realm of physicality."

I did not mean to infer or imply that we should spend no time whatsoever pursuing pleasure's of the body or the joys of fully experiencing physicality. Indeed, I would like to say to you now, very clearly, that just the opposite is true. We have brought ourselves here from the Realm of the Spiritual to the Realm of the Physical for the specific purpose of experiencing with joy ALL the wonders and the beauty and the treasures that can only be found in physical life.

"Only?"

Yes, only. Certain treasures can only be found in physical life. If these experiences could be had in the Realm of the Spiritual, we would have no reason to come into physical form. It must be understood that we are moving from the Spiritual Realm to the Physical Realm for a reason. We are coming here to life on the earth in order that we might gain a "world of experience." And what it is that we wish to experience is all that we have come to know about ourselves in the Realm of the Spiritual. And so we see that the journey of evolution is a matter of "keeping body and soul together." Even in the Spiritual Realm we have a "body." It is simply a different kind of body than that which we carry around with is in our time of physicality. It is our ethereal body, but it is our body nonetheless.

The biggest misunderstanding of so many religions is the idea that "heaven" exists on the "other side," and that this is what constitutes the so-called "spiritual world." In fact, in Ultimate Reality there are two realms.

These are not, as is commonly thought, the realms of Heaven and Hell. Rather, these are the Realm of the Spiritual and the Realm of the Physical. And the Realm of the Physical is not analogous to "hell." It is not another way of referring to Hades. In fact, there is no such place as Hades. Hell does not exist. The Realm of the Spiritual and the Realm of the Physical are two distinct realms within the Kingdom of Heaven.

That's right! Earth is part of Heaven!

We do not come here to this planet as a "test." We do not come here to be tested. Nor do we enter into physicality in order that we might "learn" something. We enter into physicality in order that we might experience who and what we know ourselves to be. Physicality and the Realm of the Relative are tools created by Divine Intelligence allowing us to create an experience of Who We Really Are, which experience is not available to us in this delicious form in the Realm of the Absolute.

Our time here is not meant to be a time of travail, but a time of bliss. The Contextual Field that we have created as a means of experiencing the bliss can be embraced as a gift and a blessing. It is merely a matter of how we look at things. It is simply a choice regarding the perspective that we take.

So while we are here on earth we are not required to wear a hair shirt and walk around with a begging bowl. We are not required to deny ourselves any of the pleasures of physicality as a means of proving ourselves worthy of God's love, or of elevating ourselves to a level of "higher consciousness," or of expanding our awareness. The word "enlightenment" does not equate with the word "miserable." Nor does "detachment" mean the same thing as "denial."

The truly enlightened being is a person who is not so deeply attached to physical forms and experiences that the absence of them causes a loss of happiness. Life urges us to enjoy physical experiences of many types, but not to require them.

It is through the enjoyment of the many aspects of physicality that we bring ourselves a rich experience and a powerful internal awareness of our true nature and our true identity.

This series of commentaries opened with a deep look at how time flies, how quickly our lives pass before us. This is good news, not bad. We were given this news as a comfort when we left Home. You see, we did not really want to leave. At some level, though we knew it was all part of the process and the cycle of life, we did not want to go. But no sooner did we enter our physical form than the angels began to minister to us, whispering: "Be of good cheer! You'll be Home in no time!"

They were, of course, being quite literal. But they also meant that in relative terms. They were conveying to us that our "time" here would pass very quickly. It would be like the blink of an eye.

As I said, we understood at the soul level that the journey to physicality was part of the endless cycle of Life Itself, and that the Realm of the Physical was created for us as the place where we could Experience what we had come to Know about who we really are. But leaving Home is never easy. Not when Home is as wonderful as ours is.

And the angels not only gave us comfort, but a great clue. They said, "If you want to really move through your next physical life quickly, if you want to really make 'time fly,' here is a secret formula: have fun. Make a joyful noise! You will find that your physical life will be over before you know it!"

What a great piece of information! What a marvelous secret! What a terrific insight! Humanity has taken this insight and reduced it to seven words: Time flies when you are having fun. Fun and joy are the jet fuel in the engine of life! We can have the experience of moving through our physical life quickly, and being Home again very fast, by just having fun!


Blessings

Goings on in AZ

Like Titania said I'm suffering from the Summer Blog Blues. I've been running around doing allot of things and when I sit on the PC I'm either very tired or have nothing I can think of writing about. The funny thing is when I'm out and about I think of a million things to write about. So I'm gonna try to carry a notepad with me. Wish me luck.



I've really been running allot lately. I've been struggling and losing confidence. My coach gave me a training plan and unfortunately I haven't been able to keep up with it. Hence my lack of confidence. I am getting stronger and getting my wind back; I figure it's a matter of time before I'm happy with my running. Since it gets above a 100 degrees here during the day I'm having to get up at 3:30 AM to start my 10 mile run, which usually last about 2 hours. I know I'm nuts. But I'm thinking this year will be my last NYC Marathon and I really want to do well. Well, I want to do my personal best. Besides I don't sleep well anyway. It's funny I was tagged to do a meme about goals and I forgot to put get a wonderful deep full nights sleep. I cannot remember the last time I had one.



I read a book in which I learned (in my head) a really important lesson. I keep reading it because I want to feel it in my heart. That's when I know I've fully learned the lesson. But the lesson is in order to get something you want you have to be it or act like you have it now. It gave a quick parable how a guy wanted to be a healer so he quit work and took classes. Soon he was in deep debt and couldn't get any clients to heal and his wife left him etc.. he was at the bottom. He soon realized he wasn't having much success this way. He went and got his job back and was able to reconcile with his wife. While at his old job he was experiencing the same pressures and attitudes. This time instead of dealing with them like he used to he decided to deal with these issue's with love and care (like a healer). His change was noticed and soon he was giving helpful advice to folks. He built such a caring relationship that eventually he was able to use some of the alternative healing techniques he had learned. He kept building relationships and clients and eventually he was able to leave his company and start his own successful business. He didn't change the environment he changed himself and then he experienced success. He change what he wanted to be from within and the outside world followed. That is the lesson I learned; and it is a very beautiful lesson indeed.



Blessings

Linkin Park - Leave Out All the Rest

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Happy 17th Anniversary

Friday, June 22 was our wedding anniversary. We've been married 17 years and I think we both have learned allot and I know that my love has grown and evolved in ways I never knew possible. I've spoken to many people who have been married for some time and I've learned that marriage, like life, is always a work in progress; always evolving and changing. A couple of years ago we almost split; It was my fault and mainly due to my immaturity and insecurity. We had become stagnant in our relationship and I don't think either one of us recognized it or wanted to. Fortunately with the help of some dear friends we were able to grow and reinvent our relationship. I love and respect my wife more than ever now. She is truly a part of me as I am of her. together we are one and are love on this earth.

Blessings

Bowling for fun

Last night we had a little social event after work. Working with one of my coworkers we managed to schedule a bowling event to try to get the folks at work to relax and enjoy themselves a bit. It was fun. I brought Pam and we both bowled; I did terrible, I'm a really bad bowler but had fun teasing folks and being tease. I was lucky enough to be with a group that had a great sense of humor.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Here's something different!!!

My wife is a nurse at a nursing home here in AZ. One of the latest guest at the home is the lead female munchkin from the original Wizard of Oz movies. She even gave my wife and autographed photograph. I feel weird giving her name so I'm not gonna but this is her in the pic below.

Blessings

Well, I did it. I rewrote my resume and put myself out on the market again. I'm feeling a big time need for change and my current job isn't where I want to be right now. Professionally the job is not satisfying and the current atmosphere at work has become one of deceit and mistrust. I have to admit it has really tested me in terms of not falling into the trap of being insecure and falling into the same patterns that I see happening. So from that perspective I am happy about the challenge and the fact that I have been successful.


It's funny because right now I really don't care what I do professionally. What I yearn for is something where 1 I feel like I can impact change and 2 where I can work with people to accomplish something common and good. I think that's a position to where there's no real job description. The picture below is called "Searching for Guidance" I like it... Hope you do to



Blessings

Horoscopes

Good Morning!

In my younger days (my dark ages) I really didn't believe in anything let alone anything spiritual. I met my wife and she introduced me to allot. I would go along with an attitude but I would do it. She was really big into horoscopes and I would make fun of her mercilessly saying it was a joke. She never tried to push it on me and eventually I came around. I'm a Virgo and was really caught by the description of a Virgo and how much of it rang true for me.. I've developed a system in which I read my horoscopes almost daily and use them as a guide more so than a straight literal interpretation. Every once in awhile, I'll get one that totally amazes me. It astounds me in a way that the reading seems to directly address an issue I'm having. Today is one of those days and I would like to share my reading.


For some time now, Epi, you've been trying to balance your life a bit better. Maybe you need more time to exercise or do things at home. Or maybe you have wanted to be able to spend more hours socializing and doing volunteer work. Balancing all of these things has been a challenge for you. Today you could experience a breakthrough, where you receive some insight into how you might better organize your life so that there is time for everything.

To all those dads and single parents who are both mom and dad, Happy Fathers Day Blessings

Back from Boston

My apologies for not posting lately. Two weeks ago things were very hectic and I could really concentrate and this past week I was in Boston for some work related training. It was nice and refreshing. Firstly because I missed the trees and clouds and cool air. I love AZ and it's home but I realize that the east coast is very much a part of me. It was great and refreshing. Also I got to spend some time with some old friends from high school. I got to run along the new england shoreline with my friends Rob and Jim and spend one of thse very rare and quality moment amogst friends. Again it was refreshing and had a profound effect on me. In any case I think that trip came at a time when I really needed it.

Blessings

A New Meme

I've been tagged by Nathalie for a meme, pretty cool. I have to list my top 5 to 10 Goals I would like to achieve.

Here Goes

1. I would love to be able to help others more, to heal in many ways; Spiritually, physically, etc..I know this sounds very general but I really leave it open on purpose.

2. I would like to be become centered and at peace with myself. I want peace for the world but realize that I need to achieve peace within before I can hope to achieve it with the outside world

3. I would love to conquer my fear of heights

4.To fly on my own, like to pilot a glider or a plane, or a hand glider

5.To travel and meet other people with my wife and kids if the kids wanted to.

6. To continue to enjoy life with others and share in the laughter and love.

7. To win a marathon!

Thank you Nathalie for the tag.

Blessings

Sounds of the Soul

I been looking at my latest post and I am curious that I have something stirring within. The last two post have been, what I consider, very passionate songs. The appeal to me greatly and give me a very profound sense of being. That is the best way I can describe it. It's a feeling so intense and deep that I almost feel like crying. Maybe some old scars are starting to surface for healing or maybe I'm sensing something else coming. I really can't tell. I guess my soul is speaking to me and I'm trying to understand what it's saying.





Blessings

Nightwish

My son got this song from a friend of his on his MySpace. I Like it............

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This is me for forever
One of the lost ones
The one without a name
Without an honest heart
as compass

This is me for forever
One without a name
These lines the last endeavor
To find the missing lifeline

Oh how I wish
For soothing rain
All I wish is to dream again
My loving heart
Lost in the dark
For hope I'd give my eveything

My flower, withered between
The pages 2 and 3
The once and forever bloom
gone with my sins

Walk the dark path
Sleep with angels
Call the past for help
Touch me with your love
And reveal to me my true name

Oh how I wish
For soothing rain
All I wish is to dream again
My loving heart
Lost in the dark
For hope I'd give my eveything
Oh, how I wish
For soothing rain
Oh how I wish to dream again
Once and for all
And all for once
Nemo my name forevermore

Nemo sailing home
Nemo letting go

Oh, how I wish...

What I've Done?

Below is a you tube of one of Linkin Parks songs "What I've Done" . I like the song. Watching the video reminds of that angry young man I once was and that continues to exist somewhere inside of me. Angry at all the bad things in the world and in this life and wanting to change them. I have been fortunate enough to not only grow in age but also in wisdom. I now understand to effect those changes, we need to do it with love and understanding. To truly Love and understand ourselves which will lead to the love and understanding of others.

Blessings

In this farewell
There’s no blood
There’s no Alibi
‘Cause I’ve Drawn Regret
For the Truth
Of a Thousand Lies

So let Mercy Come
And Wash Away
What I’ve Done

I’ve Faced myself
To Cross out what I’ve Become
Erase Myself
And let Go of What I’ve done

Put to rest
What you Thought of Me
Well I Cleaned this Slate
With the Hands of Uncertainty

So let Mercy Come
And Wash Away
What I’ve Done

I’ve Faced myself
To Cross out what I’ve Become
Erase Myself
And let Go of What I’ve done

For What I’ve Done
I’ll start again
And whatever pain may come
Today this ends
I’m Forgiving What I’ve Done!!!

So let Mercy Come
And Wash Away
What I’ve Done

I’ve Faced myself
To Cross out what I’ve Become
Erase Myself
And let Go of What I’ve done



What I’ve Done
Forgiving What I’ve Done