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MUSIC: "Grand Canyon Fanfare" by James Newton Howard
POWERFUL and MAJESTIC
This Song Kicks Brass
James Newton Howard
"Grand Canyon Fanfare"
from the film, Grand Canyon
This Song Kicks Brass
James Newton Howard
"Grand Canyon Fanfare"
from the film, Grand Canyon
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AOM Meditations: 011917
Boy by the Water by Paul Gauguin
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
~*~
Meditation on Love
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
~*~
Meditation on Love
by Thich Nhat Hanh
"The mind of love brings peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others. Mindful observation is the element which nourishes the tree of understanding, and compassion and love are the most beautiful flowers. When we realize the mind of love, we have to go to the one who has been the object of our mindful observation, so that our mind of love is not just an object of our imagination, but a source of energy which has a real effect in the world.
The meditation on love is not just sitting still and visualizing that our love will spread out into space like waves of sound or light. Sound and light have the ability to penetrate everywhere, and love and compassion can do the same. But if our love is only a kind of imagination, then it is not likely to have any real effect. It is in the midst of our daily life and in our actual contact with others that we can know whether our mind of love is really present and how stable it is. If love is real, it will be evident in our daily life, in the way we relate with people and the world.
The source of love is deep in us, and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, or one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring him or her joy. One word can give comfort and confidence, destroy doubt, help someone avoid a mistake, reconcile a conflict, or open the door to liberation. One action can save a person's life or help him or her take advantage of a rare opportunity. One thought can do the same, because thoughts always lead to words and actions.
If love is in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful."
The meditation on love is not just sitting still and visualizing that our love will spread out into space like waves of sound or light. Sound and light have the ability to penetrate everywhere, and love and compassion can do the same. But if our love is only a kind of imagination, then it is not likely to have any real effect. It is in the midst of our daily life and in our actual contact with others that we can know whether our mind of love is really present and how stable it is. If love is real, it will be evident in our daily life, in the way we relate with people and the world.
The source of love is deep in us, and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, or one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring him or her joy. One word can give comfort and confidence, destroy doubt, help someone avoid a mistake, reconcile a conflict, or open the door to liberation. One action can save a person's life or help him or her take advantage of a rare opportunity. One thought can do the same, because thoughts always lead to words and actions.
If love is in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful."
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Hey Sweetie! 011917
Hey Sweetie,
Happy Thor's Day!
One more day until the inaugural broadcast of
AOM TV on YouTube
presenting
A CELEBRATION OF PEACE & LOVE
I will post the link to the playlist on Friday
I've searched long and hard : )
For lots of good stuff for you to enjoy
I really hope you will tune in
And I hope it will inspire, educate, and entertain you
Brother Big Whack Attack informed me yesterday
That lots of people are tuning their TVs
To NON-Inaugural Coverage Channels
To help skew the TV Ratings
I've decided to tune all my TVs to Turner Classic Movie Channel
With the sound down
While I enjoy watching AOM TV on my computer
(My laptop happens to be hooked to one of my TVs : )
If you know of a YouTube video that celebrates and inspires
Peace and Love - Beauty - Joy - Compassion - Kindness - etc.
Feel free to send me the YouTube links
I might add them to Friday's broadcast
Peace and Love - Beauty - Joy - Compassion - Kindness - etc.
Feel free to send me the YouTube links
I might add them to Friday's broadcast
Many thanks to those of you who have helped me
You may have noticed that I have not posted to
AOM SoulFood Tea Garden
That's because I've spent most of my blog time
Putting together AOM TV
Hopefully, Tea Garden will be back this weekend
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
I wish you a most beautiful day
Peace and Love,
AOM
~*~
I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
Peace and Love
I wish you a most beautiful day
Peace and Love,
AOM
~*~
I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
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Parting Shot: 012016
Farewell, Mr. President
Thank you for your service
I will miss you
~*~
Now that you've reached the end of today's posts
I invite you to join me in a
Celebration of Peace and Love
by going to
Have a wonderful loving weekend
((((HUGS))))
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Brent Everett: 012017
I want to enjoy this day
With one of my favorite guys
B R E N T E V E R E T T
~*~
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MUSIC: "New Life" by Thomas Bergersen
GLORIOUS
Thomas Bergersen
"New Life"
from the album, 'Sun'
Thomas Bergersen
"New Life"
from the album, 'Sun'
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AOM Meditations: 012017
by Paul Cezanne
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
it is in dying
that we are born again to eternal life.
~St. Francis of Assisi:
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There is never nothing going on
To realize this you must first
Take out the trash
The trash is anything that is keeping you
From the only thing that matters-
This moment
Here, Now
Pay attention
To this present moment
This Here and Now
And when you truly are in the Here and Now
You'll be amazed at what you can do
And how well you can do it.
~Dan Millman
from the film, "Peaceful Warrior"
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Hey Sweetie! Celebrate Peace and Love (012017)
Hey Sweetie,
Happy Friday!!!
I know many people
(including myself)
Are sad, angry, concerned, worried, or even fearful today
I'd like to help
That is what AOM is all about
Helping
I have a BIG ask of you today
I'd like an hour of uninterrupted time from you
An uninterrupted hour of your attention
I ask this because I'd like to take you on a journey
A Flow of Positive Emotions
An Elixir - an antidote for what ails us
I have a BIG ask of you today
I'd like an hour of uninterrupted time from you
An uninterrupted hour of your attention
I ask this because I'd like to take you on a journey
A Flow of Positive Emotions
An Elixir - an antidote for what ails us
I've prepared a playlist on YouTube
That I hope will inspire you and give you hope
It is 18 short videos I've selected
(it ends with the song, Imagine, by John Lennon)
I've placed the videos in a special order
Designed to be seen as a whole
It is best viewed Full Screen
And
It is best heard with Headphones
(or a through a good home stereo)
I have my laptop connected to my TV
And I listen to it through my headphones
The playlist is titled
Click the link above
Then Click Full Screen
So take the phone off the hook
Go to the bathroom
Get something to drink
And prepare for an uninterrupted hour-long journey
(The same time it takes to watch two half-hour sitcoms)
Click play
Sit back
And take the journey with me
I hope it helps
Through it I send you
All the positive energy of Peace and Love
That I can possibly radiate
The last video of the celebration ends with
John Lennon's song, Imagine
There are more videos in the playlist after that
So when you have the time
I highly recommend watching them too
Especially the two comedy clips
They are HYSTERICAL
And sure to get you laughing
There are also a couple of great interviews
One of Ken Burns and the other of Thich Nhat Hahn
After those there are some other good shows to watch
If you would like to continue watching
Rather than watching regular TV
Watch AOM TV instead throughout the weekend
I've created several other playlists
For you to watch when you have time
Here are the links to the other playlists:
Comedy Playlist (link)
Mrs. Brown's Boys, Just for Laughs, Vicar of Dibley,
Mrs. Brown's Boys, Just for Laughs, Vicar of Dibley,
Frasier, Andy Griffith, Nina Conti, Carol Burnett
Stage Shows Playlist (link)
Cirque du Soleil, River Dance, Stomp
Cirque du Soleil, River Dance, Stomp
I especially hope you will watch the
I think it could benefit and enrich your life
I hope so
~*~
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
and continue to build
The more Beautiful World
Our Hearts know is Possible
I wish you a Loving Day
Peace and Love,
AOM
~*~
I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
Peace and Love
and continue to build
The more Beautiful World
Our Hearts know is Possible
I wish you a Loving Day
Peace and Love,
AOM
~*~
I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
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Parting Shot: 012317
A free in-home dick inspection
With every visit!
: )
: )
Have a Dick-rific Day!
((((HUGS))))
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Let's Go Commando! 012317
Let's Go
Commando!!!!
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MUSIC & DANCE: Maurice Bejart "The Ninth Symphony"
GLORIOUS MUSIC & DANCE!!!!!
Excerpts from
The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Bejart
Excerpts from
The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Bejart
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AOM Meditations: 012317
The River Ept by John Breck
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
~*~
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
~*~
"Does the rose have to do something? No, the purpose of a rose is to be a rose. Your purpose is to be yourself. You don't have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are wonderful just the way you are. This teaching of the Buddha allows us to enjoy ourselves, the blue sky, and everything that is refreshing and healing in the present moment. We already have everything we are looking for, everything we want to become. We are already a Buddha so why not just take the hand of another Buddha and practice walking meditation? Just be. Just being in the moment in this place is the deepest practice of meditation.
The Heart Sutra says that there is "nothing to attain." We meditate not to attain enlightenment, because enlightenment is already in us. We don't need to search anywhere. We don't need to practice to obtain some high position. We can enjoy every moment. People talk about entering nirvana, but we are already there. Aimlessness and nirvana are one. We have everything we need to make the present moment the happiest in our life, even if we have a cold or a headache. We don't have to wait until we get over our cold to be happy. Having a cold is part of life.
I am happy in the present moment. I do not ask for anything else. I do not expect any additional happiness. Aimlessness is stopping and realizing the happiness that is already available."
The Heart Sutra says that there is "nothing to attain." We meditate not to attain enlightenment, because enlightenment is already in us. We don't need to search anywhere. We don't need to practice to obtain some high position. We can enjoy every moment. People talk about entering nirvana, but we are already there. Aimlessness and nirvana are one. We have everything we need to make the present moment the happiest in our life, even if we have a cold or a headache. We don't have to wait until we get over our cold to be happy. Having a cold is part of life.
I am happy in the present moment. I do not ask for anything else. I do not expect any additional happiness. Aimlessness is stopping and realizing the happiness that is already available."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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Hey Sweetie! 012317
Hey Sweetie,
Happy Monday!!!
I hope you enjoyed our
Celebration of Peace and Love on Friday
Or through the weekend
Those playlist are still there
So you can enjoy AOM TV on YouTube anytime
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
and continue to build
The more Beautiful World
Our Hearts know is Possible
I wish you a most beautiful day
Peace and Love,
AOM
~*~
I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
Peace and Love
and continue to build
The more Beautiful World
Our Hearts know is Possible
I wish you a most beautiful day
Peace and Love,
AOM
~*~
I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
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