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AOM Meditations: 062817

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Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds by Martin Johnson Heade

Thanks to another Friend for sending us this beautiful art

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Focus on the Good
by Madisyn Taylor
"There are many ways to raise your vibration including thinking positive and uplifting thoughts.

Everything in the universe is made of energy. What differentiates one form of energy from another is the speed at which it vibrates. For example, light vibrates at a very high frequency, and something like a rock vibrates at a lower frequency but a frequency nonetheless. Human beings also vibrate at different frequencies. Our thoughts and feelings can determine the frequency at which we vibrate, and our vibration goes out into the world and attracts to us energy moving at a similar frequency. This is one of the ways that we create our own reality, which is why we can cause a positive shift in our lives by raising our vibration.

We all know someone we think of as vibrant. Vibrant literally means "vibrating very rapidly." The people who strike us as vibrant are vibrating at a high frequency, and they can inspire us as we work to raise our vibration. On the other hand, we all know people that are very negative or cynical. These people are vibrating at a lower frequency. They can also be an inspiration because they can show us where we don't want to be vibrating and why. To discover where you are in terms of vibrancy, consider where you fall on a scale between the most pessimistic person you know and the most vibrant. This is not in order to pass judgment, but rather it is important to know where you are as you begin working to raise your frequency so that you can notice and appreciate your progress.

There are many ways to raise your vibration, from working with affirmations to visualizing enlightened entities during meditation. One of the most practical ways to raise your vibration is to consciously choose where you focus your attention. To understand how powerful this is, take five minutes to describe something you love unreservedly--a person, a movie, an experience. When your five minutes are up, you will noticeably feel more positive and even lighter. If you want to keep raising your vibration, you might want to commit to spending five minutes every day focusing on the good in your life. As you do this, you will train yourself to be more awake and alive. Over time, you will experience a permanent shift in your vibrancy."


Hey Sweetie! 062817

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Hey Sweetie,
   
Happy Hump Day!
   
I hope you are well and feelin' good!
Thank you so much for your comments and E-mails
You really help keep me blogging
Without your loving-kindness and support
I would quit blogging 
You are the wind beneath my wings
  
If you didn't see it
I highly recommend watching yesterday's AOM TV
Here is the LINK
  
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


Booty: 062917

Steve Skarsgaard from Bel Ami: 062917

Beauty: 062917

MUSIC: "Live And Let Die" performed by 2CELLOS & Lang Lang

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FUN TIME!

2CELLOS & LANG LANG

performs
Paul McCartney's
"Live And Let Die"




AOM Meditations: 062917

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Thou Shalt Not Steal (Watercolor-1918) by John Singer Sargent

Thanks to another Friend for sending us this beautiful art

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Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.

~Pablo Picasso


Hey Sweetie! 062917

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 Tom Daley
(I just love him)
 
Hey Sweetie,
 
Happy Thor's Day!
 
I hope you are enjoying your day
I'm really glad you are here with me
It is so good to hear from you
I really appreciate your kindness and support
I hope you will enjoy today's posts
That something I've posted
Will give you pleasure
And Nourish your Soul
  
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



Booty: 063017

Ariel Vanean: 063017

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 One of my Favorites

A  R  I  E  L     V  A  N  E  A  N

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Beauty: 063017

MUSIC: "Ciribiribin" performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

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Very Lovely Melody
   
I woke up this morning with this song in my head. Funny how melodies I heard decades ago keep popping up in my head . I didn't remember the name of it. I first heard this song as a young teenager listening to my recordings of Glenn Miller. His version was sung by Ray Eberle, but all I could remember was one word - Cheery Beery Bean - so that is where I started my search online. Well it turns out the name of the song was Ciribiribin. I had the pronunciation right, just not the spelling. : ) My search turned into a song study.

"Ciribiribin" is a merry Italian ballad, originally in three-quarter time (waltz), composed by Alberto Pestalozza in 1898 with lyrics by Carlo Tiochet. It quickly became popular and has been recorded by many artists. - Jeanette MacDonald, a #15 hit for Grace Moore in 1934, the popular theme song of the Harry James Orchestra in 1939, Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra with Harry James, Mario Lanza and many others including a rock version entitled Gotta Lotta Love by Steve Alaimo, which was mildly successful in late 1963. 
  
There were many good versions to choose from
But I chose the one I fell in love with

It opens with an instrumental intro
The singer begins around the 1:00 mark


"Ciribiribin"
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Sung by Ray Eberle




AOM Meditations: 063017

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by Camille Pissarro

Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art

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Quote from Thich Nhat Hanh
 
We fear that this moment will end, that we won't get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will not be safe. Often, our biggest fear is the knowledge that one day our bodies will cease functioning. So even when we are surrounded by all the conditions for happiness, our joy is not complete.

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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.

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Fearlessness is not only possible,
it is the ultimate joy.
When you touch nonfear, you are free.

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It is possible to live happily in the here and the now.
So many conditions of happiness are available -
more than enough for you to be happy right now.
You don't have to run into the future in order to get more.

Hey Sweetie! 063017

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Hey Sweetie,
 
Happy Friday!!!
 and
Happy WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEkend!
   
Thanks for being here with me
I hope you will enjoy your visit 
   
No posts this weekend
In fact, I'll be away until Wednesday, July 5
          
 I wish you a beautiful day
And a wonderful weekend
   
~*~
  
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
and continue to build
The more Beautiful World
Our Hearts know is Possible
          
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


Hey Sweetie! WHOOPS!!! 070517

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Hey Sweetie,

WHOOPS!
I got so busy doing nothing
That I forgot something
I honestly forgot to post today
I blame it on Reggie Yates
And his TV programs,Outside Man, on NetFlix
I was so into it
I just forgot about everything else
I guess I got my days mixed up
My apologies
I ask your forgiveness
 
I plan to post tomorrow
Thursday July, 6 
I hope to see you tomorrow!
 
 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




Booty: 070617

Ariel Vanean and Marc Ruffalo from Bel Ami: 070617

Beauty: 070617

MUSIC: "Children of Destiny" by Neil Young + Promise of the Real

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Powerful Message
LYRICS:
 
Stand up for what you believe
Resist the powers that be
Preserve the land and save the sea
For the children of destiny
The children of you and me
 
Should goodness ever lose
And evil steal the day
Should happy sing the blues
And peaceful fade away
What would you do
What would  you say
How would you act on that blue day
 
Stand up for what you believe
Resist the powers that be
Preserve the ways of democracy
So your children can be free
The children of destiny
 
When money matters most
And war is good for gain
The capital is yours
The people feel the pain
They feel the pain
They walk the streets
While the bombs fall in the rain
The children hide
Somewhere inside
While the bombs fall in the rain
 
Stand up for what you believe
Resist the powers that be
Preserve to land and save the sea
For the children of destiny
For the children of destiny

    
Neil Young + Promise of the Real
"Children of Destiny"

  


AOM Meditations: 070617

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by Kenny Callicutt

Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
 
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“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent.
Conquer him with Love.”
 
~Mahatma Gandhi
 
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“Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, "Love your enemies." It is this: that Love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to that person. Just keep Loving them, and they can’t stand it too long. Oh, they react in many ways in the beginning. They react with guilt feelings, and sometimes they’ll hate you a little more at that transition period, but just keep Loving them. And by the power of your Love they will break down under the load. That’s Love, you see. It is redemptive, and this is why Jesus says Love. There’s something about Love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So Love your enemies. (from "Loving Your Enemies")”
 
~Martin Luther King Jr.
(A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the
Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.)
 
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 “And God said “Love Your Enemy,”
and I obeyed him and loved myself.”
 
~Kahlil Gibran
(The Broken Wings)


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