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SAVOR THE 4TH OF JULY, 2015

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Beloved,

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 4TH!

It has been very quiet this year, I have only heard one boom and tomorrow is the holiday. Usually they start two weeks ahead and stay at it for two weeks after especially the younger generation. I love the fireworks but am satisfied with only one night of the loud noise. I am sure the animals appreciate the quiet especially the birds.

I am looking forward to kayaking this weekend and also trimming the bushes. It feels so good to have some warmth in the air, it is invigorating. I also like seeing and hearing the laughter of the children playing on the beach and in the water. Nine months of the year, I have the beach to myself and hardly see any of my neighbors. The summer gives us all the opportunity or excuse to stop and enjoy the weather and all the cookouts. Enjoy the comradery of the season and the time spent doing nothing but enjoying yourself and others.

Sometimes I like to read about our past as humans. It always amazes me to discover that we are now discovering just how much wisdom we had in the past ages that are still valid today. In my heart, I believe that the Aborigines’ and Natives of all countries already had the wisdom that our medical profession and religions are seeking today. I am grateful for all the advances we have made as a civilization (like the clothes dryer) yet our human past is fascinating to rediscover.

http://www.spiritofchange.org/Summer-2015/Legacy-of-the-Tyrolean-Iceman/

Gregg Braden is a scientist who is quite brilliant. Years ago, I could not understand what he was talking about yet he has achieved a way of explaining the miracles that we live with everyday into everyday language that we all can now understand. This conference explained many of things that still puzzle me or that I wonder about. It also shows him as quite a humane figure with a sense humor although he talks about deep beliefs and explanations of the mundane. He gives us much hope for our future.

Gregg Braden Press Conference in span 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pznW-OcH5UI

I am sure you have heard the word “light worker”. Have you ever wondered what it meant and if you are one? Here is a fantastic explanation of what it means. See if it resonates with you.

http://spiritlibrary.com/pamela-kribbe/inhabitant-of-two-worlds-the-lightworkers-mission?utm_source=Spirit+Library+Updates&utm_campaign=ba2b301f05-Daily_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef6a5211f4-ba2b301f05-120804410
Our young people are so creative and willing to look at many things differently. By doing so, he created an awareness that will save many people quite a sum of money. How many ideas do you have every day that you poohpooh? I am so proud of our youth and its willingness to change how we perceive.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boys-mind-is-blown-by-science-project-discovery-doctors-share-news/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=01-07-2015

Here is another great idea that I never would have thought of. The human mind is so impressive. These inventions are confirmation that EACH of us carries a gift for the rest of the world.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pink-dye-protects-rhinos-from-poachers/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=01-07-2015

—
Love and Light

Mary Grace

http://www.IAmMaryGrace.com
http://www.TheWoundedChalice.com

OUR BIRTHDAY OF FREEDOM

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Beloved,

Happy 4th of July, the United States’ Birthday of Freedom.

Freedom is what everything is all about. If you do not feel free then you are not free. We humans put ourselves in all of these boxes beginning with what sex you are. Then comes race, culture, status, beliefs, opinions, perspectives, and on and on. Why do we box ourselves in? Is it only fear and if so, what is the fear? All of this fighting and turmoil in the world is about someone being different than who we are. Why cannot we humans just accept that each of us is unique thus we ARE different and that uniqueness is beautiful and interesting? How bored would we be if we were all were the same? We would not be able to tell ourselves apart from anyone else. Just because you are different does not mean you are taking anything away from anyone else and yet, there is fear that the other person might take something away from us just by being different. Why do we all have to be the same to feel safe on this beautiful planet? There is safety in being unique. When we allow ourselves to be unique then we allow and accept that in others.

Let us honor ourselves and this free country we live in. Parents are willing to give up their children that they might have the freedom we Americans have. Why or why do we not value and appreciate it? So many people complain about our government, whether local or national. Even our own congress is so busy fighting against a perceived enemy in the opposite party that it is setting a standard of fear and judgment. Please take a moment to see and appreciate where you are now and the safety that this beautiful country provides. Let’s give our congress the perfect model of cooperation just by accepting ourselves and all others. After all, we are one species on one planet. If the powers to be cannot be an example to us then let us be an example to them.

The Chinese are not only the inventors of the fireworks they are still the masters. The Hunan Province town is where fireworks were invented and the show has never been equaled in the West. Relax and simply enjoy the creation of another human being regardless of where they live.

> http://www.youtube.com/embed/_LpMB1OZ53g?feature=player_detailpage%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3e%3c/iframe%3e&autoplay=1″

My stomach had so many butterflies in it the day of my next swimming lesson. I would be wearing my wetsuit and I was feeling so different from the others who did not need to wear extra gear to stay warm in the lap pool. (Talk about being unique, it takes courage to be unique and a lot of deep breaths) I even put on my wet suit and went in my lake to try it out. I was soooo surprised that I did not feel cold. The woman who does the weekly test to make sure the water is pure told me that it was 77 degrees so that means in the pool which is 80 degrees, I should not be cold. Yet I was still nervous to wear the wetsuit and get in the cooler pool. I finally came to terms with: if this did not keep me warm enough I just would leave the class and perhaps take private lessons in the warm pool although that would not be conquering my fear of being over my head in the water as the warm pool never goes over my head.

The teacher was late and I did not want to get in the pool with the other three students because I was not sure just how long I could stay warm and I wanted to save that time for learning. I finally jumped in the pool with the others and, SURPRISE, I was not cold. In fact, I did not get cold until the class was almost done. I did well as all my practicing the week before kicked in. We learned the dead man’s float and also a swimming stroke. There is only so much you can learn in 45 minutes; that is why the practice is so important.

We only have three more lessons and the teacher promised us we would be swimming in the deepest part before we end the classes. Sooooo, we still have to learn how to swim and take breaths, as for now, we are only taking a deep breath and exhaling bubbles from our nose while our faces are in the water and then we stop gliding, floating or swimming and come up for air. I practice in the warm pool right now so I don’t have to put on my wetsuit. My goal is to swim in the lake when the water is warm enough without a wetsuit, and without the swim cap and only ear plugs and goggles. I am so looking forward to my freedom.

Here is an astounding video and song on Surrender. Enjoy and let your spirits be lifted.

http://gilalan.com/Reconnect_Journey_Final_Class_Ida.html

This is a story of Nigeria teens who invented something that all of us have but they have put it to good use. Would it not be wonderful to end the energy crisis and all the wars fought over them? There is such hope for the world after all.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/photo-day-nigerian-teens-make-urine-powered-generator/

Enjoy the fireworks whether you are there in person or watching on the TV. I hope you enjoyed the fireworks above (did you notice the symbol of love being shown many times?)

—
Love and Light

Mary Grace

http://www.IAmMaryGrace.com
http://www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

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Beloved,

I know our brothers and sisters in the military want us to
celebrate this day. Be in joy on this holiday yet be in gratitude
also for all they have done and are doing and especially OUR FREEDOM.
The biggest freedom is: THE FREEDOM TO BE YOU! Be who you are in
celebration of all those who came before us.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,

AND TO THE REPUBLIC,

FOR WHICH IT STANDS,

ONE NATION UNDER GOD,

INDIVISIBLE,

WITH LIBERTY

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.

A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.

I looked at him in uniform;
So young, so tall, so proud.
With hair cut square and eyes alert,
He’d stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil;
How many mothers’ tears?

How many pilots’ planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?

NO, FREEDOM ISN’T FREE !

I heard the sound of Taps one
night,
When everything was still.
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.

I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant ‘Amen.’
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.

I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea.
Of unmarked graves in Arlington .

NO FREEDOM ISN’T FREE

Enjoy Your Freedom
And
God Bless Our
Troops.

When you receive this,
Please stop
for a moment
And say a prayer for our servicemen.

Of all the
gifts you could give a U.S.
Soldier, prayer is the very best one.

THANK YOU ……..

Love and Light,

Mary Grace
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
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