Category Archives: Disasters

WE WEATHER THE STORMS AS ONE COUNTRY

Posted on by

Beloved,

How did you fare the storm? Hurricane Sandy gave the Eastern US a
real hard punch especially in places like NJ that never experience a
hurricane. I hope this newsletter finds you and your beloveds in a
safe, warm and loving space.

My power was off for five hours but the generator that I had spent
9 months (like a pregnancy) deciding how powerful a one to get and
what kind, kicked in so quietly that it was barely noticeable. I
was giddy with glee. After surviving 2011 with its devastating 4
huge disasters, I was in heaven. I felt so safe and secure knowing
that with electricity, my sump pump would continue to take care of
any water problems and my cellar(crawl space) was secure. There
were problems with the TV reception and also my modem for the
web but all in all, it was quite uneventful which I was extremely
grateful for. The power came back on at 10PM so I went to bed feeling
calm.

I woke in the morning to my sump pump alarm going off which meant
that there was water in my basement. Oh shoot! I tried for an hour
to figure out why my pump wasn’t working, I unplugged all the plugs,
checked for power, etc. I finally called the company who installed
it and the manager told me someone would be out by 2PM to assess the
situation. In the meantime, water was still coming in but not in
torrent that most storms bring. At 2:15PM, I got a call from the
manager and he said he could get a service man out to me but he was
coming instead. I was so grateful that he would do that for me,
after all it was not his “job”. He arrived and discovered that I
need a new pump to the tune of $450 and it was only 2 years old.
I guess that it really has had to work hard especially last year
as the water table was really high and it did not get much rest.

I feel so humble after seeing all the devastation that was shown on
TV. I simply lost a pump which was replaced quickly and now my
basement is drying out with the help of a dehumidifier SaniDry. I
received this notice from Mitch Battros who I subscribe to for
the warnings that he gives about sun spots and how they predict
the weather we are going to have. Here is a sample of who he is
and what he offers. It certainly explains why the Earth is having
so many storms right now. Enjoy!

November 01, 2012

Mitch Battros Interviewed on GAIAM TV
by Mitch Battros – Earth Changes Media

Is it possible that galactic and solar events are exerting an impact
on Earth’s climate far more than any human activities? And is it
possible that these celestial events are affecting us in many more
ways than just the climate? Finally, is it possible that ancient
cultures, such as the Mayans, anticipated these changes?

In a far-ranging conversation that travels to the center of our
galaxy and back, scientific journalist and crisis intervention
specialist Mitch Battros describes the connection between what
happens on the Sun and what happens on the Earth. He speaks about
the impact of solar radiation on the Earth – not just climate, but
Earth’s magnetic field, and, in turn,all life on Earth. And he talks
about an alignment of our solar system in the galaxy, and a beam of
galactic particles that may bring significant change.

**See this fascinating thought-provoking interview:
CLICK HERE:

Another great article this time from Jean Houston. I hope you are
not sick of hearing about Earth Changes or disasters that affect
Mother Earth. This article gave me a lot of food for thought as well
as confidence in the future. I have often admired trees and even
thanked them for how they care for us in so many ways, with shade,
with nuts and fruits, with wood for our fires, etc. But…..I never
ever gave a thought of how they also give of their very selves in
a storm.

Compassion During the Storm

Dear Friends,

A good friend of mine, the Zen Priest and poet Bonnie Myotai Treace,
just wrote to me a few lines of sorrow over the trees that will soon
be falling.

“I grieve the end of orange leaves. The soon beating death of trees
so many, cracked and broken, pulled from earth, struck and whipt by
wind: trees that will not be mentioned with love, just blamed for
downed lines, troubled lives. My people, they will be breaking,
falling, dying. I sing their lives. Stronger than silk, milk,
midnight. Deeper than shadows, intimations, rootedness itself. The
taffeta sound of their falling is my grief endlessly landing falling again then landing again endlessly…”

May we regain both strength and compassion to serve each other, the
resilience to restore and recreate after it is over, and, most deeply,
the return of wonder, of gratitude, and a commitment to remember
our ultimate truth-that we are after all-the One in the Many and
the Many in the One.

LOVE,
Jean Houston

Do you remember seeing the clip on TV about the rescue of the
people on that boat? This is a link for you to watch the actual
rescue if you want to see it.

Coast Guard Rescues 14 At Sea After Ship Sinks

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/159583/coast-guard-rescues-14-searches-2-hms-bounty#.UJQNE2e8iuk

I was mesmerized as I listened to the voices of the rescuers. No one
person could have rescued these people. It took the whole team.
While the pilot held the helicopter right where it needed to be per
the instructions he/she was receiving (I heard a female voice also)
the “swimmer” as the rescuer was called was being directed where he
needed to be to put the people in the “basket” to be brought up to
safety, the man in the open door was guiding the basket as it
swung to and fro because of the high winds of the hurricane. I was
so inspired by the willingness, courage and strength it took from
each individual. I am sure there were others involved but it brought
to my mind, the election that we as a country are facing in a few
days.

I see the President of the United States as the pilot and the
others as our Senators and Representatives and all the political
people right down to our towns and cities which are all needed to
rescue us when there is a disaster and to keep practicing their
skills so they are prepared when needed. Please choose wisely when
you vote on Tuesday. Vote for the people who you know put you above
their own needs like Obama did when the disaster hit. We need a team
to run this country and we need to be part of this team. Let us do
our part for our country by listening to our hearts and taking the
few minutes it takes to vote. Our ancestors lost their lives so
we would have the Freedom to Vote. We are not asked to give our
lives except for our Miltary Services who deserve to be honored
by respecting their devotion and willingness to die so that we
may vote to keep our country safe for ALL. Lets at least give
two minutes of our time to mark our ballots.

I feel we need a little laughter here so here goes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyjuLA5qlw

Love and Light

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

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

FORGIVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AND YOURSELF

Posted on by

Beloved,

Well, the migration has begun. I went out in my kayak and noticed
that several pontoon boats have been taken out of the water and
prepared for winter. This is a beautiful time of the year but it
is also sad for me as I truly love the activity around the lake and
the people you see only for 3 months a year. My favorite bird, the
Oriole had already left and now the hummingbirds have begun their
migration so they are no longer around.

When I went to the beach to launch my kayak, I noticed a lot of dead
fish on the shore. I had not seen that many fishermen around who
usually throw the fish back and these were white perch about
3-4 inches long. As I went around the lake, I ran into a man who had
been in the cove and he said there was probably 150 – 200 dead perch
in there.????? He was going to check with people he knew and when I
came back, I called the Fish and Wildlife Assoc to report it and to
get info.

It turns out that occasionally this happens and the two year old
perch seem to be the most vulnerable and it is probably a bacteria
that only that size of white perch fish are vulnerable
to this particular bacteria. They will check it out but they
assured me that for 200 fish there are probably 2,000 or more still
alive and well. I know the Lake Association was around the lake
checking things out and also the Health Department was called.
It takes ALL in a community to make a difference.

Ecology is a balance and to keep the lake healthy, we all need to
pay attention and report it to people who are in the know and who
can help if there is a problem. This brings to mind the tragedy
of our Embassy in Libya where the Ambassador and others were killed.
Most of Libya is still pro-Anerican but it only takes a few to spoil
the broth as we say. When something that unusual happens, it certainly
comes to our attention

We Americans like to think of ourselves as good guys and Saviors of
the world. Yet, mixed in with those of us that prefer to do good,
there are a few that do not have the compassion and wisdom to use
our great gift of free speech to do good. Our men and women die
for these people to have the freedom to think and say what they feel
yet I doubt that the few bad eggs have any conception of the gift
they inherit by living in the USA. This author is now in protective
custody because of death threats.

When I heard of this atrocity, I got angry at the author for being
so unfeeling about another person’s faith as to write and defame
Someone Else’s beliefs. Yet, aren’t we all guilty of saying things
that are not beneficial to someone else? It is called spreading
a rumor.

Then after a few minutes and some deep breaths, I needed to see the
good in this tragedy. The victims gave up their lives so that the
whole world would see what hatred does, what bigotry does, what mob
mentality does, and also what INDIFFERENCE does. Why are we so blind
to what is happening to our neighbor? When are we each individually
going to spread compassion and compromise to our families, our
neighborhood, our state, our country and then to the entire planet?
WE ARE ONE SPECIES ON ONE PLANET!

It took only one person to start this ball rolling, the author. YOU
too, can make a difference. I wonder if just ONE person took the time
to speak to this author, to help him understand what freedom really
means, to use his gift to spread Love instead of bias, to actually
be an example of tolerance that the author could emulate, would it
have made a difference? We will never know now. Let us
offer now compassion for his ignorance and refrain from making
hate and revenge go viral.

Our emotions spread like a virus, let us offset the anger with
compassion and love for all that are involved in this scenario.
E-motions are E-energy in Motion. Your emotions are felt at a heart
level clear across the planet just like telephone waves and the web
waves reach anyone you wish to contact. I do not condone what was
done, yet you can help all affected by having your loving feelings
of compassion go viral.

What is it that YOU can do? What is that saying? “For evil to
flourish, it only takes a good person do nothing”.

Speaking of what one person can do. Check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyjuLA5qlw

Love and Light

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

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

TRAGEDY & COMEDY

Posted on by

Beloved,

This day did not start out too well but it all came clean in
the wash. When I tried to access my emails, Firefox could
not connect to server. Thank Goodness I have learned to look
at the router to see what it is doing. I used to waste so much time
trying to figure out why I could not connect to the web. Four of
the five lights were on and some flashing but the one going to the
internet was out. Soooo. I shut down the router, waiting a
few minutes and tried again. Again, no internet so I called
Verizon.

Looking at my bill, I was trying to figure out what number to
call but nothing for repair so I called the regular number. If you
have ever done this you know how much time is wasted, not
their time but yours. I finally got to a “human voice” so I could
explain what was happening. You know when you are out of
the United States because the people are so polite. Her name
was Mariel and she was from the Phillipines. I usually ask to
be transferred to the US because it is the law that they have
to accommodate this request but since it had taken me so
long just to hear a human voice, I did not want to take the
chance of being disconnected and having to start all over again.

At least, I could understand her English but the volume was
quite low so I struggled with that although she continually
tried to raise the volume. She said there were no outages
so she proceeded to spend 20 minutes to try get me connected
without much luck. Guess what, there was an outage locally.
It’s too bad Verizon does not have a system we could call to
find that out. And…their counterparts in other countries should
be made aware of their outages too.

I don’t like the fact that other countries are taking care of us when
we are perfectly capable of doing it, but I do not blame the person
trying to help me out. I told her that Ariel is a powerful Archangel
and she carries his name in her name so she has a great protector.
She was pleased to find that out.

While I was waiting for the internet connection to be fixed,
I turned on the TV to have my breakfast. Let us take a moment
to send some loving positive energy to all involved in the
tragedy in Colorado. which happened at the Batman premier.
no family anywhere in this world is free from mental challenges
in their midst. Let’s not place blame on anyone. You know
that the young 24 year old man must have mental challenges
in order to commit this atrocity. I am sure now that the
media will find blame in our mental care system but how can
any agency know which of their billion clients will go over
the edge

I have a grandson with the same name as the shooter, James Holmes.
He came from a broken home and was in the foster care system. He
experienced events that would make your hair curl. Although some
decisions were made by foster care that I did not like, they had
his best interest at heart. After many years, he is now balanced
and having a better life. I immediately called my son to see if it
was possible that it was our James, but it was not. Thank God.
See how my concerns this day have been put to rest.

Until there is peace in the world and every human feels safe, there
will be mental challenges. Look at our own soldiers and the Post
Traumatic Stress they are suffering from because of all of the
atrocities they see and what they have to do to keep this country
safe. As long as there is extreme poverty, our children will
also suffer from mental challenges as they are being raised by
parents who are dysfunctional. It carries down through the
generations.

Grace abounds in all situations, all we need to do is to ask
for it and miraculously it appears. This is a perfect opportunity
to become aware of the important job we are doing as lightworkers.
Let us bring light to this planet, the whole planet, and it only takes
one candle (you) to light up a room. Remember it takes only
a crack in a human’s heart to allow the light to shine in and that
crack will happen when they feel and experience love. It can
happen anywhere, in the supermarket, at the gas station, at the
Post Office, etc. The easiest way to transmit love is with our
smile, it says it all. How many people do you see every day
that you could smile at and help smiling go viral.

Yesterday was a wonderful day, full of happy surprises for
me. The heat wave has been broken, I went in my kayak
early in the morning which is a great treat for me. I went
swimming in the lake in the afternoon and then went to
a concert held in a neighboring town on the town common.
On the way home, guess what I found. A restaurant that
was advertising Gluten Free Menu on its billboard. I could
not pass that up. I was not hungry but stopped to check
out their menu and boy was I in for a treat. The young
24 year old chef has Celiac so is very familiar with how
to cook gluten free.

I was in heaven just looking at the menu. Do you know
how long it has been since I have had Fish and Chips?
or Fried Mozzarella, or Clam Chowder or Baked Ziti,
or Pizza? There is even more than that to choose from
like pancakes for breakfast, YUMMM

For those of you in the area, the name is Villa Nova on
5 Brimfield Road, Holland Ma 01521 413-245-9090
AND they even have delivery.

They have regular food and specials every day. Their
prices are great and all the vegetables are fresh from
the father’s garden every day. Can you imagine? Food
like your mom used to make, no processed food here,
it is all freshly made. Sunday is the only day they have
breakfast so I am planning on taking myself out for
a breakfast of gluten free pancakes this week.

My connection to the internet is back so I am now writing
this to you and then need to get busy preparing for hosting
my TV Show in 4 hours. Things always seem to go wrong
at the worst possible time like today as my Fridays are so
busy that I do not schedule anything extra. But….see how it
all worked out and I did not get too bummed out. I just
went to the Higher Power, prayed for everyone involved
in all of this and then let it go. Letting go is the hardest part
but if I trust in a power greater than me, then what am I so
concerned about?

The title of this song is: “ONLY YOU” and feels so
appropriate for the subjects I have been writing about.
I have faith in you and humanity and also humor which
brings our hearts to smiling. Let’s get it to go viral.

SMILE AS YOU ENJOY THE SONG, THE ANTICS
AND ESPECIALLY THE ENDING

Old Guy Picking Up
Young Ladies Love the
Car!!! Turn Up The Sound and
Listen To The Classic Song …
“Only You”

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ItXKGyO6cRA?rel=0

 

Light and Love

Mary Grace
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html
PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977