Category Archives: Life on Lake George

IS THE SPRING IN THE AIR OR IN YOUR STEP?

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Beloved,

The sun is coming back this way so now I can see the sunset. As I
go into summer it will reach a dip in the mountains and then start
to go back the other way. Seeing the sunset is such a high spot of
my day and in the summer I try to be home for the sunset. Knowing
it is here only for about 6 months makes it even more special.

The sun (Son) is what enlivens me and lifts my spirits up. I went
out in my kayak today, my 3rd time. Yesterday I tried but the
current was too strong and kept trying to pull me out to the middle
although there was just a little wind. So I only stayed for 15 minutes
as the water is still too cold to attempt to go in the middle of the
lake. At this time of the year, the wind comes up suddenly and if
I get dumped, it is still way too cold to survive for very long.

I am sharing this with you to encourage you to find a place or
practice that will lead you into meditating on your riches. At
this time of the year, I have the lake to myself. There are no boats
with their motors or even the lawnmowers making their noise. It is
QUIET. As I began to go around a bend, there were quite a few ducks
a ways away, not even that close. All of a sudden, I saw at least
100-150 migrant ducks fly into the air and take off. I was awe struck.
I never see that many as my lake is a stop over for them to feed so
they can finish migrating to their place of choice.

I see them with my binoculars which I so enjoy but the most I see at
one time is perhaps 16 of them. I got the feeling that they
were saying AuRevoir to me until fall. What a treasure, how rich
I am. I see them only twice a year and I talk to them telepathically
while I am enjoying their antics and dives with my binoculars.

As I was kayaking around the lake ( my first time this year) I saw
a mallard duck fly away from shore and he kept landing and then
flying up again. He did this 4 times and it made me wonder if his
mate was nesting and he was trying to lure me away from where I was.
There are no docks lowered yet and no water lilies growing yet and I
only met one young man who was eating his lunch while sitting on
the shore near the water. No one is out yet but that will soon
change. And….I look forward to the changes as they occur even
though I prefer the early spring and late fall as it is quieter.

This is quite a reminder for me to allow the changes in my life. To
just know that changes are inevitable and if something is happening
now that I don’t like, it will change soon so all I need is some
patience. Don’t we all need reminders?

Just because I am blessed to have such serene surroundings doesn’t
mean I don’t have challenges. I have been having computer problems
and challenges for the last three weeks. I wonder if Spirit is
telling me to finally give in and buy a new computer as I have
Windows XP and my desktop is 7 years old. I am researching what is
being offered now and just might go to an Apple computer but I need
to go and try one at the store before I finally decide.

No matter our challenges, we can still breathe, smile and sigh.
Let’s be grateful for the moment and when life throws us a curve,
let’s envision the moments where we felt young and carefree.

Is there Spring in your step and and in the air? This is how I
feel as the Spring brings its surprises and gifts.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/88-year-old-grandma-dancing-on-the-stairs.html

You are never too old to feel young.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/95yo-woman-sprinter.html

Remember that a candle loses nothing to light another candle. When
you smile at others, you lose nothing but you gain the joy of seeing
another person smile back.

THIS IS Beautiful !
Click here: The Four Candles
http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/thefourcandles.htm

I will be doing Mystic Readings with Reiki at two upcoming Expos’s.
The first is on Sunday April 14th, at Twin River Event Center,
Lincoln, R.I., doors opening at 11Am . It is “The 10th Annual Southern
New England Women’s Expo” and you can get a card worth $10 at any
Walgreen’s store. Go to www.snewomensexpo.com for coupons and
discounts. I would love to see you again and give you a hug. Stop
by my booth and say Hi.

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The following weekend at the same place is the second one. “The
5th Annual Discover You Wellness Expo” at Twin River Event Center,
Lincoln, RI

April 20 & 21, 2013

We are thrilled with the line up of speakers and exhibitors for the
5th Annual DiscoverYou Wellness Expo. We welcome Roland Comtois as
a feature for the 4 consecutive year. New this year is Sherry Johnston,
NBC’s The Biggest Loser Contestant will share her story and Kerry
Cudmore, Life and Business Coach will be doing glass walking
presentations. The schedule is amazing! It’s going to be our best
expo yet and we are looking forward to seeing you there.

The two day admission for the 5th Annual DiscoverYou Wellness Expo
is $15 ($12 in advance) Click here to purchase tickets
http://www.discoveryouexpo.com/?utm_source=DiscoverYou+Events+Newsletter+-+March+2013&utm_campaign=DiscoverYou+Events&utm_medium=email

Hope to see you at one of these events.

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

EASTER – A NEW BEGINNING

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Easter is celebrating the resurrection of the Christ! Jesus came as
a teacher and example for us to emulate. He was LOVE and still is
LOVE as He is Eternal just as LOVE is Eternal. We humans are the
examples of LOVE to each other and LOVE is the strongest energy on
Earth. Nothing can withstand against it.

Today is Good Friday and as a child, I use to be in mourning
between noon and 3PM in order to be one with Jesus. I wouldn’t do
anything I liked to do and I wouldn’t eat, drink or be merry. Well,
Jesus is much alive as we venerate the sacrifice he made so we would
know how much He loved us. I no longer believe that you must be sad
and downfaced on Good Friday. Jesus gave us a beautiful and precious
gift. When someone gives you a gift, do you cry and mourn? It
pleases the giver to see you enjoy the gift that was just given to you.

I hold this sacrifice in my heart and my thoughts all day yet these
only strengthen my gratitude for what he did. He came to show us
how to LOVE and we are not expected to experience crucifixation. Jesus
did so we wouldn’t have to.

In fact, I wish to share my joy with you today. You’ll never guess
what I did this afternoon? I went kayaking!!!! The lake is all
thawed or so I thought. The part that I could see was all melted
and the geese and ducks are enjoying it. This morning when I got
up and looked out, the lake was like glass reflecting all the
houses across the water and the sky above. It was only 35 degrees
but I was thinking how great it would be to kayak. I know better as
it is much colder than it looks. Around noon, I looked out and I
suddenly had an urge to go uncover my kayak and maybe I could
just put it in the water, sit in it and the water could rock me.

By now it was 55 degrees, the sun was out but so was the wind. I do
not usually go out when it is windy as one day I was one inch from
being toppled and capsized by a sudden gust of wind. In fact, I
cracked a rib because of all the strength it took to keep the kayak
from completely turning over. I vowed Never Again so I have a deep
respect for the wind. As I was pondering this jaunt, I decided I
was at least going to launch the kayak for the year. I usually am
the first kayak in the water so I officially baptize the lake and I
am usually the last one in November or December so I tuck my lake
into the folds of winter.

The wind died down except for when I was trying to launch my kayak.
I was laughing because the wind came up and would not let me get
away from the shore. The water is low right now as the boards on
the dam have not been put in to raise the water height in the lake.
I kept trying to paddle but it would push me back to where the kayak
would stick in the sand. It was funny and if anyone was watching,
it made a good sitcom. I finally had to keep digging my oars in the
mud to push me further and further. I decided I would stay only in
my slight cove like area but once I got out in the water, I wanted
to see what was going on in my lake.

I stayed close to shore because the water is still freezing cold
to the touch. Just because it is thawed does not mean our human
bodies would not be in danger if we got dunked. I kept singing to
myself: “I’m in Heaven, I’m in Heaven”. I really was because there
is nothing like the first time of feeling your body rocking with
the motion of the water and with a kayak, you are not on top of the
water, you are inside of it so it is a totally different feeling.

I was so full of gratitude and this jaunt is a reminder to me why I
won’t sell even if I have to survive the winter. It feels so joyous
just as when you experience the first bud bloom on your flowers. I
kept rowing and when I got to the two coves that I love to explore,
they were blocked by ice. I have never been out in the water this
soon and so I always thought that when the ice in front of my house
thawed, the whole lake would be thawed. To my surprise, that was not
true. I certainly did get an Easter surprise when I saw that. What
an experience I had to be able to go up to the ice that was blocking
me. It was quite a visual surprise also. The transient ducks that
stop over to feed on their journey were there and I think they were
surprised to see anyone or anything out on the water. 6 ducks at a
time, they would fly away although I was not even close. Finally
only a pair of them slowly moved away. They don’t let you get close
and that is why I use binoculars especially inside the house as I
can get a better view of them when they come close to shore and
even when they are further away.

I saw the geese from my binoculars but I did not see them today when
I was out on the water. I was woken during the night by a lot of
geese or ducks making a racket. I was going to get up to see then
realized it was dark so I would not be able to see them anyway. A
ruckus like that is rare but it did make me wonder. The lake has a
life of its own and even after 18 years of being here, I am still
surprised by what I see and hear.

Spring is here even if there is still snow on my lawn and ice on the
lake. My heart feels so full and I want to share that joy with you.
I did not go around the whole lake as I have to break in my arm
muscles and grow some calluses inside my thumbs. When I came back
the clouds started to come in and the water changed. I feel so
blessed by Mother Nature and although it was not 3PM yet, I felt
like Jesus had given me a priceless gift on Good Friday to let me
know and feel His LOVE.

I also would like to share this message with you so you know just
how important you are to me and to this world.

If your wondering how exactly you can effectuate the most change in
your life, in the world, and even at the universal level: Just
BE LOVE.

How, specifically, do you just BE LOVE?

You BE LOVE by refusing to fall into negativity or fear. It’s as
simple as that. Each time you override a thought of fear with LOVE,
each time you remember that ALL IS PERFECT AND WELL, you have won.
Then, remain in LOVE, call on LOVE, breathe LOVE in and out.
That is all.

Additionally, if you do this with intent to spread LOVE you multiply
the flow of adamantine particles which are controlled only by LOVE.
Similar to negative ions, these sacred particles release enormous
pressure on the earth & humanity by easing tension and soothing
strain. We simply can’t think of a better way to change your life
and the world.

-Pleiadian High Council

This is one of my very favorite songs and it is so appropriate for
this season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezF8kteNLIE&feature=share

Have you noticed the pine trees lately? I know I have sent this
to you before but I still find this intriguing. The kids like to
look for this in the trees.

THE PINE TREES KNOW WHEN IT’S EASTER

http://wandascountryhome.com/pinetrees/index

I feel I need to apologize for my error in last week’s newsletter.
I wished you a Happy Hanukkah but I really meant Passover. It does
not matter what we call the celebration, the important thing is to
feel the LOVE, celebrate and share it with those you love. Thanks
for the understanding and compassion to someone who wishes you only
the best in this world. By the way, Happy Passover and Love to you
and your families.

Love and Light,

Mary Grace

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

A BRIDGE CALLED LOVE

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Beloved,

The Blizzard of 2013 is what they are calling the storm that
really dumped on the Northeast last weekend. i did not get out of
my yard for 4 days but during the storm I was out on my stoop
shoveling as the snow was coming down sometimes at 3″ an hour. The
lake always has gifts for me but one of the ones I don’t get too
often is the little mini whirlwind that surrounds my house. If there
is any wind it likes to pick up and deposit more snow right in the
front of my house.

Of course, that is great in the summer as I rarely have mosquitoes
because the breeze keeps them away but in winter? Ah. that is a
different story. My neighbor called me to pitch in for the cost of
plowing our street which is a private way, and he said he wished
I could see what he was looking at. He was looking at my house
which was nicely wrapped in about 6 feet of snow. The snow was up
past my small kitchen window and it had covered all the windows
in the door of my garage. I shovel the stoop because if I didn’t,
I would not be able to open my door.

It was comical in a way as I would go out to shovel it and since the
drifts were taller than me, I had a heck of a time throwing what I
shoveled over those banks. And….the wind loves to play with me
because every time I managed to get a shovelful over, he would blow
it right back at me. I really did a lot of laughing but finally gave
up at 12:30AM and went to bed. When I got up the next morning, the
snow was high in front of my door. I wish I had a surveillance
camera so I could watch myself as I contort my body to try to get
through a space so thin that Twiggy would have a hard getting
through. But after many gyrations I managed to get the shovel out
there and then work it a little to dislodge some snow that is
against the door.

Finally, I made it and managed to shovel it. My thinking was that
if there was an emergency, they could send a helicopter and bring
me up in the basket but I had to make it out of my house first. I
could not walk as the snow was drifted over my head but at least I
was out side where I hoped I would be seen. When things like this
happen, I like to bring the humor in. There were many blessings also.
The first foot of snow was the heavy wet kind but the rest was the
fluffy snow which made the wind’s job easier but also mine as I could
pick up a full shovel rather than a little at a time.

Last winter was a great winter, I had to be plowed only once and the
temperature was so much warmer. Mother Nature knows what she is doing
though, she knows our water table is low because we did not have snow
last year so she made sure we had plenty this year. She did make it
light kind of snow and after three days, she sent the rain which
diminished the snow and also a heavy fog overnight which cuts through
snow like a knife through butter. We ended up with only half the
amount the storm delivered and now she is giving us beautiful sunny
weather to melt the rest.

All in our area were gifted with the governor closing the roads,
offices, schools, stores except Home Depot which was needed to
furnish parts that snow blowers and snow plows needed. And…..gas
stations so people could run their snow blowers. Most of all,
parents and children got to spend some quality time together without
the outside world diverting their attention elsewhere. They finally
had the time to be a family and get to know each other again. We
were fortunate as we did not lose power but many did. The piece de
resistance was when the Post Office canceled all mail delivery on
Saturday and closed all its Post Offices. I worked for the Post
Office for 23 years and in all those years, the Post Office never
shut down. I think the postal people deserved not to have to travel
in that kind of weather and be with their families after all those
years of sacrifice so we could have mail.

I had planned to get so many things accomplished since we all knew
the storm was coming. Like you, I have so many things that I would
like to catch up on and thought this would be the perfect opportunity
to do that. Much to my surprise, I did not WANT to do anything except
take naps, have hot cocoa, hot soup and just chill out. I started
to chastise myself and then realized that storms such as these, create
an opportunity to be GOOD to ourselves and just ALLOW and TRUST that
all is in Divine Order and will get done when it is supposed to.
That is called Divine Timing. So I relaxed and did nothing. I like
that feeling and plan to “remember” it more often.

I woke up yesterday morning and the snow looked like cotton candy,
soft and fluffy. It was all glittering like it was full of diamonds.
We had just a dusting but it was enough to cover the old stuff and
make it look like glitter. What a sight that was. So you see living
on a lake has many different opportunities to see the beauty that
Mother Nature tries to give us if we but look.

I hope your Valentine’s Day was full of love…beginning with the
love you have for yourself. Where all the other holidays celebrate
with more days than one, Valentine’s Day is just that…a single day
to celebrate. And…..it is universal. Love encompasses ALL. People
and animals and nature and absolutely this exquisite planet.

This past week we celebrated the wonders of Mother Nature, Ash
Wednesday, Mardi Gras and many other celebrations that I cannot
remember the names of. All cultures are celebrating at this time
which means globally there is singing, dancing, love and gaiety.
It so reminds me of when I was a child and enjoying each moment
that presented itself to me. Soooo many memories of when I felt
so trusting and innocent. This music seems to just go along with
all that I am feeling right now. Each of us is a Bridge of Love
when we share our gifts and do what we love. I have such gratitude
to all who have been such a bridge to me and although this music is
from my generation, I believe all generations love and appreciate it.

My generations did it Our Way and now it is time to turn the gavel
over to the next generation to do it Their Way. Yet…..we can still
be valuable as mentors with our life experiences.

I wanted to share this with you so you feel and know that you are
such a bridge also.

Paul Anka wrote this for Sinatra, and only a violin can make this
sound as beautiful as it truly is. Don’t miss this.

Andre Rieu doesn’t often play his violin through whole pieces; this
he did! Also some lovely photos of the arrival of immigrants to the
USA, such as Frank Sinatra’s parents.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW & ENJOY

http://www.youtube.com/embed/e-y581HdWfY?rel=0

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