Category Archives: Life on Lake George

FORGIVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AND YOURSELF

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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

FEEL THE FEELINGS – HAPPY GRANDPARENT’S DAY

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Beloved,

Happy Grandparent’s Day (Sunday)to all you grandparents out there!

I hope you all used your God given right to vote yesterday. It
was a little confusing as it was on Thursday instead of Tuesday.
That is one gift from God and the beautiful soldiers who protect our
country so we can be FREE to choose who and what we wish, that I
will not give up. Especially us women who want to be in our power,
if we do not vote, we give up our power to others. Let’s stay in
the power that has been hard won by all our predecessors. I like to
use the Primary as a way to give a boost of confidence to those who
have no opponents. It is my way of saying “Good Job” by clicking
next to their name (of course, only if I think they are doing a
good job). Many decisions are based on the primary election numbers.

I know fall is here as many signs point to it. Have you noticed
that there are trees that have changed? Actually some trees start
changing in August. I love Fall but it is also a sad time for me
as my favorite birds leave or have left already in migration. The
hummingbirds are still here for a few more weeks but what I miss
most is the singing of the birds. It is so quiet!

If my windows are closed, I can’t hear any of their tweeting so I
open one window on each side of the house for a half hour or hour
because I love the way their singing just blends in with my prayers
and meditations. It is the time that I know I will “hear” them before
I get busy with life and only occasionally pay attention. Today
is muggy and as I have no air conditioning, my home is shut up tight
to keep the moist and hot temperature out yet I did open them up
and one little bird accommodated me. I have no idea what kind of bird
but he sang his heart out for almost a half hour. I am indeed
grateful.

Can you tell I am feeling melancholy? It is OK to feel what we
feel when we feel it. That is the difference between Spirit and
human, humans feel many different emotions and all of them are valid.
Our souls wanted to come to earth for that very reason and there
are still many souls waiting to become human so they can experience
everything including sadness or melancholy. We are not humans having
a Spiritual Experience; we are Spirits having a human experience.
Let us appreciate all that it entails because when we leave our
earthly existence, we will no longer have the duality of the earthly
experience nor will we have feelings. E-motion is simply energy
in motion. Consider this: move the last letter of EARTH to be the
first letter of the word and what do you have? EARTH – HEART
The very same letters and where do your feelings or e-motions come
from? Your heart of course and earth is the beloved planet where
we get to “FEEL”.

This daily inspiration is from a very dear friend of mine, Cathy
Olsen, who is a marvelous photographer and personally writes the
words you see below and sends a beautiful picture that she took
and which corresponds to the words. Maybe I have it backwards, I
believe she writes the words that she “feels” goes with each
picture she takes. I wish I could send you the picture but I still
have not discovered how to “forward” the pictures. If this
inspires you, perhaps is you emailed her at [email protected].
she would add you to her email list.

Call in the vision of what you wish to create in this moment
against the blank canvas that is provided for you
focus
add rich color
contrast
light
and the element of love that lives in your heart
You are the creator
Walk in gratitude for that which you have created
and be at peace

Isn’t that beautiful and wonderful words to ponder.

I was sent this following email by another good friend and I
want to share this child prodigy with you. I never thought
it was possible to paint pictures like these.
This is just too beautiful to describe…………………..

The Video at the end of the little girl’s website is beautiful and
amazing.

This artist is lovely and her work is gorgeously spiritual.

Don’t skip the video at the end… it really is a “must see”.!

http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/prodigy.html

Akiane was born in 1994

“Life without God is like an non-sharpened pencil. It has no point.”

Nothing I could add would increase the joy and wonder you must be
feeling right now. ENJOY the feeling!

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

ARE ILLUSIONS REAL?

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I have been pondering on how to explain or put into words the AHA
moment I had when I was kayaking this week. Have you ever tried to
explain to someone something you “felt” or “spiritually experienced”
but yet had no words to express?

I love to kayak as you know and my favorite time to do that is when
the water is perfectly still so it feels like I am actually floating
in glass. There is no wind to push me but there is no wind against
me either. As I am in the water, I can see the mirror image of the
trees, the homes, or whatever else is in the water and it gives me
an eery feeling because the depth perception is off as it gives you
a “double”. As above so below. The docks are twice as deep or high
depending on how you look at it. The boats give you an eery feeling
as you actually see it differently than you are used to.

I have experienced gliding through the trees’ image or even the
house image which is disconcerting to say the least but this time
I got a whole different view of what was happening. I deliberately
aimed my kayak at the images in the water and, lo and behold, the
images kept moving away from me. I was unable to glide “through”
because as I moved, the image moved away. It was always just beyond
my physical reach???? Was it because one side of the lake was in full
sun while the other side was in the shadows?

The closer I got, the smaller the mirror image got. It was as if my
mind was playing with me. I was never able to actually touch the
image with my kayak. The only rational explanation I came up with
was that it had something to do with the sun which was creating
the shadow image although with the still water, the image was as
clear as the so called “real” thing.

I really felt like I was in an illusion and suddenly was hit with
the realization that life itself is an illusion. This has been said
by many spiritual people and I know we can change the “illusion” by
simply changing our perspective about the situation. Everything is
in our mind as our mind is what creates our reality. Huh?????

How many people have said that life “is only a dream”. When you are
in a dream, it FEELS so REAL! Sometimes you wake up and have a hard
time waking up as you can still FEEL what you were dreaming about.
Was it an illusion? How do you know? Are our dreams the REAL reality?

Our bodies respond to dreams just as if it was actually happening
for real. How many times are we told to live our DREAMS? Our
imaginations (minds?) feel real and it is the ticket to fulfilling
our dreams. It is the stuff that makes our dreams come true in this
physical reality. In fact, our bodies respond to our thoughts (dreams?)
just as if it was happening in reality.

Am I confusing you? I am confusing myself. There is so much to life
and living that our mere mortal minds cannot grasp. Then there is
the heart where all our wishes are. If we respond with our hearts,
true reality is created. When we love, all is possible.

How many miracles have you heard of that happened because of Faith,
which is actually believing in something that is not seen but which
we know exists? I cannot see the wind yet I know it exists because
I “see” the effects of it. I believe in miracles and I know they are
created with LOVE. I know that my mind is what creates FEAR.

My eyes were playing with my mind of what I had believed to be true.
How many times do we think we see something that turns out not to be?
Just watching the birds fly over the water and suddenly they disappear,
or should I say, I can no longer see them but my mind tells me that
they still have to be there as there was no way for them to disappear.
Somehow they were in a “space” that my eyes could not see them but
they were still there in flight. I believe that is an optical illusion.
There is the word illusion again. How many illusions do you believe
to be true and yet are not?

Can you tell that my eyes were playing tricks on me but it sure sent
my mind into delving into the questioning vs the logical side of
what had happened. How many illusions do we believe that are simply
not true to our logical minds? Isn’t life mysterious? Just when
you think you have all the answers, life shows you another side of
the same thing.

I would love to hear from you if you ever experienced such a
situation and what was your conclusion. I think I “understood”
the deeper meaning while it was happening to me but now that I am
back on land, it almost feels like a dream.

I read an article that the reason we do not like the pictures
that are taken of us is because we are used to seeing our reflection
in the mirror which is not how others see us. When we look at a
picture of ourselves, it is how other people actually see us. The
picture shows us the side of our face on the other side of what we
see in the mirror so it is disconcerting to us and not familiar.

When I watched this video, it sent me into laughter. It is a play
between what we “know” and what actually happens in our minds.
This is meant for those with distinctive, mature tastes. It’s quite
entertaining and it gets better as it continues.

Not only that, but a whole lot of us can relate to this, as you’ll
see…

Enjoy!

Take a look at this. Turn up the volume.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv1tMioGgXI?rel=0

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