Beloved,

What a week this has been. Emotions seem to be rampant – not only low vibrations but high vibrations also. Perhaps the full moon on Wednesday had something to do with it. One day we have summer weather and the next is bone chilling and the next is cloudy all day and the next rainy and the next stormy. Speaking of storms, I saw something on the lake that I had never seen before. It looked like a really long log just floating but I could not define it. Looking through the binoculars I then I realized it was ducks all in an almost straight line like a log would be. I kept looking but could not tell just which duck they were, I could not see clear enough. Oh, how I wish my binoculars were stronger. The shape of the head and neck looked like a loon. There were at least 40 of them and all I could see was the head and neck until they would flap their wings which were enormous black ones. I went to my bird book but all it confirmed for me was that the neck and head looked like a loon. I don’t see loons very often and they are usually alone, never this many at one time. My sense is that the storm brought them in; it was probably too windy so they settled down here. I wish they would come closer so I could actually define what breed they are.

While I was doing that, my neighbor came to the beach with her three year old grandson. Both were dressed for the rain and had boots on because of the heavy rain. I love living here at the lake but the beach is not mine, it belongs to a private beach club of which I am a member. So is she but the only frustrating thing of being able to see the beach and water so clearly is seeing other members not following the rules. The gates are supposed to be kept locked ( all members have a key) but this neighbor does not like to follow rules so she just drapes the chain and lock which at quick glance looks secure. Dogs are not allowed on the beach per the state law but she brings her dog which not only scares the ducks and great blue heron away but once a dog pees on the beach, other dogs smell it and want to come in. That just creates problems for others who have dogs. Since the rain washes away the sand, we have to pay to replenish it every year. Here she is teaching the little boy to pick dirt with both hands and throw it into the water. Not only the little one but she is also doing it along with him. What has she just taught him? That rules are not to be followed, that he can do what he wants regardless! I think it is sad when a parent or grandparent or even an adult teaches a child to disobey rules. Were they not put in place for a good and valid reason? I love the summer when I can see and hear the children giggling and laughing, having so much fun with the sun and water. Most of the time, I love being here and feel so fortunate to have the beach right in front of me. There are just some times when these things happen that I get frustrated because it is not mine and I can’t say anything without causing a ruckus. She has been spoken to about her not following the rules but she keeps doing it anyway.

My granddaughter and grandson came Monday to visit but in actuality it was to take out their father’s old canoe out for a spin. The seats have holes in them and their butts are not big enough to cover the holes but they put things on them and off they go. That day the wind was strong so they did not have as much control with the oars so they did not stay out as long as regularly but that gave me a chance to visit with them longer. This is a wonderful place for children and I am so grateful that I can offer them a place of peace and fun.

I got an email today that speaks about children and their perception from birth and how they alter their perception of oneness by Neale Donald Walsh. It was a new perception and it makes sense. He will be sharing a few more tales of our children’s’ growth in awareness in the upcoming weeks. If you would like me to share them with you, send me an email and I will make sure that they are included in my newsletter.

http://spiritlibrary.com/neale-donald-walsch/let-s-talk-about-contentment?utm_source=Spirit+Library+Updates&utm_campaign=5ce3ebab96-Daily_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef6a5211f4-5ce3ebab96-120804410

I have had a health situation the past two and half months that has given me a deeper understanding and compassion for those with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). After trying to alter my diet for two months, I decided I had better go to the doctor’s for testing. Usually different foods might give me those symptoms but I had tried for too long on my own so it was time to get answers. I did the three day stool test (yuck) and the tests came back negative. I already had an appointment with the doctor who handles my thyroid and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities so I figured I would see what he had to say before I made an appointment with a gastroenterologist. He is having me do the same three day test but eliminating all probiotics for 1-2 weeks before I do the test. That means I cannot eat my own home made yogurt (Probiotic) which I have eaten for over 30 years every morning for breakfast. What a blow that was. After he said that, my mind just would not accept any new information so I could not remember the instructions the next day and had to call for verification. Boy that will be difficult. After the test he wants me to eliminate all sugar and dairy for a while. Having Celiac Disease, I am familiar with food restrictions but this restriction will be quite difficult for me. Guess what I just did? I made myself a half of a gluten free bagel and put butter on it and also cream cheese. Oh! It was so good! I won’t be having that for a while but I have at least one week before the test and then the beginning of the restrictive diet other than not having yogurt now because it is a probiotic. See what orders and restrictions do? They make us ornery! And…I talk about my neighbor and her abuse of the rules??????

Every person has a choice at each moment. I can choose not to follow the doctor’s orders and still be ill or I can choose to follow them and see what develops. In my mind I cannot ask for help and then not follow the guidance I am being given. That would negate the whole reason for asking scenario.

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When I read stories like this, it makes my heart warm. How many similar actions are taken by people who never get acknowledged for what they do? It is OK because recognition is not why they do it, they do these things because it is the right thing to do and they are in the right place to do it. I love Good News Network because their stories are reminders to me of the good of humanity rather than what I see and hear normally on the news.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/policeman-buys-bed-desk-troubled-boy-none/

Hey, did you get to laugh at the last video in my newsletter last week? It is a keeper; play it when you need some laughter to lift your spirits.

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Love and Light

Mary Grace

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