HOW CURIOUS ARE YOU?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by marygrace

I realize I am a day early with the newsletter but it is
today or Monday. Springtime brings a busyness that
is a preparation for the relaxing time of summer, hopefully.

I am in awe of the possible changes in the basic daily
life that we take for granted. How many things do you
take for granted? I personally love habit as it frees me
from having to remember the step by step actions
necessary to accomplish what I am setting out to do.
Just think of all the steps you go through just to brush your
teeth or actually eat your food. If you had to think of every
motion separately and then do it,you would never get done.

I have needed a new refrigerator for a couple of years and
have been looking at them off and on when I get to a store
that carries them. Something I was not aware of until my
oldest son brought it to my attention, was that now you have
the option to have the handle of your refrigerator on either
side so you can open the door from either side. You have a
CHOICE. I did not know I had THAT choice. My
refrigerator had always offered me that opportunity but
I was blind to it.

How many choices do you have that you are not aware of?
You can’t know what you don’t know! I wonder how many
new things I am not aware of that are in existence but I am
simply in ignorance of?

For the last 14 years I have been opening the door to my
refrigerator with the handle on the left side of the door so it
would swing open with the entire door in my way to place
anything in the sink or on the counter. The door handle could
have been switched to the right side and the door would
have opened to the left thus creating a wide opening to the
counter and sink where it would have been so easy. Come to
think of it, I have ALWAYS had my door handle on the
left.

I had been doing it the hard way and wasn’t aware that there
was a better way. How many times do we do things the hard
way because we are not open to a NEW way? It is exciting
to realize that this world is so full of new things and ideas.
Each day we could learn something that would make life
so much easier if we only let ourselves not settle into
routine. Let’s make an intention to be more aware of what
is right around us.

I now have a new refrigerator that opens from the right and
it is an exercise in remembering. I automatically go to the
left to get the handle and suddenly it is not there. I need to
create another habit yet I hope to remember to keep my
awareness alert to other “new’ things that I am not yet
aware of. A curious mind will always find new things
that abound and if not, it will create something new.
Is that the secret to staying young? A child is always
curious as life is so new, let us be like a child.

Would you like to see what is in our future? Well, come
click on the link with me.

http://myrolltop.com/

Love and Light,

Mary Grace

www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
[email protected]

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

SEIZE THE MOMENT

Posted on May 13, 2011 by marygrace

Have you ever wanted to do something, something that
would make you happy to do? Then you tell yourself
that there are things that need to be done instead? You
figure you will be able to do it later and later never comes?

Well, I just came in from kayaking on my beautiful lake. This
is only the second time I have been out this year because I kept
doing the above. I made the decision to seize the moment and
do it now while the water was like a mirror. It was a little cooler,
like 55 degrees but once it warms to 70 degrees, the wind picks
up and I lose the chance to do it exactly when I want to.

The main reason to live on a lake is so you can go out exactly
when you want to but what stops you? Your mind tells you
that there is something more pressing or more important to do
or that you have certain obligations that are more important.
I am retired so I “should” be able to do exactly what I want
yet my training puts other things or people first.

The people who love me want me to be happy and would
not want me to put off what makes me so happy. When I
am happy, everyone around me is happy because it is
contagious. I am putting myself first and living in the
moment now so I can enjoy exactly what today has in
store for me. Will you join me?

The first time I went out in the kayak this year, there were no
boats launched or moored on the lake. All the boats were up
for storage and I went only halfway around the lake. I need to
build up my muscles and also get calluses on the inside of my
thumbs from using the oars. The first time is like being free for
the first time in your life. You can go anywhere you wish and
do not have to obey the rules that tell you you can only be on
the right side of the lake. There are rules on the lake just like
on the road where you have to drive on the right side.

Today was just perfect. The water was like a mirror so it gives
you a different illusion as you look out and see the trees and the
houses mirrored in the lake and that doubles the effect. I could
go left from my beach and proceed to my favorite coves. Having
no boat traffic meant I could go there first instead of having to go
around the whole lake to get to them. There are only a few
pontoons boats moored now and one speed boat. I went
completely around the lake this morning.

All I could think about is how each time I go out on the
lake is so much like watching the birth of a baby and
then watching it grow up in all it’s stages. Each time is
different and I try to be aware of the differences so I
can more appreciate the beauty of this special time
each and every time I go out.

I was able to stay closer to shore to see more details as there
are no buoys out yet to protect the swimmers from the boats
and even most of the docks are not lowered down yet. There
are no water lilys yet which means I can go further into the
coves. With my kayak I am able to go places where the
speed boats and the pontoon boats cannot because of the
shallow water. There are no dragonflies yet and the weeds
are drying on the shore which came from the deep raking that
is done each spring to clean the swimming area of the yucky
weeds that tangle in your feet and legs.

The homes around the lake are just like a small town…varied.
There are homes that money built in many sizes and styles,
there are everyday homes like a ranch, etc. and there are
cottages. Some are used all year and some are just summer
homes which people use to escape the heat and these are
all different with each one having their own personality just
like their owners. We all have one thing in common though,
we just love the lake and all that it contributes to our well
being and it is a wonderful place to share with family and friends
who also enjoy Mother Nature.

I was even able to go under several trees that are leaning over the
water, it felt like a canopy above me. What a feeling. But…
most of all I could send the feeling of peace and contentment out
to all humanity on this planet. When I am immersed in nature
and in this love, I like to spread it around to the whole world.
The world and its humanity can feel this energy even when
they do not recognize where it is coming from. You can do
this also not just me. When you are feeling these wonderful
emotions which are energy, just take a moment and set the
intention of sharing it with everyone else on this planet.

How often do you allow yourself to feel love and peace? I bet
more often than you realize. Just holding the hand of your child
or grandchild or loved one gives you this feeling. Helping
someone else can also be used. Being grateful for what
you have in the moment is also powerful. Make a list of
the ways you can experience these emotions and then
send them out over the airways to others.

It only takes being consciously aware of what we are
feeling in the moment and sending it on. It costs nothing
to do and guess what? The energy you send out comes
back to you. It cannot help it because it is a law of nature.
What you give comes back to you, the law of reciprocity .

This is also my favorite time of watching birds. Two weeks
ago, my first hummingbird came and the next day, the
Baltimore Orioles came. I have more Orioles this year,
it must be the babies from last year came back. I put out
jelly and that draws them like crazy. They love it but this
year I have quite a few catbirds coming for the jelly too.
I have been filling the dishes sometimes twice a day.

I decided to put out the oriole feeders that hold the sugar
water to see if I could get them to use those, the catbirds
cannot use them and it might cut down on the amount of
jelly I need to put out. Last year I only had one or two
catbirds but this year I have around a dozen. The orioles
are starting to use the sugar water feeders when I run out
of jelly so I feel more relaxed now about the jelly. When it
rains, the jelly gets washed away. With the sugar water
they will have something to eat every day and I won’t have
to keep going out to fill the jelly feeders in the rain.

I have a bouquet in my lawn. The beautiful yellow dandelions,
small purple flowers I think are miniature violets and small
white flowers as well as a thick and luscious lawn that has had
to be mowed three times already. . Isn’t spring wonderful?
I so love going outside and I feel so free, free of coats and
heavy clothes and free to walk everywhere I choose.

I received this email with information that I was not aware of.
I want to share it with you in case you are unaware also.

What is the difference between http and https ?
Don’t know how many of you are aware of this difference,
but it is worth sending to any that do not…..

The main difference between http:///and https :// is it’s
all about keeping you secure. HTTP stands for Hyper
Text Transfer Protocol.

The S (big surprise) stands for “Secure”.. If you visit a
website or web page, and look at the address in the web
browser, it will likely begin with the following: http:///.
This means that the website is talking to your browser
using the regular “unsecured” language. In other words,
it is possible for someone to “eavesdrop” on your
computer’s conversation with the website. If you fill out
a form on the website, someone might see the information
you send to that site.

This is why you never ever enter your credit card number
in an http website! But if the web address begins with https://,
that basically means your computer is talking to the website
in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.

You understand why this is so important, right?

If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card
information, you should automatically look to see if the
web address begins with http s ://.

If it doesn’t, you should NEVER enter sensitive information….
such as a credit card number, SS # etc.

PASS IT ON (You may save someone a lot of grief)
http://www.snopes.com/ computer/internet/https.asp TRUE!

Love and Light

Mary Grace

www.TheWoundedChalice.com

www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog

[email protected]

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

WHAT MAKES A WOMAN SPECIAL?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by marygrace

Women are special…..mothers are special, daughters are
special, sisters are special, wives are special, girlfriends are
special. In fact, all women are special and for one reason.
Their bodies contain an organ that carries the future of the
human race. Without women, we humans would become
extinct.

Can you imagine the responsibility that goes along with that,
and the honor? This little organ called the WOMB is not
able to be transplanted to another human. It is smaller than
a fist but is able to stretch to carry another little human who
weighs up to 9 lbs, bigger than a bowling ball. That is what
I call flexibility and I am in awe of the painstaking care and
nurturing it gives to the little baby in its charge.

And….all without the conscious awareness and control
of its host, the woman. It monitors each child better than
any computer does as it alters its programming by itself
to the individual needs of the baby during the myriad of
necessary changes in the nine months of gestation.

Do you believe in Miracles? Have you ever seen a
Miracle? Just look at a baby and see how that little
body is tailored to the specifics of its individuality.

That baby is LOVE personified. I don’t know any
individual that can help smiling at a baby who is
smiling and cooing. Do you know any other human
who is bald, has no teeth, drools, and cannot speak
that is so loved and cared for?

And…..that is only the beginning. Once the child goes
through the birth process, the mother takes over where
the womb left off. A mother will defend her infant at the
cost of her own life. She goes without sleep and food
just to care and nurture this little human being. All the
while her own body is going through the process of
returning to “normal”.

Every human on this planet has come through the
womb. Wouldn’t you say that makes it quite
unique? There is a comparison between
a chalice and a womb, they both hold the
Blood of Life . Mother Mary told me this and
it is why she named the title of my book, The
Wounded Chalice. It is the autobiography
of a Mother’s Love.

If you need a last minute Mother’s Day gift
I will be at St. Thomas’ school gym at 75 Pine St,
West Springfield, Ma tomorrow from 9:00 AM
to 3:00PM selling my book. Women love it
because it honors the trials and tribulations but
also the benefits of motherhood. This is a craft
fair so there will be many possible gifts.

Jesus was protected and nurtured by the womb
of Mother Mary and every prophet and saint that
has ever been on this planet has come through the womb
of its mother. Awesome when you think about this
aspect of humanity.

Women, please honor yourself whether you have
given physical birth or not. Your body is designed
that you might give unconditional love to other humans
whether it is by being a police woman, nurse, teacher,
caregiver or a mother. This by no means negates
the man’s role yet women across the globe have
been made to feel insignificant and unworthy.

Woman, when you honor yourself for who you
are just by your very nature, the man and others
will honor you. They will mirror it back to you,
oh bearer of the future human race.

Mother’s Day is this weekend and let us honor
all the females on this planet. Who would we be
without our mother’s body and very importantly
her love and sacrifice?

Happy Mother’s Day!

If LOVE is substituted for GRACE in this song,
I see no difference in its meaning .

Four Tenors (Il Divo) singing inside the Coliseum in Rome.

http://www.clarrissegill.com/ videoclips/amazing_grace.php

Love and Light,

Mary Grace

www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
[email protected]