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Science of Mind and Spirit For Begnners
"This wonderful book guides any individual to understand Science of Mind with ease and grace. It is a simple and beautiful presentation of the Spiritual Principles Science of Mind teaches. I highly recommend this book to students, licensed Practitioners and ministers. Blessings to Rev Edward." ~ Johan Gonzalez RScP. Science of Mind and Spirit for Beginners: Four Chapters in Simplified Prose, paraphrased by Edward VIljoen
Practice The Presence Journal
Journaling offers a powerful way to record your spiritual growth. Writing in a journal calls on you to be more conscious of the insights that occur daily in your life. It gives you an opportunity to examine your beliefs and be mindful of your choices.
Seeing Good At Work
I have been through the book three times over three years, and am starting it again. This is not because the material in the book is not working, but because it is working so well! The weekly lessons keep me on track and focused on what is actually true and important, and help me experience more good in every area of my life. LS
Ready for Prime Time!! [All except the grievous madrone/manzanita fiasco].
ReplyDeleteThanks for the promo for keeping the woods open.
Love, J. Redwood Mann
So fancy with the fades and rolling credits!
Very Excellent! Madrones and Manzanitas love our rocky rollin' hills. Thank you for taking us on your hike and screaming for our Park.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how the Parks and the Schools are decimated in the "buget cuts..."
Those little yellow flowers which look like buttercups, but grow so low to the ground, ONLY grow in Somoma County, and they always bloom in March! We call them "Mimi's flowers" because they were in full bloom when our granddaughter was born on March 31, 2001!
Again, Thank You! xoxoLauraC
I am moved to see you romping in my church of origin. This is where I have experienced unity with God long before I walked through the doors at the Center. Have you found the waterfalls yet? Not telling..."Nature is the very body of God". Love, Sanna
ReplyDeleteClosing the parks -
ReplyDeleteI attended the Town Hall meeting in Guerneville about 3 weeks ago, with a panel of politicians and conservationists answering questions, all very supportive of our doing what we can to squash this notion that it would make any financial difference.
If the 48 parks are closed the most that will be saved financially is $13.4 million. The CA budget deficit is in the billions, and this drop in the ocean would hardly make a ripple of a difference, but the cost to our state's enrichment would be drastic and irreplaceable.
Volunteers are not an answer, since they already provide all the services to maintain our parks as is possible. Paid, skilled workers are required for the rest of what is needed for professional maintenance and repair of buildings, vehicles, fire roads. etc.
Over 5,000 school children each year, mostly from urban areas, have their only exposure to an outdoor classroom by visiting our own Armstrong Redwoods.
It was recommended that sending emails to one's political representative in Sacramento, or locally, is a good, simple way to voice opinions. However, it is actually more powerful for politicians to go to Sacramento with physically written regular-mail letters to have more impact. They would need to be in within the next couple of weeks to be counted and effective.
To loose Armstrong Redwoods would be a great loss in many ways, including to the economy of Guerneville itself.
I hope this is helpful.
Elizabeth
Closing the parks -
ReplyDeleteI attended the Town Hall meeting in Guerneville about 3 weeks ago, with a panel of politicians and conservationists answering questions, all very supportive of our doing what we can to squash this notion that it would make any financial difference.
If the 48 parks are closed the most that will be saved financially is $13.4 million. The CA budget deficit is in the billions, and this drop in the ocean would hardly make a ripple of a difference, but the cost to our state's enrichment would be drastic and irreplaceable.
Volunteers are not an answer, since they already provide all the services to maintain our parks as is possible. Paid, skilled workers are required for the rest of what is needed for professional maintenance and repair of buildings, vehicles, fire roads. etc.
Over 5,000 school children each year, mostly from urban areas, have their only exposure to an outdoor classroom by visiting our own Armstrong Redwoods.
It was recommended that sending emails to one's political representative in Sacramento, or locally, is a good, simple way to voice opinions. However, it is actually more powerful for politicians to go to Sacramento with physically written regular-mail letters to have more impact. They would need to be in within the next couple of weeks to be counted and effective.
To loose Armstrong Redwoods would be a great loss in many ways, including to the economy of Guerneville itself.
I hope this is helpful.
Elizabeth
Ready for Prime Time!! [All except the grievous madrone/manzanita fiasco].
ReplyDeleteThanks for the promo for keeping the woods open.
Love, J. Redwood Mann
So fancy with the fades and rolling credits!