Since that time..

As we journey life's highway

We sometimes meet traffic jams

The way becomes blocked

We are sat twiddling our thumbs get hot under the collar

How do we make headway?

Patience is a virtue

Where there's a will, there's a way

We need to look for openings to help us find the way out

Manevouring carefully around to keep our distance

While making headway

Away with the faeries

We go

To find the flowers so blue

Happy daze anew

Peace is Everything

Peace is everything

Think about Life

In a personal world

When you are sat under a tree

Minding your own

There's Nirvana

All around you

All within you

All about you

Deep inside your soul

Be humble

Take the knocks and the bangs

Be a nail when you need to

When you feel strong

You be that hammer!

Carefully does it

Let the nail be at one

With the wood

BANG 

In she goes!

Steer that wheel

Drive life's highway

Remember the mirrors

Look behind you

You see what's approaching

What's coming up from behind

Sometimes that happens

Who has got your back!

Back up needed!

Check them mirrors before making any moves

Know what is going on around you

In front well thats where your focus is

On moving forward

On dreaming on

"Keep on moving

Don't stop no!

Keep on moving!"

What's inside 

that car!

Who are you carrying?

Yoir life is with them

Your heart is with them

Their life depends on YOU!

Take this on board

Your responsibilities!

Life is a delicate balance

Weigh it up!

Get that balance settled evenly

Think of the Libran star sign

A delicate balance

If it's tipping too far to one side

Restore that balance within
Remembering all is good

Find the golden thread

The heavens above have woven a golden web for Us

Careful as you travel!
Keep aware of everything
Keep happy, keep safe
Walk around that web with all eyes open
May the walk be true
Blessings 

Family

Family are kind

Family are true

Family know when you are feeling blue

Family, kin

Beyond differences

"Together"

Family sing as one

Family join hands

Family dance as one ever flowing river of mankind

When do we see family?

Everywhere you go

Family are true to their word

Family know you

Family keep you "together"

Family strive for excellence

Family back you up

Family are "good for it!"

Family are friendly

Families speak kindly to each other

Family always is family!

Families are for Life!

Blessings from an Earth daughter!

Buddha - the middle way

One of the teachings of Buddha is the "middle way!"
This essential understanding of life is to find perfection in the All that Is. By believing in your life and the perfection of the soul, the world and everything you become focussed on the Now and the essence of the moment. This focus on being grounded in the now is essential to finding the Middle Way.
Some talk of good, some of evil, however to find the place inbetween the worlds where all is perfect is to find the Middle Way. The whole point is find your own personal viewpoint, the place where you see your world from, a personal thing is perception. This way of looking at things is to appreciate the inherent perception of life beyond duality, beyond war, beyond prejudice, beyond....
This place of peace is found in Our hearts and minds naturally and will always be there will always be so. Once you have found your own personal way of seeing the world, once you have appreciated your own heart for life you can see beyond into the world of Nirvana. This is to find the Middle Way.

How we venture through life is from a personal perspective and the more we become centred in our hearts and the more life gives us joy the greater the light of our world.
Give and receive in abundance.
As we do unto others so shall life be for us.
"What goes around comes around!"
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
All these help us to understand the Universal Law of Karma!
Karmic ties to our family, to the past all affect our present and our future. There are chants to break negative Karma such as;

Om Vajrasattva Samaya
Manu Palaya
Vajrasattva Deno Pa Tita
Dido May Bhava
Suto Kayo May Bhava
Supo Kayo May Bhava
Anu Rakto May Bhava
Sarva Siddhi May Prayatsa
Sarva Karma Su Tsa May
Tsittam Shriyam Kuru Hum
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ho Bhagavan
Sarva Tathagata Vajra Ma May Mun Tsa
Vajra Bhava Maha Samaya Sattva Ah Hum Pey

This mantra taken from a book by Lillian Too called "Mantras and mudras" is related to the Buddha of Purification Vajrasattva. Keep this Buddha in mind when you chant for your karma to be purified.  the chant should be made 28 mantras.

There is a shortened version which you should chant 108 times;
Om Vajrasattva Hum

Hatred is such a painful thing...

Hatred is such a painful thing

What sorrow it can bring

To hurt or harm in any way

Is to do wrong to yourself in the end

After all Karma is always there

It really is so beware

"What goes around, comes around!"

"What you do unto others will come back unto you!"

Karma is mysterious

What seems right to you will always be right

Try to know wrong from right

On the one hand is good and just

All we need for everything 

To understand this takes some time

In a child's life if ever they know unkind

If anyone their mind disway

From the natural brighter day

May all parents sit up bold

For this story to be told!

Be careful, kind and ever true

Be beautiful in all you do

Thanks be to you!

Be caring of those precious angels

That We are blessed with for their future to be bright

To have and hold is future told

Of hope for that special day

When a child doth come your way

How it seems is all in woman

That special being we call "Mother"

With her guardian and her guide

The "Father"dear at her side

With such a heart the child will reside

In love and peace all their born days

Living in a happy haze

Let there be Praise!

Blessings from a mother's heart!

The music of Life!

Many of us have acknowledged our Chakras within our light body. the rainbow sheath created by the Chakras we know as the Aura. This essential aspect of the being protects our essence and helps us to heal. The healing of colour therapy is one way to energise the Chakras and heal the being, however have you ever thought of sound? Sound therapy is widely used to heal from shamanic drum to mantra. Shamanic drumming can act like a healing tool to the heart of the being and help you to feel the beat of the Earth. By becoming close to the Earth we are able to find healing and grounding. Both of these attributes of shamanic drumming help guide a human back to health. Mantra is an ancient way of energising the being through sound. By chanting a mantra the chakras are cleared and given new light energy that helps heal the being. Light is energy, energy is light! The body,mind and spirit is full of light energy that we call the "light being". 

Another interesting thing is each of the Chakras have a particular note to them that can be sounded in song or by an instrument for specific healing. The range of notes are similar to the song in "Sound of Music", that is DOH, RAI, ME, FAR, SO, LA, TI.

DOH is the sound of the Base Chakra and emits a colourful RED energy in the being. When sung as a note the chakra is energised and energy will be emitted that emanates into the being. The stronger you sound the note the stronger the energy emitted. You can heal illness' associated with the Base chakra by sound therapy using the note DOH. It vibrates to the same energy as the Chakra and you will be able to feel this as you sound the note. Try it!!
RAY is the sound of the Sacral Chakra and emits the colour ORANGE when sounded in the being. After all we are LIGHT so as we sound a note our being emits energy and light is created! This wonderful essence to Life is a great quality to study for how to heal the being. As we sing our souls fly and the very essence of the different notes emits light energy to the Aura. The Aura heals us naturally through stimulating the natural healing of the body, mind or spirit. All healing is natural and will be helped to work against disease by energy stimulated through different healing methods either from outside sources such as herbs or crystals or through direct action of chanting mantras or banging drums!
ME is the note of the Solar Plexus Chakra and emanates the colour YELLOW when sounded in the being. This is a wonderful way to help increase the life-force. May the Force be with You! Light filling this Chakra will help to protect the Whole Being as the energy of the Solar Plexus is protective! This is a vital aspect of the energy of the Aura!
FAR is the note of the Heart Chakra and fills the being with the colour GREEN when sounded. The Heart is the centre of the being and the stronger the centre the stronger the whole being. Nature is a powerful sourrce of the colour green and if you wish to fill your mind with the colour then sit meditating in a natural setting.
SO is the note of the Throat Chakra and emanates the colour TURQUOISE blue. To communicate effectively this note will help as a mantra to give strength to the throat chakra.
The more strongly you are able to sound the mantra SO the stronger your chakra will become. UM and AH are funny mantras that often come out when people are trying to communicate. This is actually vital to the health of the throat chakra!
LA a common sound we sing for scales in music is the sound of the mantra for the THIRD Eye Chakra and is the colour INDIGO. It symbolises the mind and helps us with our psychic awareness. By singing the note we intone a vibration to help energise the chakra. Visions, dreams and meditation are all able to be made stronger through working with this note. Vibration from the note sounded will affect specifically the Third Eye and enable an increase to the energy of this Chakra.
The seventh and final note is TI which is linked to the Crown Chakra which is the colour PURPLE. This Chakra is linked to prayer and it is during chanting such as that done in a Buddhist monastery that this Chakra will be energised. Sound is essential to the world of a Buddhist monk, the monks live by chanting and have very powerful Crown Chakras as a result. Anyone who practicises chanting the note TI or any other of the notes here will find the benefits of this exercise to their Chakric energy levels.

Blessings be upon you and please find the time to practice a quick exercise of chanting each note in turn as you see fit. Beginning at the base and working through the Chakras in turn will give you a balanced Aura. May you have fun with this and remember the song from "Sound of Music" to sing all in turn;

Doh a deer a female deer,
Rai a drop of golden sun,
Me a name I call myself
Far a long long way to run
So a needle pulling thread
La a note to follow So
Ti a drink with jam and bread and that brings us back to DOH, RAI, ME, FA, SO,LA,TI,DOH

Blessed Be    

Life is simple!!

My personal belief is much like this quote from Byron Katie! I feel everything in life happens for a reason! We may not understand that reason at first but one day we will have that "Eureka" moment when all makes sense! As we travel life's pathway so we experience many wonderful things happening "For" us. These things happen to teach us a lesson, or put more kindly to teach us something. After all think of one of those fab science lessons where everything goes up in a cloud of smoke, they can be fun!!! Life is all about experience and the more you experience in life the more whole your world will seem. As you adventure around the place so all the pathways open to you appear and you will have more of a choice where to travel. You may choose to stick to the path well trodden or you may choose to go out on a limb aNd travel the long winding path leading to a new world! Whichever your own personal choice life is open to adventure. Keep happy, stay focussed and think carefully about every step you take!

Life is for living, love is for giving and experience brings enjoyment!

As we enjoy our lives, we are enriched! Life can be like a pair of velvet slippers!! Wear them carefully and they will last forever! Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This little teaching of Lord Jesus Christ is a great one! It allows for you to live as you please will respecting others like you respect your own life. If you give great regard to yourself, by that I mean take great care of yourself, so in turn you will care for others. One of my own little teachings, is you can only love another as you love yourself. The crystal Rose Quartz teaches us self-love, which can even go as far as learning to forgive yourself any wrong-doings and helps us to climb those mountains and jump those crevasses that may appear. If we are able to forgive ourselves, it is only then that others are truly able to forgive us! I really believe this and live my life this way! The first thing I ever do if I feel I need to understand something deeeply, is take a quiet moment and think carefully and then when I know the truth about something, I have begun to forgive myself firstly for all and any mis-givings and then I forgive others for the part they played in anything that hurt me. What I have learnt, sometimes the hard way, is to always start with myself, to understand everything is personal. Life is personal! The more personal you make things, the easier life will be. Treat people with kindness and you WILL find life is kind to you! Be young, be free and be happy!