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Love and Light from HEALING Creek
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Whit reports from Santa's Blog ...
Taylor:
I have just returned from reading Santa's Blog and this is what I read:
Hi Everyone,
The sleigh test ride is tomorrow, and I'm genuinely worried about the reindeer! Something is keeping them from performing up to their abilities.
Donder is back, and says he's feeling better, but in general they're clumsy and grumpy and tripping over themselves.
This could prove to be a problem, since the test ride is just that --
only a test; for the real thing they have to pull much more weight
and keep the pace up all night.
There's no rest,
and any weak members of the team mean more work for the others!
For my present-delivery navigation system, the Sled3000-GT
comes equipped with a state-of-the-art GPS programmed
with location information for every child in the world.
(Google Maps would love to license our software!)
In the driver's seat, I'll also have a device that quickly matches
a particular request for a certain present with folks
whose house we're landing on --
like a UPC scanner, basically.
All the presents will have been minimized by the Present Compressor,
which will de-activate immediately after I slide down the chimney.
I'll only be in each house for a few seconds
-- just enough time to leave the presents and grab a quick snack --
and then back up the flue to the next stop.
But all that can't happen if the reindeer aren't ready to leap back into action
the second I'm back in the sleigh,
to dash and dance and prance and blitz from house to house to house.
What's happening?!
They're just not themselves,
and as we zoom towards the test ride and Flight Night,
I'm getting very concerned.
Mrs. Claus tried to cheer me up at breakfast today by telling me a joke:
Why did the elf push his bed into the fireplace?
I told her I didn't know.
He wanted to sleep like a log!
It was a great joke, but the only problem was that it reminded me about how sleepy the reindeer are acting.
Hope we can figure this out soon.
Love,
Santa
Comment left by Whit of Whit's Whittlings by Whit's Whittlings
My Answer:
I don't know Whit ... Maybe his reindeer need to stop at Starbuck's?
What would you recommend?
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Monday December 17, 2007
I know you have a to do list that will not quit
and there is still LOTS to do,
But
I thought you could use a little humor in your busy day.
Huggggggggggggggggz,
Taylor
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Saturday December 15, 2007
If you can see Santa and two reindeer dancing,
you are still within legal limits
and are able to operate a motor vehicle.
If you also hear Christmas music,
STEP AWAY FROM THE EGGNOG !!!
Please hand your keys to your nearest friend
and call a cab.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas!
Ho ~ Ho ~ Ho !!!
Hee ~ Hee ~ Hee !!!
Ha ~ Ha ~ Ha !!!
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Friday December 14, 2007
I have mentioned the Four Agreements several times. I found the Four Agreements five years ago. I like them because there are only four and they are easy to remember! The BEST PART is that applying them to my life has really eliminated a lot of unnecessary drama, leaving my brain free to explore new ideas, create new art, write more freely and decorate with wild abandon!
When my mind is clear, my heart is more open. My spirit is less cluttered. My life is more about me being who I am and less worrying about everyone else.
During the holidays, when we have lists for our lists, too many commitments and so much to do, it's easy to lose track of the BIG PICTURE and it's those times when I need to get back to the basics the most!
Maybe, you are feeling pressed by holiday stress too? This might help.
These are the Four Agreements:
1. KEEP YOUR SPEECH IMPECCABLE.
Your words have power ... the power to bless or curse so why not use them to bless yourself and others? It's easy to give in to random negative thoughts, to judge, to criticize, to doubt, to worry, to fret, but what if all those negative words had gone unsaid? What would happen if we were committed to making our speech more authentic and infused our words with more wisdom and integrity? What if we always meant what we said and said what we meant?
2. DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY.
What people say to you says more about them than it does about you ... good or bad. People can only see the world the way the world has treated them. If the world has been kind to them, they are kind to you and expect you to be kind. If the world has been cruel to them, they will be cruel to you and expect you to be cruel. Maybe it isn't even about being kind or cruel ... Maybe, we just crossed their path at the end of a really bad day?
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3. DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING.
Things are the way they are. Good or bad, this is where we are ... to learn from THIS moment. We are cheating ourselves when we assume we know why people, places and things are the way they are. Assuming only creates emotional poison and unnecessary drama. We will all know what we need to know when it is the right time to know it. Think of the trouble in our lives we could have avoided by just stopping ourselves from making assumptions!
4. ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST.
We can practice the FOUR AGREEMENTS every day. Some days will be good. Some days will be not so good. Our circumstances may change. Our energy level and insights might fluctuate but we can still ALWAYS DO OUR BEST.
The first agreement says to be careful of your own words. The second agreement says to be careful of the words of others and to take everything you hear with a grain of salt. The third agreement encourages us to keep an open mind ... to learn from further observation and study rather than to assume we already know the answers. The fourth agreement recognizes that although we will try very hard, there will be times when we don't communicate effectively, where others may truly mean to do us harm and assuming nothing is almost as blind as assuming everything ... so for those moments when circumstances are not perfect, we can only do our best, accepting that we are all still learning.
Doesn't it feel like a big sigh of relief?
It's four ways to give yourself and others a break ... to take life less seriously so that you can enjoy life's mysteries, learning as that mystery unfolds.
I do not receive or adopt these FOUR AGREEMENTS as a religion any more than I would adopt Dale Carnegie's book, HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE as a religion! I think any positive outlook that helps us re-frame our life is another way to enhance our faith and beliefs. The Four Agreements are a tool to be used to bring out the best in each of us, to uncover our authentic self, to live our best life ...
Does it sound too good to be true? It's like anything else. If you use it, you might feel better. If you don't, you'll never know. How much time have you wasted worrying or fretting about why someone did or said something or what someone was thinking?
I know I wasted too much time but in the interest of Peace On Earth and Good Will Toward Men (And Women) ... it's time for me to reacquaint myself with the Four Agreements!
Peace!
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Thursday December 13, 2007
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