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Love and Light from HEALING Creek


 Java Jive IQ Test
 







Here's a one-question IQ Test
to help you decide
how you should spend the rest of your day......
 


There is a mute who wants
to buy a toothbrush.
 
By imitating the action of
brushing one's teeth,
he successfully expresses himself
to the shopkeeper
and the purchase is done.
 

Now, if there is a blind man
who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses,
how should he express himself?
 
  
 
 



Think about it first before scrolling down for the answer...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
He opens his mouth and says,
'I would like to buy a pair of Sunglasses.' 



If you got this wrong,
please turn off
your
computer
and
call it a day!
 



I've got mine shutting down right now.

 
(You know you missed it too,
so shut down your computer!)




 
Posted by kktaylorcc at 8:14 AM - 18 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 love and LIGHT from healing creek
 

 
Sometimes, people ask me what I think about this or how do I feel about that ... I remember my Mom telling me when I was younger to "hold it up to the light" ... I was thinking about that today when I ran across this song ...

I have mentioned this singer/songwriter before ... David Wilcox.  He has a wonderful gift for putting life into words.
 





HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT
          ~ David Wilcox

It's the choice of a lifetime - I'm almost sure
I will not live my life in between anymore
If I can't be certain of all that's in store
This far it feels so right
I will hold it up - hold it up to the light,
Hold it up to the light, hold it up to the light

The search for my future has brought me here
This is more than I'd hoped for, but sometimes I fear
That the choice I was made for will someday appear
And I'll be too late for that flight
So hold it up - hold it up to the light,
Hold it up to the light, hold it up to the light

It's too late - to be stopped at the crossroads
Each life here - a possible way
But wait - and they all will be lost roads
Each road's getting shorter the longer I stay

Now as soon as I'm moving - my choice is good
This way comes through right where I prayed that it would
If I keep my eyes open and look where I should
Somehow all of the signs are in sight
If I hold it up to the light

I said God, will you bless this decision?
I'm scared, Is my life at stake?
But I see if you gave me a vision
Would I never have reason to use my faith?

I was dead with deciding - afraid to choose
I was mourning the loss of the choices I'd lose
But there's no choice at all if I don't make my move
And trust that the timing is right
Yes and hold it up hold it up to the light
Hold it up to the light, hold it up to the light




If you would like to learn more about David Wilcox,
The official David Wilcox Website
or you can order his CD by calling 800/492-3079



Posted by kktaylorcc at 7:31 PM - 10 Comments   Add a Comment  
 
 LOVE and light from healing creek
 





I don't talk much about my faith ... My spiritual life is precious but private to me ... but deep down, in the core of my beliefs is a God who speaks to me in that quiet voice.

That little voice is the one that whispers to trust Him and know that He is here and He will bring things under control.  I also believe that His voice is speaking in a very personal way with each of you too.  I believe that we are where we are, and good or bad, we are here for a reason.  I believe that if God brought us to it, He will bring us through it.

He would say not to worry when someone else expresses an opinion strongly.  What is that to me?  It is your opinion and you are entitled to it.  I might not understand but you must have a reason for feeling the way you do.

He would say for me to not give into fear because He will keep me safe.   My life works better when I meet new people and places, anticipating goodness.  I have discernment.  I know there are bad people out there, but I trust that He will let me know when there is someone I need to avoid.  I don't need to go looking for trouble, and if trouble finds me, I will deal with it.

I am spiritual but I am irreverent too! 

I really do see some things like a Far-Side Cartoon ... I find humor in things that happen to me and people around me.  I have a good laugh over the goofy things in myself and others ... in the REAL and virtual world. 

You know blogging is personal and we all have our own opinions which is what makes blogging interesting. 

If someone expresses an opinion that is too far-fetched for me, I'll just switch to a different page, reading what the next blogger wants to say today.  It doesn't mean I don't like you.  I'm not mad at you.  I'll come back another time when you are in a better mood!     

There are healthy limits to our friendships and that is good. 

I talk about healing but I am NOT a counselor or a therapist.  I talk about aspects of the law but I am NOT a lawyer.  I talk about faith and religion but I am NOT a minister.  This is not the place to get professional or personal advice anyway! 

This is a place where we share ideas ... Maybe, something I say might spark a thought in you?  I know there are things you say that inspire me!  That's what friends do!




May you have enough happiness
to make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human,
And enough hope to make you happy.



Posted by kktaylorcc at 7:28 PM - 6 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 Hiding My Own Easter Eggs
 



I don't know exactly when it started but it did.
 
It might have been subtle like when I found myself in a room and couldn't remember for the life of me why I came in there  ... so I would go back and retrace my steps ... It usually was enough to jog my memory.

As some of you know, I have been in the process of SIMPLIFYING my home, getting rid of things I don't use anymore through donation, eBay or just plain gifting ... I have eliminated a TON of stuff I use to think I couldn't live without and still ... every few months, I lose something.

It happens like this ... I think to myself that I should put something in a safe place ... and whatever I tuck away is SO SAFE that not even I can find it!
 


Five years ago, I hid a gun in each of the four main rooms ... just in case.  I was living alone at the time and there had been way too many burglaries in the neighborhood.  Even with an alarm system, I felt safer, knowing I was prepared.  Recently, I gathered all the guns to clean them and realized that one of them was missing!

I looked in all the usual places and I found nothing.  Zip.  Nada.

It came to me one morning.  I checked between the mattresses in the guest bedroom and there it was.  It had been there for five years.  That means all my company for the past five years slept in a bed with a shotgun between the mattresses.

One of my friends has even said (more than once) that she could never sleep in a house with a gun.  I felt bad thinking that not only did she sleep in a house with a gun or two or three, she was in bed with one!

Oh my!

I can't even count the family and friends who have stayed in the guest room in the past five years!
 
So much for the princess and the pea story!  That's one more myth busted!



A few months ago, I lost my journal ... I had kept that journal for years, but when I went to jot a note in it, it was GONE.

Again, I looked in all the usual places and I found nothing.  Zip.  Nada.

I even tried the old trick, "Where would I be if I were a journal"!

Again, I woke up thinking it might be in a drawer I had already looked in ... It was.

Problem solved.



A few weeks ago, Joey and I went to Knoxville.  I had packed everything, but made a last-minute change when I saw that it was going to be cold and rainier than expected.  The change included switching out my jewelry.  I had my favorite earrings and a new bracelet that I "tucked away in a safe place".

I remember thinking it ... but I don't remember what I did next!
 
It will come to me ... I'll wake up one morning, fresh as a daisy and I'll remember.



I write myself notes and lists ... and half the time, I forget to take the notes or lists with me.  I used to be so organized ... almost OCD organized ... but these days ...

I could hide my own Easter eggs! 

It isn't always a bad thing.  One time, I found 20-dollars in a skirt pocket!  Every few months, I have a "private Christmas", finding something I had "tucked away" and forgot about. 

Speaking of Christmas ... I buy gifts throughout the year and store them into my "Gift Closet" ... In December, I gather up the gifts, wrap them and get everything ready to ship or put under the tree.  One year, I missed a whole box full of gifts and didn't find them until the summer time!  That year, my friends and family were treated to two Christmases, one in December and another one in July!

Like Belle says ... Looking for the rainbow ... Maybe, it isn't the end of the world that I lose things once in a while?  I clean and straighten the whole house, looking for "the thing that is lost", and finding it is always a celebration!

(smiling)
 
Anyone seen my CD?  I think it's with my earrings and bracelet!



LOST & FOUND UPDATE !!!
 
I found my earrings and bracelet
AND
a necklace I had not even realized was gone!
I had put them between two sweaters ...
(at least, they were cozy)
... but I can't remember WHY I would have put them there instead of my jewelry box?
What was lost ... is now FOUND!
 
 
 
Posted by kktaylorcc at 10:57 PM - 20 Comments   Add a Comment  
 
 Leave A Message At The Tone
 

 
 

I've had the same answering machine message since 2000!
It's time for a change, but if I am going to change, I want something FUN!
I went looking for ideas and look what I found!


Help me pick!  Which one do you like?

Maybe, you have one you like better?



 
Funny Answering Machine Messages ...
 

Roses are red, some willows weep,
please leave your message, after the beep.

 
"Hi, we aren't in at the moment, if you are trying to sell us something please start speaking now and hang up at the beep, everyone else start speaking at the beep and hang up when you've finished."

 
I'm not here, so say goodbye, or leave a message, and I'll reply. 

 
"Hey guess who this is? You guessed it.
Guess what you have to do now? you guessed it.
Guess what's next? You guessed it..."
 

We might be in, we might be out,
but leave a message and you might find out!
 

"Hello? ... Hello? ... Hellooo?
I'm sorry, you're gonna have to speak up, I can't hear you ...
That's 'cuz I'm not home!  Leave a message. BEEP."
 

(in the style of the twilight zone)
You are dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world with no time,
where color collides with sound, and shadows explode.
You see a sign up ahead. This is no ordinary answering device ... 
This is "The Twilight Phone"
 
 
Talk to the phone, the face ain't home,
please leave a message, after the tone.
BEEP!
 

These words are lovely dark and deep
But I've got promises to keep
and miles to go before I sleep
So leave a message at the beep.

 
Hey, it's ________
Sorry you can't get through
Leave your name and your number
And I'll get back to you

 
Sorry we’re not here to lend an ear, so leave a word and you'll be heard.

 
So long as phones can ring and eyes can see,
leave a message, and I'll get back to thee.
 

Now I lay me down to sleep;
Leave a message at the beep.
If I should die before I wake,
remember to erase the tape.

 
(if Sci-fi is your deal ...)
A bubble in the space-time continuum has connected your line
to a channeler in the 23rd Century.
Any message you leave will be broadcast into the future ...

... or ...

"Hi, you have reached the Borg collective. Please leave your name and star system and we'll assimilate you as soon as we can."

... or ...

Alpha Centauri Space Station.
Commander Marlin can't come to the phone right now.
He's either saving the universe from some dread, unnamed peril,
or perhaps taking a nappie.
Leave your name and number after the beep and he will return your call.

... or ...

Hello, this is Jim. Unfortunately I can't answer the phone right now because I've just come back from the Mirror Worlds and I'm still made up of antimatter, so if I were to pick up the phone right now, the resulting energy release would make Hiroshima look like a wet firecracker. So leave a message at the tone and I'll get back to you as soon as my component particles have been restored to their normal charges.

... or ...
 
Starship Enterprise, Uhura here, can you hold please? --
Captain, there is a transmission coming in on hailing frequency seven,
do you want it on screen?


Andy Warhol said that one day everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. Well, your 15 minutes was last week, but since you weren't ready, we gave it to Vanna White. Sorry.
 

Being reincarnated as an answering machine is the pits.
Keep your karma clean by leaving your name, number, message,
and the time that you called.
 

Bob here. I'm home right now, I'm just screening my calls.
So start talking and if you're someone I want to speak with
I'll pick up the phone.
Otherwise, well, what can I say?
 

Bullwinkle: Hey, Rocky, somebody called while we weren't home. Watch me pull their message out of this machine!
Rocky: Again?
Bullwinkle: Nuthin' up my sleeve... PRESTO!
[Sound of vicious dog barking, stops abruptly.]
Bullwinkle: Must have been a wrong number.
Rocky: Here's a chance for you to REALLY leave your message.
 

Can’t take your call, I'm hiding from the men in white coats.
We've been playing hide'n'seek for weeks,
and they still haven't found me!
Tee Hee Tee Hee Tee Hee! Leave a message?
 

C'mon... you can do it... just a little one.
That's the way... just a little beep, just a little one.
C'mon... good boy... here we go... like this --
beeeeep, just a little one, beeeeeeeeeep,
c'mon... There you go!
 

Comrades! Southwestern Front Headquarters is pleased to learn that your unit has re-established communications.
The entire staff is currently busy discussing forthcoming operations with other units, but if you leave your unit name and how we may reach you, Chief of Staff ____ (your name) ____ will contact you as soon as possible to discuss your concerns.
 

Greetings, you have reached the Sixth Sense Detective Agency.
We know who you are and what you want,
so at the sound of the tone, please hang up.
 
 
Hello! This is 1-800-PRESLEY. Yes! 1-800-PRESLEY!
They say the King died 10 years ago,
but we know he's still out there somewhere.
So ... Leave your name and number and tell us where YOU saw Elvis!
 

Hello, and welcome to Answering Machines of the Rich and Famous!
Sam can't come to the phone right now because he's spending the week
in his beautiful summer home on the French Riviera.
 

Hello, this is Death. I am not in right now, but if you leave your name and number, I'll be right with you.

 
Hello, this is Rip van Winkle. I'm not awake to take your call right now.
Please leave your message at the sound of the snore.
 

Hello, this is Ron. I'm not home right now, but I can take a message.
Hang on a second while I get a pencil.
[Open a drawer and shuffle stuff around.]
OK, what would you like me to tell me?
 

Hello, this is Ron's toaster.
Ron's new answering machine is in the shop for repairs,
so please leave your message when the toast is done ...
(Cachunk!)
 

Hello, this is Sally's microwave. Her answering machine just eloped with her tape deck, so I'm stuck taking her calls. Say, if you want anything cooked while you leave your message, just hold it up to the phone.
 

BEEP Hello, this is WVKE, you're on the air.
 

Hello, you have reached the _______ family and we can not come to the phone right now.
Please leave your name, phone number, short message, social security number, and credit card number and we will call you when we're done shopping.

 
Hello, you have reached the _______'s residence; we cannot reach the phone right now, so please leave a message after the beep. (Then you find something that makes a beeping sound, and make the beep sound, then wait 5 seconds, until they start talking, then make another beep, and do that over and over.)
 

Hello, you have reached the automated answering service for (your name), your message will be answered to in the order in which it was received, your message is number 8,243, please hold, your message is important to me.
 

Hello, you've reached Jim and Sonya.
We can't pick up the phone right now, because we're doing something we really enjoy.
Sonya likes doing it up and down,
and I like doing it left to right... real slowly.
So leave a message, and when we're done brushing our teeth
we'll get back to you.
 

Hello. I'm home right now but cannot find the phone. Please leave a message and I will call you up as soon as I find it.
 

Hello. I'm not at home right now because I'm out making changes in my life so leave a message and if I don't call you back, you're probably one of those changes. (BEEP)
 
 
Hello? (short pause) Hellooo? (Waits again) Helloooo - Who is this?
 

Hi this is Sonny and Attie's machine.
Medicare didn’t send us enough money this month so we are out robbing the liquor store.
If this is the police we are just napping.
 

hi you've reached the home of (name) also known as 007 agents
if you get this machine we are probably saving the world
this tape will self destruct in 5...4...3...2...1... (BEEP)
 

Hi! Jan's answering machine is broken.
This is his refrigerator.
Please speak very slowly,
and I'll stick your message to myself with one of these magnets.
 

Hi, I am a machine. Why do you hate talking to me? I never hurt anyone. Can we talk after the beep?
 
 
Hi, you have reached _(phone number)__ you have a chance to win one million dollars if you can answer the following 1. What is your name? 2. What is your phone number? 3. Why did you call this number?
 

Hi, you have reached Jerry McGuire.
Show me the message! Show me the message!
 

Hi, you know the drill.
 
 
Hi. Now you say something.
 

Hi. This is David. I've shut the ringers off on my phones and taken a sedative. As soon as I finish this recording I'm going to bed indefinitely. When I wake up I'll play my messages. Please leave one.
 

Hi. This is Kevin and Diana's vacuum cleaner.
Their appliances have switched jobs again,
and I get to answer the phone 'cause my old job sucked.
So leave a message after you hear the beep,
and you can be sure it's in the bag.
 
 
How do you leave a message on this thing?
I can't understand the instructions.
Hello. Testing 1 2 3.
I wonder what happens if I touch this... YOW!

 
I'm only here in spirit at the moment,
but if you'll leave your name and number,
I will get back to you as soon as I'm here in person.

 
Knock, knock. (Pause. Caller thinks, "Who's there?")
Isn't that *my* question? (Pause.)
Please leave a message...
 

My time is billed at $125 per hour.
Please begin your message with your MasterCard or Visa number, card type, and date of expiration.
I'll get back to you pending credit approval.

... or ...

Hi, this is Jim. Welcome to my Fun Phone Line,
where you can talk to my answering machine for only $0.95 per minute! Please leave your credit card number at the tone...
 

Thank you for calling Soviet Embassy. No KG ... Er, no diplomats are able to answer phone, so at sound of capitalist tone, leave name, telephone number, and short description of secrets you wish to sell.
 

Thank you for phoning the Save the Sasquatch Hotline. Our operators do not exist at the moment, but if you wish to make a contribution, please leave your name, number, and the amount of your bequest at the sound of the beep, and something will get back to you shortly. Your help will enable us to bring these delightful creatures back from the brink of fantasy and find them suitable positions in the forest product industry. Your gift is, of course, reality deductible. Thank you again, and have a nice day.

 
The President is not in his office at this time. Please leave your name, phone number, the name of the country you wish to invade, and the secret password.
 

This is a test.
This is a test of the Answering Machine Broadcast System.
This is only a test.
 

This is Dr. Ruth, Sexually Speaking, you're on the air...
 

This is Fred. We are not... excuse me a moment, please. Put your sister down. PUT YOUR SISTER DOWN! (Sound of window breaking.) Great! What a mess. I'll have to get back to you later.
 

This is not an answering machine -- this is a telepathic thought-recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your reason for calling, and a number where I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call.


This is you-know-who. We are you-know-where.
Leave your you-know-what you-know-when.
 

Vancouver Coast Guard, may I help you. (Caller thinks they dialed long distance.)
 

You have reached 555-2435. We picked this machine up at a garage sale in "as-is" condition. You can try to leave a message on it, but we are not sure it will be recorded. If we don't return your call, it means the machine did not work.
 

You have reached 843-4734. Please hold while I process your call. (Pause.) Our extremely sophisticated computer system performed a trace on your number and was able to match it with our list of important callers.
 
 
You have reached the CPX-2000 Voice Blackmail System. Your voice patterns are now being digitally encoded and stored for later use. Once this is done, our computers will be able to use the sound of YOUR voice for literally thousands of illegal and immoral purposes. There is no charge for this initial consultation. However our staff of professional extortionists will contact you in the near future to further explain the benefits of our service, and to arrange for your schedule of payment. Remember to speak clearly at the sound of the tone. Thank you.
 
 
You have reached the Strategic Air Command Nuclear Missile Storage Facility. We are unable to come to the phone right now. At the tone, please leave your name, number, and target or list of targets, and we'll launch as soon as we can. And have a nice day.

 
You know what I hate about answering machine messages? They go on and on, wasting your time. I mean, all they really need to say is, "We aren't in, leave a message." That's why I've decided to keep mine simple and short. I pledge to you, my caller, that you will never have to suffer through another long answering machine message when you call me...
 

You're growing tired. Your eyelids are getting heavy. You feel very sleepy now. You are gradually losing your willpower and your ability to resist suggestions. When you hear the tone you will feel helplessly compelled to leave your name, number, and a message.
 

(Classical music:) This is our answering machine.
(Switch to heavy metal racket:) This is our answering machine on drugs.
(Silence...) Any message?
 

(French monologue in the background:)
Around the world today, millions still speak French as either a first or second language.
But with your continued support and help, we can wipe out French in our lifetime.
Please leave a message in English at the tone, and
remember, if someone tries to speak French to you, just say, "non".

 
(Imitating Mr. Rogers:) Hello. I'm in the Neighborhood of Make Believe right now, so I can't come to the phone. Can you leave your name and number when you hear the sound of the tone? Sure... I knew you could.
 

(In British voice) Hello! I'll be eating lunch on my yacht, but I might be able to clear my schedule if you’d like to do something.... leave me a pleasant message after the beep.
 

(In Joe Friday voice:) This is Constable Augie of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service. The phone line you have just dialed is currently under investigation on a warrant issued by the Attorney General of Canada. To facilitate our investigation, we would appreciate you leaving your name, number, a brief message, and any affiliations you may have made now, or in the past, with communist or terrorist organizations. Thank you.
(In the background can be heard springs creaking and various moans; husky, soft female voice is best:) Hi...
 

(Italian Mafia-style voice:) I can't come to the phone right now. Me and Guido are trying to stuff a body in the trunk. I think we're going to have to size it a little... (Aside:) HEY GUIDO! GET THE CHAINSAW! Anyways, leave your name and a message. If I like it, you'll hear from me. If not, you'll hear from Guido! (Laughter.)

 
(Jack Webb voice:) This is the city. Lambertville, New Jersey. I work here. I carry a tune. I was changing my name to protect my innocence when I got a call about a 411. It sounded like good information to me. But I needed more. A name and a number. So leave yours and I'll return your call. Or I can send you a FAX. Nothing but the FAX, ma'am. (Hum the "Dragnet" theme...)

 
(Klingon voice:) ANSWERING MACHINE. SPEAK.
 
 
(Narrator's voice:) There Dale sits, reading a magazine.
Suddenly the telephone rings!
The bathroom explodes into a veritable maelstrom of toilet paper, with Dale in the middle of it, his arms windmilling at incredible speeds!
Will he make it in time?
Alas no, his valiant effort is in vain. The bell hath sounded.
Thou must leave a message.
 
 
(Theme music and voice from Alfred Hitchcock Presents:)
Good evening. I'm sorry, but Steve can't come to the phone now, as he's quite tied up.
(Sounds of struggle in background, and voice heard through a gag.)
I should know. I tied him up.
But leave your name and number, and he'll return your call if he manages to get free.
And speaking of things that are not free, we now have this word from our sponsor...

 
(US National Anthem; Ronald Reagan voice:)
Uhh, hello... I'm, uhhh, ohhhhhh...
(Pause.)
Well, anyway, I'm here to answer the telephone on behalf of... erm... uhhhh... ermmm...
(Pause.)
I mean, he can't come to talk to you right now, but if you leave a message after the, umm oh, the uhhhh... the uhhhhhh... BEEP.

 
(Whole family crowds around, including screaming babies and noisy pets; to the tune of "Frere Jacques":)
We're not here now, We're not here now,
Don't hang up, Don't hang up,
Leave your name and number, Leave your name and number,
We'll call back, We'll call back.
 

(With loud music playing in the background) "Hello... HELLO?? I can't hear you! What?
 
 
[in a computer generated voice]
Hello, there are no real people here to answer the phone right now.
[in a computer generated voice]
Leave your name, telephone number, and a brief message after you hear the beep, and we will keep track of this stuff until the real people get back.




So ... Why did you call again?
Huh?
What was I doing?



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