Happy Halloween

Dear Mother/Father/God,

This week is an interesting collection of days that we have labeled Holy: Celtic New Year, Halloween, Samhain, All Saints and All Souls. An interesting blend of celebrations from the ancient religions and Christianity mixed with more than a bit of modern marketing. My intention is to reflect on the core meaning of this sacred time of year; a time of reflection and anticipation, a time between seasons.

I am grateful for the people whose ideas and presence have helped me find my way. So many decisions, events, people, places, jobs, loves, heartaches, seeming errors
and triumphs have brought me to this moment; to this particular expression of eternal unfoldment. Now, I consciously rekindle my internal awareness of the One Life with and in me. I know that everyday is Holy if I live it wholly. Blessed be the Life we share.

Truth

The truth indeed has never been preached by the Buddha, seeing that one has to realize it within oneself.

- Lamkara Sutra

Creativity

“When we set aside time each day for deep communion with the infinite, then, as surely as day follows night, the light of inspiration will illuminate our beings." ~Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith

Affirmation
God is my center and my source and is continuously pouring Itself through my creativity.

Meditation
Dear God, You are the heart and soul of me. In these moments of conscious connection, I am renewed and invigorated. As I relax into Your care, my creativity comes alive. I am filled with passion, purpose and power. You are the master mold and pattern for the expression of my life. Thank You, Mother/Father/God.

Thoughts Are Things

Thoughts

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

~Henry David Thoreau

My Companion Needs Prayers

Aloha Boardies

My friend Steven needs prayers, good wishes and positive energy sent his way. He is in the Hawaii Army National Guard and they said yesterday that they might send him to Iraq.

I'm just sick over this, he is the best guy, great heart...please send protection toward him.

Thank you! And while we're at it, let's put up a prayer for all our military deployed all around the world.

Much love and PEACE

Rose

Real Love

Real Love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer.

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

furlough fridays

HI Rose,
This Friday was the first furlough Friday. The senate is calling for special session for the teachers. do you see them discussing HGEA contract( that is the union Tasha and I are members of) the union agreed to furlough days,not me.. Teh teacher's union also voted for furloughs. I am hoping and praying senate changes it.This weak-end so far has been informative. Friday, I could not find my newspaper I mediated and some one brought my paper and told me about the delivery person. I have been praying,and meditating about the contract even though the voting did not go the way I wanted. I am hoping for miracle. I had phone interview for p/t job on Friday.
Still waiting on word about Hilo
Love.
t

Ajapa Yoga Gurus - Past and Present

Jai Guru Guruji!

Sincerity

"Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other, and have the courage to accept each other as we are. Do not be surprised or become preoccupied at each other's failures - rather, see and find in each other the good, for each one of us is created in the image of God."

~Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Affirmation
I am encouraged by the indwelling and inherent good in people.

Meditation
Dear God, Help me see Your presence in each person I meet or think of.

Real Peace

Real peace is not just the absence of violence or of war... A mere absence of war is not genuine, lasting world peace. Peace must develop on mutual trust.

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Rose,You are amazing

Rose,
Years ago you said I would marry on October 2010. I asked recently said the same date
I love you
T

Buddhist Wisdom

Eventually we will find (mostly in retrospect, of course) that we can be very grateful to those people who have made life most difficult for us.

- Ayya Khema, "When the Iron Eagle Flies"

Christian Wisdom

Standing On Holy Ground

When I walked through the door I sensed His presence and I knew this was the place where love abounds. For this is the temple of Jehovah God Almighty. We are standing in His presence on holy ground. We are standing on holy ground.– Rob Robinson
Affirmation
I am open and receptive to your living spirit of Truth.
Meditation
Dear Lord, I acknowledge Your presence. I am immersed in Your life, love, and wisdom. I now realize that You are with me always – in mind, body and spirit. Amen

creepy stuff

hi Rose,
I have been waking up earlier( not including 3 am wake up) to meditate.
I put Hawaiian salt in the doorways this week-end because I have creepy experience this Saturday. A guy working on the roof on the building next to me,was watching me walk to the door all last week. On Saturday, early in the morning he called me to the wall( i did not go) he making kissing face. I felt uncomfortable. I told RS he told me to be careful. I emailed the company after having a looping dream of him harming a little girl in the building. the company removed him from the building.
Yesterday when I got home, I opened the back door to go to the washing machine and black thing fell to the ground. I picked it up it did not feel like dust. then I thought paper had burnt,it did not leave anything in my hand. I put some more Hawaiian salt. what put there Sunday was gone. I will sage it Friday (on my furlough day).
RS was sweeping and he let go the broom to get dust pan it stayed upright for 2 days. He took pictures of it.
What is the black stuff?
Love,T

Zen Meditation

Zen meditation is not physical culture, nor is it a method to gain something material. It is peacefulness and blessedness itself. It is the actualization of truth and wisdom.

- The Practice of Meditation, Zen Master Dogen

Freedom to Be

Freedom to Be

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." ~Judy Garland

Affirmation

I am blessed to be who I am.

Gratitude is essential, especailly when times get tough. Think outside the box, be YOU, and trust your God.

much aloha, Rose

dates

Rose,
a friend of mine was going to get married on 11/21/09. I told her 11/22/2009 the number 11 4 times 8 means complete would be better,she talks to her dead mother and she told her to get married on 11/22/09 as well.
So I joked with Russ that 10/10/10 would be a great date to get married. he joked that 08/09/10 would be great. We found the perfect spot to get married.
RCS 09/01/64
TAW 05/17/67
love ya,
t

"How To Meditate"

We confuse attachment with love. Attachment is concerned with my needs, my happiness, while love is an unselfish attitude, concerned with the needs and happiness of others.... A relationship free of unrealistic grasping is free of disappointment, conflict, jealousy, and other problems, and is fertile ground for the growth of love and wisdom.

- Kathleen McDonald, "How to Meditate"

Simple Sweetness

"Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower grow. There cannot be a lotus flower without the mud."

Thich Nhat Hanh

School

Aloha Rose,
I think about school daily. And am also thinking of switching jobs and have a meeting lined up with one of the alternative press here in Hawaii.

I've also been quite attracted to going into Law. Been doing a ton of reading about getting to law school and understand the commitment required...not to mention the ton of reading involved. :)

This is a switch from my former path. It feels good. My only concern is that the new job(once it's offered) won't cover my living expenses, which includes my son who is going to college (evyh 11.01.88).

Should I go back to my former path or does this new road look good to you?

Thank you so much.

Much light and love-
Kat
(4.8.62)

ps-T and Rose, I remember that post. It was posted last year. Lol...I'd like to know as well. But that's another post!

Money Charms

Aloha Boardies

Anyone interested in things that attract money?

Email me rkopp001@hawaii.rr.com

Uncle Albert - Imagination

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

Albert Einstein

Buddhist Wisdom

The greatest achievement is selflessness.

The greatest worth is self-mastery.

The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.

The greatest precept is continual awareness.

The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.

The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.

The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.

The greatest generosity is non-attachment.

The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.

The greatest patience is humility.

The greatest effort is not concerned with results.

The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Atisha

Happy Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights

Deepawali or Diwali is certainly the biggest an the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It's the festival of lights (deep = light and avali = a row i.e., a row of lights) that's marked by four days of celebration, which literally illumines the country with its brilliance, and dazzles all with its joy. Each of the four days in the festival of Diwali is separated by a different tradition, but what remains true and constant is the celebration of life, its enjoyment and goodness.

Aloha Anonymous - Free readings

Hi,I saw you (Rose) on TV yesterday. It was a program about how you had had helped the police in Gonzarles. I was very impressed.I googled you and found this blog :-) I'm not quite sure how to post, so that why I'm leaving a comment here; maybe someone could help me. I would be very interested in getting a free reading, Rose.Bless you all,L

Thank you for the kind words L. and thank you for watching my show.
Where do you live? My email is rkopp001@hawaii.rr.com Get me your email address and I will send you an invitation to my blog. Once you get that you'll be able to post you question. Along with the question please post initials and dates of birth for each person you want read. Lengthy posts are difficult for me to read. Private readings, via email, in person or phone are available. Email me for details.
Much peace,
Rose

dates forgotten

hi Rose,
My union leaders agreed to furlough for us.
I had a feeling it was coming. I had detailed dream that explained to me what to do.
I have been trying to find the post where you gave Kat and I dates we would marry.
I realized that next year is the year of the tiger. RS and I picked a name for daughter that means tiger.
My question is what was the dates again of wedding?
Love ya,T

Where I am What I'm Doing

Hi Bloggies my loves

Typing to you on a borrowed laptop while my computer is being healed. I have a test today, midterm tomorrow, and two papers due on Thursday. I'm catching up on the difficult reading for my Existential Philosophy class.
I have let go of stressing over getting A's and am doing my best. I don't know what the resulting grades will be but I have to let go of the perfectionism for my own sanity.
Being 62 and going back to school has been, and is, a lot of fun, but I don't remember and retain information as well as I used to.
I've been in college for 2 1/2 years now and I learned three cool things so far. I've learned how to listen, fold a t-shirt and the correct way to write quotation marks. How cool is that!
I meditate every morning for an hour now and throughout the day silently chant mantras. I know this is a result of my recent visit with my Guru. Oh, and I haven't smoked a cigarette for almost two months. That's prmarily because almost two months ago, after chain smoking like a fiend, I thought I was going to die!
In my spare minutes I have been playing Farmville of Facebook. I have not been that attentive to my blog here, I don't think anyone but Trevina and Kat is reading it. Any ideas how I can make it more readable? No one is even coming here for free readings! What to do?
Anyway gotta go get ready for school, Tuesdays and Thursdays are my long days, thank G for coffee!
I love you. *R

Letting Go

Letting Go
"What happens when you let go? You leap and the net appears. I am the net. I, God, am your invisible support."~Julia Cameron

Affirmation
I surrender control trusting that God is guiding me.

Meditation
Dear God,In this still and quiet moment, we let go. No more striving or clinging to the illusion of being in charge. No drama or heavy sighs or bottom experiences required. We seek Your will and direction for ourselves and our world. As we open ourselves to Your presence within, the direction that we seek is provided. Thank You so much. Amen

Qualities of the Human Spirit

Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit—such as love and compassion, patience, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony, which bring happiness to both self and others.



- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Vision

Vision
"The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart--this you will build your life by, and this you will become."~James Lane Allen

Affirmation
I am filled with visions and wonder.

Meditation
Dear God,Write a new vision in our minds, O God. Open a space for love in our hearts. May our dreams be holy and uplifting. May our visions be inspired by Your presence.We want to see with our minds eye what You have in mind for us to be. May our focus be on peace, plenty, joy and love. Thank You. Amen

A Week with Guru

Aloha Boardies

From 10/2-10/9 I was fortunate and blessed to spend 6 days with my Guru at the Ajapa Yoga Ashram in Placerville California. I spent the days and evenings meditating, working in the kitchen, and basking in the glow of His uncontional love and life altering energy.
What bliss! I was blessed to spend the mornings and nights at my daughter's home where I got to nuture my children. It was the best vacation I ever had.

Meditation is critical to maintaining a clear, secure, and serene state of mind. I have seen this practically, when I meditate I feel much better, period.

Trusting in your (Concept of) God is essential in this too stressful and scarey world. Make God your primary relationship and know in your heart that you are never alone, and that you will be all right.

Much love and blessings, Rosie

Great mediatation

Hi Rose,
Great mediation. I felt you and guru. Waves of love and joy. wonderful loving waves. then I saw hands holding golden cup.
Which is great since I woke up this morning and saw on computer my union agree to 18 days will not pay this year and next year 24 days o f work without pay.
I applied for p/t jobs .
I then realized why I had the dream I had. I dreamt I was writing grants for RS, myself and other for business we talked about having. I saw the process. it was very detailed.
Love ya,
t