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Forum: Spirituality Yesterday, 06:28 AM
Replies: 6
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Posted By Norma Rae
Was listening to part of an interview Shirley had...

Was listening to part of an interview Shirley had in 2009 with Lester Brown (whom I believe is discussed in The Secret Life of Plants, which I am finally reading . . . wasn't there a "Lester Brown"...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! Yesterday, 06:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
Vanilla?

Well, perhaps we should explore another line or two from The Camino. I've got a question that I bet a lot of you know more about than I, so I am curious to get your feedback and insight. And the...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! Yesterday, 05:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
Ha! I think you are correct, Joanne. And I...

Ha! I think you are correct, Joanne. And I think I am going to listen and learn from it . . .
Forum: Health and Stress Reduction 05-21-2013, 07:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 29
Posted By Norma Rae
Prajna Yoga

My teacher . . . Tias Little . . .

http://www.prajnayoga.net/2007/08/yogamates-interview-2/

Two hands together from the Midwest,
Stephanie
_/|\_
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-21-2013, 04:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
Was randomly listening to an archived Independent...

Was randomly listening to an archived Independent Expression radio program on the way home from work today--July 4, 2010--and Shirley referenced her "good shoes, a loyal stick, and pure water"...
Forum: Moderated Chat Schedule 05-19-2013, 07:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 62
Posted By Norma Rae
Hi Rob! As I mentioned to you very late (late to...

Hi Rob! As I mentioned to you very late (late to the party!) tonight, I am so sorry that I missed chat tonight with everyone. I even had it in my calendar to remind me . . . but . . . alas, this...
Forum: Meditations 05-17-2013, 05:04 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 71
Posted By Norma Rae
Well I am just about to sit this morning and it...

Well I am just about to sit this morning and it is already 7 a.m. CST. Please join me! And it strikes me this morning that 6:30 am CST is probably not reasonable for our friends on Pacific...
Forum: Wellness and Healing Circle 05-16-2013, 07:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 305
Posted By Norma Rae
Lura, I am so new to this community that I hope...

Lura, I am so new to this community that I hope my well-wishes to you do not seem insincere. You were one of the first (if not the first) to welcome me to this cherry bowl and to laugh with me in...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-16-2013, 07:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 162
Posted By Norma Rae
oh . . . this is absolutely now in my "to...

oh . . . this is absolutely now in my "to read" queue! Thanks for the headsup, Wolfdog!

two hands together from the springy midwest!
steph
_/|\_
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-16-2013, 06:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
the feminine!

Oh wow! . . . I cannot believe that I neglected to bring up the obvious water connection--the feminine! Duh! Not until I was listening to the latest Independent Expression Radio show with Kelly...
Forum: Meditations 05-16-2013, 05:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 71
Posted By Norma Rae
Maybe we can have a morning and an evening...

Maybe we can have a morning and an evening meditation sit for everyone who wants to participate? Perhaps we could alternate--mornings on even days; evenings on odd days? Something like that?
...
Forum: Meditations 05-16-2013, 10:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 71
Posted By Norma Rae
I hope some of you were able to join me. I felt...

I hope some of you were able to join me. I felt a connection, and I was joined by my beautiful blue color that comes to me only when in deep, healing, connecting meditation. The color was with me...
Forum: Meditations 05-16-2013, 07:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 71
Posted By Norma Rae
Meditation Sangha

My new Friends,
I know I am quite new to your community (thank you so much for your immediate warmth and receptivity), so you may already have a meditation sangha amongst you of which I am not aware....
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-15-2013, 08:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
Oh--on simple freedom: I just remembered the...

Oh--on simple freedom: I just remembered the story Shirley relates in Out on a Limb (I think) and in some interviews of a little bird and its one possession, a small stick that it carried in its...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-15-2013, 07:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
"all I really needed in life were good shoes, a loyal stick, and pure water"

There are at least two reasons why I love Shirley's conclusion in The Camino that "all I really needed in life were good shoes, a loyal stick, and pure water." First, the reference to the essential...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-13-2013, 11:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
"water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink"

Joanne (and all Friends) . . . ah Vegas and its opulent fountains (as I type these words, I can hear the triumphant Bellagio) . . . quite the opposite--I imagine--from the life-sustaining Camino...
Forum: Encounterboard Family 05-13-2013, 05:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 159
Posted By Norma Rae
Thank you Joanne and Lura! I am learning so much...

Thank you Joanne and Lura! I am learning so much and having so much fun here that I might just float right up to the ceiling!

Two hands together . . .

_/|\_
steph
Forum: The Media 05-13-2013, 05:14 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,268
Posted By Norma Rae
Lura and Kata, I absolutely agree with your...

Lura and Kata,

I absolutely agree with your perspective, and I am certain Shirley does as well as she quite often challenges others (in interviews and elsewhere) with considering otherwise...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-13-2013, 07:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 154
Posted By Norma Rae
The Camino

Friends . . . as with Out on a Limb . . . I am about to make some of you quite jealous . . . I just finished reading The Camino for the first time! And I finished it while sitting gazing at the...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-13-2013, 07:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 514
Posted By Norma Rae
lessons from the past

Friends, Joanne asked "Do you (or anyone here) have thoughts about what we can do with the bits of information that we may remember from past lives? Can we learn from this?" . . . I just finished...
Forum: Encounterboard Family 05-13-2013, 06:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 159
Posted By Norma Rae
Cherries on the Camino

Friends . . . I just finished The Camino (wow! we'll have to have a "book club" thread on that book), but--if you will recall--there was an amusing and interesting interlude with cherries that...
Forum: The Media 05-10-2013, 11:14 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,268
Posted By Norma Rae
P.S. (5-10-13): As I fly in for a quick visit...

P.S. (5-10-13): As I fly in for a quick visit with my own parents (see note above) on Mothers Day weekend (on my way to Las Vegas for work), mothers and daughters (sounds like a D.H. Lawrence novel)...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-08-2013, 08:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 514
Posted By Norma Rae
lessons from those we've known (or have not known) before?

Joanne (and all!),

That is a huge question! I think you have to go on an individualized case-by-case basis. I've listened to some of the archived Independent Expression Radio shows where members...
Forum: Cooking in the Lite 05-08-2013, 07:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 418
Posted By Norma Rae
Beet Chocolate Cake

Wow . . . so sorry for the delay on this! I just got into the flow of life and kept swimming there for a while . . .

Beet Chocolate Cake (from Zephyr Community Farm)
* I'd try to use non-GMO...
Forum: Books! Books! Books! 05-03-2013, 06:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 514
Posted By Norma Rae
Joanne (and all!) . . . your comments remind me...

Joanne (and all!) . . . your comments remind me of Shirley's initial reaction to David's revelation in the book (if you have the paperback, we're on pp. 324-25, btw). Shirley says to David, "Why? ....
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