A Great Dog Story

This came to me today by e-mail (thanks, Tim!) and it sure touched my heart. For all the dogs we’ve loved:

They told me the big black Lab's name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his pen.. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I'd only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.

But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn't hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie's advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn't look like "Lab people," whatever that meant. They must've thought I did.

But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes, and a sealed letter from his previous owner. See, Reggie and I didn't really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too. Maybe we were too much alike.

For some reason, his stuff (except for the tennis balls --- he wouldn't go anywhere without two stuffed in his mouth) got tossed in with all of my other unpacked boxes. I guess I didn't really think he'd need all his old stuff, that I'd get him new things once he settled in. But it became pretty clear pretty soon that he wasn't going to.

I tried the normal commands the shelter told me he knew, ones like "sit" and "stay" and "come" and "heel," and he'd follow them - when he felt like it. He never really seemed to listen when I called his name --- sure, he'd look in my direction after the fourth or fifth time I said it, but then he'd just go back to doing whatever. When I'd ask again, you could almost see him sigh and then grudgingly obey.

This just wasn't going to work. He chewed a couple shoes and some unpacked boxes. I was a little too stern with him and he resented it, I could tell. The friction got so bad that I couldn't wait for the two weeks to be up, and when it was, I was in full-on search mode for my cell phone amid all of my unpacked stuff. I remembered leaving it on the stack of boxes for the guest room, but I also mumbled, rather cynically, that the "damn dog probably hid it on me."

Finally I found it, but before I could punch up the shelter's number, I also found his pad and other toys from the shelter...I tossed the pad in Reggie's direction and he snuffed it and wagged, some of the most enthusiasm I'd seen since bringing him home. But then I called, "Hey, Reggie, you like that? Come here and I'll give you a treat." Instead, he sort of glanced in my direction --- maybe "glared" is more accurate --- and then gave a discontented sigh and flopped down .... with his back to me.

Well, that's not going to do it either, I thought. And I punched the shelter phone number.

But I hung up when I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that, too. "Okay, Reggie," I said out loud, "let's see if your previous owner has any advice." 
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To Whoever Gets My Dog: Well, I can't say that I'm happy you're reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie's new owner. I'm not even happy writing it. If you're reading this, it means I just got back from my last car ride with my Lab after dropping him off at the shelter. He knew something was different. I have packed up his pad and toys before and set them by the back door before a trip, but this time... it's like he knew something was wrong. And something is wrong...which is why I have to go to try to make it right.

So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you.

First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he's part squirrel, the way he hordes them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn't done it yet. Doesn't matter where you throw them, he'll bound after it, so be careful - really don't do it by any roads. I made that mistake once, and it almost cost him dearly.

Next, commands. Maybe the shelter staff already told you, but I'll go over them again: Reggie knows the obvious ones --- "sit," "stay," "come," "heel." He knows hand signals: "back" to turn around and go back when you put your hand straight up; and "over" if you put your hand out right or left. "Shake" for shaking water off, and "paw" for a high-five. He does "down" when he feels like lying down --- I bet you could work on that with him some more. He knows "ball" and "food" and "bone" and "treat" like nobody's business.

I trained Reggie with small food treats. Nothing opens his ears like little pieces of hot dog.

Feeding schedule: twice a day, once about seven in the morning, and again at six in the evening. Regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand.

He's up on his shots. Call the clinic on 9th Street and update his info with yours; they'll make sure to send you reminders for when he's due. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I don't know how he knows when it's time to go to the vet, but he knows.

Finally, give him some time. I've never been married, so it's only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He's gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn't bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially.

Which means that this transition is going to be hard, with him going to live with someone new.

And that's why I need to share one more bit of info with you....

His name's not Reggie.

I don't know what made me do it, but when I dropped him off at the shelter, I told them his name was Reggie. He's a smart dog, he'll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn't bear to give them his real name. For me to do that, it seemed so final, that handing him over to the shelter was as good as me admitting that I'd never see him again. And if I end up coming back, getting him, and tearing up this letter, it me and everything's fine. But if someone else is reading it, well ... well it means that his new owner should know his real name. It'll help you bond with him. Who knows, maybe you'll even notice a change in his demeanor if he's been giving you problems.

His real name is "Tank."

Because that is what I drive.

Again, if you're reading this and you're from the area, maybe my name has been on the news. I told the shelter that they couldn't make "Reggie" available for adoption until they received word from my company commander. See, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could've left Tank with ... and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq , that they make one phone.. call the shelter ... in the "event" ... to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my colonel is a dog guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he'd do it personally. And if you're reading this, then he made good on his word.

Well, this letter is getting downright depressing, even though, frankly, I'm just writing it for my dog. I couldn't imagine if I was writing it for a wife and kids and family ... but still, Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family.

And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he loved me.

That unconditional love from a dog is what I take with me to Iraq as an inspiration to do something selfless, to protect innocent people from those who would do terrible things ... and to keep those terrible people from coming over here. If I have to give up Tank in order to do it, I am glad to have done so. He is my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades.

All right, that's enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. I don't think I'll say another good-bye to Tank, though. I cried too much the first time. Maybe I'll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.

Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me. 

Thank you, Paul Mallory
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I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the Silver Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer.

I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog.

"Hey, Tank," I said quietly.

The dog's head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright.

"C'mere boy."

He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn't heard in months.

"Tank," I whispered.

His tail swished.

I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my face into his scruff and hugged him.

"It's me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me." Tank reached up and licked my cheek. "So whatdaya say we play some ball?" His ears perked again. "Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?" Tank tore from my hands and disappeared in the next room.

And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.

Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
http://www.moonsinger.com/
www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com
http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/
www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." ~Josh Billings
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does." ~Christopher Morley
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." ~Unknown

An Airline With a Sense of Humor

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks to my friend Jenny for sending this! I had a bunch of good laughs~! Be sure to see the comments of the flight attendants and crew below the pictures. (Double click on pictures to enlarge them.)

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously.  Check out their new livery!

From the cockpit on KULULA.COM- South Africa's Budget Airline


Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg. Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced, "People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!"

On another flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."

On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of your belongings.. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."

"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

"Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport , a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo, a flight attendant on announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted." 

From a Kulula employee: " Welcome aboard Kulula 271 to Port Elizabeth. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."

"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite."

Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines."

"Your seats cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."

"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."

And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry.. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"

Heard on Kulula 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town : The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."

Overheard on a Kulula flight into Cape Town , on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain really had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"

Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline. He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment.

Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"

After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg , the attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.."

Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today.. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of Kulula Airways."

Heard on a Kulula flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing.. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."

A plane was taking off from Durban Airport . After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, non-stop from Durban to Cape Town , The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight.. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOODNESS!" Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" 

A passenger then yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"


Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
www.moonsinger.com
www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com
http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/
www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com
"The art of flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss." ~Douglas Adams
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW -- What a Ride!" ~Unknown
“When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” ~Buddha
“A guy walked by stabbing at his cell phone. He was frustrated (been there!) and I flashed to a funny bit of comedy from Louis C.K. He reminded his audience that when he was a kid you had to stand next to the phone and use a rotary dial, and said...That signal is going to SPACE! Can you give it a second to get back from space, for crying out loud?” ~JP van Hulle
"I believe reality is a marvelous joke staged for my edification and amusement, and everybody is working very hard to make me happy." ~Terence McKenna
“I believe that our serious condition is due to our serious conditioning to be serious. Seriously. And if the problem is serious, it stands to reason that the solution is humorous. No matter what the problem is, we can dissolve it in a warm solution of laughter…. Since laughter is an in-body experience, one technically has to be in a body to laugh. While the Creator's laughter is purely metaphorical, ours can be seen, heard and felt. In other words, when God finds something funny, you and I are the designated laughers.” ~Swami Beyondananda
"It's all so funny—how can you not be laughing?" ~A 6th Grade Child

Free Copy of The Barn Dance to Give Away

I loved this book so much... that I ordered an extra copy just to give away to someone else. That copy has arrived. (See the blog post below for more information.)

Who would like to receive it?

If you would like to receive a free copy of this wonderful book, please send me an e-mail to singingmoon(at)commspeed.net and tell me why you are drawn to the book. I don't know how I will decide who to give it to. Perhaps the first person. Or perhaps because something that someone says will touch my heart and I'll know that's the right person.

Be sure to include your name and mailing address. Or, if you are local to the Sedona / Verde Valley area of AZ, let me know that and we can make arrangements to meet somewhere, or for you to pick up the book.

Sending inter-dimensional blessings,

Shakura Cathryn

www.moonsinger.com

www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com 

http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/

www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com  

It is delicious to talk to our live friends from our dead standpoint. We all enjoy it immensely! ~Abraham 

The Barn Dance / The Empathic Civilization

Here are two things I've really enjoyed, and would like to share with you.

First, I have been blessed to receive a free advance copy of James Twyman's new book, THE BARN DANCE. I just finished reading it and it is a fascinating and wonderful interdimensional story. I highly recommend this book! And if you are in the Sedona area on August 1st, you may want to go and see James at the Sedona Public Library. 

Event info: 

Best-selling author James Twyman will introduce his new book, The Barn Dance: Somewhere between Heaven and Earth, there is a place where the magic never ends . . . at the Sedona Public Library from 2 to 4 pm, Sunday, August 1. Twyman is giving away advance copies of his book to [Sedona] area residents who agree to read it first and then attend the presentation where he will discuss it and answer questions.

Twyman is the best-selling author of numerous books, including The Moses Code, The Kabbalah Code, and The Proof. He’s also an internationally renowned “Peace Troubadour” who has a reputation for drawing millions of people together in prayer to positively influence crises throughout the world. James is the executive producer and co-writer of the feature film Indigo, and the director of Indigo Evolution and the documentary The Moses Code. He is also a member of the Order of St. Francis and the co-director of the World Community of Saint Francis.

The book tells the story of how two men broke into Linda Twyman’s apartment in Evanston, Illinois on November 27, 2005, and brutally ended her young life. Three and a half years later, guided by a series of visions and dreams, James Twyman was mystically drawn to a barn deep in the Nevada wilderness where Heaven and Earth collide and magic changes lives.

“If you’ve ever wondered if we really can communicate with our loved ones who have passed to the other side, this book is your answer. If you’ve ever thought that Heaven and Earth never meet, then this story will reveal a world you never imagined . . . a world where love never ends and life goes on forever. Once you pick up this amazing book, you won’t want to put it down, and your life will never be the same” from Amazon.com.

The Free books are available for pick up at The Well Red Coyote and The Worm bookstores and by mail for a nominal shipping fee of $3.38. Participants will be asked to make a donation of $1 to cover the cost of shipping books to Sedona and invited to make a donation to help pay for the meeting space.

For more information, visit www.ultimatedestinyland.com/jamestwyman.htm or contact the event host Charles Betterton at 928-284-5566.
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Second:

This is a really interesting video explaining – in a very entertaining way – the increase in empathy that is occurring now. Thanks to my friend Anthony for sending this to me~!

I must say there are a couple of statements in the video I disagree with….

"They have a one-and-only life.”

I believe we have MANY lives, although we are usually only aware of one at a time. I am Cathryn, here in the USA in 2010, but I know for sure I have been other people in other times and places – and will be still more people in future times and places.

“There is no empathy in Heaven.”

The premise here is that there is no need for empathy in Heaven since there is no suffering in Heaven. And perhaps I am reading this into his words, but there also seems to be a premise that Heaven is something that you can only experience after death. I believe Heaven can be experienced here and now, or after death or both…. and that the person who is able to have empathy because they have experienced the suffering that they see in others will CONTINUE to be able to have empathy for the suffering of others, even if they are now in a place of consciousness or a place of existence where there is no experience of suffering.


Anyway – the whole of the video is pretty fascinating, IMO.

ENJOY!

Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
www.moonsinger.com
www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com
http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/
www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com
"Life is the Dance of God. Let God Dance You!" ~Cathryn Tezha Swann
"If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance." ~George Bernard Shaw
"We are travelers in a cosmic journey - star dust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. But the expressions of life are ephemeral, momentary, transient. Buddha once said "This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky." We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, light heartedness and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile." ~Deepak Chopra

New Moon / Solar Eclipse / Global Prayer Wave

 

We have another powerful time of potential for change happening tomorrow, July 11th at 1:40 pm, MDT (12:40 pm in Arizona)… the New Moon in Cancer, with a Total Solar Eclipse (not visible here, unfortunately). It’s a great time to focus shared intention and prayer for our planet.

Excerpt from http://tinyurl.com/38can4x:

At this eclipse, it is imperative that we expand our personal view of home to include our planetary home and become globally conscious of our Mother as a living being insuring that she receives the respect, honor and love she needs to heal the imbalances that humans have visited upon her. The focus of a Cancer Moon points to sending healing prayer and intention into all the veins and arteries of the planet - the rivers, streams, lakes and seas that hold the watery, life-giving fluids of the planet…..

One way to focus intention is to align with the Global Prayer Wave. http://www.theglobalprayerwave.com/. I like the way the intentions for this prayer wave are stated.

I hope you will join me tomorrow at noon and/or at the time of the eclipse in prayer, song, toning, or meditation – whatev comes from your heart.

Blessings,

Shakura Cathryn

www.moonsinger.com

www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com

http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/

www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com

"Our task is to chant the world, chant the beauty. The world is a reflection or our chanting." ~Billy Yellow, Navajo healer.

"Let us sing the world back into the very Heart of the Holy Name of God." ~Deena Metzger, Prayers for a Thousand Years

Thank you for....

This beautiful song by Sinead O'Connor is dedicated to all who love me - my friends, family, extended family. I do so appreciate the love and support I receive from all of you - and especially my husband Tim!

Thank you for…

hearing me
loving me
seeing me
not leaving me
staying with me
not hurting me

You are...
gentle with me

Thanks for…
silence with me

Thank you for…
holding me
helping me
breaking my heart 
       tearing me apart
       now I’m a strong strong heart…

Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
www.moonsinger.com
www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com
http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/
www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com
"The most needed, wanted, and powerful activity in which you can engage on or off the job is to authentically recognize, acknowledge, and appreciate others." ~Brian Koslow
“We humans are fundamentally creatures of community. We instinctively seek one another out and know ourselves through the eyes of our loved ones.” ~Ivan M. Granger

Generosity in Action!

I just found a wonderful thing ~ ! A fabulous example of generosity.  

Bead artist Denise Yezbak Moore is giving away 7 & 1/2 pounds of beads - over $350.00 worth! If you are a bead artist like I am, you might want to visit her blog and enter this contest. Visit Denise's blog at http://deniseyezbakmoore.blogspot.com. The bead giveaway is here: http://tinyurl.com/2avfgbv. 

Denise rocks!

Blessings to Denise - may your generosity return to you many times magnified!

Shakura Cathryn

www.moonsinger.com

www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com

http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/

www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com 

"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have." ~Leonard Nimoy

Sighs Turning Into Songs

Today is the Summer Solstice, and I'd love to shed some light on the Gulf of Mexico today. Many people have sent me e-mails calling for prayers, meditations, visualizations, etc. They are all good. The Gulf needs all the positive energy we can create.

I most like Masuro Emoto's idea of simply VISUALIZING THAT HOLE IN THE OCEAN FLOOR CLOSING.

In addition, I also like the call for singing or toning for the Gulf at noon in whatever timezone we are in. And at any and all other times, as well! Let's chant our prayers.

This reminded me of a great quote: “I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.” ~Theodore Roethke

I have been feeling so sad about this oil situation.... but if I do let my sighs lenghten into songs I feel better, and I believe it is healing for me, and also a beneficial prayer for the planet, and, by intention, especially for the Gulf of Mexico and all the beings who live there, as well as for the land, and the people and beings who live along the coast. I am intending my sighs of grief and sorrow to lengthen into love and gratitude for the waters and for all life. I will do this at noon and whenever I think of it.

I came across three wonderful videos - a series - which I offer as visual meditations. For this specific intention I recommend the third one first, because it begins with some exquisite film of the oceans. But they are all wonderful.

Click the little square with four arrows at the bottom right to open to full screen view. The resolution is good, the photography very beautiful.







Please join me on this longest day of the year to sing, chant, tone or pray for the Gulf of Mexico and all the life the depends on it. Let us shine our light on the waters!

Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
www.moonsinger.com
www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com
http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/
www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com

"I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.” ~Theodore Roethke

Focusing our energies on Loving our Water Bodies

Greetings, All,

I got home Wednesday night (6/16) from my amazing trip…….. it was a beautiful experience, most of which is another story. One of the dances we did at the Dance camp was a blessing for the water, and I was just crying and crying. I grew up on the Gulf coast of Texas which was not so long ago decimated by Hurricane Ike. I have so many wonderful memories of the beach and the water of the Gulf. Now the Gulf is being poisoned by this oil. It makes me so sad.

On the way home I was listening to my self-recorded CD’s of favorite songs, and a beautiful song came on that begins…

Standing by the ocean,
Watch it tear away the shore….

And again I was just crying and crying and I just wanted to keep driving and driving to get to whatever is left of those coastal areas before the oil reaches my beloved places. Apparently the oil is moving east more than west, and has not reached Texas yet, but it seems a matter of time. And, of course I am grieving for the entire Gulf, all the places, animals, plants and land already affected.

Below is something that came to me yesterday from the World Gratitude folks… you might also appreciate it.
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Beloveds ~

Today, we invite our World Gratitude family to join together, to leverage our genius and the power of Love to transmute the destructive forces of ignorance, greed and separation that are at play in the Gulf of Mexico ... and beyond.

5 years ago, World Gratitude was birthed out of a vision, one of creating a 'World Wide Wave of Gratitude and Re-connecting our water bodies to Love'. Since this time, we have been becoming Masters in the art of using Gratitude to empower the Self, experience wholeness, facilitate authentic, right-living and to cooperate with our Beloveds, world-wide, to gracefully move through the great changes of our time.

We have been preparing ourselves for events such as this ... and the time is NOW to come together, in service, compassion and courage ... and with great Faith hold a Space of Love, Gratitude and Grace!

We see this as an opportunity to deepen Self Mastery, by employing our genius and authentic power in a life-affirming way ... by being Grateful NOW for wholeness, purity and recapitulation of the water bodies in the Gulf, as well as across the face of creation.

Dr. Masaru Emoto - author scientist, and humanitarian - has shared a brief, yet powerful prayer and we are passing it along here as a focal point, a space of conscious creation allowing us to move past fear, judgment and retribution into Unity, Harmony and Wholeness. This prayer is structured using Ho'oponopono and is directed initially at WATER - the element connecting ALL Life on the planet. Water ... the carrier of Spirit and the flow-er of Love!!! 

Dr. Masaru Emoto's Healing Prayer for the Gulf:

"I send the energy of love and gratitude to the water and all the living creatures in the Gulf of Mexico and its surroundings.

To the whales, dolphins, pelicans, fish, shellfish, plankton, coral, algae, and all living creatures . . . 

I am sorry.
Please forgive me.
Thank you.
I love you. "

And these words from a Beloved who forwarded this prayer and invitation to us: "We are passing this request to people who we believe might be willing to participate in this prayer, to set an intention of love and healing that is so large, so overwhelming that we can perform a miracle in the Gulf of Mexico.

We are not powerless. We are powerful. Our united energy, speaking this prayer daily...multiple times daily....can literally shift the balance of destruction that is happening.

We don't have to know how......we just have to recognize that the power of love is greater than any power active in the Universe today.

Please join us in oft repeating this healing prayer of of Dr. Emoto's. And feel free to copy and paste this to send it around the planet. Let's take charge, and do our own clean up! 

And so it is! Pass it on." 

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Thank you, Dr. Emoto and our friends, who are earnest in our intent. We are grateful to be gathered here, together, and honored to share the journey as ONE.

Namaste,
~ The Ground Crew of World Gratitude

Go Gratitude
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Love, Sadness and Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
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"Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last fish has been caught, only after the last river has been poisoned, only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten." ~Cree proverb

Where I'm going on my summer vacation....

I'm going away for a week of R&R, doing things I love with people I love! 

A visit to Trimble Hot Springs, near Durango, CO..... and then a 3 day Dances of Universal Peace dance camp.... followed by a one day Rhythm and Soul event with Michael and Rickie Byars Beckwith and Robert Mirabal and others. Ya Hu~!

While I'm gone I hope you all live cool and colorful lives.

Have Fun!

Blessings,
Shakura Cathryn
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www.dancingpeace.blogspot.com
http://sites.google.com/site/dupnaz/
www.dancingmoonhealth.blogspot.com
"All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it." ~Samuel Butler