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Michel as channeled through David Reid Lowell will be in Rittenhouse
Square Philadelphia - Saturday, August 18th - for information email
from webite at
http://www.davidreidlowell.com

This is a free channeling and meet and greet - we already have 60
people, can hold up to 100, NO CHARGE. It is someting he is doing as a
benefit for friends in Center City.

Michel's reply to this question that was emailed in... How safe are
we?

Michel through David Reid Lowell

This is the type of open ended question that can be answered in many
ways. The cryptic nature of it leaves much for inference. And we are
concerned that you ask because you are already vibrating at a place
that might create (for you) a reality you may not want. There is the
Law of Attraction or what we call the Mirror-Effect, that which is
about ME, that is more accurate. This is when you project your
thoughts into your third dimensional reality and in so doing create
them. And then they, those thoughts, which you have formed out of
pure energy, and collapsed into third-dimensional reality, come to
life… and then you wonder – `What happened?'

So, this is how we will answer it. First, you vibrationally resonate
with the experiences you will have. Meaning that there is an
alikeness to what you feel (that which you put out) and what you
experience (or the interactions you have) and in so doing how you
feel about yourself will ultimately dictate what you experience.

So let us begin by taking this out of a personal context and placing
in it a larger context – then we will get back to a more narrowly
defined answer.

Never before has the world been so connected by the actions of one
country and that country is The United States of America. Iraq which
was unto its ownself is now the birth-ground for much anti `first
world country' sentiment, and the recruiting grounds for what would
be considered `terrorists' which is a word we are reluctant to use,
but one that is well within your framework of understanding. We
choose this example because it is timely and it shows how one
person's choice of actions, belief system, agenda, or direct intent
can affect people all around the world through a process of
misdirection.

To interfere in anyone's reality in such a way can only lead to
further erosions of trust and understanding. This can also apply to
you. When you create through fear you doubt yourself and your
ability to give or receive love.

The case of the current President's choice of action and the
resulting impact it has had globally is nothing more that the
continuance of an unresolved inter-personal conflict that had
started several administrations ago when the current President's
father was in office with much the same support team that this
President has on his staff of advisors – so you can see how thought,
belief and energy fuse into a manifested reality. When you ask how
safe are we, who is the we? Society? The world? Indeed. The greater
organism, be it a government, a corporation, a small business, a
family, or just you, all reflect the same concerns, but are at times
disassociated from their personal sensations. In the final case, the
you, how you feel is experienced within your physical being. For
some it may be a sense of fear, doubt, discomfort or even dis-ease,
whatever it is and however you classify it you can sense it. And
when you do, you need to recognize your own instinct and
respectfully acknowledge something is wrong and that you need to
take some time and work through whatever that is before it gets out
of hand.

There is a legacy to beliefs and attitudes, many times they are
generationalized. The idea that any one person is entitled to be
treated in a manner more or less desirable than any other person is
just not well grounded or remotely acceptable on a spiritual level.
All people are entitled to dignity and compassion. Indeed, all.

This specific individual's legacy (shaped by beliefs) is unfolding a
reality that is affecting many people and their lives. Look at what
has happened by focusing on something so specifically, when
devastation hit the Gulf-coast there was no means to reconstruct it
(and there was and is no means to give aid to any other natural
disaster, the largest of which will be global warming) and what
people with a singular focus fail to realize is how history will
really record their contribution to world affairs – and this legacy
will be far sadder than any other President. Be it one individual
and that one person's choice to create directly and with intent or
an Administration's.

What exists in the mind of an individual is truly of their own
making. Now this can be shaped through generations of reinforcement…
their own personal calling or perception and if someone truly
believes that they are justified in their choice of action
especially if they truly feel they have a calling and ordination by
God, or a blessing if you will, because their choice of action is
morally correct – then all you can do is wait it out, or is it?  You
can challenge it, but do you?

Another question is how do you undo 50 years of thinking horribly
about yourself? How do undo `the negative events' that started when
you were 10 years old and seemed unending?  How? Sure there are
schools of thought and psychiatrists and analysis but in the end
what does it matter if you are not willing to let go of it?

Say you are 10 years old and your brother is 3 years old and he
could not say your name so he (your brother) mispronounced your name
and Dad said, "Why not call your sister, dumb Susan…" and your
brother did. What do you do with that? Or what if your parent called
your sibling the pretty one and you the smart one? Indeed, imagine
the life long inferences here. One can be pretty or handsome and
dumb as a rock and the other can be forever homely and less than
desirable but bright as all get out, when in fact both may be false!
Indeed, what to do?

Did kids at school call you Olive Oyl because you were so tall and
ugly, and maybe you were put in the boy's line rather than the girls
line when you were 12… devastating… but is it?

Or you heard "I really don't want to marry you because I need
someone with an education" or maybe your spouse left you for someone
younger and more sexier. What this all is about is them – NOT you.
You have chosen to take it on and live in the wound because it is
familiar. With this body, yes the one you have now, you have a brain
and you have the ability to reason. STOP IT. Two words that are easy
words to remember and they are free. So when you write out a check
to your therapist think back to when they told you to, stop it.

Many people overcome great challenges. There is nothing unique about
them, except they have a will and determination to be more, to be
better and to learn. If someone else can achieve, so too can you.
What we are talking about is complacency and fear that stem from
familiar patterns of behavior or out of comfortable denial.

Imagine if your homeland, town or country, and lets take this on a
very small level, was invaded. Imagine if your town was invaded by a
people you did not know, whose language you did not speak and they
told you it was for your own good and well-being and that they were
going to bring you a better life. Then they polluted your water,
bombed your cities, decimated your neighborhoods, leveled what
infrastructure you had – the basic service of electricity and power
that operated lights, water pumps, hospitals, refrigeration, and all
the basics you needed for your life. What then?

It is not up to any one person to determine what is right for
another people as they emerge in their own time and have developed
due to a history that is uniquely their own and this includes
religious and social factors that an outside country can not truly
understand. This is much like your life story that has unfolded in
such a way to make you who you are today.

In extreme conditions, because of cultural factors there oftentimes
seems to be from another's perception extreme rights or wrongs and
the judgment of inference from another country may be that they (the
other country) knows what is best for them. When they do not.
Because what has worked in America may not lend itself to
implementation in another part of the world, because the history of
their evolution is so different.

The most important part of feeling safe is knowing who you are and
what makes you comfortable, this means knowing your history. Even
your individual history and the context it falls into, it is that
context of malleable perception that shapes your reactions. And you
forget that.

Now, politicians are very good at surviving and remaining self-aware
so they can stay in term, or keeping their political status. They
are not concerned with what is right or wrong, just what they need
to do to ensure them their re-election or continuing popularity. Is
this not so? Of course it is. Just look and see how long some of the
politicians you are aware of have been in power and what has changed?

What has changed in The United States? You now have military men
carrying loaded guns and machine guns in major urban centers as part
of The Home-Land Security Act, and people have been conditioned to
accept this because the shock factor of it (9/11) has eased because
of the familiarity of it and the constant reminder that you are
easily attacked, vulnerable and subject to unknown assailants – if
this is not a fear based reality what is?  In New York City everyday
people walk by military or Home-Land Security representatives in
certain areas and they do not even question the oddity of it.

Now who do you think they are armed against, the insurgence, the
terrorists – remember it was rooted in the 9/11 attacks where
airliners were crashed into The Twin Towers and those that high-
jacked the planes were traced back to Afghanistan and Bin-Laden.

Yet all this energy was put into Iraq where its leader was found
hiding in a hole. So, ask us if you are safe and we will ask you who
do you need to be safe from?

In Germany in the 1930s – 1940s people's rights were chipped away
til they had little or none, it was a process of desensitization.
It is propaganda that keeps you fed false truths. The history of
mankind is something that is not unique. It is repetitive as the
nature of mankind is to live in the moment, and forget its past. If
you value the life you have and the rights you have you need to
notice when they are being slowing infringed upon. This can also
apply to how you see yourself in relationship to other people. Do
you exist with them in harmony or are you in constant conflict?

There have been holding areas for people of interest, and detention
centers that hold people against international law and treaties,
creating a government of their own (this administration) while the
thing that made The United States strong was that it was a nation of
laws, these laws now are being negated and ignored. So who is safe?
There are people who are being gathered up because of their
nationality, places of origin, associations and if this is where a
process can begin then where will it lead to? A very valid question
if you are concerned about feeling safe.

Now, what does this do? And why does it occur? To create a sense of
heightened awareness so you can learn to get in touch with the
rightful place within yourselves and your society. We told you years
ago `he would put a knife in the heart of Islam' and he has. People
are always quick to want to know the answers to life, to their love
life, to their financial affairs, and to know that their loved ones
are fine – but these are things you should already know in your
hearts. The truth of the matter is that you really do not want to
know anything that would contest your own sense of reality, your own
decisions that you have comfort with or that would make you even
slightly uncomfortable. But the necessity of knowing and taking
responsibility would elevate the `Oh, my' factor or shock factor
when you realize you need to fix something that went wrong.
Inevitably you will learn, but will it be easy or difficult, only
you can choose.

Let's think about the skills your life has given you. You have come
through a lot in your life and you have learned a lot in your life.
How do you deal with something? Or do you… is it by self medicating,
by drinking, shopping or eating or do you pull yourself up by your
boot-straps and get down to the business at hand? And what do you
think separates successful and happy people from negative and
worrisome people?  Usually it is how they deal with life issues.
What is the core of your being anchored in? This is why the premise
of The Law of Attraction is and should be based in concepts of
spirituality, not the self-motivating desire for material gain. If
you have a good core and a solid foundation there is no fear, there
is no lackage – there is only the knowing of the Universal Plan of
Perfection.

Look at this housing market; it still has not hit the bottom. It
will steady out by spring of 2008 and become increasingly more solid
through late 2008 and 2009.  If you look at how long your neighbors'
homes have been on the market or how many different brokers they
have had list their homes, this should tell you something.

The common-sense aspect can not be overlooked. This has nothing to
do with the need they have to get out of the mess they are in, or
get out from under their financial situation – sometimes there are
just losses you have to take to move on and in that there is a
lesson.

When you choose your behavior, you choose your consequence. You make
the choices. No one else. Just you.

Now that you have put yourself in these situations you ask, how safe
are we? And we would say as safe as you believe you are.  Indeed.
When you get to a fear based reality, or you get complacent, you
need to think with empathy and understanding. You need to ask
yourself what role you are playing in the life of those around you.
Stop and re-think your reactions. Step outside your comfort zone and
see your life and the world around you with open eyes. Realize how
your actions and beliefs emotionally shift in a given set of
circumstance when they should remain consistent. When you know
yourself, you will feel safe.

What is it you want to see happen in your life? You define your
relationships and the world you live in; because the way you act and
behave at home you carry into the outside world. This is why good
patterns of self-actualization are important.

If you become addicted through repetition to certain behaviors or
beliefs then you see them as normal and acceptable, to you, only to
you – perhaps not to the world outside.

Are you a good provider, meaning do you provide for yourself and
your home and those you love… are you a good nurturer, meaning do
you allow yourself to be nurtured and do you nurture others in a
loving manner. Are you a leader, meaning do you lead through example
and by doing the right thing… and are you a teacher, meaning do you
set a good example that others can be guided by. And in order to be
a good teacher you need to become a good provider, nurturer and
leader. These are practices that you should apply to your
relationships at home and at work. There are some people who do not
have extended families or partnered relationships; their creativity
breeds its own processes of birth and consciousness. In these cases
we would say that those individuals provide, nurture, teach and set
good examples through their creative processes which provide for
themselves and those that are dependent upon them – employees and
clients.

Hear us gently; your actions are a vibrational match (The Law of
Attraction) to that which comes into your life. When you get to the
point of awareness that you can hear what is being said to you – you
are in alignment with the accumulation of knowing you have
experienced within your lifetime and at this point of awareness
everything becomes easier.

Have you ever wondered why you don't feel safe; why you don't feel
fulfilled - it is because you do not know the true you. You have let
your concept of you be molded by others. You have allowed the
expectations of others to shape you and your beliefs so you can
better meet their standard of life rather than fulfilling your own
standard of life! The expectations of that distant father, that
emotionally expecting mother, the expectations of that spouse and
what they did not say place a deeper self-doubting expectation on
your soul than their words ever could. And all you needed them to
say is "I love you and you are safe – here at home and in my arms…"
Something so simple and such a huge difference that would have made.
So, now we say to you, you are aware… now `stop it' and move on. You
know what you need. State the need, manifest the will to create it,
the satisfaction of the need and achieve it through deliberate
design.

In order to feel safe you have realized you create through
deliberate intent. We have said this time and time again. You create
directly and you manifest whatever your intent is. All these things
are valid, even fear and the feeling of not being safe, because you
focus on them (fears and lackages) and allow them to become real.

What you have to realize is that you, each of you, young and old,
share the responsibility for shaping the world you live in. The
closer you become to being fully integrated with your source, the
more harmoniously you relate to the world around you.

This is why television, video-games and the allowing of war (play or
real) become all too real, and they make you more and more aware of
the negative aspects of life and then that becomes real… you can not
live in harmony when you focus on negative thoughts and conflict.

Everything that you feel, everything you experience, is a reflection
(a mirroring back) of the vibrations you are putting out. When you
focus on yourself, being well, being integrated with thoughts of joy
and success you reshape your reality into a more happy reality. So,
if you feel unsafe it is because you are focusing on things that
will create a sense of insecurity and paranoia. If you look for
conflict and deceit, it is because you already believe it will come
to you and therefore, guess what! You will surely find it.

Now, you have the power individually and collectively to shape this
world you live in. You, each of you. But you can not do it if you
think someone will get ahead of you, another person may get that
promotion, you won't meet that deadline and on and on. You can not
be concerned with what that other person is going to do with their
life, unless it has direct impact on you and your life. Then it may
be worth reflecting on. But you alone have to do what is right for
yourself.

You come into this world with your arms crying out, "Here I am" and
Spirit is with you. When you leave this world your arms will be
closed and you will say "I am done and ready to leave" and Spirit
will be with you. In-between these two events there is a life to be
had, adventures to be discovered and the joyous acknowledgement that
life is a precious gift to be celebrated.

Whenever you have a dominant thought in your head, or something
prying on your mind, that is emitting an energy that is creating
that very reality – you are taking pure energy, collapsing it and
giving it form! You have that power. Your dominant thoughts become
what you live and know.

So if you ask us `how safe are we' we would remind you that this
very question emits the vibrational essence of your fear based
reality and that vibration is a reflection of your own belief
system. So we would say that you can reshape that by acknowledging
the potential it has (this thought) for being harmful to your well-
being by seeing how thinking like that globally has created the
world's affairs you witness all about you. And the collective power
you have is in changing that thought and awareness and being
responsible creators, not co-creators, but creators who will settle
for nothing less than a lovingly kind and tolerant world and who
create from their higher-selves.

Yes, yes, you do co-create with God. But you yourself when you
acknowledge you are God, yes, you are God in your lifetime and unto
your life, then you create alone and directly through your intent of
action and belief system.

When you go through your day you see reflected back at you what you
have created within yourself. This is the essence of your inner-
feelings and how you truly feel about yourself. If you see negative
things and enter into conflict, it is because there is an unhealed
part within you. If you give love and see joyful expression of
humanity, it is because you are resonating with harmonious feelings.

You are the God of your universe and reality, you can shape your
life to be whatever you emotionally decide it can be. God wants you
to be all you can, God wants you to exceed your physical expression
and learn to create from pure energy (we are not speaking of
material gain, but of spiritual solidness which will gives you the
foundation to gain an increased sense of self that will allow you to
make better choices). Because we are speaking of you, and in saying
that, why wouldn't you want the best for yourself? You are here in
this body in this life because you chose to manifest into it. Now,
it is up to you. What are you going to choose to do with it?

You can make this life a life of ease or you can keep those old
patterns of behaviors that you have outgrown. The true key to
eternal youth is letting go of limitations and knowing you can be
more than the physical expression you define as you, because you are
an endless soul, a spirit of creation that chose to manifest into
this life to achieve great things.

There is nothing you need to fear. And there is nothing that can
cause you to feel unsafe. Believe it so and make it so. Your voice,
that one voice, has power – use it to decree what you want your life
to be.

~Michel

David Reid Lowell is a published channel, you can find more on him
at:

http://www.davidreidlowell.com/

and

http://www.davidreidlowell.com/advising/index.html

There will be a Quantum Touch Basic Workshop this weekend, July 27 and
28, at SOL Reflections at 107 RR 620 S, Suite 105, Lakeway, TX 78734.
The workshop will be held from 1000 am until 530 pm both days.  The
cost is $295.00 for this workshop.  Class is limited to 14 people.
Nurses receive 12 CEUs or CNEs depending on how you call them.

Quantum-Touch is a significant breakthrough in hands-on-healing.  QT
uses scientific principles of resonance and entrainment -- combined
with very specific breathing techniques and simple body awareness
exercises -- ti create a powerful, yet natural, field of healing energy.

Jean Shaw is a Certified Practitioner/Instructor.  Please call her at
512.968.1446 or call SOL Reflections at 512.263.6990 to register or get
more information.

Saturday, August 25, 10:30 AM-4:00 PM, $40 per person, 9905 Anderson
Mill Rd, Austin, 78750, 335-4449, 560-5193, intuitiveguide@...
www.unityhills.org

Are you frustrated about your love life? Do you tent to attract the
same type of partner over and over again? Sometimes old patterns can
get in the way of building our new lives, and often our deepest sounds
show themselves in our romantic relationships. These wounds can stem
from unhealed romantic relationships, childhood patterns, weak
boundaries and poor self-esteem. Learn how to release old patterns,
appreciate yourself, determine what important qualities your partner
should have and how to attract a healthy relationship. Instructor
Lindsay Scott-Ipsen has maintained a private practice as a
Clairvoyant, Medical Intuitive, Counselor and Teacher for over 14
years and is a licensed minister with two years of training from the
Church of Inner Light in Boulder, Colorado. She holds a Bachelor's
degree in Psychology and teaches numerous classes in intuitive
development, including a two-year certificate program. She is
currently writing her first book.

*luv and excerpts from Catalyst For Fun Newsletter
   *to subscribe directly, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catalystforfun/
                                 xxx Amanda Winters


2) Spontaneous Evolution with  Swami Beyondananda Comes to Austin
     Sat, 7/27 (this guy is supposed to be awesome and hilarious!
3) PASSION INTO PRACTICE wkshop on Sunday, July 29th
6) The ART Excel course (All Round Training in Excellence) is being
offered in Austin TX for kids aged 8 - 13 years old,  Aug 1 - 5 2007
from www.artoflivingaustin.org
7) Amala Foundation seeks Volunteers and Donations for its amazing
African Student Exchange Program  www.amala.org
8) Wonderful and Amazin Satsang Teacher, Jeannie Zandi returns to
Austin: Aug 15, 18th and 19th  see www.jeanniezandi.com for more info
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2) PASSION INTO PRACTICE
Sunday, July 29, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Unity Center, 9603 Dessau Road, Austin, TX 78754

To register or to learn more, call Mary at 372-9677 or e-mail
mary@....

This interactive introductory seminar reviews the Passion into
Practice model for engagement, wholeness, and transformation in
career and
work. This journey of discovery leads you in creating meaningful work
that is aligned with your values. It helps you discover what you love
to do and how you can turn it into what you do for a living, using our
step-by-step approach.


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3) Spontaneous Evolution with  Swami Beyondananda Comes to Austin
Saturday, July 27th


Join us for an evening of laughter and inspiration as we begin living
our positive future ... now!

"We're here to regrow the garden from the grassroots up -- and have a
heaven of a time doing it."   Swami Beyondananda


As you already know if you're a subscriber to BeyondaNews, I'm in the
process of writing a book with cell biologist Bruce Lipton called
Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and How to Get There From
Here. Thanks to a synchronous coincidence that brings both Bruce and
I to Austin, Texas at the same time that book is set to "come alive"

When: Saturday evening, July 27th
Where:  Austin's Unity in the Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Road, 78750.

Bruce will be offering his workshop, "Mind Over Genes: The Grand
Convergence of Body-Mind-Spirit That Puts You in Control of Your
Life" on Friday evening and Saturday from 9 to 5. On Saturday
evening, Bruce and I will introduce our Spontaneous Evolution book
and give Austinites a chance to put the book's prescriptive ideas
into practice ... and Swami will top off the evening with his cosmic
comedy performance. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets for the evening
are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and can be ordered through
Conference Works. (800) 395-8445. You'll laugh while you learn and
learn while you laugh, and find out how you can participate locally
in the evolution that is happening globally.





***Thought that Counts Quote:

"Many spiritual seekers get "stuck" in emptiness, in the absolute, in
transcendence. They cling to bliss, or peace, or indifference. When
the self-centered motivation for living disappears, many seekers
become indifferent. They see the perfection of all existence and find
no reason for doing anything, including caring for themselves or
others. I call this "taking a false refuge." It is a very subtle
egoic trap; it's a fixation in the absolute and all unconscious form
of attachment that masquerades as liberation. It can be very
difficult to wake someone up from this deceptive fixation because
they literally have no motivation to let go of it. Stuck in a form of
divine indifference, such people believe they have reached the top of
the mountain when actually they are hiding out halfway up its slope.

Enlightenment does not mean one should disappear into the realm of
transcendence. To be fixated in the absolute is simply the polar
opposite of being fixated in the relative. With the dawning of true
enlightenment, there is a tremendous birthing of impersonal Love and
wisdom that never fixates in any realm of experience. To awaken to
the absolute view is profound and transformative, but to awaken from
all fixed points of view is the birth of true nonduality. If
emptiness cannot dance, it is not true Emptiness. If moonlight does
not flood the empty night sky and reflect in every drop of water, on
every blade of grass, then you are only looking at your own empty
dream.

I say, Wake up! Then, your heart will be flooded with a Love that you
cannot contain."

*Quote is from:  Selections from the Talks of Adyashanti
http://www.adyashanti.org/
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6)  The ART Excel course (All Round Training in Excellence) is being
offered in Austin TX for kids aged 8 - 13 years old.

Course Dates: Aug 1 - 5 2007

Timing: 6:30pm - 8:30pm on weekdays (Aug 1,2,3)
          10:00am - 1:00pm on weekends (Aug 4,5)

Course information and registration links can be found at
www.artoflivingaustin.org.  Click on the top left hand corner for ART
Excel link.

Please inform your friends and family near the Austin area about this
once a year course.


Here is some information on the ART Excel course....

ART Excel nurtures the human values in young people and supports the
overall well-being of children and teens by teaching them a variety
of empowering techniques that foster peace of mind, mental clarity
and focus, physical relaxation and health, and emotional stability.

Program Goals:
To develop a vision that embraces all cultures, religions, ethnic and
racial backgrounds.
To provide breathing techniques as tools to alleviate stress and
manage emotions.
To establish a powerful and meaningful connection between one's self
and the world.
To increase mental focus and to facilitate the learning process.
To provide leadership training to enable youth to become positive
role models for their peers.
To create an awareness of human values and provide opportunities for
community service

Also, please visit this web page and don't forget to click on
the 'Rave Reviews' at the bottom..
http://www.artoflivingyouth.org/kidzone.html

Please call Lakshmi @512-784-4869 for more details or email
ldamerla@...

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7) Amala Foundation seeks Volunteers and Donations for its amazing
African Student Exchange Program  www.amalafoundation.org

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Beloved Community,

We are so grateful to announce the coming of our beloved African
youth for our
Third Annual International Children's Peace Exchange Program (ICPEP)!
We will be hosting 10 African youth, ages 10-19, and 2 adult
chaperones from August 5th – 15th.

ICPEP is an effort to cultivate sustainable peace, one heart at a
time, through cultural and spiritual exploration and understanding.
The program offers youth life-changing opportunities to broaden their
global view, establish friendships that deepen their understanding of
human nature, and cultivate a spirit of international peace,
cooperation and compassion.

We will house the children here at the Foundation, so we are in great
need of community support
in transforming our Sanctuary into a beautiful home! These Children
arrive with only their school uniforms and a school-issued
backpack...many come from the poorest villages in Nigeria. The
Foundation endeavors to provide all they will need for their stay in
Austin, from clothes to toiletries to food. Below is a list of items
we are calling on the community to donate or lend to the children for
ICPEP.

We will be collecting all items for ICPEP starting Monday July 23rd,
so please feel free to drop off all non-perishable donations at the
Foundation as soon as possible.

We are in need of volunteers who are willing to help cook meals for
the children!
We also call on those who are inspired to come spend time with these
amazing children, and we welcome and encourage our local children to
come share and learn with our Nigerian brothers and sisters!

Additionally, we are seeking a host home for the two adult chaperones
during the youths' stay at the Foundation, as well as volunteers to
engage the adults outside of activities we will offer the children.

We invite those interested in serving to please contact Kizzie and
Etienne at youthprojects@..., or call the Foundation
at 512.476.8884.

I.C.P.E.P Donation Needs:

Outfitting the Sanctuary:
• 10-12 Beds (mattresses or futons)
• 10-12 Pillows
• 10-12 Linens for beds (sheets & blankets)
• Large fabric for creating room divider
• Large fabric for creating room divider
• Shoji screens or folding screens for dividing room
• Small bedside tables

Toiletries:
• Shampoo & Conditioner
• Liquid Soap
• Toothpaste & tooth brushes
• Towels & wash rags
• Feminine napkins

House Supplies:
• Dishwashing liquids
• Trash cans & bags
• Natural cleaning products
• Rags
• Napkins & paper towels
• Clothing detergent
• First Aid Kit – including asprin
• Collapsible drying racks
• 2-3 dish racks
• Large pots and pans
• Ziplock baggies (all sizes)

Active Gear:
• Towels (swim & bath)
• Water bottles
• Swimsuits
• Flip-flops
• Backpacks
• Disposable cameras
• Journals and pens

Clothing for 5 Girls & 5 Boys, 10-19 years old:
• Unused underwear and socks for all
• Girls: dresses, shorts, pants, t-shirts, blouses, tank-tops
• Boys: pants, shorts (athletic and cotton), shirts (t's,
collared short sleeves, tanks)

Food items:
• Fresh (organic if possible) vegetables & fruit
• Frozen (organic if possible) chicken & meat
• Grains, beans, & condiments


Thank you for your support.  Your service directly impacts these
children's lives, and helps build sustainable peace in our world.

In Loving Service,

Amala Foundation
www.AmalaFoundation.org
512.476.8884 and 800.476.1148
1006 S. 8th Street, Austin, Texas 78704
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8)  Jeannie Zandi is coming to Austin!
Please join her and friends for three public meetings...

"This is what is asked of us, over and over and over, to offer our
empty hands. To let the things we are holding so tightly just drop.
To give it all up, everything, that does not exist in this moment
here. All that has happened, that we think we somehow need to do
something about, all that we think might happen, or we hope will
happen, every sweet dream that we cling to. This is like God's loving
strip search, give it all over! Something else wants to live you. And
you can feel it."

    Wednesday, August 15, Living as Love, 7:45-9:15 PM
    Saturday, August 18, Daring to Be, 4:00-5:30 PM
    Sunday, August 19, Healing the Feminine Heart - Women's meeting,
10:30 AM - 12 noon
    $15

at Casa de Luz, 1701 Toomey Road (west of South Lamar, just south of
the Town Lake bridge)

Jeannie works intensively and joyfully through retreats, public
meetings regular groups and private sessions around the country to
help friends discern the call of the holy from the pull of
conditioning, and offering assistance and support to live from the
core of being in radiant presence.  Embodying the mother, spiritual
warrior, and tender sister-friend, she invites all to discover the
true life we are meant to live.
"We think that we have to be perfect, we have to be right, we have to
patch this thing together so there aren't any holes or leaks or
cracks. We are looking in the wrong direction for the perfection, and
working so hard to perfect something that's impossible to perfect. We
are not creatures of need or insufficiency! We just have to stop and
drink of ourselves - we are already here brimming over."
Austin Contact: Glee Ingram, 505.441.3278 or 443.7522 or email
gleeful@....

To learn more about Jeannie, visit www.jeanniezandi.com.  (See
Excerpts page for articles by Jeannie.)
To read an article by Jeannie about the dark night of the soul, love
and awakening, visit
http://eldoradosun.com/Archives/02_04_issue/sunpg2.html#LetitHave

To schedule a private session while Jeannie is in Austin, or by
phone, call 505.779.4131 or email info@....

"What do you want, to keep it together with your efforts, your
theories and your strategies, or have the Truth sweep your life
clean?"

I just saw Michel channeled by David Reid Lowell in Philadelphia. IT
WAS AMAZING! He has quite the following tadning room only and some
people laid on the floor.

He just started talking and was very friendly, then he stepped back
and his manager talked, then he spoke again - then his voice just
changed, it got deeper and his eyes changed, they CHANGED and you
could see he wasn't there.

Michel came through and spoke about dimensional energy, that we live
in a fluid state of consciousness and that we collapse energy and
reform it into out reality.

It was very different and I felt it inside myself... something
energetically changed, it was amazing.

People asked all types of questions. One question was about American
Politics and Michel said that we as American's have not fully
participate in the political process and that we need to return it
to more of a Republic run by the people through elected officials
that do what is best for us- he also said that we are a country of
laws and that those laws are being eroded. Another person asked if
he was being too opinionated, and his reply was not if that was what
the question was – then she asked about the impeachment process and
he said that it was a valid mean of reinstating proper government
and that is what the framers intended it to be used for.

He also said that you can impeach the entire administration, inc.
the vice-president – and all those who were appointed by this
administration. But he felt that we should move to impeach the vice-
president and send a strong message to the administration that
kingship was not what American politics were about neither was the
monopoly of the government for 4 or 8 years and neither was the
revoking of constitutional right – he said the vice-president should
be impeached due to high crimes and misdemeanors.

He also spoke on the origins of fear and how these things are
different from person to person, and that each person has to
reconnect to that part of themselves that is not healed. Then he
spoke on The Law of Attraction and how it has nothing to do with
attracting wealth, as is the current thinking – it has to do with
spiritual laws and if one is more spiritual and fully rooted in
their own awareness then they can accomplish and achieve what it is
out of life, a subtle but HUGE difference in the approach to The Law
of Attraction.

He then went on to talk about having the power to form reality. IT
was unlike any other channeling I saw, and more than anything else I
remember the feel of the energy, it was uplifting and healing.

Oh, he did say that no one person ever needs to perform service for
another living person to achieve a level of awareness of
spirituality. This came from a question about a monk, and how one
person went to a retreat and had to perform service to achieve a
level of awareness.

All in all this was a wonderful time and I am glad I got to share in
it. There were many gay couples, straight couples and college kids –
then there were older folks over 60 and after he waited – and was he
tired – and spoke to anyone that needed the time. He was very
generous and kind.

I hope if you get the chance to see this wonderful person Michel, or
to talk with Michel or even David you do. David is and simple and
amazing man.

Here is his website which I free and has no ads, just writings and
great graphics, it is a journey – http://www.davidreidlowell.com

Peace and love to you all.

Margaret Lewis is another one of my favorite teachers.  Her web site is <a
href="http://
www.wisdomwalks.com> http://www.wisdomwalks.com> </a>.

I met Margaret several years ago, and have followed her development into a
qualified,
compassionate, and truly wise teacher.  Her ability to hold the space for others
to
transcend and embrace higher levels of consciousness is remarkable.  I recommend
her to
anyone (male or female) who is facing the gateways of the divine feminine, or
who is
facing the gateway of the unknown and unfamiliar disguised as the inner child.

I don't believe she has any group courses going on right now, but I believe she
has a set of
individual study in place. For those interested in study at their own pace, this
is an
excellent choice.  But if enough people are interested, and request a course
within a few
days or weeks of each other, I'm sure she will open up a special class for this
group.

Namaste,
Theressa

Thank you so much for posting this concert information.

I laughed so hard when I saw my own reflection of seriousness.  It seems the
universe
really does have a sense of humor and knows how to deliver a good punch line.

Thanks,
Theressa

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--- In centraltexasmetaphysical@yahoogroups.com, Kathy Perry <kathyslegacy@...>
wrote:
>
>     "Saving the World from Whiny Victim Love Songs!"
>
>   Contact:  Kathy@...
>   512-847-7432 or Cell: 512-964-6981
>
>   Concert Information: www.gregtamblyn.com
>
>   Directions: www.unityofwimberley.com
>

“Saving the World from Whiny Victim Love Songs!”

 

The White Wings Concert Series invites you to join us with award winning singer/songwriter Greg Tamblyn. He will share his music, humor and musings, in a special evening event which is more than a concert; it is a psycho-spiritual experience. With songs like “The Shootout at the I’m OK, You’re OK Corral”, and "Self Employment Made Harder by Difficult Boss",  his feel-good shows are heavy on laughs.

 

He sings about subjects ranging from relationships, cultural absurdities, to forgiveness. He was rated the best Male Vocalist in Kansas City, and is a professional songwriter in Nashville, winning many awards for his songs. With his clever musical take on modern life you will double over in laughter and your heart will be filled with love and empathy.  Don’t miss this rare chance to have a fun filled evening with this outstanding world-renowned comedian and musician!

 

When:  Tuesday night, July 24, 2007

 

Where: White Wings Ranch at Unity Church of Wimberley

455 White Wings Road, Wimberley, Texas 78676

 

Time: Doors open at 7pm, Concert at 7:30 pm

 

Cost: $12.00 suggested donation.  All offerings will be accepted.

 

Gourmet Coffee and Desserts will be available by the Wimberley Inn

 

Contact:  Kathy@...

512-847-7432 or Cell: 512-964-6981

 

Concert Information: www.gregtamblyn.com

 

Directions: www.unityofwimberley.com

 

A self awareness and intuitive enhancement workshop.  Learn the tools for self
empowerment and become stronger, centered and more confident in your personal
and
business life. Suzanne is an amazing fountain of knowledge when listening to
yourself
when making life altering decisions and deepening your insights.
contact 512 342 8471 to sign up and get directions. $25.00 suggested donation
  (near arboretum)

**luv and only the personal growth excerpts from Catalyst for Fun
Newsletter==sign up if you want the political and social too at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catalystforfun/ x Amanda Winters  ;0


6) The Money Academy Parent Workshops---Teach your kids how to be
responsible with money on Sat, July 21 and August 18th
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***Thought that Counts Quote:

"All this is simply to say that all life is interrelated. We are
caught in an inescapable network of mutuality; tied in a single
garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all
indirectly. As long as there is poverty in this world, no man can be
totally rich even if he has a billion dollars. As long as diseases
are rampant and millions of people cannot expect to live more than
twenty or thirty years, no man can be totally healthy, even if he
just got a clean bill of health from the finest clinic in America.

Strangely enough, I can never be what I ought to be until you are
what you ought to be. You can never be what you ought to be until I
am what I ought to be. This is the way the world is made."
       ~Martin Luther King, Jr.  *this quote is taken from his
       commencement speech "The American Dream" delivered at
      Lincoln University on June 6, 1961 and reprinted in:
      A Testament of Hope

***Today's Affirmation

I am connected to all of life.

***Today's Meditation

Dear God,

You are the fabric that binds all people together.
Yet, we often see ourselves as separated in so many ways: different
races, genders. sexual orientations, nationalities and religions.
Show me what I can do to help heal these illusions.
Help us to unite in love for the good of all.
Thank You. Amen

***this quote is From Renaissance Unity Church's amazing quote a day
email====To subscribe, complete the form at:
http://www.renaissanceunity.org/dailyemail.htm

**To view their astoundingly beautiful past archive of messages:
http://lyris.renaissanceunity.org/read/?forum=inspiration
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6) The Money Academy Parent Workshops---Teach your kids how to be
responsible with money on Sat, July 21 and August 18th

Parents, here's the workshop that will provide you the support you've
been looking for!
Knowing how to handle our personal finances is one of the most
important educations we can get, and yet it is not taught in school.
We stumble into adulthood without the tools we need to make wise
financial choices.  Mistakes are often costly.  Within our families,
money is often a highly charged topic.  We want our kids to develop
good financial habits, and yet we wonder about the best way to teach
them. The Money Academy works with kids and families to help them
discover powerful tools and language for having responsibility with
money.  Learn how to develop structures that will empower your
children to manage their money and create a future of financial
freedom.

What you will have after attending this Parent Workshop:

• A roadmap for transferring financial competency and responsibility
to your kids.
• Specific tangible tools and a new language for talking about money
to your kids.
• A new perspective of money within your household.
• Specific methods to help your kids regulate their impulses and to
budget resources.

What are people saying about The Money Academy?

"I had a chance to go to Gayle's class for parents a few weeks ago.
Wow! Her presentation and material are top notch and exciting. She
has come up with a terrific way to help us empower our children! As a
family coach and parenting instructor, I can tell you that when kids
feel powerless, they easily slide into a downward spiral towards
feeling inadequate and uncooperative. But, when we share
responsibility with them, especially with money, they really develop
healthy self esteem and confidence. How fortunate we are to have a
resource like Gayle in our community!   Way to go, Gayle!"
….Elena Michaelson, Family Coach and Parenting Educator

"The Money Academy, with family financial coaching, afterschool and
mentoring programs, and workshops for parents and kids, provides a
vital missing piece of education in our community.  Gayle facilitates
a fun, free and more conscious relationship to money."               …
Milad Taghehchian, Finance Entrepreneur

***Upcoming Workshops:

July 21

August 18

All workshops are from 1 - 4 p.m.

Location: The Khabele School • 801 Rio Grande

  Please contact Gayle Skiera at gayle@... or 443-
8851
to arrange for individual family financial coaching.  $45/person –
or – $60/couple

• Awakening to passion
• Opening to possibility 
• Laughter
• Connecting to community