It appears our time for tea is drawing to a close. In time we are going to introduce our youngest and last guest. But for now, let us give a warm thanks to our four ladies who shared their love of cats with us, and were vulnerable emotionally, in some points, raw.
It is this heart to heart connection where true communication will arise.
It is okay to be vulnerable. Just like they were, and everything was okay, we can be vulnerable too. We don't have to tough it out.
Hope Johnson said something the other day which left a lasting impression on us. She says that trying to hold on to things that may or may not be meant to be is a form of the ego expressing its control over us. Instead, LOVE everything, and as you pour incredible love into your life experiences, the ones which are meant to be will be drawn to you.
Carla's work isn't so great right now. They have reduced her hours down to fifty percent time, which is against her wishes, but Carla accepts that there is much-needed time for her life, and for Anthony. Basically, every day she works she is on call. She is a place-holder. The perception is that when Anthony gets sick and she has to trade down, that 'she doesn't really want to work'. Nobody has noticed that she doesn't leave early, she works everything she is assigned to do, and others are out the door giving away their calls right and left to others...every single day.
Who would sign up for those working conditions? Isn't that why women and mothers are fleeing medicine in droves? It is an epidemic, with the leaving, the suicides (Carla is in the highest risk group there is, female anesthesiologist), and the burnout/stress...so Carla is holding on to her courage and faith that everything will work out, and whatever is ahead is going to be better than the current situation.
Yesterday was a good day for us, for home and family. We spent the weekend decluttering and unpacking. Carla's beads are now mostly organized in her office. Almost enough to get her business back up and running again like it was but better than before. There is a holiday project just starting to come into her consciousness, a free giveaway. And all of this makes her feel normal, healthy and glad.
She gives me thanks constantly throughout the day. Ross, thank you for the baseball game for Anthony and my being able to watch! Ross, thank you for the kitchen, the yard, the beautiful home I didn't realize was even possible! Ross thank you for everything which is so much better than I ever could have dreamed or imagined!
Yes there is still work, and much time is needed to find 'everything in its place'...but it's over the hump, and at least, Carla is able to find things and has a pretty good idea where everything is kept, whether it is in boxes or put away. Her beading storage are crates stacked up, grey ones from Home Depot, and are arranged in bins by color. Both she and Anthony are very happy with this work.
There is a new chair they bought that Anthony has fallen in love with. It's a mid-century modern armchair. He puts it by the TV and does his gaming on it. He says again and again how it's just perfect for him, he can't believe it!
But I can.
I keep an eye on my home and family, it is important, especially since there are times I have been somewhat 'lost in my work'.
There is nothing wrong with adorable and cuteness. This is what keeps life going, the cuteness. If parents did not love their offspring--cats with kittens, humans with kids, and vice versa--nobody would care for their young!
Cuteness gives a little rush of dopamine, a pleasure burst, to the mind and then to the soul. The softness, the cuteness, the being needed...it is a plus.
Even when a little becomes too much, a little too much felines, a little too much clutter, a little too much substance of any kind, be it food, alcohol, 'herb', video games...is only a sign that there is no 'balance' for the optimum health of the being. Healthy or not, it is beautiful, perfect, and very much loved by the Divine...who sees everything in balance and in health, or at least, it's potential to be.
The little frailties, quirks and foibles do not detract from the essence of 'what was' or 'what is' or even 'what is ahead'...every soul is a work in progress! Even my own! So have hope.
We would now like to introduce to you our very last guest. She speaks her mind and she doesn't hold back. She is direct and outspoken. She has the air of one who has been toeing the line, and now is getting sick of it. She can no longer keep her observations to herself...so...let her have her say.
We will warm up the tea for all of us...and settle in our chairs to give our full attention...
Can you feel her pain, and also her frustration? We did. She cares about her friends, and her family and her country.
We also recollect something someone said a long time ago, that war would no longer have weapons...are these new ones doing the same exact things that the victors would do while helping themselves to enjoy the 'spoils of war'?
How can this happen and why? Who would have the resources to coordinate it? A government agency perhaps? the collusion of TWDNHOBIAH? Who would benefit from such mass suffering?
Isn't there a saying from someone that says, 'Order Out Of Chaos'?
There is a pattern of creating a problem, deliberately, in order to present a 'solution' which almost always has people losing their liberty in one way or another? Think of 9-11 and the airport security and other forms of being monitored which came out of that...so watch for it.
It has been a wonderful, appealing and very much meaningful time with you and with our guests.
We want you to recall how to open up, to speak your mind, and do not be afraid to talk about something which interests you and might not interest others (like the spiders with Tom). Everyone benefits when we are authentic in our words, our thoughts, our gestures...and being TOGETHER.
Together as one, even if perhaps at times we are going to be a little vulnerable.
Together we are the eyes and ears and hearts of Heaven!
Let us bring Heaven to Earth, here in our hearts, in our homes, and the rest will soon follow.
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Aloha and mahalos,
Namaste,
Peace,
Ross and Carla
The Loves who both adore and love you enthusiastically!
