Patricia Sanders

This is a poem from my poetry book: Jewels of Awe.

With a stout heart, a mouse can lift an elephant. Tibetan proverb, A World Treasury of Folk Wisdom

Your life will reflect the beliefs and thoughts you nurture within you. Plant seeds of a future you will love. If unconscious parts of you are blocking the future you imagine as the seeds of tommorrow, the issues will come up to be healed.

I have done much inner work to arrive at the happiness of my present life.

Do not be afraid of inner work, it can be quite cathartic and freeing.

You may find you need to find forgiveness in your heart, release fears or a myriad of different issues that are unique to you.

When you envision the future you want, life guides you in the process of how to get there.

What seeds are you planting for a life you love?

What you sow, so shall you reap…

Plant yourself a beautiful garden…….

© Copyright 2007 Patricia Sanders. All rights reserved.

 

The Starfish Story

Original Story by: Loren Eisley



One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”

The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…” I made a difference for that one.”

What is in your treasure chest?

Along the way in life we all pick up little treasures, moments that delight us, make our heart sing, make us smile, surprise us, inspire us.

What are the treasures you have picked up along the way in your life? Life goes by so quickly as we go about our day. Take the time to treasure the jewels that come along in your life.

 

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(my daughter drew this, you can see more of her drawings in my photo gallery)

I love the movie The Matrix with Keanu Reeves.

I tend to see the world through spiritual eyes. I believe that God speaks to us through movies, books, music,poetry, other people etc. So when I saw the movie The Matrix for the first time I loved it! The message I saw in it was....

When we remember who we are...

We don't have to dodge fear anymore.

To me the bullets were symbolic of fear. There are only two choices in life to choose.

Ask yourself is this decision based on love or is it based on fear.

In the Matrix you could see that he did not remember who he was for alot of the movie.

But(and this is important for us to remember)when he remembered who he was

when he stood IN THE LIGHT of remembrance of who he was fear(or bullets) could not affect him.

What a great analogy!

Pay attention in your life to messages coming to you...

Remember that when you stand in the light of who you are fear cannot affect you or other people's fear.

How do we get to that place of standing in the light?

That is another topic. But it comes down to knowing thyself which I have referred to in other posts.

Let the universe or God speak to you...

LISTEN.

PAY ATTENTION.

There is usually a message that will speak to your soul in some way.

 

I recently signed up for a seminar with Denise Linn. You can do this at Hay House.com. It for me has been life changing. She talked for the first part of it.  During the last half she took us into a meditation. it was like nothing I have experienced before. I have done many past life regressions in my life, but never experienced the healing that this one brought. During the session I became very hot, almost unbearably so. When the session ended I immediately cooled off. I have had so much more energy since that day. It is amazing! I am grateful! I highly recommend her books. The books on feng shui are filled with great ideas for bringing sacredness into your life, a sense of honoring who we are. If you have not read any of her stuff, check it out! Her book Past LIves, Present Miracles is what the seminar was about.

 

Her website is:

http://www.deniselinn.com/index.htm

 

Food for the soul

We all need food for our soul, something that speaks to us, sustains us, pulls us through, inspires us, comforts us. There are many things that can be. It is different for everyone. What feeds your soul? Make a list and let it inspire you to do things that feed your soul everyday.

Here is a delicious homemade whole wheat bread recipe my husband and I make. Cooking or baking can feed your soul. Put love into your food when you are preparing and cooking your food and it can actually feed your sensuality. Sensuality is not just sexual.
( picture of a loaf of bread we baked)
ENJOY SOME HOMEMADE FOOD FOR THE SOUL

100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread
Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 36 minutesReady In: 3 hoursYields: 2 Loaves
If you like fluffy brown bread this it. No white flour here. You can use any 100% whole grain wheat flour. I mill my own. This bread is not heavy like most 100% whole wheat breads. If it is you used too much flour and your dough was too stiff. If it flattens out and won’t stand up you need more flour. The total amount of flour is usually about 6 1/2 cups. This recipe has been in my family for years and we all make it. We make a lot more now that we have powerful mixers and the hand kneeding is bye bye.

INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 Cups of hot water1/4 Cup of Oil, Olive is fine1/4 Cup of honey2 Tbs Molasses1 Tbs Salt, Sea Salt is good6 1/2 cups of 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour2 1/2 Tbs of Dry Active

YeastDIRECTIONS:

1. Place the first five ingredients in the bowl and mix.

2. Add: 2 Cups 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour. Mix then add 2 Tbs of Dry Active Yeast. If your not sure about your yeast proof it in a little warm water first.

3. Add: 4 Cups of 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour.

4. Mix until the consistency is some what even. Then continue to slowly add flour 1/4 Cup at a time until the dough quits sticking to the sides of the bowl. It should be tacky to the touch. The trick is to have enough consistency to stand up with the least amount of flour so the bread will be fluffy. In any case do not exceed 7 1/2 cups of wheat flour. You can trade one cup of wheat flour for one cup of all purpose white if you wish. Don’t over mix or the bread will be tough.

5. When your dough is finished, Cover the bowl and let it rise for about 30-45 minutes. The dough will be larger but it doesn’t need to double when using a heavy mixer.

6. Grease two bread pans with Crisco. You can also flour the pans to reduce sticking.

7. Mix again just enough to knock it down at least close to the original size.

8. Drop the dough on a floured surface so you can work the dough and shape it. Roll it in theflour and shape it in your hands to make a nice ball getting enough flour on it so it isn’t sticky. Divide the ball in half and do it again. Shape the loaves by turning the dough under it’s self over and over. When the dough is shaped right the sides and ends will be sealed and all you will see is a nice oblong shaped loaf with smooth sides and top. Drop the loaves in your bread pans and let them rise until almost doubled. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 36 minutes. If you forgot to preheat 41 minutes. (gas oven)

9. When done turn the bread out of the pan to a rack to cool. You can eat it right away (a great time for real butter) don’t wrap it until completely cooled. (Condensation will make it soggy) Put in tinfoil to store on the counter. If you put it in the refrigerator it will turn into a brick. Enjoy. Patricia Sanders