Chito has no profile. [Wed Mar 26 20:32:30 EST 2003] JoAnnsgate: JoAnnsgate@hotmail.com > Hi everyone! [Wed Mar 26 20:34:45 EST 2003] jo has no profile. > I'm just waiting a few minutes to see if more people come. Good Evening! Hope all is well with everyone ~ > Hi JoAnn! Hello all. [Wed Mar 26 20:35:28 EST 2003] aruba has no profile. Hello [Wed Mar 26 20:35:40 EST 2003] Rosie has no profile. how are you feeling Shani? Better I hope? > Oh, thank you! Yes, very much better. Still in rehab mode, but it's coming along nicely. That is great news! > Thank you to everyone who wrote to Karyn to give me a "get well" message. > They were much appreciated! [Wed Mar 26 20:37:53 EST 2003] don has no profile. > OK, we'll start in a minute... > just a refresher note... [Wed Mar 26 20:38:21 EST 2003] JoAnnsgate: JoAnnsgate@hotmail.com > we need to do this in formal conference mode, which means... > you raise your hand, thus-- ! or ?--- > to speak, and wait to be called on.... > and be sure to type in short phrases, like this... [Wed Mar 26 20:39:02 EST 2003] Mag: cat > so that you won't lock up anyone's system.. > or make us think you fell off... > when you are simply typing. > > OK? > All right... ok > it's been a while... > so I'm going to make a few short comments and then... [Wed Mar 26 20:40:54 EST 2003] Christal has no profile. > we'll have time for a question or two... > and then we'll go to the practice session. > First... > I just want to ask whether anyone has used a pendulum before. > This is a way of obtaining a "yes" or "no" ... > from your intuition... > and it works really well. > Anyone? yes yes > Great! Never thought about it yes yes > OK, so a lot of people are familiar with it. no > In short, for anyone who isn't, you know how sometimes you just want a ... > clear-cut yes or no.. > but if it's an issue that is close to you in some way... > I.e., an issue you care about,... > sometimes it's hard to get a yes or no that you can trust. > The pendulum is a wonderful way of bypassing... > your "monkey mind"--I think that's what some Zen practitioners call.. > the contrary mental voice that confuses us.. > --of bypassing our confusion and getting that clear yes or no.. > mo matter what. > Because the pendulum doesn't ask your mind... > it bypasses that and asks your body. > You simply need a little weight... > the kind sufficient to create a plumb line... > you tie a string onto it so that it balances perfectly... > which is easy if the small weight is heavy enough... > and you hold it in your hand. Either hand works... > but if you are right-handed you might want to hold it in your left hand, and vice versa. > I can hold mine in either because I'm right-handed but "switched" in the brain > So I think I have the organization of a left-handed person...but I do think... [Wed Mar 26 20:46:51 EST 2003] aruba has no profile. > that anyone can use either hand as long as they relax... > and do not consciously try to direct the pendulum. > You hold your string in front of you with the weight hanging down... > and you relax so that the weight is still. Then you ask yourself a yes/no question to which you know the answer.. > and watch what the pendulum does. It will usually do one of three things. It will start to move clockwise, or counterclockwise, or swing back and forth... > If your answer is a clear yes or no.... > you will usually get the circular motion. The back-and-forth motion is usually... [Wed Mar 26 20:49:22 EST 2003] Esther has no profile. > indecision, neither yes nor no, or a sort of waiting position. It may simply do that when you are relaxing before you ask your question. > But do simply observe what happens in your case. You're asking yourself these trial questions.. > so that you can get familiar with which motion means yes and which means no TO YOU.... > It won't necessarily be the same as with anyone else... > In my case it's simply clockwise is yes, counterclockwise is no... > and this is probably the case with most people, but you might be the exception. > So observe. Once you are familiar with how your pendulum works, you can use it anytime and it should perform extremely well for you. > OK? [Wed Mar 26 20:51:29 EST 2003] chito has no profile. > It's the same idea with getting used to how your intuitive impressions FEEL to you... > You have to get into that clear space first.... > like the pendulum in "ready" mode... > whatever that is for you... > and then the answers you get will be very clear cut. > You will get used to how "yes" and "no" FEEL to you,... > and it will be very hard for someone's energy to confuse you... > without your at least knowing about it. > Good? [Wed Mar 26 20:53:17 EST 2003] JO has no profile. > I also find that I can tell about someone's safety or whether a situation is coming up that is ... > not going to go the way I would like... > by an inner feeling of either calm or anxiety. > It takes calming down that "monkey mind" first so that I'm not getting false readings. How do I go about getting into the "clear" space? > But once I do that it's very trustworthy. I'll give you a recent example... > Christal.... > meditation works beautifully.... > and it does not have to take a long time.. > you kind of condition yourself to quickly achieve that clear space.. > If it's a situation in which it's hard to calm down... > you can always resort to physical exercise... > and *breathing* good air deeply.. > which works every time. > But once you get yourself used to being in that space, you... > will be able to get back into it easily. > PRACTICE > is the most important thing, as usual. > You just do it often until it becomes second nature. > Anyway... > when people you love are at a distance from you.. > and you want to know how they are... > once you are in this clear space you can easily connect with their energy and find out. > Or if there's a personal situation that you want to find out about... > you can do the same. > A recent example for me.. > is that after my surgery I had some "neuropraxia" in my arm and hand... > meaning that my nerves were stretched and were kind of "sleeping" ... > I discovered soon after the surgery that I could not raise my forearm at all... > my arm and hand were half asleep. > I was concerned because I had never heard of this phenomenon, and I thought that if you had.... > nerve problems at all they might be serious. > But even at the beginning, I was not *upset* about it.... > only concerned about whether I should take action. Because I had this inner sense of calm... > that I couldn't seem to shake no matter what my *mind* said to me about nerve problems. > And finally my doctors explained to me that it was entirely temporary and that I had no need to worry. > It's already much better. > I do the same thing regularly with other people's health situations... > tune in, feel whether there is something to "worry" about.. > and feel either calm or a sense of disquiet. > That tells me whether the person should take action on the situation or whether they should just calm down and relax. > Actually, calming down and relaxing is indicated in every case. [Wed Mar 26 21:02:20 EST 2003] don has no profile. > It always helps. So when you are concerned about a situation that feels like it's out of your immediate control.. > and it feels like an unknown, you can do this tuning-in exercise to .. > gain more information... > and you can always do the pendulum exercise... > which works despite your anxiety level.... > As long as you do not *consciously* make the pendulum go a certain way... > but just LET it go the way it will... > you can obtain answers from it even when you can't quite get yourself totally relaxed. > So it's useful. > And surely there are many issues today on which we're all inclined to be anxious... > Let me say... > that despite whatever's happening... > it will not serve us to give in to that anxiety.. > because that ties up our energy and puts us in a position of powerlessness. > And with powerlessness comes a lowered immune function.. > and a lessened ability to help others... > etc. > So... > Christal, and everyone, we will do a group meditiation.. > before the practice session that will put all of us... > into that relaxed space... > that *powerful* space... > and you should just take note of how that FEELS... > to you so that you will know when you have successfully recreated that clarity for yourself in future. > Okay? > Any questions? [Wed Mar 26 21:07:09 EST 2003] Debbie C: 47 - Portland, OR > No questions, I guess ... > Who would like to volunteer to be read by the class tonight? I would > Good. > We'll do the relaxation exercise together first. > Everyone please take a nice, deep cleansing breath... > and put your feet flat on the floor... > and feel the Earth beneath your feet... > Consciously ask for your energy to be grounded... > in the Earth's steady energy... > and feel yourself putting roots down into the core of the Earth.... > (just imagine this any way you like)... > and allow your "roots" to take up the steady, heavy, reassuring energy.. > that is coming from the Earth. > This is our support in the physical universe... > and it will always do you good to remember to ground your energy... > anytime, anywhere... > it will go a long way toward reducing any anxiety you feel... > and it will help balance you very naturally. > Feel the Earth energy coming up through the soles of your feet into your body and circulating there... > Feel it going into all your cells, through you circulatory system, into your organs... > especially your heart and lungs.. > and all your organs are now benefiting from that calm .. > organized.. > Earth energy. > You can imagine it as any color you like.. > Green works well ... > Orange or red works very well, especially if you feel that you could use more energy... > brown or dark colors work well especially if you feel that others.. > are crossing your emotional or psychic boundaries lately.. > Blue if you desire serenity, healing... > Pink if you want more love energy... > and so on. > Choose whatever appeals to you at the moment. > Whatever FEELS good.. > is good for you. > You can trust that; your feelings are your compass in this life... > and they exist to guide you towards what is best for you, moment to moment. > This is true for everyone, even those who tend to live "in their heads" more, in their intellects. > So, feel this beautiful, grounded, calming.. > supportive energy circulating throughout your body and going into all of your cells... > Feel its solidity. > Feel how heavy and physically solid you feel.... > You are *present* in this physical plane, in this body.. > you are supposed to be here, you absolutely BELONG here... [Wed Mar 26 21:17:13 EST 2003] Donna has no profile. > all is well. Everything is in order, and everything is in the right place at the right time. Including you. > Now you can begin to allow the energy to circulate throughout your entire energy system, around your body... > about an inch or two all around your body... > and also out of the top of your head.. > Feel it expand a little... > and feel that you are not limited and bounded by the physical form that you have.... > your consciousness also exists outside it. > In fact, you are connected with all things.. > and from your grounded, well, supported physical incarnation.. > you can send your thoughts and feelings out and retrieve any information that... > you feel it would be good to have. > If it doesn't FEEL good or right to ask for certain information, then trust that it isn't right at this time... > and don't judge yourself, just let go of it and ask for something else... > So stay with your feelsing... > If there is excess energy anywhere in your body or your field.. [Wed Mar 26 21:20:49 EST 2003] Deb: 47, Portland Oregon - Love & Light* > you can ask it to gently release... > ask it to speak to you and release its communication.. > and imagine your entire physical and spiritual body as balanced. You can stay balanced... > no matter what anyone else around you, or around the world, is choosing for themselves. > Right here, right now, you can choose balance, light, positive thoughts... > peacefulness, serenity, calm, and strength. > This is the essence of empowerment...if you are centered within yourself, you are empowered.... > So just retain your awareness of that center. > Now.... > Christal has asked to be read. > I will not ask her to voice her question, but just... > to please hold in her mind an issue that she would like clarity on. > Okay, Christal? okay > All right, everyone else... > Please hold Christal in your thoughts now.. > In whatever way works for you, please imagine that you contact her energy and .... > bring into your space... > your image or feeling of Christal.. > and see what comes up for you. > Just remember to stay balanced as you do it... > keep your stable, comfortable, steady Earth energy... > and you will be fine. Nothing can shake you or worry you... > so if she has any issues that would normally create anxiety or any negative feeling for you.... > remind yourself that you are going to feel them distantly... > just enough to obtain information for her. NOT enough to shake you from your steady centered energy, > Okay? > When you have impressions for Christal, please raise your hand (!).. > and Christal, please take notes. ? > GA JoANN I started to get impressions before I even directed my thoughts toward her...... ! Im not quite sure the exact reasons behind my symbols .... > OK, then just give the symbols. Its a small bird Fragile yet brave > Sometimes if you can't interpret them, they will be meaningful for your querent (readee) Feelings of wanting to " leave the nest" Not sure but see large body of land....................empty.................vast ............ almost like a relocation is pending.............................toward the ocean. Its a beautiful bird, the colors are vibrant Also... > Try asking the bird to be clear what Christal's issue is. I have feelings of lonliness. Not being alone, feeling alone. This is not the case. That is all, but strong. > Super, Jo Ann. > Rosie GA I fell a barrier of some sort... a wall... then I got an image of a clown in back of her I dont know if the clown represented a part of her personality... > Here's where you ask yourself for that inner "yes" or "no." > "Does this clown represent part of her personality?" > Ask yourself. or a spirit guide or what...okay... I got a yes.. its part of her personality... > Is it her sense of humor or her inner child or her sense of fun...or whatever? > One of them will "click" with you... > See which idea "feels" right. > Good. seems to be related to her sense of humor.. > Okay, so now ask yourself what part. You're doing GREAT, BTW. > Good! > Okay, and see how she is reacting to it... > is she turning away from it.. > afraid to express it? Happy to express it? > Is it her support in life? > What is it? > Why's it behind her > ? she is not awre of it.. its in back of her and she doesn't see it > good! > Continue..more impressions? > How does she feel.. > can you pick that up? > it's very strong. I sense she is going in a different direction that the clown... but she is unaware of the clown thats all I get.. > So she's unaware of her natural sense of humor, is what you're saying. You don't get the emotional feeling? > Focus gently on your own solar plexus area... > and see if any emotion or sensation is coming in there. > I also feel this particular emotion in my throat and eyes... > but everyone is different. I feel a heaviness, firmness > Good... > OK, just take note of that. It might be helpful to start a little journal or notebook... > and just record what you felt... okay > and then watch the rest of the proceedings here and see if you can figure out what that heaviness is... > you will be learning to interpret your own inner symbolic language. > This particular emotion does often feel "heavy," BTW, and is completely consistent with having lost sight of one's sense of humor. > Okay.. EXCELLENT work, Rosie! > Anyone else? CAN I GET A READING? ! > GA Jo I felt a conflict or issue.. relating to a relationship with a mate... perhaps that someone in the family .. Actually a son does not approve of this person for some reason GA > Good.. I also see a .. > Christal, you can hold comments till later unless someone asks... goatee for some strange reason GA > because you want them to give you unbiased impressions. > Good, jo. > See if you can delve a little deeper into the conflict. What is its nature? > Ask for more impressions. okay.. dark brown hair.. a scared feeling GA > OK, good. > Anyone else? > OK... > just raise your hand if you think of anything more... > Meanwhile, Christal, I will add to what everyone said.. > Here's what I see in your energy. > First thing I saw was artistic ability.. > but this is for more practical purposes... > it's graphic design or architecture or engineering.. > creating, building, channeling your creativity for practical and useful purposes.. > a very high ideal and a very positive talent and ability. > You can certainly use it, and it will benefit others greatly. > Next, I saw a teddy bear... > was thinking this is maybe a symbol of childhood left behind... > but I think it is more the child you mentioned, the son... > it's an impression of him as a child, and this is an old view of him.. > as he changes and grows, he's not that anymore. > OK, the emotion in question... > sadness... > sadness... > was very clear, and it makes a lot of sense that Rosie saw you as ignoring your sense of humor.... > Not that yours is bad; but there are some issues about which you.. > almost belligerently reject the opportunity to lighten up and laugh about... > we all do that, of course ... > some things we think are *too serious*.. > I imagine, though, that when we're 95 or older we *will* ultimately laugh most of it off... > "my how serious I was then," and so on. > I also sense.. > a lot of words that you have floating around in your energy... > or rather, whirling around... > some of it is just your thoughts.... > you are allowing some worrying, negative, frightening thoughts to catch your attention.. > thoughts are all around us.. > and it's up to us which ones we allow into our attention.. > So it would be good to remind yourself that you have the power to LET THEM GO... > as you choose. > Any time you choose! > There are also "words" that are... > communications you wish to deliver to others, but you're doubtful that these will be received well. > Certain people do not seem to ever receive them in the way you meant them, and it's frustrating. > Totally understandable. > You need to take care of *yourself* first, and let it be all right if they... > take in everything "wrong," because.. > it's always going to be their choice how they receive whatever energy is out there. > I see a lot of caretaking-type energy in you, where you are doing things for others.. > worrying for them, organizing for them... > thinking things out for them.. > and you have your energy a bit scattered out there with other people because of this. > I know a great exercise in which you consciously call your energy back to you.. > Imagine doing that in a meditation and see.. > if that proves helpful to you. > One worry that I also pick up is about money... > it's related to the idea that you are putting lots of your energy out to others and not getting.. > compensated.... > You, also, need to learn to receive from the universe... > and allow compensation to come to you... > there is no question of deserving. You deserve every wonderful thing the universe can possibly give you. > And if you just start to get used to *feeling* a tiny bit more deserving each day, you will see a tremendous transformation. > > Okay. > Deep breath, everyone. > I will now ask Christal for her feedback, and then whoever wishes to stick around and read Deb, please do.. Thank you everyone. That was wonderful and helpful. I hope to be able to do that myself one day. > Deb says it is a special day for her, so let's do it. > OK, GA Christal. > How did we do? I understoold it all symbolically. > Great...but we need the feedback! > > This is so we can learn to refine our interpretation of our symbols. > So tell us specifically, please. Jo - the image of the small bird, leaving the next and relocation (South Carolina) are all things being considered. I would miss my family (lonliness) Rosie - barrier or wall - I do tend to be very guarded until I am comfortable. Shani - Artistic ability - I make clothes and like graphic design which I want to do more of. The teddy bear (my son) an image I hold onto although I realize that he is no longer that person. There are a lot of things going on in my personal and professional life. Makes it difficult to find that quiet place. This has been a very rewarding experience. I will definitely come back next month! > Super! Thank you, Christal! > I'm glad it was useful to you... > Folks, I go on a little when I read someone... > partly because I just have a lot to say in this life (understatement!)... > but also because I want you to see what interpretation of your symbols is like... > There are two parts to giving a reading. Getting the information is only half of it... > the other half is *communicating* that to the person--interpreting it for her. > So you need to start drawing that out a bit.. > because the image itself won't be enough to give the person the clarity they are asking for. > They have their own symbols... > what they don't have is a clear *perspective* from a DIS-interested person, a calm and circumspect view... > of their life situations. > You know when you're in the middle of an issue how hard it is to have total clarity around it? That is what you.. > as a reader are providing the person. Perspective, calm, circumspection... > support. > OK... > Would anyone care to call... > Deb's energy now into their space... > and see what impressions they get for he? > >her > It gets easier with *practice*! > > > If it helps, do stand up and shake off any remaining energy from the first reading... > sjake your hands a bit, stretch.. > breathe... > then look at Deb's name on the list.. I'm not very good with this . . . my first impression was a "health issue" ?? > and gently call her energy toward your energy field and see what you get. > Good... > GA Christal. > You could imagine an outline of her body... something around the head area? > and see if there's an area that ...goood... > continue.. congestion maybe not physical congestion but something "stuffy"?? I'm not getting anything else. > Good, though! > Very good. Thanks/ > JoAnn ---GA! I got a couple symbols. One I am very familar with............ That is of "flowers" or a "flower Garden".... To me: that means that there is a feeling of being " relieved"........almost like: "Monkey off her back".................a feeling of inner peace now ..............also I saw $$$$ symbols..................and the answer is YES. Exciting Changes and she is ready for now. Perhaps a new job? The garden is very beautiful and bright, and it was grown only by her, she put alot of hard work into the garden Now is willing to share that place with not only herself. Congratulations. Have a 4 am day tomorrow... thank you Shani and everyone.. Good Night..Jo out > Sleep well, jo...thanks! Take Care > GA JoAnn. see you next month! > Good! I have happy feelings, I kinda like this one. LOL > Thanks. > Good! > Yes, it's a positive-feeling special day...any more? > Anyone else? > GA anyone > Rosie? yes > GA > if you have something for Deb I saw her sitting by a window .. it seemed to be covered... I couldn't se what was out side.. but I sensed that she felt boxed in.. > Good, Rosie.. > Ask yourself if there is a solution to this boxed-in feeling. like she was spending too much time disconnected from the outside world.. > Remember your intention is to provide clarity. > Deb…I pick up sadness… :) > LOL, I'm a magnet for that tonight, so don't mind it... > it's not extreme but of the wistful sort... > maybe a wish that an ancestor could be here... > but there's a connection with an armed service, perhaps a veteran... > someone who passed on who is connected with military service or else.. > just a patriotic person... > and I get the sense that you are writing about them ... either generally or specifically, but ... > it feels like a newspaper article or a tribute or something like that. Not really a book, but a shorter piece. > This could be in the future, just an idea that you have had... > biographical perhaps... > there is pride about this person.. > it's not a bad feeling, but there's sadness connected here, so it feels like it's someone who.. > is missed. I was second-guessing myself mightily about all this .. > and you should NOT second-guess your intuition ... > because that confuses you! > But there's so much of this floating in the airwaves right now that... > it's easy to ask whether I've picked up on the right person. > Anyway... > since it's a special day for you.... > perhaps you are wanting more of a projection of how things are going & will go for you in the near future,. > I think they're going very well... > you are extremely competent at creating what you want... > and you're on the right path. > You'll continue to learn to create your own circumstances... > chart your own path.. > and I feel a lovely sense of you "coming into your own" now... > becoming more of all the good aspects that you really love about yourself. > This is a good thing. You can absolutely trust that.... > the better you do for yourself... > the better you are doing for others around you. > Every success is a success for all... > an inspiration and a light... > to assist others in creating what *they* most want. > So no worries there. > You're smart, you're on top of things... > and you will have success. > I get tension in your shoulders as though... > you feel you have to keep up ... > hold up others or keep up a positive attitude... > and a little fear that this might be difficult... > but it's not that hard... > just remind yourself when you feel the tension that you don't have to do that.. > you don't have to think of it as difficult... > you *know* how to do this... > and it's easier than you might think. > The trick is simply to *direct your mind to entertain positive thoughts.* > "Positive" means anything you like. Period. Negative is anything you don't like. > Yes, it's subjective, and it's slightly different for everyone. > But you won't really ever meet anyone for whom it is radically different... > and anyway, you don't have to worry about what anyone else chooses. > They are creating their reality, you are creating yours.. > and you can't create for each other. > You CAN provide inspiration for others.. > but only by attending to your own happiness as much as possible. > I feel you kind of wanted reassurance that it's okay to be this "selfish"... > "Selfish" is a misnomer... > it's a term invented by people who wanted other people.. > not to please themselves but to please others. It's absolutely wrongheaded. > Who should you please ? Who do you have to answer to ? Your feelings, good and bad... > exist to direct you in all things. So you KNOW what the right path is.. > and yes, you're on it. > You are doing great! > Okay... > Any more from anyone for Deb? > OK, Deb... > I hope we hit on the issues you wanted to hear about. How did we do? > GA Wow... everyone hit orpicked up on me great specifically, Cristal - Health Issue - my husband (served in the armed forces) died one year ago toite tonite emphysema - heart attack, and a very political man.. as a younger man stuffyness in my head is accurate, i'm fogged from feeling alot of grief for the last year but... a relief ha come recently since january..just allowing a new year to begin a flower garden, that is so dear to me.. i believe it represents me i have changed tremendously since his death, i have lost 100 lbs and regained strength.. i do have a foot problem, the weight loss was intentional so theres one big ol monkey off my back btw, i still have 80 lbs to go sharing this lovely garden - me, perhaps this will happen, or perhaps it is just in my living and sharing my simple life with others one thing i have thought to do tonite is to see if i could connect with my husband through a seance... i'm not sure if this is 'right or wrong' or if he could reach me but his death was unexpected and a long story... but it was horrible... we were in another country but even with all of this ,,, i am a positive person, that truly loves others i consciously carry prayers and love to those i pass, you would never know that about me tho just looking at me the $$$ idea certainly appealed to me :) i hope that's accurate > my path is good and correct i think i do suffer from shoulder tension i frequently care to much ?? so all of you did a truly great job yes JoAnn > SUper job, everyone! Thank you! > GA JoAnn Was your husband Bob? What is his name? Thank you. Good night until next month! God Bless. . . > Good night, Christal! Thanks for joining us! Cristal ** Greg was his name Im not sure why Bob just jumped out at me? .......But I wanted to say that Im positive Greg is proud of you! > Deb, I have something about that, too.. > you wanted contact.. you made me smile JoAnn thank you > if you feel good about a "seance".. yes Shani > go ahead and do it. But I suspect you don't feel totally positive about the idea. > If you are feeling grief tonight... > then tonight is not a good time to try for this contact.... Thankyou. God Bless. > because your husband has left behind... > (Bye, don, thanks for coming.) > he has left behind all negative feelings, including sadness.. > he doesn't *miss* you because he doesn't experience you as being far away... > and you feel he's far away only because you're focusing on his physical form, the form you knew him in. > I asked, and received the distinct impression that you could easily connect with him by writing... > I mentioned a tribute or newspaper article.. yes > you could do that, or you could simply pick up a pen and start writing.. > see what comes out. > Let it flow, and when you get to a place where you're serene and calm and ... > NOT feeling sadness at the moment.. > you'll probably get very good communications from him. > Failing that, you can always find a psychic who ... > can easily connect... > because the psychic doesn't experience your loss.. > but make sure you choose someone who *feels* poisitive to you. > Still, I think just writing will halp so much. > I meant it earlier when I said this is a *positive* special occasion.. > it's a milestone.. > and although you have feelings of missing him... > there is a bigger feeling waiting which is pride in him and .... > an appreciation of the life he lived. > And the more you connect with that, the more you get to have "the goodies" in the situation. > I always feel like no matter how negative a situation seems, there is always something very positive inside it,... > and once we are willing to find out what that is, we are then able to let go.. > of the situation and chart our future course. > You are surely already on your way, as the weight loss--RELEASE of something that was holdng you down--shows. > Also, about readings.. > I want to tell you about why I was second-guessing myself tonight when that's a big no-no and I will... > chastise anybody in the chat who does it > Because my first impression for you was a flag waving over a coffin... > and I was terrified that someone here in the room.. goose bumps > would interpret that... > as meaning that I was *predicting* the death of a soldier they know currently. > I didn't think it was, but I was afraid someone might think that. > And I don't want anyone to worry needlessly! I certainly understand > LOL > So we all second-guess sometimes. You also do want to mention to people... Well, you were very right on as was JoAnn > that you're not predicting, when you're not. > Great. I'm so glad... > I wish you every good thing, and I hope that one day, you do look back on the milestones of your life and call this a good one... > It's as though your husband helped you achieve what you've achieved... > and I've no doubt that he did... Thank you very much ?? > and he is proud, as JoAnn said. > JoAnn? Yes, that was one last thing that I was going to add............. i like thinking that, good point I feel very strongly that Greg helped you through your weighloss every step of the way....................... > It's not only a change in your body, but a change in how you feel about yourself and what you can do. he was a wonderful man yes it was his way of saying, Thank you and his way of letting you know that you will live a long happy life, starting NOW > Write, write, write. > Take the goodies! Good luck and Peace to both of you ..............Good Night I will take them ALL > Enjoy. Thanks, both of you!! > <<>> > See you next month! Love and Happiness to you both ************* see you then > Thanks!