The Wright Brothers - Smiling Addiction

happiness is the absence of commence sense
a smoking gun
everything will be just fine
just bite your lip and close your eyes
where there are no walls there is no hope

drink to forget what you’ve seen
this life is just a dream with candy all around
got a smiling addiction
smiling addiction
treat your smiling addiction
today
today

say goodbye to all your pain
and feel alive
the feeling is gone
at your feet of the heart in mind
it’s but a gift for the leading lie
why should we change?
when we’ve got no will

drink to forget what you’ve seen
this life is just a dream with candy all around
got a smiling addiction
smiling addiction
treat your smiling addiction today
today
smile today 

Merry Midsummer / Litha

Midsummer Magick

 As the longest day of Summer fades into memory,

So comes that shortest and blessed night.

At the witching hour, as the bell chimes longest, we call,

Midsummer magick come alive!

We've spent the warm day in forest and meadow,

Gathered our John's Wort, vervain and rue,

Plucked trefoil and roses too, and seeds of fern.

Midsummer magick come alive!

Then we crush the seeds with herb and flower,

Blandan well wax from the bee and tallow fat.

Dancing, we chant the great charme of power,

Midsummer magick come alive!

Into the woods we once again travel,

A pinch of rue, not forgotten, in our pockets.

With magick fat we anoint our eyes, our legs and bellies.

Midsummer magick come  alive!

We languidly lay beneath the willow's branches,

  With a glimpse of dreams and instructing visions,

Until...

There before us, the Horde rides and sways,

Midsummer magick has come alive!

 ~ E A Kaufman ~

Words to family on Samhain - by R. A. Melos

Still your mind,  

and still your soul, 

heed the words that make you grow, 

listen to the winds of the sages,
learn the wisdom of the mages, 

handed down to us from the ages.

Time is ours,
but only fleeting,
hear the wings of eternity beating,
soon enough we'll all be meeting,
and each of us merrily greeting.

The moon will be full,
and round,
and bright.
And we'll be wisked away,
in the dead of night.
To the place we are meant to be,
to learn and grow,
and maybe see,
a spectre of what we should be.

Time is ours,
frozen, but brief,
allowing us to release our grief,
to open our hearts and minds once more,
and step through the sacred door,
of time and space, and futures past,
to teach us the spells to cast.
So we may once again be free,
to live and love and blessed be.

~ by R..A..Melos ~

Učenje Zakona vremena

“Kao što je zrak atmosfera tijela,

tako je vrijeme atmosfera uma;
Ako se vrijeme u kojem živimo sastoji od nepravilnih dana i mjeseci,
regulirano mehaniziranim minutama i satima,
naša svijest se pretvara u
mehaniziranu nepravilnost.
Budući da sve potječe od uma, ne treba se začuditi
što je atmosfera u kojoj živimo svakim danom sve zagađenija,
dok se istovremeno svi žale da nemaju dovoljno vremena.
Tko posjeduje tvoje vrijeme - posjeduje tvoj um.
Posjeduj svoje vlastito vrijeme i upoznat ćeš svoj vlastiti um!.”

José Argüelles,
Valum Votan, onaj koji zatvara ciklus

Žablja psihologija

Malo psihologije. 

Žabe kao primjer. Zadatak koji treba pamtiti cijeloga života!

 

      Bila jedna grupa žabica koje su se htjele natjecati. Htjele su se popeti na vrlo visoku kulu.
Došlo je mnogo žaba da gledaju utrku i daju podršku žabicama. 


Utrka je počela. Ali nitko od prisutnih gledatelja nije vjerovao da će neka od žabica uspjeti doći do vrha kule. Klimali su glavama i govorili: "Joj, to je vrlo naporno!!! Nikada neće uspjeti!". Ili: "U tome neće uspjeti, jer je kula vrlo visoka!" Žabice su počele zaostajati ... osim jedne, koja je brzo puzila sve više i više... 


Gledaoci su vikali:

"To je preteško! Nitko neće dospjeti tako visoko!"


Jedna po jedna,  žabice su odustajale i okretale se natrag. Osim ove jedne koja je ustrajno išla naprijed.
Nije htjela odustati!


Na kraju su sve odustale, osim jedne žabice, koja se sama i s velikim ambicijama popela na vrh kule!
 Ostale žabice, kao i gledaoci htjeli su saznati kako je baš ona uspjela uraditi ono što je za ostale bilo nemoguće. Jedan gledatelj je pristupio žabici i zapitao je gdje je smogla toliko snage da izdrži do samog vrha.

Tada se pokazalo, pobjednička žabica je bila GLUHA!!! 


Pouka?
Nikad nemoj slušati one ljude koji su negativni i pesimistični... pošto Ti uzimaju najbolje čežnje i snove koje imaš u svojoj duši! Uvijek misli na snagu riječi jer sve što čuješ ili čitaš utjecait će na tvoja djela! 


Dakle: 
Budi UVIJEK ...  OPTIMIST!

I što više, jednostavno budi GLUH kad Ti netko kaže da ne možeš ostvariti svoje snove! 

Pomisli:

U svemu možeš uspjeti ako to stvarno želiš!

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Thought is another name for fate - by Henry Van Dyke

Your thoughts become words.
Your words become actions.
Your actions become habits.
Your habits become character.
Your character becomes your destiny.

As Earl Nightingale said: "We become what we think about all day long.", or as Buddha so plainly put: "We think. We become.". To say your thoughts are important is clearly an understatement, as thoughts are modeling clay you mold yourself by. 

 I hold it true that thoughts are things;
They’re endowed with bodies and breath and wings;
And that we send them forth to fill
The world with good results, or ill.
That which we call our secret thought
Speeds forth to earth’s remotest spot,
Leaving its blessings or its woes
Like tracks behind it as it goes.
We build our future thought by thought,
For good or ill, yet know it not.
Yet, so the universe was wrought.
Thought is another name for fate;
Choose, then, thy destiny and wait, 
For love brings love and hate brings hate. 

~ by Henry Van Dyke ~

Fires of Beltane - the cycles of life

Embrace the purifying flame,
throw off the cloak of inhibition.
Stoke the good fires of Beltane
and let flames fuel love’s fission.

Give way the cold, let the thaw begin
As Winter transforms to Spring again.
Let all creatures of cold slumber rise
And feathers on wings fill the skies.

The sun climbs high to summer glory,
unfolds the leaf and swells the bud,
delivering all of nature’s dowry
and a promise, now misunderstood.

Brooks and streams are babbling
All harken to the song they sing.
The Crocus and the Daffodil
Casting off their Winter chill.

From atom’s heart to human heart
spring passes the vitalizing flame
and in each nucleus a spark
sets passion’s ardent torch aflame.

Bare boned trees show signs of life
For they've withstood cold Winter's strife.
Sodden fields soon to color green
As life returns where death once seen.

A tiny babe born one Yule
Nurtured through many Winter's cruel,
Has now grown to a maiden fair
Let the joy of Beltane fill the air.

From a child the maid she grew
With an innocence known only to a few,
Sheltered by her purity
As to fulfill her destiny.

In linen gown with golden thread
A crown of flowers round her head,
Was taken to a secret place
Where her lover could behold her face.

Now the maiden sweet with raven hair
Her soulful eyes and skin so fair,
Chance for to meet her lover's gaze
As he peers at her through his forest maze.

The Green Man Cern in gallant stride
Has claimed her for his maiden bride,
And from their love the two shall bear
A babe at Yule with raven hair.

Now the maiden has become the Crone
And she spends her time mostly all alone,
With sweet dreams of the Summer Land
Where she'll soon return to once again.

Old and withered when the Crone she died
No tears for her left to be cried.
Though the cycles of life sometimes seem cruel,

Still a babe is always born at Yule.

Fires of love join earth and sky,

While we will celebrate into the night
Our passage into this Pagan Rite.

Let all hear the drumming sound
For the seeds of Beltane have gone to ground.

Our heritage passed hand to hand
And shoulder to shoulder we will stand.

By the water's edge for all to see
Sending love to the Universe.

a taste of ... Beltane Fire by Loreena McKennitt

My happiness

Say: "My happiness depends on me, so you're off the hook." And then demonstrate it. 

Be happy, no matter what they're doing. Practice feeling good, no matter what. 

And before you know it, you will not give anyone else responsibility for the way you feel -- and then, you'll love them all. Because the only reason you don't love them, is because you're using them as your excuse to not feel good.

One can not entrust their happiness to another person, or ask them to do so. FAIL example: "Hey! While you're going along and dealing with YOUR life, I expect you to provide my happiness as well."

  Taking responsibility for YOUR own feelings, no matter what they are, IS a biggie.

Neptunian homecoming - The Great God Pan

You see me standing here beside you, and hear my voice;

but I tell you that all these things - yes, from that star that

has just shone out in the sky to the solid ground beneath our

feet - I say that all of these are but dreams and shadows:

the shadows that hide the real world from our eyes. There is a

real world, but it is beyond this glamor, and this vision,

beyond these ‘chases in Arras, dreams in a career,’

beyond them all as beyond a veil 

~ from "The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen ~ 


Through Neptune we seek fons et origo, Paradise lost and Paradise to one day be regained.

How to Celebrate The Old Celtic Ways: Ostara, The Spring Equinox

Ostara / Ēostre / Ēastre, the celtic celebration of the Spring equinox is an important holiday in the old traditional ways of the Celts. Ostara is celebrated as a time of renewal and rebirth. and the celebration correlates to the Christian Easter which celebrates the coming of the light out of the darkness. 

Candle lighting. Ostara is the Spring Equinox. The sun will rise precisely due East and set exactly 12 hours later due West. To symbolize this and help celebrate this event, many people choose to light a candle in the East at sunrise and another in the West at sunset, extinguishing the eastern candle.

Flora Galore! A great way to welcome in the Spring on Ostara, March 21, is to gather local flowers that are blooming and place them around your home. This signifies the return of life after the long, cold winter months and brightens your day and your home as well.

Bunnies? Why are bunnies so exalted on the Spring equinox? In Europe, the March hare was a nocturnal creature, rarely seen by day. However, in March, breeding time, they were everywhere, day and night. So, they became a symbol for life, birth and fertility and are an important part of any Ostara celebration. There is a legend of a March hare who wanted to give the goddess Eostre the most beautiful egg ever to celebrate her day, Ostara. He decorated the egg and presented it to the goddess. Eostre was so pleased with it, that she wanted all the children (themselves representative of life renewing itself) to enjoy the beautiful eggs too. Thus, the birth of the "Easter Bunny" delivering decorative eggs to children.

 Plant a seed. The celebrate the spring and rebirth of life, plant a seed to commemorate the event. Watch it as it grows and celebrates new life. It doesn't matter what you plant. You can plant whatever seed you like. A tree, an herb, a flower.

 Eggcetera. Eggs are associated with Ostara because they symbolically represent life. Use some great pastels, or spring colors, and dye the eggs. A good, old fashioned egg hunt is a great way to celebrate Ostara reminiscent of times of old.

Irish Wishes

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May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Walls for the wind,
And a roof for the rain,
And drinks beside the fire -
Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire!

Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad.
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.
Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But never forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.
Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.

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10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace by Dr Wayne Dyer

* THANK YOU ARTI for this lovely inspiration! :)

The Irony of Giving...If you wanted to give a dozen oranges to your neighbour as an expression of love, you obviously would need to be in possession of 12 oranges. Likewise, you can't give love away to others if you don't have any for yourself. You can't show respect for others if you lack self-respect. You can't give happiness if you feel unhappy.You can only give what you do have and all that you're giving away each & every day are items from your own personal inventory. If you give away hatred, its because you've stored up hatred inside of you to give away. If you give away misery, its because you have a ready supply available from which to select and distribute.

This concept is simplified by a description of squeezing an orange. When you squeeze an orange, you'll always get orange juice to come out. This is true regardless of who does the squeezing, what time of day you squeeze, what instrument you use to squeeze or what circumstances surround the orange-squeezing. What comes out is what's inside.

The same logic applies to you.When someone squeezes you, in some way puts pressure on you, or says something unflattering or critical; and out of you comes anger, hatred, bitterness, tension, depression or anxiety, its because *That Is What's Inside*. The irony is that you can't give away what you don't have because you're always giving what you do have.
Ask yourself... "What do I have inside?" and "Why have I chosen to store these kinds of energies in me to give to others?"

Book of Tao - The Character of the Child by Lao Tsu

55.  The Character of the Child   
Book V. Chapter 55.
  
Who is rich in character 
Is like a child. 
   No poisonous insects sting him, 
   No wild beasts attack him, 
   And no birds of prey pounce upon him. 
His bones are soft, his sinews tender, yet his grip is strong. 
Not knowing the union of male and female, yet his organs are complete, 
   Which means his vigor is unspoiled. 
Crying the whole day, yet his voice never runs hoarse, 
   Which means his (natural) harmony is perfect. 
To know harmony is to be in accord with the eternal, 
(And) to know eternity is called discerning. 
(But) to improve upon life is called an ill-omen; 
To let go the emotions through impulse is called assertiveness. 
(For) things age after reaching their prime; 
That (assertiveness) would be against Tao. 
And he who is against Tao perishes young.

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