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January 1, 2014


Wow - what a ride that was........  simply Amazing.

Speaking of Simple - I have found some wise words to welcome the new year - a book of quotes and antidotes called "Simple Abundance"  - a Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach.

It is indeed a book to live by - wise words for the soul,  and should you choose to purchase a copy online from the above link - you would be supporting my affiliate link from Amazon.  They truly are a great way to purchase your online learning or reading material.  Fast, Efficient and always delivered right to your door intact.  Thanks for your support.

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards:  they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier.  The way it actually works is the reverse.  You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want." 
- Margaret Young

"And now let us welcome the New Year
Full of things that have never been."
- Rainer Maria Rilke

 January 1st - "A Transformative Year of Delight and Discovery"

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer"
- Zora Neale Hurston

A fresh start to a new year - what will one make of it?

For me - it's a new chapter in life and I have been waiting patiently to begin - until I realized that I had to begin in order to realize its' potential and how it affected my life.  Always - to learn to live the question as never before and in the end of the year find home in whatever travels I've journeyed upon for 2014.

Let the story begin.   














November 6, 2013

Intimate Tour with Gregg Braden     December 2013


Oh how fantastic would this be?  What would it take for me to be able to attend this trip and enjoy learning  from one of the greatest people on the planet.  A man with knowledge so extensive and so personal to each and every person on earth  What would it take for me to receive a gift of this journey? I am asking.  I am ready to receive however the universe wishes to deliver and I fully intend to receive the gift of this trip .  And so it is.

 I am envisioning myself standing amongst the group of 12 - enthralled by the speaker who seems to weave past and future into the now - the moment of time where mankind changes everything.

I am experiencing the mystical qualities of spectacular pyramids at Uxmal, Palenque, Koba, Teotihucan and have visted the mysterious Omec heads and oh so fantastic, I also participated in a sacred ceremonie with shamans.  The Pyramid of the Sun and Moon at Teotihucan are so magnificent.






Chichen Itza  2008



Chichen Itza (/ˈɛn ˈtsɑː/,[1] SpanishChichén Itzá[tʃiˈtʃen iˈtsa], from Yucatec MayaChi'ch'èen Ìitsha'[tɕʰɨɪʼtɕʼeːn˧˩ iː˧˩tsʰaʲ];[2] "at the mouth of the well of theItza") was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization. The archaeological site is located in themunicipality of Tinum, in the Mexican state of Yucatán.[3]
Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic (c. AD 600–900) through the Terminal Classic (c.AD 800–900) and into the early portion of the Early Postclassic period (c. AD 900–1200). The site exhibits a multitude of architecturalstyles, reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico and of the Puuc and Chenes styles of the northern Maya lowlands. The presence of central Mexican styles was once thought to have been representative of direct migration or even conquest from central Mexico, but most contemporary interpretations view the presence of these non-Maya styles more as the result of cultural diffusion.
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later Mesoamericanliterature.[4] The city may have had the most diverse population in the Maya world, a factor that could have contributed to the variety of architectural styles at the site.[5]
The ruins of Chichen Itza are federal property, and the site’s stewardship is maintained by Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History). The land under the monuments had been privately owned until 29 March 2010, when it was purchased by the state of Yucatán.[nb 1]
Chichen Itza is one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico; an estimated 1.2 million tourists visit the ruins every year.







Group of a Thousand Columns
Along the south wall of the Temple of Warriors are a series of what are today exposed columns, although when the city was inhabited these would have supported an extensive roof system. The columns are in three distinct sections: a west group, that extends the lines of the front of the Temple of Warriors; a north group, which runs along the south wall of the Temple of Warriors and contains pillars with carvings of soldiers in bas-relief; and a northeast group, which apparently formed a small temple at the southeast corner of the Temple of Warriors, which contains a rectangular decorated with carvings of people or gods, as well as animals and serpents. The northeast column temple also covers a small marvel of engineering, a channel that funnels all the rainwater from the complex some 40 metres (130 ft) away to a rejollada, a former cenote.

     



  


El Caracol ("The Snail") is located to the north of Las Monjas. It is a round building on a large square platform. It gets its name from the stone spiral staircase inside. The structure, with its unusual placement on the platform and its round shape (the others are rectangular, in keeping with Maya practice), is theorized to have been a proto-observatory with doors and windows aligned to astronomical events, specifically around the path of Venus as it traverses the heavens.[59]

       




   Las Monjas is one of the more notable structures at Chichen Itza. It is a complex of Terminal Classic buildings constructed in the Puuc architectural style. The Spanish named this complex Las Monjas("The Nuns" or "The Nunnery") but it was actually a governmental palace. Just to the east is a small temple (known as the La Iglesia, "The Church") decorated with elaborate masks.[57]
The Las Monjas group is distinguished by its concentration of hieroglyphic texts dating to the Late to Terminal Classic. These texts frequently mention a ruler by the name of Kakupakal.[58]   


 La Iglesia   


Here is a poem said by Charlie Chaplin during his 70th birthday - it's a bit long, but beautiful:

As I Began To Love Myself
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.
As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT”.
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE”!



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