Podcast Episode 22 - Interview with Molly McWilliams on Food
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Elizabeth
I’m Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of this Whole Brain podcast. I’m here with Molly McWilliams and our theme that we’re going to talk about is food. Who doesn’t like to talk about food. This is episode 22 and it is designed to assist you in your daily, in the making of your daily creations. Hi Molly. Hi Elizabeth. Okay so just a very brief introduction of you and you can you can add more. Again our theme is on food and Molly McWilliams is the mother of two boys. How old are they?
Molly
They’re 10 and 15.
Elizabeth
Okay, 10 and 15, but I bet they eat like there’s no tomorrow. And she’s got a husband too. I bet he eats a lot too. And I’m calling you Molly. I’m calling you a food expert. I know you wouldn’t call yourself that but
Molly
Definitely not
Elizabeth
What is unique about you, Molly what is your work background and what are you currently doing and how do you know about food those are four okay what’s unique about you?
Molly
Well I like to do kind of analytical things but also creative things so a lot of my work and hobbies kind of mix together the both of those. So in my work, I have my business, and of course we help you with your podcast and we basically do graphic design, web design, and marketing. That’s my business, M Designs. And I know about food because I like to eat food, but mostly I would say that when I had my kids or when I had my first kid, it sort of became a hobby because all of a sudden I had to, you know, come up with three good meals every day. And so I started kind of learning more about cooking, but I guess maybe some of it started before that too.
Elizabeth
Well, we’re going to get into that. And this is just to remind people, this is the first segment. This is the Stop and Smell the Roses. And just to remind you, Molly, Stopping and Smell the Roses is about, well, the vibration of a rose apparently is really the vibration of love. So when you stop and smell the roses, you are raising your vibration or your frequency as we know. And also Stopping and Smell the Roses reminds us to become fully present in the moment and to slow down and to look for and enjoy the beauty of life, to take a moment to simply breathe, be and reconnect with the energy of love in the present. So I hope everybody is doing that.
Molly
Yeah definitely and I think it definitely applies with cooking and, you know, the aromas that come with food as well. I think one of the things that, you know, we’re all lacking is that slowing down sometimes when you have to cook something and you’re actually putting the work in and seeing what goes into something. I think that’s all part of that slowing down culture, you know.
Elizabeth
That’s beautiful. So what are you, Molly, currently grateful for regarding food?
Molly
I would say I’m very grateful that God has blessed me with a full freezer and fridge of food and we always seem to have a lot of it to go through and cook and create meals with. Seems to be, you know, just something that I’m pretty grateful for.
Elizabeth
We didn’t really talk about this in our precursor to this interview, but so do you, besides keeping your refrigerator full and your freezer full, is your pantry also full? I mean are you prepared in case anything happens?
Molly
Yeah, so I would say something that we like to do and one thing you got to be careful about with storing food is you have to use it too. So you don’t want to store a lot of stuff that maybe you’re not going to eat. But we have a lot of things like canned vegetables and pastas and rice and beans and things like that. And I think it could be used in an emergency situation, like remember during COVID when, oh my goodness, there’s nothing in the stores but also just when you’re sort of like out of ingredients we definitely use a pantry all the time because then you can always grab something if you don’t want to have to go out you know go go to the grocery store so we utilize a pantry for sure.
Elizabeth
That’s sweet right it’s so nice to have a pantry when we don’t feel like going to little thing. Mm-hmm. Right?
Molly
Yeah.
Elizabeth
So one thing that you said in the precursor interview was that you are grateful for the challenge of there is a challenge of there is a wide variety of food. You said something about that. You’re grateful that there isn’t the illusion about that and as prices go up and up and up you still have that to lean on.
Molly
So to talk about what I was saying with the illusion of a lot of options, I think there’s this illusion that there’s just so many things at the store that you could go out and buy and you know if you want to have Swedish meatballs for dinner you’ve got to go buy Swedish meatballs, meal or whatever. And I think that when you start to know about cooking, you can cut down on maybe some of the prepared foods or things that you don’t necessarily have to buy or productize and process because you start to know like that you just have to have egg noodles or you have to buy this kind of meat or whatever. And I’m grateful that I have the knowledge to, I feel like kind of see through that and plan recipes and meals with basic ingredients rather than needing to, you know, always buy a kit or something that’s maybe more processed. Does that make sense?
Elizabeth
Mm-hmm. It does make sense. And how did you learn about cooking and about food? How did you learn about that? You know, how do you recommend to our listeners to learn if they don’t know diddly squat about cooking?
Molly
Yeah, that’s a really good question because I think a lot of people try to look everything up online and there’s a problem with the fact that there’s just so much information online that you sort of have information overload. So when it comes to suggesting to other people, I’ll get to that in a second, I’ll start with what I know. When I was younger, when I was in fourth grade, I was actually, now they say you can’t have diabetes and then have it go away. I was overweight and they tested me positive for diabetes by my blood sugar levels. I don’t know exactly how you would say that if it’s positive or whatever. But it was basically I had diabetes and I had to go to a nutritionist to learn how to eat right and as a fourth grader, I had to lose 30 pounds. Now I never tested diabetic again so it’s not really in my medical charts or anything and everyone always says, that’s not how that works. But anyway, I know what I went through. And I had a great nutritionist that really broke it down by the nutrition label, which is probably a larger conversation than what we’re maybe going to get into right now. But it basically just looked at three basic things, the carbs, the fat and the sodium actually. And she had a building block kind of way that you build your meals. And from there, it basically created a balanced diet that allowed me to lose the weight that I needed to lose to be healthy. So that got me started in learning about nutrition labels. And I’ll just give you one example. One serving of carbohydrates I think was 15 grams. It might’ve been 12. Off the top of my head, I think it’s 15. But I learned that you could subtract dietary fiber from the carb to get the true amount on your body. So I learned little things like that from her. She was kind of like, um, it was educational. So that was when I was pretty young.
Elizabeth
Yeah, you were pretty young, right? To learn all that.
Molly
Yeah.
Elizabeth
But it
Molly
But I kept it up. So
Elizabeth
Yeah, it really stuck with you.
Molly
Yeah, yeah, I used it to learn how to build my kids school lunches and things like that and meals and it’s sort of like a regimen in my head like I remember because I memorized it like Carbohydrate carbohydrate fruit dairy protein vegetable like that’s how you made each meal the difference for dinner is there’s one carbohydrate I think it’s because you’re going to bed soon and don’t need it but it was this kind of an interesting thing and then
Elizabeth
do you have any kind of websites or books that you would refer people to on just basics of nutrition or you know since there is so much information on the internet where would you where yeah so go ahead where does one begin
Molly
I think that um recipe sites are a goodplace to start because I think cooking things from scratch to begin with makes your eating a lot healthier even if you’re making pizza or spaghetti or something that you might not think of as a healthy meal. An example of a website that’s really fun for that is yumly.com.
Elizabeth
What’s it called?
Molly
We can put a link to that. It’s called Yumly.
Elizabeth
Yumly?
Molly
And I, mm-hmm.
Elizabeth
Mm-hmm. We’ll put a link to that like you said yumly.com.
Molly
I’m just checking it’s y-u-m-m-l-y dot com and on this website you can actually create not just like a little account with your information but you can put your preferences and it helps you sort throughlots of recipes that are on other websites based on your preferences or flavors or what you have in the fridge. That’s one website that’s helpful. But I also think chronometer, C-R-O-N-O-M-E-T-E-R.com.
Elizabeth
Mm-hmm. Chronometer.
Molly
And chronometer.com, sorry, chronometer.com, you create an account. And I used this when I was eating vegan, which I don’t eat vegan anymore, but at the time I was interested in making sure I had enough of each of the different amino acids you need. I just wanted to make sure I was getting enough of the right kinds of protein basically. I’ve used it ever since just in general because it breaks down all the nutrition. You can set it to what the government recommends you eat or you can set it to what you want based on your health goals, whatever your doctor says.
Elizabeth
Wow, there’s quite the range of education that would be involved, I would think, in doing this, both, you know, looking at food, yeah, nutritional standpoint and looking at labels. Whatelse do you look at?
Molly
Well, and I know you also were asking the best way for listeners to start learning. So besides websites with recipes and ways to kind of count the numbers, the different nutrients and things like that, I think that practicing cooking is a good way to do it. And then when you’re purchasing your food, I can give you a couple of examples, but the USDA website is really good for certain things. Like for example, if you’re thinking about whether or not you want to buy organic foods oror not organic foods or maybe foods that are made with organic ingredients or maybe you don’t know the difference, they have definitions on here that let you know what can and can’t be done to food under different labeling. So I think that’s a good place to start. That’s basically an official list of the different maybe processes or chemicals that can be done to different categories of food. And then another thing is I would say there’s too many minute details to give every little thing here, but I’ll just give you another example. There’s little emblems you can look for on your packaging. So if you’re interested in eating whole grains, for example, because maybe you’re trying to lose weight and you want to feel fuller when you eat a sandwich, or maybe you’re just trying to work on your immune system. I don’t know, whatever reasons that you want to have the fiber or the whole grains. A lot of breads out there look like whole wheat bread. They’ve been colored brown, so you think that they’re healthy. But if you don’t have a little emblem on them that actually says whole grain, and they have different ones, some of them say 100% whole grain, some say 50% plus, and some just say whole grain, but either way, it tells you how many grams. And this one little seal, which you can look up on wholegraincouncil.org and then forward slash whole-grain-stamp. dashed stamp. If it doesn’t have this seal, you know, you might as well be eating white bread because it’s telling you that there’s not enough of the of the good parts of the grain left for it to do what whole grains do in your body.
Elizabeth
Do you think, Molly, that having a family has also inspired this for you? Has been an inspiration for you?
Molly
Yeah, definitely. Right? Yeah, because I didn’t necessarily need to do it just for myself before.
Elizabeth
And we’re going to take a little break right now, if that’s all right with you, and go to some music. Sure. All right, so we’re going to take a little break. We’re going to go to some music to entice and tickle your right brain from Chris Chickering and his album The Resurrection of Me. You can get all of Chris’s music and you can listen to it too on his website chrischickeringmusic.com. There it reminds you that Chris Chickering is a singer-songwriter, a recording artist, a best-selling author, and a social entrepreneur whose musical mission is to write and perform songs that speak to the core of the human condition. Here’s one of his songs. It’s the title track from the album again that I will say, The Resurrection of Me.
Chris Chickering
Downtrodden, giving up, forgotten Found my way all the way to the bottom Lost everything I thought that I could lose No hoping, give a damn, broken I’m broken, three-time loser with a subway token Walking like a dead man in my shoes But I swear I’ll find a way to turn it all around Cause there’s nothing strong enough to keep my spirit down Took a left, took a right Sucked a punch by the fist of life I’ve been down but you’ll see This is gonna be the resurrection of me, yeah, yeah, yeah Gold-shaded, sweet-hated, called a punk and a bum berated Never thought I’d be the one to lose my way But it’s alright, cause I know now Got another chance to pick it up somehow So brother won’t you hear me when I say I got a black eyed soul but I still got a lot of heart See it’s never too late to find a new place to start Took a left, took a right Suck a bunch by the fist of life but I found a way to get on my feet again A little shaky from the blows but I’ll be damned if it takes my soul Cause I’ve been down but you’ll see this is gonna be the resurrection of me Yeah, yeah, yeah The resurrection of me, yeah, yeah, yeah And I know they’ll always be the ones who got their doubts After all that I’ve been through, who’s gonna hurt me now? Took a left, took a right, sunk a punch by the fist of life But I found a way to get on my feet again I’ve been down but you’ll see This is gonna be the resurrection of me Yeah, yeah, yeah The resurrection of me Yeah, yeah, yeah Took a left, took a right, yeah The resurrection of me The resurrection of me, yeah
Elizabeth
I am here with Molly McWilliams. This is episode number 22, segment 2. We get to wake up and smell the coffee, which always means we’re going to take it up a little bit more. for all of you listeners with Molly and we’re going to talk about this restoration movement and the signature characteristics that I have come up with are how are we going to increase and raise our frequency and take it up a notch and upgrade all of our systems because we we don’t know what’s going on with their systems and the food system is a big one that we can talk about but in the restoration movement, Molly, if you would address kindness, respect, integrity or honor and strength if you have the time and how that applies to working with food. We sure would appreciate it. So you can talk about kindness first.
Molly
Okay, so I think when it comes to mind first is sharing. So I think that the more we can cook from home, the more we can be increasing the amount of yield we get. So for $20 cooking at home versus $20 maybe going out to get a quick meal for one, there’s a huge difference in the amount of a dinner you’d get out of that. If you’re able to maybe give a meal to somebody else that needs it or just kind of you could be kind to the environment too by you know making two meals at the same time and eating it tomorrow. There’s a lot of ways but that’s what comes to mind.
Elizabeth
Yeah sharing and that being a way of connecting with other people too that sounds very kind.
Molly
Yeah that’s a good point. Yes, because just the interaction too. Sometimes certain people you might know maybe don’t interact with people that much actually and bringing a little dinner over might mean more than you think to somebody that doesn’t see a lot of people during the week.
Elizabeth
Exactly. Exactly. So that covers kindness. We’ll move on to respect. How about respect, Molly? What do you see in terms of upgrading our respect?
Molly
Well, I think, again, not to harp on home cooking, but I think that’s a big part of the way we’re going to see, in general, being a more high quality, higher importance in our life is when it is home cooked and it has those good ingredients in it. And so I think when you’re making the food yourself, first of all, you may have a little more respect for what goes into a good meal, whether that means when someone else cooks for you the next time, or maybe when you do go out and you pay a little more because somebody did something that maybe you don’t know how to cook at home and have it come out the way you’d like it to come out. And I also think that our choices at the grocery store can show respect or disrespect for our economy or the environment, you know, because of what we choose to buy or where we choose to spend more or less in our diets and in our meal plans.
Elizabeth
So we can be overall more conscious about food than we think we can be. Yeah, that’s cool.
Molly
Absolutely, yeah. Raise our awareness a little bit about where it’s coming from maybe and what happened to it before we ate it.
Elizabeth
Right. I worked on a, this is years, decades ago, I worked on a vegetable farm and I was just amazed the energy that went into making and harvesting especially carrots and garlic. I was like wow this is a lot of work. But carrots were actually fun to harvest because you know they came out of the ground pretty easy compared to the garlic and they came in all different kinds of shapes and forms.
Molly
Yeah. And colors too. I can’t believe the variety of carrots that are out there. Purple carrots and yellow and orange, of course. And yeah, I bet you that working on the farm, it’s just the same way having to cook the food yourself. Even that’s another extension to it. I would say you’d probably have a lot of respect for when you actually yield a crop at all. I know farmers, there’s some kind of amount they have to expect to lose, you know, every year and I don’t think they’re often as profitable as people think too because things can happen and this is the real world and if the food doesn’t grow, you know, no farms, no food, right?
Elizabeth
Right. We didn’t talk about farmers market in our precursor interview, but do you have anything to say about farmers markets or community gardens?
Molly
Yeah, I love farmers markets. I haven’t been to one in a really long time, but I used to go to them on Cape Cod, which is where I’m from, and I was just always amazed at how much you could get for how little money money because a lot of the times they come with their whole bounty and at the end of the day they really need it to be gone and they’re also they have so much of one thing at a time it’s just given away for such a great price and I think it’s an awesome way to get food and that’s a community garden
Elizabeth
I would say I would think that farmers market and community gardens is a good way to share food too that would normally be very perishable and would rot if you hung on to it. You’re right. It’s like sharing with your neighbors a good idea.
Molly
Yeah, yeah, that’s exactly it. And that’s why like at the end of the day, they might be like, hey, you can have the rest of the corn for a dollar. And also what you just mentioned about the community gardens and also just the perishable nature of food. A lot of times people even just do a garden for fun and a lot of times you get a lot of yield of something that they can’t use all at once like 32 tomatoes or they’re all going to go bad in a week. And actually another thing on Cape Cod that they had that was pretty cool, I learned about this first from my college project. It was just a volunteer project we had to do and I ended up doing the community center, sorry not the community center, the food bank. They have a big food bank and speaking on respect to like a big thing they taught us as volunteers was that they always serve everybody with a lot of dignity and they have it all set up like a nice store, they even have a little clothing shop like boutique, it was really nice. But anyhow, I had done like a turkey drive and a clothing drive, I think it was a three-day thing. Well, we learned that they have their own community garden there and they actually have it like you might have in your town where you pay to have a plot, but what they do is the people that come and get to garden, they’re doing their gardening for fun or like a hobby. All that produce was actually brought right into the building and given out to the people that come to the bank for their food.
Elizabeth
That is awesome.
Molly
So it was all fresh. So yeah, it’s really awesome.
Elizabeth
It’s a way to give away and donate food without your ego being involved. It’s a way to move it forward. It’s a way to make others.
Molly
Yeah, yeah. It wasn’t a direct, yeah, it wasn’t a direct give and they just, you know, they harvested it at the facility and then, but the people that worked on it, of course, they were putting in their hard work, but they were getting the reward of having a nice garden to work on and, you know, knew they were doing something good for the community too.
Elizabeth
And you spoke about integrity also with food as far as home cooked meals and making food into meals that your family will enjoy.
Molly
Yeah, so if you can learn some basic cooking and how to do some different dishes up, you can always mix and match different ingredients. And one of the things you had asked me about in the pre-interview was especially with kids and I think healthy eating with kids in the house and some things that might help with that. So I think with the integrity of food, thinking about things like knowing how fresh the vegetables are that went into it, where if you maybe bought a chicken pot pie from the frozen department in your store, it probably costs $15. It’s probably pretty small. Who knows if they use butter? I mean, you can look at the ingredients, of course, but the point is there’s a lot more stuff they’ve had to put into that to preserve it and all that. You don’t really know where the peas came from, et cetera. Whereas you might be able to spend even less than that and make two chicken pot pies. But you’re shopping with kids, they might be like, I like chicken pot pie. My kids are older than that now, but of course when they’re little or even now,if you can be flexible in your meal plans and bring your kids along and say like hey we’re going to be making meat pies do you want to do beef or chicken you know give them two good choices my mom taught me that she’s a teacher and she taught me that you know sometimes to give a kid a little bit more sense of control or part of a process just to give them two good choices and let them make the final decision where you can.
Elizabeth
That sounds good.
Molly
I don’t know if that answers the question.
Elizabeth
That sounds really good. So the food pantry, the community garden, and the farmers market, people may say, they may think, oh, that’s not for me, that’s for people in poverty consciousness. Those are for people who are poor. That’s not for me. What would you say about that, Molly?
Molly
I would say, first of all, especially with the farmers market one, I would say it definitely isn’t. It’s inexpensive doesn’t mean cheap. It’s a great opportunity for anybody to connect with the farmers that are around them. You might be surprised. Cape Cod has a lot of farmers. They have a whole directory. Cape Cod’s just a tiny little place. Just imagine I’m in Pennsylvania, you’re in Santa Fe, and it’s just like there’s probably a lot more people doing a lot more things than you realize and what they bring to market is awesome. And then for the food pantry, I would just say, you know, I read something, I don’t know where I read it because it was a long time ago, that these days, you know, poverty isn’t something that some people have and some people don’t have. I mean, of course it is, but at the same time for the majority of us, it’s more of a phase that most people go through at some point. Like you might have a phase where you broke your leg and couldn’t go to work and you for an entire two months couldn’t, well, go to work and get your paycheck. So what do you do? Other than government programs, I guess the food pantries are somewhat connected. But I don’t think most people know that if you’re going through a hardship, you can literally go to a food pantry once and they’ll give you hundreds of dollars worth of food that helps you pay your bill that week or something. And it’s something that it’s actually, I have a friend here that volunteers at a food bank. You’re not taking away from someone else by going. Like there is so much food waste in this country. They are trying to give it away as fast as possible because it’s perishable. And people are trying to just use this food. So if you can use it, it’s like it’s gonna get eaten by the people that come and take it, or it’s gonna go bad and have to get thrown out. And that’s why Trader Joe’s donates millions of dollars a year of produce that they could sell as a little bit older produce and mark it down, but they don’t, they just ship it off to the food banks. And it’s like, it’s actually good for the environment to be using these things when you need it.
Elizabeth
That sounds really good. Also, can you, Molly, please speak to strength since you’re on a roll about how food can strengthen your body, your mind, your financial health.
Molly
Ok, yea, so food can strengthen your body, It can also make your body sick. So what you, you know, they say you are what you eat. You got to make sure you’re eating a balanced diet and eating foods that give your body everything it needs. Like for example, your brain needs certain fats and it needs certain amounts of certain fats. You need to have certain things to keep your stomach feeling good so it doesn’t feel like acid reflux or other problems like that and things to make your skin healthy. And if you’re eating all those vitamins and stuff and just having enough of all the right things, you can make your body a lot stronger. I think a lot of people these days eat so much. Americans are by far, a lot of us are overweight, but we’re starving on nutrition because you can fill up on potato chips and hot dogs and hamburgers and not really have all of the vitamins you need and still feel hungry because you’re lacking you know something you didn’t think to eat.
Elizabeth
So you are striving for a form of balance really with your eating too.
Molly
Mm-hmm yeah right right right and there’s a lot of diets these days that cut out your main food groups. I’m not talking about the food pyramid, but even more simple than that, it’s pretty much carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. And some of these diets that just take one of them off the table, I’m always wary of that because I feel like maybe you need to be making better choices, but you probably still need… Maybe not everybody wants the same portion of each it doesn’t have to be a third a third a third but you still kind of need all those building blocks because that’s how your body was designed to work.
Elizabeth
So I will say to you Molly what in terms of strength how does that influence your mental capacity?
Molly
So similar to the physical because a lot of our mental health is influenced by our physical health. Just for example, if your body is sore or you’re sick, you might also feel down or tired or whatever. You’re sort of feeling in your mind and in your mental state some of those things that are happening to you physically. So I would say the physical getting all the nutrition is important, but then the way it influences you mentally is when you are getting those things, you’re able to be awake at the right times without maybe having too many cups of coffee or sleeping at the right times without having to maybe take medicine that helps you get tired like some people do. And I think that mentally, just having that balanced diet, you can also relax about all the worries about food these days and diet. So if you’re just eating a balanced diet and you’re exercising, your body’s going to feel good because you’re getting what you need and it kind of can become sort of a natural rhythm. I think that just having those ingredients in there just like with the physical really wraps up like just putting you in the best place to have good mental health. It really puts you in a place where you can you know not get so stressed or maybe not be what do they call it hangry.
Elizabeth
Yeah stress is a good one. Hangry. Yeah. And how does this strength perhaps how does that affect your finances, your financial well-being?
Molly
Yeah, so if you’re used to eating out all the time, you can expect to pay $10 or $15 per person to eat a meal, and that really adds up into a lot of money, and it kind of becomes a habit. It’s not so good for your body, not so good for you mentally to always be rushing and eating out of containers, and then financially, you’re drained. And I think the more you know how to cook fast or you can plan ahead and maybe on a relaxing Sunday, chill out, but make some things that weekend day where you can eat them all week. Maybe you could be cooking some of the meats ahead or cutting some of the vegetables ahead. But when you start to put that food cooking into your schedule, you’re able to save money because you’re not scrambling when you’re super hungry for something to eat and just going to somewhere that you can buy it. I think it impacts you in that way. I also think eating what you need most of the time helps you not go for impulse buys too. Like if you’re already satisfied because you’re regularly, maybe you make a treat on the weekends or whatever, maybe it’ll help you cut down on just making bad choices in a pinch. Like, oh, I never get anything nice. I’m going to get this for myself. I think people do that they’ll buy a Snickers bar at the register.
Elizabeth
Right that’s probably why they put those Snickers bar at the register.
Molly
Absolutely.
Elizabeth
I want to say some of the happiest times of my life was when I was in a really good rhythm with food. I will say that. And cooking for many, there’s something about that that definitely brought me more joy. You know, cooking for my daughter, cooking for my husband, cooking for my mother-in-law, it definitely brought me more joy.
Molly
Yeah. Well, you’re creating something that people like and they say, that’s nice. Oh, I like how you made this. You get maybe a compliment, but you’re also slowing down. And like you always talk about on your podcast, the whole brain, you know, like you’re smelling, you’re feeling the different textures that you’re cutting. You’re using tools in your hands. You’re you’re creating something out of lots of little parts and it comes together into almost an art project. You know, it’s something fun.
Elizabeth
I have to kind of laugh because often you’ll say, I am cooking dinner right now. Okay, let’s not bother Molly when she’s cooking dinner. Now I’ll be even more respectful because I know that you really put your heart and your soul into cooking, it sounds like. And that segues, well I know you’re busy, that segues into my final question in this segment is how do you address the many needs of your own family in preparing a meal? You know, you’ve got your 10-year-old, you’ve got your 14-year-old son, they’ve got to have different needs, your husband must have different needs, you have different needs. How do you come up with a meal?
Molly
I think, first of all, the way I handle the many needs of the different people in my family are in a way by not necessarily changing too much for each individual person. And what I mean by that is my kids aren’t particularly picky kids, although they each have certain things they don’t like, but they truly don’t like them. And it’s not necessarily like a picky behavior. It’s just, everybody has some things that don’t agree with them. But I would say that we have had times where I’ve had to do things a little bit differently. And what I try to do is I try to plan a main core meal. And if there is a certain ingredient that someone really has a problem with, a legitimate reason that I know they don’t like it, I do try to maybe make that part separately and add it on after. But most of the time, I do try to serve one thing. And if… I mean, the kids are older now, and there’s a different level of respect to when a kid who’s 15 really doesn’t like something. You’re not going to be like, you have to eat three more bites, the conversation changes. But I think that in the same way that is how it maybe used to be when they were little, so they’re kind of not picky. And I think what I really do is it’s kind of like, well, you can take a no thank you serving, which is really good for kids to do. It’s not like they’re allergic to it. And if they’re going to go to someone’s house one day, you don’t want them to be rude and, you know, turn their nose up or be so uncomfortable that they don’t know what to do when they’re served something that isn’t their favorite. So I kind of handle it by, yeah, not, not handling that, I guess.
Elizabeth
Yeah. I can guess what a no thank you serving is, but literally what is it?
Molly
So, um, I don’t know where I picked up this term, but I really like it. And it’s kind of just like, you know, you went to Thanksgiving dinner and you’re really not into the creamed onions, but you know, the host that’s like her special dish. So that’s when you take the spoon and you take like three of them and you put it on the plate and you shut up and you eat them.
Elizabeth
Oh I like that.
Molly
Because that’s what grown-ups do and kids have to learn that one day they’re going to be those.
Elizabeth
So yeah they’re going to be the grown-ups right? Yeah. Okay well we’re talking with Molly McWilliams on food and she is a mother of two young men, but she has her husband too and herself and she’s very brilliant in the way that she puts together all of her consciousness and all of her thoughtfulness and all of her kindness and all of her heart into making meals for her family. Thank you Molly. We’re going to come back and do another segment because I I want to learn more. Here’s another song to continue with by Chris Chickering from the Resurrection of Me. That’s the name of the album. The name of the song is Shadow of Doubt.
Chris Chickering
Going over is only a ghost Just open a window when you feel the doors of all closed And just hold on Another day’s coming along, let it soak So hold out, there’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow of doubt Don’t turn away, oh now, don’t let the fear steal your chance And just hold on, another day’s coming along if you let it There’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow of doubt There’s another way, always another road So it’s steady on, and be good to yourself as you go Well, there’s a glow There’ll be rain in the wind It may blow you off course But don’t be denied of the destiny waiting at your door And just hold on Another day’s coming along if you let it snow Hold on, there’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow Hold on, another day’s coming along if you let it snow There’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow of doubt.
Elizabeth
We are back for segment three with Molly McWilliams, who is going to enlighten and empower us about food. And she has a great way to teach us, which is by giving an example about how we can budget and save money while making great food because it seems to me anyway that many individuals are very stressed out about how food is going up and up and up and up and up. So take it away Molly.
Molly
So I’m going to talk about just one example of a dinner that I could buy out at a restaurant that’s near probably many of your listeners, P.F. Chang’s. I’ve actually never eaten there because I go to a local Chinese food restaurant when we go out, but they have their prices online. So I’m looking at a bowl of fried rice that I could go get delivered to my house or pick up. And basically it’s 420 to 550 calories. So that’s not a lot of food. The price is $15.25. I’m going to propose that for the same price, I could feed seven people or more chicken fried rice, depending on how much chicken you want to serve in each serving, et cetera. But I’m going to go ahead and break that down. So when you make fried rice, the ingredients that you need are just a tiny little bit of oil. You probably only need about two, maybe two to four tablespoons. This is not a recipe, so don’t copy this. This is just kind of an estimation quickly. You use oil, you use rice. You could use white rice, you could use brown rice, but you’re going to use some rice that’s not pre-cooked. It’s really inexpensive, and I’ll get into these prices in a second. And then you’re going to be using probably some soy sauce and other spices and things that you like in your rice. And you’re going to be using some vegetables. You’re probably going to use some peas, maybe you’ll use some carrots, maybe you’ll use a little bit of bamboo shoots or something else, just some different vegetables. Either way, they’re going to end up being pretty inexpensive for each of the individual vegetables. And then of course, the chicken is probably the most important, I mean, the most expensive thing you’re going to buy, but also of course, the main meat in your fried rice. And then you’re going to use water, which you probably already have at your house, salt, other little things like that. But these are the main ingredients. So if you start to break that down, you have $15.25, and you’ve got to cook this for everybody. Even if I had to buy a whole new thing of oil, I would be taking away about $2.60 for a small thing of oil. And I would have to buy my rice to be about $2 for more than 12 servings of rice. I’d have to take out the money for this whole bottle of soy sauce, which of course you can reuse every time you make this, whatever other spices, it goes the same way, but I might spend $3 on that.
Elizabeth
What do you mean you can reuse it? Sorry, Molly, what do you mean you can reuse the soy sauce?
Molly
Well, if you buy for this recipe a huge bottle of soy sauce, but you’re only using whatever amount your recipe calls for, the next time you make the fried rice, you’re not buying the whole bottle. But I’m just, for this example, actually including the whole bottle, which might not be really $3. It might be a dollar depending on where you buy it, but I’m just kind of going heavy to show that in this example, how this could work. And then I might’ve broken this down a little bit too deeply. I would say I should actually, we will call the soy sauce a dollar, because I know for sure you can get a thing of soy sauce for a dollar. So I am going to add that $3 back in. So we’re going to take away a dollar for soy sauce. By the way, I’m down $9.65 left to spend out of my $15.25. I’m going to buy some vegetables. Maybe for this recipe, I’ll use some frozen vegetables and a bag of each frozen vegetables. A whole bag is about a dollar or $2. So I’m going to minus $2 total because I know I can get a mixed bag of peas and carrots, so I only need one bag. And then the big item that I need left is chicken. And I have $7.65 left. So the way this could be broken down is you could buy a bigger pack of chicken, Aldis near us, for example, they’re the same, well, they’re a sister company to Trader Joe’s, your listeners probably have at least Trader Joe’s or Aldi’s near them. You could buy a $15 pack of chicken breasts and you get seven. So I’m going to say that my $7.65 could buy at least half of that pack, which would be four, maybe five breasts. And if I did have to buy a smaller pack, maybe I’d get less. I might get only three or four breasts for the $7.65. But basically that’s what you need for that whole recipe but now you’ve spent $15.25 but you’re able to feed a lot of people and if you’re okay with having even less chicken you could really use the whole bag of rice a little bit more oil and feed a crowd for $15.
Elizabeth
That sounds wonderful. Yeah the lady up the hill would probably be very grateful to you for sharing that with her right?
Molly
Yes, definitely. Definitely, this is a great example of where maybe you only have a family of four and now you’ve made seven servings and you can give your neighbor a nice scoop of rice that like we see on the restaurant website, you know, you might have paid $15 or she may have paid to go get a nice meal for herself and she may not have a family or he or she, your neighbor who could use the little visit and meal.
Elizabeth
Absolutely. That’s a nice way to look at it. For those of us who shop mainly organic, what would you say?
Molly
I think this is a really interesting, when I was in college, this had nothing to do with nutrition. I was just in a communications class and we needed to write a speech, a research speech about a topic. And so I had done mine on food. And specifically one of the things I did research and was interested in what were the different definitions of what organic really means. And so this is definitely a topic that we could deep dive on in another conversation, point out that there are three distinctions of organic foods. And not only that, there are certain foods that are more important to eat organic than others. And the reason I say this is because I think a lot of people get it in their mind, they hear all the stuff about what they’re doing to food, which is a lot of the stuff is probably true. You might say, oh, those pesticides stay in the ground for a long time and they’re not good for kids, and that’s probably true. And there’s all this stuff, but if you’re going to pass up a non-organic apple and eat organic goldfish crackers, you probably missed the point because now you’re filling your body with little fast carbs and cracker snacks because they say organic on them as opposed to all the nutrition you’d get from the apples despite the fact that maybe it was dirty. So speaking of dirty, I’m going to start there and then I’m going to talk about what the distinctions of organic even mean and where you can actually read more about that. Would that be interesting to answer?
Elizabeth
Yeah.
Molly
Okay. So if you’re going to eat organic or you’re going to try to eat more organic foods and you, like everyone else, have a certain budget and you may have to make some sacrifices, I would say focus on the foods you’re eating as a regular part of your diet all the time. If you don’t eat bacon more than once a month and organic bacon is really expensive, you could look at it two ways. You could say, well, I don’t eat bacon very often, so I can splurge and buy the more expensive one because I don’t need to eat this every week and I can spend $8 and have a really nice meal with this organic bacon. Or you could look at it the other way around, which is I don’t live on bacon and I’m sure if my friend cooked me breakfast with regular bacon, I’m not going to die because you’re not filling yourself with this food all the time. But when you are eating fruits every day or throughout the week, vegetables and all of your staples, they have something called the dirty dozen, which is basically a produce ranking of the worst food to eat when they’re not organic. And so some of these foods include strawberries, spinach, kale, collard greens, and mustard greens, grapes, peaches, pears, nectarines, apples. And you can find more of this stuff online. You can just look up on Google, dirty dozen. You might find slight variations because different people have different ideas, but it’s basically, it has to do with how the different plants grow and some are kind of more protected than others from the actual things that make it not organic or make it organic. So sometimes if a pesticide doesn’t really affect the part of the vegetable you’re eating, it may be less important to not eat that food, but it doesn’t mean it’s not important at all. So it sort of helps you prioritize. Does that make sense?
Elizabeth
Yes, it does. And are there additional ways that you can, you know, it could be, maybe it’s just a mental Like for me, when I buy non-organic, say, vegetables, I will just use a tablespoon of bleach in water and I’ll just soak that vegetable or fruit, whatever it is, in that water and then I’ll soak it for another 20 minutes in plain water? Is there…
Molly
So, I have not heard of doing the bleach method and I don’t want to comment on whether or not that’s a safe method to do because I don’t know that it is, but I do know that they do sell veggie wash sprays. One of the places you can buy it is Trader Joe’s. I’m not sure where else you can buy it, but it’s something you can scrub your vegetables with. And I think that soaking, again, you might want to look up whether or not it’s recommended to soak, because I don’t know if then whatever you’re cleaning it with could get into it. But I do think that you’re right, washing it in some way, whether it’s soaking or scrubbing can help, yes. And I think knowing what makes it organic or not organic is important too, because there’s also such a thing as there are farmers out there that are doing everything they can to do a great product, but because of the legal distinction of organic, they can’t be labeled that way. And when you research into the individual foods you’re purchasing, you can find out like some farmers basically it’s organic, but they’re trying hard, but they don’t quite make the cut. And then there’s another side to the story, and maybe even though it is organic, there might be a reason that you prefer to buy the other brands. So I think it matters which foods and, you know, it can become a hobby or an interest to look into these things, or you can kind of create certain standards for yourself and just buy from certain brands that you know hold up those standards. So, do you have any questions about that before I talk about the three distinctions of organic that we have in our at least in our country?
Elizabeth
It does seem to me it does seem to me though you can do a lot of research and hopefully that sticks in your mind. That might be an issue for me but as it might be for other people too but it just seems like to gather information is a very very wise thing to do.
Molly
Yeah and just be aware of why something is something or isn’t something like you know we’re so easily fooled by marketing you know of course I’m in marketing but not the kind of marketing that I’m talking about where it’s sort of like you’re looking at a spin and it’s like well is it something that I’m worried about or is it just a word that I don’t like? Because sometimes if you find out, you know, what it is that they’re doing to it or not doing to it, it might not really be something that is an issue. And knowing those specific things can help you make the decision. And just remembering not to judge things just by the words that it says, but really, you know, just individually look into it.
Elizabeth
Right. Well, it seems like a combination of really using your analytical brain and your intuitive brain. Your left and your right brain. Yeah. The whole brain again comes into play here. But go ahead. Yeah. Speak about the three different type of organics. Because I think that would be very noteworthy for our listeners to hear.
Molly
You know, when we’re making our discernments on what we’re going to buy and eat, I just think we are often able to be kind of swayed by the marketing of things and kind of forget what certain words really mean. And like I’ll just give you an example. If someone said, hey, do you want to eat this food that has chemicals on it? You’d probably be like, ew, no, I don’t want to eat chemicals. But we forget all of the benign things that we actually purposely eat or drink that are literally chemicals because that’s what chemicals are. But we think chemicals are bad, because it’s like the marketing of, ew, nasty chemicals. But some things are just natural chemicals that we need in our body and in our brain, you know, and I think that’s just an example, but getting into these definitions, just remember like what do these different things actually mean? So I’m going to tell you the three different kinds of organics that you can read about on the USDA.gov website, and I’m actually reading this off of a page that we can link, but it’s under their rules and regulations regarding organic labeling. So, if something is called 100% organic, basically, this means other than the salt and water that are in it, it is 100% organic based on all of the standards that they have to follow, which we can look at in another link here that’s on this page, but it’s something that would be deep reading. They have a link called USDA organic regulations, but we’ll get into that in a second. But it has to be a hundred percent adhering. And if it’s a hundred percent adhering to those rules, it will say 100% organic. But when, yeah, but when it’s not quite fully organic, the next designation down is just organic. I don’t know if a lot of people realize that a 100 percent organic and organic are two different things. This is actually where it has a minimum of 95 percent organic ingredients, but it has that little bit of five percent wiggle room where it can have a certain additive or a certain ingredient that are not on that list, that don’t adhere to the list. So it means that it’s mostly organic. So the next distinction down, and by the way it doesn’t mean that any of these foods are bad, most of these kind of lower tier are people that are actually really trying to be respectful of the environment and the food and they’re just not there yet, but I think it’s important again to look into it. This next one’s called made with organic ingredients. It’s actually called made with organic blank. That’s officially what they’re calling it on the USDA website. But basically what they would say is this is when you are looking at a can of soup and maybe it’s a can of chicken noodle soup, but the chicken’s not organic, the noodles aren’t organic, but it says, made with organic carrots, peas, and onions. And that means that those ingredients are organic and it can’t even have the organic USDA seal on it. And then basically this is also where it contains less than 70% of what is considered organic. Then it goes even deeper with when you’re just listing specific organic in the ingredient list. That would be the example on their website is the ingredients might say water, barley, beans, organic tomatoes, and salt. That’s just letting you know that when you see those different distinctions, a 100 percent organic, organic and made with organic ingredients, or specific organic ingredients in the list, they’re not all equal.
Elizabeth
And are their prices different? Are the prices different for the 100% versus the…
Molly
It depends on where you buy it from and what the product is and what the sales are, because sometimes adhering more could cost more and sometimes it doesn’t. So it really depends on what the item is. So if being organic compliant means they had to use a field that hadn’t been used in X number of years, you know, for anything other than organic farming, maybe they had to purchase the land for more money. Maybe because I know that in the past, and some of these rules and regulations may have changed, and you should definitely look it up on the usda.gov website. But at the time that I had done my research for school, the government was giving out something, for example, called sewage sludge. And sewage sludge was something like we think about you put cow manure, because it’s poop, on the garden to help it be fertilized. And so they would give out this sewage sludge. Well, organic food isn’t allowed to use sewage sludge. Sewage sludge is what comes down the toilet. It could be chemicals that people pour paint down their drains and stuff like that. And there’s maybe a lot of reasons that you might not want to eat food that has that. So I think that if someone was trying to run their farm and they weren’t able to get this cheaper, basically manure, and I might be wrong to say fertilizer manure, but anyway, they might have to go buy something else that costs more. So I think it inherently could cost more, but I think it doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive. I think sometimes people forget that the old original farms were organic before we started doing all this stuff, and a lot of times they’re able to reuse and recycle things on the farm and do things in a more sustainable way.
Elizabeth
Like I said, Molly, I envision you doing YouTubes about shopping with Molly, you know, let’s go shopping with Molly. I think that would be really cute.
Molly
We’ll see, maybe. Yeah, but speaking of shopping, I think you had mentioned something about the prices too, not just whether or not different types of organic have higher prices, but I’d like to talk about ways we can deal with when something better does cost more.
Elizabeth
Okay, you’ve got three minutes to talk about that. Okay. Can you talk about three minutes, go.
Molly
So I think something that we talked about earlier on in the episode, like with the bacon example of foods that you maybe don’t eat all the time, that don’t fill your whole diet, just like with everything you eat, you can prioritize how important is it to you to have that food in your diet. And sometimes people, upon realizing what really happens to food and why it needs to maybe cost more for something of a higher quality, they might decide, well, I don’t need to have that in my diet regularly. But another choice is to say, well, it’s really important to me to always eat organic beef. And I know that maybe the organic beef costs one or two dollars more than the other beef that I want to buy per pound. And so I have a budget for my family and you might make choices to buy some organic beans or something else with protein to cook your meals even differently to get around the fact that yes it might cost more per pound but it is important to have it in your diet maybe even weekly. You can change your recipes to include maybe smaller portions of certain ingredients when you don’t necessarily need bigger portions to uphold all the nutrition. On the other hand, you don’t want to fill the place of maybe a protein-rich food with something sugary, but there are definitely substitutions you can make out there without substituting cleanliness of the food or processing of the food in order to make the meal cheaper without really changing the overall taste and flavor for your family.
Elizabeth
This all sounds very delish. Probably not a good idea to be hungry when we’re talking about food, just like they say, don’t be very hungry when you go shopping.
Molly
Exactly right because you’ll buy everything in the store or two of something and when you only really need one yeah.
Elizabeth
So the usda.gov we’ll put all the essential links and be below but you’re gonna I’m gonna ask you this question Molly which is the usda.gov is that a trustworthy site
Molly
it is if so the USDA.gov no matter what you might think of some of you know whatever whatever you might think about some of the things that they do to food this has our country’s official rules and regulations it has market news, it has how they do grading and standards. There’s a lot of information on here so that even if you don’t like what they maybe do to some of the food, you can find it out here. And that being said, the reason it’s also important to know what our country does when it comes to these organic foods is it’s not the same as other countries. So I did forget to mention that, but when you get organic food that’s been brought in from another country, it may not be at the same standard as what it says on this website. So this is referring to food here.
Elizabeth
It’s pretty strict then you’re saying the USDA.gov format.
Molly
Yeah, it’s pretty strict. It’s not necessarily… sorry I didn’t hear you.
Elizabeth
It’s pretty strict,
Molly
but you can also learn about things like the differences between those labels and other labeling, even like alcohol labeling and other things where maybe it’s not super strict, but at least you know what the rules are for the industry people that are creating these foods for us.Like, what do they have to follow in order to put it out in the market. And yeah, and I think it’s also important to understand like certain words that don’t have a legal distinction like natural. You know, if you buy something that says it’s natural, what does that really mean? And legally, unless they’ve changed it, you know, recently, it doesn’t really mean anything. Again, it’s kind of that marketing. So it’s important to know where we where different things stand.
Elizabeth
Well, you are very knowledgeable and I really appreciate you coming on the show today and talking about food, that’s our theme. This has been Molly McWilliams. Thank you again so much for sharing what you do know. It sounds like you know a lot and we could probably- You’re welcome. We could probably do a whole other segment, but we’re going to wrap up for now. Thank you again, and we’re going to put the main links for you to follow below.
Molly
Well, thanks for having me, Elizabeth. I appreciate it. It was fun talking with you today.
Elizabeth
You’re welcome.
Elizabeth
From the album The Resurrection of Me, the name of this song is Finding Out. You can go and find out more about Chris Chickering at chrischickeringmusic.com. He is a singer, songwriter, a recording artist, a musician, a best-selling author, and social entrepreneur whose musical mission is to write and perform songs that speak to the core of the human condition. That’s Chris. Enjoy the song.
Chris Chickering
You turn your head. I swear I have to catch my breath. I must confess I’m living for you now Without you here my life would be a wasted Mediocrity you found me in this broken world In a sky-high desert town I’m finding out There’s more to us than just a fleeting wild emotion You’ve taken hold and I’m finding out Your waves are crashing over me just like an ocean My soul’s been stolen I’m finding out I’m finding out You are that beautiful I was fine doing okay All alone in Santa Fe I really wasn’t looking for someone You walked in the room that night And blinded me with laughter light I swear that I’ve been staring at the sun And I can’t believe I’ve just begun Finding out There’s more to us than just a fleeting wild emotion It’s taking hold and I’m finding out Your waves are crashing over me just like an ocean My soul’s been stolen I’m finding out I’m finding out I’m finding out There’s more to us than just a fleeting wild emotion You’ve taken hold and I’m finding out Your waves are crashing over me just like an ocean But so’s this story My soul’s been stolen, I’m finding out There’s more to us than just a fleeting wild emotion You’ve taken hold and I’m finding out Your waves are crashing over me just like an ocean, my soul’s been stolen Finding out, yes I’m finding out You are that beautiful You really are that beautiful to me?
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Podcast Episode 21 – STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES & WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
By: Elizabeth Rose
Interview with Tom Bushman on Governance
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Good day folks. Today is a Whole Brain podcast episode twenty-one, and our theme is enlightening you to the truth about governance, which includes an interview with Ohioan, Tom Bushman about the original Constitution of 1787 and some of the Bill of Rights and the Amendments that you need to know about and their true meaning and purpose and how they apply to the restoration project, which is a movement designed to restore kindness, integrity, respect and strength back into many systems of our world. For example, the Food Systems, Social Systems, Political Systems, Natural Systems and more. We will be introducing individuals through interviews, readings from quotes playing songs and challenging you.
ELIZABETH
In this Episode I would like to introduce Tom Bushman, he is the father of two grown daughters, and two dogs I might add. He is a passionate student of aviation and of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Amendments. He is here to enlighten us all. If we have enough time, Tom will also cover what is meant by standing on your square. I would like to begin with some quotes from Tom’s emails and different folks you may or may not have heard of. But first, just quickly, I’m going to say Hi Tom.
TOM
How ya doin?
ELIZABETH
Good. These quotes are from your emails:
According to Brock Chisolm, former director of the UN’s WHO, “to achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas.” “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln
And finally, Tom Bushman “Once Americans realize that the current government is not our government but simply a fraudulent corporation masquerading as our government, and thus stop complying with their de facto authority, meaning they have no lawful authority, then we will begin to reestablish our Republic.” Since this Whole Brain Podcast Segment is about stopping & smelling the roses and we do intend to raise your frequency folks, Tom, in general, and in the face of today’s challenges, what are you currently grateful for?
TOM
Well, I’ll tell ya, to be honest with ya, this may sound strange, but I feel blessed that I am awake and that I was led to what I do. I’m in the precious metal business, which I’ve always, in my financial career have more or less specialized in protecting people’s assets, because most people have been close to my age or older. Blessed to do what I do now in precious metals. I started out in commodities thirty-five years ago, studying under Larry Williams – here I am, in commodities at the end of my career, so it’s really strange. That has given me a lot of time, to not only work with clients that are across the country that are fairly awake, but also in different areas that has spawned a lot of good conversation. But also from the fact that it led me to the law, because I knew something was wrong, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Kept being led to the Constitution, but I had no idea how to defend it, how to stand on my square. I was pretty angry, but I didn’t know how to deal with it. I feel blessed that my kids are healthy, Pam & I are healthy, the pups are healthy. We’re in a pretty darn good situation, relative to a lot of people out there. I am awake. I know the truth and I can stand on my square and defend that.
ELIZABETH
You answered several of my other questions. I will ask you, what is unique about you Tom, your work background, what are you doing currently and how did you first become inspired to study the real law, the original Constitution law and etc.?
TOM
Well if there’s anything unique about me at all, cause I consider myself no different than anybody else; you know I’m a student, I’ll be a student, I’ll always be a student, I don’t think I’ll ever be an expert; this is a lifelong journey, that I think every American needs to be on. Unique about me: I’ve been a student of the markets and economics most of my entire adult life. Once I saw what took place in ’08 and ’09, I had my own company and I was managing money privately, I had everybody out of the market roughly three weeks before the crash; but I started seeing things like in 2000, 2005, 6 time frame in the stock and market chart, that I’d never seen before and I was scratching my head. After 2007, 08, 09, I really started digging. Something just didn’t add up. Started moving out of the market and into hard assets. I thought the real collapse was going to be 3-5 years later, so I was kinda preparing for that. And then what I found out was that we really didn’t have a market, and we haven’t had a market, in my opinion, for a very, very long time ~ it’s all manufactured ~ it’s not the biggest Ponzi scheme, but it one of the biggest one’s we’ve seen in this country that most people are not aware of. And so, that then led me into law, where Jack & Margy Flynn became my mentors and I still talk with them, but I’ve kinda gone on my own and moved forward as I think any student is supposed to. Uniqueness about me: I feel like I’ve got a pretty good grasp on the big picture. On the financial side and now on the lawful side; I think it’s important that people realize that legal and lawful are two completely di-opposing things – different. Legal: statutes, ordinance and rules – where bar attorneys operate and lawful is where the Constitution resides and the Republic. We have never been a Democracy – that would have to do with the corporate side of things – statues, codes and ordinances, rules – that sort of thing. The Republic would be where the law resides. Being able to see that and it has taken me four to five years to really have my head down to get it; not really politics but being able to see the truth of what our country really is, most of our history has been fraudulently concocted by the cabal, the deep state; most of it isn’t true, I don’t believe at all and to operate forward in order to protect our future, and to plan for whatever is coming has been a real blessing. I’m still a student – never know it all and will never know enough, but I know what I know.
ELIZABETH
Wow, so we have five minutes left in this Segment; I will say in our second Segment, “Wake up and Smell the Coffee” we’ll take it up a notch, and we’ll ask you Tom, some specific questions about the true meaning and purpose of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights and Amendments that you want all Americans to know about. In the time remaining, is there anything you want to cover like U.S. citizens versus Americans. Where do you want to start?
Tom
What I think what I would say is that the quote that you read and I just recently put that in my email and I put it in there for a reason; this is where I’m at. Michelle Moore & I were talking recently and I said “Michelle, to me I have arrived. There’s no more need to really do more digging to find out what the truth is from the standpoint of what we the people need to do to take back our Republic; what is the best approach to accomplish that?” We do not have a government.
ELIZABETH
Have you figured that out yet?
TOM
Well I’m working on a process, that I did not create that I learned from somebody else…when I get back from this trip to Georgia, I’m gonna start moving forward on that. It’s a 5 or 6 step process ~ all done on paper because there is no reason to go into a “court” today or file a law suit, we have no courts, we have no rule of law; everything is administrative, essentially admiralty, maritime and we don’t have judges, we have administrators ~ that is not how our system is supposed to work.
ELIZABETH
Could you please comment on the Bar attorneys right here, right now. I dreamt about that and I meant to ask you “how many bar attorneys are currently in the US Congress?
TOM
I wasn’t able to find anything in 2024. As of 2021 and this comes from the American bar association, there are 175 bar attorneys – almost a third of Congress. If you go back to 1812 ~ the war of 1812, I believe two reasons for that war. One, debt with regards to the banking system, which we were not going to continue with (that was one of the big reasons) and the other one was the title of nobility act, which was called the Ton Act, which was the original 13th Amendment, which, from everything I’ve been able to find out, was lawfully ratified and still is in force, however, like many things after the Civil War and before, things were just washed off the table, as if they never existed. Now we have in the corporate Constitution of 1871, the 13th Amendment which essentially ended slavery and that was in1868, I believe it was not properly ratified. And then the 14th Amendment which essentially, from my perspective made everybody slaves to the U.S. corporate system. Bar attorney – if you think of Bar – British Accreditation Registry. The original 13th Amendment disallowed anybody with a title of nobility. Listed in the Constitution twice. A bar attorney is an esquire and that is a title of nobility. That is why I would never call a judge, your honor – that’s a title of nobility. It is not allowed in our system, in our Republic, in our government that we’re supposed to have. Bar attorneys ~ their allegiance is to the British crown. Essentially, they have no residency in America. They’re also officers of the court. Anytime somebody hires a bar attorney, they are immediately considered a ward of the court and an imbecile, meaning they’re not intelligent enough to handle their own affairs. I would argue that anybody who hires an attorney, goes into court and doesn’t know this, where is there any arms length because as a whole, most judges are bar attorneys and bar attorneys that go into court are officers of a court ~ doesn’t sound like a system that is really going to give anybody any due process of law. And there is no due process of law in any of these “courts” now cause they don’t exist. They are administrative animals that operate under admiralty-maritime and they hide that fact and call it civil law – it’s not. It’s not at all a rule of law and no due process of law takes place.
That is why I say do not go into these “courts” because in most cases, it’s not going to end well.
ELIZABETH
Thank you for that clarification. We are walking you into the Light, and as Martha Reich says, the creator of this song, “don’t give up, don’t give in, this is part of your journey, this is not the end.” We’re going to play from Martha Reich’s song, to wrap up this Segment. Thank you Tom and everybody for walking us into the Light. Thank you Martha. This is from her 2011 release, Into Trees. You can get Martha’s music at her website, marthareich.com r e i c h dot com or soundcloud.com or bandcamp.com. Enjoy.
When you’re walking in the dark
Sometimes you fall down
You got your hands stretched out straight
You feel it all around
You feel so scared, you feel alone
Looking for the truth
I don’t know if it’s anywhere,
I say, don’t give up, I say, don’t give in
Cause this is part of your journey, and this is not the end
When you’re dancing in the night,
The stars hang up above
And all your doubts and questions
Are surrounded by love
You see that spark, you hear that sound
It lives in the forest, coyotes bark
It says, don’t give up, don’t give in
Cause this is part of your journey, and this is not the end
And when you’re walking in the light
Everything becomes clear
And all of your answers, suddenly appear
And everywhere is an open door
Everywhere is a friend
You think your journey, has come to its end
But, I say, don’t give up, I say, don’t give in
This is part of your journey and it goes on and on again
It goes on and on again
Segment 2 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Segment 2 plan (~15 minute)
THEME FOR SEGMENT 2: Enlightening you to the truth about governance with our featured guest and lover of the original Constitution of 1787 and much more, Tom Bushman.
ELIZABETH
Welcome to Whole Brain Podcast, Episode 21, Segment 2 Wake Up & Smell the Coffee, our theme is enlightening you to the truth about governance with our featured guest and lover of the original Constitution of 1787 and much more, Tom Bushman. He is here mainly to empower you and enlighten you as to the truth of who you are, such as being an American versus a US citizen, what you need to know about your government and the truth and purpose of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights and certain Amendments. If they’re is time standing on your square. Take it away Tom.
TOM
Ya, hi you guys. Continuing, I guess. I was going to mention Article 1, Section 10 is where they talk about title of nobility. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall without the consent of Congress accept of any present monument of any kind , caucus from any king, prince or sovereign state. So when you think of BAR attorney, the British Accreditation System That was the whole point of the Revolution and why we wanted to become free. Essentially BAR attorneys – their allegiance is to the British Crown, not to America – obviously they thought that was very important. As far as the original Constitution of 1787 (and this was confusing to me) and the Constitution we have on our desk today is essentially from 1871 when they actually, physically incorporated the United States – now every city, state, county court and every entity or franchise of the U.S. government – is a corporation whether for profit or non-profit (it’s the same vehicle; the only difference is there are no retained earnings with the non-profit, but their operations are the same). My premise is all statutes, ordinances and rules, which I no longer follow, are corporate by-laws, they only pertain to the employees of the corporation and those that are working with the corporation – doing business with. Most Americans would not fit that category. Our system was highjacked. We don’t have a lawful government. We have corporations masquerading as our government, which is based in the color of law, which is fraudulent and I would even argue treasonous. What I think is more important is (and by the way, the original Constitution of 1787 which included the Bill of Rights which is the first ten amendments of the Constitution; Jack & Margy have said, that anything beyond the first ten amendments are really unconstitutional). Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments but they are not all inclusive: Look at Genesis 126-128 – that is where our rights come from, and Genesis 27 is where our status as men and women come from. There are two types of citizens now in this country, and there always has been since the 14th Amendment. Up until the 14th Amendment there was nothing. There was no US citizen mentioned because every one was America. Now we have a U.S. citizens with a small c and American Citizens with a capital C. That is important to know. The 14th Amendment talks about privileges and benefits. Social security is a benefit. A driver’s license – that’s a privilege. I don’t need a driver’s license. The only time you need a driver’s license is if you are operating in commerce. If I want to travel is my private automobile, I don’t need anything. The important thing I think to know is the Original Constitution of 1787 where those 10 amendments exist including the 13th amendment, and that is an exception, because that is where the title of nobility act comes from. From what I can tell, it was ratified, lawfully, and still exists today, even tho they’ve washed it off the table, It needs to be brought back. And what it is all these bar attorneys and public offices will no longer be employed and will probably no longer be citizens and be deported if we retake our Republic. So, broad picture, the Constitution is not ours, it is theirs. The Constitution is a public document. It is the architecture of the system we created. We control. We created the Constitution for the government to follow. And they all have an oath to the Constitution, Article 6, Section 2 & 3, which is the “Supreme Law of the Land.” Anything that is repugnant to the Constitution isn’t null and void and does not need to be founded. Marbury versus Madison, one of the oldest and most Constitutionally founded cases makes that very clear, but there are many others. The Constitution is for them to follow, it is the system we gave them to follow, it is giving them limited authority and nothing more. Anything that is not given to them in the Constitution they do not have. That is not how it operates, but that is the way it is supposed to operate.
ELIZABETH
I’m just curious. The Constitution we gave them – are you talking about the Constitution of 1871?
TOM
No. 1871 was a treasonous creation of a corporation. The United States is a corporation. The United States of America is a Republic. The corporation of 1871 they created, is what exists today; they operate as if we have no control, they don’t care what we think. As far as I’m concerned, there never has been an election, only selections; it’s just a ruse on the American people to think they actually had a vote. The original Constitution of 1787, We the People signed on to – our founders operating as our proxy. And that is where the original Bill of Rights – the 10 amendments exist and the 13th amendment. That’s all been washed off the table, as of 1871. That is what we have in our hands today. Now there are things in there; Article 6, section 2 &3 where they have to take an oath, the Supreme Law of the Land; there’s many things in there. I even asked Jack years ago, why some of those things were even left in there, and he said, “you know, at the time if people had changed too many things, people may have noticed.” There was enough left it there. But essentially it’s nothing but wordsmithing which is what BAR attorneys specialize in. That’s why I say innerstand instead of understand, because when you say I understand, you’re standing below somebody. It’s all language that becomes important. By the way, the Bill of Rights are God-given – they’re unalienable – they cannot be leaned on they cannot be altered, they cannot be taken away. That’s why the Bill of Rights are so important and yet they are not all-inclusive. And that’s where the 9th and 10th Amendments come in, because the founders were smart enough to know that they couldn’t put everything down in the Bill of Rights. You have a right to get married, but you don’t need a license, but that’s not listed in the Bill of Rights, so they recognized that there were many rights and they wouldn’t be able to list all of them. So the Bill of Rights is a sampling, but they are God-given rights – we all, in the world, have God-given rights. The difference with America, if we put it in writing and carved it in stone – essentially the Constitution is for them to follow and the Bill of Rights is not where they are allowed to be. Don’t tread on them, even though that’s all been thrown to the wolves because we see that everyday.
ELIZABETH
So, I don’t want to put words in your mouth, but restoring the systems of governance would include, I would imagine, to restore the original Constitution of 1787, and the Bill of Rights and the Amendments that go with that. Would you say that’s true?
TOM
Yea I would, except that I would say they don’t need to be restored because they’re still here, they’ve just been washed off the table. It’s really more of an education that needs to happen, in my opinion. Americans need to realize as Thomas Jefferson, I may be wrong it might have been Adams, “Only an educated society will remain a free society.” Unfortunately, because of the indoctrination and the poisonous things in food, and water and everything else, they really spent almost since the beginning trying to dummie us down, take us so far way from our founding principles, that we don’t even know what they are anymore. People have been raised, even I was raised don’t fight city hall, “don’t go along, get along, don’t talk about politics and religion.” As a youngster, I questioned all of those things. I took on city hall and won. I think I was seventeen or eighteen when I did and I always questioned why you wouldn’t talk about politics and religion, two things that affect your life, including your children, more than anything else and we were taught not to talk about it cause it might offend somebody. Nobody has a right to not be offended.
ELIZABETH
Would you say talking about these things is important, right?
TOM
Absolutely, critically important, especially today, when I believe we’re on the cusp of loosing America. And if we loose America, we loose the world. And people that I know, and clients that I have that are international – they know this far better than Americans. People here don’t realize they are Americans. They think they are U.S. citizens and they don’t realize there is a difference – it’s a huge educational divide – even the teachers don’t know this stuff. They are teaching out of books – everything has been created by the Cabal and Deep State – textbooks have been created by them; history has been written by them. They control everything. Just as they do the central bank; the Federal Reserve is not a Federal Government Agency, it never has been; it is a foreign, for-profit corporation. The IRS is as well. All of this has been fostered in fraud and has been meant to control us and it’s getting to a point very quickly, I don’t think too long from now, it’s not going to end well if we don’t start waking up and standing up and locking arms and stop complying with these government corporations because they have no legitimacy – they are de facto – they are not legitimate; we are de jur – we are legitimate. Stop complying. Stop giving them legitimacy when they don’t deserve it. Stop being afraid. Stop living in fear. When there’s enough of us locking arms; we outnumber them to such degree, that they’re gonna be…my prediction, and I don’t make predictions, but if we get enough Americans to stand up, stand firm and stop complying, and start pushing back and removing these people from office, depends are going to fly off the shelf, because they are going to be terrified. They do not want us to wake up.
ELIZABETH
Then you would say, Wake Up folks, stand up, fear not, stop complying! Correct?
TOM
That’s right. And find people you can learn from; and be very cautious there because there are many people out there that are controlled opposition trying to lead people down the wrong road. In my opinion maybe Ana Van Ritz is one of them, possibly David Straight. I’ve learned some very good things from David Straight, but you have to know when to get off the train. Jack & Margy Flynn are probably the most Constitutional I know. My only disagreement with Jack & Margy at this point is I don’t believe anybody should go into a “court” because in most cases it’s not going to end well. People need to start realizing the country they are living in. Police…and this is not meant to cast stones at the Police but they are “policy reinforcement revenue agents;” they’re essentially sales agents, sales reps, is what I look at them as. They go out and write tickets, arrest people and bring them into the courts, and the courts fleeces them. Our prison system is for-profit; private corporations that run just like any other corporation, yet they’re doing it with human bodies. And I’m not going to get into the stuff like KB trust; they’re is way too much confusion out there, and I think people are foolish to focus on it; but what they need to do is start realizing who they are, and if people will put the time in to inner standing their Rights and where they come from, and as Michelle Moore say, as whose they are, cause we’re all children of God, whether someone chooses to believe in God or not that’s everybody’s right to decide, but we were fostered and created as a God-fearing nation and that’s why we see the attacks on God; that’s why God is not in the public square anymore; God is not in school. I’m not talking religion, I’m talking God. I’m not a religious guy. All of these things need to start coming out and people need to start educating themselves and realizing that their entire system has been taken from them. I can only tell you from my experience and you don’t have to become an expert in Constitutional Law, Bill of Rights…I don’t memorize all this stuff; some things it just starts clicking cause you to go over it enough. We need to know the basics if we’re going to be considered an educated society. And I’m not talking about college. I wouldn’t pay 5 cents for college degree today – it’s all government indoctrination, but I would educate myself and Americans need to be educated. They need to know what their rights are and they need to stand up and if necessary to defend those rights with red ink. If we don’t, we’re going to arms. The Declaration of Independence it’s our duty to throw off a tyrannical government. If this is not tyranny I don’t know what you call it. If we loose this, tyranny will be in our face, in broad daylight every single day and every minute. And that is exactly where they want to take us. That’s what the World Economic Forum is all about. That’s what the One World Order is all about. Tracking us and tracing us. The CBDC the Central Bank Digital Currency – that is not Crypto. (For anybody who is interested in Crypto or Digital Assets, which is ) is a control mechanism where you cannot do anything without them knowing and they will tax every penny. Unless you’re a foreigner or collecting money for a foreigner I don’t believe you should be paying anybody taxes on your income at all. The 5th Amendment, Life, Liberty & Property – your labor is part of your property. Protect it. Supposed to be. And if it’s not because we’re not awake and we’re not educated. So I say connect with other people you can trust and learn from them and lock arms with them and get involved when somebody’s rights are being violated; because you can; the 6th Amendment – assisted council where you can call on a friend to stand with them, and help defend them, and help them innerstand their rights, and how they’re due process of law is being violated and that they’re rights are being violated and that what they can do they can’t do. If we start doing that across this country I believe we can take our country back. And know in your heart and mind. Go look up Dunn & Bradstreet – go look up your city, your state, your corporations, your court system. I’ve got them all. They can’t tell me they aren’t what they are, because they are. As you do this, you will develop more inner strength, and the fear will melt away. I take on a lot of these people, in red ink, on a regular basis and some cases verbally and I have no fear. Maybe I’m delusional. I know I’m being led by God, but I have no fear…because I know the truth. And also recognize that, and this is critically important to know, as you do this and you choose to communicate with these people, do so firmly, but remain in honor. They want us to fight, to threaten, to argue; that’s how they control; we don’t want to do any of that. We want to stand on the law, stand on the square and stand firm. And not bend a knee…because we don’t have to. These people are our employees – they are not because they are de facto – they are a corporation because they are illegitimate. We need to return our government. Shrink it down to 10% as it should be, cause we don’t need most of it and then our job is to make sure they do their job and they do it according to the Constitution, which is the plan we gave them – that’s all they can do, nothing more. And we can do whatever we want to do as long as we are not violating anybody else’s Rights – there is no law to be broken
ELIZABETH
We’re going to come back for Segment 3 because I have a couple more things I want to go over. Is that okay?
TOM
Sure, absolutely.
SEGMENT THREE WITH Tom Bushman
ELIZABETH
Hey Folks, we’re back. I wanted Tom to offer you a couple ways that you can educate yourself, and also Tom if you would say something, it doesn’t
matter how long – it could be 3 minutes, something about “Standing on your Square,” I’d appreciate that. Just to know what that means. Go ahead you can list off several ways people can educate themselves and then we’ll talk a little bit about SOYS.
TOM
As far as trying to know what’s going on out there, behind the scenes, even with some of the “Truthers” are doing more misguiding than anything else, The Michelle Moore Show on Rumble, is one of the best sources. I know Michelle personally; I haven’t known her my whole life; I don’t know her Heart, based on what I do know about her, I think she’s absolutely trying to guide people in the best possible way to find the Truth; she’s taken a lot of hits as has Mike Gill and others she has on her show, but feel like she’s doing the best she absolutely can to find the truth.
ELIZABETH
And you’ve been on her show too, right?
TOM
I have. I used to do podcasts, and to be frank, I kinda backed away, because there really wasn’t more I could say, necessarily. I was also going in other directions, and I didn’t want to confuse her audience; I wasn’t actually sure what I was doing. I think I did maybe three or four podcasts with her. Again, I think Michelle is the real deal. So if you want to get current news, things you want to be aware of, even from a health perspective at times, I think she’s a great source. Another one, Jack & Margy Flynn have a 20 hour, and it’s free, class in the Constitution ~ it will teach people about the Constitution. The things you really want to know. Also, the Bill of Rights. It’s the most complete I’ve seen and extremely well done. Very well spoken, easy to understand/innerstand. And their website is: citizensotheamericanconstitution.net.
ELIZABETH
And then you mentioned Brent Johnson, and how about you, are you available for any sort of teaching or guidance?
TOM
I don’t do anything formal, but if anyone has a question or wants to reach out and have a conversation, that’s fine too. I tell everybody I’m very busy. Some days I’m on the phone with clients and my days get very stopped up, and there are other days when I’m not with my clients, I’m studying, I’m working. I’m getting ready to go forward with the public utility commission with regards to the smart meters, taking notes, so I’ve been getting ready for that. I’ve been in the public records, pulling oath requests and that kinda thing. Matter of fact, I just got one this morning, that I’ve been responding to; that all the public commissioners on PUCO (Public Utility Commission of Ohio) are BAR attorneys. I thought that was interesting. I wanted to check that out – that’s why I requested it. Anyway, Brent Johnson, his website is freedomradio.us. He has a conference call every Tuesday night. I never have a chance to listen live, so I always listen to a replay; but if you go on his website and click on the home button, you’ll see it pop up and you can dial it up and listen if you want to. I don’t agree with everything Brent has to say, but for people who are interested in the reevaluation of currency, the RV of currency, he talks about that, and at least from my perspective I think he’s one of the best, for those who want to put together, to protect their assets in the future, a pure trust, a common law trust, he’s one of the best, he knows how to do it correctly, so it can never be breached. That is very different from a trust, if for example, you were to go to a BAR Attorney. A pure trust is outside of the legislative body; essentially taking it into the private.
ELIZABETH
For some people who still like to read, what’s a good book?
TOM
When you go on Brent’s site, and you click on products, scroll down – he’s gotta book called “The American Sovereign: How to Live Free from Government Regulations” it’s said to be one of the best books. ‘The price did go up – it’s like eighty bucks – that’s the first price increase in twenty years. I’m reading that book – giving back my driver’s license – getting a non U.S. Passport, that kinda thing. I think it’s an excellent book for anybody to read. Another book I would also recommend, just search for this, it’s called “The Authority of Law:” by Weissman, I think you can still get it in a PDF and print it. For every valid law, there has to be an enacting clause (can look that up in the Constitution for your state). It will tell you what the enacting clause is and it is for We The People…because when somebody says, “you violated this statue of code, you can go look it up – there has to be an enacting clause, so “We The People” know, who enacted this law and who had the authority in which to do so. Many years ago, supposedly they hired a committee: composed of some citizens, BAR attorneys, and public officials and what they did is come up with the revised code’ my understanding is this is all the way across the country and every state. I have looked and many, many codes that are supposed to be the law and I cannot find any enacting clauses. If there is no enacting clause, then there is no law, it has no validity. I talked to Jack & Margy about it and they said, “Hey Tom, why do you think that is?” Well, I could give them the obvious answers. They said “It’s deniable plausibility. It protects them, cause most people are not going to know this, they’re not going to look this up, they’re not going to look for an enacting clause and therefore they’re never going to know it’s not a true valid law. It can’t be a true valid law anyway because it was enacted by a fraudulent Congress or a defacto, treasonous body because they are all corporations. And if anybody can show me in the Constitution where we gave them any authority to create a Constitution…I’m all ears…cause I’ve never seen it; therefore they can’t do it; therefore it is all invalid. I would say, we have not had a valid law since 1812. I used to say 1871 when they incorporated us, but now I think it’s 1812…because if there is a BAR attorney that’s part of the voting process to enact the law, and the original 13th Amendment just allows a BAR attorney to be in public office, therefore that law is null and void.
ELIZABETH
And in 5 minutes Tom, can you talk about “Standing on Your Square.”
TOM
Here’s what I mean by “Standing on One’s Square.” With regards to David Straight – I think it’s worth learning from him and taking notes. I did learn a lot in that regard. I have not gone any further. I don’t buy into any of the State National stuff. You were born an American. You were born sovereign. Don’t say sovereign citizen – that does not even exist. Sovereign means you are in control and you are the king of your existence. Anytime I’ve talked with someone, whether it be in red ink or personally, I’ve had the FBI at my house twice, I’ll start by saying, “I am only responding to you and speaking to you in special divine appearance and this is no attempt to form a contract with you.” Why do I say that, because they’re all corporations. I have to contract with them in order to be in their jurisdiction. If I stay out of their jurisdiction because I don’t contract with them, there’s not much they can do. They can try, but hopefully I can shut it down. So far I have. That is one way of standing on your square. That is how I start any communication with a public official or government entity. Right, the IRS, DOJ, anybody. Standing on my Square is knowing what I know. For example, they are a corporation. When I respond to these people, not always but in most cases I will tell them, “you are a for-profit corporation, you are operating under the color of law and you are committing fraud. You have no legitimacy. You are defacto. You have no jurisdictional authority over me whatsoever.” Which is all true! Because they have no legitimacy. They are a corporation. They have no more authority over me that McDonalds corporation does. I am not a stockholder and I never eat there. So how would they have jurisdictional authority over me? Well, they don’t, cause I won’t contract with them. And I know how to stand on my square by saying those things. And I may talk about the Constitution, Article 6, Section 2 & 3 – the oath that they have. They’re in violation of their oath. Standing on your square is really knowing who you are, where you stand and knowing that these people are supposed to be public servants; we’re the boss, they’re the employee. They’ve flipped the paradigm with all this corporate garbage. They try to threaten us, and make us live in fear that they have ultimate control over us. No, no, no, no – they created the corporations and they control the corporations, but unless we contract with them, they have no authority over us. Another way you stand on your square, is responding in honor, in red ink, and respond within, at the latest 72 hours. I typically respond and have it in the mail the next day, because they live in a world of tacit agreement. You get pulled over by a policy agent, a police officer, right? First thing they are going to do is ask for your driver’s license and your proof of insurance. By giving it to them, you are tacitly agreeing that they have authority and jurisdiction over you. Your all CAPS name is a corporate fiction; that’s why you have an all CAPS name, if you look at your Social Security card or your Driver’s License – your name is all CAPITALIZED – it has been since you were born. That’s when this all happened in 1933 under the Roosevelt Administration. The point is by complying, your tacitly agreeing that they have authority over you. You’re giving it to them. I’m not saying don’t give it to them. Depends on where I’m at, it depends on my mood, if I’m out of state. Somebody pulls me over for something, first thing I’m going to do is, I’m going to say, “what’s the emergency. You got your lights on, what’s the emergency” They say, “Well, you were going 10 miles over the speed limit. You say, ”Who was injured? There’s no injured party.” It’s corporate fiction. You can look this up in the law book. I carry an international driver’s permit, which is upper and lower case. So, I’m not going to give them my driver’s license, I’ll give them my international driver’s permit, I might give them my passport – on the front of the first page of the passport, it says do not detain, so I might give them that. If they choose to write me a ticket, I’m going to put under duress, non-assumptive, All Rights Reserved and I’m going to sign my name, not on a line (across, below, or above but never sign on the line of any government paperwork.) And then I’ll give it back to them. When I get home, I will get out my red pen, write across it, how I stand on my square across it and I’ll mail it in to them. I won’t pay anything, cause I don’t owe anything, I didn’t do anything. As long as I have not violated somebody else’s rights, there is no crime. Now, if I run into somebody, I’m accountable, I’m responsible. We all are. And if I do damage to somebody, even though it may not be a crime because it wasn’t intentional, I still have to make them whole. That is the honorable way to operate. That’s the way we’re suppose to operate.
ELIZABETH
Yes, please do not violate someone else’s rights. Be accountable. Even when you’re somewhere over the rainbow. That is the cover of this song, “Somewhere over the Rainbow” that Martha Reich sings from her album, a 2018 release from Brave Bird. It’s not intended to make you go to sleep, but to rather to relax you, to calm you down, and let you know, there’s nothing to fear, it’s alright, we are all waking up and we’re going to wake up in time with or without coffee. Dare to dream. You can fly, you can. And we will restore kindness, honor, respect, integrity and strength into the necessary systems. “We The People” shall overcome. “We The People” shall dare to dream. Again, here’s Martha Reich’s cover of Over the Rainbow.
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
There is a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
away above the chimney tops, that’s where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
If happy little bluebirds fly
Over the rainbow, why oh why can’t I?
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Episode 20
Podcast Episode 20 – STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES & WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
By: Elizabeth rose
Interview with Laurianne Fiorentino
Intro
Segment 1 plan (~15 minute)
How we can RESTORE respect, kindness, strength and integrity into several systems. In Laurianne’s case, the Music and the Arts is a bit easier to restore these characteristics, but still good to reaffirm and talk about.
THEME FOR SEGMENT 1: Does your music offer you a place of Gratitude, and if so How?
Does your music offer you and others opportunities to “Wake Up.” And if so, How?
Elizabeth
With us in the studio is Laurianne Fiorentino, Hi.
Laurianne
Hello there.
ELIZABETH
For the Stop and Smell the Roses and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Podcast number 20. I should say whole brain podcast, and we’re about ready to roll. So the first question I have for you, since Stop and Smell the Roses is a lot about gratitude, is your music, since we’re mostly focused on that today. You have been a healer of ortho-bionomy in the past. You have been, well you are an artist, and a painter, and a photographer, and you are the director of the San Miguel Chapel here in Santa Fe, which is the oldest church, right?
LAURIANNE
In the continental United States, yes, still on it’s original foundation, still serving Catholic Mass.
ELIZABETH
Wow, so how old is it?
LAURIANNE
It was built in 1610. The roof was burned in 1680 during the Pueblo Revolt. Then the Spanish returned, after the Natives pushed them out of the country, they returned in the late 1600’s, so 13 years later, and it was rebuilt. That’s in 1710.
ELIZABETH
I know we’re digressing a little bit, but how did you become the director of the San Miguel Chapel?
LAURIANNE
Let’s see. I think it was 2017, I played a concert there, and I loved the sound of the room. I had recorded 2 concerts in the Santuario de Guadalupe, which is twice, or three times the size, and I really wanted to play there again, so I was working with Michael Kott at the time, the cellist, and I suggested that we do an elemental series, you know, the 4 or 5 elements, over the summer, and his response was “oh, you mean like oxygen and plutonium?” And I was like “wait a minute, that’s 119 shows, let’s do that.” So I started once a month there. Then I became the concert coordinator, which is the person that books concerts and vets people who want to do shows there, and I open up the chapel and prepare it, and host the show, and then I close it up. Steve Paxton, who did that, he moved out of town, so I became that. Then during covid, I was around, so I did some videos for the chapel preservation, and I also built a website, because it was covid, and I love doing that stuff. So then the director emeritus, David Blackman, who had been there for 20 years, had to step down and we created a job description and presented it to St. Michael’s High School, the owners of the school, owners of the building since 1859, and they approved a job for me. So I did it. I’m thrilled. It was really cool.
ELIZABETH
So back to my question about gratitude and music. Does your music offer you and your audience the opportunity to inspire gratitude in your life?
LAURIANNE
Well, I haven’t been in my audience, ok, so I don’t quite know what their experience is. I can tell you that I feel grateful, to be able to connect to the source of my inspiration in music, and to share that with the person I play with, Michael, and it just feels like there’s a lot of connection there, and I would say that connection is my solution to disconnection.
ELIZABETH
Connection is a very real thing, even when you’re a human fallible being, which you say you also are. I like that. Ok. You pass the test of what you’re grateful for. So let’s segue into the elemental series a little bit more. You do this series with Michael Kott, and do you have a special guest as well?
LAURIANNE
We used to have a special guest, and, before covid I didn’t have a full-time job, so I had time to go looking for people and I have to produce a new show every month, so after covid now, occasionally we’ll have a surprise guest, but we take an element, we arbitrarily choose an element, and I’ve actually assigned the monthly element for the next 3 years. I try to go from different groups in the periodic table to put a variety in there and then put unknown, weirdo elements next to common ones that we’ve heard of, so that we can mix it up. And I do research or I don’t do research, I just look on the internet and I gather information about the element, for instance, does it bond, is it volatile, does it stick around, does it last long, what’s the half life, does it have a color, does it bend, does it have any magnetism? And then I take those qualities and I look through my own repertoire of about 100 songs and I choose a setlist from that and then I’ll choose a couple of cover tunes that people can recognize.
ELIZABETH
So it does give you some order, some organization to work with?
LAURIANNE
Yea, it gives me a little room to decorate.
ELIZABETH
Now, Curious, with Michael Kott being the cellist that you collaborate with, do you mostly decern… is it mostly your decision what each show is made of?
LAURIANNE
Um, well, I have the element already designated and Michael hasn’t yet, um, uh, objected. He did pick an element. We’re doing a show in Pagosa in October, and he wants to do sulfur for that one. But he does come up with some songs to do, and he has some ideas… I am the boss, so we’ll get together once or twice before a show and then we do it.
ELIZABETH
And so the show, again, is at the San Miguel Chapel, the first Friday of every month, at 6:30pm, is that correct?
LAURIANNE
Yes. So, um, like last show was iron, so there are things that iron relates to. Steel and malleability and heaviness. So we did put some songs of mine together and one song we brought in from the public is… we did Miley Cyrus’s song Wrecking Ball as a ballad and we did City of New Orleans being a train. The Iron Horse. And then there was a poem that I wrote, sitting at the foot of Ayres Rock in Australia. I did not climb Ayres Rock. I sat on a bench and this poem came out, so since it’s a red, red rock full of iron, I used that, in that particular show.
ELIZABETH
That’s beautiful. So in segment two, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, we’re definitely gonna get into the restoration project, and I have a couple more questions to ask you about music. Is there anything else that you want to say right now?
LAURIANNE
No, I’m following you, Elizabeth.
ELIZABETH
All right, we’re gonna take a break. Actually we’re gonna play one of your songs, from… I think we’re going to play “When I’m an Angel” now. We have played Simple as the Sun, When I’m an Angel, Digital Radio, Trouble, Tear Drop, already, and perhaps you will… what’s the best song, do you know? From When I’m an Angel, to coincide with gratitude?
LAURIANNE
You know, put me on the spot… I’m gonna leave that up to you, Elizabeth, it’s your show.
ELIZABETH
Thank you very much, and we’ll come back for segment two.
When I grow up I want to be an angel
I want to fly away, I wanna watch over every little baby
When I grow up someday
When I get weary, and I feel so small
I can barely stand on my own
When I’m An Angel I promise I will carry
All the troubles of the world away
Until then I’m gonna walk by the river
Knowing my thirst for you will be broken
Oh, When I’m An Angel
I’ve been living for a long long time
Battered by rage and warmed by your sweet love
I wanna rest easy in the shelter from the storm
Before my wings carry me away
When I grow up I want to be an angel
And leave my bones by the old oak tree
You’ll know I’m gone when the rain starts a comin’
Water like promises over the ground
Segment 2 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Segment 2 plan (~15 minute)
THEME FOR SEGMENT 2: Do your musical adventures (present & future) contribute to strengthening yours/one’s frequency/vibe. And if so How?
Do your musical adventures (present & future) contribute to inspiring integrity (decency, virtue, forthrightness, honesty) in yourself/others. And if so How?
ELIZABETH
We are in our second segment of our whole brain podcast, episode number 20, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. So my first question to you, Laurianne, is, Does your music offer you and others, opportunities to wake up?
LAURIANNE
I would say from audience responses that I’ve gotten, one person came up to me and felt like they had just been to a retreat and then another couple said “this is music to wake up to.” And I was like, “oh, ok, well…” So, waking up, what does that mean? Does in mean connecting more to more parts of your brain? You mentioned whole brain, and this ties, I’m just gonna say, this ties back into my degree in college. I got a BA in performing arts, right and left brain studies through performing arts and management. I designed my own major. And I’ve been doing… I look back now and I see that that’s what I’ve been needing for myself, is to light up more of my brain, instead of just a corridor of a degree that’s all ready set up by somebody else. And so, I had a lot of reorganizing I needed to do in my own person, in my body, in my brain, about redefining common words that I had been using in a way that wasn’t helpful to me, and so I’ve used language and music to reorganize, you know, reinvent the wheel for myself.
ELIZABETH
And that’s helped you to wake up?
LAURIANNE
It’s helped me to… stay here.
ELIZABETH
So, if one were, for example, in Santa Fe, to come to your Elemental concert, one of your concert series, will they wake up?
LAURIANNE
You know, I’m not sure how people respond to that, but the elemental series keeps me on my toes. I have to produce a show every month, I have to learn about the element we’re doing, I have to understand the feeling of what it might be maybe to be that element, and since the elements on the periodic table are the are one of the smallest definitions of what our universe is made of, including ourselves, for instance, iron, we talked about iron. Iron comes from meteorites, and we have 4 grams of iron in our bodies, in our blood, so the connection that you feel towards the fact that we are, indeed, in fact, or scientifically described as “one with” instead of “one” and “one of” rather than “one in” or “one on”. So those connection words with elements that have always been confounding and “gosh, what’s that one about, or I don’t even know, I’ve never heard of that one…” and as we become familiar with them, we… they see that the world… the connection between things that we didn’t think were connected actually have this real, tangible relationship.
ELIZABETH
Awesome. We’re gonna switch gears now, and talk a little bit about the restoration project, which is something that I’m doing, and I am asking Individuals in different sections, like, I’d consider you the music and the… You’re representing music and the arts. So I’m asking you, and I’ve already asked John Whitsell this question as well, and he took on respect and kindness, just spontaneously right away, so because the restoration project is about reinfusing, reimbuing those areas, the systems that we already have set up in society, like education, banking, music, the arts, nutrition, health, on and on. Can you please tell me how you see strength, and how you see integrity in music being restored, so being highlighted in a way that individuals can raise their frequency of strength and integrity?
LAURIANNE
Yes. It seems a little complicated, but let’s see… I wanna say that often we look outside of our own brains and bodies for answers that are actually… we embody them by nature. And then we get back to nature and the elements and also the strength of the… I hate to say universe but, you can’t have one thing without having other things. There is always a connection, and acknowledging those connections can… you know… well, gee, I’m connected to… that right there makes me less wobbly… less unsure… less doubtful… less unsettled. Because, let’s just say I’m not connected to anything. Let’s just look at that. There’s me, and I’m outside walking around going “where am I? What is this about? Who are those people? What are they doing?” and it becomes a question, and the question creates doubt and uncertainty and instability. However, if we look at our own definitions of community, within myself, like all the voices in my head that tell me things, there’s a community there, and somebody’s running the show. And so if I can find that, and listen, and then make a choice… “I’m going to… oh I hear you… all right, yea yea yea… I know, I know I’m an idiot… but I also I’m gonna try this over here, rather than doing the same thing that you, one part of me, has been telling me to do.” So I create a unity within myself, that if others… Let’s say you clean up your yard and I clean up my yard, we’ll have a clean neighborhood. But I might be tempted to say “why don’t you clean up your yard over there?” without doing that. So it’s a long process. To restore something you have to acknowledge what you think it used to be and why isn’t it that thing now. By calling it “restore” you might be saying that you recognize that it is fractured. Maybe recognizing that it isn’t fractured… so fractured might mean with cracks, or falling apart, which loses integrity, right? But I think if we see it as, you know… When synapses in the brain connect to each other, they’re little explosions. They’re little sparks.
ELIZABETH
Always been fascinated by the synapses in our brains…
LAURIANNE
They’re violent. They’re not just like “ladidadida I think I’ll rub your shoulders…” No, it’s like “boom”. So when we see fireworks in the sky and we go “Ah” we’re seeing that that’s me, that’s the brain, that’s what we do. We have this…
ELIZABETH
Awakening…
LAURIANNE
So, well, you know, awakening… So I went into a lot of word definitions, and awakening implies asleep and asleep implies that it’s not useful, but actually sleeping is very useful and necessary to rebuild. So people may be sleeping to rebuild for the time when they are ready to get up and do something different, so I wouldn’t say that being asleep is a crime or someplace you don’t want to be. And so when you say awake and asleep, you’re making a dichotomy and I like to value the different parts of all of us.
ELIZABETH
See, right away, I want to use the word restore instead of rebuild. Kind of one of the same, to me.
LAURIANNE
What about unveiling? What about revealing? What about discovering? You know?
ELIZABETH
Sure, all of that.
LAURIANNE
Because it’s a process of recognition, right? You recognize… It’s like “oh, that’s my brain up there in the fireworks.” You know what I’ve been seeing lately?
ELIZABETH
What?
LAURIANNE
Watching TV shows or watching netflix or something, and then driving on the streets, is that, this sounds horrible, but when you have a sore on your arm, or an infection, right, it kind of sticks up a little bit, and it’s red and all the bloods trying to get there, and your capillaries are going, well what about cities being like little sores on the earths surface? And all the roads and people in their cars are cells bringing and taking back and forth. I’m just going “woah, woah, wait a minute!” And then I have to like, you know, have a cup of tea. Because what if everything’s the way it’s supposed to be?
ELIZABETH
I think it is. I think it is the way it’s supposed to be and here I’ve come up with this notion that all these systems need to be restored, well, I don’t know, maybe just take it up a notch. That’s what this second segment, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is, take it up a notch. Improve on those areas, not where the cracks are, cause we’ve heard from Leonard Cohen that the crack is where the light gets in. Ok, I’m switching gears entirely, again. I want to talk a little bit about integrity.
LAURIANNE
Integrity.
ELIZABETH
Yea, cause you seem to be a good person to talk to about these things.
LAURIANNE
So integrity, I’ve had problems with different words, because I intellectually may think I understand them, but how do I actually absorb them into my cells, you know?
ELIZABETH
And the question specific to you is do your musical adventures, your present and future musical adventures contribute to inspiring integrity? Do they increase decency, virtue, forthrightness, and honesty in yourself and others? That’s what I have.
LAURIANNE
Well well well, how am I supposed to know that? Um, I think I explained this to one of the musicians who’s actually going to play tonight when, maybe when we play music or present a visual stimuli, we present an opportunity to maybe jiggle the jar of the world so that the silt kind of comes back up and you can see it, and then it settles somehow, which I don’t have control over. But it may settle into some place slightly different.
ELIZABETH
You don’t have control over it?
LAURIANNE
No. Slightly different. Slightly different settling, right? It may not settle into the exact place it was. So if it settles with a couple grains over there and a couple of grains over here, then something has moved. And movement can… you can choose… or just ride the movement and being more connected, you might make a different choice. I don’t know.
ELIZABETH
Ok. Now we’re going to segue into… would you please introduce from this album, the song we’re going to play, we’re going to play Dance, Dance, Dance, not the song, it’s the poetry of this gentleman, right?
LAURIANNE
Well, Daniel Ladinsky wrote the book “The Gift” and he… in the description he says it’s poems from Hafiz. I love the book, I love the poetry. In a way it’s not crucial to me that it’s hafiz or it’s not, I just love the way the words play together. So I created this CD with 62 poems from that book, and each track has 3 to 5 short poems to it over a piece of music that holds it in space.
ELIZABETH
And did you create the music, as well?
LAURIANNE
Yea, the music was recorded in my house. It was a little underground, and I had Jason Ordaz and Gregory Gutten and Myself and Matthew Vaughn on violin, and we just… I just pressed record and we would just play. We didn’t have an agenda or a topic. When you do that you listen to each other, and in this particular record I’m playing the Egyptian oud, the Japanese koto, Native flute, an ocarina, and also hand drums and violin. And so, when I wanted to get background music for this poetry project, I was like “what am I gonna use? There’s that session that I never used for anything.” So I went back and I chose a piece, I would just play the piece, turn the microphone on and read. It was not planned when I would say a word, when the song would end, when the poem would end, and these pieces where the music… for instance the first piece is like… I say “When the violin can forgive the past it starts singing…” and then a violin comes in. I didn’t plan that.
ELIZABETH
Are you sure?
LAURIANNE
I’m sure! I didn’t listen to the track before I used it. So this particular song, dance, dance, dance, it’s track number 16, it’s the last track and it has 4 or 5 poems on it.
ELIZABETH
Thank you so much.
LAURIANNE
You’re welcome.
ELIZABETH
And thank you for your commentary, I know it was kind of forced upon you. Not really forced on integrity and strength and waking up and gratitude. Thank you.
LAURIANNE
I am eternally grateful to be able to have this conversation with you and to stand in my own integrity as I use language and try for you and me to understand what definition of that word is to both of us, so that we could talk about it.
ELIZABETH
Well, language is both a blessing and a curse, as far as I see.
LAURIANNE
It’s an art. It’s an artform.
ELIZABETH
Thank you.
LAURIANNE
Thank you.
ELIZABETH
Laurianne Fiorentino, and if you want to go to her website, if you want to learn more about her, you can go to lauriamusic.com
LAURIANNE
Lauriamusic.com
ELIZABETH
Or you can go to lauriannefiorentino.com
LAURIANNE
That’s right.
ELIZABETH
And there’s lots of great things that you can traverse on her website, even though you may not live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and you might not get to come to one of her elemental series with Michael Kott, cellist. I call him Cellist extraordinaire, cause he is an extraordinary cellist, as you are, an artist, as well, so, well, thank you again.
LAURIANNE
Thank you again Elizabeth. Bye.
ELIZABETH
Bye.
a wine bottle
fell from a wagon and broke open in a
field
and that night 100 beetles and all their
cousins gathered
and did some serious binge drinking
they even found some seed husks nearby
and began to play them like drums and
whirl this made god very happy
and then the night candle rose into the
sky
and one drunk creature laying down his
instrument
said to his friend for no apparent
reason
what should we do about that moon
seems to as most everyone has laid aside
the music tackling such profoundly
useless questions
[Music]
every child has known god not the god of
names
not the god of don’ts not the god who
ever does
anything weird but the god who only
knows
four words and keeps repeating them
saying
come dance with me
come dance
don’t surrender your loneliness so
quickly
let it cut more deep
[Music]
let it ferment and season you as
few human or even divine ingredients can
something missing in my heart tonight
has made my eyes
so soft my voice so tender
my need of god absolutely
[Music]
clear
[Music]
the ear becomes alert when music says i
am over here
the eye goes on duty becomes viable
when beauty whistles and points to her
dress on the ground
god has sent out ten thousand messengers
announcing a great bash tonight some of
the planets are hosting
where the lead singer is god himself
but most of those couriers have become
drunk
got waylaid disoriented to the hilt with
such
exalted news and can no longer remember
the time
and the place what does that have to do
with you
plenty
[Music]
i wish i could speak like music i wish i
could put the swaying splendor of the
fields into words
so that you could hold truth against
your body and dance
i’m trying the best i can with this
crude brush
the tongue to cover you with light i
wish i could speak
like divine music i want to give you the
sublime rhythms of this earth and the
sky’s limbs
as they joyously spin and surrender
surrender against god’s luminous breath
hafez wants you to hold me against your
precious body
and dance dance dance
you
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Episode 19
Links:
https://www.greatexpectations.org/
https://www.asana.com
https://www.runamukacres.com/
https://www.kitsappt.com
https://chrischickeringmusic.com/home/
Chris Chickering Soundcloud
https://kalyaniandcircleup.bandcamp.com/
Kalyani Soundcloud
https://www.audiocoffee.net
BY: ELIZABETH ROSE
(Overarching THEME OR THEMES: What’s Coming up in 2024)
RE-Introduce Restoration Project. Restore kindness, integrity, respect and strength back into the several systems called forth. Describe overarching themes that will be represented throughout the year and mention episode 15 for more info about the new interviews.
THEME FOR SEGMENT 1: INTRODUCING THE RESTORATION PROJECT.
THEME FOR SEGMENT 2: GETTING INVOLVED
SEGMENT 1
Intro
ELIZABETH
Good Monday Morning Folks! Today’s episode is all about what’s new in 2024 and more about the Restoration Project, including how you can get involved! What is the Restoration Projext? In short, the restoration project is a movement to restore kindness, integrity, respect and strength back into the many systems in our world, for example: the Food System, Social Systems, Political Systems, Natural Systems and more! We will be introducing individuals through interviews, reading quotes from books, playing songs and challenging you to much more! In this episode I would like to introduce my editors Molly and Marcus from M Designs. For more information about the interviews, please refer back to Episode 15 where we explore this in detail. I would like to begin with 3 Poems about Integrity from the website https://www.greatexpectations.org/ I’ll now give the floor to my editors…
THORIN (CHILD)
A Great Somebody
BY ADRIENNE SEALY HARDESTY
I AM A SERIOUS CHILD.
I AM A SERIOUS CHILD WITH SERIOUS GOALS.
MY LIFE IS DESTINED TO BE FILLED WITH POSITIVITY.
I AM A WORKER.
IF IT TAKES HARD WORK I WILL DO IT.
I AM A CLEAN SOMEBODY.
I KNOW THAT IF I LIE DOWN WITH HOGS I CAN COME
UP WITH MUD
SO, I WILL KEEP MY MIND, MY BODY, AND MY
CHARACTER CLEAN.
I AM INTELLIGENT.
MY BRAIN IS A STORAGE PLACE.
I WILL FILL IT TO THE BRIM WITH KNOWLEDGE, AND
LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE OF WHAT TOMORROW WILL
BRING.
I AM A CHILD HERO.
I DON’T SPEND TIME WASTING TIME BECAUSE I
KNOW THERE IS ROOM AT THE TOP FOR ME.
I AM THE GREATEST SOMEBODY THERE IS.
START LEADING ME NOW, TEACHER.
START GUIDING ME NOW, TEACHER.
START PRAISING ME NOW, TEACHER.
AND YOU WILL SEE ME RISE TO THE HIGHEST
HEIGHTS.
MOLLY
Three Gates
FROM THE ARABIAN
IF YOU ARE TEMPTED TO REVEAL
A TALE TO YOU SOMEONE HAS TOLD
ABOUT ANOTHER, MAKE IT PASS,
BEFORE YOU SPEAK, THREE GATES OF GOLD.
THESE NARROW GATES: FIRST, “IS IT TRUE?”
THEN, “IS IT NEEDFUL?” IN YOUR MIND
GIVE TRUTHFUL ANSWER. AND THE NEXT
IS LAST AND NARROWEST, “IS IT KIND?”
AND IF TO REACH YOUR LIPS AT LAST
IT PASSES THROUGH THESE GATEWAYS THREE,
THEN YOU MAY TELL THE TALE, NOR FEAR
WHAT THE RESULT OF SPEECH MAY BE.
MARCUS
My Creed
BY EDGAR A. GUEST
TO LIVE AS GENTLY AS I CAN;
TO BE, NO MATTER WHERE, A MAN;
TO TAKE WHAT COMES OF GOOD OR ILL
AND CLING TO FAITH AND HONOR STILL;
TO DO MY BEST, AND LET THAT STAND
THE RECORD OF MY BRAIN AND HAND;
AND THEN, SHOULD FAILURE COME TO ME
STILL WORK AND HOPE FOR VICTORY.
TO HAVE NO SECRET PLACE WHEREIN
I STOOP UNSEEN TO SHAME OR SIN;
TO BE THE SAME WHEN I’M ALONE
AS WHEN MY EVERY DEED IS KNOWN;
TO LIVE UNDAUNTED, UNAFRAID
OF ANY STEP THAT I HAVE MADE;
TO BE WITHOUT PRETENSE OR SHAM,
EXACTLY WHAT MEN THINK I AM.
TO LEAVE SOME SIMPLE MARK BEHIND,
TO KEEP MY HAVING LIVED IN MIND;
IF ENMITY TO AUGHT I SHOW,
TO BE AN HONEST, GENEROUS FOE,
TO PLAY MY LITTLE PART, NOR WHINE
THAT GREATER HONORS ARE NOT MINE.
THIS, I BELIEVE, IS ALL I NEED
FOR MY PHILOSOPHY AND CREED.
MOLLY
In the past year, we’ve explored topics episodically, but we are taking it up a notch in 2024, to include a new overarching goal for this year. We’re kicking off the Restoration Project, led by your host, Elizabeth Rose. our plan is to look at the key areas concerning the restoration project through the lenses of each season of the year, and our lives, and then break it down monthly into even finer areas of interest, study, introspection and exploration! We will use the mediums of interview, artwork in the videos, sharing music, readings and quotes, and others to look at the issues with our whole Brain. The key areas the Restoration Project aims to make improvements in, as a community, are: kindness – recognizing the needs of ourselves and others, including healthy boundaries, integrity in word and action, respect for others that are different from ourselves, and strength of community.
TRANSITION SONG THE HERO’S JOURNEY
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
THAT CAN TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE
FARTHER ON THAN YOU’VE EVER KNOWN
IT’S A JOURNEY THAT MIGHT
BREAK YOU TO YOUR SOUL
BUT IF YOU DARE TO MAKE A GO
YOU MIGHT FIND A GIFT INSIDE OF YOU
THAT FEW WILL EVER HOLD
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
AND A WAY BACK HOME
I WAS SITTIN’ COMFORTABLE
LIVING IN MY LIFE
THE WORLD WAS SPINNIN’
CLOUDS WERE ROLLIN’ BY
WHEN SUDDENLY THE WALLS CAVED-IN
AND LEFT ME TO THE NIGHT
RIGHT THERE AND THEN
I HAD TO DECIDE
WHETHER I WAS BOLD ENOUGH
TO CROSS THE GREAT ABYSS
OR TURN AROUND AND SAY
“TO HELL WITH THIS”
THEN SOMEONE WHISPERED
THERE’S A WAY TO MAKE IT FROM THE CLIFF
SO I TOOK A LEAP AND FOUND WHAT FREEDOM IS
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
THAT CAN TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE
FARTHER ON THAN YOU’VE EVER KNOWN
IT’S A JOURNEY THAT MIGHT
BREAK YOU TO YOUR SOUL
BUT IF YOU DARE TO MAKE A GO
YOU MIGHT FIND A GIFT INSIDE OF YOU
THAT FEW WILL EVER HOLD
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
AND A WAY BACK HOME
THERE WERE THOSE WHO TESTED ME
AND SWORE THAT I WOULD FAIL
FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS
THAT LEFT ME ON THE TRAIL
THROUGH THE TERROR OF THE TEMPEST
AND THE WALLS I HAD TO SCALE
I FOUND THE STRENGTH TO TRIUMPH AND PREVAIL
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
THAT CAN TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE
FARTHER ON THAN YOU’VE EVER KNOWN
IT’S A JOURNEY THAT MIGHT
BREAK YOU TO YOUR SOUL
BUT IF YOU DARE TO MAKE A GO
YOU MIGHT FIND A GIFT INSIDE OF YOU
THAT FEW WILL EVER HOLD
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
AND A WAY BACK HOME
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
THAT CAN TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE
FARTHER ON THAN YOU’VE EVER KNOWN
IT’S A JOURNEY THAT MIGHT
BREAK YOU TO YOUR SOUL
BUT IF YOU DARE TO MAKE A GO
YOU MIGHT FIND A GIFT INSIDE OF YOU
THAT FEW WILL EVER HOLD
FOR EVERY HERO THERE IS A ROAD
AND A WAY BACK HOME
AND A WAY BACK HOME
AND YOU FIND A WAY
YOU FIND A WAY
YOU FIND A WAY
YOU FIND A WAY BACK HOME
(REPRISE)
SEGMENT 2 WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
ELIZABETH
Ok Folks it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Let’s take it up a notch… Here is your Call to Action: it is not enough to know the right thing, or to say the right things. It is important to step out of our comfort zone and stand up for our values and for others. Just a reminder… what we think becomes what we say. What we say becomes our actions. We need to be mindful of our thoughts, perceptions and attitudes. I will now turn the mic back over to Molly and Marcus who will challenge you with some ways to get involved with the Restoration Project!
MARCUS
In our newsletters, you may have noticed the inclusion of “Stretches” (out of your comfort zone!) which are exercises designed to challenge and stimulate the whole brain. To learn more about what “Whole Brain” means, please listen to Episodes 1 and 2. Basically, using the “Whole Brain” means engaging all of your senses when trying something new for maximum benefit. In this episode we have designed 3 stretches to get you OUT of your comfort zone, and into the Restoration Project! Making a difference in the world can start right at home with healthy habits, and setting a good example. We will also encourage you with sensory explorations of new cultures and ideas, invitations to try new routines, challenges to experience exciting events, and other ways to get the conversations that matter in your community, started.
MARCUS
Stretch! (Out of your comfort zone!): #1 Avoid the snooze button A Reading from An Article on Asana.com, See the link in the description for more information. Hitting the snooze button can be detrimental to your morning routine. While you may intend to only get five more minutes of sleep, hitting snooze can quickly become a half hour. Avoid snoozing your alarm by creating a routine of waking up the first time your alarm goes off. Ways to encourage this habit include: Counting to five: When getting out of bed seems impossible, an easy trick is to count to five. After five, force yourself to get out of bed and begin your day. Keeping slippers near your bed: Slippers can make getting out of bed slightly easier on cold mornings. Keep them bedside so you always have them close. Presetting your coffee machine: If you’re a coffee drinker, just the aroma can be enough to motivate you to get up. Preset your machine so the coffee is waiting for you when you wake up. Snoozing your alarm clock is a habit many of us have, but creating a healthier routine is the best way to break it. The more time you have in the morning, the more time you have to create a productive routine.
MOLLY
Stretch! (Out of your comfort zone!): #2 Vote With Your Fork, Cook More Meals At Home First a quote: “Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want to live in, including the food you buy.” – Anna Lappe
Now a Reading from the home page on https://runamukacres.com/, See the link in the description for more information. Vote with your fork! everyday, 3 times a day, we can vote for the kind of food system we want through our food choices. by making the choice to eat real food (IE-food that hasn’t been processed beyond recognition) we’re taking a stand against the industrial system. We can opt to purchase ingredients and make the time to actually cook a meal. We can learn to cook more things for ourselves or to cook more often. And then we can share that independence with friends and family to spur the movement on. Once we get used to cooking for ourselves we can take it a step further and through our food choices we can vote for the kinds of farms we want to support. We can give our money in support of an industrial farm thousands of miles away with farming practices we don’t want to think about. Or we can choose to shop with farms closer to home. We can get to know our local farmer and how he or she produces the carrots or the herbed-chevre we love so much. We have the power to make a difference and it starts right at home. Making the choice to buy real food doesn’t mean it will always be a perfect meal. It just means it will be real food. Give it a try. Go vote with your fork today!!!
MARCUS
The Third and final Stretch! (Out of your comfort zone!) this morning is #3 feel gratitude in the face of challenges. A Reading from An Article on https://kitsappt.com, See the link in the description for more information. How Can I feel Gratitude in the face of challenges? Consider the following advice: Embrace Your Challenges: This is oftentimes easier said than done, especially during the fallout of a long-term global pandemic. Keep in mind, though, that when approached constructively, challenges often bring out our best selves. They make us stronger and more focused, confident and capable.
Celebrate Minor Victories: You’ve heard the phrase, “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.” This simply means that victories regularly come in increments, and that small improvements are often worth celebrating. Keep this in mind as you work to achieve your goals (regardless of size) and as you strive for post- COVID normalcy.
Acknowledge and Express Gratitude: Knowing you have a lot to be thankful for isn’t the same as regularly considering, jotting down and expressing your positive thoughts. Being grateful should be an active process. By forcing yourself to consider specific things you’re grateful for every day, you’ll train your mind to more naturally think in these terms. Expressing gratitude in overt (i.e., writing a thank-you letter) and creative ways can give this positivity an even bigger boost.
Surround Yourself with Positivity: The levels of positivity in the company you keep can directly affect your ability to be feel gratitude. Being around positive people and those you love and respect can feel energizing and lead to greater levels of optimism in your life.
Volunteer: As a way of giving back to others in your community, volunteering – especially during this era of the coronavirus and economic downturn – can make you feel more grateful about your own life. Studies have shown that helping others through volunteering can also increase your personal level of well-being.
ELIZABETH
Alright guys, Thank you Molly and Marcus for that, and now to close out Episode 19 is Kalyani Marsh, in her song “Love Is The Real World” to remind us to always be true, speak the truth and act with integrity!
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Song name: Love Is The Real World
Album name: Songs for the Awakening Heart
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Torii Taiko: https://torii-taiko.com
Society for Anthropology – https://www.appliedanthro.org/
The Lensic showing of Drum Tao & Torii Taiko, April 2, 6:30pm who will provide the Pre-concert lecture and Taiko demonstration ” https://torii-taiko.com/#section-3
Santa Fe Film Festival showing of the Documentary, Community in Conflict
https://santafefilmfestival.com/index/film/santa-fe-internment-camp-marker/
Filming of Omiyage on location in Cerrillos, NM. Origami in the Garden at https://origamiinthegarden.com/
(Kevin & Jennifer Box) Reference to Kevin Box Studio in SF, NM https://outsidetheboxstudio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoxStudio/
Stop and Smell the Roses
Okay folks, here we go, episode number 18, theme is Music specifically Taiko Drumming. With us in the studio, we have Jon Whitsell one of the Torii Taiko members; entering first segment of Whole Brain Podcast: “Stop & Smell the Roses.” To enhance the feeling of gratitude.
Elizabeth: First question to you Jon. What sense of gratitude do you have for Torii and Torii Taiko?
Jon: Torii gates are the portal between the profane and the sacred. Are often in front of a temple/shrine around a holy place but a natural, beautiful place; the base of a mountain, forest, or seaside; honor the Spirit of place with a gate. We thought it was a good idea to use as a name for our Japanese, Taiko drumming group.
E: Do you imagine that you’re invoking that energy? I’ve been to some of your concerts; you don’t necessarily say that.
J: Sometimes we’ll talk about it. Intention? An underlying ethos. Love this description: that it’s a spontaneous, evolutionary collaboration to joyfully cross over two worlds beyond our everyday existence through patience, passion and practice.
E: Awesome. Leave the mundane behind ~ in large part, what people are really requiring and needing right now. Always intrigued me about you – not only do you seem interested and drawn to the Japanese taiko drumming, but also, you’ve participated in the making of this film Community in Conflict: The Santa Fe Internment Camp Marker Going to screen at the upcoming 2024 annual Santa Fe Film Festival – end of April – forthcoming.
J: A look at the marker. About twenty-five years ago when Larry Delgado was the mayor… a state historian ~ there should be a marker up there. Right now the internment camp site itself is the Casa Solana subdivision. Before that it was a civilian conservation corp camp. Took it during World War II. It was a Department of Justice Santa Fe Internment Camp. They put in the community leaders; interesting and ironic. People like doctors, newspaper editors, gas station owners ~ perceived as leaders; had an allegiance to Japan during the war. Rounded, hustled them up. Separated them from their families.
E: Review the new things that are on your schedule; specifically the Society of Applied Anthropology & precursor to film screening.
J: Tuesday, March 26, Society of…has a conference at Eldorado and Hilton hotels. The Japanese American citizens league reader’s theater will perform. Doctor Nikki Lewis created scripts based upon the experiences Japanese Americans interned at the internment camps during World War II. She was a child while her father was interned in the one here in Santa Fe. A lot of stories. Reader’s theater ~ not professional actors, have the scripts in front of them, have done these a bunch of times. I’m gonna be the technical director. There will be some taiko – a few beats to provide some atmosphere. It’s free the first day. Declared Santa Fe / New Mexico Day; Most conferences the fees are often four hundred dollars; give back to the community, the society has opened it to the public: no admission to attend these programs.
E: Time? Schedule?
J: Posted on applied anthropology website. It’s their eighty fourth annual meeting.
E: I bet these stories have a lot of healing power.
J: Just hearing about them and how people cope and experiences people went through, there’s a whole range of emotions ~ many stories. Open to the public. Our performance is at the Eldorado Ballroom B in the morning.
E: Can you also talk about the April 20th film screening precursor to the film – part of that production.
J: April 20th at New Mexico History Museum downtown Santa Fe – a community forum ~ whole film will be screened. It’s about forty-five minutes – not a long feature film. Following week: SF film Festival will show it and it is also going to be showing in Los Alamos. Many chances to catch this historic film; won some awards “Community in Conflict” is about the decision made about twenty-five years ago to create a marker; this concept was controversial, misunderstood. Marker up by the dog park overlooking Casa Solana. Powerful story based in reality. Reenacted the different voices and took the transcription from the official proceedings where the city government approved the marker.
E: Screening updates. Lena Street performance of Torii Taiko when the weather warms up. First Saturday in June, at the Ozu parking lot across the street from the original Iconik. Coming back with “Wake Up & Smell the Coffee.” Want to know more about your allegiance to the Japanese culture and its people.
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Elizabeth: Alright, were into our second Segment. Going to speak about The Restoration Project / Movement. How to fan the flames of kindness, strength, virtue, decency into any new systems. Going to have a video showing of “Omiyagi in the Gardens.” Group in action. Jon Whitsell ~ probably the tallest Japanese guy that I’ve ever seen. Six foot three. He does look Japanese. You say, Taiko really grabbed you twenty-one years ago. What was that about? Have you ever been to Japan; what is your interest in the Japanese culture – you talk about that a lot, quite passionately, feels to me there is something more to it.
Jon: Taiko has been my passport; built a lot of relations, very vibrant taiko community in North America; big exchange between US, Canada, Japan & Europe ~ they are all merging – kind of like a big family. Really cool. Was taking a lesson…was looking for a musical outlet in 2002. Lot of marimba bands at the time. Had never played mallets. Background playing in rock bands and junior high orchestra. Mallets looked like a lot of fun. Went to a Taiko lesson – it grabbed me. Usually I’m doing the grabbing. Got my attention. Really resonated with me.
E: You feel very passionate; have a natural inkling towards the Japanese Way through their music.
J: It’s been my gateway – mostly studying the drumming aspects.
E: Switch gears. Go to this epiphany I had or download, after speaking with a friend about a name for this interview series; my question for you is how does Taiko inspire people to wake up and how is it going to be focused differently on restoring kindness, virtue, strength, decency and respect?
J: The practice there’s a lot of respect. Respect for the materials, the teachers, the place; dovetails in with the concept of Torii the gate; step into sacred and leave ordinary behind and allow the Gods, Spirits of place to bring you in. Kindness: inner group communication is a more important skill than the technical skill. Have to have respect and kindness for ourselves in dealing with decisions about the sound, where, song; how we communicate interpersonally is really important. Kindness is certainly a part of that. Feel so lucky. Just really love the group that we have going now. We work together really well.
E: Sounds like you really enjoy these women that you are graced with, surrounded with.
J: Absolutely. A great collaborative effort.
E: Four Members I would like to mention to precede the performance video: Jon Whitsell – white bearded guy. Dyan Yoshikawa not currently in this video; background in modern dance, and is practicing as a massage and a cranial-sacral therapist; Emily Walukas who is a bilingual STEM teacher. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Danny Silver ~ a music and dance teacher’ great deal of her background in those areas, she has two grown artistic daughters.
J: This piece is called “Omiyage.” Written by members of Taiko project in Los Angeles in early two thousands. Composed by Shoji Kamado based on an idea… ~ offered up as a gift to the Taiko community, at a time when it was growing a lot; people didn’t have much of a repertoire they could use. Offered up, as long as you mentioned names. Video was shot in “Origami in the Garden” out in Cerrillos; Kevin and Jennifer Box, world renowned sculpture garden in the Garden of the Gods; location off highway fourteen – really beautiful – one of the sculptures is in the background. The words themselves don’t have meaning, but they are expressions of joy and encouragement.
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Podcast Episode 17 - Part/Seg 1 - Script
03/07/24
Hello Folks and welcome to a very special episode number 17 where we will be exploring with our Whole Brain as we revisit the levels of Human Consciousness from David R Hawkins’ book Power vs. Force. We have shared a lot of information from his book in previous episodes, but just as a reminder, a little bit about David and his work.
Relax and Enjoy as we begin by listening to a song covered by Martha Reich called Cracked Up From Loneliness originally written by Donald Rubinstein, composer of the songs' music and lyrics, is working on releasing a full length album titled 36 Year Serenade with his compositions covered by many well known respected women artists. Rubinstein invited Martha to cover one of his songs for this project, and she chose Cracked up from Loneliness.
We will now go through the levels of human consciousness, according to David’s research, in order from survival levels such as shame, and guilt to levels of reason and integrity which begins at courage and reaches all the way up to levels which allow us to be conscious at the spiritual levels love through enlightenment.
OK, here we go with Cracked up from Loneliness. This song explores feelings of shame, guilt and more. See how much you can relate to these feelings...and after this song we will continue in a sensory whole brain experience including more art, readings, music, stories and quotes which will allow you to experience the natural uplift as we progress higher and higher up through the levels of consciousness. Enjoy!
What a beautiful piece...sometimes we need to remind ourselves that no feelings, or levels of consciousness, are bad or good, they are simply different places we can be as we grow and experience life. Guilt, which can be laden with blame; precedes the next level of consciousness higher which is apathy. Apathy tends to be more of a hopeless despair, but eventually gives way to grief.
Wow, isn’t that just amazing that something like grief which is often associated with tragic regret is actually a sign of an improvement from apathy. Of course, we want you to keep raising that frequency! The next level of consciousness is fear.
So with all these negative effects of fear...how can we use our fear to continue to raise our frequency? We can use the utterly uncomfortable nature of this status to encourage growth from all challenging situations. Where fear can lead us to being stuck, it can also fuel our natural desire which encourages action! Desire for something better to move past this will help lead to self improvement and habits which seek to improve one’s station or situation. Often when we desire to make changes for the better, we pray. Please enjoy this song by Tone Freshwater which teaches us to pray out loud for that which our heart desires!
I just love that song! The beat and the energy have my frequency higher already. And as the consciousness temperature rises, what happens? Things get heated!
Sometimes, this is what it takes to let us know enough is enough! Anger has a way of clamoring for changes to be made when something is not right…more than desire alone. Let’s revisit the conversation of game over…when enough is enough!\
Cracked up from Loneliness: Lyrics
By Donald Rubenstein
From 36 Year Serenade
I cracked up from loneliness, I split out the door
left behind some messages, I wish that I did more
like I am a whisper, fading fast from view
Only wished that I had learned to love you.
I cracked up from hard times, from being kind of a rich man's son
from being the son of an immigrant, who maybe worked too hard
I cracked up in silence, wailing inside my head
and I broke down on highways, where loved ones never tread.
Saw the highway coming, saw my ghost go running
knew I was out of luck, just before the truck and me cracked up
they say just before you die, your life flashes right before your eyes.
I saw the wire coming, I saw the blood running out of me
running like a deep red sea.
Oh lord help me, oh lord help me
oh lord help me, oh lord help me
I cracked up in rhyme, I forgot about the time
forgot about who I'm suppose to be
I cracked up from innocence, from trying to be free
trying to be.
Oh saw the highway coming, saw my ghost come running
knew I was out of luck, before the truck and me cracked up
they say right before your die, your life flashes right before your eyes
I saw the wire coming, saw the blood running out of me
running like a deep red sea.
Oh lord help me, oh lord help me
oh lord help me, oh lord help me
Like I am a whisper, fading fast from view
only wish that I had learned to love you
only wish that I had learned to love you
only wish that I had learned to love you
Oh lord help me, saw the highway coming
oh lord help me, saw my ghost go running
oh lord help me, oh lord help me
oh lord help me, oh lord help me
End Part 1 - Script
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Podcast Episode 17 - Part/Seg 2 - Script
03/06/24
And once we really start looking at problems like this, as things
we can change or get out of, or move on from, we start to build
our self esteem. This includes our pride and ego.
So this tells us, what it is when we start to feel a small hint of
power versus force as we become more encouraged, and have
greater feelings of empowerment brought on by the energy level
of courage. From here we begin to feel more trust, and start to
accept feelings of neutrality... This is a feeling we can
understand listening to the song Digital Radio by Laurianne
Fiorentino. Consider once you are in your confidence how you
may no longer feel as defensive of your positions or ideas, and
may also be able to let go of trying to be as controlling of others
paths as a part of your willingness to work on yourself.
I would like to share a story with you now, which really
exemplifies a time in my life when I had completely moved on
from a situation in which I had tried to resolve an ongoing
conflict, and had not been able to “sweep the dust off the path”
as playfully put by Laurianne in this last musical piece. In this
case, I had already found myself in neutrality, having stepped
away from my field, as I will explain in detail in a minute, but
was called to willingness to actually revisit a past issue and face
it with strength. Willingness, which is at level 310 on David R.
Hawkins scale, is associated with being inspired, hopeful and
associated with intention.
What better way to measure our personal growth than to look
back on a painful story from the past, from which we are now
able to find purpose in the pain. We learn from our experiences
when we try something to handle our situations. Even in failure
we learn something. I learned, amongst much else, to accept
help from others, who accepted me for who I was.
In Community we learn to love other people as ourselves.
Acceptance is the next level of consciousness from David R.
Hawkins’ book Power vs. Force. At this level which is 350,
forgiveness, harmony, mercy and transcendence emerge. Let’s
explore this level of human consciousness through a beautiful
Cather text.
Yes folks, the Cathar Church of Love accepts all, and with
acceptance we raise our frequency even higher as we start
looking to really understand others, and ourselves. The next
level of Human consciousness as studied by David R. Hawkins
is reason. Reason is at level 400 and highest level before love
and the other spiritual paradigm levels. Reason, being above
the lower emotional levels, is associated with intelligence, and
reasoning. Hawkins says this is the level of science and
medicine. At this level, too unbalanced of an identification with
only the mind, (think left brain!) can leave people lacking in
abilities that allow them to continue to raise their frequency into
the domains above reason, love, joy, peace and enlightenment
(think right brain!).
The music of AntipodeanWriter, will play as a sound bed for the
next reading. AntipodeanWriter publishes original poetry, short
stories and music from the Antipodes. The song is called
Soulection-twilight, and you will now hear me recite a poem by
Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil’s writing has been featured in my podcast
before. He is the author of The Prophet, and he was born
January 6, 1883, in Bsharri, Lebanon. This poem is called On
Reason and Passion and is from The Prophet, written in 1923.
“And the priestess spoke again and said: Speak to us of
Reason and Passion. And he answered, saying: Your soul is
oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your
judgement wage war against your passion and your appetite.
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might
turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness
and melody. But how shall I, unless you yourselves be also the
peacemakers, nay, the lovers of all your elements? Your reason
and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring
soul. If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but
toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas.
For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining and passion,
unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction.
Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of
passion, that it may sing; And let it direct your passion with
reason, that your passion may live through its own daily
resurrection and like the phoenix rise above its own ashes. I
would have you consider your judgment and your appetite even
as you would two loved guests in your house. Surely you would
not honor one guest above the other; for he who is more mindful
of one loses the love and the faith of both.
Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white
poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields, and
meadows—then let your heart say in silence, ‘God rests in
reason.’ And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind
shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the
majesty of the sky, then let your heart say in awe, ‘God moves
in passion.’ And since you are a breath in God’s sphere, and a
leaf in God’s forest, you too should rest in reason and move in
passion.”
Thanks again folks, as always for listening to my Podcast and
for joining me for this special episode where we have re-visited
the different levels of Human Consciousness as studied by the
now deceased David R. Hawkins and written about in his book
Power vs. Force, the Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior.
I strongly encourage you to read his book, and I will put a link in
the description below. I also encourage you to reach out to me
in the comments and to listen to my other podcast episodes to
learn more about any of the topics we have gone over in this
episode number seventeen, or any other episodes.
I hope you all have a wonderful day, and remember to take the
time to Stop and Smell the roses, and when you are ready... or
not... Wake Up And Smell the Coffee!! Talk to you again,
Blessings!
Digital Radio - Laurianne Fiorentino - Lyrics
from When I’m an Angel
I can wrap your skin in rays of the sun
As soon as every day has begun
To remind you you’re not the only one
Oh yeah I’ve been a fool like you
I can slip the song my raven sings
onto your finger as a friendship ring
To remind you that courage is a sacred thing
for far too long it’s been taboo
I can turn the Digital Radio on
To prove to you all the static is gone
And sweep the dust off the path you’re on
This is all I can do for you my love
This is all I can do for you
I can ask the stars in your eyes at night
To reveal the moon who sometimes hides her light
So you can see yourself through your second sight
What your heart has always known
Round the turning and through the fire
We meet again and again in a squall of desire
Love will find a way as it will surely tire
of these endless fields of snow
I can simmer shadows of the afternoon
And steep them in the mystery of the simplest tune
To quench the thirst that always hunts for you
Every where you go
We three will melt like ice in July
Oh you haven’t till now and neither have I
For you’ve been promised to fear and I to the lie
The war is over, we’ve made it through
Can you hear me now, can you dial me in
Am I loud & clear or is the signal too thin
With reception so good why don’t you pull me through,
You got your eye on me and I got nothing on you
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Podcast Episode 16
Theme(s): Grief, Loss and Transformation
Related Links:
Elizabeth Rose website for podcasts & interview applications:
https://RoseBlossomTLC.com
Poetry, Authors & Books:
Paul David Walker
https://www.geniusstone.com
Deena Metzger
https://deenametzger.net
David R. Hawkins ~ on Grief
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
https://www.veritaspub.com
Music:
Laurianne Fiorentino
https://lauriannefiorentino.com/
Michael Kott – cello
Martha Reich
https://marthareich.com
Michael Kott – cello
Chinmaya Dunster
https://newearthrecords.com/artists/music-by-chinmaya-dunster/
Chris Chickering
https://chrischickeringmusic.com/
All Musicians are present on soundcloud.com
Elizabeth Rose, thanks for joining me. Whole Brain Podcast. Designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Episode Sixteen. Welcome.
Stop and Smell the Roses
Theme: Grief, Loss, Transformation. Go figure, why that theme just before Valentines Day, which celebrates Love ~ I don’t know, that is what Spirit said to speak about.
February 12 would be the 40th Anniversary of Alan Hutner’s show and my show, Transitions Radio Magazine and then we (Alan & I) got married on Valentine’s Day ~ just like my grandparents did ~ thought that would be cool. In Santa Fe style, we did have our Astrologer look at the best time for us to get married; late morning ~ was one of the best days of my life, that and giving birth to my daughter, and the very sad death of my mother and I’ve had many in-between ~ very grateful for.
Poetry of Paul David Walker and Deena Metzger. Music of Laurianne Fiorentino, Martha Reich, Michael Kott, Chinmaya Dunster and Chris Chickering.
First, going to read the prologue from Paul David Walker’s book Storms and Clearings. He is a poet, a philosopher and a Leadership coach for CEO’s and Fortune 500 companies. Had the great pleasure of meeting Paul back in the day. He was a lovely man. Felt like his Prologue was important to give voice to and to recite his poem called Hard Winter. Going to go to the music of Chinmaya Dunster from his 2009 album, Land of the Buddhas, this song is called Elephant Spawn. Learn more about Chinmaya Dunster as an artist and you can purchase his music at newearthrecords.com. Chinmaya is going to provide the sound bed…also for the poem The First of Us.
“It is my experience, that a poet’s job is to explore the unknown and come back and make a report. These are my reports. Meant to be read out loud, even if you’re alone, give voice to them. They are songs as much as poems. Please do not look for hidden messages or meaning. Just let them take you on a journey. Be open to whatever you discover for yourself. Inspired by the muses, both living and dead, Reason for writing these poems is to be part of creating a world that looks like the following; we are a world that:
Celebrates, nurtures and protects the human spirit in all its diversity.
Is committed to freedom, equality, and personal accountability
Teaches children to express and share love unconditionally
Protects the minority, while being an expression of consensus
Uses the status quo as a platform to explore the unknown
Compels its people to be involved in the discovery of the unknown
Provides opportunity to be a part of change or a pillar of history
Loves and understands first and is slow to judge
Here’s his poem called Hard Winter:
Winter came in dark and cold this year. Leaning against the raging wind tired me, and forced me to hold on and protect my frightened heart from being torn out by the sudden and thoughtless freezing gales. My flowers suddenly withered and died. Growing slowed and I fell to earth. My juices and rhythms hid deep within. And reaching out was painful and constrained. My winter was so close to death this year. I thought spring would never come again. I saved each breath to build walls and will to hide the failing light and dimming dreams. But just this morning I heard a song about the world dying to believe in freedom. I saw my roses opening up to the movement and warmth of the certain spring. The sun is stronger now, as it pierces my clouds and maybe it’s just a desperate hope, but gentle birds are singing and drawing. My heart to glide across golden waters. My mind paints pictures of lovely dreams instead of dark fears and sorrowful wars. My ears hear symphonies opening with light. Instead of lonely songs of dark closing death. I am more easily drawn to tears and dreams and there is a yearning to come home again. My heart is climbing out of the dead soil, though it still fears the killing frost.
Here’s another poem by Paul David Walker from Storms & Clearings: First of Us
This windy spring afternoon, just before the flying sand drove us off the beach, I heard the voices of old friends mixed with the laughter of children. Tell me that you died. All my senses suddenly snapped to attention, and life seemed more fragile. I walked twice as far today, and held my heart all night to know that you, the most gentle among us, are the first of us to die. The first in our circle committed to “make a difference in the lives of people,” to leave this hard world. You were always the first to love, to see the other side, to defend the fallen. And now the first to die. I hope that you will stay with us a while in spirit. To touch our hearts from death as you did in life, because I need your assurance once again.
So beautiful! That reminds me of the Constellation Way – that work definitely helped me to strengthen my connection with the unseen dimensions and those that do cross over. Helped me so much.
Laurianne Fiorentino / Teardrop Song / When I’m An Angel
2017 / beautiful song about the heart; needing to cry; movement is very essential in loss, death, grief ~ helps to transform that energy. Movement: whether it’s tears or walking, dancing; move very important.
David R. Hawkins – Power versus Force: The levels of human consciousness: Grief 4th of 15 level. “This is the level of sadness, loss and dependency. Most of us have experienced it for periods of time, but those who remain at this level, live a life of constant regret and depression. This is the level of mourning, bereavement and remorse about the past. Habitual losers, chronic gamblers who accept failure as part of their lifestyle, resulting in loss of jobs, friends, family, opportunity, health and money. Major losses early in life make one vulnerable to passive acceptance of grief later on, as though sorrow were the price of life. In grief, one sees sadness everywhere – in little children, in life itself. This level colors one’s entire vision of existence. Part of the syndrome of grief is the notion of irreplaceability of what’s been lost or that which it symbolized. A generalization from the particular; so that loss of a loved one is equated with the loss of love; at this level, such emotional losses, may trigger a serious depression or death. Although grief is the cemetery of life, has more energy than apathy; when a traumatized, apathetic patients begins to cry, we know they are getting better. Once they start to cry, they will eat again.
Do not wallow in your grief, my friend. It’s normal to have one or two years grieving the loss of someone or something, but after that it’s time to move on, otherwise you subject yourself
to the possibility of being stuck in that energy and behavior for a very long time. So please, use your tears, use your walking and please move the energy and move out of it.
Martha Reich / Little Wings / Into Trees
Go to her website: marthareich.com
Michael Kott, plays on both of these songs…a cellist that we’re so lucky to have here in Santa Fe and accompanies many musicians during their music performances.
Music of Laurianne Fiorentino & Martha Reich, Chinmaya Dunster and Chris Chickering all on soundcloud.com
Enjoy!
Seg. 2
Wake Up & Smell the Coffee!
Take it up a notch, Smooth cup of coffee
Going from winter to spring ~ thank goodness
Feature the poetry of Deena Metzger and the music of Chris Chickering to honor this Whole Brain Podcast ~ stimulating the left (brain) by much of the talk and stimulating your right (brain) by the music.
Poetry of Deena Metzger – Deena is an essayist, novelist, storyteller, teacher, healer, medicine woman. Counseled others for over 50 years from her book of poetry Ruin and Beauty: new and selected poems.
The Mystery of the Birds:
(Spring is coming. The thawing is coming.) In the morning, we were seated in the garden, l learning the way. The mystery in ecstatic feathers, crimson lapis, amber, vermilion, is enamored with the dusky gray bird, The male desires the invisible, while she must be satisfied with splendor. The sap is running evenly up and down the World Tree. In a universe without direction, the center is everywhere. Last night, after a season, of a single tone, an owl answered another lonely owl and then, unable to keep their calls separate, they mated in separate octaves of song before ten women in a room on the eve of a wedding. This is the secret: great striped and speckled creatures feel rapture in the presence of the plain. Here is the practice: Behold! Be aware. Touch. Bow down in awe.
A Lake in the Mind:
What’s essential is a lake in the mind, and then this wind freshening, blowing through the windows, insistent with the assurance of morning, but now the shimmer of the first moon on the waters, and the blue glimmer of the night sky alive with invisible stars and such a long draught of silence – the water clear and coming from the source which is either at the very core of the earth or somewhere far beyond earth in the heavens – that we speak of it in the only language we know, the early morning or midnight of the lake, the first streak of birdsong across the waters, the way the moonlight breaks, this language, being the only language for what it is we wish to speak about without saying a word, the early morning or midnight of the lake and the first streak of birdsong and the wind blowing across the surface and the mind like a bell.
Ruin & Beauty
Ruin and beauty:
Despair not, there will be a future;
There will be a future before or after we die.
There are those who are trying to set fire to the world.
We are in danger. There is time only to work slowly.
There is no time not to love.
Music of Chris Chickering in just a minute, but I do want to mention a little more about grief. Elisabeth Kubler Ross wrote a book on Death & Dying in 1969. Describes stages of grief does have a pattern to it: death of a loved one: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. I have noticed with my own grief which I had a cascade of it, starting in 2015 going til 2020 – in a four year period, I can’t tell you how much I lost, but I lost a lot. There were experiences in which I very distinctly went through these stages of loss and experiences in which I came to know my loss as a deeply human experience. Also one which helped me to grow and have more compassion for others. In this letting go, there was a passive sort of acceptance – I understand that is not ideal, but that is how I felt. I accepted the loss more easily than I would have prior to this.
Chris Chickering / Shadow of Doubt / The Resurrection of Me
Definitely has that good male energy of “don’t give up, hold on, another day is coming.” That’s good to know when you are in grief, loss and transformation. That there is another day coming. I really do feel that, even though we are in this time of great transition folks, that another day is coming. Be patient. Pray. Be the Light that you are and of the Light You Shall Remain. Lots of love to you this coming week. Happy Valentines Day. Here’s Chris.
Lyrics to Teardrop Song by Laurianne Fiorentino 2017
All the tears you never cry,
Sit it the dark and wonder why
They’re just dying to fall,
For the thrill of it all
From a heavy heart
Every tear that you deny,
Becomes a tiny little lie
Why not let the truth fall,
For the thrill of it all
From a heavy heart
Y’know a teardrop has no shame
Every sunbeam feels the same
A heavy heart is like a sun
Who won’t shine for anyone
You never see a heavy sun
Rain or shine it’s all for fun
Why not let the tears fall
For the thrill of it all
Making light a heavy heart
And It’s a perfect day
When a teardrop gets its way
And like a sunbeam gets to fall
For the thrill of it all
Making light a heavy heart
So let the teardrops fall
For the thrill of it all
Making light a heavy heart
Lyrics to Little Wings by Martha Reich 2011
It’s just an empty page
there’s no need to be afraid
but sometimes we feel a little lost
when everyone has flown away.
you are not alone
and where you stand is not your only home
there is someone watching over you
though you can not see them
this is what they are telling you.
Chorus:
Don’t look down, don’t look down
look up to the sky
soon your little wings will be strong enough to fly
just look up, just look up and all around
it’s in the clouds that you’ll be found
there’s no need to be ashamed
just because you don’t want to go
out in the rain
we all grow at our own speed
soon you’ll be singing to me from that willow tree.
Bridge:
where did you go, where did you go
when I wasn’t looking
What did you say, what did you say
when I couldn’t hear
now that your gone my heart is broken
oh how I wish, you were still near.
Lyrics to Shadow of Doubt words and music by Chris Chickering & Greg Barnhill 2014
Don’t think it’s over
when over is only a ghost
Just open a window
when you feel the doors have all closed
And just hold on
Another day’s coming along if you let it so
Hold out
There’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow of doubt
Don’t say ya can’t
when ya know damn well deep that ya can
Don’t turn away
oh now don’t let the fear steal your chance
And just hold on
Another day’s comin’ along if you let it, so
Hold out
There’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow of doubt
There’s another way
Always another road
So it’s steady on
And be good to yourself as you go
There will be rain
and the wind it may blow you off course
But don’t be denied
of the destiny waiting that’s yours
And just hold on
Another day’s comin’ along if you let it, so
Hold out
There’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow
Hold on
Another day’s comin’ along if you let it, so
Hold out
There’s a lining of silver that traces the shadow of doubt
John TaylEnd Seg I & 2
All songs are available at soundcloud.com
Chinmaya Dunster / Elephant Spawn / Land of Buddhas
Martha Reich / Little Wings / In To Trees
Lauria / Teardrop / When I’m an Angel
Chris Chickering / Shadow of Doubt / The Resurrection of Me
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Podcast Episode 15
Theme(s): Upcoming Interviews!
Related Links:
Elizabeth Rose website for interview applications:
https://RoseBlossomTLC.com
https://newearthrecords.com/artists/music-by-chinmaya-dunster/
(music of Chinmaya Dunster)
https://lauriamusic.com
(music of Laurianne Fiorentino)
Laurianne available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/
Both Chinmaya & Laurianne available on https://soundcloud.com
Victor La Cerva
Masculine Wisdom (book and card set)
https://myheartsongs.org/
Elizabeth Rose, thanks for joining me. Whole Brain Podcast. Designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Episode Fifteen. Welcome.
Stop and Smell the Roses
My intention twofold: help you cultivate a greater appreciation for what you have before you; gratitude for the many blessings in your life; focus your attention so that you become the curator of a magnificent garden which you admire, joyful to attend to its growth, and one that you are so proud of. Secondly, to wake up to anything which impedes the breakthroughs which may cloud your way.
Introduce you to the interviews coming: accepting signups: fill out a form we have on my website www.RoseBlossomTLC.com. Look for button: latest Newsletter blast. Mark topic and themes you’re interested in ~ passionate about speaking about. Have a feeling a lot of these things to be co-created are already done. Time to fan the flames – projects – don’t have to recreate the wheel.
Invited to be interviewed after we receive the information about you and what you feel passionate about. This movement, “The Restoration Project” – hope this inspires every community to wake up; Focused on restoring Kindness. Strength, Virtue, Decency, Respect into all of these systems.
Interviews to be on: Food & Nutrition (Community Gardens, Meal cooking, Eating together); Shelter, Clothing, Exercise, (yoga & sports), Transportation, Use of power (electric, gas, solar and other), Politics, Health (integrative & alternative medicine), music, the Arts, on Spirituality; Communication, Relationships, Galactic Relationships; Family & Tribe, Common Sense & Senility; Original Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendments, Justice, Freedom, Liberty; Ecology & the Environment & Ecology, Personal Growth & Sacred Sexuality, New Psychology; New Paradigms in Socially Responsible Business, Politics, Government; Leading Edge Perspectives on Science’ Anthropology & world Culture; Technology & The Arts; Metaphysics and Other Mystical Phenomena Will stimulate your passions, help you discover, rebirth your passions and your determination for truth, discernment, open-mindedness, embodiment, exploration and commune with nature, bodywork, sunshine, fresh air, dance, essential oils, curiosity, joy, fearlessness, courage, love, peace, enlightenment, connection, light, alignment, balance, strength, accountability. Hope you will unify, relax, feel more confident and open to the mystery, very protected; understand that there are many perspectives, triggers, personalities ~ a lot to be thankful for & a lot to untangle; simpler than we suppose.
Chinmaya Dunster is providing the sound bed. Right Mindfulness / Feng Shui: Eightfold Path / 2000
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Masculine Wisdom: Question ~ What is the overarching goal of the Restoration Project: three cards came out very easily ~ rather than read the whole thing, I am going to outline some of the highlights:
Sensing: “Humans are the otters of the universe, playfully exploring endless sensuality. When you are fully present to your senses; paying attention to everything, then you can transform reality and enter paradise. Requires you to slow down, accept the gifts life offers you each day. Wholeheartedly allow yourself the joys of your body moving, expressing and sensing life itself”…to gleen…”each moment, a myriad of blessings are offered that touch you, pleasure you, teach you. Such blossoms are opening all around – unfolding treasures of sensuality designed to delight you.” My sense is that the Restoration Project will awaken many to their senses.
Wild man Card Pull – “the energy and desire of this card is transformative. If there is little that excites you, the task is more difficult.” Dance your dance. Breathe into and feel into your passions. “Unlocking this cage, frees you to rebuild the bridge to your expansive passions and to open the gates that hold them back. Those deep desires hold the key to your continued development and personal evolution… You shall succeed. There are no beginnings or endings to your unique life passions. Are you ready to enter the forest of your deepest desires to finally embrace what your wild man offers.”
Water Card Pull ~ reminder to go with the flow. Know that anything is possible. Like the water that forms the rock ~ keeps bathing it, until finally that rock forms to the water. It lets go to the water. It is massaged by the water. Go with the flow, engage your senses and your passions ~ the overarching goal of this Restoration Project. Restore kindness, integrity, respect and strength back into the several systems called forth.
Laurianne Fiorentino based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Website has all her concert updates, including her Elemental Concert series at San Miguel Church, the oldest church in downtown Santa Fe. So glad she is picking that back up. She and cellist extraordinaire, Michael Kott. Usually have a surprise visitor as well.
Laurianne Fiorentino / Trouble / When I’m An Angel / 2017
Lyrics to Trouble by Laurianne Fiorentino
Trouble is just tenderness of the heart
Held hostage in a troubled mind
Trouble will always see you through
That forest that keeps the light from finding you
I came to you in Trouble,
You’d had enough of Trouble
I didn’t mean to Trouble you
You said it was no Trouble at all
Then Trouble surrounded me
and Trouble surrounded you too
I wasn’t looking for Trouble,
Trouble found me anyway
You thought I was giving you Trouble
When I was just trying to stay out of Trouble’s way
Oh how we Troubled each other
And Trouble gave way to more Trouble
The next time you’re in Trouble
Take the Trouble to stop Troubling yourself
Ask Trouble say Hey what’s the Trouble?
Let Trouble have its way for a while
Then trouble’s gonna work it out and
Trouble will melt into no Trouble at all
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Podcast Episode 14
Theme(s): Connection and Alignment, Freedom and Courage
Stop and Smell the Roses 02/23/24
Related Links:
https://joannerandmusic.com/
https://joannerand.bandcamp.com
Martin Luther King: the History of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv5m9FLSUvY
Flo Aeveia Magdalena Sunlight on Water
https://www.soulsupportsystems.org
Druthers News & Cody Kuntz
https://www.druthers.net
https://www.codykuntz.com
https://www.thePamphlet.net
David R. Hawkins on Courage, Fear & Faith
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
https://www.veritaspub.com
Victor La Cerva
pulled Shaman card (ran out of time to do Reading!)
Masculine Wisdom (book and card set)
https://myheartsongs.org/
Elizabeth Rose, thanks for joining me. Whole Brain Podcast. Designed to assist you in your daily creations. Episode Fourteen. Welcome. Stop and Smell the Roses. Wake up and Smell the Coffee. Traditional format. Interviews coming up! Themes today are on Connection & Alignment, Freedom & Courage. Flow. Plugging into the Light to remain steady, grounded, inspired and to go forward.
Martin Luther King Day
Featured Music of Joanne Rand
Reading from Flo’s book Sunlight on Water on Light, and I am a Light Being & Light I Shall Remain. Meditation on Golden Light substance and, if you want you can say, “I pledge to invite the golden arena of pure consciousness into my field of energy every day. To promote balance in myself, in others and in the universe. Understand, I must be proactive if my life is to change. There is no going back. I hold and cherish my consciousness as the vehicle of transformation. Do not project or transfer my thoughts and feelings. I own them. Creating anything requires alignment and balance with creation.” One more Reading from Flo’s book. Is about Connection. “The principal of cooperation; when practiced, the dynamics of cooperation, you create layers upon layers of union; you gladly share your gifts, abilities & knowledge. Each person knows something different from others; may not know what that is. First exercise: what do I know that is valuable, what gifts might I share. Then make available to others. Sharing, connection, magic – needs are met. Access to information, experience, resource. Practical and no longer alone ~ part of a beautiful network. You are that.”
Music of Joanne Rand. Composer, teacher, poet and activist Psycheldelic Folk, Revival Music – experimental rock, blues, world beat, classical. Born and bred in Deep South ~ infused in her songwriting. Elegant, fierce, brilliant. Song, Grant Me Eyes,sang to brother who died of Aids, shortly before invention of cocktail that kept many alive. Song about connection and love.
Lyrics to Grant Me Eyes by Joanne Rand 1995
God grant me eyes
To make me wise
God grant me wings
To make me fly
And don’t let Love go by
God grant me arms
With which to hold
God grant me legs
To take me home
And don’t let Love go
God take my hand
And lead me
I understand
And do believe
And don’t let Love leave
And don’t let Love leave
And don’t let Love leave
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
• Bards Fest. The Druthers Newspaper ~ articles by: Activist Cody Kuntz & What is Freedom (author unknown; originally published in The Pamphlet by Wade John Taylor)
Letter From An 18 year old Activist. By Cody Kuntz
“Less than 6 months ago I was just a kid living his best life. Who knew going out to a few lockdown rallies, speaking to other kids and making a live stream would end me up 29 days in jail and 5 pending criminal charges. It has been a very crazy journey and I’m beyond blessed for everything that this journey has taught me. Covid-19 has not only affected my life, but millions of kids across the country. Covid has made me a strong, determined 18 year old. I have been able to accomplish things I never have been able to prior to Covid-19. I am blessed that I am on the right journey. I am on the right side of history and can not believe that I was picked. I will never be able to thank everyone enough for all the support and for trusting me and allowing me into their houses and allowing me to educate their teens, kids and family members. The world is turning into a very scary place and if we don’t start to stand up, it’s going to be too late. We will then have nothing to live for. We need to stand up and fight back. … Now is the time to stand up and if you aren’t willing to stand up for whatever the reason is, please support and stand with me. I am here to protect and save the kids, and if you are not willing to do that, please give me the littlest support and stand with me. If you are scared to stand up, all I ask is that you stand behind me because if we don’t start standing up and doing even the smallest things, we will no longer have the Canada we love and enjoy.”
Very courageous thing of him to write and stand up for. His website is codykuntz.com. Beautiful representation of courage.
Now going to speak of freedom or liberty. Liberty is the quality or state of being free. “What is Freedom?” Have you ever pondered about “Liberty?” The word is tossed around with her brother “Freedom” and their father “Sovereignty,” but what do those words represent? You as an individual are unique. Your hopes, wants, desires, wisdom and other physical and mental traits are one of a kind. There certainly may be similarities with you and others on many levels, but ultimately there is only one of you. You have the inherent right to be you and experience your existence to the fullest should you hinder none that same right. These concepts of free determination are certainly not uniquely American. Our Founding Fathers were blessed with being born in the tail end of the Enlightenment. That means that, like peers of the age, they had a fantastic desire to grasp what it is like to be human and had a keen understanding of human nature. They studied where systems of government were installed by either the people or by force. They understood how great empires throughout history had come and gone. And they knew that no one system of government would ever stand once it had set upon the course of devouring its people to perpetuate itself. Those wise men came up with a fantastic system to preserve liberty. Parts of it are distinctly British in origin. But some fundamentals of Liberty and mutual respect in our Constitution trace their roots back to confederated tribes in the area who existed well before us. To throw off this system of liberty would be a shameful disservice to the Native contribution to who we are as a group of individual peoples on this continent. Our Constitution is a multicultural document. It took the best parts of many systems of government and formed an improved system that enables all people to exercise their Natural Rights…
Again, the question remains, what is freedom? Is it a system where people have a common moral code that establishes mutual respect and boundaries that don’t hinder liberty? …
Six years ago, is was retired. I lived on the beach and went to sleep every night with the Pacific Ocean in my ear. Was I happy? No, I was miserable. I gave all that up. I bought a small home that is older than I am and needs a lot of work. It sits on enough land for me to raise farm animals and have a healthy garden. I plant fruit trees and timber almost every year. I now live more rural than when I was raised. The garden start as rocks with a little bit of dirt. We hauled in plenty of dirt and manure over the years and produced our own compost as well. It has been a labor of love and we have even lost can entire harvest as a learning lesson along the way. That is what freedom is. The ability to say, “No I am not done with this life. My best years are ahead of me and I am going to take charge of my own life and become was self-sufficient as I can. You have the freedom right now to start over no matter your station or disabilities. You can purchase a piece of land and make a homestead out of it and create something out of nothing. Now, you can’t do that everywhere in America anymore. And that is our own fault. But you can still build the American dream out of nothing but a scrap of land if you seek it. Then you can truly experience the concept of personal sovereignty.
Can you experience freedom without owning land? Sure, you can also experience music without going to a concert. But once you experience the real deal, you understand it on a whole new level, and anything less is somehow less satisfying. By striving to be self-sufficient in our family’s food production, I have learned that you can’t have liberty without responsibility. That is what freedom means to me.”
With gears and go to the music of Joanne Rand. This song, “Twinkle Twinkle” was created from Joanne’s six year experience of being in the wilderness; take her canoe for a wild ride across a very large creek, then hike in a mile and a half, to her home which was in a treehouse. This song, “Twinkle Twinkle” is on her 2005 album Where Our Power Lies.
Enjoy, your Martin Luther King Day. Enjoy your Freedom!
Lyrics to Twinkle, Twinkle by Joanne Rand 1992:
I lived in a tree
And late at night, I would see
Stars dancing dancing in thin air
Trembling light without a care
Singing home to me:
“I am free “
Starlight star bright
First star I see tonight
Send me down a strand of hair
That I may climb up there
And be free
Show me a little one
Who loves to laugh and have her fun
And I will never thirst for love
Or yearn to be the stars above
Singing home
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
I once was you
Stardust I am made of too
Won’t you sing me home?
Won’t you sing me home?
Won’t you sing me home?
I am free
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Podcast Episode 13
Best of 2023!
Happy new year everyone! This episode will be a special compilation of the "Best of 2023" features in my podcast, Stop and Smell the roses and wake up and smell the coffee.
These are special picks by my editors highlighting some of the best parts of each episode.
Please enjoy the readings, stories, songs, podcast artwork and more as we revisit each selection.
Thanks again for listening and supporting this podcast. We will now end with one last musical piece to ring in the New year, Auld Lane Syne! This piece was created by Julius H (Pronounced old lang zine).
Credit for song if you choose to say more but if not will just be in the script later.
Welcome 🙋♂️,
my music 🎼🎶 is played and arranged by myself conventionally on a Yamaha Keyboard 🎹 or Synthesizer and not with a mouse on a computer 💻 !
I create my images and videos with Lexica (AI), Uni Dream (AI), Affinity Designer, Apple iMovie and Apple Motion.
If you like to support me, I would be very happy if you could leave likes 👍 comments 🖌 and a 🥂🍀 tip.
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Bonus Content! Podcast Episode 12 - Card Pull and a Thank You Shout Out!
Podcast Episode 12 BONUS – Segments 1& 2 Links
12/31/23
Other Episodes of this Podcast ~ Stop & Smell the Roses and Wake Up & Smell the Coffee:
(Segments 1 & 2) https://roseblossomtlc.com/category/podcast/ OR Podcast on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/roseblossomtlc (Segments 1 & 2)
Tarot/Oracle Card Readings check out the website: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/tarot-oracle-card-readings/
Podcast Mugs: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/mug-with-color-inside/
(Segment 1)
Links: Seg 1
John Moseley – Spirit Cards Oracle Deck; Elephant Card https://www.thespiritcards.com/
Links: Seg 2
Author of Books
Flo Aeveiva Magdalena – Sunlight on Water https://www.soulsupportsystems.org
Ani Williams – Guardians of the Dragon’s Path www.aniwilliams.com
Elia Wise – Letter to Earth https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elia-Wise/author/B001HD3AKG? ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Inna Segal – The Secret Language of Your Body https://www.innasegal.com/
Clarissa Pinkola Estes – Women Who Run With Wolves www.clarissapinkolaestes.com
Kahlil Gibran – The Prophet https://www.kahlilgibran.com/images/The%20Prophet%20Ebook%20by%20Kahlil%20Gibran
David R. Hawkins – Power vs Force: the Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior. https://veritaspub.com
Lama Tsultrim Allione – Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict www.taramandala.org
Lama Ole Nydahl – Riding the Tiger: Twenty Years on the Road – Risks & Joys of Bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West https://lama-ole-nydahl.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Tiger-Bringing-Tibetan-Buddhism/dp/0931892678
Authors of Oracle & Tarot Decks:
John Moseley – Spirit Cards Oracle Deck https://www.thespiritcards.com/
Diana Cooper – Archangel Animal Oracle Deck https://dianacooper.com/products/archangel-
animal-oracle-cards/
Alison Chester-Lambert – Greek Mythology Cards https://www.alisonchesterlambert.com/new_publication-greek_mythology_reading_cards.html
Aurther Edward Waite – The Original Rider Waite Deck of 1909 https://www.tarot.com/tarot/decks/rider
Victor La Cerva – Masculine Wisdom www.goodreads.com/book/show/77097332-masculine-wisdom
Jamie Sams & David Carson – Medicine Cards https://medicinecards.com/
Tori Hartman – Chakra Wisdom Tarot https://www.torihartman.com/
Musicians/Singer-Songwriters
Laurie McClain – CD Ascend
(Click Button)Video
Laurianne Fiorentino – CD’s When I’m An Angel lauriannefiorentino.com
Michael Kott – lauriannefiorentino.com (the cello player) & marthreich.com
Martha Reich; CD’s Starseeds, Brave Bird, Into Trees, Calling All Angels, https://marthareich.com/ marthareichsoundcloud.com/
Gregg Braden: featured on Martha Reich’s song God’s Eyes. Greggbraden.com
Ani Williams – CD’s Magdalene’s Gift & Guardians of the Dragon Path www.aniwilliams.com
Freshwater Music – Various CD’s including R. Evolution & Luna Temple / Julia Angel / Tone Freshwater https://soundcloud.com/freshwatersound
Chinmaya Dunster -CD Mindfulness; Meditation Ragas newearthrecords.com https://blog.chinmaya-dunster.com/
https://newearthrecords.com/artists/music-by-chinmaya-dunster/
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Chinmaya%20Dunster
Kalyani Marsh – CD’s -Malani – In The Heavenly Garden; Kalyani Collection soundcloud.com/kalyani-marsh
Chris Chickering – CD’s – The Resurrection of Me; The Better Side chrischickeringmusic.com/
Joanne Rand – CD Home https://joannerandmusic.com/
https://joannerand.bandcamp.com/
Other Contributers
Swami Beyondananda – wakeuplaughling.com
Poets:
• Wendy Havlir Cherry – She Gathers Beauty www.shegathersbeauty.com
• Mandy Hale – mandyhale.com
• John O’Donohue – To Bless The Space Between Us https://www.johnodonohue.com/
Bob Newhart Video: Stop It
(Click Button)Funny Video
Michelle Moore Podcast – Tik Tok Bystander Video in Michelle’s
5/24/23 Podcast: https://rumble.com/v2prvra-the-michelle-moore-show.html
⁃ Tik Tok Bystander Video – Being a Bystander: The Choice is Yours. OR cue in Bystander Piece
in Michelle Moore Podcast above 10:00-12:47
Bullying in the Workplace – workplacebullying.org
Alan Hutner – Media mentor & unseen dimension supporter
Jon Whitsell – BachiMedia – jwbachi@gmail.com; Rodecaster studio support & training; AV tech
– video & audio recording and consultation
M Designs – Graphic/Web Design, Marketing; http://www.mdesignsmarketing.com
• Molly McWilliams – co-producer with Elizabeth Rose, podcast graphic designer, editor,
inspiration/rock of Gibraltar
• Team (Angel – newsletter, Marcus – editing and other fine folks too)
Sidney Weller – studio benefactor
Kitty Preyss – unseen dimension & studio location support
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Podcast Episode 12
Music Choices from Ani Williams Guardians of the Dragon Path:
The Swan (#20) features harp & violin; high vibe
Mag Mag of the Deeps (#1) - features flute and violin
Nefer Ka Ra (#9) - features harp; low sound; illuminates flame; repeats “Nefer Ka Ra”
Stop and Smell the Roses
01/04/23
SEGMENT ONE
Whole Brain Podcast
designed to assist you in your daily creations words / music
Raise Your Frequency with the words / music
Theme: Enlightenment, Awakening, Liberation
Spiritual Traditions: Hindu, Buddhist, Christian
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Gayatri Mantra – Hindu mantra
Bodywork Instructor – Santa Fe 1985 – insisted we attend a meditation class – learned this mantra there in Hindu – “Om bhuh, bhuvah, swaha / tat savitur varenyam / bhargo devasya dhimahee / dhiyo yo nah prachodayat.”
translation in English – “Oh God, we meditate upon your Divine Light / Bestow thy Blessings Upon Us / So that our intellect becomes enlightened/ So that our consciousness rises higher and higher to the highest / Enable us to meditate, be successful in affairs of daily life and know God truth.”
David R. Hawkins Power vs Force: the Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
reading about enlightenment from his levels of human consciousness that he studied and measured enlightenment is the highest level – 700 to 1,000
Ani Williams sound-bed MP 3 Double Album Guardians of the Dragon’s Path – compilation of 20 songs
Book too – encompasses the history mystery, enchantment of a captivating journey down the Paris meridian – antiquity as a Dragon Path – network of ancient sites that existed long before scientists measured the meridian. Ani is a harpist and singer songwriter, author, sound therapist, pilgrimage guide of sacred places in France & Spain
Many other musicians on album of Dragon Path: Claudia Tulip on silver and wooden flutes; Fitzhugh Jenkins on guitar and bass, Allen Ames on viola and violin; Pablo Gabarron on Flamenco Guitar
Back to David R. Hawkins Reading on Enlightenment Level of great ones of history ~ spiritual patterns, countless have followed; associated with divinity ~ powerful inspiration ~ beings set into place energy fields which affect all of humankind
no longer the experience of an individual , personal, separate self ~ rather an identification of Self, consciousness and divinity; unmanifest is experienced as Self beyond mind; transcendence of ego; great teachings uplift the masses and raise the level of awareness. Peak of evolution of human consciousness in human realm
Grace = gift is infinite peace (undefinable beyond words); realization the sense of one’s existence transcends all of time and individuality.
no identification with body, has no fate; is seen as a tool of consciousness intervention of mind ; prime value is that of communication ~ level of non-duality ~ awareness is equally present everywhere
great works of art depicting those who have reached enlightenment, characteristically show the teacher with a specific hand position or mudra wherein the palm radiates benediction. Act of transmitting this energy field to the consciousness of humankind. To wit, the great avatars for whom the titles Lord is appropriate; Lord Krishna, Lord Buddha, and Lord Jesus Christ.
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
SEGMENT TWO
Take it up a notch and challenge you on your freedom, independence and enlightened energies today.
Readings from Lama Ole Nydal’s Riding the Tiger: Twenty years on the road, the risks and joys of bring Tibetan Buddhism to the west.
Ani Williams will provide the sound-bed for her latest CD Guardians of the Dragon’s Path. Book too! aniwilliams.com
End of Ani’s email: quote “Your voice contains the keys to well- being, creativity and liberation.”
Reading from Lama Ole’s book: intrigued, want to read the whole thing.
back of book: section on enlightenment: has two aspects ~ 1.the relative (perfecting ourselves through the six liberating actions for the benefit of all beings: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration and wisdom. Practiced by Bodhisattvas – supreme attention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of others 2. the absolute is spontaneous and effortless, without thought or hesitation – experience of subject & object in action as a totality = intuitive state automatic.
See Buddha – aspects: the great richness of enlightened mind; expresses itself in countless forms of energy and light by identifying with them in meditation & daily life. Rapidly awake our innate Buddha nature.
Books remind me of the strength of the patriarch, but not much is said about the matriarch – in Buddhist way, there are also female deities – White Umbrella, White Liberatrice (incredible power & precision – ward off death or serious accidents).
Chapter 1/Prologue: deeper appreciation; graced to meet with in early 90’s when he was in Santa Fe teaching Phowa.
Adventures were not possible if it were not for his parents (and the parents of the woman he was traveling with, Hannah). They were a constant source of inspiration and help. Also, inner transmission – close, continuous connection with Karmapa – enabled them to grow and have the ability to help others arise from meditating on Buddha aspects.
Have heard of many of these Tibetan individuals: tulkus, rinpoches, karmapas, bodhisattvas, buddhas, lamas, yogic ones, saints, holiness and dorjes.
Flo Magdalena’s book: Sunlight on Water: A Guide to Soul-full Living – soulsupportsystems.org Glossary
Absolute ~ space of infinite creation; beginning and ending are known; design accorded through truth and the soul element of creation engenders life itself; all creatures are examples of the power of creation; all life exists there; if you are representing the absolute or bringing absolution it is because you are full of the awareness that there is no right or wrong – no way for separation to continue; knowing this brings freedom from guilt; messengers for humanity ~ the holographic principal of oneness; absolution is the removing of all karma, grief, guilt, fear and separation; knowing the divinity within is a result.
Alignment ~ sequential ordering of the circuits of the body and the pathways of the psyche so there’s an agreement about the resonance, frequency or vibration; spontaneously, the person then feels or experiences a connection with other beings and states of being, sensed as oneness. For example: Attunement ~ place of vibrational balance in the levels of being. Being ~ state where there is no thought; the most direct way to know God; to feel as if the material concerns & normal necessities are a long way away; you are self-sufficient, safe, and know no limits; what you usually require is on the back burner ~ the gas is off and you can relax. Make it simple, because Being is an important piece in remembering, that you are important to the design. For the state of Being, there are no questions, only essential knowing. Choice – the single most important step in creating your reality is to choose; nothing happens without choice. Consciousness – God’s Rainbow; the visible yet invisible pathways through which creation links and expresses; your communication with the fields of order, aligns, unifies and includes you as one with all things, and is a way to practice experience your consciousness.
Reading the Glossary alone, will take up your frequency a notch as will the music of Ani Williams who is going to take us out with the song, Nefer Ka Ra from Guardians of the Dragon’s Path. Have a very wonderful and enlightened Holiday. Much Love to You. Thank You for your Presence. Bye now.
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Podcast Episode 11
Main Link for Diana Cooper: https://dianacooper.com/products/archangel-animal-oracle-cards/
Music (& Other Stuff - I.e. trainings, new book) of Ani Williams from Main Link for Ani’s website is www.aniwilliams.com
Main Link for Flo: https://www.soulsupportsystems.org
Other Episodes of this Podcast ~ Stop & Smell the Roses and Wake Up & Smell the Coffee: (Segments 1 & 2)
https://roseblossomtlc.com/category/podcast/
For Tarot/Oracle Card Readings check out the
website: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/tarot-oracle-card-readings/
MUGS: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/mug-with-color-inside/ (Segment 1)
Songs in this Podcast Episode by Ani Williams' in her Album Magdalene's gift:
(Instrumental sound bed for Seg 1)
Templars of Toulouse / Magdalene’s Gift / Songgaia Sound Productions
(Instrumental sound bed for Seg 2)
Ani Williams / Return of Venus #7 / Magdalene’s Gift / Songgaia Sound Productions
Burning Wish - Closing Track...
Les Chansons de Mystery - Bonus Track!
Stop and Smell the Roses
12/06/23
Thank you for joining me, Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of this Whole Brain Podcast designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Okay folks, it’s Episode 11, Segment One, Stop and Smell the Roses. Remind you. Why? Help you appreciate your life more – sweetness, beauty, vibrancy. No roses? Aren’t here in New Mexico, this time of the year – smell the rain or snow, appreciate the moisture, your breath, your life even if you think it sucks; trust this too shall pass ~ sunnier days, have faith, “promise of another unmade day” (see joannerandmusic.com; her Home album and listen to the song “Thanks” (where she sings that phrase, that she wrote many decades ago) at around 2:10. Home is a 1988 reissue as a debut album; was originally released before digital and was recorded as an analogue, mixed by hand. Will entertain you with a card pull from a deck I haven’t used before: Diana Cooper, Archangel Animal Oracle Cards. Pulled one for this segment and the next segment. Perfect. Share. Theme as usual and always, is to raise your frequency and to assist in the balancing of your whole brain; left – the words spoken and right brain – stimulated by the music. Lovely troubadour/harpist ~ Sedona & Southern France; Ani Williams; serenade our hearts, minds, bodies and souls; album Magdalene’s Gift.
A reminder about cute and handsome mug sale as a “way to feed two birds with one scone” ~ brilliant colleague Swami Beyondananda would say. (Swami’s website is https://www.wakeuplaughing.com) Purchase. Great holiday gift. Easily sent to a beloved. Support this podcast . Go to my website RoseBlossomTLC.com – click on Podcast or Shop: Icon. See the mug sale.
Card: Kingfisher: be patient and focused. Archangel associated is Bhokpi ~ responsible for bird kingdom and to help you connect more and receive the messages of the birds. This is what the K. Time to be clear about your heart’s desire. Set vision positively ask it comes to you in a way that brings a positive outcome for everyone. Once you have decided what you wish to bring, be prepared to be calm and patient; focus intently. Watch out for any signs from the universe; intuitions that may direct you to a course of action. Do not let thoughts waiver. Remember they are inevitably drawing your desire to you ~ as soon as within grasp, take immediate action ~ a moment for speed and energy – offer opportunity. Stay positive and grounded. Something good is coming your way. Appeal to Archangel Bhokpi. Connect and hear message clearly. Aim to raise your frequency; readings from Flo Magdalena. Her book, Sunlight on Water: A Guide to Soul Full Living ~ know more about Flo and her work and timely insights; her website is soulsupportsystems.org. Themes are to speak about core principles like living in full presence, teaching others to be vital, intention, immersion, time: living as a master. These readings are from Flo. Hear the instrumental sound bed music of Ani Williams. See albums, sound alchemy trainings and about her new book and CD Guardians of the Dragon Path on her website aniwilliams.com. Music available on her website or by going to Spotify or I-Tunes.
Song: Templars of Toulouse; sensual music honoring the beloved, featuring Mediterranean tonalities with harp, voice, violins, guitar, tablas and cymbals. About Knights Templar: “Southern France was a center for Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail legends; the KT throughout the medieval era. The Templars were said to be guarding the grail; original Christian doctrine according to MM of Bethany.” Flo’s Readings from Sunlight on Water Full Presence: Go inside yourself and feel the flame! Imagine that you are opening a gate, the feel the flame start to move. Sense where it wants to go. The flame is the truth, and where you end up is what truth is seeking, and where you want to be. You’re doing this as a visualization. Write it out, the follow it with with your feet. See where it takes you. Play with it often. Where does the flame want to go? It is going to come out. It’s going to express. Why is not possible for you to create a miracle next week? No earthly reason. Why don’t you do it? Fear? No, it’s not fear, it’s the lack of full presence. That’s all it is. It’s not some psychological problem. Say “I have the love, the intention, the clarity, the capability, the vision, the heart, the stamina, the discipline, the intelligence, the education. What’s stopping me?” Give yourself permission. Vibration of “yes.” Be in the vehicle the will make it manifest. Three points (past, present and future) = same vibration. Experience of instantaneous manifestation. End up is absolutely alive. Like a burning flame ~ everybody around feels that flame. You’re not hiding your light under a bushel basket. You’re going for it as if your life depends on it. The flame of your essence burns away the resistance. Everything is possible when it comes from flame of intention. Show people. Drop every perception of self. Important. No limits. Very valuable for you to share and speak about it, for you to empower others to live at the charge of their own consciousness. Start stating what you want, what pureness of intent is telling you. State it everywhere, verbally or nonverbally, appropriate. Have exhilarating conversations, charged with life, energy, hope, inspiration and the effectiveness of truth. Acknowledge. You know exactly. Where you are going and what you’re going to do. Nothing to stop you. Take time. Divide your being in half ~ procrastinating device. Holds thing separate. Creates very drab and boring life. Teach others to be vital: Your presence in this world is very important. Recommend you not waste one second. Teach others to be vital. Births will be simple. Rapport with their children exciting. Teach vitality, essence. Tones the being and the muscles.
Wisdom. Life. Different way. Premise that life creates union, oneness is experienced. Peace on planet. Peace means enjoyment, experiencing union, happiness; no war, violence or killing. Support life. Diminish death. Diminish illusion of separation. Imagine changes in society; mother feels union with herself and with her child. Child knows what union is before it gets out in the street. Whatever you know, let it be born. Develop it freely. Experience the flame of your calling. Pureness of your intent bings calling and knowing into being. World awaits the knowing.
Birth the flame. Live it Now. Now is the Time.
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Wake Up & Smell the Coffee
12/06/23
Here we go, episode eleven, segment two, whole brain podcast, wake up and smell the coffee, our theme; about peace. Aim is to raise your frequency up a notch and wipe away and sands from your eyes, that have seduced you into a long, sleep. Time to wake up now, folks.
First thing to share: Swan card pull. Received. Quite beautiful. The guidance from the swan: develop your regal qualities, believe in yourself; you are special. Trust your inner self. Be confident. Act with calm, peace and grace at all times; your thoughts may be working overtime, maintain a relaxed and serene exterior = equilibrium. Be charming and pleasant. Expect people to honor you and treat you with respect. If anyone oversteps the mark with you ~ make it perfectly clear this is unacceptable – prepared: will take action if necessary. Energetic pool of peace; soothe and calm everyone: pure light will facilitate good relationships ~ better decisions – wisdom, true power.
Introduce the music of Ani Williams ~ soundbed for peace from the book Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior: quote on peace by David. We’ve been going through his many levels of human consciousness; peace is way up there. Only enlightenment exceeds this characteristic Peace is fourteen of fifteen and measured at the level of six hundred out of one thousand ~ pretty high up there.
Then going to do a Reading from Flo’s book, Sunlight on Water. First from David R. Hawkins, MD PhD (deceased now). Interesting. This energy field is associated with the experience designated by such terms as transcendence, self-realization and God- consciousness. Extremely rare ~ one in 10 million. State reached – the distinction between subject and object disappear; no specific focal point of perception. Not uncommonly, individuals remove themselves from world; state of bliss ensues and precludes ordinary activity, Some become spiritual teachers; others work anonymously for the betterment of humankind. Few become great geniuses in respective fields and make major contributions to society. People are saintly; may eventually be officially designated as such, though at this level, formal religion is commonly transcended; replaced by pure spirituality; originates. Perception is sometimes reported as occurring in slow motion, suspended in time and place; nothing is stationary. Alive and radiant. World is continuously flowing. Exquisitely coordinated evolutionary dance; significance and source are overwhelming. Awesome revelation takes place non-rationally; there is infinite silence in the mind which has stopped conceptualizing. Witnessing and witnessed take on same identity. Observer dissolves into landscape and becomes equally the observed. Everything is connected to everything else, by a Presence whose power is infinite, exquisitely gentle yet rock-solid. Great works of art, music and architecture that calibrate between six and seven hundred can transport us temporarily to higher levels of consciousness; universally recognized as inspirational and timeless. That is the energy level of 600 on Peace.
Flo’s book had this to say about Peace. Repeat it (same as in Segment one ~ very end,,,paragraph begins with “Wisdom. Life.”).
End with quote from Ani William’s album Magdalene’s Gift, then will go to two of her songs to take us out:
Quote is from T.S. Elliot The Four Quartets “And all shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well. When the tongues of flame are unfolded Into the crowned knot of fire And the fire and the rose are one.”
Play another song from Ani Williams ~ find out more about her at her website aniwilliams.com
Peace Be with You
Ani Williams / Burning Wish (#4) in Aramaic / Magdalene’s Gift /
Songaia Sound Productions
Lyrics:
Oh thou, from whom the breath of life comes
Who fills all realms of sound, light and vibration
May your Light be experienced in my utmost holiest
Your heavenly domain comes
Let your will come true
Through the universe as on earth.
Ani Williams / Les Chansons du Mystere (#6) in French /
Magdalen’s Gift / Songaia Sound Productions
By Nancy Bloom
Lyrics:
Mary Magdalene as Mistress of the Elements (title of song)
These are the elements which sing
We hear them in the voice of the fire
In the voice of the air
In the voice of the water and of the earth
These are the songs of the mystery
P.S. Mention links below.
Thanks for joining me, Elizabeth Rose. Hope this Whole Brain
Podcast has assisted you in your new daily creations and has
wiped away any heavy sands that have fallen across your eyes
and has seduced you into a long sleep. Time to wake up now.
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Podcast Episode 10
Podcast Episode10 – Segment 1 – FINAL
SCRIPT Stop and Smell the Roses
11/22/23
Thank you for joining me, Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of this
Whole Brain Podcast designed to assist you in your daily
creations.
Okay folks, it’s Episode 10, Segment One,
Stop and Smell the Roses. Raise Your Frequency.
In this segment: discuss Tribal/Community Love
Segment Two, Wake Up & Smell the Coffee ~ going to take it up
a notch further; speak about Joy.
First want to tell you about Mug Sale for the holiday season. Go
to my website RoseBlossomTlC.com – click on Podcast or
Shop: lovely, cute and handsome mugs, that we have come
across. You can support this podcast and purchase a mug.
Have the choice of what color you want ~ all while on the
outside; symbols of the heart, and the roses and the coffee cup.
Color on inside of the mug and the handle is your choice. Six
different colors. White on the outside. Have the podcast
mantras. Hope you love them as much as we do
I did a card from John Moseley’s Spirit Cards Oracle Deck and
the original Rider Waite Tarot Deck.
Freshwater Tone & Julia ~ energized music Luna Temple –
sound-bed for card pull. Wolf Spirit & Heirophant.
Wildness, freedom & belonging. Vilified. Magnificent, powerful,
intelligent beings ~ teach us about how to thrive in wilderness;
live in highly organized families and social structures ~ each
individually has an equally, important role to play in the pack.
How to live in perfect balance of tribe and family.
Understanding. Responsibility is
Your own freedom: in you is a wild and free being ~ free to
explore, express; must take and do what is in alignment with
these natural instincts: may go it alone for a while. Be true to
yourself; become recognizable to others in your soul clan; they
can find you. Howl to like-minded Spirits ~ ultimately belong.
Heirophant: message to community points to deepening one’s
connection to the Divine; resonates strongly. Prayer or some
other means; connect deeply and surely with the Divine within.
Allow succinctly for Spirt, Universe or God~Goddess to guide
you.
Relax relationship with rules and structures. Do not follow
blindly.
Make you’re own rules2
Cathar quote: Church of Love from 1148
Via Facebook Sophia’s Mirror
Best embodies community or tribal love to me; in action and as
principle, core guidance.
“It does not exist in a fixed form,
but only by the mutual agreement of persons.
It has no members except for those who feel that they belong to
it.
It has no rivals because it does not nourish the spirit of
competition.
It has no ambition because it only wishes to serve.
It does not have any national boundaries because love does not
act this way.
It does not close itself off, as it tries to enrich all groups and
religions.
It respects all the great teachers of all times who revealed the
truth of love.
All who belong to it, practice the truth of love with their whole
being.
He and she, who belongs to it, knows that.
It does not try to teach others; but only tries to be and by being
to give.
It lives in the knowledge that the whole earth is a living being
and that we are part of it.
It knows that the time of the last return has arrived; the way of
self-surrender, in free will to return to unity.
It does not make itself known by loud words, but works in the
free domain of being.
It salutes all those who have enlightened the path of love and
gave their lives for it.
It does not create any ranks in its midst and no elevation of
anybody, because the one is no greater than the other.
It does not promise reward neither in this or in another life, yet
only the joy of being in that love.
Its members recognize each other by their behavior, their way of
being, by the look in their eyes and by no other external act than
to embrace each other in a brotherly and sisterly way.
They know neither fear nor shame
and their witness will always be truthful in good as in bad times.
The church of love has no secret,
has neither mystery nor initiation except for the deep knowledge
of the power of love,
as the world must change, if we as persons wish it so;
but only if firstly we change ourselves.
All those who feel that they belong to it do indeed belong.
They belong to the church of love.”
Let’s switch to the music side of this with Freshwater Tone &
Julia ~ Because this is a Whole Brain Podcast, intended to
raise your frequency. Play this song back in the day; on Santa
Fe based radio show; Like the message. Still relevant today.
Chorus: Media, Radio & Television ~ we’re gonna have a
revolution! We will surround you with our eyes.”
Freshwater: Tone & Julia / R.Evolution / R.Evolution
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Freshwater – Tone & Julia / R.Evolution / R.Evolution
Lyrics – 11/22/2023
Wella, wella, wella, well
Confusion strikes that’s all I know
But if we do not turn around
The ship I say
We will have nowhere to go
Why did she sing so sadly, we say
Cause he will not find another way
And if I had my way
I would burn it down to the ground
Ultimate giver of life
We were not meant to harm her
But when you take the knife
And cut her down
She will only smile at you
Cause you know
Not what you do
No, you know
Not what you do
Unless you happen
To be one of the wise
Maybe you will not see
When the time is right
Media, radio and television
We’re gonna have a revolution
Multi-national corporations
You have no morals
But you have guns
And you have won
But what good will they do you
Can you eat your gold?
For what have sold, your soul
When the rest of us find out
What you’ve been doing
We will surround you with our eyes
And arise
And the might of the many numbers
Will not be held down
Arise in the masses, we will go
And stand in front of the capitol
And say yo
Media, radio, and television.
We’re gonna have a revolution
Indigenous People
Black and White
Red and Yellow
We are all one
One tribe, one nation worldwide
They are so few
What will they do
When we are knocking
At their door
We won’t take it anymore
Arise in the masses, we will go
And stand in front of the capitol
And say yo
Media, radio, and television
We’re gonna have a revolution
Unless you happen to be
One of the wise
Maybe you won’t see
When the time is right
Media, radio, and television
We’re gonna have a revolution
I love my country
But I do not love war
Write your Congressman
And tell him
What you are standing for.
Podcast Episode10 – Segment 2 – FINAL
SCRIPT
Wake Up & Smell the Coffee
11/22/23
Episode ten, segment two, whole brain podcast, wake up and
smell the coffee, definitely going to take it up a notch and
challenge you to raise your frequency. Going into the domain
Joy.
Simple reminder, wonderful lovely mugs for holiday sale. You
can go to my link on my website roseblossomtlc.com. Click on
podcast or shop, will see the icon for the mugs for sale. You
have a choice of six different colors on the inside and on the
handle. Mugs in general are white on the outside. They have
the podcast mantras and the symbols of the heart, roses, and
coffee cups. All of that is very elegantly printed on the outside of
the cu[. Hope you love them as much as we do and will enjoy
them for the holiday season and well beyond. Go to
roseblossomtlc.com and get your mug there.
Felt the place to start was from the book Power vs.
Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human
Behavior by David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD. We’ve been talking a
lot about the human levels of consciousness; David studied. Joy
is above Love; only proceeded by peace and enlightenment.
“Love becomes more unconditional, begins to be experienced
as inner joy. Isn’t the sudden joy of a pleasurable turn of events,
rather a constant accompaniment to all activities. Joy arises
from within each moment of existence, rather than from any
other source. Level of healing & spiritually-based self help
groups. Domain of Saints and advanced spiritual students and
healers. A capacity for enormous patience & persistence of a
positive attitude in the face of prolonged adversity is
characteristic of this energy field. The hallmark of this state is
compassion. People who have attained this level have a notable
affect ~ the world one sees is illuminated by the exquisite
beauty and perfection of creation. Everything happens
effortlessly by synchronicity and the world and everything in it is
seen as an expression of love and divinity. Individual will
merges into divine will ~ a presence is felt whose power
facilitates phenomena outside conventional expectations of
reality, termed miraculous by the ordinary observer. Phenomena
~ represent the power of energy field. Near death experiences,
characteristically transformative, frequently allowing people to
experience the energy levels of joy and peace. A desire to use
ones’s state of consciousness for the benefit of life itself; this
capacity to love many people simultaneously is accompanied by
the discovery that the more one loves, the more one can love.”
Blew my socks off when I read it this morning. Hope it’s blowing
off your socks.
We get to dive deep into two prophetic decks:
The Spirit Cards Oracle Deck by John Moseley was about Plant
Spirit – always here supporting us. Food, medicine or the shade
of a tree. Our lives are completely intertwined & interdependent
with the plant kingdom. Thank Plant Spirit for providing for our
needs. John Muir quote: “the clearest way into the Universe, is
through a forest wilderness.” Call to nature. Healers from many
traditions know that plants speaks to us, if we know how to
listen. Plants are integral, intelligent. Have only begun to
discover their intelligence and awareness.
Message from the plant kingdom is this: take time to honor;
listen and learn. Ally and support. Same intelligence that is
constantly creating and growing is at work for you too. You can
trust in this Intelligence and know that everything is always in
the process of restoration and perfect balance. Ask Plant Spirit
a question; answer will come in some way. Go to a tree, a plant
or flower and sit with it. Understand this is an individual; you can
communicate with it. Experience the plants perspective. Give it
a compliment; plants love this.
I remember, there were experiments about plants; that was very
true ~ they thrive when you talk with them. Merging will produce
more Joy in your life.
The Rider Waite Tarot Deck – five cards (King of Pentacles, 8 of
Swords, Knight of Cups, The World, the 6 of Wands) just
jumped out of the deck. I will deliver the message:
With joy, stand your ground, lead with steadfastness and your
loyalty to love; do not fear being trapped. It’s all an illusion.
Vision and advancement will come from standing your ground,
leading with steadfastness and seeing the World as balanced
and Victorious. Take advantage of this new opportunity; proceed
with caution, take your time; give equal balanced attention on all
realms of existence (emotional, physical, spiritual, mental).
Maintain consistency throughout life, once this has been
achieved. Examine the situation carefully; entrapment may be
caused by you and your own insecurities, fears and doubts.You
may continue to be blocked; expression: your own worst enemy.
We are going to move forward with the music of Tone
Freshwater & his song Dancing Prayers. Drumming. I really love
it.
Signifies by our elders that our prayers are enhanced by
singing, dancing, and gathering.
Lyrics to Dancing Prayers:
“The elder ones told me, If you want to make your prayers
stronger, you sing them. And then he said, if you want to make
your prayers even stronger, you dance them, dance them,
dance them.”
Thanks for joining me, Elizabeth Rose. Hope this Whole Brain
Podcast has assisted you in your new daily creations and has
wiped away any heavy sands that have fallen across your eyes
and has seduced you into a long sleep. Time to wake up now.
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Other Episodes of this Podcast ~ Stop & Smell the Roses and Wake Up & Smell the Coffee:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/category/podcast/
OR Podcast on Rumble:
https://rumble.com/user/roseblossomtlc
MUGS:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/mug-with-color-inside/
Power Vs. Force:
The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior ~ on Joy! by David R. Hawkins, M.D., PhD
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/power-vs-force-the-hidden-determinants-of-human-behavior-by-david-r-hawkins/248207/utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=us_dsa_general_custom
For Tarot/Oracle Card Readings check out the
website:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/tarot-oracle-card-readings/
The Spirit Cards Oracle Deck / Plant Spirit: Art and Text by John Moseley:
https://www.thespiritcards.com/product-page/spirit-cards-oracle-deck
Plant Spirit - Card #16 https://www.thespiritcards.com/recent-works?pgid=jcss9kbi-48e2db64-
b356-4571-9dd9-6c4c1d24e45a
Rider Waite Tarot Deck / Queen of Wands, Knight of Pentacles, Knight of Cups, 8 of Swords
and The World Cards
https://www.tarot.com/tarot/decks/rider
Freshwater Music: SoundCloud.com (Graphic of folks gathered & Dancing!)
Tone / Dancing Prayers
https://soundcloud.com/tone-freshwater/dancing-prayers-1?
si=b0836bc021ab4054a82854125dbc42de&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_camp
The Spirit Cards Oracle Deck / Wolf Spirit: Art and Text by John Moseley: https://www.thespiritcards.com/product-page/spirit-cards-oracle-deck
Wolf Spirit - Card #18:
https://www.thespiritcards.com/recent-works?pgid=jcss9kbi-20f469f2-1584-4f8a-afb5-d8dd80a4acb2
Rider Waite Tarot Deck / Heirophant: https://www.tarot.com/tarot/decks/rider
https://www.tarot.com/tarot/cards/the-hierophant/rider
Cathars: https://www.cathar.info/
https://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/p.php?key=montsegur)
Freshwater Music: SoundCloud.com
Tone & Julia
https://soundcloud.com/freshwatersound/sets/live-luna-temple?
si=92cf746110294a74b2a60c7444268355&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campa
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Podcast Episode 9
Theme(s): Change and Love
Related Links:
MUGS: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/mug-with-color-inside/
Other Episodes of this Podcast ~ Stop & Smell the Roses and Wake Up & Smell the
Coffee:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/category/podcast/
Or on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/roseblossomtlc
OR on for Tarot/Oracle Card Readings check out the
website: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/tarot-oracle-card-readings/
The Spirit Cards Oracle Deck / Frog Spirit: Art and Text by John Moseley:
https://www.thespiritcards.com/product-page/spirit-cards-oracle-deck
Greek Mythology Cards by Alison Chester Lambert:
https://www.alisonchesterlambert.com/new_publication-greek_mythology_reading_cards.html=
Elia Wise: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780609605264
Laurie McClain’s Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRlgIrXLro&list=OLAK5uy_klmWBQ4DD8pEnckGKaZ4hUKUXmZtIiBWE&index=11
Stop and Smell the Roses
Thank you for joining me, Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of this Whole Brain Podcast designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Okay folks, it’s Episode 9, Segment One, Stop and Smell the Roses. The Theme, very simply said, is Change and Love. Big Subjects. Mug Sale: lovely, cute and handsome mugs, that we have come across. You can support this podcast and purchase a mug. Have the choice of what color you want ~ all while on the outside; symbols of the heart, and the roses and the coffee cup. Color on inside of the mug and the handle is your choice. Six different colors. Go to my website roseblossomtlc.com. Click on links to podcast or shop ~ you’ll see an icon ~ will give you all the instructions.
I did a card pull about change ~ I’ve added the words transmutation, transition, transformation and alchemy ~ feel like change is related to all. Four cards flew out of the Greek Mythology Reading Cards ~ was able to piece them together very quickly into a message. Hydra, Laertes, The Morai, and Hestia. Whatever your challenges may be – job related, relationship, health ~ with unusual faithfulness and uncommon loyalty, you can tackle any of these challenges with a thoughtful, new, in-depth approach and you will eventually overcome any complications or difficulties. You get to think out of the box. Very helpful if you don the total belief in this process in a positive way and believe in a positive future. This will bring contentment towards you and will more likely help you manifest what you hope to achieve. Value the moment and get the best out of it ~ that was a message from frog medicine from Episode eight… don’t just go through these changes but stop and smell the roses and appreciate them, stop and look what’s happening. Don’t just grin and bear these changes. This is pretty rare what we’re going through. And through that process your confidence and fortune will grow accordingly. Hestia says to cultivate your inner fire, the quiet dignity; listen to the quiet flame within you; best to cultivate alone, this inner fire; you will be able to listen and see anew, new ways to face these challenges. In the late 1990’s, this book, Letter to Earth by Elia Wise came my way. Section where she speaks about transmutation, transition, transformation ~ really appreciate. A culmination to share with you: through purposeful action, there will be subtle but potent conceptual and energetic changes. Through embracing this feeling, this notion, of this energy of transformation one expands their awareness, one forces their values to reorganize and helps us to integrate systems and to change our structures and behaviors fundamentally so that transfiguration and manifestation can flow. Go with the flow. Do not resist change. Getcha in trouble. Let’s switch to the music side of this with Laurie McClain ~ she’s going to play her uncommon song, Angry Ways. Laurie doesn’t play many songs like this. Anger, like fear, can be constructive and not destructive. Can be a good motivator. Especially in times of social injustice, inequality, victimization and the creation of good boundaries. You need a little hutzpah. Anger is destructive when it becomes resentful, main motivator is frustration; leads to hatred and rage; very erosisve corruption to your Spirit. Because this is a Whole Brain Podcast, intended to raise your frequency, we don’t want you to do that. Use your anger in good ways. Love how Laurie jams in this music. She uses the anger to propel herself out of a situation, to think quick on her feet. Here it is. Laurie McClain, Angry Ways from her album Ascend.
Lyrics to Laurie McClain/Angry Ways/Ascend
Well, you got pretty red roses
That I can’t deny
An old familiar twinkle
In your eye
But that twinkle is fickle
And the roses already died
And before the petals fall
You’ll be making me cry
I know you would
Once upon a time
On another astral plane
I cried lonely tears
Calling out your name
But what can I say now
Everything has changed
Since you killed my love for you
With your angry ways
I loved you with the passion
Of all my heart and soul
I gave you all I had
I let you take control
At first you were so sweet and kind
But it wasn’t too long
Before I saw your Mr. Hyde
Maybe there’s a lesson
That we both can learn
As we started here
Watching our bridges burn
And it’s too late for our love
But baby next time
Could you soften your heart
I’m going to toughen up mine.
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Podcast Episode 9 – Segment 2 – FINAL SCRIPT
Wake Up & Smell the Coffee
Episode nine, segment two, whole brain podcast, wake up and smell the coffee, theme is about love, cause it’s such a talked about subject worldwide; gonna start to chew it off a little bit.
You will Love my mugs; because we have these wonderful, lovely mugs for sale. You can go to my link on my website roseblossomtlc.com. Click on podcast or shop, will see mugs for sale. You have a choice of six different colors on the inside and on the handle. Mugs in general are white on the outside. They have the podcast mantra and the symbols of the heart, roses, and coffee cups. Could be a teacup. Whatever suits your fancy. Hope you love them as much as we do and will enjoy them for the holiday season and well beyond. Go to roseblossomtlc.com and get your mug there. Felt the place to start was from the book Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD ~ now deceased. Love made it in the top five of fifteen human behaviors he studied and tested. This is what he says about love. Love by the way is followed by three other characteristics: joy, peace and enlightenment. Those are the energy levels above love. Love ranks at the five hundred level ~ is characterized by the development of a love that is unconditional, unchanging and permanent. Doesn’t fluctuate. Its’source isn’t dependent on external factors, Loving is a state of being. It is a forgiving, nurturing and supportive way of relating to the world. Love isn’t intellectual and doesn’t precede the mind. Love eminates from the heart. It has the capacity to uplift others and accomplish great feats because of its’ purity. Love takes no position and thus is global, rising above separation. It is then possible to be one with another, for there are no longer any barriers. Love is therefore inclusive and expands the sense of self progressively. Love focuses on the goodness of life in all its’ expressions and augments that which is positive. It dissolves negativity, by re-contextualizing it rather than attacking it. Listen to that several times if you would. There’s a lot to that.
We get to dive deep into the world of the Scorpio. Scorpio season, the Day of the Dead. I was born at Webb Air Force Base, which is no longer there, in Big Spring Texas on November 2, 1959. Scorpios are known for their ability to go with change and transformation, for sure. My co-producer challenged me to speak into a true Lifestory ~ change and love represented /experienced. Going to share…some parameters ~ a leap of faith, perhaps was uncomfortable, seen as negative, Also, what opportunities presented itself afterwards from this experience. My partner and I most definitely reorganized our values, changed our structures and behaviors, so that transfiguration and manifestation could again flow.
We had become so stagnant ~ no brainer ~ required a lot of hutzpah. Took place about nine years ago, with my partner of twenty years. Had done a weekly radio show in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was very proud of that and very happy to be involved, however it took over, like a vine, our life. I used to joke, how the CD’s and books in our home just took over. We did find a place in which we could separate home from office ~ was really good, really a relief that that happened.
When you’re in relationship that long you do, you must take leaps of faith ~ it is required if you’re going to keep your love alive. My partner and I saw and very truthfully and honestly shared our experiences, and both concluded our personal relationship had become very stagnant and stale and how could we change that ~ we felt the best way to change that, was to allow another person into our intimate life. After we decided this, the doors for me, opened up very quickly. I very much needed this change, probably more than my partner. It was his full blessing ~ him allowing me to deeply submerse myself in this energy that allowed for me to feel I had nothing to hide, to be ashamed of. Nothing to deny. I could embrace it all and be embraced by it all. I was forever changed and am forever grateful.
Without being above board, I couldn’t have experienced what I did, as a result. Of course, we both knew we were taking a leap of faith. This would take strength, truth-telling, honestly and sharing ~ not super easy. And yet, doors opened for me. This exchange was very easy for me. I knew, for myself that I needed to break out and needed to be with another person to experience I different side of myself. I was very concerned after because it was for only two days, that I would ever be able to have this experience again. That was a sad truth that came out of this conscious love relationship ordeal. I wondered if I was ever going to be worthy to receive the kind of affection and attention from another as beautiful on every level. Well, I did get to experience this for four to five years. Was with another gentleman. We were on and off, but I felt like the search was over. What happened previously was the springboard for allowing me to step onto the platform of searching, but not searching for my true love. I really felt that I had found my true love and this was expressed in many ways, but one of them was through our lovemaking, Quite the risk. We had many breakthroughs ~ many moments of discovering our sovereignty. Changed us forever. Not for everybody. But for some. You really do need to break free from your relationship to experience a deeper part of yourself. I would support you in being very truthful, honest, up front and not be secretive with your partner ~ will make all the difference in the world. I can guarantee that.
Truth-telling, sovereignty, breakthrough, expansion of awareness, reorganization of values, changing the structures and behaviors to allow for transfiguration and manifestation to allow for a greater flow: were some of the greatest gifts. We did part ways a couple years later. Always remained very good friends up until his crossing over. He did die in January of 2020 from complications of ALS. That was very difficult. Love does continue. Sometimes it transforms or transmutes.
We are going to move forward with Laurie McClain. I love how she declared at the age of six to her family, that she was going to be a singer when she grew up ~ can’t you just see that ~ if we all knew and declared how we were going to express ourselves when we grew up, I do think we’d be further along. I’ve always loved this song. It’s called Ascend. I’m not a musician. Not so sure about the frequency ~ seems kind of low frequency, but love the lyrics of this song ~ See where it takes you ~ much love – enjoy.
Lyrics: Laurie McClain/Ascend/Ascend
All of these people around us
Moving through space and time
There are no earthly words
That solve the riddle of our lives
I want to feel your spirit
Touching mine
Make the precious connection
Look deep into each other’s eyes
Move in the same direction
I don’t want to fall in love
I don’t want to fall again,
I want to ascend
In love
Life’s a mystery, a miracle
A maze we all go through
And there’s so many ways
From which to choose
I’ve been down in some darker places
I got nothin’ to hide
I’m learning to look inside
For the Light
You say that you love me
Do you know what that means
‘Cause where I want to go
Love is everything
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Other Episodes of this Podcast ~ Stop & Smell the Roses and Wake Up & Smell the
Coffee:
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Seg 1:
Episode 2: Stop & Smell the Roses / More what on Whole Brain Podcast means:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/2023/07/17/podcast-episode-two/
The Spirit Cards Oracle Deck / Frog Spirit: Art and Text by John Moseley:
https://www.thespiritcards.com/product-page/spirit-cards-oracle-deck
OR on for Tarot/Oracle Card Readings check out the
website: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/tarot-oracle-card-readings/
Rosie’s Ruminations: The Nature of Calling
https://roseblossomtlc.com/2019/01/20/the-nature-of-the-calling/
Laurie McClain’s Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Z_Zy5eqOmhM&list=OLAK5uy_klmWBQ4DD8pEnckGKaZ4hUKUXmZtIiBWE&index=1
Seg 2:
Inna Segal / The Secret Language of your Body / Propensity to becoming a
Workaholic https://www.innasegal.com/
www.goodreads.com/book/show/77097332-masculine-wisdom Victor La Cuerva (Victor
doesn’t have his own website).
Masculine Wisdom / Pathfinder Card (Journey_
Laurie McClain’s Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ULaNwR8ZXbI&list=OLAK5uy_klmWBQ4DD8pEnckGKaZ4hUKUXmZtIiBWE&index=4
Podcast Episode 8 – Segment 1 – Final Script:
Stop and Smell the Roses
10/23/23
Hello, thank you for joining me, Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of
this Whole Brain Podcast designed to assist you in your daily
creations.
Ok here we go, folks. Episode number eight, Stop and Smell
the Roses, Segment One.
Three Reminders:
Whole-brain podcast: more about that in Episode two.
Encourage, empower, stimulate through music
Ending each segment
MUGS for Sale: please look for link on my newsletter and
website: RoseBlossomTLC.com under podcast, shop; new
mugs for sale.
Have the symbol of the coffee, the hearts, roses on it.
Awesome. Come in 6 different colors. You get to choose. Colors
on handle and inside mug. Very handsome and cute. We just
love them! Co-producer, Molly, helped and inspired me.
Plugging her.
Reading: Spirit Cards Oracle Deck by John Moseley. Frog
Spirit.
Cleansing, Transition, Change. Message is: Constant, Teaches
one to let go, trust and to just not try to get through these times,
but to actually embrace and grow, appreciate the experience.
Raise your frequency. Change in perspective.
Cleanse yourself physically and emotionally, purge toxins from
your bodies through diet, herbal baths and plant remedies, but
also honor the natural process of emotional catharsis. Shed
tears. Release.
Transition!
Embrace this stage. Know in your journey you will continue to
land in the right place at the right time…when that time comes.
Changes are unsettling and challenging.
Stay focused. Take the leap. The next one will be revealed.
Again, cleanse your body, mind and spirit of any toxic or
negative energies, activities or people.
Frog medicine adopts the spirit of adventure. Change is about
adventure. Take one leap at a time.
Rosie’s Rumination on my website RoseBlossomTLC.come:
The Nature of Calling. John O’Donohue BlessThe Space
Between Us ~ A Passage
What work is really intended to be: a calling.
“The nature of the calling can change over time, taking a person
down pathways never anticipated. The calling opens new
territories within the heart; this in turn deepens the calling itself.
The faces of the calling change; what at the beginning seemed
simple and clear can become ambivalent and complex as it
unfolds. To develop a heart that is generous and equal to this
complexity is the continual challenge of growth. This is the
creative tension that dwells at the heart of vocation. One is
urged and coaxed beyond the pale regions into rich territories of
risk and promise.
It is devastating to feel trapped in a form of life where you feel
utterly misplaced and all your effort is labored, everything you
do is done against the grain. You take no joy or pleasure in what
you do, and your heart is haunted by alternative lives you will
never have. When you feel like this it can make for a resentful
and bitter life – a life where you are neither seen nor understood
for much of the time – and your gifts remain locked away, never
to emerge. It is clearly time to change what you are doing,
perhaps sacrifice the familiar in order to find your true calling.
Such change can utterly transform your life. It is such a relief
and joy to find the calling that expresses and incarnates your
spirit. When you find that you are doing what you love, what you
were brought here to do, it makes for a rich and contented life.
You have come into rhythm with your longing. Your work and
action emerge naturally; you don’t have to force yourself. Your
energy is immediate. Your passion is clear and creative. A new
calling can open the door into the house of vision and
belonging. You feel at home in your life; heart and hearth are
one.”
Feminine voices. Song by Laurie McClain. Have not forgotten
about Laurie. She is a True Spirit, a Singer songwriter.
Announced to her family at age six Pop music of late 60’s
carried a heavy does of fold music. Laurie gravitated to that
sound. Born August 1 in Los Angeles, California. Family moved
to Lincoln, Nebraska where Laurie played for over a decade at
local clubs before she began touring on the national folk circuit
and playing house concerts, festivals and coffee houses. Laurie
moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997.
Here’s the song from her album, Ascend. The song you’re going
to hear Rosey Glasses – Love song. Change in perspective and
attitude. Indian Summer – New Mexico. Hot during the day,
yellow leaves on trees. Wonderful. Phenomenon. Taking a leap
of faith. Whirlwind romance.
Lyrics to Rosey Glasses
I bought some rose colored glasses
at the Mission Thrift Shop
I was almost driving by
when something told me to stop
49 cents and the world
looks so much better
I’m always looking
for cheap treasure
Then I drove to your house
to see if your light was on
I even parked
and walked up to your door
I could hear you inside
singing my favorite song
but it didn’t sound
the way it did before
our whirlwind romance
never had a chance
lasted from autumn
to the very first snow
I hardly got a memory
to hurt about
just the pain
of fallen high hopes
I heard it in a song
that love is all you need
and I know in my soul
that’s the truth
and the best things
in life are free
and once I wished
I could have shared
those things with you
tomorrow when the sun shines
I’m gonna put my rosy glasses
the weatherman said
it’s gonna be 65
that’s Indian summer in November in Nebraska
I’m gonna breathe in deep
and go back in time
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Podcast Episode 8 – Segment 2 – FINAL Script
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
10/23/23
Ok folks, here we go, Episode Eight, Segment two, Wake up
and Smell the Coffee ~ Theme: Achieving a More Balanced
Work Life.
Gonna take it up a notch and challenge you.
Reminder about the Mugs for Sale. Links at my
Website: RoseBlossomTLC.com and
Latest Newsletter.
Get you thinking Think Twice.
Inna Segal The Secret Language of Your Body. Propensity to
be a Workaholic?
Never still, always busy?
Difficulty saying no?
World end?
Please everyone?
Feeling torn in different directions?
Carry the archetype of the slave?
Often feel like the victim?
Questions to ask yourself.
So, here’s a quote from Masculine Wisdom by Victor La Cerva,
MD and the Pathfinder Card chosen for you. Inquire deeply
about your work. Not about deciding on an occupation, but how
to use your energy in a balanced way. Hunters and gatherers
only worked 3 hours per day to meet basic needs. Many do not
do the same work for a lifetime, but explore more than one
career. Perhaps you have found the right path, but work too
much. Is success at work worth failure at home? Does your
work add to your suffering? Are you seeking, searching,
questing for work that will make you content? Does work honor
your strength and beauty or does it feel like relentless pressure
and erosion of spirit?
On a lifelong journey towards wholeness. You cannot, not
evolve. Childhood innocence. Uphill pilgrimage. Curious
ignorance and instincts. Do you acknowledge and heed to deep
restlessness? Routine can be a killer of spirit. Create change or
get on the open road? Research phase, collecting data, good
decisions and enough head information. Now ask your heart
what to do. Joys of adventure ~ freedom, excitement, discovery
to cut through the confusion of your mind. Invitation to journey
soon. Concept of pilgrimage is ancient’ a time of being an open
mirror of emptiness. Difficulties may develop inner strength and
the courage to create solutions. Physical pilgrimages provide
opportunities for inner explorations. Journeys are not about
denial or escaping. Getting out in the world, reconnects you with
nature and the path of inner truth. A dwelling of your most
cherished dreams and hopes.
Journal? Ask yourself.
What nurtures you and helps you grow?
Schedule an adventure for yourself.
Go someplace new. Even overnight. Take a trip.
We’re going to close with a Fun song by Laurie McClain from
her Ascend album. Have more Fun, more joy. Invite some crazy
ride.
Some Forgotten Dare Enjoy.
Thanks for joining me, Elizabeth Rose. It is my hope that this
whole brain podcast has assisted you in your new daily
creations, and I hope it has wiped away any heavy sands which
have fallen across your eyes and seduced you into a long, long
sleep. Time to wake up now!
Lyrics
Laurie McClain Some Forgotten Dare
it seems you’ve lived a lifetime
in just a few short years
so much intensity
in your laughter and your tears
have you ever thought
about slowing down
taking a real good look around
letting things happen naturally
you are so much like me
it’s like we’re on some crazy
ride at a fair
flying around in circles
never going anywhere
feeling kind of sick
and a little bit scared
all for some forgotten dare
everything you want
is always a minute away
traveling the speed of sound
keeping consequence at bay
but there’s a sadness
inside of you
you’re trying hard to hide
you never stick around
long enough to let it show
it’s clear to me cause I know
well I’m getting too old
now I want to come down
what do you say we jump
the next time we’re near the ground
if we could make it off this midway
lose these barkers and these clowns
I think there’s something
better to be found
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Martha Reich – http:/www.marthareich.com (Music) (Seg 1 & 2)
Theme(s): Fear and Faith
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Martha Reich – https://www.marthareich.com (Music) (Seg 1 & 2)
Stop and Smell the Roses
10/11/23
Hello, thank you for joining me, Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of this Whole Brain Podcast designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Ok here we go, folks. Episode number seven, Stop and Smell the Roses, Segment One; More on “Fear & Faith.” Why? Because I was led to say more about Fear and Faith. And many of you have give me a lot of feedback about Fear and Faith, so we’re going to go into more about Fear and Faith. Before I run thru the list, I just want to say, that some of the benefits of Fear: it can be a good motivator and it can lead us out of danger. There were several acronyms in my community anyway, which there were acronyms of Fear being circulated.
FEAR – False Evidence Appearing Real – F E A R
Fear everything and run.
Here’s the 3rd one. FEAR – Face everything and rise.
That’s the one I like the most cause it does segue well with Faith. Before I list the many fears we may have, we’re gonna have some background music by Martha Reich. Buddha Blue Piano Instrumental. This song, Buddha Blue, I believe, if I remember correctly is about the death of her beloved cat, whose name was Buddha; maybe it was Buddha Blue…I don’t remember.
This is a very sweet song by Martha Reich.
Okay, here’s your list:
Fear of Judgment
Fear of Opinions of what other’s think of you
Fear of Vulnerability
Fear of Commitment / Union / Being Smothered
Fear of Loss
Fear of Making the wrong choice
Fear of Making Decisions
Fear of Missing Out
Fear of Not Knowing / Uncertainty
Fear of Being Left Out
Fear of Not Being Good Enough
Fear of Loosing our Faculties / Fear of Aging / Fear of Dying / Fear of Death
Fear of Rejection / Abandonment
Fear of Joy/Bliss Fear of Freedoms being taken away
Fear of not Being in Control
Fear of Letting Go
Fear of Trusting Our Destiny / Or trusting the Guidance our Higher Self / Trusting Another or Fear of trusting Oneself
Fear of Truth
Fear of Leaving Poverty
Fear of Abundance
Fear of the Other / our perceived enemies
Fear of Speed/ Acceleration
And there’s the many phobias that we have as well. List of Fears that were brought to my attention.
I’m gonna end this segment with song by Martha Reich. To remind you, Martha Reich is a multi instrumentalist, Santa Fe based singer songwriter; She has performed around the world. She’s originally from New England and was called to music when she relocated to Santa Fe in 1999 where she has released 5 CD’s. She has received many awards and she is often compared to Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez. To add to this, Martha’s songs posses exquisite poetry. They capture the depth of personal and universal subjects while tapping into something true and real for all that listen deeply with their minds as well as their hear. Her songs are inspired by the contradictions of everyday life and they are anchored by the truth and beauty of nature’s elements.
Here’s the song from her 2018 award winning album, Brave Bird. The song you’re going to hear So Brave, which really seemed to fit into our segment that we’re talking about here on fear…because one does need bravery or courage to exit from Fear. I recommend you that you listen to this song very closely, Here it is:
Lyrics to So Brave
I held my breath like a Christmas tree
Before it’s cut down on that sacred eve
All I wanted was to never be found
So I would never make one single sound
I held my breath like a lullaby
Perched in a branch just a little too high
All I wanted was to sing
I was too afraid of so many things
The birds they’ll take it all away
Every hurt that you’ve ever sustained
Now you’re riding that tidal wave just trying to be so brave
Held my breath like a flickering flame
Underneath the thunderstorms and the rain
All I wanted was to kiss the sky
But I was too afraid that I might die
The birds they’ll take it all away
Everything that made you so afraid
And now you’re riding that tidal wave
Just trying to be so brave
But every breath that I never take and every time I made a little mistake
Oh I was dying just trying to be
I held my breath like a butterfly’s wings
Sewn together by a little string
All I wanted was to fly away
I was too afraid so I stayed
The birds they fly every day
No matter what anyone says
And I’m going to be just like those birds
Just you wait and see
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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
10/11/23
Ok folks, here we go, Episode number seven, segment two, Wake up and Smell the Coffee ~ gonna take it up a notch and raise your frequency in this Segment. Not that we didn’t do that in the first, but you know we’re talking about a heavy subject: Fears & Faith. Why are we doing this again? Several of my co-hearts pointed out to me many more fears, that I felt, through my dream life, I would offer up this segment as a prayer. In terms of faith, it seems that much of the direction in which I am being pointed to, that our faith is in the unseen dimensions. It comes in the form of prayer often. Prayers from Love and Trust and Courage, and Letting Go of our Mind. Prayers for Strength.These are samples of individual or energies that one may pray to.
We are going to offer up all of the Fears in a Face Everything and Rise Energy. We’re going to offer them up in a Prayer to all those individuals. For those that have ears to hear.
Here we go:
Dear Ones
Dear Higher Self
Dear Divine Intelligence
Ancestors, Animal Spirits, Power Animals,
God, Great Mystery, Universe
Dear Four Directions, including the Center
Dear Star Systems, Elementals and Planet
Dear Gem, Color, Mineral Spirits
Dear Ascended Masters like Jesus
Dear Goddesses like Sophia and Jean d’Arc
And other Gods and Creators and Creatresses
Dear Saints
Dear Love Vibe
Dear Angels and Archangels
Did you know, this is just a little trivia, 69% or 2/3rds of the American public believes in angels, heaven and the power of prayer. And 79% of Americans believe in God or a Higher Power. That’s quite significant. Pray. Everyday. Pray. You may feel a resonance with some of the Energies that we called forth.
Kahlil Gibran ~ I want to read a quote from his book; because he speaks very lovingly, from this book called The Prophet, which awarded him the American bestselling author place in the early 20’s when his book was published. The Prophet speaks on love, marriage and children, on giving, on eating and drinking, on work, on prayer, on pleasure, on beauty, on religion, on death. So, here’s a little quote from The Prophet on Prayer that I felt was very sweet and I wanted to share it with you.
“Speak to Us of Prayer.”
“You pray in your distress and in your need;
Would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. For what is prayer but the expansion of yourself into living ether?” And he goes on to say, “I cannot teach you how to pray in words. God listens not to your words, save when He Himself utters them through your lips. And I cannot teach you the prayer of the seas and the forests and the mountains. But you who are born of the mountains and the forests and the seas can find their prayer in your heart, if you but listen in the stillness of the night…” That is an excerpt from Kahlil Gibran’s book The Prophet, and I encourage you to get it.
We’re going to close with a song by Martha Reich. It’s a cover called Calling All Angels originally put together by Jane Sieberry and inspired by an individual who had this to say to her; “ in this troubled world sometimes we need some help from the heavens to make our way.” In this song, there are several Saints that are often spoken of; especially in Jane Sieberry & K.D. Lang’s version of this song, Calling All Angels. I’m going to add some of the Saints in Martha’s version. Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah, Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica, Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla, Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir.
Here’s the song, Calling All Angels from Martha Reich. And you can see the links below for where you can purchase this music and also places where you can listen to her music. Martha Reich. Enjoy. Thanks for joining me, Elizabeth Rose. It is my hope that this whole brain podcast has assisted you in your new daily creations, and I hope it has wiped away any heavy sands which have fallen across your eyes and seduced you into a long, long sleep. Time to wake up now!
Lyrics
Martha Reich – Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry Cover)
a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries
and high above the church bells start to ring
and as the heaviness the body oh the heaviness settles in
somewhere you can hear a mother sing
then it’s one foot then the other as you step out onto the road
how much weight? how much weight?
then it’s how long? and how far?
and how many times before it’s too late?
calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don’t leave me alone
calling all angels
calling all angels
we’re cryin’ and we’re hurtin’
and we’re not sure why…
and every day you gaze upon the sunset
with such love and intensity
it’s almost…it’s almost as if
if you could only crack the code
then you’d finally understand what this all means
but if you could…do you think you would
trade in all the pain and suffering?
ah, but then you’d miss
the beauty of the light upon this earth
and the sweetness of the leaving
calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don’t leave me alone
callin’ all angels
callin’ all angels
we’re tryin’
we’re hopin’
we’re hurtin’
we’re lovin’
we’re cryin’
we’re callin’
’cause we’re not sure how this goes
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Martha Reich – http:/www.marthareich.com (Music) (Seg 1 & 2)
Gregg Braden – http:/www.greggbraden.com (Seg 2)
Inna Segal – https://www.innasegal.com/ (The Secret Language of your Body) (Seg 1 & 2)
Tori Hartman – https://www.torihartman.com/ (Chakra Wisdom Tarot) (Seg 1 & 2)
+ Bob Newhart – “Stop It” (Funny Video: “Fear of: being buried alive in a box.”) To put in with (Seg 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvujypVVBAY
Podcast Episode 6 – Segment 1 – Script: Stop
and Smell the Roses
9/25/25
Hello, thank you for joining me Elizabeth Rose, your hostess of this Whole Brain Podcast, designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Ok here we go, folks. Episode number 6, Stop and Smell the Roses Segment 1. The theme of this podcast is “Fear & Faith.” In the first segment we’re gonna look squarely in the eye, this
thing called fear, because there’s so much of it! My goodness; there’s so many things to be afraid of. My challenge to you is that I expect you to be really intelligent and to imagine what energy your will need to transmute your fears into faith. People also equated the word faith with love, trust, courage and they equated fears with mental agitation; that the stress of fear that
is created and you’ve heard the word fear porn – it’s like, yea, we can really stir up the fears by using our mind alone. I don’t feel like I really need to go into detail about what fears are… I would like to bring in the sound bed music for my quotes now. I have a Divination card that I pulled for all of us to look at about fear and I also have a wonderful reading from Inna Segal about
fear. She’s very much l like Louise Hay remember her, from a long time ago? So, the music sound bed is Martha Reich. And Martha is an award winning singer songwriter, certified music practitioner, Martha Reich. She is a Santa Fe based singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist. She has performed around the world and shared the stage with Melissa Crabtree, Consuelo Luz, the Reverend Horten Heat and others as well as opening for Kate MacLeod, and performing at the Sundance Film Festival. She’s originally from New England was she called to music when she relocated to Santa Fe in 1999. I know you hear a lot of Santa Fe. Well it really is an extraordinary place and has attracted extraordinary people.
This song is called The River from her award winning 2018 release called Brave Bird. It’s a wonderful, song. So here is the sound bed by Martha Reich. You will hear cellist Michael Kott in
the back ground. Lovely, man. He brings great vibes to this music. Here’s a Soothing sound from Martha called The River.
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The first of the readings that I have for you from the Divination Chakra Wisdom Tarot Guidebook And the card that I pulled about fear. Very interestingly I got the Five of Coins. If anybody
know about Tarot; that will tell you something ~ but of course every one has their own take on the Tarot, and this deck is no exception.
This is what Tori Hartman has to say about five of coins. “The Chakra message is there are times when we must leave behind what we manifested which at one time was what we desired.
We can outgrow something and know it is no longer for our highest good, without it or us being bad. This card indicates
reflecting on what you have created and perhaps offers a new way of seeing who you really are. Take time to energetically
evaluate if where you currently are, is where you want to be.
There are times when it is wise to walk away. There is no harm in leaving. Remember, it is enough, if you simply do not want what is being offered. It is enough to say no to what you do not want, even if it suited you at one time. Now I’m going to quote from The Secret Language of your Body
by Inna Segal. It’s kind of rough and tough. Again, put on your Divine Intelligence cap and really try to imagine what energy we transmute fear into faith, love, trust and courage and not mentally agitate you further. It is a good description of fear. And she does offer a good exercise at the end of this. “People fear their future based on their past experiences.
Fearful people are capable of betrayal, lies, prejudice, treachery, blame, rejection, harm and violence Fear locks a person into negativity, creating shock, anxiety, stress and worry.
It can also inhibit change in progress, as many people feel comfortable with what they know, and fear of change makes them stuck where they are ~ afraid to move forward. Fear
controls, paralyzes and imprisons. It prevents people from taking action, from trusting themselves and achieving their goals. It sabotages people efforts by constantly creating
setbacks, so that they feel powerless. Fear also creates a sense of separation and vulnerability and concern that someone else has power over us. Fear impairs judgment, clouds thinking,
and limits even blocks our ability to love and experience peace and joy.
Fear contributes to many health conditions, (and I will just name a few, such as:) ulcers, urinary tract infections, venereal diseases, tumors, cancers, insomnia, sinusitis, sciatica, and
back pain.” Here’s the process that Inna offers to release fear. I love this. “Place your hands on the part of the body where you feel fear
most intensely. Breathe into this area for a few moments, while allowing any emotion to rise to the surface with little resistance.
Relax your hands. Say, Divine Healing Intelligence, using the orange-red flame of purification, Please dissolve all fear,
anxiety, worry and powerlessness. Help me release feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, betrayal and trauma. Help me to
find a blessing in every challenging situation and to focus on the best possible outcome. Thank You.”
This Exercise will help you to bring back feelings of love and empowerment. That’s from Inna Segal’s book The Secret Language of Your Body.
Alright, so we’re gonna segue into Martha’s other song that I chose for this segment, Stop and Smell the Roses. To remind you Martha Reich is an award-winning, Santa Fe based singer
songwriter and multi instrumentalist. She has performed around the world and is often compared to Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez as you will hear in this song from 2022, Star Seeds. And to add
a little background to this song, it was inspired by the experiences of one man’s life. His sense of not feeling
understood and accepted as an artistic intuitive, led to a period of depression and addiction, until he discovered his soul healing through a path of spirituality. Martha’s hope is that this song, of heartfelt collaboration, will touch those that feel a connection to this real life story and bring hope, healing and knowing that they are not alone. Martha is often joined on stage and on recordings
by long-time collaborator, cellist extraordinaire, Michael Kott.
You’ll hear him in this song, Star Seeds. I was personally blessed to have Martha play at my Mom’s Memorial in 2016. It was such a blessing to be graced with her presence as well as her husband, Gregg Braden. You will hear his flute contribution in the song God’s Eyes ~ that will be heard In Segment 2 of this Podcast. And though this song,Star Seeds is a bit somber, I feel it is very
high frequency, and beautifully and honestly captures this time that we’ve been through, and it lovingly embraces our fears and depressions and yet allows for faith to enter and repurpose our
existence. Remember Martha’s music is available via iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, Pandora Radio, SoundCloud, ReverbNation, and on her website, marthareich.com. And now to Star Seeds
Lyrics to Star Seeds
I’m addicted to love and lust
soothe my dreams with magic and dust
and all that sparkles in the sky
It took me awhile, to love my sweet child
but now that I do, she’s my indigo blue
And I say deep in your soul
you’re perfectly whole
as beautiful as a tree
And I hear him playing my songs
telling us all along
you and I are just, just star seeds
And we were born pure
we were born pretty flowers
we were born to fly to the sun
and find our magic hour
Yes I knew how to run
and I knew how to hide
shoot myself in the arm
hurt so bad I wish I could die
And now I just want to win
this war with the blues
cause I’ve been there before
and this time, please don’t let me lose
Cause I’ll plant trees in the woods
past the rocks and the streams
climb desert mountains
follow moon dreams
Just let me thank her
for all that’s she’s done
I think she’d be proud of me
look how far that I’ve come
Don’t know how she saw me
pull me up from the crowd
Don’t know she heard me
I guess I was crying, crying out loud
I’ll grow trees in the sand
and pretty flowers wherever I am
to show you how I love you
the best that I can
show you how I love you
best that I can
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Podcast Episode 6 – Segment 2 – Script Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
09/25/23
Ok folks, here we go, Episode number 6; our theme is Fear and Faith. We’re doing Segment 2, Wake up and Smell the Coffee ~ primarily on faith. We did the first segment on fear ~ there is so much to be said. This is a Whole Brain Podcast. We are taking the making of your daily creations up a notch.
I did do a card pull on this episode on faith from the Chakra Wisdom Tarot Guidebook by Tori Hartman. I did much to prepare for this card pull and 3 cards flew out of the deck. So I got the 4 of coins, the hierophant and the 10 of swords. So, the 4 of coins is a lot about holding on versus letting go and to help us let go, cause I believe this is the main message of this card is that if you feel stuck, reframe your reality and let go of what you think is yours. You can even throw it up, so to speak, throw it upwards to the Universe (not throw it up) to be repurposed, If you are again, feeling stuck. So the second card, the Heirophant ~ I want to save that for last. I want to go to the 10 of swords, which in most tarot is about you have reached the end. You may be feeling very exhausted or depressed; the 10 of swords in this Guidebook, and that is what I like about it is that it does reframe much of the cards in a more positive light. So if you are feeling cornered at all, you are in a position now where you can rebuild, and you can come back and you can trust your gut. It seems that faith requires a lot of trust as well. Well guess what? You have a lot of trust on your side and you can expand your intuition, and in fact, please do. And enhance your spiritual integrity. You may never ever ever prayed in your life, well this might be a good time to pray and whom are you praying to? I’d recommend that you pray to the Universal Consciousness to a Higher Power that is Greater than Yourself and trust that there is One. You are being invited to rejoin your
life and know that healing has begun. The Heirophant, speaks to calling in this Higher Power and seeking spiritual knowledge.
Again, it may be for the first time in your life, you may pray. I want to turn to this quote. Inna Segal’s book The Secret Language of Your Body: The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness, and her little section on faith, I thought was very intelligent. Here’s her description of faith. “When we have faith, we tune into the unseen, mystical world we live in. We believe without needing to touch or physically see the results. There is an inner knowing, that assures us that help is on the way. When we have faith, we also have courage to follow our dreams and make them come true.
Think about what you would love to experience, but have been afraid to take a step towards. In other words, too afraid of letting go, too afraid to take that leap of faith. Maybe you need more spiritual integrity ~ you need to beef that up a little bit! To take that Leap of Faith. Inna says ~ say “Divine Healing Intelligence, fill me with your
deep, magenta ray of Faith. Allow the Spirit of wisdom, courage and Divine love to surround and uplift me. Help me to believe in myself and to develop my ability to courageously deal with challenging situations while still having faith that I am loved and protected. Awaken, the clearest pure intentions in me, so that I can use my gifts and abilities for the greatest good of all. Help me to have faith and pray for divine intervention even in the darkest circumstances. Show me on a daily basis, how having a
little kindness and faith can move mountains and transform lives. Thank you.” That’s from Inna Segal I want to move into the music here. Martha’s song, God’s Eyes
from Peace Harvest, which also features the flautist, Gregg Braden, who is her husband and he is featured in the song God’s Eyes from the album Peace Harvest. Martha also uses the words, courage, strength and love instead of fear. To me that embodies the energy of faith as well. You can get Martha’s music from her website, marthareich.com. and you can listen to her music on SoundCloud, iTunes, Reverbnation, and other such places on the web, on the internet, so just take a look. Alright here we go folks, Enjoy. Lots of Love. Thanks for joining me, Elizabeth Rose. It is my hope that this whole brain podcast has assisted you in your new daily creations, and I hope it has wiped away any heavy sands which have fallen across your eyes and seduced you into a long, long sleep. Time to wake up now!
God’s Eyes Lyrics
I see history repeating itself
I hear the people crying for help
I’ve witnessed what weapons of hate and ignorance can do
and I feel the thunder and the lightning
striking us in two
I hear the sirens singing in the middle of the night
telling me in their own language
things are not quite right
and I feel the battle going on inside my own head
but there is no running from this river running red.
And where do we find the courage
to make it through these tears
And how do we find the strength
to love instead of fear.
And I’ve seen the rainbows appear out of the clouds
and I hear that whispering voice inside the maddening crowd
But I will never forget that promise to not give up this fight
for peace, for justice, for the stillness of the night
And where do we find the courage
to make it through these tears
And how do we find the strength
to love instead of fear.
One thousand or maybe more fireflies
dancing into God’s Eyes
One million or maybe more butterflies
this is what our prayers look like when they reach the other side
They go dancing, they go dancing into the dark
they go flying, they go flying into our hearts
they go dancing, they go flying, they go dancing into the dark
This is what our prayers look like when they reach our hearts.
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Bonus Content! Podcast Episode 4 - Extra Clarification
Podcast Episode 4 - BONUS/Extra Clarification
091223
Guess what? This is my first ever, Bonus piece, it’s from
Podcast Episode #4. I call it Extra Clarifcation because as
usual, I have a few leftover comments from my air checking my
previous episodes. I’m like dang, I didn’t say that. I want to
impart this wisdom (not coming from me necessarily) upon you
and perhaps in situations in your life you can apply these few
things today (not to be a Debbie downer, cause the facets are
kinda heavy, but I am bringing them up as means to clarify my
original comment ~ to be high vibe about it!).
I call this Podcast, Episode #4 on Self-Empowerment
Techniques. First Segment, Stop and Smell the Roses, I talk
about taking all of your Energy and Power back. Also, Seg 2,
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, I have some clarifications
regarding the Strength in Numbers story.
Chinmaya Dunster is going to provide the sound bed for this
Extra Clarification, Whole Brain Podcast, Erin Episode 4
His song is Sight Meditation from his album Meditation Ragas.
You can listen to and buy his music from newearthrecords.com
and listen to his music on Soundcloud.com
1. In Seg 1, in relation to taking back one’s energy and power, I
said that our pushed away power is not unlike the energy of a
miscarried or an aborted child; I kinda just walked away from
that. I realize I didn’t mean to do that. (Sometimes I just think
you’re telepathic.) I say this, in large part because of my training
in the Constellation way and how when we don’t CLAIM the
truism or the truth of a miscarried or aborted child and we push
that energy away by “ignoring” it is like the energy of this unborn
child ~ it just floats out there ~ those souls, are often forgotten
and never mentioned, once we have a miscarriage or abortion.
They are so much happier when given a place to belong, even
tho they are no longer with us. In fact...by Constellation terms,
now listen carefully, a miscarried or aborted child ~ they’re
counted as children one may have had. In other words...say
you had two miscarriages prior to your first live birth. That would
mean that live birth, the child who survives and is alive...that
child is your third child. You had two miscarried children before.
Same applies for aborted children. Something to think about.
Also In Seg 1, I want to correct myself ~ I incorrectly say about
the feeding your demons that the nun’s name was Lapching
Labdron, a Tibetan nun from the 13th Century or something like
that. Her name is actually Machig Labdron and she is from the
11th Century. (And to add, she describes a demon as “anything
that obstructs the achievement of freedom.” For example,
demons can be fears... AND addictions like alcoholism - they
don’t have to be a gargoyle thing.) You can see (see
taramandala.org) for more info about Feeding Your Demons,
instruction and their schedule.The process of turning demons
into ally is called Chod and again, the story is about an 11th
Century nun, Machig Labdron. Lama Tsultrim Allione is the
founder of Tara Mandala near Pagosa Springs, Colorad0. She
is a wonderful person.This way is not for everyone.
In Seg 2, In Strength In Numbers true story I mention that I felt
that after 7 years of taking many steps with this challenging
individual...I could not clear the path. By “Clearing the Path” I
mean that, singlehandedly, I was not able to create a safe,
healthy and joyous workplace hospital-based doula
environment in which most could benefit from. I realize you
can’t please everyone all of the time, nor should you try.
Perhaps if I had know about Chod at the time, I would have
been able to Clear the Path. Rather is was led to the Strength in
Numbers principle.
And finally, I also say, in Seg 2, in the Strength in Numbers
story that I had to let go entirely. I want to elaborate on that. By
entirely, I mean letting go in a non-judging, spiteful way...and
that includes towards me, not just the other person; I had to let
go of what I judged myself for and hated myself for. In my case,
this process took several months ~ which also included letting
go of anything that reminded me of pregnancy ~ I let go of my
prenatal massage practice, any sort of teaching and my doula
practice. In order to recover, I felt I had to take a break entirely
and let go of it all. I know that’s kind of extreme. Granted I had
something to fall back on; radio work and I started my
Constellation training plus I had several relationships in which I
needed to deepen connection. Also, I had a good, supportive
home life. That all helped. And later, so did the Strength in
Numbers scenario that I describe in Seg 2 of Episode 4. That
helped a lot.]
Okay, that’s it. Hope you enjoyed that clarity!
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Other Episodes of this Podcast ~ Stop & Smell the Roses and Wake Up & Smell the Coffee:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/category/podcast/
Or on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/roseblossomtlc
Medicine Cards: by Jamie Sams & David Carson: https://medicinecards.com/
The Spirit Cards Oracle Deck: Art and Text by John Moseley:
https://www.thespiritcards.com/product-page/spirit-cards-oracle-deck
OR on my website: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/tarot-oracle-card-readings/
Founder of this Retreat/Learning Center and where one can be trained in the process of Chod: Lama Tsultrim Allione (founder) www.taramandala.org
A Video onThe Process of Chod: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+do+you+pronounce+chod+feed+your+demons&oq=&aqs=chrome.0.69i59i450l8.9456j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4378a552,vid:bTQcFfniDvY,st:0
Laurianne’s Music: lauriannfiorentino.com or lauriamusic.com Also SoundCloud.com and bandcamp.com
Michael Kott: https://liquidbloom.com/allies/michael-kott/
San Miguel Mission/Chapel: https://sanmiguelchapel.org/
Elemental Concert Series: https://www.lauriannefiorentino.com/calendar.html
OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6nPCDrDoD0
Constellations: https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/private-constellations/
https://www.hellinger.com/en/family-constellation/
Bodywork/Massage:
https://roseblossomtlc.com/product/body-work-massage/
Raising your Frequency Blog by Taylor Tracks:
https://www.taylorstracks.com/easiest-ways-to-raise-your-vibration-quick/#:~:text=Music,you%20to%20raise%20your%20vibe.
Frequency & Music Frequency: MANY articles, websites available…just look!
Game Over: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_over
https://www.plutobean.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIcfrjATTBHpMh6GDL089g
Podcast Episode 5 – Segment 1 – Script
Stop and Smell the Roses
9/12/23
Hello and thank you for joining me; Elizabeth Rose – your hostess
of this whole brain podcast designed to assist you in your daily
creations.
Ok here we go, folks. Episode number 5, Segment 1, Stop and
Smell the Roses. I did that just yesterday. There’s a park in Santa
Fe called The Rose Park. There’s a whole bunch of roses there. It
is very magical. There’s even a water fountain there which is rather
unprecedented to find one in New Mexico. I understand that
stopping and smelling the roses is a reminder for us to slow down,
and being in the present moment with a deeper sense of love,
appreciation and gratitude for all the incredible blessings of life.
~
I also pulled two Divination card readings that I chose for you from
The Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams & David Carson. I chose the
Turtle and the Swan cards. The brief message from Turtle is
“Connect to Earth Mother. To honor the creation of the Earth
Mother and to shield yourself from negative influences, to ground
yourself and stand your ground, Ask for her Blessings. You do
have an ally. Fertility and Manifestation will Follow.” And the brief
message from Swan is: Accept the gift of grace and surrender to
the flow. Don’t give up ~ give over. Abide by great spirit’s plan. I’m
sure great spirit means different things to different people/ You can
insert whatever you want in there. Abide by God’s plan for some. I
love both of those. They do remind me of allowing for wonders and
miracles, trusting our intuition. I think that’s very important.
By the way, I’ll tell you a little secret. I have noticed that the
episodes build on each other. They do. If you haven’t listened to
any other of my episodes, I encourage you to do that, when you
have a chance. I’ve really been trying to keep them to 30 minutes.
I am going to record and extra clarification episode #four that
should be coming very soon because there are a couple of points I
want to clarify.
Hopefully this whole brain podcast will assist you in the making of
your daily creations and the theme of this podcast is will to raise
your frequency to a higher vibe. And the second part, I will talk
about game over, which has to do with shielding yourself from
negative influences.
And frequency, you can look that up and will find all different kinds
of things. I found out that specific frequencies affect the human
body and mind, such as the Earth frequency, The Schulman
Resonance; I’m sure you’ve heard about that before. It surrounds
and protects all living things on the planet.
When we listen to music that is the frequency of 852 hertz, actually
any music above 500 is supposedly good for raising our
vibration..chanting is good music.
To help raise your frequency vibe, reclaim more of your freedom,
speak your mind more freely and ask yourself these few
questions… daily, Why am I here? or in other words, What am I
doing here? AND what and who raises my frequency? (You
wanna go for the opposite of oppression, suppression, depression
~ I’m sure you can determine what creates those feelings). You
want to be around individuals and choose activities that are the
opposite of that – create passion and happiness within you. Do
more of that!
You can start with what comes natural to you, what inspires you to
BE spontaneous, playful, and what helps you to BE more sensual.
By that I mean we are humans Ask yourself, “Tasting, hearing,
touching (massage, of course I think of cause I’m a body worker.
Am I going for the Creation of a healthy, balanced, relationship
with myself and others. In what ways am I Reclaiming my High
Vibe Self?
What I am noticing in my bodywork practice, are that certain
statements will come in and stick around for a while. Of course, I
tune in with each client and feel into whether or not it would be
good for them to hear this particular statement. For example, a
statement which showed up about 8 months ago, which I have not
been doing with everyone, is this “Breathe in all of the Goodness
coming your way, even if you don’t know what it is. AND Breath
Out all the stress and tension that no longer serves you, even if
you don’t know what that is.” I’ve observed overall is how most
people adopt that statement quite earnestly. I’ve also noticed how
many folks chuckle after the first statement is declared, that
statement being about the Goodness. I mean chuckle in a certain
way, like “right.”Funny, but not so funny, how easily folks will poo
poo the Goodness and accept their tension and their stress as
something to be proud of. Something to think about: where do you
put your focus daily on all the stress and tension accumulating in
your life or on all the Goodness coming your way?
Obviously this whole brain podcast is about asking you, prodding
you to choose, where you put your focus. To raise your high vibe
frequency, I would encourage you to put your focus more on the
creation and more on the positive.
That’s why I chosen this song by Laurianne Fiorentino, who is
based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. This song, Digital Radio.
Believe it or not, even though I’ve been in radio for 22 years, I did
not know what Digital was…what’s the point, caught my attention,
is that it’s better sound quality, it offers clearer reception than AM
or FM and there are no frequencies, there’s no audio interference.
Isn’t that interesting.
Anyhow, Digital Radio is fun and spicy and will definitely help raise
your frequency, from her album “When I’m An Angel.” If you go to
her website, which is lauriamusic.com will get you to
lauriannefiorentino.com where she has all of her concert updates
including her Elemental Concert Series ~ there’s nothing quite like
live music ~ in Santa Fe and the surrounding areas. The next one
is October 6th I’m so glad she’s picking that back up ~ she and
cellist extraordinaire, Michael Kott. She usually has a surprise
visitor each time she does an Elemental Concert.You can hear
more of her music and again purchase her music at her website
lauriamusic.com. You can also listen to her music on Soundcloud,
Spotify and other places too.
So enjoy the song “Digital Radio.” by Laurianne Fiorentino /
When I’m An Angel / lauriamusic.com
I can wrap your skin in rays of the sun
As soon as every day has begun
To remind you you’re not the only one
Oh yeah I’ve been a fool like you
I can slip the song my raven sings
onto your finger as a friendship ring
To remind you that courage is a sacred thing
for far too long it’s been taboo
I can turn the Digital Radio on
To prove to you all the static is gone
Sweep the dust off the path you’re on
This is all I can do for you my love
This is all I can do for you
I can ask the stars in your eyes at night
To reveal the moon who sometimes hides her light
So you can see yourself through your second sight
What your heart has always known
Round the turning and through the fire
We meet again and again in a squall of desire
Love will find a way as it will surely tire of these endless fields of
snow
I can simmer shadows of the afternoon
And steep them in the mystery of the simplest tune
To quench the thirst that always hunts for you
Every where you go
We three will melt like ice in July
Oh you haven’t till now and neither have I
For you’ve been promised to fear and I to the lie
The war is won, we’ve made it through
Can you hear me now, can you dial me in
Am I loud & clear or is the signal too thin
With reception so good why don’t you pull me through,
You got your eye on me and I got nothing on you
End Part I
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Podcast Episode 5 – Segment 2 – Script
Wake Up & Smell the Coffee
9/12/23
Ok here we go, folks. Episode number 5 ~ Segment 2, Wake Up
and Smell the Coffee. We’re gonna take it up a notch and speak
into “Game Over” and taking action to raise your High Vibe
Frequency.
First, the Divination card readings that I chose for you from The
Spirit Cards Oracle Deck: Art and Text by John Moseley. I met him
in Sedona, Arizona ~ fine fellow. The animals seems to be coming
out to play a lot. I encourage you to get this deck. I chose two
animal messages for your today….the Macaw and the Frog. The
main message from Macaw is: Be Visible, Embrace your
Uniqueness & Ascend (raise your frequency). Perfect for today.
The main message from Frog is: prepare for change ~ cleanse
(not just physically, but cleanse or clear your field of negative
influences that pull your energy downs) and be open to transition.
I love both messages.
Let’s explore this concept of game over ~ Take a good look at
those activities/actions, that you keep “playing” with others that
ultimately take your energy, your frequency down. By playing, I
don’t mean something positive. Like you’re masked. Take the
mask off: enough is enough already. Stop playing their game,
cause they’re wanting to take you down. Choose to continue or
discontinue. I would recommend you discontinue playing that
game and don the keen awareness and understanding of when it
is right to let go or change the direction. Ask the individual and
yourself if you can change this direction, change this pattern or
change this way. To let go or change the direction entirely (usually
with another individual) ~ means to let go or change the direction
without casting further judgement or without being spiteful since
those energies are downers.
Here are some suggestions to declare that this game is over and
rather you choose to passionately raise your frequency
immediately and easily (tho, I’m sure you have your personal
ways) are from the blog: five easiest ways to raise your vibration
fast by Taylor’s Tracks.
1. Music – who doesn’t like music? I mean, come on folks. I’m sure
you have your favorite music that you sing or dance to, or do your
own version of karaoke at home to.
2. Movement – get up off your couch and move and dance. You
can do this in the privacy of your home or go out.
3. Appreciation & Gratitude ~ be more appreciative or grateful,
even if you only do this in silence. Start with your own life. Your life
has been passed down your from your ancestors. You can say to
them (your ancestors) “I am grateful for you, that you have passed
life onto me.”
4. Smiling & Laughing ~ you have heard this. There have been
studies that even if you fake (which I don’t really recommend) your
smile ~ it signals to the brain, that things are better.
5. Change your Surroundings ~ the lady, Taylor Tracks makes a
great point. Don’t have to change your scene permanently! Can
just get up from your desk and walk to the bathroom for goodness
sake. Go out and have a cup of coffee.
We say this to laboring moms too, tho sometimes it’s not good to
change her surroundings; don’t mess with her groove. But
sometimes it’s a very good thing; for example, to suggest she
move from the bed to the shower is great for a laboring mom for
sure; maybe for you too. I know that I gotta hop in the tub ~ at
times, I don’t like my surroundings or my thoughts or mood. I gotta
change the trajectory I’m on.
I would add: Connect with nature, increase your sensual
awareness, eat your favorite foods with good company. Look up
what boosts your oxytocin/seratonin levels and what reduces your
stress and stress-related hormones. Especially chronic stress is a
bad thing to have.
To conclude this Segment of this Whole Brain Podcast, we have
more music of Laurianne Fiorentino. This song, When I’m An
Angel is again fun and spicy and will definitely remind you to follow
your passions, and to raise your frequency and to cease playing
games.
You can go to her website, which is lauriamusic.com will get you to
lauriannefiorentino.com where she has all of her music and
concert updates including her high vibe Elemental Concert Series
which is here in Santa Fe ~ nothing like live music, especially the
oldest church, The San Miguel Chapel ~ which is now solar
powered! The next Elemental Concert Series is October 6th here
in Santa Fe, New Mexico. If you prefer to be in the privacy of your
home, you can also listen to her music, complimentary, on
Soundcloud, Bandcamp and other such formats, I’m sure.
So enjoy the title track song “When I’m An Angel.” by Laurianne
Fiorentino.
And just wanted to mention, by the way, the co-producers of my
Podcasts are Molly, Angel and others of Mdesignsmarketing.com.
Have a look at their website. They are awesome. So proud of
them. I love them so much.
When I grow up I want to be an angel
I want to fly away, I wanna watch over every little baby
When I grow up someday
When I get weary, and I feel so small
I can barely stand on my own
When I’m An Angel I promise I will carry
All the troubles of the world away
Until then I’m gonna walk by the river
Knowing my thirst for you will be broken
Oh, When I’m An Angel
I’ve been living for a long long time
Battered by rage and warmed by your sweet love
I wanna rest easy in the shelter from the storm
Before my wings carry me away
When I grow up I want to be an angel
And leave my bones by the old oak tree
You’ll know I’m gone when the rain starts a comin’
Water like promises over the ground.
End Part II
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Related Links:
https://www.lauriannefiorentino.com/
https://www.taramandala.org/
https://blog.chinmaya-dunster.com/
https://workplacebullying.org/
Stop and Smell the Roses
Hello and thank you for joining me, Elizabeth Rose – your hostess of this whole brain podcast designed to assist you in your daily creations.
Ok here we go, folks. Episode number 4 ~ Stop and Smell the Roses. Remember Stop & Smell the Roses is designed to help you to raise your frequency; your vibe and to inspire you, to urge you to slow down. You heard my spiel about slowing down: it’s so you embrace the experience that comes with stillness and what comes from being still and being quiet. That’s one benefit you get from slowing down, plus you get to see what’s really going on around you. At least for me. I need to slow down more. And when I do, I benefit greatly from slowing down. I used to think, tt’s so crazy, but when I would see people meditating, I used to say to myself, “why are they doing that?” I know now more why, and I would encourage you as a youngster, say a 30 year old, to slow down a bit. And hopefully this podcast will assist you, and me, in the making of your daily creations. That is what Stop & Smell the Roses is about. Also, I call this a whole brain podcast; you’ve heard me talk about whole brain in the first episode. I’m noticing that the episodes build on each other. They do. If you haven’t listened to any other of my episodes, I encourage you to do that, when you have a chance.
With all of that said, in this segment, I want to add, a lot of what I’m noticing in my bodywork practice, which I refer to a lot because it’s one of the best mirrors in my world for me. I’m saying to people often and frequently, because I feel like their energy and their power is just floating out there; kind of like a miscarried or an aborted child…they don’t have anywhere to go. It’s the same with one’s energy and one’s power; I equate power to sovereignty by the way. So, I will talk a little bit more about taking your energy and power back; how to do that and why to do that. And I want to touch in a little more on the strength in numbers and lighting a candle that I brought up in some of my other episodes..That will be Episode, Segment one.
To conclude we will have the music of Laurianne Fiorentino also known as Lauria. She’s based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It’s so inspiring to reconnect with many individuals. Laurianne was a featured artist, more towards the end, on our radio show; couldn’t quite figure out how to fit her in, but her last album, “When I’m An Angel” definitely, maybe it was produced differently, offered us as radio show people, the opportunity to play her music. Her music is described as Indie, American Soul, Earthie Indie…but that’s later on. Gonna come back with some quotes, cause you know me, I love quotes.
First quote is from a woman who became a New York Times bestselling author and speaker, Mandy Hall. She was just a blogger to start. This quote really sunk in for me.
“Trust the Wait
Embrace the Uncertainty
Enjoy the Beauty of Becoming
When Nothing is Certain
Anything is Possible.”
That, I feel, is an awesome quote. I did pull a couple of cards (divination cards) for us, to start this show from the Medicine Cards deck, by Jamie Sams, longtime resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico. I believe she wrote this book with David Carson. I’m sorry, I don’t have the book in front of me. I do have the two cards that I picked. I picked the Lynx card, which is a form of a cat. Very appropriately it says, “Be still & silent. Become the one who watches. Honor the sacred wisdom you hold.” I love that. And I thought the second one was perfect to follow. The second one I chose for you and for me, is called the Antelope: Time to respond. Take action. No procrastinating. Decide and do it now.” That’s a good message for us too.
The other quote I have is from Masculine Wisdom book by Victor La Cerva, M.D. from the Grandmother card. I quoted from this book, not that long ago, I think in my last Episode. Yes. Water. I have pulled this card before, and it always makes me cry when I read this. It’s a beautiful picture too of Grandmother. It is a picture of an older, indigenous woman. This is from the card deck Masculine Wisdom by Victor La Cerva, M.D. I think I said Querva. I tried to find the proper pronunciation of his name, but I couldn’t find it. Anyway, you know, it’s a radio left over thing; we like to pronounce words correctly. Here’s the reading from the Grandmother card that I’d like you to hear…
“Many grandmothers know the wisdom of their heart. They understand deep in their bones, that talking with each other is a way of loving one another. Having had a lifetime of exploring what women share together in the kitchen, grandmothers are artists of relationship building, resolving conflicts, and fluent in the ways of social connection. They are like mirrors, reflecting light into the dark places of the world, continually wiping the dust away so that your reflection may be bright. They don’t have to impress anyone anymore, they have arrived at a place where there is time for contemplation and passion, where they can dare to live fully just for today. Their love is like misty rain, coming softly yet flooding rivers. There is a grandmother who lives within you, waiting to hold you in her lap and share her gifts.” I just love that. This book was written for men. There is a card for grandmother and mother and sister (and daughter). So you know this is already a whole brain book.
I wanna say something about taking your energy and your power back. Often, I feel this energy is somewhat adrift and I’m aware that not everybody thinks about it for one thing, and not everyone wants their energy and their power back, because usually we give our power away when we are feeling vulnerable, when we’re feeling weakened, when we are not so aware. Could be that we experience this when we are in some sort of trauma, or in some situation in which the power differential in which we knowingly or unknowingly give our power away. As I said, power to me is the same as sovereignty or your energy. Like I said, you may not want that energy back..but don’t poo poo it. It is your energy, it only belongs to you. It doesn’t do anyone else any good. You can in one statement say, “I call all of the energy, all of my power, all of my sovereignty back to myself, that I ever gave to anybody in my whole, entire lifetime.” And see how much more creative, and how much more energy, literally, you have, to be creative; how much more power you have, how much more sovereign you are ~ that you engage the free will universe. Fate. Constellation way. Interesting word. I’m discovering a lot about words, labels and language in general. Language can be very limiting, and labels especially; they can really pull us down and keep us down, until we are ready to break free’ but they are also very useful too ~ labels are labels. Overall, we’re not going to get too hung up on the words, but don’t allow anybody to take your sovereignty or any of your power away! As I mentioned before…don’t want to poo poo… “I don’t want to go there, I don’t want to access those memories, I don’t want to…” Whether it was a surgery you had, or childbirth or an accident ~ you probably don’t want to go back and live that scenario and yet that’s probably the scenario in which you have most of your energy or sovereignty/power away. Call it back. Know that you can transmute that power or alchemize it. You can change it. You can create that energy to be your ally. There is a process. It’s very formal I want to say. It is taught by Lama Tsultrim Allione. She’s written a book about it in 2008, Feeding Your Demons. Process is called Chod from an 11th Century Tibetan Nun, named Machig Labdron (see taramandala.org) A demon says Machig “is anything that obstructs the achievement of freedom.” For example, demons can be fears and addictions like alcoholism.
Machig was an incredible person; “how do I transmute the enemy into something that works for me?” Feeding your demons is a process of turning your enemy into an ally; an energy that works for you not against you. It’s befriending that energy. Overall, it’s not good to push energy away. It’s better to absorb it and take it on. If you ever need any help or assistance, there’s a lot of methods. Feeding Your Demons (Chod) is one, your local Shaman and soul retrieval is another way you can retrieve back your energy and your power. They call it soul loss. Part of your soul does get lost. That’s why its hovering around, “hey remember me?” Could also be that you gave your energy and your power away during a very euphoric moment too; it doesn’t have to be a shadowy, dark moment..it can be very euphoric.
The other thing I wanted to mention first (cause who knows, I might do a whole show on Strength in Numbers). Why are you lighting a candle? Why? At least for me, it’s like a trigger for me ~ it helps me to remember to listen, to be still. I will usually light my candle in the morning, when I am doing my morning prayers and meditation. It will also trigger for me, ignite for me to pay attention throughout the day, it illuminates my path and it often helps to heal and strengthen not only myself, but others and to reduce their trauma; for a loved one who is going through a hard time or having an upcoming surgery or whatever. It can offer you an opportunity to call in you personal form of protection and it allows you the opportunity to pray for direction. By direction, here’s another one of those play on words, my friend, here in Santa Fe, I’m not going to say his name, he came up with the languaging, he’s such a wordsmith, I just love it..an “inner compass.” We all have an inner compass ~ that which gives us direction…it kind of ties into the intuition ~ whatever we lean into; the north, the south, the east or west, or the center ~ that gives us direction, purpose and motivation.
I do want to jump into Laurianne’s music… She’s really blossomed. She’s awesome.
I like this song, because I like the beat. It talks about the moon, and the stars, and the heart, and the sun. If you go to her website, which is lauriamusic.com will get you to lauriannefiorentino.com where she has all of her concert updates. Preface this by saying, she has begun her Elemental Concert Series ~ the next one is September 1st, which by the way is my daughter’s birthday; I’m sure I’ll be going to her performance. I’m so glad she’s picking that back up ~ she and Michael Kott. They are both local musicians. We are so fortunate, in New Mexico in Santa Fe, to have local musicians who are just awesome at what they do. So enjoy the song “Simple As the Sun.” You can hear more of her music and purchase it at her website lauriamusic.com. You can also listen to her music on Soundcloud, Spotify and other places too.
Laurianne Fiorentino / Simple as the Sun / When I’m An Angel / lauriamusic.com
Jump into me swim to the back of my heart,
Where the beat drills deeper and the blood is red hot
Where the sound of the moon is the sound of the stars,
And everything is simple as the sun, as the sun
Everything is Simple As The Sun
If to you I seem distant I am not the only one,
Sometimes I feel like I am coming undone
But I don’t want you to worry, I love you too much,
All I need is something simple
Like the warmth of your touch, So won’t you jump into me….
Heaven is the place where the color of fear
Is the color of me wanting you to be near
If I opened up my heart enough to let you inside,
Would it feel like something in me had just folded up and died?
I’d have to jump into me….
What would I do with an open heart?
How would I pretend to falter
How could I pretend to fall apart?
When everything I thought I knew
Fell right through
And left us wide open, all alone – with the truth
Absolutely
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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Okay, here we go, Podcast Episode 4, Segment 2, Wake up and smell the coffee. We are going to take it up a notch, and I kinda looked over things, and decided it’s not good to let people wait for too long ~ I’m not going to let you wait about Strength in Numbers, because I really want to impart that principal to you as soon as possible, and so I’m going to talk about that in this segment, Wake Up & Smell the Coffee, but I did want to go back a little more and talk about Jamie Sams. She did cross over in 2020. She was half French and half American Indian. Her ancestors were of Cherokee, Seneca, Iroquois, Choctaw & Mohawk descent. She was a key member and retreat leader of the Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge and she co-authored along with David Carson, who is also of Choctaw descent, The Medicine Cards. I drew the two cards for you today; the lynx and the antelope cards; very powerful message with both of those. They are described in Segment 1. Jamie has quite a legacy; she is the author of many other books on indigenous wisdom.
Now, I’m going to introduce you to Chinmaya Dunster who does the sound bed for strength in numbers principle teaching. Chinmaya Dunster is a communicator, a film maker, and an extraordinary musician. He plays Irish, Celtic ragas and Hindu, East Indian classical world music ragas. He’s a sarod player. You can go to New Earth Records and click on the artist’s link for more information about Chinmaya Dunster and this is his song Elephant Spawn from the 2019 album called Mindfulness. You can listen to more of Chinmaya Dunster’s music on Soundcloud and yea he plays beautiful, amazing music.
Chinmaya Dunster / Elephant Spawn / Mindfulness / New Earth Records / 2019
Here’s the strength in numbers principle teaching. So I had this experience, an epiphany. I had this experience, back in the day, when I had really come to the end of my line, of seven years of working with and struggling with an individual in this community in the field I was in. It was very heart-wrenching and difficult for me; as I imagine it was probably very difficult for her too. After 7 years and many, many steps with this individual, I could not clear the path. I could not clear the path. I wanted the hospital site to be safe for everyone involved in doula~ing: especially for the new babies and new families!
One thing I did get to understand during that time, was that bullying in the workplace was and is a very real thing. I was very happy to find a website, bullyingintheworkplace.com. I was very happy to find that because it described so much of what I was experiencing, even down to the symptoms. This whole ordeal took up a lot of my time, energy and effort; finally, I just need to walk away entirely; by entirely I mean I could no longer do my practice; I felt like I was compromising my clients, as a doula in the hospital. I just couldn’t do anything related to my practice that I had poured my heart and energy into, for so many years, as a childbearing year person. I walked entirely away.
It did open up new doors; allowing for more time with my family, plus it opened up the constellation way & radio full time ~ both of which really helped.
After letting go, and several month, I received a phone call from a person, saying that they knew I had experienced challenges with this person, and would I consider coming to a group and share. I really hesitated. I really didn’t know if I wanted to step into that realm again and activate that which had been so difficult for me and the painful memories it brought up. It was very painful. I said, “I’ll think about it.” I went to sleep that night and I asked for a dream ~ and sure enough, I was given a dream in which I followed through on ~ because the instructions were, that in the real 3D world, I was to follow through on that dream. And so, in “real” life, I was led to a person’s house, far far away from my house. We were mutual friends of this person I was having troubles with; this herd of wild mustangs, filled up on this mesa, they came to the edge of this mesa, and these words pounded in my head, “strength in numbers, strength in numbers.” Sometimes we need other people around us to embark on a very difficult and challenging path, hence the principle of Strength in Numbers proceeded to come to life.
If you haven’t seen the animated movie, Antz, I would really encourage you to see that. It really talks about strength in numbers; so do protests and marches.
And dreaming can be the perfect solution ~ I’m sure you know the difference between a dream and the dream. My dream was very clear and succinct. It was obvious it was the dream.
I do also want to say there is another website: workplacebullying.org. The workplace bullying institute has been active for 26 years now. Definitely listen to the YouTube by Dr. Gary Namie…I think it will enlighten you. This whole experience taught me a lot about fear and judgement as well as kindness, empathy and compassion. And in this example of strength in numbers, we all worked very well together because we had shared a very similar experience together. Even though our goal was very much the same (not only did they listen to my story, but the group encouraged me to get involved again…which again, I had to sit back and think about). Anyhow, as we went forward, myself included, we brainstormed about how we would shift this situation; and yet, it’s not at all what was presented to us. You can have a goal, but let the details be worked out by God (if you believe in God) or the Universe or something greater; because that is what is going to be required. The Universe’s plan, as it turned out, was so much greater than ours!
Finally, you know the old saying, “whenever two or more are gathered;” that’s another strength in numbers principle. Just image moving a heavy kitchen table by yourself. It’s so much easier to have even just one other person.
Be open hearted. Love you all. Bye.
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Podcast Episode 3
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Related Links:
www.shegathersbeauty.com (Wendy Havlir Cherry)
www.clarissapinkolaestes.com (Women Who Run With the Wolves)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/77097332-masculine-wisdom (For Victor La Cuerva) Victor doesn’t have his own website.
https://soundcloud.com/kalyani-marsh
https://chrischickeringmusic.com/
Podcast Episode 3 - Segment 1 - Script
Stop and Smell the Roses
Ok here we go. Episode number 3 Segment one: Stop and Smell the Roses. Thank you for joining me, as my intro said.
I have several quotes I want to start this segment with, but the overall theme of this Podcast is Intuition: the Development of and the Use of your Intuition. I want to start with a poem first. Don’t even know where this came from, but I wrote it down, obviously I really loved it. I believe upon looking more deeply into the authors name... that she lives here in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wendy Havlir Cherry. The name of this poem is She Gathers Beauty from her first book of Poetry The Reach is (W)holy. You can go to shegathersbeauty.com Wendy is a Poet & Published Author, Contemplative Psychotherapist & Shamanic Practitioner. She refers to this book as “An alter of words.” This is the poem She Gathers Beauty I will follow that with a dream that I had ~ “God’s Duct Tape Dream.” Very different than this.
Believe Wendy is a very intuitive person. Comes through in her poetry.
She Gathers Beauty by Wendy Havlir Cherry from her book of poetry: The Reach is
(W)holy.
“Take it all to the temple
Despair is elegant there
Cushions for your knees
Wings at your heart
Mending happens
Fall apart
Invest in Release
Instead of Suffering
Let shadow come with you
Hold her hand
Sit in the light together
Your skin is tender now
Please ask
To be shown
Offer everything
To this fresh moment.”
She Gathers Beauty ~ the name of the poem by Wendy Havlir Cherry
That’s for you to listen to. I’m was just guided. I’m just showing up.
Duct Tape Dream that I had was in January of 2023.
God was kinda prancing around ~ God was a male in my dream.
He was prancing around with a big roll of duct tape.
I was like, “Hey God what are you doing with that?”
He very boastfully, happily and joyfully pranced around with his duct tape
Well you know, I’m coming into everyone’s life with my roll of duct tape
That Duct Tape stuff is really very sticky.
He said, “I know, it’s very sticky.”
God, everything sticks to duct tape
Well that’s the point
I’m basically ripping everything out of your life, taking it all away.
God, why are you doing that?
So you can put back into your cubicle, (each one of you has a cubicle) and you can put
back in you cubicle what you want!
You can engage in this “Fresh Moment” to quote Wendy
I’ll call it “This Fresh Moment Duct Tape Dream.”
That was the end of the Dream.
I feel God is very appropriately engaging our intuition in the sense that. God has removed a great deal from our lives. I know that is true for me and I imagine it probably so is for
you. We are getting to recreate intuitively what to put back into our cubicle aka our lives. Between that poem and that Duct Tape Dream, I’m gonna go to another quote from
Masculine Wisdom by Victor La Cerva, M.D. He’s in New Mexico as well. Drawn to this deck. Divination Cards. Chose the water card. Listen to this spiel about water! Talks alot to
me, very loudly of intuition. “You are adrift in a sea of galaxies on a vast ocean where life began about three billion years ago. The magic of the molecule of water embraces existence in many ways, continually supporting hundreds of thousands of species everyday. Sixty five percent of your body is composed of water similar in chemical compositions to your ocean origins. Many of your hormones, your currents of vitality, cycle in tune with the tides, considered in some realms to be the breaking of the earth. You are a living fossil. Your moods, energy level, and perceptions of what is going on around you are influenced by water rhythm.” I will say this is the part coming up that particularly reminded me of intuition. “Do you observe, respect, and listen to what they tell you? As in a desert, ocean life tends to congregate in oasis, with long stretches of emptiness. Similarly the richness, purpose and meaning of your life is always there, if you can but find it in your own depths.” Doesn’t that remind you of intuition? “Have you ever been drawn to climbing up a stream, searching for its source, curious about how it began? Often we don’t take the time to discover and explore the depths of our inner currents. Do you tend to jump into rivers whose directions you are unsure of and then fight the dominant flow searching for your true self? Or do you mostly drift, lost and alone, uncertain of your direction? There are eddies in the river of your life where you can rest, and also those stronger currents that can overwhelm, even as they move you more rapidly towards what you say you really want.
The Water card flows into your life today, to remind you to honor the myriad of ways in which water makes you feel so good. To drink deeply of it, quenching thirst and feeling its life giving essence re-energize your body, to wash away the dirt and grime of physically taxing labor or sport, to feel the delicious cool breeze it engenders in concert with terrain and sky. To gaze at the stimulating power and beauty of its myriad forms in stream, river, lake, sea, and wild ocean, always different with the dancing light, the foliage it supports, the food it endlessly offers, the worldwide villages that dot and cling to its life sustaining shores. Not to mention the play in and on it and all the varied emotions it engenders within: deep appreciation of the planet’s beauty, awe and inspiration in the face of its
potent creative flows, and a reverence for the great mystery itself.”
That again is from Masculine Wisdom, Victor La Cerva MD about Water.
In my own life I will say Intuition has mostly grown over time, with practice, with not even
really thinking of the development of it. Was cumulative. All the sudden I was aware I didn’t
have intuition and then next moment I was!
Perhaps that because of the bodywork, birth, constellations.
Myriad of decisions; recognize that my intuition helps me in choosing: the podcasts I listen
to, the YouTube I listen to, whom I is listen to.
My environment has to be uncluttered, quiet, still to receive my intuition
Yet in my busy life, I have noticed decisions every day are influenced by my intuition.
If I feel like I need left brain influence I have that. I hope you do too...
I do think we are entering this time in our life when our left and our right brain are needed.
Courage. Leap of Faith, Garner and gather your strength, (not just your beauty), your
confidence your passions, what inspires you to move forward.
I appreciate God is going around with his duct tape, beautiful poems like from Wendy and I
appreciate YOU. You are my great Teachers.
More upbeat, palate of what Kalyani offers.
Diamond in the rough, alchemy. Adamantine is like the Diamond in the Rough.
Asks us to listen, to be ready to go, and definitely engages your intuition.
Adamantine
The Soul Remembers
Invincible
Indestructible
Find what you’re made of
HeavenlyTreasure
Ready to go, ready to ask, to listen
Into the Darkest
Facing your fear
Diamond in the Rough
Love Sweet Love
Sunbeam knows the Sun
Everlasting
Born of Eternity
Stardust
SONG: KALYANI & Circle Up / “Adamantine” / Kalyani Collection / 5:01 / can fade IN at
14:00 and OUT at 2:25
Kalyani is from Rough & Ready California
• https://soundcloud.com/kalyani-marsh for more songs by Kalyani
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Podcast Episode 3 - Segment 2 - Script
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Intuition: the Development of and Use of your Intuition
Alright we’re into our second Segment of of this Podcast Episode number three: called
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. Gonna take it up a notch. This Podcast is on Intuition: the
Development of and the Use of your Intuition.
Going to quote from this book. Actually going to use this book quite a lot to discuss
Intuition: the development of and the use of your intuition.
It’s one thing to develop your intuition to curate it, it’s another thing to use it. Remind you
that many equate intuition with one’s gut instinct. Often people will say. “Shoot, I should
have followed my gut feeling.” Encourage you to follow your intuition, take a risk, take a
leap of faith. Choose something not so dangerous at first, and work your way up. A risk is
required. As is taking a leap of faith is required. That’s one of your challenges.
Quote is from...Who remember’s that book? Women Who Run With the Wolves by
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, PhD. Her book is also subtitled as Myths and Stories of the Wild
Woman Archetype.
This is the First Edition, published in 1992.
For more information, you can go to her website clarissapinkolaestes.com
As a whole brain podcast, both men and women are included ~ both sides. Maybe you
men have the “manwee” within you. Gentlemen you know what I mean. Division in the 90’s
- well before that. Coming out of that. Speaking to the Divine Feminine in all. We both have
a masculine and feminine sides with ourself...we both have the right brain and the left
brain. You gentlemen do have the Wild Woman Archetype within you. For all of you
gentleman, I am speaking to you and perhaps the Divine Feminine within you.
Chapter 3: Nosing out the Facts: The Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation. Story of Vasalisa or
The Doll or Wassalisa the Wise. Told in Russia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland and
throughout all the Baltic countries of Europe. Many quotes about intuition in this story.
Going to start with this one.
“Intuition is the treasure of a woman’s psyche. It is a divining instrument and like a crystal
through which one can see with uncanny interior vision. It is like a wise old woman who is
with you always, who tells you exactly what the matter is, tells you exactly whether you
need to go left or right, tells you exactly what you need to do. It is a form of The One Who
Knows, old La Que Sabe’, the Wild Woman.”
We all have that intuitive side inside of us. It’s referred to the human woman, the wild
women within us, It pertains to us to you guys too.
“There is no greater blessing a mother can give her child/daughter than a reliable sense of
the veracity of her own intuition. Intuition is handed down from parent to child in the
simplest of ways: “You have good judgement. What do you think lies hidden behind all
this?” Rather than defining intuition as some unreasoned faulty quirk, it is defined as truly
the soul-voice speaking. Intuition senses the directions to go in for the most benefit, it is
self-preserving, has a grasp of underlying motive and intention, it chooses what will cause
the least amount of fragmenting in the psyche.”
Wow.
I feel like I don’t want to say anything else about that.
ALLOW FOR Silence, Quiet, Stillness, Reflection.
Going to Chris Chickering and his song. Many songs could have been used from Chris’s
playlist that engaged intuition; wanted you to have a palate of what Chris offers.
Slower side of Chris called The Better Side.
His music has been defined as Healing, Positive and Inspiring! Probably why I like his
music so much.
In this song, my favorite line is: “Every Single One of Us Matters.”
This song engages your intuition. Intuitively very true. Intuitively practice using your
intuition; knowing who, what and why you are listening to ~ info is very tailored to the
individual right now. Practice using your intuition - be open and willing to receive info that
is perhaps new to us. Remember we are leading with our better side. Remember, every
single one of you matters.
The Better Side
This world is battered and broken
Wounds are still open
Fighting to breathe
All that I can do is offer
The better side of me
Offer a hand for a need
Look all around me
I’ve seen the pain and the faith on it’s knees
One soul here
Lead with the better side of me
Every single one of us matters
Redemption is a door that is never closed
Even a little bit can make a difference
I know I’m just one in a million
But I’m gonna lead
With the better side of me
SONG: Chris Chickering / The Better Side (titletrack) / The Better Side / 4:57 / can fade IN
at 11:00 and OUT at 2:47 OR 4:30-4:47
chrischickeringmusic.com (to listen to or get more of his music)
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Podcast Episode 2
Podcast Episode 2 - Segment 1
Stop and Smell the Roses
First will include some Leftovers from the 1st Episode On Courage. I do want to remind
you that what you hear here is offered to Assist you in cultivating a greater appreciation of
the many Blessings of your life ~ I encourage you, to be the Curator of your own Life. Do
even Better than you already are doing. Cheerleader! Coach!
Raise Your Frequency Vibe!
I would add, I am the voice of the collective. Some of the feedback I received after the first
Episode: my voice was melodious, nurturing, nourishing, calming, centering & grounding.
And the podcast itself was uplifting and positive. Thank you for that feedback. Tis greatly
appreciated.
I do want to review, what I mean by Whole Brain Podcast?- to unify the left and right brain,
to rewire our humanness/humanity, introduce your left and right brain to each other; WHY?
In my opinion, LIFE WORKS BETTER TOGETHER when we come from our whole brain
and I do feel like we’ve been pushed/abused even, engaging our left brain ONLY. Have
you noticed how much more is on the computer and how much more is robotics? “They”
have not wanted us to be emotional. My brother used to say “You, Americans hug too
much.” He didn’t like America so much. Lived in Germany for a while and Australia. There
is a time and a place for sure for left brain. What DOES the left brain do? Good for
Analyzing, scientific, non-emotional, logic, reason, practicality - Awesome! Right? correct?)
What DOES the RIGHT BRAIN DO? The part I feel they’ve been trying to shut down.
They’ve been trying to do this for a long time. (Holistic, i.e. deals with the whole vs parts,
evaluation, detects essence, sees the patterns, very creative, comprehension/meaning,
non-linear, engages the Intuition~ helps you get out of the way - needed for labor. i.e low
lighting, quiet, not moving the Mom move too much - allows her to sink into right brain
more). Whole Brain Podcast Effect is that it brings on FULL ON CONNECTIVITY.
Stop and Smell the Roses ~ “Slow down you move too fast...remember that song from the
60’s, 70’s?... you gotta make the morning last just, kicking down the cobblestones, looking
for fun and feeling Groovy.” Used to think that word was so cool - Groovy. Looked up
recently on the web: means: wonderful, marvelous, excellent, performing well, as in you’re
in the groove - jazz slang term from the 1930’s.
Slow Down and Stop & Smell the Roses.
You can light a candle everyday. I know you can.
Every day you can slow down, stop and smell the roses, I know you can.
Pay attention to what’s going on around you.
No more Excuses. No more Reasons.
Fast forward to Quote: Insert / Was so excited about this. / Sure you can get this on-line
▪ New Quote on Courage from the book “Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of
Human Behavior” by David. R. Hawkins, M.D & PhD ~ he measures the
characteristics of Energy Levels of Human Consciousness.
▪ by David R.Hawkins. He is an MD and a PhD. He has practiced Psychiatry since 1952
and is a life member of the American Psychiatric Association. He has published
numerous scientific papers and videotapes and co-authored the book Orthomolecular
Psychiatry with Nobelist Linus Pauling. He has a diverse background as a teacher
and researcher and has a biographical listing in the Who’s Who in America (Deceased
now, at the age of 85, as of 2012).
▪ Discovered in that process that Courage is the turning point: Ways in which we feel
Power/Empowerment - A study he and his comrades did. Profound and far reaching.
All Levels below 200 are Destructive. Beginning of that Scale starting at 20 going to
1,000 ~ Courage is the Fulcrum at 200. I will let you know what comes before and
after courage. Courage/Power/Energy. I equate power with energy.
▪ Again all levels below 200 go weak and are destructive. All Levels Above 200 are
Constructive. Do not wallow. Vulnerability.
▪ Courage is taking a leap of faith: does require strength, determination, fortitude.
▪ At lower levels: the world is seen as hopeless, sad, frightening, or frustrating.
▪ At the level of Courage, life is seen to be exciting, challenging and stimulating.
▪ Courage implies the willingness to try new things, and deal with the changes and
challenges of life. Empowerment/cope and effectively handle opportunities of life.
▪ At 200, the energy to learn new job skills is available.
▪ Growth and education become attainable goals.
▪ Capacity to face fears or character defects and to grow despite them.
▪ Anxiety does not cripple endeavor as it would at lower stages of evolution.
▪ Obstacles that defeat people whose consciousness is below 200 act as stimulants to this
who have evolved into the first level of true power or empowerment.
▪ Draining at lower levels vs. at higher levels; put back energy into environment.
▪ Productivity begins.
▪ Evolved. Evolution.
▪ Below 200 is Shame, Guilt, Apathy, Grief/Sadness, Fear, Desire, Anger, Pride.
▪ Above 200 is Neutrality, Willingness, Acceptance, Reason, Love, Joy, Peace,
Enlightenment.
▪ Time for Music
▪ “Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior” by David. R. Hawkins,
M.D & PhD ~ he measures the characteristics of “Energy Levels of Human
Consciousness.” Devour this book. Will uplift you.
• SONG: KALYANI & Circle Up / “I Let Love” / Kalyani Collection / 5:53
Why did I choose that song it? It’s Simple, Slow, Repetitive. I love it. It’s beautiful.
• Kalyani is from Rough & Ready CA go to
• https://soundcloud.com/kalyani-marsh for more songs by Kalyani
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Second Segment of this Podcast is called Wake up and Smell the
Coffee!
Challenge you a Bit More ~Take it up a Notch
Focus is On Taming Our Ego/Pride
Review Very Quickly How to Raise Your Frequency
▪ Relax/De-stress/Reduce stress
▪ Educate, Show Up more,Pray for Direction ~ Day or Night: Light a Candle/No Excuses
▪ Do More Right Brain Activities!
▪ Rest/Sleep More! Engage in Sensual Exploration more!
▪ Make another List of what you’re grateful for!
▪ Be Curious! Explore! Be Adventurous (Take Risks) & even be Playful.
▪ Again, What are your Passions? Discover them.
▪ Protect Oneself.
▪ Start visualizing/daydreaming what could be; know that what you attract is created
by your thoughts and words.
▪ New task is to achieve balance between work & family ~ that’s a hard one, right?
▪ Get to know your ancestors (and their stories, passed down orally from generation to
generation ~ which are often true ~ so my great teacher of the Constellation Way,
taught us). In this Culture we don’t know about our ancestors ~ don’t have to be
deceased; for example, your parents are considered your ancestors too.
▪ Call in your ancestors to be involved ~ gather/include in your ancestors in your personal
power protection team (gather those in the unseen dimensions).
▪ My brother looked at our ancestors in Germany & France. Went back to the 15th
Century. Check out your history a bit more. Don’t care for Ancestry.com.
▪ Strength in Numbers ~ take action with others ~ that requires Courage. Do action with
others or have a friend/ mentor support and help you! A life line.
▪ Engage the Biblical principle of whenever “two or more are gathered.”
▪ Quotes on Ego/Pride: From: “Power vs. Force”: The Hidden Determinants of Human
Behavior by David R. Hawkins, M.D. Ph.D.
▪ People ~ Elite have acquired wealth, fame, attention ~ which has distorted their egos and
reinforced the small self instead of the big Self.
▪ Small Self is vulnerable to flattery; big Self is an aspect of our more evolved nature which
is humble and grateful for success.
▪ Evolved Ego is more humble, grateful, cordial, sensitive, caring.
▪ Alignment: attractor patterns and fields ~ weak and high-energy
▪ Less evolved ego is more destructive and corrupting; depending how it is integrated into
our personality: can become arrogant, egotistical, officious, controlling ~ when given
a small amount of authority vs the knowing of people of great authority who are more
cordial, sensitive and caring, more gracious, open and giving.
▪ What do you think?
▪ Quotes on Pride: Another Level of Human Consciousness that was rated ~ just before
courage.
▪ Pride can be removed from us (relies on external ~ what is outside of ourselves) and can
knock us back to into feelings of shame, guilt or fear, when influences are taken away
▪ United States Marine Corp.
▪ Pride is outside of ourself. Without external conditions, pride can suddenly revert to lower
levels.
▪ Whereas courage is more internal.
▪ Pride can be defensive, divisive (can give rise to factionalism), can also be arrogant and
in denial ~ blocks growth.
▪ And the inflated ego is vulnerable to attack.
▪ That’s interesting, right?
▪ Taming ~ Look it up. Our pride and ego: keep seeing petting big lion/big cat. Taming is
about raising our frequency
▪ Going to introduce you to Chris Chickering: Go out with some Music toTickle your Right
Brain
Chris Chickering / Freedom Lies Within - Extended Version / The Resurrection of Me /
2014
https://chrischickeringmusic.com/
Hopefully this segment has Wiped some of the Sand From Your Eyes and helped you to
remove that which impedes you from having breakthroughs and to wake up!
“Engage your Senses (put your Smart phone down and look up) & Be Whole Brained in
your Approach: Be Smart/Wise/Intelligent/Forthcoming in your Choices (know WHY you
are doing this activity), Be Fiercely Loving, Kind, Generous, Boundried, Open-Minded,
Open-Hearted. Trusting. Know you are Divinely Guided, Divinely Protected. Be Your own
CURATOR and ask what resonates with you (might even have a tuning fork or sound
healing session - one way to turn on your right brain). Hopefully this segment has helped
you Wipe the Sand From Your Eyes (at least some of it) and helps you to remove what
Impedes you (at least some of it) from having Breakthroughs and to Wake Up!”
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Homework Challenges
1. 1. Link goes to Michelle Moore’s podcast on 5/24/23 https://rumble.com/v2prvra-the-
michelle-moore-show.html
Cue in Bystander Piece 10:00-12:47
Being a Bystander: The Choice is Yours. Commit to NOT being a BYSTANDER (show &
share thought/opinions afterwards).
• List 3 things you are going to DO (not just think about) in order to fulfill/take action on
your commitment to doing something courageous aka out of the box/matrix.
• Challenge yourself NOT TO DISCONNECT/NUMB OUT (is that what society wants you
to do. Be PRESENT. Don’t blindly follow the sheeple.
2. Challenge Yourself! You will Move Some Molecules! View the movie “Sound of
Freedom.” Take a “normie” friend and discuss afterwards over tea/coffee or food.
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Podcast Episode 1
On Courage: to Assist you in cultivating a greater appreciation of the many Blessings of your life
A Little Intro to my titles: What do I mean by STASTR and WUASTC and WBP (Why Whole Brain Podcast? Unify the left and right brain, rewire our humaness/humanity, introduce them to each other; what DOES the left brain do? (Analyze, scientific, non-emotional, What DOES the RIGHT BRAIN DO? (Intuition/getting out of the way – needed for labor).
Smell – Olfactory.
Stop and Smell the Roses ~ Slow Down You Move Too Fast. Fun. Groovy. Accelerated Times. Overwhelm.
Quote: Definition of Courage (Strength, Relaxation, Confidence, Openness to the Mystery): A variety of Quotes on Courage from Internet
Steps: Relax/De-stress, Gratitude, Educate, Show Up, Garner Your Protection; What are you Called to aka What are Your Passions? Sharing. Beliefs. Willingness to Explore/Curious. Personality. Perspective. Triggers. Slammed/Attacked/Shamed/Name Calling. ~ Immaturity (don’t engage/NonJudgement/Model what you want – I.e. as a parent to children).
Relax First; Raise your Frequency (Confidence) & Reducing Stress by: Walking, Exercising, hiking, communing with nature, getting out in the morning sun, receiving a massage or some form of bodywork I.e acupuncture, getting out of your mental machinations (left brain), drawing/painting or other choosing some other kind of right brain activity about COURAGE that raises your frequency and confidence to that vibe. Dance or Listen to Music! Take a sauna or hot bath with essential oils (geranium, clarysage, citrus, vetiver). Read/Listen to an inspirational story (book) or Podcast I.e. Horton Hears a Who / Recent interview on Rumble ore Bitchute. Just for the sake of Exploring/Curious/OpenMindedness…challenge yourself to listen to someone you normally wouldn’t listen to…Joe Rogan, Michelle Moore, Megan Kelly.
Gratitude: Grateful to the MANY Mentors and courageous ones who have come before us. To those who have stuck their necks out there; made many sacrifices tp ensure the levels of exposure: corruption, deceit, lies etc. in ALL our current systems: education, government, medical, food, etc. Whether they are true or not! We gotten keep doing that ~ courage, but also to see your value, your creativity, your contribution. Acknowledge your Ways ~ i.e. introverted. Thank yourself for the ways you have shown up and challenged the “norm” or stepped out of the box aka the Matrix ~ List 3x you have shown up in the last couple of years. For example “protest,” write a controversial/challenging letter or have a conversation with an authority figure/group/family member. Be Curious!
Moving Molecules
Creating your Reality with your Thoughts & Words as a form of action. Let go of Self-Defeating thoughts. Learn how to Focus and have an Intention with your thoughts.
Don’t just sit there (watching tv, netfilix, engaging in mindless activities (eating), numbing out.
Do something mindful, thoughtful, fun, relaxing, rejuvenating (play an instrument, be outdoors more ~ garden, less computer time)
Start Visualizing/Day Dreaming what could be; Know that what you attract is created by your thoughts and words. Achieve Balance between work & family.
Educate Yourself
What does Courage mean to YOU? Why Embrace that Energy? (Review Newsletter) ~ Taking a Leap of Faith, Strength, Confidence, Bravery, Determination, Fearlessness, Fortitude (Difficulties with).
For Example: What does FEAR vs. FEARLESSNESS mean? Pick it Apart.
Add Intuition (What does Mean to Follow your Guts aka your Intuition). Where in your body do you feel your Intuition resides? In your Heart, Below your Belly Button?
What are Synonyms? (Audacity, Darelessness, Heroism, Bravery, Determination, Endurance/Tenacity)
Email from Friend: “willingness to face/admit/and keep going no matter what comes up…..fear, timidity, powerlessness, guilt, shame and any other lie we’ve been telling ourselves. Courage to me….is standing up and letting it all shine….whatever that means to each. Bold action.”
What does stepping out of the box mean ~ Nobody said anything about that?
Again, What are your Passions? Discover them. For Example: Children, Sports & Mask Wearing in Addition to getting the jab PROTEST)
How to Protect Oneself. How do you do that? For me its a lot about Erasing My Fears!
Know your Rights! Believe in Yourself and Others. For example, you may be passionate about the law (and challenging it), standing for justice/truth government; jurisdiction, status, property, you may want to study & learn the Original Constitution (1787), Bill of Rights & the Amendments
Wear your Armor of God (Maine story). Stand your Ground (in the face of all shadow; feet rooted in Readiness). Don the Belt of Truth & Discernment, Put on the Breastplate of Strength & Boldness. Helmut of Salvation to thwart Anxieties & Fears. Carry the Sword of the Spirit aka the Word of God with Confidence. Always Show Love & Respect. Know that God Has Your Back. Don the Attitude of Invincibility. (In some Circumstances) ask Yourself Be if you are willing to Die/Sacrifice). AKA “Standing in your Square” by David Straight.
Call in Your Personal Power/Believe in Yourself & Your Team/Smudge/Protection Team ~ For Example: Ancestors, Ascended Masters, Holy Ones. Animal Spirits, Four Directions (including Center) from the 5-D, the Pure Land, Brough by your Higher Self.
Strength in Numbers ~ maybe TAKE ACTION with others OR have a friend/ mentor support and help you! A Life Line. (No Shame in that! For Example: Doula for the doula).
• Start Small & Build Up From There: No Brainer vs 3 months to Get Up Guts
• SONG: KALYANI & Circle Up? / “Courageous Creator” / Malalani ~ In the Heavenly Garden ~ Kalyani is from Rough & Ready CA go to https://soundcloud.com/kalyani-marsh for more songs by Kalyani
(“you were never broken and you were born of infinite Light and you were always chosen to be among the courageous ones…willing to Be Love, Nurture Patiently, see the Beauty, to Be Free…Creating Consciously.”
End Part I
Wake up and Smell the Coffee! Challenge you a Bit More to Take it up a Notch
On Courage to breakthrough, wake up and activate your daily creations!
Quote: From: “Power vs. Force”: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins, M.D. Ph.D. pg. 84 Courage is the Turning Point: Power/Empowerment – Beginning of that Scale starting at 20 going to 1,000.Above 200 are the characteristics of “Energy Levels of Human Consciousness”: of Neutrality, Willingness, Acceptance, Reason, Love, Joy, Peace, Enlightenment. Below 200 is Shame, Guilt, Apathy, Grief/Sadness, Fear, Desire, Anger, Pride (Vulnerability).
Steps: Follow the Above Advice & Tap into your current Passion(s). Discover what they are!
Be Adventurous (Take Risks) & even be Playful (don’t take yourself too serious/what makes you laugh/what brings you joy). Move molecules for yourself and others!
List 3 Actions: You’re gonna take on that which requires Courage! Remind yourself of what Courage is and how courageous you are!
[Tik Tok Link: Being a Bystander: The Choice is Yours. Horton Hears a Who Show up more! Commit to NOT being a BYSTANDER (show & share thought/opinions afterwards the Goldfish Tik Tok)
List 3 things you are going to DO (not just think about) in order to fulfill/take action on your commitment to doing something courageous aka out of the box/matrix.
Challenge yourself NOT TO DISCONNECT/NUMB OUT (is that what society wants you to do. Be PRESENT. Don’t blindly follow the sheeple. (Sound like your mother: Don’t drink or do drugs. Don’t numb out).]
Review First Half of Podcast: Stop & Smell the Roses
Always DON your “protection” – i.e. your “Armor of God.” Story about Maine visit.
Strength in Numbers – gonna tell you a little story @ bullying that I was involved with for 7 years or so in my community.
Choose YOUR way/What are YOUR Passions ~ what is comfortable for you? And yet what stretches you a little, medium, a lot! (college clowns/radio)
Report/Share with Another ~ Before & After as a Way to Motivate Yourself, Glean some Support (and possible “Engage a Lifeline” during the process).
Engage your Senses & Be Whole Brained in your Approach: Be Smart/Wise/Intelligent/Forthcoming (know WHY you are doing this activity), Fiercely Loving, Kind, Generous, Boundried, Open-Minded, Open-Hearted. Trust/Know you are Divinely Guided, Divinely Protected. Be Your own Courageous Creator! RESONANCE!.
End Part !!
Go out with some Music to Entice/Tickle your Right Brain
By Chris Chickering / The Resurrection of Me (title track of his 2014 album) 3:47
Splash
Outro
Thanks for joining me, Elizabeth Rose. It is my hope that this whole brain podcast has assisted you in your daily creations, and I hope it has wiped away any heavy sands which have fallen across your eyes and seduced you into a long, long sleep…Time to wake up now!
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