Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 In my workshop Be Ever-Young - the Natural Non-Surgical Facelift - yes I know it speaks of vanity but it is an amazing seminar. First I talk of physiology and the face - it is important to me to spread the word as to what really happens in a facelift - you have to go under general anesthesia which is always life threatening - and for what? vanity - plus they take your whole face off your muscle structure and put it back on - lots of botched jobs. Then we do facial renewal exercises, then I slip in some health stuff - how to read the face and its colorings and why things wrinkle where they do - oriental medicine. The we do the acupressure facelift which also helps with TMJ, sinus problems, teeth grinding and headaches to name a few symptoms - people get to color their charts in. Then we do an Inner Beauty guided Imagery session which is incredible. You can't shine outside unless you shine inside. It is a fabulous way through hypnosis to heal, rejuvenate and connect with your own spirit and feeling of safety and security in the universes and you own sense of personal power. Lecture, funny faces, health, coloring, nap time - the inner child spumes out and there is a lot of laughter nd learning. Saying that - where does this fit in? Well - in the beginning of the workshop I talk of how we have been trained to not use big facial expressions in America - actually all Germanic language places. We stay stoic and our personal bubbles of comfort are larger than in Latin and Med countries. And I tell a joke. " When you are walking down the sidewalk and someone is approaching you in the other direction - how do you know they are a New Englander? As soon as they get close enough to make eye contact they look down and pass you.. " I was born and raised here but while traveling Belize several years ago I met two travelers that simply could not believe I was from Massachusetts. I was too bright and sunny. Then they heard I lived my early 20's in southern California and Florida. " Oh that's why ! " We blame our ways in this area to the cold and to having to cocoon in but I don't buy it. This IS one of the hardest places to make good friends. Either you have them from high school or from the " old " neighborhood or you don't have them. People do not get to know their neighbors. They shut themselves off. Maybe because in areas of more sun people are more transient and to survive as humans with contact you meet each other and then move on. In New England - well it is a staying place - and you stay with the old or if you are a transplant you cannot connect so you are with your also transplanted mate sequestered in your abode. Can it change? Well - it may not but WE can. Communities can develop not in square mile terms but in interests. This year I have made two of the most special girlfriend relationships of my life because of our like interests and the fact there is no one supporting us - we support each other. and we all channel. It has been amazing but it took all three of us to go through the mistrust and the questioning of why and yhe trust in our own wiser inner selves to break through the conditioning. I am so glad that we did. I call us the Alianza por el Espititu. The Alliance by the Spirit. It takes a bit of effort to connect all three of us at the same time each month for a dinner date but we do so try to get that done. Separately we keep well connected but to pull the three of us together in one spot is not easy. So what is my message here? Keep doing and reaching and trusting - magnetize what you desire and it will arrive in the right way and in the right time wherever you live - don't give up. Connect. Patricia Gilmore, C.M.Ht. http://www.BeBest.com RECEIVE A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO " BE YOUR VERY BEST " Wellness and Success Tips, Life Enhancement Techniques, Presentation Information and Empowerment. Be The Best That You Can Be - Empower Yourself !!! - Caroline Abreu <nrgbalance Wednesday, October 04, 2000 10:50 PM Re: Pat's reply to Recluse > Jo: > > I have to respond to this remark, since I find that in my current situation > I am fairly socially isolated. I moved from the South, where my family and a > large supportive group of friends and aquaintances are, to New England to > marry my husband, who is, IMO, the best husband in the world. > > New England is nothing like the South in climate or temperment. People are > generally slow to warm up, somewhat distant, and don't quite know how to > take my somewhat overwhelmingly assertive, earth mother, larger than life > being. I imagine I can actually see people squint when they look at me <LOL> > Now, I have met several wonderful people here who I have been blessed to > have sporadic contact with, but the concept of distance, the crowded > highways, and the absolute busy-ness of NE is so different from the less > driven and more sociable environment I was used to that it has been a major > adjustment, and I have had heavy bouts of loneliness and homesickness here > in spite of my new family. > > Community is very important. I am fairly high maintenance in the social > department, being a Libra ;-) I do not know or do I intend to meddle in your > spiritual life, but if you have a religious practice, the community of a > group can be valuable, whether it is a church, a synagogue, a temple, an > ashram, a prayer or meditation group, or a drumming circle. One of my > friends in Louisiana is an art therapist who has arthritis, and is limited > in her activities away from home, but developed a unique way to get around > that by inviting her friends over for tea and play on a regular basis. Some > of the best times I can remember are sitting on Betsy's floor, trying to > glue feathers to something, surrounded by other laughing, talkative women > <G> Not a big thing, but certainly a grand thing. > > I am in a tiny apartment by the sea, and I dream of having a larger space so > that I can open up my living room floor to a similar circle. > > Hope this helps. > Crow > " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " > > ----Original Message Follows---- > " Jo Rudd " <jorudd > > I know what you mean about being 'people-centred' and I could certainly do > with a bit more of that. But my attempts to make friends over the last 10 > years have been singularly unrewarding. I think I have a defective gene - > inability to keep friends!! > > > > _______________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > **************************************** > Visit the community page: > For administrative problems -owner > To , - > > All messages, files and archives of this forum are copyright of the group and the individual authors. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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