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Monday, June 14, 2021

'What the hell is going on? And, why are these 'Light-working GROUPS' just so much Stercus Tauri?'

So, You're awake. You thought that that meant you would get answers...oops.

Instead, you ended up with questions...lot's of questions...the 1st one being , have I lost my mind or has everyone else?
then...you found....

(((((("THE GROUPS")))))))
IE; star seeds, chakras, crystals, Extraterrestrials, Pleiadians, Arcturians, Sirians, Draco Reptilians, Secret space force, pineal gland, reading, gurus, sages, healers, psychics, channeling and scammers..."DM me for a reading"

oh yea...can't forget The Memes; like above. Cute lil' diatribes of enlightened Stercus Tauri (Latin for Bullshit) wrapped up with neat lil photoshopped images of sparkly unicorns. Namaste.

And the cast of characters. Everyone, from the veteran spiritual healers, sages, channelers, mystics, scholars, readers, TO THE ADMINS...(cue evil music...) telling you you are doing it wrong and you will never ascend if you keep doing: (insert your behavior to attack of the day___________<---here, old soul.....)

Welcome to enlightenment...Now...let's talk logistics: Awakening, Enlightenment, Ascension, to include: methods, definitions, practices and players involved...and the reality of this movement.
We'll proceed with the assumption that if you are here reading this, you have a modicum of Understanding that REALITY RIGHT NOW IS: 

A. the old paradigm and creation stories are not true,
B. We're seeded here on Earth, by our Creators, our Star Brothers and Sisters at the direction of the Prime Creator/Source...
C. You are more than your biological sleeve
D. You have started to awaken and question EVERYTHING
E. Something is very wrong with the timeline, energy and overall direction of the planet...
F. Your governments have been lying to you
G. You are part of something much larger than yourself
H. You can't get enough information/intel/data/answers nor are these things coming fast enough
I. Extraterrestrials not only are real. they are here...and they are YOU

Let's begin:
Density is another term to describe the time-space matrix, as time and space are aspects of the same mechanism that make up the dimensional frequency bands of the Universal Time Matrix. The Cosmic Clock governs the cycles of time and allows the planetary consciousness to spiral through each of the dimensional frequency bands over many astrological precessions or eons. When the planet interconnects with the next higher dimensional frequency band and starts to merge with the next time-space matrix, this generates a gateway into that particular Density.

Our planet Earth exists in three main formed identities in this Universal Time Matrix. The 3D Earth is called Earth or Terra, 5D Earth is Called Tara and 7D earth is called Gaia. Different extraterrestrial races and extra dimensionals may call these future Earths by different names based on their language. They are all planet Earth at different stages of evolution in the Timelines.

The parallel earths, 5D and 7D, exist in the future on higher scales of frequency that control what type of matter is being formed there. In higher dimensions and higher densities, the type of matter on a planet evolves to lesser states of density, yet there is still a form. Our form may shift into less density, but it still looks similar in appearance to the type of body we have on earth now. What type of matter and density one takes on is connected to the location of time and space, future timelines, and where the identity of that person is in the future. 

The third dimensional earth exists at the lowest possible density of matter that comprises the lowest three spectrums of frequency throughout the Universal scale. We have come to recognize these lowest three frequencies are connected to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd layer of our chakra system. Together, these three frequencies manifest the collective horizontal network of telluric earth currents that also function in the Ley Lines that manifest timelines on the third dimensional earth. So when we only use these first three chakras, our consciousness is trapped in the lowest frequencies available in our body, and it keeps us locked into the 3D location of time and space. At this level of negative ego mind, we become locked into the density of matter and trapped in the 3D cycles of time. Because these three frequencies are earth currents, they are comprised of very dense subatomic particles that have formed physical matter on the 3D earth plane. As a brief, yet astounding overview, for the purpose of this first 'episode intro, as it were, it's enough for now. We will cover density in a separate more comprehensive episode later in the series.

Levels of Awareness...
*remember, as this ascension (vibrational frequency raising) event happens...all are moving individually, like you,  in this new awakening, at different levels of awareness and at different speeds. Each mind/body/spirit/ complex, once aware, from step 1 to step forever...does it as they need to do it.. Once you are immersed in this process and are at higher densities, it is second, or even first nature to allow your "other-self," other people for now, to be who they are, as you will be about Service to Others orientation as opposed to the service to self orientation that has brought our leaders and our world and society to be so broken,  but (to be continued)

1st Level ~ those not yet awake...
(80% of the Planet Population...) Going with the flow, angry uncertain.
You know something is wrong, things don't add up...you have doubts and suspicions, but think you are alone. Afraid to voice your opinion for fear of ridicule from your peers, or persecution from your masters.
2nd Level Density
(18% of the Planet Population) Actively seeking answers, physically, socially, morally, spiritually...
moving away from mainstream toward more esoteric beliefs and knowledge. Changing eating habit's and looking for methods and practices to seek higher self and learning.
Finding out they are more than what they thought...see the system as flawed, know most of A through I above, even if they don't understand all of it...
3rd Level 
Fully immersed in the Enlightenment path, knows mission as a Light-worker. Learning and seeking more Master Class info, helping levels 1,2,3. Learning, serving and honing spiritual practices to move toward Ascension to 5D.
4th Level Light-beings, Old souls, after numerous incarnations moving to 5D
Dimensionally, many levels, many worker bees, as it were, many fighting off planet, and on...who have been fighting the good fight through many incarnations...
5th Level
Masters, Sages, healers, Scribes, Heralds, Teachers
These consist of the most enlightened, Humans, those modified already physically through DNA downloads and enhancements. There are three more levels, 6, 7, 8 that do not need covering at this time. We use levels so you understand in a linera sense as we refer to them as ' octaves...' 1st octave 2nd octave etc., each octave vibrates at it's own distinct frequency and also has it's own color. or Ray...known as the chakras. which follow the light spectrum of the mind/body/complexes capacity to perceive light. in this 3rd density..

New Lightworker...
You have been equipped and assigned a specific council of 12 guides: Star-Seeds, Off World Light Beings, family, friends, possible Masters and Teachers, that will interact with you in a variety of ways...
Your DNA is encoded with all the answers you need, all the information you seek and the keys to REMEMBERING who and what you are...
This is a PATH to enlightenment so no one can answer your questions FOR you...you must seek them out, through study, listening to teachers and masters, meditating, finding the intuitive answers you need answered...for you...only knowing these things and walking the path set before and seeking HOW to apply them to your walk and life, WISDOM, can you achieve a knowing of who you are, what your lineage is, what family and star system you are from, etc..
..
Source will direct you to your proper family psyonically through thought form, omens or gut feeling...
It is imperative that you learn to INVITE your guides and teachers IN to help you learn who you are and what your mission ultimately is. You must call out to Source and GAIA .invite them to meet within you to show you the true nature of yourself and help empty out egoistic thoughts behaviors and feelings. Service through unconditional love is ultimately the fastest and highest path to the answers you seek...then, knowing that "the journey is the point of the journey" you then relax, just BE..ride the wave and let Source take the reigns...Only YOU WILL KNOW>>no one can decide for you...your Council will help. Guides Sages, Scribes such as myself are here to point you to the resources YOU need to walk your path to Ascension

How...
1. Sit quietly
2. Ask for your origins.
3  Empty your mind.
4. Speak out "I AM...3 times....
5. Meditate for at least 20 minutes, 

You will receive your answer...you will see...who you are...and where to start your search...

Synchronicity will guide your hand...be alert...pay attention...feel with your Heart for that is where ALL begins...then it hits your cortex, for decoding, then brain, validating it, so it manifests as your reality...


L

Quantum Entanglement...Universe = One -Song

For the Enlightened: Old & New Lightworkers...
What is the world we live in....?
Quantum Entanglement....
"It's such a simple concept
yet made so complex by our 3rd dimension understanding and limitations....
we think, so we PERCIEVE, life, a linear flat plane...
when we should see things as they are...
As sacred geometry shows us...
a Vortex...
a connected substance
all rotating and moving,
yet connected...
spinning at different speeds
and depths
but as one expression of energy as well...
the vortex as a whole
within the fabric of the substance
within which IT exists...
made up of millions
and millions
of molecules...
atoms...
protons
electrons...
Sophia's Spark
nothing...
So
in the Uni-verse...(One-Song)
the thoughtform...
the mind...
The Vortex
Mother/Father/Source
has created you...
a Quantum Computing Biosleeve
with a Uni-verse (One-Song)
contained within the Biological 'BRAIN....
an extension of itself in order
to gain a different perspective of itself...
an EXACT replica of Source...
EXACT...within Source...
connected to others...
who are extensions of Source in their own right...
trillions of beings entities and things.....
we are the very Multi-verses (Many-Songs)
we hear about in a most perfect plan
within Source...
As Source is within you..
As it is within so it is without...
above/below...
And the beauty of the SYSTEM
is as we are all a unique extension of Source...
therefore
a unique Uni-verse ONE-SONG l
as we all experience Source
and our own Uni-verse from our perspective
we experience Multi-verses (MANY SONGS)
projected by all the many perspectives as well...
HARMONY........
a blending of the frequencies and waves of energy
that creates a vibration
that creates...
All comingled,
not only here, in this 3rd dimension
but throughout all the dimensions and realities
within and from Source..."
When you immerse yourself in that concept and vision...
you will move on to the next evolution...
that the journey is the point of the journey...
be where you are today
content
in peace and unconditional love
Namaste
The 12/L

Ram Dass

"The domain of spirit is a place where we all belong. Ram Dass describes how we can move into spacious awareness, a place where we observe the beauty of everything as it is." Gaia
Have we become enamored in our 'paths', our enlightenment?
careful....
I do it...
we all do it....
we strut our RAM DASSNESS...
Now I'll clarify for you a bit...
After rejecting all things spiritual ie: religious
I was kept hidden, even from myself for a long time
(40 years)
while somewhat public...
somewhat known...
i was in no way...
walking this path I am on now...
but when i was awakened
i was awake...
i was not becoming 'more aware'
waking up...
i was awake......
all of it,,,
in a about a nanosecond,,,
BOOM....
and it's seems,
now
being here..
is all that matters
i was taken through what you would call a
'special forces..crash esoteric spiritual intense ninja maharaji training course.."
"hi here's your pineal...
meet Source....Ram...
Michael and Gabriel & Thomas.."
and on and on and on..
"yup howya doin...
we have a message
you are a freak yada yada yada...
go teach...
oh and here
boom
"hey lou.., nice to meet ya ....
we gotta talk...
"so louis...
this is how it is,
who we are
how it works
who you are (get a tattoo, dye your hair blond like it is home?>???)
and ...
here's what you're doing..:
the plan..
disclosure Et's Off planet
teach
nova
rebuild
5th dimension yeah
this is what we need you to do...
GO!"............................................................
Um..wait what?.. WTF? breathe......Ohmmm.....
and here we are...
So today...short and sweet...
We all fall back into this wave...as lightworkers and you need to know 'It's okay" stop beating yourself up...this get's harder....not easier...as you move up vibrationally...ESPECIALLY while still in the 3rd dimension sleeve...give yourselves some grace...
As you move up vibrationally things start moving exponentially faster and it is very easy to fall back into low energy behavior of the familiar...or comfortable....
THE KEY now..is catching that immediately and and not intending to fix it, but letting it go right then...and moving back to the higher self...
That was the, message from SANANDA today..(dude really drop the Lord thing already...lol) and it's the message from us...
US
for some reason, Ram D is one of the guides in my
Council of Twelve and
has decided to drop some of his pearls
to me...and through me...
I'm sure I'm not the only one..
but Sensei is in my head...
and I'm humbled beyond measure and overwhelmed
at the crazy thought of that
at the same time...
I'm a scared student at the feet of my Teachers..
or I'm crazy...
you decide...
RAM/L








She walks beside me, O Bastet... My Protector...O Daughter of mine...


"Bastet is the goddess of protection, pleasure, and the bringer of good health. She has the head of a cat and a slender female body.
Bastet is the daughter of Ra, sister of Sekhmet, the wife of Ptah, and the mother of Mihos. Since the Second Dynasty, Bastet was worshiped as a deity, most commonly in Lower Egypt. Her form and powers changed over the years.
It was believed that every day she would ride through the sky with her father, the sun god Ra. As his boat pulled the sun through the sky she would watch over and protect him. At night, she would turn into a cat to protect Ra from his greatest enemy, the serpent Apep.
Due to her protective duties, she was nicknamed the Lady of the East, Goddess of the Rising Sun, and the Sacred and All Seeing Eye.
She is also known as the Goddess of the Moon and was thought to be the eye of the moon and the eye of Ra.
Bastet is still worshipped today and her protection is believed by some to be cast over modern cats."
Bastet was originally a fierce lioness warrior goddess of the sun worshiped throughout most of ancient Egyptian history, but later she became Bastet, the cat goddess that is familiar today. She then was depicted as the daughter of Ra and Isis, and the consort of Ptah, with whom she had a son Maahes.

As protector of Lower Egypt, she is the defender of the king, and consequently of the sun god, Ra. Along with other deities such as Hathor, Sekhmet, and Isis, Bastet was associated with the Eye of Ra. She has been depicted as fighting the evil snake named Apep, an enemy of Ra. In addition to her solar connections, sometimes she was called "eye of the moon".
Bastet was also a goddess of pregnancy and childbirth, possibly because of the fertility of the domestic cat. Images of Bastet were often created from alabaster. The goddess was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other—the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget, embellished with a lioness head. Bastet was also depicted as the goddess of protection against contagious diseases and evil spirits.

L

"Stop being so melodramatic.... meditation is not a ceremony...

A message form My Gurus;

"Stop being so melodramatic....
meditation is not a ceremony...
as you all have made it...
it's a joyous connection with Source...
break your old paradigm mold...
SING A JOYFUL SONG UNTO THE LORD
Dance
Laugh...
make a noise....
stop the HUMAN construct you have all created that
"OHM...eyes closed...legs folded...incense burning...
binaural beats..."
This is the Old Energy
The Old Way was constructed/constricted by you humans
We invite you to CELEBRATE...
Father askes you to Show Him your Joy not your serious egoistic..OHMing at the sky....
STOP LOOKING TO THE SKY FOR SOURCE>>>>
YOU are Source/Source is You
THE CREATOR IS INSIDE YOU...
so THANK SOURCE 'INSIDE YOU" for your connection...
The new awakening, the new energy REQUIRES LAUGHTER AND JOY...and NOISE....MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD...
Take your shoes off.
Stand on GROUND
not cement...
Dirt...
Invite GAIA and your Creator to meet INSIDE you,
SEE them Inside you...
dance...
and Mother/Father/All will fill you with more Joy and Abundance you can imagine...
Rethink your conversation and connections with Source and each other...
Unconditional Love isn't serious
it's glee
Fun
Joy
Laughter
Song
Dance
Celebrate this new existence
and Ascension.
Smile...

Real Healers and Teachers

A note to our Brothers and Sister Starseeds....:
"A real Healer, Psychic or Master Teacher.......
will NEVER ask or approach you to 'give' you a reading....
PERIOD...it is not how that works...
it is why, to speak to the Masters in Tibet OR PSIONICALLY...YOU MUST TRAVEL AND SEEK THEM OUT.

the Path to Enlightenment has no shortcuts...It is a Path YOU must walk and initiate...it's just the way it works...

You must Seek the answers...or...
if the lesson or reading, or transmission or channel is real...
they are given freely,
by Light Beings...
through Archivists and Teachers or Heralds 
like LOUIS here...
FOR FREE..
we do not charge our children
nor seek them out to offer guidance,
we offer it when asked for it....
FREE WILL...
and woe to those false prophets who troll these pages seeking to take advantage of our progeny...
WE WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE WHEN WE REVIEW YOUR AKASHIC RECORD FOR SOURCE."
~The Council of 12

(louis here)-> when i seek answers on my journey...i must look internally, not externally...and...all my readings and lessons come to me in the Service of Others....
they are to be freely shared with you my brothers and sisters...
not hidden in a private direct message
for a message for me
is a message for all
and a message for all 
is a message for me...

L

Unity, Collective Consciousness and Quantum Entanglement:


Unity, Collective Consciousness and Quantum Entanglement:
5/24/21 Guide Lessons...
"Trillions of sentient and non sentient perspectives
of the One
Sophia
Creator
Source
Allah
God
Yahweh
The Force
take your pick of whatever
LABEL or BOX
YOU
have decided to use...
now think about that sentence again...
your label...your vision...your perspective
our Creator
I choose to call Him Father,
though the true essence of our Life source is All;
Father/Mother/Brother/Sister
North/South/East/West
Fire/Water/Earth/Wind
Father, through your existence...
like a giant Octopus...
The One (The Head) and
We
Us
You
Me,
They
IT
(Trillions of unique tentacles...)
each separate unique sentient
AND NON sentient beings
and entities ,
as Source/Father
is all matter and energy
regardless of
function
dimensions or
cognitive ability.
individually
receive and transmit info
from and to Source
simultaneously
while being connected to Source
and all the other tentacles (ALL Life Forms)
simultaneously as well...
and being AWARE of it...in this 3rd dimension.. 3rd dimension 12th density has me welcome you
to the 4th dimension matrix/highway/path
4th dimension 1st density (11 more to go)
that leads to the 5th....
some of you are new.
some are old
some are here again
some HAVE NEVER LEFT
Be kind to those you meet on your path and journey, for they
ARE YOU, CREATOR, FROM.....
YOUR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
AND FACES
AND TIMES
AND EXPERIENCES....
ALL YOU SEE
....IS...YOU....

Facing your negative thoughts, actions and behavior:

People become intimidated by your ascension...
it's unfortunately a symptom of refusing to face inner demons, and especially manifests when someone or something, exposes the truths of your shadow secrets....
you lash out...you get angry at the messenger...you ignore...the cause or
are unwilling to face the reality of who you are and consequently you struggle for lifetimes, unnecessarily, stuck in the rut and same issue day after day after day...
always wishing you would heal, but never healing...

It's only when you face the truth of your fragilities and failures and addictions and anger and self destructive behavior , that you have the remote possibility to change it....
if you refuse to address and acknowledge the problem, it NEVER GOES AWAY,
instead you lash out at those who expose your weakness...and rail at those who hit too close to home...
ignoring the realities of your own behavior, transferring blame to everyone and everything for your behavior, except the one responsible for that behavior...YOU...

i speak from lifetimes of experience, which is why I'm here, as an example and teacher, like you...
experiencing the trauma of being human. You will never find, happiness, peace, self awareness and contentment...you desperately seek as long as you refuse to face YOUR TRUTHS>>>>>>>>
If you want to change. If you want to heal, If you want a different life and reaction than the same one you ALWAYS get...YOU...must change...or what you continue to manifest will repeat...over and over,
relationship after relationship...day after day...
a negative loop of self loathing and destruction that plays and plays and plays...
no matter the place, time, or circumstance
because you bring your baggage with you to everything...
but you never open up the baggage...to clean it out...you move to the next phase of life, hide the baggage in the closet and then question why everything is the same...

It's the same because you have chosen it to be so, whether you want to face that or not...
So don't blame the person you are jealous of,
don't hate those who respond in kind call out your negative behavior, by word deed or just your reflection In their eyes as you stare back at yourself
don’t hate the person who IS changing, reflecting and growing...
learn....NO ONE CAN FIX YOU BUT YOU AND NO FIX WILL WORK UNTIL YOU WISH IT TO>>>>>PERIOD

You can't find the keys
you lost in your own house
while you choose sit in the dark
cursing your neighbor or partner
because they have put on the light in theirs and hold their keys in hand...and the light that shines from their windows
reflects through yours
exposing the unkempt cluttered 'home ' in which YOU live...
And know..it does not have to be this way....

YOU determine what you expect, what you get and how you interact with the world...you get back what you give, and conversely, get nothing when you offer nothing...

You are what you DO...not what you say... not what you post, what you wear, what you buy, what you accumulate or what other people think of you...Be...the change you seek...Dare to say "I am!"

We have the choice to forgive or hold a grudge, to help or not help, to respond with kindness and courtesy or with anger and abuse. It's up to us as individuals to regulate and be in control of our own behavior, well before we seek to change someone else's.
Ram/L

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Monday, March 01, 2021

The World Needs Dreamers...

 Just some musings about what has been on my mind lately.

Watching the news and what trends in today's (current times) Social Media world, it is evident that, sadly, when given a choice in today's society, the majority of people, when faced with the decision to do the right thing or the wrong, will inherently choose the wrong thing.

We (collectively) no longer take responsibility for our actions, or are held accountable, as witnessed by our politicians doing whatever they want with no recompense. Nor do we (collectively) have any regard for the consequences of our actions...our culture is rife with admonitions from celebrities, the media, politicians and special interest groups to aspire to all the wrong goals and priorities.

Not being negative here, just relating some observations. Instead of paying it forward, or simply affording our fellow humans the same dignity, or respect, or courtesy that we ourselves would hope to receive, we demand it without ever practicing it ourselves or earning it. The choices we make daily....dictate the life we lead...and our actions toward others determine their actions back toward us. We are the Creators of our own reality.

Just stop and think how different the world would be if we all, including our politicians, leaders and influencers, right down to the 'so called' lowliest among us, chose to stop, breathe and reflect, before reacting. Or, we stopped before we proactively did something and determined to simply do the right thing, regardless of what we might gain for ourselves.

What do you do when no one is watching? What will you do, even if you are not recognized or get 'credit?" How do you treat those that cannot do anything for you in return, or NO LONGER do anything for you, when they are in need? 

You are what you DO...not what you say... not what you post, what you wear, what you buy, what you accumulate or what other people think of you...Be...the change you seek...Dare to say "I am!"

We have the choice to forgive or hold a grudge, to help or not help, to respond with kindness and courtesy or with anger and abuse. It's up to us as individuals to regulate and be in control of our own behavior, well before we seek to change someone else's. 

If we determine, everyday to practice love, tolerance kindness and self control, being responsible for simply our own actions, and it spreads...one human by one human...think what a wonderful change we can effect, like a ripple in a pond slowly spreading out till it reaches every shore.

Pie in the sky you say? A dream you say? Maybe, but I'll start with me. You simply start with you, asking nothing of anyone but yourself and we'll see what we shall see. 


Yes, I am a dreamer filled with hope while still cognizant of the evils and obstacles we as a species face in these trying and contentious times, but I'll not apologize. The world needs dreamers.

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently…they change things. They push the human race forward."~ Steve Jobs. 

Care to help me push?

Namaste,
Lou

Friday, February 26, 2021

 Hello My friends,

For those not aware, this year over 45 million people in America will be food deficient at some point and over 16 million of those who are going hungry are children. With their Cooking Matters, School BreakfastDine OutTaste of the NationBake SaleNo Kid Hungry This Summer programs and proper nutrition initiatives, No Kid Hungry is committed to making sure that our children get the food they need to grow, be healthy and lead productive lives.

So my friends, let's get to the important part of this blog post. I recently took the No Kid Hungry Pledge and have committed to being a part of the No Kid Hungry Team! I also committed to being a No Kid Hungry Blogger, doing what I can to be a beacon, a voice, helping to get the message out. I am asking you all, especially during this current pledge drive to do the same.

If you are a blogger, writer or journalist who has a public voice I am asking you to use your voice and join me and this worthwhile organization and help us eradicate childhood hunger in our lifetime. To find out how to become a No Kid Hungry Blogger, just go to this link; BECOME A NO KID HUNGRY BLOGGER, answer a few questions and get the details on how you can help.

For the rest of you , I am asking you to step up with me, take the No Kid Hungry Pledge, join the fight against childhood hunger and do whatever it is you can to help. Whether you simply donate, or hold a bake sale, or have a barbecue, is no matter. What does matter is that you do something, because together, we can make sure that we leave No Kid Hungry!

Namaste
Lou

A Moment in Time...

There are moments when it truly dawns on me how blessed I have been and continue to be. The memories, experiences, joys and sorrows I have shared with you all...will be with me throughout eternity. I salute you, my Band of Brothers & Sisters...

A Memory
A few years ago, I attended a "Dinner in the Garden" and it was a smashing success. What a spectacular setting for a five star wine dinner. On tap for the evening was an intimate line up of some stellar chefs, who wowed us with fresh, minutes before picked, produce and sustainable organic ingredients, delivering an experience that was written indelibly on my heart.

With a backdrop of rows of fresh greens and herbs, it wasn't just the jazz trio sending out smooth cool vibes across the field, or the perfect weather the evening produced. It wasn't just the Sunset, bathing the greenhouse and guests with Golden Sunshine. Nor was it the guests, dressed in the finest traditions of Southern outdoor dining, walking the fields, mingling, picking and tasting fresh herbs. It wasn't just the spectacular meal, served in fine style by a bow-tied waitstaff. Nor was it just the seeing of friends and sharing a glass of fine wine. I realized as I stood in the midst of the garden, wine glass in hand, having stopped to take in the scene before me, that it was all those things combined together at this one place, at this one precise moment in time, that had created what was almost a perfect experience. 

Wide and scattered, people of all walks, like sands through the hourglass, converging at this singular
point in time. And it was good...and it was Wholesome, Where it should be and...all that it Could be..(Action!👉:  John, "Is this Heaven?" Ray,"No it's Iowa. John,"Huh, I coulda sworn this was Heaven." (...aaand CUT. that's a wrap folks, lets have lunch.....😉) 

It's amazing when what happens when We stop trying to be the Wave, never looking behind at the turbulent crest, instead allowing the Swell to find us. Its' only then, when we let go and just ride that peace and contentment come. When you simply allow His Hand to guide you...on His wave...riding the smooth glass like Path our Father sets before us, all will be okay. 

My gift from The Source on this evening, aside from spending quality time with good friends in such a wonderful setting, was that somehow He had allowed me to glimpse the uniqueness of the moment and see it while I was in it. You know what I mean, one of those moments in time that we usually say to ourselves in hindsight, "I wish I was aware at the time how special that moment was." Too often we are so busy looking ahead to the next thing on our schedule that we forget to take the time to appreciate the 'moment' when it happens.

Friends, if you have been reading me for any length of time, you know that life has thrown me some curves, as I'm sure it has you as well. While I am no zexpert and can't tell you what to do, I can give my advice at what not to do. For all our planning, stressing and worrying about what the future may bring, I have learned one thing; no one is promised tomorrow. Don't miss the moment you are in. This very moment. You see, I'm sure all of you, like me. have too many times taken our adventures and our experiences for granted. From now on let us strive to make sure we are cognizant of that special moment, in that special place, with that special someone, or a group of special some ones, sharing and making memories that will transcend the generations of our progeny.

I have concentrated my world around Social Cuisine because I am very fortunate to have a soulmate, Elaine, who opened my eyes to what a common denominator food truly can be to human relationships. I believe it is a great unifier that binds us all. Sharing a meal with friends is so much more than just eating great food and enjoying fine wine. Somehow, a shared meal is the perfect vehicle for a connection between friends, family, or even strangers. It is why I am so passionate and fortunate to share my culinary journeys with you. I'm sure all of us can remember times, when dining, that you've engaged perfect strangers in conversation. See, it seems no matter our ethnic or cultural differences, we all remember the dumplings our moms made. Or that special dessert. Or simply the act of sitting at a table with those you care about, sharing a meal. It is a truly powerful experience. Social, yet intimate all at once.

Throughout history, throughout cultures, the meal is the one constant that opens the discourse, bridges the gap, connecting rather than dividing us. The dinner table is where treaties were written, alliances made, scholarly discourse engaged in. Ideas that changed the world, in most cases, happened at a dinner table, or at a campfire, over a meal. For most now though, eating has become just a means of sustenance. Fuel. In the busy scurry of life, sometimes we forget what a meal with family and friends can do for us, both spiritually and emotionally.

Don't you love meeting a friend for coffee, or a bite for lunch, or dinner. We look forward to it. We text what time and where we are and we always feel better for it. We share pictures of our meals on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Food is the one thing we all share equally. Look around, see all those people on cell phones, trying to stay connected? How connected do you feel when you share a meal with someone? For those of us that are fortunate enough to realize this, sitting at the dinner table with friends and loved ones has never been about the act of eating. Whether fine dining or casual, it is never about WHAT we were eating, it was always where and with whom. That is always first and foremost.

As a self titled gourmet, as my palette has become more sophisticated, I'll admit, I now care very much what I'm eating, especially with friends. However, I'm comfortable in the fact that my predilection for fine, or simple quality cuisine just makes the social act of sharing a meal more enjoyable and meaningful. So, the next time you want to connect, re-connect, apologize, congratulate, or just shoot the breeze, do it over a meal. Life becomes so much more civil with shared experiences. And make sure you don't miss the moment. Revel in the laughter, the camaraderie, the connection. Look around the table, realize and appreciate those you are sharing your sphere with, THIS moment actually is special.

Namaste,
L

Friday, August 28, 2020

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