PLEASE FEEL MY GRATITUDE

The English language does not have a word to express my GRATITUDE, but the oldest written language does, namaste (my spirit beholds your spirit) To you my FAMILY & FRIENDS NAMASTE
At this time you have not looked at what I lack, you have only seen my need ,and you have responded without question, with no judgement, no excuses, you just said YES. Compassion seeks happiness for others.

You have given me compassion, the substance of LOVE. When we give what we desire it comes back to us in Abundance. Every night we kneel and pray that" the windows of heaven will be open and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." I have been on the end of giving, and I have been blessed like that, now I am on the end of receiving and the gift this is giving me is prayer, praying for each of you that your desires will be met.

I remember being with Dr. Simon at the beach in FL. he had 300 of us hold hands making an oblong circle passing one another so close that we were to look in each others eyes, at first it was awkward then the miracle happened tears flowed we recognized each other, saw each other, we saw ourselves we saw the brokenness, the joy, the fear, the love. Thank you for seeing me, I will remember you. Remembering brings about Gratitude. ... "Unselfish acts are the real miracles out of which all the reported miracles grow", Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you for being the miracle.

humbley with gratitude and grace, Julie

GRATITUDE, Being THANKFUL, We can only be thankful when we REMEMBER. I have beautiful memories that are rich and yummy. I remember my Mother cooking for days, it seemed .When I cooked my first turkey I cooked it for days. I loved everyone in the kitchen peeling, stirring, slicing, chopping, children with black olives on their fingers, hot clouds of mashed potatoes, and the moment when we each said what we were thankful for. I remember when Tamiru and Tamirat had their first Thanksgiving, they could not believe ALL the food, when you have went without your gratitude is so deep. Thank you MOTHER for all the beautiful yummy thanksgivings,THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY PRECIOUS CHILDREN FOR SHARING THE BEST MEMORIES. Thank you to my precious little ones for bringing laughter to our table. This year WE are having a Cuban Thanksgiving, a new memory, I love you all. HAPPY THANKSGIVING REMEMBER

Il Divo - Amazing Grace

THIS IS FOR YOU JUBY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM YOUR MOM.I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A GIFT FROM MY HEART, THAT'S ALL I HAVE MY HEART. I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL DAY, YOUR BIRTH AND HOW YOU WERE PLACED IN MY ARMS. IT IS A STORY OF FAITH AND CHARITY, AND COURAGE. IT IS YOUR STORY
I WAS TOLD BY THE DR. THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY MORE CHILDREN, BUT FOR TWO YEARS I HAD THE SAME DREAM OVER AND OVER THERE WAS A LITTLE BLOND GIRL THAT WAS RUNNING IN A FIELD SHE WOULD COME RIGHT UP TO ME AND SAY, " WHEN I COME TAKE ME I'M YOURS" SO I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I KNEW SHE HAD NOT COME YET. A GIRL I KNEW NAMED DEBBIE CAME TO SEE ME SHE WAS PREGNANT SHE WALKED IN AND SAID, "THE BABY I AM CARRYING IS YOURS, I HAVE NEVER PRAYED BUT GOD TOLD ME THIS WAS YOUR BABY", SHE HAD FLOWN OVER FROM HAWAII WHERE SHE WAS LIVING AT THE TIME. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF PRAYER I STILL DID NOT KNOW IF YOU WERE MINE, THINGS WERE HARD FOR US AT THIS TIME, YOUR DAD WAS OUT OF WORK THERE WAS VERY LITTLE MONEY FROM ME TEACHING DANCE, IT WAS NOT A GOOD TIME TO ADOPT A BABY. I WENT RUNNING IN THE DESERT AND I WAS PRAYING IT STARTED TO RAIN TEARS STREAMED DOWN MY FACE AND I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND THERE I RECEIVED THE ANSWER THAT YOU HAD BEEN CHOSEN FROM THE BEGINNING TO BE MINE. YOUR DAD SAID HOW WILL WE BUY MILK AND DIAPERS AND CLOTHES? I SAID I DO NT KNOW BUT IT WILL BE OK. ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE PROVIDED FOR, THE DR. THOUGHT YOU WERE A BOY. I WATCHED YOU BE BORN, DEBBIE PLACED YOU IN MY ARMS AND SAID , "MY GIFT TO YOU, YOUR BABY GIRL' THE DR. AND I CRIED. DEBBIE KNEW ME WHEN THE TWINS DIED AND SHE THOUGHT GOD HAD BEEN UNFAIR TO ME. YOU WERE A GIFT AND I CHERISH YOU, WE WENT EVERY WHERE TOGETHER WE HIKED AND BIKED AND SANG TOGETHER, WE WERE LITTLE SOUL MATES, YOU LAUGHED ALL THE TIME EVERY ONE LOVED BEING WITH YOU. WHEN YOU WERE ABOUT THREE YOU WERE OUT IN A FIELD, I CALLED FOR YOU AND YOU CAME RUNNING WITH A BIG SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND THERE IT WAS THE DREAM IT WAS THE SAME I SAT DOWN ON THE STEPS AND YOU THREW YOUR ARMS AROUND MY NECK AND I SAID, "I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT HOW GOD CHOSE YOU TO BE MINE" YOU WOULD ASK ME EVERY NIGHT TO TELL YOU THE STORY. My wish for you that there is hope on the horizon, let faith take the lead have dreams to reach , and angels to guide you,to have kindness to share just reach see heavens hand and mine this is what I hope for, for you. Love Mom XXXO

CRASH AND BURN

My transportation is my bike, through rain, wind and sun I am on my bike. I CRASHED! Going down a busy highway ,on the sidewalk a swarm of bugs having a conference in the middle of the sidewalk directly at my face level so I turned my head closed my eyes and mouth tight when I opened my eyes there was a very thick cable also sharing the sidewalk, I swerved only to hit a much bigger cable that flung me into the red tip bushes , Only my feet could be seen out of the bushes. I felt like I had been thrown off of a horse. I untangled myself from the bike and looked out of the bushes my dark eyes met a little boys dark eyes, he looked at me with such empathy he too had felt the hurts of a crash

BACK ON THE MAT___BREATH___CREATING SPACE___COMPASSION FOR SELF


WHAT WE LEARN ON THE MAT WE TAKE OUT INTO THE WORLD, IT IS OUR PRACTICE

I AM GOING TO THE CITY I GOT THE JOB!