AROUND THE WORLD IN 83 DAYS

ONE OF MY BUCKET LIST TRIPS

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MORE TO COME

THE ITINERARAY WILL BE UPDATED DURING THE 1ST WEEK 

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MY GERMAN VISIT TO JENNY

26.8. depart Auckland 13.05 arrive LA 6.03 depart LA 9.15 arrive SF 10.35 night at Hostelling International USA San Francisco Downtown, 312 Mason St. SF, CA 94102
Phone: 415-788-5604 Fax: 415-788-3023

Customer 1: Mr. Bridget Marsh-Freese
Confirmation Number: 1603
Lassen Travel:  SF to Yellowstone, Grand Canyon 7-Day tour
Date: (2011-08-27 Sat)
Lodging: Room1:(Adult: 1, Child: 0)
Child Age (if any): no child
Grand Canyon: (West Rim)
Departure: (8:30am San Francisco, CA)
multi_tours_discount: 1
Room No: 1

27.8. Leave for Yellowstone etc at ..... for one week 8:30am 391 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94108 (Starbucks Coffee) Programm: DAY1 SF Bay Area – Elko

28.8. Programm: DAY2 Elko - Twin Falls - Jackson Hole - Grand Teton - Yellowstone National Park

29.8. Programm: DAY3 Yellowstone National Park – Pocatello

30.8. Programm: DAY4 Pocatello - Salt Lake City - Bryce Canyon National Park - Panguitch

31.8. Programm: DAY5 Panguitch - Zion National Park - Las Vegas

1.9. Programm: DAY6 Las Vegas - Hoover Dam - Grand Canyon (West Rim Skywalk) - Las Vegas

2.9. Programm: DAY7 Las Vegas – SF Bay Area: Adelaide Hostel confirmed for 4 nights

3.9. 11.35 for 5 hour tour thru SF

4.9 confirmed pick up depart 6.20am at Adelaide Hostel to Yosemite & Sequoias return 8PM

5.9 Seeing things in SF, like The Steins Collection of Matisse, Picasso and the Parisienne avante garde at SF MOMA and Asian Art Gallery

6.9. USA TO MEXICO:  EXCHANGE RATE:  100 PESOS = NZ$ 9.90  (US$ 10 = 122.75)

depart 6.06 SF to Dallas arrive 11.35 depart 12.15 to Mexico City arrive 14.45 stay confirmed 2 nights

I arrive on 6.9. at 14.45 Mexico City, am staying at Ciudad de México - Hostel Suites DF, Mexico Calle Jesus Teran 38, Colonia Tabacalera, entre las calles d e Republica y Edison Del. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico DF, CP 06030 ·       I want to take your trip toTeotihuacan Pyramids & Temples on 7.9., your driver will pick me up as Departure: 08:40 - 09:15 am Arrival: 6:00 pm ·       2nd day to Xochimilco & Frida Kahlo 8.9.Duration: 09:15 - 09:30 am (Tues, Wed, Thu,Fri, Sat, Sun) what time back at the hostel please? I will book these two trips and the one in Oaxaca, when I know the actual duration of the tour, as they are not dependent on knowing what the ADO timetable is like. But I will have to go on that first day to book the bus tickets. I hope I am able to manage this? I need to choose which tour I take according to when the Frida Kahlo tour stops. As I will only get on the bus at about 10pm, which means I have some time to kill, but I will have my luggage with me probably. ALL TOURS WILL BE TAKEN WITH http://www.bambaexperience.com/day-tours/chichen-itza-day-tour.php On the night of the 8th, I want to leave for Oaxaca overnight with an ADO luxury bus - Do you have another suggestion, that you can offer me? I will arrive at 6am in Oaxaca and I want to go with the tour of yours ·         tour Mt. Alban.   I am staying Casa de Don Pablo Hostel, Mexico 09 Sep 11 Melchor Ocampo 412 Centro Histórico, Oaxaca. When does the tour start and where do I have to go to catch it? There is no clear indication of whether you pick up the people at their hostels or not. On the night of the 10th I want to go on to San Cristobal with an ADO luxury bus. Do you have another suggestion, that you can offer me? ·       Sumidero Canyon Experience This tour starts in the morning when we pick you up from your hostel Duration  Departure: Between 9:00 and 9:20 am Arrival: 4:00 pm. I would not be staying at a hostel, so I would need to know where you would pick me up please, as I will have breakfast in the town square somewhere I suppose? On the night of the 11th I go on to Palenque with an ADO luxury bus At the moment I do not know when it arrives.Do you have another suggestion, that you can offer me?  ·       Agua Azul, Misol-ha and Palenque ruins This tour starts in the morning when we pick you up from your hostel Duration: Departure: Between 8:00 and 8:30 am Arrival: 4:00 pm I would not be staying at a hostel, so I would need to know where you would pick me up please, as I will have breakfast in the town square somewhere I suppose? On the night of the 12th I will go on to Cancun in a bus. Do you have another suggestion, that you can offer me? I also have not bus schedule for this at the moment, so I am hoping I can catch your tour in time. ·       Chichen-Itza Adventure Cancún - Hostel Mundo Joven Cancún, Uxmal #25, a dos cuadras e la central de autobuses Cancún, Quintana Roo. Itinerary 7:00 – 7:30 Hostel Pick up 5:00 – 7:00 Back to Cancun  I know this sounds like a very exhausting trip, but in order to get more of a feeling for Mexico, I would like to do this. The other thing is that I have been told I can sleep stretched out in the night, which means I should get a good night's sleep. If needs be, I can cut out San Cristobal and go straight to Palenque instead. Which would give me either an extra day at Palenque or Oaxaco or Cancun.

 

Your booking reference number: 20930457911 Budget: Single Room, with shower and toilet, Sheets & Towels included, Breakfast included Ciudad de México - Hostel Suites DF, Mexico 06 Sep 11 Tue - 08 Sep 11 Thu = 2 nights Calle Jesus Teran 38, Colonia Tabacalera, entre las calles de Republica y Edison
Del. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico DF, CP 06030 Phone: +52 (55) 55358117 / (55) 55358237

Directions

Metro:	You will arrive at Terminal Aerea Station (on the line 5, colored yellow) take line 5 towards Politécnico and get off at La Raza then switch to line 3 (colored olive green) take a train towards Universidad and get off at Hidalgo station, take the exit to ?Avenida Reforma? and walk towards ?Avenida República?, at Avenida República turn right on Jesus Terán Street, we are at #38. SUBWAY SERVICE HOURS: Mon-Fri: 5am-12am Sat: 6am-12am Sunday and holidays: 7am-12am Fee: $ 3.0 pesos
Location:	Hostel Suites DF is located very close to the city center (15 min. walk) behind Plaza del Monumento a la Revolución.
Airport:	Take an authorized taxi from a cab company inside the airport and ask them to take you to: Jesus Terán 38 Colonia Tabacalera, one block away from ?Monumento a la Revolución? between Edison and República streets. PRICE: $150 pesos aprox. depending on the cab company.

7.9. Stay Mexico City Xochimilco & Frida Kahlo

8.9. Mexico city see Teotihuacan Pyramids & Temples Tour with Bamba Experience

Leave evening on luxury bus to Oaxaca, sleep on bus stretched out.

9.9. Arrive morning Oaxaca and stay night, Your booking reference number: 2093045800, private room shared wc, Breakfast included, Visitor's Tax added for you for Sept 9, 2011. Amount payable at front desk, 209 pesos

09 Sep 11 Fri - 10 Sep 11 Sat = 1 night Casa de Don Pablo Hostel, Mexico Melchor Ocampo 412 Centro Histórico, Oaxaca. Directions:

Bus:

From ADO First Class Bus Station. By bus. Opposite the bus station, on Heroes de Chapultepec Avenue, go to the nearby bus stop, take 'Av. Juarez' bus, and get off on Rayon Street, the hostel is right there. (7 minutes) On foot. When leaving the station and getting into Heroes de Chapultepec Avenue, turn left and walk to Santander bank, turn left and walk towards Pino Suarez St, when getting Colon St, turn right walk one block and then turn left? the hostel is on the right. (25 minutes) From Second Class Bus Station (Central Camionera) On foot Just walk towards Las Casas Street, walk along this street and when getting Melchor Ocampo St. turn right and the hostel is on the right. (20 minutes) Welcome, We are waiting for you!

Location:

Casa de Don Pablo hostel is located in downtown, some minutes walking from bars, galleries, colonial spots, museums, parks, cafés, etc. Just walk some steps and enjoy the city!

during the day go with guide from EN VIA (a micro finance group helping women) to a village to see them working at handicrafts. Tour costs US$ 50 and all the money goes towards helping the women to start their small businesses

10.9. go to Monte Alban with local bus and leave evening for 11 hour journey to San Cristobal de las Casas? Leave Midday for Palenque??

11.9. leave for Palenque evening 11 hour drive (NB: Jenny please find out who is fetching me from the airport and then transfer the money to them please also order my Birkestocks for me!) arrive?

12.9.  Palenque to Cancun

13.9. Cancun Chichen Itza tour pick up 7.00 – 7.30 return 7pm Your booking reference number: 2093045779,

Cancún - Hostel Mundo Joven Cancún, Mexico		13 Sep 11 Tue - 14 Sep 11 Wed = 1 night
Uxmal #25, a dos cuadras de la central de autobuses ADO Cancún, Quintana Roo	Phone: +52 (998) 898 2103 Fax: + 52 (998) 898 2087 E-mail:    a.valdez@mundojoven.com

1 Budget: Double Room, with shower and toilet, Sheets & Towels included, Breakfast included

Directions

Location:

Nobody can beat our location: - 2 mins walking distance from bus station in downtown Cancun to go to and come from the airport, Playa del Carmen, Tulúm, Chichen Itza... anywhere. - Av. Tulúm (3 mins walking distance) where you can take bus R-1 and R-2 to go to the Hotel Zone to the beach and night clubs. * Important: We have an excellent location in downtown Cancun, really close to the main avenues and services you'll need but remember the beach is in the Hotel Zone so you'll need to take a cab or a bus to get there. *

Airport:

From Cancun International Airport - Bus ($42 pesos) Step 1: After picking up your luggage inside the airport, find the ADO bus company ticket booth. Take the bus from the airport to downtown Cancún. Step 2: Once in Cancún and outside the bus station, turn to the left and on the first street turn to the right (Uxmal Street). Walk straight and after a little while (2 mins, 100 mtrs) you'll find our hostel on your right side. - Shared taxi ($15 USD) - Private taxi (from $40 USD) After picking up your luggage and stepping out of the terminals you'll find people offering taxi service. You can take the shared ones that will need to join 12 persons to depart and will take the passengers to all of the destinations, first Hotel Zone then downtown. The private taxi is direct to your destination.

14.9 Depart Cancun 12.00 arrive Miami 14.40, depart 17.02,

15.9 arrive Heathrow 6.40, depart 7.50 to Munich arrive 10.45 Laura or Carol will fetch me from the airport and bring me to the station to catch the train to Jenny. She can get me from the train and bring me home and return to work once more. Whoever fetches me should have 200 Euros for me in cash, so that I do not have to exchange any money. Will try to phone Tom in the evening (it’s your morning Tom - Friday 16.9.!!)

16.9.  at Jenny’s

17.9. ditto

18.9. ditto

19.9. ditto

20.9. ditto

21.9. ditto

22.9.leave for Munich and have tea with Carol, Joan & Laura. Jenny goes with to uni then we go on to see Munich to Dorle & Peter in Ravensburg, (3 hours) stay the night

23.9. Ravensburg to Karlsruhe to see the palace, then on to Heidelberg (40 mins) stay the night

24.9. on to Sigi and Martina stay the night (Aachen to Heidelberg, 3hrs. )

25.9 look at the Aachener Dom and then on to Cologne and spend the night there

26.9. from Cologn to Aurich 3hrs.

27.9. trip to Nordeney Island in the North Sea

28.9. from Aurich to Luebeck 3hours, see the Luebeck Cathedral then to Ruegen approx. 3 hours

29.9. Ruegen to Anklam 1.5hs?

30.9. Anklam to Dresden

1. 10. Dresden, 2 hrs. 1 night

2. 10. Weimar, Munich, Teisendorf to Jenny’s5 hours I will try to phone you Tom on your Monday morning.

3. 10. Back at Jenny’s

4. 10 Depart 12.00 to London arrive at 1400H. Mary picks us up, stay with Mary for next 4 nights, Hampstead heath.

5. 10. In London, meet up with Christine and perhaps do an exhibition together and have a chat from near Liverpool in London

6. 10. Do some more things in London. Probably meet up with Janette and Alan and their family

7. 10. Do some more in London

8. 10. Get picked up by Doreen and John to stay in Harpenden

9. 10. ditto

10. 10. Ditto, John will take me to Heathrow: Depart London 17.00,

11. 10. arrive Amman 00.25 sleep a few hours leave Amman with driver at 7.30 for Petra 3h drive, arrive 11, go to Petra and enter for JD50, spend approx. 4 hours, riding on horses and donkeys. Stay the night at the Rocky Mountain Hotel. Go to bazaar in Petra for some shopping or just looking.

12. 10. Get up before dawn to go to see Small Petra at sunrise, then drive 2 hours to see Wadi Rum, go with 4x4 to see how the Bedouins live, return via .... to Airport by 16.00h, depart Amman 19.00 I will also try to see a crusader fortress on the way.

13. 10. Arrive Colombo 4.20 go to hostel

14. 10 leave Colombo for 4 day trip around the sights

15. 10 Sri Lanka

16. 10. Sri Lanka

17. 10. Sri Lanka

18. 10.Leave for India, Tuticorin by ferry

19. 10. Arrive Tuticorin morning, go by train to Kerala to stay for meditation and Aruveda treatments for 2.5 weeks.

20. 10. 20 days treatment and meditation

21. 10. ditto

22. 10. ditto

23. 10. ditto

24. 10 ditto

25. 10 ditto

26. 10. ditto

27. 10. ditto

28. 10. ditto

29. 10. ditto

30. 10. ditto

31.10 ditto

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6. 11. ditto

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9. 11. Catch Train to Mumbai at night

10. 11. Arrive Mumbai

11. 11. Depart Mumbai 10.30, arrive Singapore 18.45 (Flying time 5.45hrs.) Mary MacD fetches me

12. 11. In Singapore [confirm shuttle bus to fetch me in Auckland (0800438968  www.onroute.co.nz)]

13. 11. Depart Singapore 21.05, (flight time 8.05hrs)

14. 11. Arrive Brisbane 7.10, departs 8.10 Brisbane to  Auckland arriving 14.35 Pickup with shuttle 0800438968 www.onroute.co.nz

Does this Count?

Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name
there am I in the midst of them. 
Matthew 18:20 

Does this count? (I think it does)

NOMINATIONS FOR THE HUSBAND AWARD

Husband of the year awards 

The Award goes to:

The United Kingdom

 

followed closely by...

The United States of America

 

and then...
Poland

 

but 3rd Place must go to...

Greece

it was very very close but the runner up prize
was awarded to....

Serbia

but the winner of the husband/partner of the year is.

Ireland . 

Ya gotta love the Irish.

The Irish are true romantics.look, he's even

holding her hand...

 

TAKE BUTTER PLEASE

Pass The Butter .. Please .

                                            This is interesting . .. ...

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.

It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colorings and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavourings.

DO YOU KNOW... The difference between margarine and butter?

Read on to the end...  it gets very interesting!

• Both have the same amount of calories.
• Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.
• Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
• Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
• Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and only because they are added!
• Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods.
• Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.

And now, for Margarine..

• Very High in Trans fatty acids .
• Triples risk of coronary heart disease .
• Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
• Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..
• Lowers quality of breast milk.
• Decreases immune response.
• Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact.... 

                  
               HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERYINTERESTING!

• Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... 
• and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

You can try this yourself:

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:
 

• No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something) 
• It does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value;
• Nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')!

Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.

Pass the BUTTER PLEASE , and forward to family and friends whose health you hold dear...

Take Note What Sharia Law Entails

THIS IS VERY SCARY IF TRUE ???????

You can copy and paste the book titles into Google and get

some reviews on her books, it is very scary stuff.

 

Being a Muslim woman: This was written by a woman born in Egypt as a Muslim.  Make sure you read the paragraph (in red) towards the end.   Joys of Muslim Women By Nonie Darwish   In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child, consummating the marriage by 9.  The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy. Even though a woman is abused she can not obtain a divorce. To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses. Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry.  The family has the right to execute her (an honour killing) to restore the honour of the family. Husbands can beat their wives 'at will' and the man does not have to say why he has beaten her. The husband is permitted to have 4 wives and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion. The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman. In the Western World (UK) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so the wife can not obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete control of her.  It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law. By passing this on, enlightened women may avoid becoming a slave under Shariah Law. Ripping the West in Two. Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two. She recently authored the book, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law. Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza    before immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old. Her father died while leading covert attacks on Israel .  He was a high-ranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza . When he died, he was considered a "shahid," a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society. But Darwish developed a sceptical eye at an early age. She questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television. In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping Shariah law - what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries? For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose Shariah on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed. Westerners generally assume all religions encourage a respect for the dignity of each individual.  Islamic law (Shariah) teaches that non-Muslims should be subjugated or killed in this world. Peace and prosperity for one's children is not as important as assuring that Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually in the world. While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of the golden rule, Shariah teaches two systems of ethics - one for Muslims and another for non-Muslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to take from and subjugate others. While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as criticism. It's hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be executed. Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are silenced through intimidation. While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over time, Darwish explains how petro dollars are being used to grow an extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and elsewhere. In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.K. To elect the Prime Minister by themselves! Rest assured they will do so... You can look at how they have taken over several towns in the USA ... Dearborn Michigan , is one... And there are others... I think everyone in the USA , Australia , UK , should be required to read this, but with the ACLU there is no way this will be widely publicised unless each of us sends it on! It is too bad that so many are disillusioned with life and Christianity to accept Muslims as peaceful. Some may be but they have an army that is willing to shed blood in the name of Islam. The peaceful support the warriors with their finances and own kind of patriotism to their religion. While America is getting rid of Christianity from all public sites and erasing God from the lives of children the Muslims are planning a great jihad on America .. This is your chance to make a difference...! Pass it on to your email list or at least those you think will listen. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THINK OF YOUR OWN DAUGHTERS, GRANDDAUGHTERS AND NIECES These are pictures not shown on American TV or in American Newspapers, but were forwarded by a Canadian who thought All Christians ought to know.   HOW VERY SAD! - Read all the way to the bottom  Mass Muslim Marriage in  Gaza     Mohammed married a six year old bride. But Islam has evolved in 1500 years. In Hamas land, in 2009, the brides are almost seven. Mass Muslim Marriage in Gaza 450 Grooms Wed GIRLS Under Ten In  Gaza By Paul L. Williams, Ph.D. MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "thelastcrusade..org" claiming to be Thelastcrusade! ..org A gala event has occurred in Gaza .  Hamas sponsored a mass wedding for four hundred and fifty couples.  Most of the grooms were in their mid to late twenties; most of brides were under ten. Muslim dignitaries including Mahmud Zahar, a leader of Hamas, were on hand to congratulate the couples who took part in the carefully staged celebration. We are saying to the world and to America that you cannot deny us joy and happiness, Zahar told the grooms, all of whom were dressed in identical black suits and hailed from the nearby Jabalia refugee camp. Each groom received a gift of 500 dollars from Hamas.  The pre-pubescent girls dressed in white gowns and adorned with garish make-up! , received bridal bouquets. We are presenting this wedding as a gift to our people who stood firm in the face of the siege and the war, Local Hamas strongman Ibrahim Salaf said in a speech. The wedding photos tell the rest of the sordid tale. The International   Center for Research on Women now estimates that there are 51 million child brides now living on planet earth and almost all in Muslim countries. Twenty-nine percent of these child brides are regularly beaten and molested by their husbands in Egypt ; twenty six percent receive similar abuse in Jordan ... Every year, three million Muslim girls are subjected to genital mutilation, according to UNICEF.  This practice has not been outlawed in many parts of America. Vote in November to keep Muslims-Sharia Law out of Supreme Court and judges, the White House, and politics. People are unaware! Yes, it's happening in America !!! PICTURES FROM LONDON .... Makes you wonder doesn't it...can you imagine having a Christian demonstration against Islam in downtown Baghdad ? View the pictures below and decide how you really feel about the future of the Western World.  These pictures are of Muslims marching through the STREETS OF LONDON during their ’Religion of Peace Demonstration.' Why would anyone think that we should be at war with such nice, peaceful Muslims?   You need to forward this one to everyone!  These pictures tell it all! Muslims have stated that England will be the first country they take over!

Doing by Not Doing - Owen Waters - Wu Wei

Wouldn’t it be just great if life suddenly became a lot easier? What if, instead of working hard to complete a project, it all just flowed together in one easy-moving path towards perfect completion?

Such is the promise of the Eastern philosophy of Wu Wei (“Woo-Way”), which promotes the idea of “doing by not doing.” When nothing is done, it says, nothing is left undone.

When nothing is done... excuse me? When I first encountered this stark contradiction I became seriously worried about my brain cells short-circuiting and melting. The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that I was starting to smell smoke coming out of my ears!

Later, at an older and riper age, I began to see the idea behind the apparent contradiction. The alternative translation of “action without effort” instead of “doing by not doing” helped to clarify the original idea. I came to realize that if, instead of trying to make something happen by the usual efforts of planning, willpower and determination, you go within and see the action accomplished, then something very different happens. The action doesn’t mysteriously become accomplished by non-effort, but you experience a state of flow which enables you to move through the task with ease, grace and incredible efficiency.

A leading light in positive psychology today is Hungarian-American professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. (In case you’re wondering, his last name is pronounced, “Cheek-sent-me-high-ee.”) His focus on happiness and creativity led to the concept of flow, which is a state of concentration or complete absorption in an activity. He points out that developing a state of flow leads to higher skill development and the ability to meet higher challenges within a chosen field.

The message of Wu Wei is to develop exactly such a state of flow and to do it by developing deeper states of inner awareness. The easiest way to invoke a state of flow, therefore, is to go within, attune with your inner being and the intended task, then come out into the world of action and carry out your intuitive guidance every step of the way until the task is completed.

In a state of flow, the action is guided from within and the doer virtually vanishes into the deed.

The key to creating the desired state of flow is that, because your inner being is fully attuned with the universe, you can then act in a manner which is perfectly aligned with all other circumstances related to your work. This is how synchronicity happens and coincidences become commonplace in your life. People, ideas and materials all come together at the exact right time and in the right place because flow is an orchestration of the many, not just the one.

You can be the main person conducting the work, but the universe responds to your inner connection and brings to you everything that you need with effortless coincidence.

The message of Wu Wei is that there is a time and a place for everything to come together for effortless achievement. By intending a goal and connecting with your inner being, you start the creation of that perfect time and place by attracting all the resources you need to achieve the goal. Then, by acting exactly when the energy feels right, you express the flow of ideas and energy which pour forth from your inner being.

Achievement becomes effortless, and the realm of being has become manifest in the world of action. You will have achieved success by alignment with the realm of not doing.

*If you enjoyed today's article, forward it to a friend! They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Owen Waters is the author of Freedom of the Spirit: Four Powerful Steps to Spiritual Freedom. This deeply insightful e-book combines some of today's most proven and time-tested spiritual practices into one powerful and effective package.

Available now for immediate download at:
http://www.infinitebeing.com/ebooks/freedom.htm

FEMALE HEART ATTACKS

A NURSE'S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE                  

I am an

ER nurse and this is the best description of this event that I have

ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and send it on! 

   

FEMALE HEART ATTACKS  

I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.  

Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction). 

Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have 

when experiencing heart attack?  

You know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat,  

grabbing the chest and dropping to the floor that we see in the movies?  

 

Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack..  

 

"I had a heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might have brought it on. I was sitting all snugly and warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life', all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.  

 

A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable.  You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach.  This was my initial sensation---

the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 PM. 

After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasms), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR). This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws.  

 

AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we?  

 

I said aloud to myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack'! I lowered the foot rest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead.  I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else ... But, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment. I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics .... 

 

I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws.  I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts.  She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to un-bolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in. I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the radiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance.  He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and his partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed two side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery.  

 

I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was all ready to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stints.  

 

1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act).  It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Mallox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up ..... which doesn't happen.  My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before.  It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!  
 
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an aspirin.  Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!  Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road. Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.  Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics..  He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved!  The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP.  Your Dr. will be notified later.  
 
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count.  Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there.  Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.  
 
Let's be careful and be aware.  The more we know the better chance we could survive. Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail?  Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand."