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Sending Out an S.O.S.We all know what to do if we get stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean: put a message in a bottle and throw it out to sea. Then begin to pray. The action comes first, because we need to do all we can do before we ask for help. Monica and I have been engaged in a service which turns this strategy on its head. In the old scenario, the one who needs help throws out the message. We, on the other hand, throw out a helpful message, hoping it might wash up on some distant shore in time to help a person who can benefit from it. Help comes in many forms, maybe even to someone who never would have thought to seek it. It can be as simple as provoking a welcome smile. Tell me you've never needed that. Other times, it comes just as a friend's dilemma is on your mind, reinforces your idea for how to assist.Occasionally, we receive an email from a Seedlings reader telling us how a story has arrived in a timely fashion in their life, coinciding with a larger issue they were dealing with. We humans are in a key position to be material conduits for spiritual assistance.Coinciding? There are no coincidences. God works in mysterious ways, creates, or takes advantage of anything that might assist one of his children. Countless celestial hosts hover around us, sometimes planting seeds in our minds that will one day be fruitful in a life, sometimes harvesting that fruit to share with someone else never once even encountered by the farmer. The act is ours, the consequences God's. And small acts can have huge impacts.To be of service. That is the engine of a spirit driven life. What Monica and I offer is just another service. If it's useful... wonderful. If it's not, nothing has been lost; and who knows what the future may hold? You're free to use it one day or not, as needed.But we implore you to join in this service. Please broadly spread any story that touches you; there may be someone, somewhere who will find it through a friend, on a bulletin board, in a church flyer or in the local paper. It might just fill a need in someone's life. And of course, once these stories leave the garden, they are feral, owned by no one, free to be translated, transformed, restated, quoted from... use your imagination. I know we do.Spiritual Opportunities Surround us.

Wings is watercolor artist Karen Haughey's tribute to Kahlil Gibran. Karen has been an intuitive artist and author for over forty years. Quietly observing life since early childhood, she began reading Kahlil Gibran's books, author of The Prophet, as early as the age of ten, as well as pursuing an interest in freehand drawing and painting.One of his quotes in particular has always spoken clearly-Art is one step from the visibly known toward the unknown.Deeply personal, inward visions began appearing to Karen in 1984, and continue to translate into etheric paintings to this day.Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 in Lebanon, and passed away in 1931 at the age of 41 in New York City. He was a philosopher, author, and artist that gave spiritual inspiration, while expressing his personal visions through his magnificent art. His books contained a great reservoir of intelligence, insight, intuitive cognition, and beauty, while expressing the meaning of life that most seem to overlook in everyday society.One of his most familiar books, The Prophet, was published in 1923, and has been translated into more than 100 languages. One of the author's personal favorites, Sand and Foam, is a book of aphorisms written by Gibran in 1926. Some of his original artwork is placed within the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which the author had the great honor of viewing in 1991. Says Karen, "If I had the ability to travel backward in time, Gibran would be the person I would most love to have a conversation with."

Violet abandons her son to the task of making dangerous smuggling runs. What is he smuggling? He can't tell anyone. But he knows he has to do it or else innocent people will suffer. And he knows enough about suffering just like his mom, Violet. Set in the six months leading up to the 2020 lockdown, this compelling debut novel tells the story of a family as they travel from despair to hope in their fractured relationships. Will they heal? Violet is a glimpse into the life of the woman you may see sleeping on a bus stop bench or shuffling along the street dragging a heavy load that is only sometimes visible. What is she carrying? Violet is a story of life's hardships, gritty reality, ultimate change, and discovery of meaningful purpose. You may recognize yourself in this story or maybe someone you know. Maybe you will recognize the struggles Violet faces or be appalled at her life decisions. Violet is a product of her environment who is also, like all of us, seeking to be safe and content in a sometimes brutal world.

Accompany Pam as she explores quaint towns and villages, pristine beaches and breathtaking vistas above and below water, at times exploring alone, oftentimes in the company of endearing characters who team up with her along the way.

Han-Jae Lee's poetry depicts a passionate portrait of the world around us. He exquisitely defines nature's wonders, its beauty and its joy, but also the sadness which completes it.

Rahul (Star) Patel, a well-known photographer and author of articles on tribal cultures in India, died on an operating table in London, England, in 1987 at the age of 37. He saw the Light and experienced the profound Love of the other side of the veil. He heard the Voice telling him that he had to go back, that his work was not finished.At that time his work had not even begun. This book tells how Rahul experienced his own healing from cancer without medical treatment after coming to Los Angeles, California, from India, still recovering from the surgery. He found himself a completely changed person with access to an Energy which enabled him to heal others and led him to a synchronicity-guided life as a healer and inspired teacher.Rahul wrote this book to help others discover their own inner Energy and use it to help themselves and others. The Healer's Way is a reference book of tools for healing body, mind, and spirit, from activating the "walking-talking pharmacy" to "amuse-ology" to gaining "prana perspective."

This book about prayer, forgiveness, and healing is inspired by The Song Of Prayer, a 22-page extension of the principles of A Course In Miracles. Jesus teaches that prayer is the greatest gift God gave us at our creation. Healing and forgiveness are useful temporary tools used to undo duality, but true prayer is eternal.

Throughout all the world, there has never been nor will there ever be, a person just like me! I Love To Be Me is a colorful picture book that educates children in their understanding of their uniqueness & specialness in the world. It's perfect for parents, grandparents, and teachers who want to help children develop healthy self-esteem. This book is also a practical life guide into the simple human experiences we all go through. The author, Laura Maher, holds a master's degree in psychology, and is an early childhood educator.

These stories and musing were written during author January Handl's first year as Teacher/Director at Gazebo Park School. It was a wild and transformative year, and the blessings and discomforts of "un-learning" led to insights and delights that were too rich to be kept to herself. Most of the stories were published first on the Gazebo Park School Facebook page. The comments led to connections that we in the early childhood field count on to hold us through the challenges of an often-undervalued profession. The hope is that by illuminating the magic that is Gazebo, others may be inspired in their work. May the children b e seen and heard as the magnificent beings they are!

After my last book, Angels, Guardians of the Light was published by Hay House in 1995, my journey continued onward in multifaceted layers that consisted of travel, giving seminars and lectures, and later on being called into the ministry, which transitioned into healthcare chaplaincy. I have continued to serve professionally for the past twenty years in the same capacity.I did not paint for a period of sixteen years, due to personal circumstances. I eventually was inspired to pick up my brush again several years ago, and haven't stopped painting since. I wasn't confident after so much time had passed, that I would ever paint again, but the dormant seed of creativity sprang forth once again. Afterwards, it felt like I was on an invisible time line with the urge to paint daily. It also carried a familiar energy when I began to paint angelic and ethereal subject matter which was not popular during that time period.I have been painting most of my life, developing my own style and technique without prompting or expectation around 1984. Many of critics told me I was breaking all the rules by mixing mediums and painting subject matter that was not considered marketable. I have never been one to follow the crowd.All of the paintings published within this book, Mindscapes, are the result of my creative explorations over the past two years.

In this user-friendly reference manual House Calls, Dr. Terry Hollenbeck shares knowledge and guidance on an array of interesting and useful topics relating to everyday health awareness in today's world. A neighborhood doctor with 40 years' experience, Dr. Terry has for more than 10 years shared his knowledge and insights with the community through his column "Valley Doctor" in the local newspaper, the Press-Banner. A selection of those writings was compiled to create this book.Dr. Hollenbeck recently retired his practice as an urgent-care physician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Santa Cruz in Scotts Valley, California. Born into a family with several generations of doctors, Dr. Terry remembers the time when doctors would make house calls. In tune with the open-hearted approach Terry's patients have appreciated through the years, his writings include reflection on his personal journey with cancer treatment for multiple myeloma.CLICK HERE to view Dr. Hollenbeck's blogIntroduction: "I used to go on house calls with my physician father when I was a young lad. I thoroughly enjoyed going into strangers' homes and watching my dad as he treated the homebound patient. House calls fell out of favor when physicians no longer had the time to do so, and also because of the modern changes occurring in the practice of medicine, such as the increasing need and use of X-rays, lab tests, EKGs, and other new technologies that were impractical to bring to a patient's home.As an urgent care physician for more than 35 years and seeing people in my clinic for their various illnesses, I realized that a significant number of these patients had problems that could be diagnosed and treated without an actual office visit. Then I thought back to the old house call days when all this could be done in a patient's home. It made me think about what I would want to say and do if a patient was sitting in front of me in my office. I like to think of this book as bringing my office experience and expertise into your home."

Introduction by Catherine Camp: Writing about your own life is complicated and a little presumptuous. Writing about people you love and a place you love, people you are living with, people who may be the ones to help when you get even older and weirder, is also an intimidating undertaking. I am writing here about living through interesting and, sometimes, tumultuous times. It is also about a place I love, Big Wheels Ranch, and my own long connection with it. It is a story about family, a specific 40 acres, the times we have lived, about sharing a grand adventure.This work is also about growing up, or growing old, and growing together. In the times I write most about, we were young and the storms of love and bad decisions and disappointing politics were new and upsetting. Passions often raged, in love and in anger. The ranch and the larger community reflected all the drama. Aging has let me see all that I owe friends and co-conspirators, bringing me to recognize that everyone needs understanding and, sometimes, forgiveness. Our lives individually are not so stormy today, although we are not immune to illness, disability, heartbreak, death. At this distance, it is easier to recognize our interdependence, our mutual indebtedness, and the joy of a long journey taken together.The stories that follow are not an autobiography, exactly. They are not even a history of tumultuous times, although the political and cultural storms of the last nearly fifty years are characters that we will see in some of the stories. Most of all, the optimism and commitment of our time have something to offer toward meeting today's challenges, I hope. The stories are also not intended to be a history of Big Wheels Ranch, or a how-to book for communards. Taken together, the stories are closer to a memoir of my connection to this place, those times, and these people.The first chapter, Growing Up, provides a history of my own relationship with Big Wheels Ranch. I also explore the political tumults of the late twentieth century as I experienced them. Finally, I talk about how those tumults affected my courtship and marriage. The second chapter, Growing Family, tells the story of forming the ranch, learning to live together, and confronting challenges. The Women's Movement, Gay Pride, and Aging all played, and continue to play, a major role in our time together. Chapter 3, Growing Land, is an effort to talk about the larger neighborhood in all its glories and challenges. At a time when rural parts of this country are changing rapidly, the history and reality of this very specific place have something to tell.The times have changed, and perhaps we have all made less difference than we thought we might. Indeed, in these newly changing and terrifying times, we are all assessing the state of community. But here in this place and in this time we find ourselves with a beautiful home place, healthy children, strong relationships with each other, and some stories to tell.

Author Tom Galten, in his work as a psychotherapist and substance abuse counselor, finds that many of his clients suffer from "an acute thirst for spiritual experience." Galten says "this thirst is what some have called a search for God and others have called the Self's search for itself." In the Advaita (non-dual) tradition of such spiritual teachers as Eckhart Tolle, Rupert Spira, Alan Watts, Mooji and many others, Enlightenment is Not an Ego Project is a powerful little book aimed at supporting restive seekers and inspiring us to persevere on the journey. The book has a scholarly quality to it that reinforces and supports its basic premises and purpose.Galten's own words say it best:"I am convinced that only a personal realization, and not ideas, will fully satisfy the spiritual seeker. In short, you want to actually feel connection, peace and deep fulfillment. You are searching … for an experience. So if we can agree from the start that only something "beyond words and ideas" (or, if you prefer, "prior" to words and ideas) can ever fully relieve your discontent and settle your restlessness, we can move on to a discussion which will, in its synergistic relationship with the spiritual energy that you as the reader bring to it, provide illumination and boost your ongoing transformation. … So look within, not to me or to anyone else. You are in the midst of a genuine transformational process which, now that it has begun, will not stop."