Namaste Sweetie! 072417

Namaste Sweetie,

  

All post are on old AOM until further notice

Click the link below to go to old AOM (link)

https://aomsoulfood.blogspot.com/

  

See you there!

  

Peace and Love,

AOM

  

Namaste Sweetie! 072117

 Cain by Wilhelm von Gloeden

      

Namaste Sweetie,

   

Happy Friday!!!!

   

Thanks for staying with me this week

As I have been playing around with different ideas

Next week,

We will move back to old AOM

I feel certain

I will move back here again

But for now

We will move back and continue at old AOM

~*~

I found a Beautiful website
That does a great job promoting Naturism. 
More than explaining the benefits of Naturism
It contains beautifully poetic passages
Expressing the Feelings of our 
"Communion with Nature Naturally Naked"
Or as Whitman described in "A Sun-bathed Nakedness"
If you are a Naturist or someone interested in Naturism
Then I think this would be a wonderful website for you to explore.
Here's the link:
Naked Spirit (link)
                 

~*~
            

No posts over the weekend

I hope to see you Monday on old AOM

  

I hope something I've posted today

Will benefit your life and nourish your soul

     

~*~

   

I wish you a Glorious Day

And a Phabulous Weekend

   

Let us continue to promote 

Peace and Love

and continue to build

The more Beautiful World

Our Hearts know is Possible

  

Peace and Love,

AOM

   

~*~

  

I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer

Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings

Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind

And focus on the here and now

This present moment

Now

Breathe in

Filling your being with peace and love

As you begin each line, breathe out slowly

Breathing these thoughts into the world

Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love

Sending them from your heart

Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings

Breathe in and repeat the process for each line 

AOM Meditations: 072117

 The Scream (1910) by Edvard Munch

~*~

Remember that our fearful thoughts are exaggerated and can make the problem worse.  A good way to manage your worry is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking.  When encountering thoughts that make you fearful or anxious, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense.

When overwhelmed with worry, you may encounter a lot of scary thoughts coming at you all at once.  Instead of getting upset, remember that these thoughts are exaggerated and are not based on reality.  From my interviews with various professionals, I’ve learned that usually it is the fear behind the thoughts that gets us worked up. Ignore the fear behind these thoughts and your worry should decrease.

~Stanley Popovich

~*~

How often are you worrying about the present moment?  The present moment is usually all right.  If you're worrying, you're either agonizing over the past which you should have forgotten long ago, or else you're apprehensive over the future which hasn't even come yet.  We tend to skip over the present moment which is the only moment God gives any of us to live.

~Peace Pilgrim

~*~

 “All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.”

~Eckhart Tolle

~*~

Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!
Why do you stay in prison
When the door is so wide open?
   
~Rumi 

      

~*~
     

MUSIC: "Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward William Elgar

INSPIRATIONAL - POWERFUL - GLORIOUS

Sir Edward William Elgar

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major 

('Land of Hope and Glory')

BBC Symphony Chorus

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jirí Belohlávek conductor

Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012

Royal Albert Hall, 8 September 2012

Potpourri: 072117

 SELFIE!!!!!

 by Tomasz Alen

Namaste Sweetie! 072017

  

Namaste Sweetie,

  

Happy Thor's Day to you!

   

I'm so glad you are here with me

I hope that the posts I've put together for you

Will benefit your life by nourishing your soul

    

Today's posts started with the music I chose

Look Inside Yourself  by Guenter Haas

The music makes me feel free and good

Makes me dance inside (and outside : )

The lyrics seem to exhort us to look inside ourselves

So I looked for quotes and videos

That would shed light on that subject

I hope I was successful in finding something

That will connect to your heart and mind

~*~

I wish you a most Beautiful Day

Let us continue to promote 

Peace and Love

and continue to build

The more Beautiful World

Our Hearts know is Possible

Peace and Love,

AOM

~*~

I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer

Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings

Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind

And focus on the here and now

This present moment

Now

Breathe in

Filling your being with peace and love

As you begin each line, breathe out slowly

Breathing these thoughts into the world

Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love

Sending them from your heart

Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings

Breathe in and repeat the process for each line 

AOM Meditations: 072017

"You are not limited 

to this body, 

to this mind, 

or to this reality—

you are a limitless ocean of Consciousness, 

imbued with infinite potential. 

You are existence itself.”

~Joseph P. Kauffman

(The Answer Is YOU)

~*~

Apply Within

by Suzy Kassem

"You once told me

You wanted to find

Yourself in the world -

And I told you to

First apply within,

To discover the world

within you.

You once told me

You wanted to save

The world from all its wars -

And I told you to

First save yourself

From the world,

And all the wars

You put yourself

Through."

~Suzy Kassem

~*~

“We are so fascinated by the complexity and beauty of the various forms in nature, that we have been led away from the formless dimension of Consciousness that lies at our very center. When you look at a person, you see many differences in their unique form, and often we compare, contrast, and judge one another because of the forms that we inhabit. But if you look beyond the various qualities and characteristics of form, and look another person in the eyes, you see a Being, and it is this Being that lies beneath the surface of form that connects us all. That is why the eyes are often referred to as the gateway to the soul, because they allow us to see and feel the presence of another Being, and realize our oneness.”

~Joseph P. Kauffman

(The Answer Is YOU: A Guide to Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Freedom)

~*~

“Learn to be your own best friend first 

then you will find true happiness, 

because happiness is from within.”

~Gugu Mona

~*~

“Look no where but within 

for the Divine in you.”

~Angie karan

~*~

“People spend their entire lives searching the world 

for the pieces that will make them whole, 

yet those pieces are only found within them.”

~Ken Poirot

~*~

“What lies behind us and what lies before us 

are tiny matters compared to 

what lies within us."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

     

~*~

     

A short clip of Dr Wayne Dyer's Power Of Intention 

where he talks about how 

changing the way you look at things 

can make the things you look at change.

                 

Dr Wayne Dyer

Change Your Thoughts Change Your Universe

MUSIC: "Look Inside Yourself" by Guenter Haas

Look Inside Yourself

All that you need is within you

Perfect Peace and Love are there inside

Allow the mind to quiet

Let everything settle

And in the Silence 

They will unveil themselves to you

Paradise is a state of mind

This is a New Favorite Song of Mine!

Gorgeously Expressive Guitar

Sultry Summer Singing Voice

Exquisitely Exotic Rhythms

Smooth moving bass line

Feel Good Chord Changes and Vibrations

Freely Flowing

Just the way I like to move

Such a cool groove

A superb song for driving

Headphones On

Click Play

Eyes Closed

Move to the sounds

Enjoy the Ride

  

Guenter Haas 

"Look Inside Yourself"

  

Contemplation: 072017

 by James Loy

 by Robert Colgan

 Cain (1900) by Wilhelm von Gloeden

 by James Loy

   

by Howard Roffman

Potpourri: 072017

Namaste Sweetie! 071917

Namaste Sweetie,

Happy Hump Day!

I hope you are doing well and feeling fine!

I am a bit tired after yesterday's post

It took a lot out of me

I wish I had the energy to put as much into each day's posts

I'll keep trying and hope that each day

I am able to bring you something

To Brighten your Day

And Nourish your Soul

~*~

  

 Joy 

by Rabindranath Tagore  

And Joy is Everywhere;

It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;

In the blue serenity of the Sky;

In the reckless exuberance of Spring;

In the severe abstinence of grey Winter;

In the Living flesh that animates our bodily frame;

In the perfect poise of the Human figure, noble and upright;

In Living;

In the exercise of all our powers;

In the acquisition of Knowledge;

in fighting evils...

Joy is there

Everywhere.

~*~

I wish you a JOYFUL Day!

Let us continue to promote 

Peace and Love

and continue to build

The more Beautiful World

Our Hearts know is Possible

Peace and Love,

AOM

   

~*~

  

I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer

Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings

Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind

And focus on the here and now

This present moment

Now

Breathe in

Filling your being with peace and love

As you begin each line, breathe out slowly

Breathing these thoughts into the world

Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love

Sending them from your heart

Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings

Breathe in and repeat the process for each line 

AOM Meditations: 071917

 by Paul Gauguin

Thanks to our Friend for sending up this beautiful art

~*~

MUSIC: "Norwegian Dream" by The Green Children

Beautiful!!!!

   

Such purity of Voice

Deliciously Beautiful Video

Not one to miss

   

This song is based on Jan Hammer's "Crockett's Theme"

   

~*~

  

English Translation:

  

Let us fly far away

You and I far away

Between the sea and the sky

Mirror ourselves in the stars

  

Hand in hand forever more

You and I with love

Levitate over Mountains and Fjords

You and I into the night's forest

  

Come with me, come with me, come with me...

  

Let us fly far away

You and I far away

Between the sea and the sky

Mirror ourselves in the stars

Hand in hand forever more

You and I with love

Levitate over Mountains and Fjords

You and I into the night's silence

   

~*~

   

The Green Children

"Norwegian Dream"

           

If the video doesn't work for you, here's the direct link to this music on YouTube

https://youtu.be/ddkYJ6XdZtY

                  

ART: Johannes Vermeer

Works of Johannes Vermeer

Here's a very nice video presentation

Discussing the works of Johannes Vermeer
(It's around 6 minutes long)

After this video, I've selected and placed in order

The works of Vermeer that were highlighted in the video

Johannes Vermeer is one of the world's greatest artists, in part because he's not great in the usual sense. He was content to paint very ordinary scenes and remind us of how special the everyday can be. 

   

ART/ARCHITECTURE

Johannes Vermeer 
Here's the direct link to this video onYouTube if you need it:
https://youtu.be/9kfeWpLry3U

   

~*~

 The Milkmaid

 The Lace Maker

 Woman Holding a Balance

 The Art of Painting

 Soldier and Laughing Girl

 The Glass of Wine

 Girl Interrupted at Her Music

 The Geographer

 Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

 Girl with the Pearl Earring

 The Little Street

 A Maid Asleep

 View of Delft

Girl with a Red Hat