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January 19, 2006
New Release!!!
Free Books in Washington
Go here to find books in your community, or to release some..
I am releasing my first book today at the "Old" Mukilteo Coffee Company. (everyone knows it by that name!) Up on the hill above the Mukilteo Ferry Landing.
( I never remember the new name, it will always be The Coffee Co. to me)
Title:
An Invitation to Peace, A Gift of Love. It is my own book I am releasing.
It's nice to make a change, let something go, especially when it is a book you've written, but not really published exactly..yet. my ONLY copy!
I will release it in the afternoon there.
Help me track my book!
An Invitation to Peace, A Gift of Love
by Sherry McDonald Stewart category Religion & Spirituality
booksellers: amazon.com | alibris.com | ebay.com | barnesandnoble.com | powells.com | bookcloseouts.com | abebooks.com | amazon.ca | amazon.co.uk
BCID: 546-3619544 delete book | edit book details | new journal entry
TBR | AVL | PC | RES | TRAV
1 journaler for this copy...
This book is currently in the wild!
Journal entry 1 by jereez(1/1) from Mukilteo, Washington USA on Thursday, January 19, 2006
A small book, as yet officially unpublished, with photos and inspirational text. Photos are of Pacific NW areas, that many people never see. Heather Lake under snow, elwha River area, etc.
Inspiring uplifting book with photos that serve as icons to help make the ideas remain constant..
book rating:
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Journal entry 2 by jereez(1/1) from Mukilteo, Washington USA on Thursday, January 19, 2006
Planned release in about 6 hrs (1/19/2006 11:00:00 AM BX time) at " Old" Mulilteo Coffee Company uphill from Ferry in Mukilteo, Washington USA
RELEASE NOTES:
Will be inside a large yellow mailer, left on the large community table.
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January 18, 2006
Goggle Blog Search, Don't get burned!
Searching for what WE have to say about corporations and how they treat us? Etc. Try this... Just enter, Sprint for example, or Expedia, or Orbitz,...and please do blog what you experience. When you are treated badly by what is supposed to be Customer Service, just jot your details down on your blog, CS reps name, supervisor name, numbers, all info, and post it for us to see, and make our own decisions about.
Blog Search
Orbitz customer service reports
Orbitz has really bad CS! Don't know hw they call it customer service, except as I learned in college, any service indicated you will get the shaft! ( as in internal revenue SERVICE, social security SERVICE....hmm.
Anytime I get people, "helping," me, by being impolite, aggressive, difficult to get a hold of, uncooperative....somehow I don't feel I am being helped! Do you?
Just my report that Orbitz, along with Expedia; and Sprint, Verizon, to name a few, are totally powerful, overly aggressive, companies, that have no regard for their customer base, A scary situation, if you ask me!
I won't back off!
In the 90's airtouch screwed me, or thought they did, their CS supervisors were rude and snotty.
So I called Bartells drugstore, in Washington ( where I initially purchased the phone) with my complaint, Guess what?
They took all airtouch phones out of their stores!
Wonder who called me then? Sales rep for the area. No CS person, but the sales rep was affected by it, and the phones weren't in Bartell's anymore, Good enough for me, Fight back! BTW, I love Bartlells! If you shop locally with reputable companies with good CS, you won't get burned so bad.
BTW, Orbitz visited my blog!
Blog Search
Orbitz customer service reports
Orbitz has really bad CS! Don't know hw they call it customer service, except as I learned in college, any service indicated you will get the shaft! ( as in internal revenue SERVICE, social security SERVICE....hmm.
Anytime I get people, "helping," me, by being impolite, aggressive, difficult to get a hold of, uncooperative....somehow I don't feel I am being helped! Do you?
Just my report that Orbitz, along with Expedia; and Sprint, Verizon, to name a few, are totally powerful, overly aggressive, companies, that have no regard for their customer base, A scary situation, if you ask me!
I won't back off!
In the 90's airtouch screwed me, or thought they did, their CS supervisors were rude and snotty.
So I called Bartells drugstore, in Washington ( where I initially purchased the phone) with my complaint, Guess what?
They took all airtouch phones out of their stores!
Wonder who called me then? Sales rep for the area. No CS person, but the sales rep was affected by it, and the phones weren't in Bartell's anymore, Good enough for me, Fight back! BTW, I love Bartlells! If you shop locally with reputable companies with good CS, you won't get burned so bad.
BTW, Orbitz visited my blog!
Butta cup, my couch kitty
OHH, it feel soooo good to stretch after being couped up on the couch watchin TV!
Stuff on my Cat One of the top 100 sites of 2005.
How to Live without Worry and Fear
How to Live without Worry and Fear and other titles from Dharma resource foundation, Corporate Body of Buddha Education Foundation. This ( How to live without worry and Fear) and other books distributed for free. Also downloadable information available.
"We are a Buddhist foundation based in Taipei, Taiwan, and it is our goal to promote the Buddha Dharma and to make the teachings freely available to the general public. We do not favour any one school or sect over another, and all are afforded equal respect.
Please check our list of services, and we hope that you will find something that will benefit your practice and study of the Dharma."
This book mysteriously appeared at my home, really, suddenly one day in a stack of books, there it was, and it is a gem of a book.
I suspect it was in a group of books I took from a friend that was moving away. At any rate, I learned of this organization that gives it's books away, and asks that books not be sold, but given after reading them.
I am happy to see that the WHOLE world is not marketing how not to suffer.
There is so much suffering, it is good to see that people really care.
In this world, some people have received great help from others, and then they simply use that experience to make themselves marketable, and are not helpful to others as they were helped. So I love this oranization, and I am passing it on to you to blog about, to use, to share in any way, and I hope that you do.
This would be a really good book for book crossings. What is BookCrossing? bookcrossing:
n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.
(added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in August 2004)
Buddha Education Foundation Form:
APPLICATION FOR SMALL QUANTITY OF BOOKS:
Please complete the following order form in clear block capitals and return to:
The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation,
11F., 55 Hang Chow South Road Sec1, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: 886-2-23951198, FAX: 886-2-23913415
E-mail: overseas@budaedu.org
A. (Please print in clear BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS)
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Contact person in your organization:
Full Address (including area postal code, country name):
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B. Please indicate the reference number, title of the book(s) or Buddha picture(s) and the amount of books or Buddha pictures for each title that you you wish to order (Note: we only can recognize English titles, so if you want to order books in another language, please only write the book reference number - reference numbers can be found on the following website: http://www.budaedu.org/en/). If the books you want to order can not be found on our website, we can do nothing. For personal orders (ie. not for monastery or organization use), please try limit the number of books requested to five. Also, please list the books in the order of preference.
For example :
1. EN125 CHANGING DESTINY one copy
2. TI101 one copy
3. Bp001 Namo Amitaba Paper Poster one copy
Please state what you want to order below:
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Please note: We can only send material according to the availability of stock
January 16, 2006
Hierarchy to Integration/Wingmakers...maybe of interest to someone
January 13, 2006
Dear friends,
The below summary of the empowering essay Shifting Paradigms explores a key shift that is occurring in our lives and world. In the old hierarchical paradigm, we tended to look to those above us in the hierarchies of our world for answers to life's deepest questions. In the newly emerging paradigm, a growing number of us are choosing to focus more on looking for wisdom and understanding within ourselves.
Shifting Paradigms describes our changing world from a broader, deeper perspective than I have ever seen. Though the words may not touch everyone the way they did me, I invite you to see if there aren't a few pearls of wisdom below that might move and inspire you. I know from a place deep within that both individually and collectively, we are indeed shifting paradigms towards a life and world filled with ever deeper wisdom and integration. I share this essay wishing for you much inspiration and empowerment in all aspects of your life. May the times ahead for all of us be filled with an abundance of hope, meaning, and joy.
With best wishes,
Fred Burks
From Hierarchy to Integration
Shifting Paradigms Fred Burks, once a translator for Clinton and Bush, Fred is the originator of several sites, one is web of love. His writing is interesting, and I thought I would just pass it along at this time.
Wingmakers original site Ancient Arrow
Dear friends,
The below summary of the empowering essay Shifting Paradigms explores a key shift that is occurring in our lives and world. In the old hierarchical paradigm, we tended to look to those above us in the hierarchies of our world for answers to life's deepest questions. In the newly emerging paradigm, a growing number of us are choosing to focus more on looking for wisdom and understanding within ourselves.
Shifting Paradigms describes our changing world from a broader, deeper perspective than I have ever seen. Though the words may not touch everyone the way they did me, I invite you to see if there aren't a few pearls of wisdom below that might move and inspire you. I know from a place deep within that both individually and collectively, we are indeed shifting paradigms towards a life and world filled with ever deeper wisdom and integration. I share this essay wishing for you much inspiration and empowerment in all aspects of your life. May the times ahead for all of us be filled with an abundance of hope, meaning, and joy.
With best wishes,
Fred Burks
From Hierarchy to Integration
Shifting Paradigms Fred Burks, once a translator for Clinton and Bush, Fred is the originator of several sites, one is web of love. His writing is interesting, and I thought I would just pass it along at this time.
Wingmakers original site Ancient Arrow
January 12, 2006
Happy Birthday Daphne
Daphne was born on this morning in 1968, that morning I awoke at 7:30 AM and one hour and 6 minutes later, she was born. A simple labor, and a big baby, largest in the nursery, weighing almost 9 lbs.
Daphne is my daughter and my friend, She is patient (like me) and takes good care of everyone, is the best Mom ( learned from me). Well someone has to take the credit here,..Smiling!
I was in the hospital 6 days, could have stayed a 7th, but was completely tired of being in the hospital, so I drove myself,f and my baby home and work as if I had never had a baby at all. 6 days in a hospital seems it will cure anything!
I weighed 136 when she was born. Before I became pregnant I weighed 100 lbs. I was at 100 lbs again within 6 weeks of her being born. I weighed 8'6" when I was born. My Mother weighed 13 lbs at birth! My Grandmother weighed 100 lbs when my Mother was born! My Mom was the last of 5 kids.
I just returned home from Daphnes, and it was so nice to be there with all of them, I just wish I could have been there for her birthday today.
Happy Birthday Daph!
Photo is of Daphne and Karen
January 08, 2006
Back in Washington..finally.....maybe just for a short stint...
A particulary interesting message from Bebbie including this quote from Joseph Campbell. Thank you Beb!
"Give it a few minutes, Hon, and things will change." Bebbie
"So yield to what is coming. We're in a free fall into future. We don't know where we're going. Things are changing so fast and always when you're going through a long tunnel, anxiety comes along.
"And all you have to do to transform your hell into a paradise is to turn your fall into a voluntary act. I mean it's a very interesting shift of
perspective, and that's all it is. Joyful participation in the sorrows
and everything changes."
I have so much to share with you all, but it may take a bit for me to get around to it. For now, let me post some beautiful swan photos from my stay in MO.
December 30, 2005
The Undressing, A repost from 2004
The Undressing...
Days after Christmas every year when you have to put the ornaments away into their boxes where they live all year until Christmas comes again is the saddest day of the year, this day of the undressing of the trees.
Almost in tears when I dress the trees, revisiting all the ornaments that are reminders of years and people gone by, and making a celebration of the decorating and the reminiscing, I am emotional, but reasonably happy.
Unlike the dressing, the undressing is impossible to reconcile with a positive note. While the same reminders are there of folks you love, and memories that may just crush your heart, putting them all away, is like saying goodbye again to those memories and people who mean so much and live, still, inside you. Crushed and broken memories spring to mind while remnants of thin glass shards of German or Russian ornaments found in the bottom of the boxes remind me, too, of ornaments come and gone as well.
The missing ornaments have a voice, "where did you put me? Find me! Why was I over looked?"
"OH I am so sorry, I miss you, too , and I miss the memory of the one who gifted you to me, and I hope I still have you...somewhere!"
When I was married, my husband did something very special for me every year. He took down the tree, and put all the ornaments away, so I didn't have to ( or was it because I wouldn't? ) Oh well, I think he did it because it broke my heart to do so.
I recall now how we decorated the tree together." I," held the ornament out, and said, "here," and he took it from my hand and placed it where I said it should go on the tree.
I was soooo good at that!
It may have been the one of the most, "together," things we ever accomplished, and I remember it now, and sigh.
I still have some of the same boxes we used then that he brought home from work, that were sturdy electronics boxes, to secure the ornaments for storage.
This year, I broke almost all the German ornaments; squirrels, hearts, houses, Mary praying. I had three trees this year; my flocked oriental tree with those paper wheels and umbrellas, and pink gifted ornaments...AND....
The second I had waited many years to do, with real red roses, and red and blue birds, a partridge, and live baby's breathe, even some dried hydrangeas from Kims house..and a few chrystal ornaments and a few new purple ones. We bought blue and white lights for this tree! such a delightful tree! Oh Deck The Halls! I am ready once again for Christmas!
Finally, there was the one that fell over! Let me tell you about that: This year I didn't use a stand, rather, I used this green florist Styrofoam looking material and stuffed the tree into a small 6" ceramic pot. Stunning! They looked so good this way, in small decorative pots, with swirls in relief. Late one night, the tree fell over and busted many of my ornaments, even some that were Grandma's. I will cry over these henceforth.
I still have the reindeers that were Grandma's, and one metal bell, they don't break, so are minimally safe. I have the angels from years ago, and a new one, too, and I have ribbons and garlands of ribbons; crystal icicles, and wooden painted Scandinavian ornaments that are fairly safe from destruction., and the pink ornaments from Charlotte that appeared like a miracle to finish off my oriental tree one year, ( the oriental tree is one of my favorite designs, I did it years ago for a Chinese restaurant that was a client of mine back then).
I Still have my origami cranes that Iichiro made and sent with each letter he wrote me, and one origami crane from Kim, and all my little paper umbrellas and fans that are cheap, but precious. And where is that pearled ornament from that Sylvia I worked with Christmas one year long ago? Sylvia, I may be missing your ornament, but I will always remember you, and your sweet gift!
My precious ornaments from Doris, too, who died this year in March, I just now packed away. I miss you so much Doris, you were as much a Mother as I ever had. I still think of you every day, and love you. Hopefully there will be a reunion someday, but who really knows, maybe all we ever really get is right here, right now, with whomever, in this flash of time.
I think maybe I will just bonsai a tree and leave it up all year to remind me of this bittersweet love and loss that I feel now; as haunting as it is, it may well keep a perspective that is worth carrying on my shoulder all year long with all my loves right here in my heart, everyday.
Days after Christmas every year when you have to put the ornaments away into their boxes where they live all year until Christmas comes again is the saddest day of the year, this day of the undressing of the trees.
Almost in tears when I dress the trees, revisiting all the ornaments that are reminders of years and people gone by, and making a celebration of the decorating and the reminiscing, I am emotional, but reasonably happy.
Unlike the dressing, the undressing is impossible to reconcile with a positive note. While the same reminders are there of folks you love, and memories that may just crush your heart, putting them all away, is like saying goodbye again to those memories and people who mean so much and live, still, inside you. Crushed and broken memories spring to mind while remnants of thin glass shards of German or Russian ornaments found in the bottom of the boxes remind me, too, of ornaments come and gone as well.
The missing ornaments have a voice, "where did you put me? Find me! Why was I over looked?"
"OH I am so sorry, I miss you, too , and I miss the memory of the one who gifted you to me, and I hope I still have you...somewhere!"
When I was married, my husband did something very special for me every year. He took down the tree, and put all the ornaments away, so I didn't have to ( or was it because I wouldn't? ) Oh well, I think he did it because it broke my heart to do so.
I recall now how we decorated the tree together." I," held the ornament out, and said, "here," and he took it from my hand and placed it where I said it should go on the tree.
I was soooo good at that!
It may have been the one of the most, "together," things we ever accomplished, and I remember it now, and sigh.
I still have some of the same boxes we used then that he brought home from work, that were sturdy electronics boxes, to secure the ornaments for storage.
This year, I broke almost all the German ornaments; squirrels, hearts, houses, Mary praying. I had three trees this year; my flocked oriental tree with those paper wheels and umbrellas, and pink gifted ornaments...AND....
The second I had waited many years to do, with real red roses, and red and blue birds, a partridge, and live baby's breathe, even some dried hydrangeas from Kims house..and a few chrystal ornaments and a few new purple ones. We bought blue and white lights for this tree! such a delightful tree! Oh Deck The Halls! I am ready once again for Christmas!
Finally, there was the one that fell over! Let me tell you about that: This year I didn't use a stand, rather, I used this green florist Styrofoam looking material and stuffed the tree into a small 6" ceramic pot. Stunning! They looked so good this way, in small decorative pots, with swirls in relief. Late one night, the tree fell over and busted many of my ornaments, even some that were Grandma's. I will cry over these henceforth.
I still have the reindeers that were Grandma's, and one metal bell, they don't break, so are minimally safe. I have the angels from years ago, and a new one, too, and I have ribbons and garlands of ribbons; crystal icicles, and wooden painted Scandinavian ornaments that are fairly safe from destruction., and the pink ornaments from Charlotte that appeared like a miracle to finish off my oriental tree one year, ( the oriental tree is one of my favorite designs, I did it years ago for a Chinese restaurant that was a client of mine back then).
I Still have my origami cranes that Iichiro made and sent with each letter he wrote me, and one origami crane from Kim, and all my little paper umbrellas and fans that are cheap, but precious. And where is that pearled ornament from that Sylvia I worked with Christmas one year long ago? Sylvia, I may be missing your ornament, but I will always remember you, and your sweet gift!
My precious ornaments from Doris, too, who died this year in March, I just now packed away. I miss you so much Doris, you were as much a Mother as I ever had. I still think of you every day, and love you. Hopefully there will be a reunion someday, but who really knows, maybe all we ever really get is right here, right now, with whomever, in this flash of time.
I think maybe I will just bonsai a tree and leave it up all year to remind me of this bittersweet love and loss that I feel now; as haunting as it is, it may well keep a perspective that is worth carrying on my shoulder all year long with all my loves right here in my heart, everyday.
December 29, 2005
KEETER CENTER...COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS
College Of The Ozarks Branson, MO. A 4 year Private Presbyterian college, where students work for their education in many of the schools businesses; a hotel, motel, dairy, mill, greenhouses, etc.
Keeter Center Info
I am staying in a loft room at The Keeter Center at the college here. It is a beautiful (log) lodge kept running by students who work 15 hours a week for tuition, room and board.
My room is large and well furnished, with cabinets that are hand chiseled, and a king bed, a fireplace. Jeremy, my Grandson of 6 stayed with me last night. By noon today, he had used the jacuzzi 3 times! He swims in it!
We were joined by 14 year old John yesterday, and we all walked down to the pond to see the swans. I will post photos later and Jeremy jacuzzied yesterday.
So for anyone who wonders where I am, now you know. I return to Washington the 6th of January.
BTW my birthday is Jan 20th. I am accepting gifts anytime! Love, Sherry
December 26, 2005
Peace to the world! And I mean that from the bottom of my heart!
画像の元のページです
This is my blog name in Japanese.
Merry Christmas to all my Japanese friends!
I am in MO. Now visiting my daughter and family here. The weather has been beautiful, and I had forgotten what weather could be like winters, the contrast of bare trees, branches covered in frost beneath a light blue almost smoky blue sky. Temps in upper 60's, sunshine.
My Grandson John has been helping me with shopping, and we've been to Starbucks together. I just love him so much much. He is taller than me now, with curly dark hair, so handsome. A great guitar player! (age14)
Jeremy, age 6, turned me into an elephant this morning,
then a candy kiss. He is a budding magician!
Everyone received down comforters for Crissmiss from us, and they are soo nice, all down. I wish I had one like this. The kids are Ralph Lauren, and so is Daphne's & Johns. Daisy's is Martha Stewart from Kmart, but it is very nice as well. Her bed is a KING size. Karen and John are in love with brand names, karen has her room decorated with them!
My son in law John got a new vice...for his work bench from me. I think he asked Santa for that!
I still owe Daph framed photos of the kids for her walls.
Daph/John and Daisy got duvet covers, and everyone got sheets and pillow cases, Daisy's and Daphnes are 400 count Egyptian cotton from Domestications. I am not buying from them anymore, They messed up my Christmas order profoundly, and I reshopped when I got here, Now I have boxes to send back to them. Their quality is poor!
Mike is in Neah Bay with his family. He got slippers from me for Christmas, (halflinger, the best) an Italian coffee/expresso pot, and still coming, a thermos for work.
I made everyone porcelain cups in different sizes, made just for them, decorated in various ways. I hope they know not all Christmases will be like this one!
I got pj's with clouds to match my love of clouds, and an exercise ball. I think my daughter is trying to tell me something, although she said just that you can do yoga with one. I also got a manicure set.
I heard from Linda Christmas, Thank you Linda, it was great hearing from you. I miss you sooo much sweetie. (moved to Philly)I had bad dreams last night, so send me love!
Bebbie, write me I don't have your email address here online! I will call. Oh, I hope you are having a good holiday. I still would love to see you! Sherrycoddle
Well, I don't get online everyday, so Happy New Year to friends and all of you who read my blog! Peace to the world! And I mean that from the bottom of my heart!
Kitty, I miss you Mr. Right! My cozy kitty! Make Mike take care of you!
LOVE TO MY FARM FRIENDS in Snohomish.
Hugs to the world! Sherry
This is my blog name in Japanese.
Merry Christmas to all my Japanese friends!
I am in MO. Now visiting my daughter and family here. The weather has been beautiful, and I had forgotten what weather could be like winters, the contrast of bare trees, branches covered in frost beneath a light blue almost smoky blue sky. Temps in upper 60's, sunshine.
My Grandson John has been helping me with shopping, and we've been to Starbucks together. I just love him so much much. He is taller than me now, with curly dark hair, so handsome. A great guitar player! (age14)
Jeremy, age 6, turned me into an elephant this morning,
then a candy kiss. He is a budding magician!
Everyone received down comforters for Crissmiss from us, and they are soo nice, all down. I wish I had one like this. The kids are Ralph Lauren, and so is Daphne's & Johns. Daisy's is Martha Stewart from Kmart, but it is very nice as well. Her bed is a KING size. Karen and John are in love with brand names, karen has her room decorated with them!
My son in law John got a new vice...for his work bench from me. I think he asked Santa for that!
I still owe Daph framed photos of the kids for her walls.
Daph/John and Daisy got duvet covers, and everyone got sheets and pillow cases, Daisy's and Daphnes are 400 count Egyptian cotton from Domestications. I am not buying from them anymore, They messed up my Christmas order profoundly, and I reshopped when I got here, Now I have boxes to send back to them. Their quality is poor!
Mike is in Neah Bay with his family. He got slippers from me for Christmas, (halflinger, the best) an Italian coffee/expresso pot, and still coming, a thermos for work.
I made everyone porcelain cups in different sizes, made just for them, decorated in various ways. I hope they know not all Christmases will be like this one!
I got pj's with clouds to match my love of clouds, and an exercise ball. I think my daughter is trying to tell me something, although she said just that you can do yoga with one. I also got a manicure set.
I heard from Linda Christmas, Thank you Linda, it was great hearing from you. I miss you sooo much sweetie. (moved to Philly)I had bad dreams last night, so send me love!
Bebbie, write me I don't have your email address here online! I will call. Oh, I hope you are having a good holiday. I still would love to see you! Sherrycoddle
Well, I don't get online everyday, so Happy New Year to friends and all of you who read my blog! Peace to the world! And I mean that from the bottom of my heart!
Kitty, I miss you Mr. Right! My cozy kitty! Make Mike take care of you!
LOVE TO MY FARM FRIENDS in Snohomish.
Hugs to the world! Sherry
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