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Our SGC Facebook page is getting lonely, so please let your friends, family and contacts know about us… If they “like” us we will enter their name into our draw for a Free 3 to 6 card Tarot Reading... and if they tell us who sent them we will enter your name into the draw too…:)
Our SGC Facebook Draw ends February 28 2013: A total of 3 names will be drawn:
Winners will be contacted by email and or face book private message:
Winners will need to provide: (via private email) Name, date of birth and location of birth if possible and a valid email address.
Personal Information is required for a “distant” reading and email information is required to send the completed reading…
Well, it’s December 21 2012 and we are still here… :) the last day of the Mayan Calender is just that, the last day of that particular calendar. :) or the end of an era/age and the beginning of a new age or era… :)
This day is also The Winter Solstice, the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. Julie Ditta of Whole Soul is holding a Winter SolsticeCelebration along with her Drum Circle this evening right here in Whitby as Ezra Anne’s B&B… The SGC team wishes you all a happy, safe and enjoyable winter… :)
Baby Jesus in the manger, with “dad” (Joseph) and mum (Mary) lovingly admiring the miricle of the virgin birth… Graphics From: http://www.clipartpal.com
Christmas Day will soon be upon us and I am getting excited, my shopping is done, just a bit more wrapping to do and some odds and sods to pick up at the grocery store…. I feel tired but happy that I am on track… :) I love Christmas, the presents, the lights, the trees, the music all of it… but most of all I love the feeling that Christmas brings, the love it spreads and the kindness it prompts from us… The celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ is for everyone, he does not belong to any sect or religion he is love and acceptance… His journey among us was to teach us the ways of love and acceptance, to show us that it is better to live and practice peace then it is to live and practice violence… :)
No matter what your religious views or following, the Team at SGCextends to everyone a very Merry Christmas... and a Happy Celebration to all who may celebrate other traditions and beliefs along with Christmas…
May the Joy, Love, Acceptance and Joyof Christmas be with you on this holiday and all through the coming year..
In January 2011 a much loved Bernese Mountain dog by the name of Chelsea decided to go exploring, but forgot to come back home… Chelsea is from Whitby, Ontario…
Chelsea: Missing since January 2011
As soon as Chelsea’s family realized that she may be lost a huge search was arranged.
Many people volunteered their time and resources to locate Chelsea and bring her back home, but as of this date December 17 2012 Chelsea is still not home. While there have been many sightings of her in various green, wooded andsometimes back yard area’s of Whitby and Oshawa, she still alludes the searchers.
It is comforting to know that
The last reported sighting was on November 14th on Collegeave in Oshawa. It was a good sighting in that this lady was pretty close to her. She described her markings, noted that she has very little If any body fat on her, and that she looks like a dog who has been living on her own for sometime.
J. G. Chelsea Search Party Member
This means that Chelsea is still alive and that hope can continue that one day soon she will finally come back home.
The wonderful volunteer’s in the Chelsea Search Party, while searching for Chelsea have done an amazing job of rescuing a number of “lost” pets…
As the Christmas season is upon us, and we look towards a new year, SGC would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all the volunteer’s who have in the past and those who continue to search for Chelsea, as your kindness and love of our four-legged friends has meant the rescue of the following….
152 dogs, cats, 3 goats. 2 cows and a few horses. J. G.
As 2013 approaches, let’s all keep vigilant in the search for Chelsea …. :)
I have two men in my house, both of whom wish to eat healthy foods… add me into the mix and you have 3 people who like some of the same foods, but who also have their own individual tastes…
Cooking for all of us can be a challenge sometimes, so I look for recipes which may please all of us… and which are relatively easy to prepare, economical, healthy and with ingredients that are easily available…
Fall has just arrived and with it the beginning of cooler, shorter days and longer nights….
What else says Fall like Soup… Yummy healthy soup, that warms up your tummy on the inside and just makes you feel safe and secure.. While eating our soup, we somehow feel better about life… Soup you could say is like a bowl full of love… :)
So on my visit to the local grocery store this morning, I picked up a Butter nut squash, thanks to my dear friend Kal who had cooked us butter nut squash soup for our ladies night one year… I too thought, hey I can cook this… :)
The internet is a wonderful place at times, and on it, I found a simple basic recipe for the soup…
Butter Nut Squash soup is now made sitting in the pot waiting for the men at dinner time… :) I had some for lunch and it was pretty tasty if I do say so myself…
What I used in my Butter-nut squash soup recipe:
1 Butter-nut Squash: Washed, peeled and cut up into squares:
1/2 Carrot: Washed, peeled and cut up into squares:
Handful of Baby Carrots washed and cut:
I small Onion: Chopped:
Small amount of light tasting olive oil…
2 Small Garlic cloves: (or one larger one)
A handful of baby spinach: Washed and Chopped:
A dash of Turmeric: (Optional: I try to use this as much as possible in cooking as it helps to reduce inflammation)
Chicken Stock: (or vegetable) I used Bovril Brand Two Packs and about 4 cups of water:
The term Blue Moon relates to a 2nd full moon in the same month, and they usually happen every 2.5 years and 2012’s ‘blue moon’ occurs in the sign of Pisces: Compassion and Deception…
This may indicate a pull towards more compassionate subjects, situations or people.
You are advised to be careful when making commitments of a seemingly compassionate nature, research into the subject is recommended.
You are also advised to be aware of people/situations who may seem “too good to be true” as it may be easy to deceive and be deceived during this time.
It is said that a Full Moon is a good time to end projects, to put away things no longer needed… to let go, so as to allow room for growth… personal growth, spiritual growth, financial growth, relationship growth and physical growth.
It sounds really good, and it would be fabulous if we could just say poof and all our worries, misfortunes etc could be taken away…. However, it’s easier said then done…. but it doesn’t hurt to try and make things better, it doesn’t hurt to help ourselves believe that things can get better, it doesn’t hurt to allow ourselves to get in touch with nature and our inner selves all the while consciously understanding the need to eliminate, to let go and trying our best to do so…
I am not an expert on rituals by any means, but I have read some stuff, and I have listened to others and at times I have been honoured to witness and take part in such…. With this in mind I would like to share with you a “ritual” (a way to connect) relating to the Full Moon and lettinggo…. I sense that any intention given out this night will be stronger because of the “Blue Moon” :)
Before the evening begins, write down all the Things/people/emotions you would like to have removed from you and your mind….
This could be Things such as the old chair, not no longer can serve”: People such as a teacher, boss, neighbour etc who no longer helps you to grow, but instead may hinder you: And Emotions such as Jealousy, Envy, Anger, Hate, Selfishness:
Be honest with yourself, and write with Good Intentions Only... this means that nothing you wish to rid yourself of will have a negative effect on someone or something else. You cannot wish someone harm or bad will just to please yourself or to fill your own agenda…
Get comfy for the evening, have a shower or a bath if needed and find comfy clothes to wear…
As the evening draws near, find a place outside you are comfortable with, get yourself a lighter or a match and an ash tray or other heat safe holder.
Grab a drink and your list and relax until darkness falls and the moon appears, if you can see the Moon look towards it…. Appreciate her, she is beautiful and represents all of our emotions….welcome the positive traits of the Pisces moon inward, feel compassion for all living things…
Breath in for a count of four.. hold for a count of four and then breath out for a count of four… do this several times, until you feel you body relaxing, beginning at your toes and moving all the way up to the top of your head…. breath... relax... feel thecompassion.… breath… relax... feel the compassion….
When you are ready, take the paper on which you have written down what you want to get rid of…. take your lighter or match and hold both over the ashtray or heat-resistant surface…..
Pray or “speak with spirit”… ask for guidance, say thank you, and something like… “
“Spirit, I ask that you help me in getting rid of those things, people or emotions that can no longer assist me with my growth. I wish no harm to come to anyone connected to cleaning..”
Then light the paper and let it fall into the ashtray to burn out….
You have now informed the Universe of what it is you don’t want….
It may be wise to end your “ritual” by saying…
” I wish to practice Gratitude, and I ask that any space now opened for growth be filled with love and light also”
:) Then just relax and let Spirit and Universe take care of the rest…
It is likely some stuff/people will remain, and if they do remember it is also likely that either you or they have either 1) a Karmic Debt to repay or 2) A lesson is still needed to be learnt… :)
Enjoy your evening everyone… no matter what you believe… as it’s sure to be a beautiful one…. Peace….
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