Let There Be Such Oneness

Let There Be Such Oneness

Let there be such oneness between us that when one cries, the other tastes salt.

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Subject: Green the Energy Bill

		20 Oct 2008
	Green the Energy Bill We urgently need more green energy to combat climate change. The Energy Bill needs to include proper government backing for renewable projects like solar panels. Tell your MP to back renewable energy and green the UK energy system
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Moon Times Newsletter
 

Subject: News from Moon Times; new shop, gift sets, new stock and events Please forward this newsletter to any friends, family or colleagues who may be interested!
www.moontimes.co.uk
GIFT SETS click the links to buy! We are happy to make up gift sets from our stock- or choose from the ones below. (usual P&P costs apply) State if you would like a set with a jute shopping bag, jute hand bag, jute drawstring bag, a basket or a box!	Hi there, I've got some exciting news...a few of us 'green minded businesses' in Bristol have got together and we are opening a shop!! The Bristol Green Store will launch on Nov 1st- So if you're around drop in and say hi! see www.bristolgreenstore.co.uk
£28 Patterned pad  Panty Liner  Daughters in Flower set bath bomb In jute shopping or hand bag https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586572	31 Oct is wear it pink day  http://www.wearitpink.co.uk Buy PINK pads or panty liners and Moon Times will donate 25% of the price to the Breast Cancer Campaign! (state PINK when ordering!) we have a limited stock of pink animal print, butterflies, fairies and bunnies! Our PINK ORGANIC pads are naturally dyed with beetroot :)
£25 Moon cup (state size) Panty liner Moon tea Soap In jute hand bag/ drawstring bag/box https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586588     £20 Earth Pathways Diary Moon Calendar Crystal chakra set Bella Bees Soap In jute shopping bag/hand bag https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586597	NEW STOCK The DIVA moon cup a slightly different design to the Moon Cup as it has a shorter stalk...and retail a bit cheaper at £16.99! it has 2 sizes- do state which size when ordering Model 1: for women who are under thirty (30) years old who have never had childbirth or caesarean section. Model 2: for women who are thirty (30) years old and over and/or for all women who have had vaginal childbirth or caesarean section. *Easy-to-use instructions enclosed *Storage Bag and Diva Lapel Pin included!  click the link to buy https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586637      Moon Calendars £6 each click the link to buy https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586652 or 2 for £10 click the link to buy https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586659 they make a great Xmas gift!
£15 Earthy Pathways Diary Crystal chakra set Soap In jute hand bag/ shopping bag https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586604
£12 Soap nuts Organic Pad bath bomb In jute hand bag/ drawstring bag/box https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586613     £12 Soap nuts Bella Bees Balm bath bomb  In jute hand bag/ drawstring bag/box https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=586628	Moon Times Pads have been featured on the BIG GREEN IDEA...www.thebiggreenidea.org A dynamic new charity dedicated to showing people how sustainable living can be easy, healthy, inexpensive and fun. Read more about why we set up the BGI here → Our Big Green Bus is equipped with a solar-powered cinema and a space for talks and workshops. We also carry a huge range of energy-saving devices, natural skincare and cleaning products, recycled items, clothing made from sustainable crops, composting systems and much more besides. As well as showcasing greener alternatives to everyday items and demonstrating how they can help us to reduce our impact on the planet we will offer information about local environmental initiatives and support groups. Read more about our bus here → Do check the EVENTS section below- hope to see you at some of them...  much love and blessings, Rachael at Moon Times xxxx
EVENTS: LAUNCH 1st Nov BRISTOL GREEN STORE www.bristolgreenstore.co.uk local products body & hair care home ware & gifts laundry & cleaning wool thermal insulation full range of natural paints solar pv & hot water systems Buy truly inspiring, sustainable gifts this Christmas! practical information on sustainability & a select range of products from ethical sources & local producers BRISTOL GREEN STORE The Old Post Office, Chessel Street, Bedminster Holistic Insights Fair if you are local to Bristol you may want to pop down to the Holistic Insights Fair at The Southville Centre, 1st & 2nd Nov- The Barefoot Doctor will be doing a talk...and I'll be selling my wares- so pop in and say hi! see http://www.holisticinsights.co.uk/events_love_life_love_me.htm And another one to pencil in to your diaries....The Goddess Show: Bath Show Ground, 7th June 09! I'll be there with my Moon Lodge doing workshops and of course selling my products! do check their website: http://www.goddessshow.co.uk/welcome.html
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New Bristol Green Store opening

NEW ECO SHOP

 

BRISTOL GREEN

STORE

 

www.bristolgreenstore.co.uk

 

 

local products

body & hair care

home ware & gifts

laundry & cleaning

wool thermal insulation

full range of natural paints

solar pv & hot water systems

 

Buy truly inspiring, sustainable gifts this Christmas!

practical information on sustainability

& a select range of products from

ethical sources & local producers

BRISTOL GREEN STORE

The Old Post Office, Chessel Street, Bedminster

www.bristolgreenstore.co.uk  · 0117 953 0828 · 07790 759748

 

* LAUNCH Saturday 1st Nov *

Now that mercury is running smoothly we can all relax!!!!!

Now that mercury is running smoothly we can all relax!!!!! 

 

The biggest Mercury retrograde for 2008 is finally over on October 15! And with the financial markets around the world in turmoil, what a time it's been. Mention of Mercury retrograde even entered the financial commentary on CNBC!

Mercury turned retrograde in Libra on September 24. Venus is the ruling planet for Libra and governs our attitudes towards finances and material possessions, and Libra rules over the Seventh House -- the House of Partnerships. Partnerships take many forms and include contracts, legalities, negotiations and agreements. This retrograde period touched upon and influenced all of the above.

http://www.astrology.com

bristol event:

You Are a Miracle

You Are a Miracle (Part 1)

Now I come to tell you again that this is what is true: Love is unconditional. Life is unending. God is without need. And you are a miracle. The miracle of God, made human. This is what you have wanted to know all along. It is what you have always known in your heart, and what your mind has denied. It is what your soul has whispered to you time and time again, only to be silenced by your body, and the bodies around you.

You have been asked to deny Me by the very religions that would invite you to know Me. For they have told you that you are not Me, and I am not you, and that to even think so is a sin. We are not one, they say, but rather, the Creator and the created. Yet this refusal to accept and know yourself as one with Me is what has caused all of the pain and all of the sorrow of your life. I invite you now to a meeting with the Creator. You will find the Creator within. Communion With God Neale Donald Walsch Pages 125-126

On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know...

On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know...

....that change cannot be avoided in life. So do not

resist change, embrace it.

 

Life is changing all the time -- and certainly the

day-to-day conditions on our planet are changing

now in ways we could not have expected -- so the

fact of change is real, and very present.

 

Our invitation from life is to not let changes get us 

down, but to lift ourselves up, and move past them.

love story
An incredible love story has come out of China recently which has touched the world.
It  is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other  in peace for over half a century.  
 
 

 The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80-year-old wife ,passed away in the cave which has been the couple's home for the last 50 years.
 

Xu already had children.

 

 

 

At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern Chong Qing Municipality.

 

In the beginning, life was harsh as hey had nothing, no electricity or even food.  They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp which they used to light up their lives.  
 

 

 Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, 'Are you regretful? Liu always replied, 'As long as we are industrious, life will improve.'
 

Liu MingSheng,  one of their seven children said, 'My parents loved each other so much, they  have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day.  He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother's  convenience, although she doesn't go down the mountain that  much.'
The couple had  lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned  from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as  he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able  to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he had passed away.  
 
 

 'You promised me you'll take care of me, you'll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?'
 
 Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband's black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks. In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China , collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to  preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love  story can live forever.

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
> Touching words from the mouths of babes.
> What does 'Love' mean?
> A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
> The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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> 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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> So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
> Rebecca- age 8
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> 'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
> You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
> Billy - age 4
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> 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
> Karl - age 5
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> 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
> Chrissie - age 6
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> 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
> Terri - age 4
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> 'Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
> Danny - age 7
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> 'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
> My Mummy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
> Emily - age 8
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> 'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
> Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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> 'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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> Nikka - age 6
> (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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> 'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
> Noelle - age 7
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> 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
> Tommy - age 6
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> 'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
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> He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
> Cindy - age 8
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> 'My mummy loves me more than anybody
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> You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
> Clare - age 6
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> 'Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
> Elaine-age 5
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> 'Love is when Mummy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
> Chris - age 7
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> 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
> Mary Ann - age 4
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> 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
> Lauren - age 4
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> 'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
> Karen - age 7
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> 'Love is when Mummy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
> Mark - age 6
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> 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
> Jessica - age 8
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> And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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> The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
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> The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
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> Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
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> When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbour, the little boy said,
> 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
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> When there is nothing left,    that is when you find out that  love is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot!