Willing to Experience aloneness,

I discover connection everywhere;

Turning to face my fear,

I meet the warrior who lives within;

Opening to my loss,

I am given unimaginable gifts;

Surrendering into emptiness,

I find fullness without end.

Each condition I flee from pursues me.

Each condition I welcome transforms me.

And becomes itself transformed

Into its radiant jewel~like essence.

I bow to the one who has made it so,

Who has crafted this Master Game;

To play it is pure delight,

To honor it is true devotion.

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds".
Albert Einstein

http://www.deepastronomy.com/hubble-deep-field.html

The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever Taken::DeepAstronomy.com
www.deepastronomy.com
There are very few images that can be called revolutionary. The Hubble Deep Field represents the farthest we've ever seen into the universe. Looking at this image, one cannot help but be humbled.

This day's guidance has touched me on this day so deeply I felt to share it with those of you about to read forward, may you be BLESSED... 0:)

Blue Monkey is the Artisan; the weaver of time; the scribe; the trickster; the playful agent of magical illusion; ambassador of Cosmo~Rama!  It's energy is known for weaving new patterns, constructive solutions, artistic expressions or inventions into our lives; for The monkey's message to us all is; "Don't take yourself so seriously!"
Blue Monkey reminds we are all children of the Universe here to play with the every~day magic we are immersed in.  A we embrace spontanity and honor play as an essential part of the wholeness of life we find healing, liberation and joy.  Blue Monkey dares us to laugh and smile in the face of stresses, transforming them into adventure and wonder.  As The Mayan Oracle encourages:  "As you freely play, the importance is taken off who you think you are, leaving room for who you actually are."
We can view the entirety of Creatio  as a Divine Play.  In Sanskrit, the word "maya" means: illusion which masquerades as apparent reality.  The word "leela" means: The Divine play of Self;  the sport of God; the Dance of Consciousness.  If we identify only with the maya and overlook the leela, the result is suffering.  Perceiving the leela, freedom finds us!  See you in the unfolding Play of Cosmos!

On the surface, this push-pull between Saturn and Uranus can be extremely challenging; after all, they seem to represent polar-opposite energies. Saturn upholds rules and limits, promoting the status quo and all that has come before. Uranus, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary desire to upturn that which is accepted in hopes to find a solution that promotes evolution.  ALL IS WELL...

http://planetaryapothecary.com/2009/09/saturn-opposite-uranus/

When we structure our lives by the artificial rhythm of the clock and 12-month calendar, we expose our central nervous system, and subsequently, our entire mental-emotional body to the frequency of a machine.

Reknowned author and scientist Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D., has presented studies showing how:the stress of linear time contributes directly to an acceleration of the physical aging process, inclusive of deterioration and disease.

In modern industrial living, we wake up by the clock, we eat to the clock - we plan our lives and live our days in accord to the clock. We refer to the clock to program even our most basic of biological functions!

Quoting Mark Comings, Quantum Physicist: "The intrinsic folly of this unnecessary yet widely promoted artificial dependance upon machine technology is that it discourages the development of, and even serves to hide the existence of, a vast spectrum of inner capacities - psychic, mental, emotional and spiritual potentials - that lie dormant within the biological human body in time."

According to Dr. José Argüelles, PhD.:"The simple and easiest way to reprogram your daily awareness of the actual nature of time is to follow the 13 Moon Calendar."
Free your mind and your world will follow!

http://www.13moon.com/nature's%20cal%20page.htm

So tonight at Mide one of our beautiful staff Miranda decided to start singing the chicken dance.  Once our cook Gavin got the tune it stayed with him, LOL.  So as I move through the Bistro tonight on 999 I hear not the Beatles but the Chicken dance being hummed in the front end and at the back kitchen.  As Jim and I giggle to ourselves and look at Miranda and Gavin and laugh out loud we invite you to join in the Mide FUN and do the Chicken Dance as seen here with Lawrence Welk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UV3kRV46Zs
Have a wonderful evening... 

'The Tao of Physics'...  IN the perfection of our original nature, the realization that the process of enlightenment consists merely in becoming what we already are from the beginning.  When Zen Master Po-Chang was asked about when seeking for the Buddha Nature he answered, 'It's much like riding an Ox in search of an Ox.'

Excerpt from the Book "The Fifth Sacred Thing" Author Starhawk...

This dilemma has faced every peaceful culture for the last five millennia, at least.  Once this drive for power-over and domination appeared on the planet, it became a force that no one could escape for more then a breathing space.  For either we submit, and it triumphs or we mobilize to fight against it, diverting our energies and resources and transforming ourselves into what we do not want to be.  It's like a virus, mindlessly destructive, yet we cannot eradicate it without changing our own internal balance. 
We must develop an immunity to that virus.  Not just for ourselves but for our planet.  We've had a little space of time in isolation, where we could pretend that life could carry on here without too much regard for what went on elsewhere, if only because we had no means to affect it.  We have used that time well.  We have shown in this city-in this watershed-that even on this ruined and ravaged and poisoned Earth, people can live well together, can care for one another, can heal and build in harmony with what is around us.  We have demonstrated hope.  Now it is up to us to sustain that hope, not to abandon it to the despair of violence."

Many years ago the poet Diane di Prima wrote a line that comes back to me now: "The only war that counts is the war against the imagination'. I often wondered what she meant by it, but now I think I understand.  All war is first waged by the imagination, first conducted to limit our dreams and visions, to make us accept within ourselves it's terms, to believe that are only choices are those that it lays before us.  If we let the terms of force describe the terrain of our battle, we will lose.  But if we hold to the power of our visions, our heartbeats, our imagination, we can fight on our own turf, which is the landscape of consciousness.  There, the enemy cannot help but transform".

Dreams are an interesting thing, sometimes they can be powerful messages.  11:11 with two children and a person pushing the buggy, the time reads as we pass through an arch of a bridge "11:11".  Bridges and archways are both symbolic of gateways... Let's see, always interesting!

The land of presence...  Coming out of Mercury retrograde has pushed us into being present/one with great abundance, prosperity, Joy, laughter and spectacular souls in our life.  I am truly grateful!!!  The patio at Midé inspires the soul to unite with Nature, and is like a magnet as we are all in need of continuing to be in union with and know our connection to all that is.  Last nights Jazz Event was a spectacular experience under the twinkle of the Stars, the artists Musical performance was beautiful, the Culinary art Joseph prepared was stunning and stimulated the senses, gliding through the venue, making sure all were happy PLUS working these long hours Joseph and I do daily, when we do have moments to just enjoy and watch we see the grace of creation we pay such close attention to come through in the smiling, happy, laughing faces in all of you experiencing Midé & YO2GA, thank you for sharing... Namaste

Wow,  this has been a Mercury retrograde that really keeps us working on being the calm in the eye of the storm/chaos surrounding us.  It brings in the heavy hitters like family and close relationships to ensure you can stay focused on who you are and where you are going amoungst the flying perceptions, anger, fear and all those other not so happy e(energy)motions.  (Be sure to duck...just bob and weave until May 30th when Mercury goes direct!)

The purpose of Mercury retrograde is to review and revise our life and our connection with reality. The timing of this universe is geared toward the Sun as it moves through the zodiac. Mercury has an orbit that at times gets ahead of the Sun allowing us to look into the future toward new and innovative ideas. However, we cannot continue in that vein until we come back to the present designated by the Sun and put our new ideas into manifestation. During the time that Mercury jumps ahead, we ultimately have to bring the ideas back into the present to test and evaluate to see how they fit into our life. As Mercury retrogrades back into the present, the connection with the Sun happens as we test drive our ideas and re-align with reality and the natural timing of the universe.

The Mercury retrogrades that are occurring in 2009 provide the opportunities for us to make mental adjustments about decisions we have as our goals, aspirations that are our focus during the ELEVEN year of 2009. Because we are making decisions to bring forward the visionary awareness into our new journey, new endeavors, new goals, the events during the Mercury retrograde time frames help us to veer away from the past and take bold steps into our new future. . These adjustments will be very necessary as they allow us to make major changes, emphasizing our bold and innovative choices. The ELEVEN year brings forward the opportunity to utilize the "master" qualities from a Divine perspective of leadership, visionary purpose, and Divine intent. The ELEVEN reduces to the TWO (1+1=2) which provides the basic energy for the year of relating to people, places and things. However, with the opportunities available to bring forward the Divine path available for those AWARE of the ELEVEN, the journey through 2009 provides a pathway lit by Divine opportunities.

YOGA ?  Simply; is awareness of LIFE in every moment and every moment in awareness of LIFE...

"In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us."
Thich Nhat Hanh

Form and Matter, Energy, force and Motion...  Let us stay present in our form and matter to move with great force sustaining our natural energy we are all blessed with at every moment.  Let this motion be one of peace, joy, happiness, love and bliss knowing that when you adopt the viewpoint:

"That there is nothing that exists that is not a part of you, That there is no one that exists that is not a part of you, That any judgement you make is self judgement, That any criticism you level is self criticism, You will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the LIGHT of YOUR World!"  Harry Palmer

"In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us."
Thich Nhat Hanh

Form and Matter, Energy, force and Motion...  Let us stay present in our form and matter to move with great force sustaining our natural energy we are all blessed with at every moment.  Let this motion be one of peace, joy, happiness, love and bliss knowing that when you adopt the viewpoint:

"That there is nothing that exists that is not a part of you, That there is no one that exists that is not a part of you, That any judgement you make is self judgement, That any criticism you level is self criticism, You will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the LIGHT of YOUR World!"  Harry Palmer

By Susan Weiner
Can the calming rhythms of yoga help your heart the same way as an energetic 30-minute walk? The answer for many with cardiac disease is a resounding "yes."
"I would call it a lifesaver," says John Periolat, 76, of Charlottesville, Virginia, who attended Cardiac Yoga classes at the University of Virginia following a massive heart attack 14 years ago. "But I don't think it's widespread enough."

A modified form of yoga focusing on cardiac patients, yoga for heart disease reduces heart rate and blood pressure in addition to calming the nervous system. It also increases exercise capacity and lowers inflammation levels, as shown by an ever-growing number of research studies. Patients use mats, pillows and chairs to ensure comfort while they perform yoga's gentle exercises; although it may sound like barely enough motion to break a sweat, the positive effects of cardiovascular yoga are measurable.