Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 108
January 25, 2012
morning glories
Was sitting in the sun, in my summerhouse. Sunny and 42 degrees, snow melting all around. I closed my eyes and turned my face to the sun, thinking of solar flares and northern lights. I opened my eyes and noticed seeds on the floor: small black pellets.
Morning glory seeds. The lattice walls of the summerhouse were twined with flower vines and dry seeds were bursting out of papery globes. I got a glass jar and started picking the spheres. I burst the paper and blew the shreds out of my palm, seeds into the jar. Ready for spring planting and summer blossoms.
Morning glory seeds. The lattice walls of the summerhouse were twined with flower vines and dry seeds were bursting out of papery globes. I got a glass jar and started picking the spheres. I burst the paper and blew the shreds out of my palm, seeds into the jar. Ready for spring planting and summer blossoms.
January 23, 2012
rain on the plain in Maine
in January. Let's talk about global warming, climate change, and 2012.
hello UK!
... and thank you for buying my books.
According to sales figures, am selling more in UK than USA.
Thank you Merseyside, Liverpool, London, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. [image error]
According to sales figures, am selling more in UK than USA.
Thank you Merseyside, Liverpool, London, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. [image error]
call 911
The inflammatory response. It's like calling 911.
Say your house is on fire and you call 911 and no one comes. Your house will burn down. If that's your body and the inflammatory response, then you get septic and die.
Say you call 911 and the firefighters come and put out the fire, save your pets, and all is good. That's the inflammatory response doing what it's supposed to do.
Now, let's say you have a candle burning in the window and you call 911. The firefighters come, 5 trucks! They chop down the doors with axes, break in the windows, and douse your house with water: attic to cellar. For a candle. That's the inflammatory response in hypersensitivity mode. Overreaction. Autoimmune disease. Body attacking self. Not so good.
In rheumatoid arthritis the body attacks the synovial lining of joints. In ankylosing spondilytis the body attacks the spine. In lupus the body attacks the nuclei of cells. Can you imagine...attacking your own cell nuclei, think about it.
That's what I taught today.
Say your house is on fire and you call 911 and no one comes. Your house will burn down. If that's your body and the inflammatory response, then you get septic and die.
Say you call 911 and the firefighters come and put out the fire, save your pets, and all is good. That's the inflammatory response doing what it's supposed to do.
Now, let's say you have a candle burning in the window and you call 911. The firefighters come, 5 trucks! They chop down the doors with axes, break in the windows, and douse your house with water: attic to cellar. For a candle. That's the inflammatory response in hypersensitivity mode. Overreaction. Autoimmune disease. Body attacking self. Not so good.
In rheumatoid arthritis the body attacks the synovial lining of joints. In ankylosing spondilytis the body attacks the spine. In lupus the body attacks the nuclei of cells. Can you imagine...attacking your own cell nuclei, think about it.
That's what I taught today.
January 22, 2012
Reiki symbols
Reiki practitioners use symbols to focus, to relax, to meditate, to bring us to the Reiki energy.
I practice drawing the symbols every day. I visualize them when I share Reiki. Some teachers say the symbols are secret, others share them freely.
I practice drawing the symbols every day. I visualize them when I share Reiki. Some teachers say the symbols are secret, others share them freely.
sandals in the snow
Fluff and I went for a walk around the pond on campus. I don't know what the kids did last night, but they did something. It was cold last night, below zero, and we have a fresh half foot of powdery snow. But warm 20F and sunny for our walk.
There was an odd collection at the center of the pond. A circle had been cleared of snow. Inside the circle: a 6 foot table, tipped on it's side; a pile of cardboard; and a circle of folding chairs. The shore of the frozen pond was littered with crushed red Solo cups. I saw several sandals: some in pairs, some woefully mismatched. I saw a sweatshirt, some underwear, and more cups.
It was noon, but I didn't see any students. There were several other adults walking dogs. No students, just random sandals in the snow.
There was an odd collection at the center of the pond. A circle had been cleared of snow. Inside the circle: a 6 foot table, tipped on it's side; a pile of cardboard; and a circle of folding chairs. The shore of the frozen pond was littered with crushed red Solo cups. I saw several sandals: some in pairs, some woefully mismatched. I saw a sweatshirt, some underwear, and more cups.
It was noon, but I didn't see any students. There were several other adults walking dogs. No students, just random sandals in the snow.
January 21, 2012
coffee in Lewiston
Where are the funky coffee shops in Lewiston?
The ones we can walk to, stroll by, drop in, and wander out of. Hang out and read newspapers, books, and nooks. Eat pastries or slurp soup. The ones nestled among small shops with handmade items, local produce, and organic food. Where are those?
We can drive to Starbucks, drive through Dunkin Donuts, drive out to a strip mall, or drive through Tim Horton's. We have an incredible pastry shop, out on the highway by the car lots. It's right after all the car dealerships and just before the lake. The shop owner is a world-class pastry chef; the breads and pastries are unbelievably incredibly delicious. Yeah, right out there in car dealer land.
Our only discernible downtown is a street of Halal shops located in former banks and department stores. The district court is there too, so there are several lawyers offices. There are a couple of lunch places and some expensive dinner restaurants. But no funky breakfast place, no coffee shop. Coffee: that's what we need here.
The ones we can walk to, stroll by, drop in, and wander out of. Hang out and read newspapers, books, and nooks. Eat pastries or slurp soup. The ones nestled among small shops with handmade items, local produce, and organic food. Where are those?
We can drive to Starbucks, drive through Dunkin Donuts, drive out to a strip mall, or drive through Tim Horton's. We have an incredible pastry shop, out on the highway by the car lots. It's right after all the car dealerships and just before the lake. The shop owner is a world-class pastry chef; the breads and pastries are unbelievably incredibly delicious. Yeah, right out there in car dealer land.
Our only discernible downtown is a street of Halal shops located in former banks and department stores. The district court is there too, so there are several lawyers offices. There are a couple of lunch places and some expensive dinner restaurants. But no funky breakfast place, no coffee shop. Coffee: that's what we need here.
Naples, Maine
Tomorrow: explore Naples.
It's on the shore of Sebago Lake, near Songo Locks. Should I bring skates, snowshoes, or an ice shack?
I'm going to meet a friend and Reiki practitioner from Denmark, Maine. I'm eager to hear about her recent Reiki experiences and her thoughts on ethics, intuition, and practice.
We sure have a lot of Europe and Scandinavia here in Maine: Norway, Naples, Denmark, Vienna, Paris, and Sweden. Also Moscow, China, and Mexico. So many immigrants.[image error]
It's on the shore of Sebago Lake, near Songo Locks. Should I bring skates, snowshoes, or an ice shack?
I'm going to meet a friend and Reiki practitioner from Denmark, Maine. I'm eager to hear about her recent Reiki experiences and her thoughts on ethics, intuition, and practice.
We sure have a lot of Europe and Scandinavia here in Maine: Norway, Naples, Denmark, Vienna, Paris, and Sweden. Also Moscow, China, and Mexico. So many immigrants.[image error]
Roland Flint
I've been thinking of the poetry of Roland Flint.
He said, "Poetry is a quick way to the sources of the spirit."
and wrote, "stop and be quiet and listen"[image error]
He said, "Poetry is a quick way to the sources of the spirit."
and wrote, "stop and be quiet and listen"[image error]
