Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 123

God particle

The Higgs Boson particle performs alchemy: turns energy to mass. It's called, "The God particle."

career fair

Went to a career fair today to talk about being a nurse. Talked to 7th graders; there were six groups of 15-20 students and a teacher or two.

I told them about the educational requirements, licensing examination, and usual salary. They asked if I ever got scared, so I told them scary and gross stories. They asked, "What is the best part of your job?" So I told them that nurses make a difference in peoples' lives, never get bored, and make gobs of money.

Question of the day: "When you were younger, did you ever think of moving up to doctor?"

Nurses, your reaction?

Kindle Author

... of the day!
check it out... Reiki Nurse.  Kindle Author, David Wisehart's page features the latest books and authors. Upload to your Kindle today ~  

Intruder in the back garden

Someone walked through my garden, and crushed some young pea plants.

This someone had small feet. Walked right through the garden. Oval prints. Long toenails.

The backyard is fenced in. Told the dog to keep watch. Wait a minute.

Lunch at Whole Foods

Went to Portland to visit my son. He's just back from a  Florida vacation, so I needed to see him and give him a hug. I gave him a ride home from work, so he wouldn't have to walk in the rain. Gave him a book to read, Horseshoe Pond, by Andrew Flint. 

Then I went to Whole Foods, to shop and eat.

What a variety! There was a sushi bar and a pizza window. There were several self-serve stations too. Mediterranean with humus, falafel, and yogurt. There was vegan, with soba noodles and soy. There were 2 giant salad bars. There were meat stews. Mexican, and Italian. I walked around 3 times, looking. Then I chose eggplant Parmesan with spaghetti, and broccoli with guacamole and salsa. $7.99/ pound.

I bought grapefruit, strawberries, and chocolate.
Drove home in the cold rain. Saw a cardinal in the lilac bush.

Teresia Reiki

This is Charlotte LaBelle's new reiki business. It's located in Norway, Maine.
What a beautiful, calm room.
There was an open house there today.
Crowds of people, a woman playing a harp, platters of cupcakes and tarts, soothing rooms, and interesting art on the walls. Check it out! 180 Main St, Norway, ME.

earth, air, fire, & water

Earth: lettuce & peas are up in the garden
Air: windy and rainy
Water: as above
Fire: had to turn on the heat when I got home from work.... brrrrrr......

Usui, Hayashi, & Takata

Studying these three people all day.

Usui, meditating on Mt Kurama in probably 1922, came up with the whole reiki deal. He called his practice "The Secret of Happiness."

Chujiro Hayashi was Usui's student, and one day Hawayo Takata came to Hayashi's clinic. She became his patient and then his student. Takata brought the practice back to Hawaii. She shared reiki in practice and teaching for many years. Most practitioners in the USA today come from this lineage.

Thank you to the big 3: Usui, Hayashi, and Takata.

Spring in Maine

Wish you could smell these. I don't know what they are, but they smell like spicy oranges. Heavenly. I was walking the dog, walked by this pretty bush and stopped, wow! The aroma.... ahhhh... after 6 months of winter. Life is blossoming again. 

Horseshoe Pond: everyone's talking about it....

click on this link:  Horseshoe Pond

A remarkable story of a young man, a year in the life, a dreamy poetic coming-of-age story. Went to a social event this week, and everyone was talking about it. Read it!