tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308854612024-03-07T01:07:25.950-05:00Radiant BeautyOnce officially titled custom-perfumeGail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-69840258800652490862010-02-04T08:25:00.001-05:002010-02-04T08:30:42.108-05:00A Thirst For Knowledge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6isPuuYhRb1qmSwJrja_6dHhudzI_E0Z6uGbvN3ryP3IMqxxzXrFOZ-S1HxiWkFkecxiqaY27gtwrnvTG1RAV3w-MM6t5P_U3vLfXkcJUTcpAJVatp1DefxeWEvkDyG1d6B0kPg/s1600-h/PICT5551.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6isPuuYhRb1qmSwJrja_6dHhudzI_E0Z6uGbvN3ryP3IMqxxzXrFOZ-S1HxiWkFkecxiqaY27gtwrnvTG1RAV3w-MM6t5P_U3vLfXkcJUTcpAJVatp1DefxeWEvkDyG1d6B0kPg/s400/PICT5551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434380155938944082" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-58428793980163376982009-09-19T09:18:00.004-04:002009-09-19T09:23:17.232-04:00Comments will now be moderatedMy perfumes are unique, controversial and singular. So are my friends. Feel free to comment any time. If you are sincere in wanting to discuss and share your own perfume experiences you will have no problems.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-44417614287402755172009-08-28T00:51:00.002-04:002009-08-28T00:58:35.482-04:00Sometimes a gal's just gotta treat herself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNut6kDuUPZco7GpJT5kqDC1LEPFty9LKmVjBr8l9ECncsOrZJCnxusmH_tBMx_v_oEDtRpw1TNtiPwb1Ut4EuHQff-g6SLzvl_m0K1LLI8aYn7YSu4Z4FvYiTRSvi3q8_GEFFRA/s1600-h/107_0742-Ethereal+Journey+bottle+level+III.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNut6kDuUPZco7GpJT5kqDC1LEPFty9LKmVjBr8l9ECncsOrZJCnxusmH_tBMx_v_oEDtRpw1TNtiPwb1Ut4EuHQff-g6SLzvl_m0K1LLI8aYn7YSu4Z4FvYiTRSvi3q8_GEFFRA/s400/107_0742-Ethereal+Journey+bottle+level+III.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374874524626747634" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="status-body"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/scentart" class="screen-name" title="Gail G Adrian"></a></strong><span class="entry-content" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Wearing:<br />Lindenblossom abs, ambergris,musk. Yuzu, Orange Fl Abs, Civet,White Rose Abs, ancient sandalwood, Tuberose ether,Lav Abs, 1800 meter lavender, </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-91679834034730248472009-07-13T19:30:00.002-04:002009-07-13T19:36:09.522-04:00Ask Yourself the Correct QuestionThe issue in all services is not how to squeeze them in. Anyone can offer "time saving" services.<br /><br />That is code for "Get em in, shove em out"<br /><br /><br />The real jewel is a practitioner willing to spend uninterrupted leisurely time with your body.<br />A practitioner who doesn't watch the clock, or shave minutes off your service.<br /><br />I would point out: It is a rare practitioner who is willing to spend a full hour with you and who carefully scrutinizes and administers to all your subtle physical and metaphysical reactions.<br /><br />Don't cheat yourself.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-75152068767879580462009-06-04T12:06:00.013-04:002009-06-17T14:22:23.257-04:00Waxing Services<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">WAXING SERVICES</span><br /></div><br /><br />· Eyebrow Design 20.00 to 25.00 waxing or threading<br />· Eyebrows maintenance 12.00 to 15.00 waxing or threading<br />· Lip 10.00 waxing or threading<br />· Chin 12.00 to 15.00 waxing or threading<br />· Forehead 10.00 to 15.00 waxing or threading<br />· Sideburns 12.00 to 20.00 waxing or threading<br />· Nostrils 15.00 to 20.00 waxing or threading<br />· Ears 12.00 to 15.00 waxing or threading<br />· Full Face 35.00 to 40.00 waxing or threading<br /><br /><br />· Neck 12.00 to 25.00<br />· Open Collar Men’s Wax 15.00 to 25.00<br />· Armpits 20.00 to 30.00<br />· Shoulders 25.00 to 40.00<br />· Half Arm Wax 25.00 to 40.00<br />· Full Arm Wax 35.00 to 50.00<br />· Chest 30.00 to 50.00<br />· Stomach Line 15.00 to 20.00<br />· Full Stomach 20.00 to 30.00<br />· Back (does not include shoulders) 35.00 to 50.00<br />· Lower Back around waist 20.00 to 25.00<br />· Half Leg 30.00 to 40.00<br />· Full Leg 50.00 to 60.00<br />· Feet and Toes 10.00 to 15.00<br /><br />· Bikini 30.00 to 45.00<br />· Brazilian Female 60.00 to 75.00<br />· Brazillian male 85.00 to 110.00<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-3711199827666405932009-04-16T09:13:00.001-04:002009-04-16T09:13:22.472-04:00<a href="http://twitpic.com/3edc4" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/3edc4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-53425166359529384362009-04-15T16:54:00.035-04:002009-04-15T18:50:42.828-04:00The best friend I didn't meet<span><span></span></span><span><span></span></span><span><span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wfmu.org/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNGmcuiCBckcjSKUmpPL19YNFBFHlaT0ivNTJyR0IUlqrTsEJI05qhURSs6kgdtQ4BT4CHJBXt4DBK3UFkR2q_JqMm55MysD_KCkElsmhmVgBkGGLlLbq3u4QLGFio8g7sA2rVg/s200/wfmu_logo_94.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325041382123156290" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />WFMU radio provides vertigo inducing free form radio. If you're a sound junkie, WFMU is the purest shit there is.<br /><br />I turned on <a href="http://www.wfmu.org/%7Eirene/">Irene Trudel's</a> show this past Monday to hear John Goodman, Ed Haber and Kenny Kosek memorializing some dude named<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jTr2oAhWgXz0T1IRu2b85ZnoX3Fq9WHIV1cyHqfnN__OgqAuZnlmBPxj_L7kn4bFrlhbyf1qMWhqBs8DxCbCOmzl2-1DNGEV-NVfNt8bpyD91N9KD_c4okDnpAG2QLbGxXeEew/s1600-h/citizen+Kafka.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jTr2oAhWgXz0T1IRu2b85ZnoX3Fq9WHIV1cyHqfnN__OgqAuZnlmBPxj_L7kn4bFrlhbyf1qMWhqBs8DxCbCOmzl2-1DNGEV-NVfNt8bpyD91N9KD_c4okDnpAG2QLbGxXeEew/s200/citizen+Kafka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325042992701349986" border="0" /></a>'Citizen Kafka'. <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/GAILAD%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.wfmu.org/flash/mini/miniplayer.swf" width="348" height="48"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.wfmu.org/flash/mini/miniplayer.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="xml=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfmu.org%2Fflashplayer.php%3Fshow%3D31088%26archive%3D51385%26f%3Darchive_xml"><br /><embed src="http://www.wfmu.org/flash/mini/miniplayer.swf" flashvars="xml=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfmu.org%2Fflashplayer.php%3Fshow%3D31088%26archive%3D51385%26f%3Darchive_xml" width="348" height="48"></embed><br /></object><br /><br />I vaguely remembered hearing that name on <a href="http://wbai.org/">WBAI</a> radio but had never heard the show - Citizen Kafka having left years ago. I had always assumed it was a political show about loss of individual rights.<br /><br />I was wrong. So very wrong. Citizen Kafka aka Richard Shulberg of Bronx and Brooklyn New York was a zany, brilliant genius who I would have adored following. As I listened to Irene Trudell's radion show, falling out of my chair laughing, I recognized a kindred spirit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On March 21st, 2 days after Citizens's 'change in vibrations/transmigration' as his friends put it,<br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=102211299&m=102211331">NPR's All Things Considered recapped Citizen Kafka's life.</a><br />If you enjoy these audio and video clips of Cit's work and are curious about who he was, I recommend a listen. It is cheesy, like most of NPR's All Things Considered, but it gives more info on the man.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sleuthing around the internet for more traces of Citizen Kafka,<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;">I came across this gorgeous hand stamp signed "Citizen Kafka"<br /></div>I'm pretty sure it's the same person.<br /> <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=102211299&m=102211331"> </a></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ozc2mcrP_xATpiODV91wxgXegPafQXTqsXiaZ4NlHUs6ljuHmRgCRBI4iCeSBG64Cam_BsGGjvbKl5eGZNzsEDXRdo3uWG3iRek0dBRqV3u4Tuxphf1M1LgtlfzYMJeX6NA6Yg/s1600-h/stamp+by+Citizen+Kafka.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ozc2mcrP_xATpiODV91wxgXegPafQXTqsXiaZ4NlHUs6ljuHmRgCRBI4iCeSBG64Cam_BsGGjvbKl5eGZNzsEDXRdo3uWG3iRek0dBRqV3u4Tuxphf1M1LgtlfzYMJeX6NA6Yg/s400/stamp+by+Citizen+Kafka.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325050481080266914" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />More views into the inside of Citizen Kafka's head can be found<br />at his <a href="http://wfmu.org/playlists/SM">Secret Museum of the Air</a><br /><br /><br /><object width="660" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/1l__lUsg1Fo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/1l__lUsg1Fo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="525"></embed></object><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-30058035384387123502009-04-12T18:27:00.002-04:002009-04-12T18:35:10.873-04:00Happy Easter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5saylphhlBdBmcdfZyynsaWztJfq9P2ZXCyrbv73uwMlf7HdekiMG5ngPazZ7H0acOVJMsk99_J-TNwHHI-3AUBK84_AqcRDTwe-Bbb-6ZhvQ-xWiwgq6fnDkn4mnTh7m1CnQQ/s1600-h/rabbit-0269.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5saylphhlBdBmcdfZyynsaWztJfq9P2ZXCyrbv73uwMlf7HdekiMG5ngPazZ7H0acOVJMsk99_J-TNwHHI-3AUBK84_AqcRDTwe-Bbb-6ZhvQ-xWiwgq6fnDkn4mnTh7m1CnQQ/s200/rabbit-0269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323936995539470674" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="nH">I found this email awaiting me when I turned to the 'puter after work. I love the tying together of myth and practice and also Roxana's inclusive writing. I hope you all enjoy it too.<br /><br />Roxana writes through her yahoogroup: Roxanas_Reports<br /><br /><br /></div> Easter, April 12, 2009<br />© Roxana Muise 4/12/2009<br />The religious holiday, Easter, which is also, inexplicably a secular celebration has the potential for being a unifying tool on Earth. This underscores the metaphysical/esoteric principle of Oneness. May we pause to explore this possibility?<br />Within our Universe, we live in a multidimensional mobiustrip, which is endlessly counted and recounted by our Earth in its spiral journey around our Sun.<br />We, inhabitants of the Earth enter and exit in fractal periods, guided by invariant concepts and laws, both collective and specific, either unconsciously or consciously, guided by mathematics, astronomy, linguistics, astrology, mythology, paradigms - through allegory – all in search of continuity and meaning. Bear with me through my philosophical ravings. I will eventually get to the historical observations that brought me to this point.<br />There is a constant blending, as individuals, families, groups, nations, ideals, and faiths travel this uncharted path. As individuals, and as groups, we are defined by birth, discovery, growth, and death. To make our lives meaningful, we band together, not always knowing that we all share that same cause.<br />We celebrate pause-points within each cycle – all leading to culmination and yet each providing commencement in the never-ending pathway of shared consciousness. Overlapping cycles keep us guessing about what comes next in linear sequence, the time/space framework of our manifested trips.<br />The fortunate who choose to serve as wayshowers (astrologers and other students of cycles), often themselves only slightly more aware of the cyclic interactions that we all share.<br /><br />"The importance of the calendar for the groups was that it enabled them (early religions) to place themselves in relation to various important events of the past, moving ahead of them, and so predict what was coming along behind."<br /><br />We all emerged from the same cradle, whether by intelligent design or evolution or a combination of both. It is no accident that Earth's three major religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arose from the middle-Eastern section of the globe, all early procurers of science through religion. They all celebrate the cycle of life correlated with the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and the Moon's around the Earth - through metaphors: their stories of creation, the birth of the light; and death, resurrection and ascension, and the processes in between. They all hold in common esoteric studies that parallel each other, based on the old testament – "In the beginning, God created…" these are mirrored in ancient studies of Pagans, which are unabashedly based on the natural cycles of life.<br />Muhammad Migrated from Mecca to Medina 427 years ago, which marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. Islamic days begin at sundown the day before the full day of their new year at Ramadan. Islamic years are, however based on a purely Lunar calendar, which creates a very changeable year compared to calendars based on the Earth's orbit. Muslims do recognize Jesus as one of the prophets of the Old Testament, which they revere along with the Qur'an.<br />The Jewish calendar has four dates for new years, each for a different segment of their culture. Since September 29, 2008 we are in the Jewish year 5769. Their day begins at sundown and with a partial Lunar calendar their main new year is Rosh Hashana, the beginning of their 7th month, the festival of the sacred moon and feast of the trumpets. The Hebrew religion recognizes the prophets of the Old Testament, their link with Christianity. Jewish Passover coincides with the Christian Easter season.<br />Fear comes from and creates separation. Disagreement arises in what we do with creation, and where it leads – control of a common language – and who's in control of unity. All throughout history these groups have been at constant odds each other and with secular groups, whose purpose it is to control nature (human and otherwise), all finding it difficult to keep separate from politics. Overlapping cycles make for strange bedfellows. Would that we uncover the unity within.<br />Over time, the mystical and the scientific, originally joined and then separate, are now spiraling forward towards reunification. As Thomas Kuhn tells us, paradigms shift when those in control die off.<br />Disambiguity, the process of resolving ambiguity was brought to bear in the case of the terms: BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini – In the Year of Our Lord), when part of the Christian calendar was changed to BCE (before the common era, or before the Christian era), and CE (common era) to remove calendric computations from segregation within Christianity, thus embracing a religiously neutral alternative. The labels refer to the time of Jesus of Nazareth, and the Gregorian calendric system, which lends the question: who controls the beginning? The shift from BC/AD to BCE/CE seems to have its roots in the universities in the 1960s and 1970s, and was formally implemented in the beginning of the 21st century when changes were made in text books.<br />The western European Christian culture instituted the use of BC and AD to denote the beginning of the Christian epoch. Their ongoing argument was mainly concerned with how to demark the beginning of the year and the rules for determining Easter.<br />Prior to A.D. (or C.E.) 325, Easter was celebrated on various days of the week, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. That year, the Council of Nicaea, in Bithynia (present-day Iznik in Turkey) was convened by Emperor Constantine. This is thought to be the first ecumenical (meaning world-wide) council of the Christian Church, as it was called to create uniform Christian doctrine, which at that time reached the limits of the Roman Empire. During the Nicaean Council, the Easter Rule was instituted, which states that "Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full Moon on, or after the Vernal Equinox.<br />Eventually, the Julian Calendar (used at the time) was untidy, and too long, causing the Vernal Equinox to drift backwards in the calendar year. This caused a considerable change in the holy days of Easter. Clearly, an adjustment was needed. A considerable length of time went on before that could be accomplished.<br />Aloysius Lilius (c. 1510 – 1576) is said to be the creator of the Gregorian Calendar, through his manuscript entitled Compendiuem novae rationis restituendi kalendarium (Compendium of the New Plan for the Restitution of the Calendar). His plan designated the beginning of the epoch defined by the life of Christ (the issuance of the year 1); the beginning of the year; the beginning of the week; the beginning of the day (midnight, sunrise, noon, or sundown); and the grouping and naming of the months, the days of the week, and special days (such as leap year). His system aligned religious and economic cycles with recurring astronomic phenomena. The crater Lilius on the Moon was named after him<br />The reform to the calendar occurred six years after his death, when Lilius' brother Antonio presented his manuscript to Pope Gregory XIII. The manuscript then proceeded to the Church's reform commission, and after some modification, on February 24, 1582, a Papal Bull ordered Christians to use the new calendar. The Easter Rule was maintained. Since the ecclesiastical "vernal equinox" is always on March 21, Easter has since been celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. And so the date of Easter is, each year, always on a different date.<br />Even before the Christian rule for Easter, humans have celebrated the vernal equinox and the return of spring as a time of renewal, consonant with the meaning of Easter. Besides the reference of the word "resurrection" to Christian theology and "…Jesus rising from the dead after his death and burial", Webster's Deluxe Unabridged Dictionary also offers, "a coming back into notice, practice, use, etc.' restoration or revival…"<br />Symbology such as the Easter Basket dates back to pagan traditions and Oeastre, the Goddess of fertility, who was often depicted carrying a basket of eggs, symbolizing fecundity. In time, egg shaped candy has replaced eggs, and the holiday has become a commercial extravaganza for confectioners. The symbology of the rabbit denotes fertility, as rabbits reproduce in just 30 days.<br />The tradition of consuming the ham on Easter comes from the habit of eating the last of the cured meats that were prepared and stored during the winter from slaughtered domesticated animals that could not survive the winter. The vernal equinox: the equal length of days and nights marked the seasonal change, gave them reason to celebrate, which usually coincided with the end of their winter meat supplies.<br />As is quite often the case, the differences between Religious, spiritual, pagan and secular holidays seem blurred, and the principles underlying their meaning come through, as a possible symbol of the oneness of consciousness, and possibly a way to heal our differences. May this information bring you reasons to open your hearts to others during this season of hope.<br /><br />May I wish you all a most happy and unifying Easter.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-37560798523026772952009-04-07T10:10:00.001-04:002009-04-07T10:14:22.944-04:00Time to choose the winner!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmt9vg3AMXJ8OvRjAekGMSVxt44G98Nd3LhWpidq6z9e6wKwY8IOePgzND3QMJbs7oCoQNZiRRHqjwcMhLMi5xZlMefuT90yLUDi9gvuX8blbDNHHaWYnoRl7NtmmwFXzaui5Xw/s1600-h/PICT3781.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmt9vg3AMXJ8OvRjAekGMSVxt44G98Nd3LhWpidq6z9e6wKwY8IOePgzND3QMJbs7oCoQNZiRRHqjwcMhLMi5xZlMefuT90yLUDi9gvuX8blbDNHHaWYnoRl7NtmmwFXzaui5Xw/s400/PICT3781.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I have been playing with the eyebrow/styling wax for a week. I am having a blast!<br /><br /><strong>Here is What it Does Best:<br /><br /></strong><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Humectant</span></em><br />It will attract humidity to the hair.<br /><br /><em>Styling Aid<br /></em>The wax allows greater finesse to those that like to create interesting sculptural effects<br /><br /><em>Lightly coats Eyebrows, Moustache, Fringe areas of short hair styles to impart control or interesting <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">shapes</span><br /><br /></em>So, I'm assuming all of you who posted are still interested! Pick a number between 11 and 99. Whoever comes closest will receive my little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">funsy</span> wax.<br /><br />Kisses and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mucho</span> love this FABULOUS April day. Gail<br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-13096597633490427662009-03-30T10:14:00.006-04:002009-03-30T10:31:59.791-04:00Contest: Beeswax Jasmine and Ambergris hair and eyebrow wax<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU5EEr_ev4lmYh60IMn2CCrstKBSaAA_3WUjLdQsskED_rZSNcHNwCQO56UCkz_m6wt0hyphenhyphenh4ptKUsgtMW_EkWiocEo9UYGRCPhsK0YBp6N7Dn4mNFhy9uDV-ltNJuAMEKZoN9Vg/s1600-h/Leslie's+copy+of+sig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU5EEr_ev4lmYh60IMn2CCrstKBSaAA_3WUjLdQsskED_rZSNcHNwCQO56UCkz_m6wt0hyphenhyphenh4ptKUsgtMW_EkWiocEo9UYGRCPhsK0YBp6N7Dn4mNFhy9uDV-ltNJuAMEKZoN9Vg/s200/Leslie's+copy+of+sig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318988440762320306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have become increasingly dissatisfied with all the styling waxes out in the Universe.<br /><br />I want to sculpt my very recalcitrant hair without feeling like I'm covered in sticky mess.<br /><br />I want to be able to sleep one night with a styling wax and wake up able to mist my hair with one of my organic hydrosols, place my mohawk, and be done for the day.<br /><br />I want to smell fabulous. Not like a melon, orange, or disgusting perfume.<br /><br />So....<br />I made my own using primarily raw beeswax, a bit of Jasmine Sambac wax and, just because...A tiny droplet of Ambergris infused jojoba.<br /><br />Want some?<br /><br />If so...just comment on this post. I will hold some kind of lottery thingy and provide some of this hair/eyebrow styling wax to one lucky reader.<br /><br />Obtaining anything with real Ambergris in it for free is really really really reallllly hard!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-43268846608373122412009-03-26T19:17:00.006-04:002009-03-26T19:21:45.215-04:00Green Girls and HarmonyArt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.harmonyart.com/about/journey.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBqh1_Gxai_dzwvislQuoQgMc5bCc3NOiXfb3YRin0lB_P0wTBmbi2Bzn0jUT3ABWZrH7mjwSzaMYEueCPMxuPC1QsE-bwmkOlcM4zw0uGQ6xjCfzmyUYBAkD-Ub1g0Z56mdnsw/s200/obama+dress+by+Nancy+Judd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317639697492992706" border="0" /></a><br />These dresses are Obama campaign paraphanalia.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-83373905578806065082009-03-26T16:23:00.003-04:002009-03-26T16:38:08.774-04:00Anonymity is the new fame<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6d_FjBObty6Wpn0x1E4G3kFCwJBLcvkU6NG55B22OhqWAQDf8DPBWbDQ6BL2Fjsx8PvU-lot_Bou1WxM8vwvxggMNjt0MzF6C20Xy54mQp_3kWjPlpVRWJZEdGnarWsGuT1aFA/s1600-h/PICT3515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6d_FjBObty6Wpn0x1E4G3kFCwJBLcvkU6NG55B22OhqWAQDf8DPBWbDQ6BL2Fjsx8PvU-lot_Bou1WxM8vwvxggMNjt0MzF6C20Xy54mQp_3kWjPlpVRWJZEdGnarWsGuT1aFA/s200/PICT3515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317598052141742466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I wonder how many people came up with this phrase at the same time as I.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-74207207278583666572009-03-24T16:16:00.006-04:002009-03-24T16:24:34.423-04:00Now THIS is Customer Service!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeqXQdrf_yRlcqVI6fgwqaBr8dPnAzCn7vugNO0LqDx5DffFUnVKY9F1HqClS5EFBqmSfvPuA8ohJ7pef44XwS84j-Sbs3e4QxDi-GvHfJlyP3vnRHISsPdjgLcyZoyXf7etFQw/s1600-h/little+boy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeqXQdrf_yRlcqVI6fgwqaBr8dPnAzCn7vugNO0LqDx5DffFUnVKY9F1HqClS5EFBqmSfvPuA8ohJ7pef44XwS84j-Sbs3e4QxDi-GvHfJlyP3vnRHISsPdjgLcyZoyXf7etFQw/s200/little+boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316851417252791170" border="0" /></a><br />March has been an exciting time to be an esthetician/waxer.<br /><br />I personally found out about the NJ proposed Brazilian Waxing Ban last year when I schlepped to New York for further certification in this genital hair removal technique.<br />Brazilian ban<br /><a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29797548/">http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29797548/</a><br /><br />The issue became more pressing this March when all the NJ News Media picked up the story. After the story became widespread, thousands of individual waxers, spa owners and clients protested against the Cosmetology board’s ban on this profitable service. Loosely organized groups spoke out and offered printable forms to send in to Trenton insisting this service remain legal.<br />Response on Ban<a href="http://www.blogger.com/Response%20on%20Ban%20http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ho5e1zsDM"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ho5e1zsDM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ho5e1zsDM</a><br /><br />In truth, Brazilians, chest or back waxing has never been approved despite widespread service on these body parts.<br /><br /><br />The ban was rescinded with, I imagine stronger guidelines and regulations to come.<br />Ban scrapped<br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/custom/fashion/chi-talk-bikiniwax-0321mar21,0,7981868.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/custom/fashion/chi-talk-bikiniwax-0321mar21,0,7981868.story</a><br /><br />I have been researching hair removal waxes in earnest since last year my search has led me to question a variety of personal issues.<br /><br />As a long time waxer, my biggest complaint against the common wax brands has been my observation that the commonly used (read, lowest priced) are thin and runny and more prone to abrading or even lifting off the top dermal layer causing scabbing. As an independent company, I pride myself on purchasing only the highest quality of products for my services. Ultimately, I was led to a new class of waxes that are manufactured to create a ‘shrink wrap’ technology whereby the wax adheres tightly to the body or facial hair without sticking to the skin.<br /><br />“Wonderful!” I thought. That is, until it occurred to me that this very technology that allowed a superior level of adherence and depilatorization might also be toxic to the environment. Not a happy thought. I contacted 4 suppliers to ask them about this question. One supplier sent me a catalog 2 weeks after promised. Another never bothered responding to me at all. One major waxing manufacturer/distributor’s customer service rep told me “I’m sure it’s not toxic.” When I asked her about studies or msds sheets, she was unwilling to supply me with any real data.<br /><br />Today I both called and emailed Ceripil’s main US headquarters with my question regarding environmental toxicity and received both a call as well as several emails from two different customer service reps. Both women assured me that they would continue to pursue a satisfactory answer to my questions.<br /><br />I reach out to skin care manufacturers constantly. It is the most fun part of my business. I love to learn about the chemistry of my materials as well as connect with people who I usually assume have the same excitement and passion for the Esthetics of skin and body care.<br /><br />Most of the time unfortunately, I am dismayed to find abysmal customer service. I have learned to not take this personally and move quickly on. It still surprises me however.<br /><br />With delight and excitement, I am copying the courteous and professional responses I have received from Cirepil.<br /><br />“Dear Gail<br /><br />Thank you very much for your use and interest in our Perron Rigot Cirepil<br />line of wax. I have read your e-mail and found your questions of interest.<br /><br />I want to be up front however in letting you know, I am unable to provide<br />answers at this time. I have however forwarded your questions on to our<br />Manufacture and laboratory and am awaiting a response.<br /><br />As soon as I have been informed of any information regarding the product and<br />its affect on the environment, I will be happy to get back to you!<br /><br />I understood that if you took the time to submit a question to our office - it was of importance to you! I am happy to work towards an answer and will reply once I have substantial information.<br /><br />Congratulations on owning your own business - no matter what the size - owning one’s one is an accomplishment in itself!”<br /><br /><br />These are customer service communications that I consider to be benchmarks of personal customer care.<br /><br />If you’re interested, keep checking back for updates on my hair removal services.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-11981296719203367752009-02-21T18:22:00.002-05:002009-02-21T18:25:22.157-05:00Shelter Tales #2- Katrina<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrO6d4DkMzJeuQBFQSMaRoDDK4V61gqn5oWQRTAn4Xqw4gWvHrIf1Z2li4_cv99PVeyCwiXDo9z50VBfDZKATB9r03mAEMuL2Cn_SZzsbJnhQdyzEklrbeXTn5YBjV_LLKHtwlg/s1600-h/PICT3248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrO6d4DkMzJeuQBFQSMaRoDDK4V61gqn5oWQRTAn4Xqw4gWvHrIf1Z2li4_cv99PVeyCwiXDo9z50VBfDZKATB9r03mAEMuL2Cn_SZzsbJnhQdyzEklrbeXTn5YBjV_LLKHtwlg/s200/PICT3248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305395736807915026" border="0" /></a><br />I noticed two things as I entered the pound.<br /><br />A gorgeous and deeply sad German Shepherd crying in run 6<br /><br />And that Katrina’s cage was empty.<br /><br />I briefly welcomed the Shepherd with a little kiss thru the wire netting and headed into the main office<br /><br />“Who’s the Shepherd?” I ask John.<br /><br />“GAIL! Sit down, let me get you up to date.” I cozy into a chair.<br /><br />The German Shepherd is Dolly. John had been sent on a domestic abuse case where Dolly was canine collateral damage. She had been loved by her family until something went very awry. She is well fed, beautifully behaved and gorgeous. Her eyes burn with loss. She sits, wailing. A new inmate pristine in her cage. She has not soiled any area of her space. She needs to go out.<br /><br />“I don’t know what the status of Dolly is going to be yet.” says John. “But we will find her a home”<br /><br />I know he will do everything in his power to find one for her. However, I am always a pessimist to his optimism. But moving on I inquire:<br /><br />“Where is Katrina girl?”<br /><br />Katrina is an 8 year old hound like dog. Easily 100 pounds, she’s been torn from her only home in a foreclosure. John and Amy have tried to make her as comfy as possible: She lies on a fluffy, sparkling clean bed at all times and Amy gave her a little stuffed ducky that Katrina cuddles and carries with her in heart aching tenderness.<br /><br />Every family or person who comes by looking for a pet is introduced to Katrina. She has lovely manners, tremendous gentleness and devotion. However, her size and age always conspire against her.<br /><br />As I’m sitting down, John crows:<br /><br />“Katrina got adopted!<br /><br />A family came in and said they wanted to adopt a difficult to place dog. They said they had lots of love and wanted to share it with a dog that really needed it.<br /><br />They didn’t care how old the dog was or what size. I introduced them to Katrina, they put her on a leash, walked her around a bit and said that they would be honored to take her into their family.”<br /><br />Then he continued,<br />And you know what,Gail? It was so adorable... When all the paperwork was done, and they were walking her back to their car, she broke free and ran back to say good by to me! She sat down in front of me and wouldn’t leave until I kissed and hugged her good by”<br /><br />We sat silently grinning back and forth.<br /><br />I envisioned Katrina sitting in front of John with her saucer eyes glowing umber, silently thanking him before she left for her new life.<br /><br />Today even I, the cynical misanthrope was silenced and soothed by a perfectly happy ending<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-26469428143864859302008-12-11T17:02:00.003-05:002008-12-11T17:05:12.889-05:00Shelter Tails-Bosco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x9yOb4w8dA4VjLBYper3DzBlhOS_wBFEcnjofVPD_F2V272qjfHU1wXUp3sa6dvh9hqSUvh17COzMGetHcoGdYir8AJv9lYmKo7g7hkgbBNINhAn-N1uXdOECpYG8h9GL9mBZg/s1600-h/PICT3012_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x9yOb4w8dA4VjLBYper3DzBlhOS_wBFEcnjofVPD_F2V272qjfHU1wXUp3sa6dvh9hqSUvh17COzMGetHcoGdYir8AJv9lYmKo7g7hkgbBNINhAn-N1uXdOECpYG8h9GL9mBZg/s400/PICT3012_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278656585851819042" border="0" /></a><br />This is Bosco. The name alone is a dead giveaway that he hasn’t been loved or taken care of for a while. The name bears no resemblance to the dog I met today. It was given to him a month ago at another shelter who no longer could care for him.<br /><br />Bosco needs a lot of care for a shelter dog. He has Demodectic Mange, a parasitic skin condition that requires daily pills (or subdermally). Since he is mostly Chow, he could stand a warm, soothing bath with a gentle rubdown and thorough brushing. Chows need regular brushings to keep their coats insulate-able.<br /><br />This boy also needs neutering.<br /><br />We don’t know much about Bosco. I approached him respectfully and he growled. Not surprising as I expect he has had no attention other than to hose down his cage inside and out and administer his pills. And while John gave him his dose today he used a noose to avoid being bitten.<br /><br />I will be visiting Bosco as mush as my schedule allows and begin a process of human connection. Who knows how long that will take but unless a dog trusts me I can’t really speak to them. Hopefully, there will be some angel in my small network that can care for him more intimately.<br /><br />Bosco is going to be a gorgeous dog if he gets a chance. The mange is temporary and his eyes are fabulous. Dark melted gold with great intelligence. Just the basic cleansing and once a week brushing will have his coat back to the leonine condition it obviously wants to be.<br /><br />Much depends upon Bosco’s temperament. If he is kind, unaggressive and reliable, he has a small but definite chance at adoption. It will need to be a lover of long haired dogs. Someone who likes desecration; as Chow Chows are undemonstrative and subtlety is their mode of communication. It will need to be someone who understands that Chow Chows will do anything you want them to. But only if they love you. No love, nothing doing.<br /><br />If Bosco proves to be aggressive, a biter, a snapper, inconsistent, a food guarder, not friendly to other dogs or even worse, children; he is going to have trouble. A miracle could happen and someone who loves and adores problem dogs could step in and take him. But that would require eyes that see potential instead of the problem standing before them.<br /><br />I will do everything I can to save Bosco. The truth about stray dogs, however, remains grim.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-7653582978325332492008-12-10T16:49:00.004-05:002008-12-11T17:06:11.948-05:00Dogspeak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd4_R1C5AZgLj2u8PCfkUi5sjwCg9lDArkgfAvP-iNjJXEUDcTJtYsid2QaBObQpSbpdvld0C3jMcojgTzBC7wS0QCu7Yd7PgHhRTUpJfZ3dPeHcYiwwlbsTQmrXaNsCOtlBdNQ/s1600-h/PICT0107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd4_R1C5AZgLj2u8PCfkUi5sjwCg9lDArkgfAvP-iNjJXEUDcTJtYsid2QaBObQpSbpdvld0C3jMcojgTzBC7wS0QCu7Yd7PgHhRTUpJfZ3dPeHcYiwwlbsTQmrXaNsCOtlBdNQ/s200/PICT0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278282533369131426" border="0" /></a><br />I speak dog. It is not remarkable. What I do find remarkable are all the people in this world that don’t. Dogs are very talkative. They communicate every second with every part of their body.<br /><br />It only takes a lot of observations and patience with a bit of discipline to be able to carry on a conversation with a dog. Once you have experienced a conversation with a dog, however, it is a heady and delightful experience.<br /><br />Sirius is my Black Chow. He is the most inscrutable of all my dogs. The only way I can truly understand what he is saying to me is to stand and take him in. Usually we are standing because we are on a walk and he is insisting on explaining why a certain way is preferable and why. Sometimes we stand and attempt to break our language barrier for as much as 5 minutes. Sirius has learned to be patient with me. I have so many human projections that are loaded onto him that the process of stripping them away to see who he is and what he’s really telling me is one that takes time.<br /><br />Speaking of human projections, Sirius is a victim of many of them. Because he is adorable, and looks like a little black bear, people always want to pet him. Usually when that happens, he is standing right next to the human (never in front, that would be considered ill mannered in canine etiquette. But quietly he stands, his head slightly inclined toward the human, tail wagging very softly and his eyes plainly saying:<br /><br />“I like you. I think you smell nice but I do NOT wish to be touched.”<br /><br />Inevitably, the human reaches to touch him and he jumps back quickly and with a certain amount of anxiety. It is at this point that I can tell how much dog the human is willing to speak or not. The person that speaks dog always states out loud something to the effect of:<br />“Oh, OK. I’ll leave you alone. No problems or hard feelings”<br /><br />The person who does not speak dog will say how they have heard Chows aren't’ friendly or, even more disruptive, continue to force themselves upon him. It is owing to Sirius’ good manners that the human does not get threatened by Sirius. No growls, no bites, just an ever increasing backing up to me and a distinctive back turning. Unfortunately, Sirius' body language is rarely sufficient to get the message across: that Sirius (who is always on leash when humans are around) Is attempting to say: Peace Bro but no touch. I suppose it might be confusing to a non-speaking human that Sirius continues to approach and speak with his eyes but jumps back at an attempt at touch.<br /><br />Interestingly, most kids understand Sirius’ quirk and a few have become petting friends as they were willing to spend the time just having quiet conversations with him sans petting.<br /><br />I have no patience in life. It is only with a dogs that I can access an unlimited amount of it. I think this is because I find the canine heart and psyche fascinating. Sirius is a dog who has pledged his heart to me and I to him. Sirius is also a stubborn dog. Once he has felt the Spirit move him to something, he is pretty bent on doing it. However, he is always open to negotiation, providing I am able to speak his language. Plus, his desires are reasonable: A leafy glade preferably with a bushy overhang to empty his bowels, and a bit of time off leash where he can pretend he’s being all bad and running away from me. I learned from him, that if I just turn my back on him, he will trot happily behind me.<br /><br />Sirius has silently assured me he will never roam far. He has also proven it time and again in the past 4 years we have been together. I remember the first time I unhooked his leash. It was an early and warm Spring dawn. I could feel him just wanting to kick up his heels and I wanted that for him more than anything. I knew I was taking something of a gamble as I told myself I trusted him, could feel our connection and just expected him to return to me. It was thrilling but no surprise when, after 30 minutes of happily sprinting from brush to lake, Sirius trotted back to me ready to be hooked back to his leash.<br /><br />I think that in order to speak dog, you have to be a dog. I admit, my life is pretty much my dogs right now. Immersing myself in the canine mind has become my newest passion. The ability to speak another species’ language is by far, the most enthralling skill I have picked up in a long time. I’m hoping that the skills I learn in dog will enable me to speak other creatures’ languages.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-86590342620796017882008-10-01T19:26:00.018-04:002008-10-02T09:36:25.670-04:002008 Right Livelihood Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/home.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf0LfRVoYU5MYHKeHKcana4qbrGAxyUsueuU97MZjs7mp8uynhN-1-1LzXYwyHVo37ja9YeYvedOZewXXRnsqzA6oOHDxrGWd93lEgicEBXB4j9ytuNgONpgmPzcQKwZC9jxPDw/s200/8d91b41e16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252332941398917538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/home.html"><strong></strong></a>Click on the their photos to find out more about these inspiring and tireless women. </span><br /><div class="csc-textpic-imagewrap"><dl class="csc-textpic-image csc-textpic-firstcol csc-textpic-lastcol" style="width: 150px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/jagannathan.html" onclick="openPic('index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics%2FB_portrait_krishnammal.jpg&width=800m&height=600m&bodyTag=%3Cbody%20style%3D%22margin%3A0%3B%20background%3A%23fff%3B%22%3E&wrap=%3Ca%20href%3D%22javascript%3Aclose%28%29%3B%22%3E%20%7C%20%3C%2Fa%3E&md5=65a98e6bb981bab47cff499e7c37c494','thePicture','width=667,height=500,status=0,menubar=0'); return false;" target="thePicture"><img src="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/typo3temp/pics/0f92f89893.jpg" alt="Krishnammal Jagannathan, RLA 2008" width="150" border="0" height="113" /></a></div><div class="csc-textpic-caption">Krishnammal Jagannathan<div style="cursor: pointer;" class="csc-textpic-caption-image" onclick="klick(this)" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'"><img src="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/fileadmin/templates/p/img/lens.gif" /></div></div></dl></div> <!-- Text: [begin] --> <p class="bodytext"><strong>Krishnammal and Sankaralingam Jagannathan, and their organisation LAFTI (Land for the Tillers' Freedom) (India)</strong>, who receive an Award "<em>for two long lifetimes of work dedicated to realising in practice the Gandhian vision of social justice and sustainable human development, for which they have been referred to as 'India's soul'." </em> </p><br /><p class="bodytext"><strong></strong><em><br /></em> </p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="csc-textpic-imagewrap"><dl class="csc-textpic-image csc-textpic-firstcol csc-textpic-lastcol" style="width: 150px;"><div><a href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/goodman.html" onclick="openPic('index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics%2FB_portrait_amy_credit_Michael_Kee.jpg&width=800m&height=600m&bodyTag=%3Cbody%20style%3D%22margin%3A0%3B%20background%3A%23fff%3B%22%3E&wrap=%3Ca%20href%3D%22javascript%3Aclose%28%29%3B%22%3E%20%7C%20%3C%2Fa%3E&md5=825a970b4ecf483efcc6ad20b971d5bf','thePicture','width=391,height=600,status=0,menubar=0'); return false;" target="thePicture"><img src="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/typo3temp/pics/3c33af2d67.jpg" alt="Amy Goodman (RLA 2008), Picture: Michael Kee" width="150" border="0" height="231" /></a></div><div class="csc-textpic-caption">Amy Goodman<br />Picture: Michael Kee<div class="csc-textpic-caption-image" onclick="klick(this)" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'"><img src="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/fileadmin/templates/p/img/lens.gif" /></div></div></dl></div> <!-- Text: [begin] --> <p class="bodytext"><strong>Amy Goodman (USA)</strong>, founder and award-winning host of Democracy Now!, a daily grassroots, global tv/radio news hour, is honoured <em>"for developing an innovative model of truly independent political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media."</em></p><p class="bodytext"><br /><em></em></p><div class="csc-textpic-imagewrap"><dl class="csc-textpic-image csc-textpic-firstcol csc-textpic-lastcol" style="width: 150px;"><div><a href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/hagi.html" onclick="openPic('index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics%2FB-portrait_Asha.jpg&width=800m&height=600m&bodyTag=%3Cbody%20style%3D%22margin%3A0%3B%20background%3A%23fff%3B%22%3E&wrap=%3Ca%20href%3D%22javascript%3Aclose%28%29%3B%22%3E%20%7C%20%3C%2Fa%3E&md5=95bcb8585dbbd71c4806f8f8c5e11055','thePicture','width=375,height=500,status=0,menubar=0'); return false;" target="thePicture"><img src="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/typo3temp/pics/291cf568fe.jpg" alt="Asha Hagi (RLA 2008)" width="150" border="0" height="200" /></a></div><div class="csc-textpic-caption">Asha Hagi<div class="csc-textpic-caption-image" onclick="klick(this)" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'"><img src="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/fileadmin/templates/p/img/lens.gif" /></div></div></dl></div> <!-- Text: [begin] --> <p class="bodytext"><strong>Asha Hagi (Somalia)</strong> The Jury honours Asha Hagi <em>"for continuing to lead at great personal risk the female participation in the peace and reconciliation process in her war-ravaged country."</em> </p> <p class="bodytext" align="right"><a href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/hagi.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_self" class="internal-link"><br /></a></p> <p class="bodytext"> </p><p class="bodytext"> </p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rightlivelihood.org/hauser.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplHjRZZd3ris31rHGpH9bJiKwBg_8KXSRs3jn7jwWWYBdhw7-oehpBT13y_WVUApAC9UsjrrGPZRLY4_Qv5ZCW3_W9aH-tWjrBqCiKWD7QpuwAALLtM9EZ6n6tVAe96K1qKzXeg/s200/Monika+Hauser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252332761985581106" border="0" /></a><p class="bodytext"><strong>Monika Hauser (Germany)</strong>, gynaecologist and founder of medica mondiale, receives an Award <em>"for her tireless commitment to working with women who have experienced the most horrific sexualised violence in some of the most dangerous countries in the world, and campaigning for them to receive social recognition and compensation."</em> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-26490950231522488372008-07-26T17:58:00.005-04:002008-12-09T05:46:43.920-05:00Links to NJ Skylands Produce and Markets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD7C1pdtE8UU9hnSpSPtAgHaX3hicZ9bUtiHdelExjXfJJ5PH9o2m2cMOoBH98MnnP4l5Lq8epQ4AWZRAp4DJ2-6xg7_fF3Y_Xbn1d_A6kL5Ib5N9ebymIs3bPIZmH_FF0NAlaQ/s1600-h/PICT1355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD7C1pdtE8UU9hnSpSPtAgHaX3hicZ9bUtiHdelExjXfJJ5PH9o2m2cMOoBH98MnnP4l5Lq8epQ4AWZRAp4DJ2-6xg7_fF3Y_Xbn1d_A6kL5Ib5N9ebymIs3bPIZmH_FF0NAlaQ/s200/PICT1355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227450338065172578" border="0" /></a><br />New Jersey is still potentially the garden state.<br /><br />Each summer, farmers from Sussex, NJ; NY State gather locally all over the state to sell vegetables and home made products.<br /><br />Today I purchased <a href="http://www.rogowskifarm.com/">red carrots </a>which have a peppery redolence, Amaranth leaves, tender onionskined gold potatoes, and just picked purselane.<br /><br />From the Biodynamic <a href="http://danarayfarm.com/">Danaray Farm</a><br />I picked up adorable textured beeswax candles so sweet they still feel like they will drip honey. Also his one natural soap he calls Farmer's which is a Lemongrass/Cedarwood.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-32090134470495489702008-06-23T23:39:00.001-04:002008-12-09T05:46:44.065-05:00Crested Auklet Birds Rub Tick-repelling Perfume On Their Mates During Courtship<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbQaVi6LFwO5GEuBzz9sFmKr1oYUlw8KsZhHBEaO9zVdJF8nO4H4CIGIEuzJUAqk_hZai_fOVhgLyI7CFYSCTp9ztulFsHYyh_q8E7Ac8vnCKFW5Z5hjTE3CSZP-dZOfcScMF1g/s1600-h/auklands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbQaVi6LFwO5GEuBzz9sFmKr1oYUlw8KsZhHBEaO9zVdJF8nO4H4CIGIEuzJUAqk_hZai_fOVhgLyI7CFYSCTp9ztulFsHYyh_q8E7Ac8vnCKFW5Z5hjTE3CSZP-dZOfcScMF1g/s200/auklands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215288044292401554" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-89744718812982192432008-05-13T14:57:00.008-04:002008-12-09T05:46:44.503-05:00Hair Stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq91m-xO4NSzp0HiDlTCwphGWHIpk6bGrLjdRZhbr3V1S4RcNRxHGxYyz9RSW9bvyrKXI6zCG5CO2JaIg_LlxcS5uSI7IxdXoINBHse3autmZDj6pS6q6MHLJQrpiSekVwgROJw/s1600-h/PICT2648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq91m-xO4NSzp0HiDlTCwphGWHIpk6bGrLjdRZhbr3V1S4RcNRxHGxYyz9RSW9bvyrKXI6zCG5CO2JaIg_LlxcS5uSI7IxdXoINBHse3autmZDj6pS6q6MHLJQrpiSekVwgROJw/s400/PICT2648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199940590977796786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fJ9P6BLQTdRwUyeTAwH0qDIe1iCkI_fAGyYvV_xX4KP1hE5KqJTr1zmlWpDQLlyGOqtY3IU6Fdip-TTMiel-4Wlpu2ACHdrh5lRIgoQa6LRwtPGRmQL82k9L2Zwrk5oTxgS7Tw/s1600-h/PICT2675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fJ9P6BLQTdRwUyeTAwH0qDIe1iCkI_fAGyYvV_xX4KP1hE5KqJTr1zmlWpDQLlyGOqtY3IU6Fdip-TTMiel-4Wlpu2ACHdrh5lRIgoQa6LRwtPGRmQL82k9L2Zwrk5oTxgS7Tw/s400/PICT2675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199940616747600594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>I cut my own hair. It is relaxing, creative and just plain fun. I have thick, unmanageably curly hair that can frizz in the summer and be wavy in a really nerdy way in the winter. I have long come to terms with all the embarrassing ways my hair can arrange itself and just go with it.<br /><br />I like to play with my thick, cowlicky hair and sculpt shapes in it with each season. I just finished my full blown Spring cut. I decided to Mohawk it. At my advanced years, this means I needed to have some sort of well designed shape in order to carry it off and not look even more comical than I need.<br /><br />I solved this problem by cutting into my hair line and creating a sort of bat wing shape that defines the duck tail/Mohawk shape that I enhanced with dark dark brown which follows the Mohawk with density at the base of my skull and proceeds to become more of a highlighted effect at the crown.<br /><br />I cut my sides as short as I could without making a buzzed effect. I then cut texture with merciless zeal.<br /><br />I encourage everyone to cut some part of their hair. Even if it's just bangs. The empowering feeling is delicious.<br /><br />By the way, the earrings I'm wearing on the top photo I purchased through <a href="http://www.rubylane.com/shops/intoowit">Jeanne Adwani</a> over at Intowit Designs on <a href="http://www.rubylane.com/">Ruby Lane</a>. She is a talented artist in several medium also as well as a long time practicing astrologer.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-63689390935293943802008-05-12T15:06:00.003-04:002008-12-09T05:46:44.905-05:00PlaYiNg wItH MerCuRy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_o2XudTyJ0425-UgYcALYOpuMPykQHSSMjcx6GZN_tmzjgOIsmGdmVpCMzyf1xBXKa6jPFlHcOeTfrRaG5CfSOnffQ_RoRWfNHtjQSXryBAFeTZBKeRloHOPHN5n7Ohp55X_fuw/s1600-h/mercury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_o2XudTyJ0425-UgYcALYOpuMPykQHSSMjcx6GZN_tmzjgOIsmGdmVpCMzyf1xBXKa6jPFlHcOeTfrRaG5CfSOnffQ_RoRWfNHtjQSXryBAFeTZBKeRloHOPHN5n7Ohp55X_fuw/s400/mercury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199571365524261538" border="0" /></a><br />Mercurial significance is playing with me.<br /><br />Mercury rules gamesmanship (notice, I didn’t use the word sport) Glibness, wit, quickness, moving vehicles that don’t fly. It also rules phone networks and their answering systems..<br /><br />I recently received a letter (Mercury) from my insurance company regarding an accident in which blame is going to be ascribed to me. (Having my second Saturn Return)<br /><br />The letter was signed by someone whose name I did not recognize.<br />Since I already have a pleasant relationship with my present claims adjuster, I decided to just play Mercury’s phone game and trace down what this change in my status represents.<br /><br />I began at square one: A central number. From there, I was invited to ski the slippery slope of numbers and choices required to contact the name on letter. However, being familiar with Mercury and Saturn, I possessed a Magical numerical talisman: The correct extension number.<br /><br />After accurately activating the magic numbers, The portals of Allstate were opened to me and I was greeted by my new claims adjuster.<br /><br />After exchanging pleasantries (I love hanging with women in customer service. For the most part, they are smart, compassionate and quite helpful) I got down to business and explained that I was merely calling because I had already been communicating with a claims adjuster and was curious as to why I had been transferred.<br /><br />Cathy (first name basis now) giggled and said<br />“Oh, that was because I had so many claims that some were transferred but the mailing was before the change.”<br /><br />How adorable and witty is that?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-67816351836467680562008-05-09T17:20:00.005-04:002008-12-09T05:46:45.134-05:00More description of StarScent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcxkaz6G-xZuQOkjb2rmWoO7rRCbyejshZ7efcibIVqCiNN2c-VEzu34NKuhz-Po5PV3ixMcx_j_yp6SAlcBgczfsm1e0LLRcYxyQO2UlzTqpTP2Jly_SNolQ7i7VKdn323YgKQ/s1600-h/Brahe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcxkaz6G-xZuQOkjb2rmWoO7rRCbyejshZ7efcibIVqCiNN2c-VEzu34NKuhz-Po5PV3ixMcx_j_yp6SAlcBgczfsm1e0LLRcYxyQO2UlzTqpTP2Jly_SNolQ7i7VKdn323YgKQ/s400/Brahe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198493118635743250" border="0" /></a><br />Because I use an improvisational technique, I remain receptive to a treasure trove of inspirational surprises. Often my unusual connections between concept and composition lead to sparkling insight by my patrons of their StarsCents. Even more gratifying are deeper levels of self-compassion and insight my patrons experience as a result of their StarScent process.<br /><br />From the instant I draw up my patron’s chart. I respectfully, and without personal projections, take a walk in their shoes. I tiptoe across their houses of early childhood and parental influence. I observe the subtle manifestations of motherhood (both sides). I examine their symbols of connection, work and partnership.<br /><br />I choose to remain a bit in the houses that point to the whispered directions of my patrons’ souls. The soul’s physical journey: This aspect of my patrons’ lives is the secret chamber of a StarScent. Just like snowflakes, each client manifests his or her soul guidance perfectly unique.<br /><br />I find it necessary to have at least one phone chat. I treasure these meetings!<br />The conversations shared with my patrons are touching and intimate. Together, we explore the mythical aspects of my patrons’ lives.<br />Through my skill, I raise up my patron’s life from the mundane to the sacred. And then, I create a perfume to reflect this.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-77538211340610749202008-04-02T09:40:00.003-04:002008-05-13T17:13:44.385-04:00Interesting bit on custom scents in the corporate perfume worldThis is a short article that raises the question: With over 3000 materials in the natural and synthetic perfume world, why are signature classic reformulations so completely banal?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-58452961279836590072008-02-29T09:35:00.004-05:002008-12-09T05:46:45.602-05:00Excellent perspective on micro and macro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tRhEiqJANNCX3Dzlnppx7Kt2TTyKBnD4zj9oV1HQULs_O0eNO07MlG61-i6vZWPS7nHnR51kJFMqiN9NIuyF9nwFGFIIFabOXiDkc_Pn3CVb4KqF5qVX_UjclXrootlt6fPk1w/s1600-h/april_crawford-3.jpg.w300h380%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tRhEiqJANNCX3Dzlnppx7Kt2TTyKBnD4zj9oV1HQULs_O0eNO07MlG61-i6vZWPS7nHnR51kJFMqiN9NIuyF9nwFGFIIFabOXiDkc_Pn3CVb4KqF5qVX_UjclXrootlt6fPk1w/s200/april_crawford-3.jpg.w300h380%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172412133797037570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=MtY2O&m=1qRLdm07hDtNhv&b=8aTkiGlTQLl30r232jLsCQ" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,Serif;"><table align="center" background="http://www.aweber.com/img/templates/07c/page_bg.gif" bgcolor="#fff3d1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="570"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="padding: 0px 44px;" align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Evolvement Through Difficult Situations</span></strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;" align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong> </strong></span></span></span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;" align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong> "When one decides to participate in the linear the eternal perspective available offers comfort of the end result. Upon manifesting in the time-line the physical consciousness tends to disassociate with the larger viewpoint.<br /><br /> The condensed perspective is intense, often leading the individual into despair.<br /><br /> Difficult situations are sometimes necessary for the soul to evolve, and are created purposefully by the individual. We realize the unpopularity of such a creative moment when one is considering the probabilities, however, it is true that some lessons require a strong experience for evolution to occur.<br /><br /> The evolved perspective considers the experience and often in hindsight knows that even the most negative experience can produce a positive outcome.<br /><br /> The trick is to survive the moment to reap the benefits of the experience. Support from eternal energy is available, but not always called upon in the appropriate manner.<br /><br /> Remember that you are an eternal energy having a physical experience, not the other way around.<br /><br /> Instead of bemoaning the creation contemplate the information received and move forward.<br /><br /> Stay true to your soul and its energy, and receive the lessons and use them to move forward. Often while physical the recreation of the events occur until one comes to that conclusion.<br /><br /> Learn the lesson and move forward. Forgive but do not forget the moment. Difficulty can be replaced by easiness if one pays close enough attention.<br /><br /> Again, we realize the reluctance of those stuck in a negative pattern to receive this information, however, we feel the infinitive power of the Soul and align our energies with it, so as to help you through it.<br /><br /> You are not alone."<br /><br /> --VERONICA<br /><br /></strong></span></span></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > </span></strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;" align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong></strong></span></span></span> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;" align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong></strong></span></span></span> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;" align="left"> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 21px;"> <div style="color: rgb(136, 132, 87);font-size:33px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="http://www.aweber.com/img/templates/07c/bullet_icon.gif" align="absbottom" /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><em><strong>Dear VERONICA</strong></em></span></span></div> <div size="33px" style="color: rgb(136, 132, 87);"><strong><em></em></strong> </div> <div style="font-size: 33px; color: rgb(136, 132, 87);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="http://www.aweber.com/img/templates/07c/break_left.gif" /></span></div><br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;"> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 44px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > <div align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-size:10;color:maroon;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" > <div> <div><em>Dear Veronica, </em></div> <div> </div> <div><em> After we die physically how long (in earth time?) do we wait before we incarnate again?<br /><br />I heard that we often incarnate with the same family but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.<br /><br />For example, my sister Cathy died a few years ago. At the time of her death she was being greeted by our long time deceased grandmother.<br /><br />I had a dream before my sister died and in that dream my grandmother told me not to worry about Cathy because she would take care of her.<br /><br />Does this mean that my grandmother was waiting all this time for her? Or, in any other case could it be that we just keep moving along into one body right after another?<br /><br />One last question: Is my sister Cathy still on the other side or has she incarnated again by now? Thank you! </em></div> <div> </div> <div><em>Barbara </em></div><br /><br /><strong>Dear Barbara,<br /><br /> Reincarnation is not a linear process. Most on the earth plane perceive it from that point of view, however. In the larger picture there is a multi-dimension aspect that is not being considered.<br /><br /> For example, one may incarnate in the American Revolution then move forward so to speak into the Middle Ages.... a difficult concept to comprehend while in the time-line.<br /><br /> No, your sister Cathy is still in contemplation with her guides. For her the measurement of time is now irrelevant while to you it's the basis of your current existence.<br /><br /> --VERONICA<br /></strong> <br /><br /><br /><em>Dear VERONICA,<br /><br />After this present "linear" existence has changed into non physical, how do our opposing earthbound religious and political differences and indifference's meet up?<br /><br />Is there common ground?<br /><br />Or do we find ourselves continuing with the particular present religious or political systems we may have embraced?<br /><br />Douglas</em><br /><br /><strong>Dear Douglas,<br /><br /> The linear choices of belief systems are attached to the linear life in hopes that by choosing them one will embark upon evolution.<br /><br /> However, it usually results in the belief systems interfering with the evolution of the soul.<br /><br /> Since there are multiple linear lives, the belief systems are ever evolving. The older the soul in experience the less influence the linear belief system has upon the life.<br /><br /> Ultimately the soul will become more involved in the process causing physical cognitive moments to be more discerning when choosing a belief system to become involved with.<br /><br /> --VERONICA<br /><br /></strong> </div></span></span></span></span><strong></strong></div></span></div></span></div> <div align="left"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><strong> </strong></span> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30885461.post-20071662904995160312008-01-30T15:04:00.001-05:002008-05-13T17:14:11.423-04:00virginia rodrigues<div class="embedded" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 320px; height: 141px;" align="center"><embed class="MOGPlayer" wmode="transparent" style="height: 122px; width: 320px;" src="http://mog.com/player.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="MOGPlayeru4T63bRV3mQ.mp3" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="info=http://mog.com/l/u4T63bRV3mQ.mp3" align="middle" height="122" width="320"></embed><br /><table style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="left" height="22" width="100"><a href="http://mog.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;">mog.com</a></td><td align="center" width="160"><a href="http://mog.com/GirlfriendInAComa/blog_post/70889" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;">More about this song</a></td><td align="right" width="60"><a href="http://mog.com/blog_post/share/70889" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;">Share</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Gail Adrian</div>Gail Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.com0