Stanley Peele serves as a district judge in North Carolina and on weekends and evenings visits at the North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hills. He supports the work of the Association for Researach and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach and reads the Bible to those who are in need at the hospital. He tells about one of his visits to a very ill elderly woman. "As I entered her room she was moaning and speaking words that made no sense to me. Her eyes glazed and she didn't seem to respond to my presence. A few days later I visited her again, she was a little better, moaned and said her leg hurt. She spoke of her family and felt they had deserted her and then alternated between periods of responsiveness and her words became garbled.
Continuing with reading Psalm 63, 'my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no water is,' she responded, "Amen." After reading it several more times she responded again each time and I noticed she was looking off to my left. "Is that your daughter?" she asked. I saw no one and looked around to see if there was a picture on the wall, but there was nothing that could be mistaken for a girl. I told her I saw no one and said I did not have a daughter. She looked annoyed, as if I were a wayward child, and repeated with emphasis, "Is that your child?"
This time I understood. Smiling I asked her, "Are you seeing angels?" 'Yes!' she answered! Her voice was strong and sure and her eyes clear, her language precise and thoughtful. Her pain disappeared.
She had seen an angel who appeared to be a little girl about 10 years old. She had asked if this was my child; so the angel was with me. Although in pain and seriously ill, this 79-year-old woman was able to give me a precious gift. I believe this little angel goes with me when I walk through the hospital on my rounds. She sits with me when I visit patients. I feel her presence. I cannot see her now; but someday I will!" was the conclusion of Judge Stanley Peele. From "Venture Inward"
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
THE EARLY BIRDS
The robins arrived early, and found there were other "early bird" living organisms peeking above the ground to make them feel welcome. The soil is soft and the birds listen for the activity of earthworms reaching for the surface. The early plants include peas, lettuce, celery, radish, kale and other greens like chives and salad onions that help break up the soil, with carrots and beets coming fast. Radish tops can be included in the green salads.
The plants are anxious to greet the season as well. Arthritic joints appreciate the warmth of the summer and are welcoming the change of diet from the root vegetables of winter to the fresh greens of spring. "Much of the condition of the bronchials and lungs is produced by the diet the body takes in through the pneumogastric system, from the cardiac expression to the lungs as energy is forced from the lungs and carried through the arterial system," said Mr. William A. McGarey in his lecture at a medical symposium in Phoenix. He was quoting the healer Edgar Cayce, and I wouldn't have remembered those details except I bought some of the tapes of his lectures and listen to them often to understand how important it is to use care regarding the kind of "fuel" - (the fresh healthy foods) we consume.
All body systems are so interconnected. My husband always tried to use the number one fuel for his vehicles to keep them in good running condition. Likewise I try to use the number one fuel for the body system whenever possible. Dr. McGarey also discouraged the use of pork and the empty calories of many processed foods.
The plants are anxious to greet the season as well. Arthritic joints appreciate the warmth of the summer and are welcoming the change of diet from the root vegetables of winter to the fresh greens of spring. "Much of the condition of the bronchials and lungs is produced by the diet the body takes in through the pneumogastric system, from the cardiac expression to the lungs as energy is forced from the lungs and carried through the arterial system," said Mr. William A. McGarey in his lecture at a medical symposium in Phoenix. He was quoting the healer Edgar Cayce, and I wouldn't have remembered those details except I bought some of the tapes of his lectures and listen to them often to understand how important it is to use care regarding the kind of "fuel" - (the fresh healthy foods) we consume.
All body systems are so interconnected. My husband always tried to use the number one fuel for his vehicles to keep them in good running condition. Likewise I try to use the number one fuel for the body system whenever possible. Dr. McGarey also discouraged the use of pork and the empty calories of many processed foods.
Friday, June 5, 2009
SWINGING INTO SUMMER
June, the month of changes, high school graduations, weddings, and the warmth of sunshine after a very cool spring, all promising a busy month. Garlic fields, hiding under the snow were seen three days later as fields of green.
In one coastal area unsual News Hour reported chunks of ice the size of footballs fall from a clear blue sky last week. One man mowing his lawn watched a dozen of these huge hailstones spin from the cloudless sky, one narrowly missing him. The weather bureau had trouble explaining how this could happen declaring these large hailstones may have come from high in the atmosphere. Neighbours gathered some of the large ice chunks to place in freezers so they could be analyzed later.
With the sudden entrance of the hot days of sun, the TV and radio programs are warning people to apply sunscreen every two hours and again after leaving the swimming pool. The news hour also reminded listeners to stay out of the sun between l:00 am and 2:00 pm or else wear a wide brim hat. The sun index reading on June 4th was declared to be plus 8 - the number usually reserved for mid summer. Last year mothers were told by their doctors to start using sunscreen on babies only after one year of age - this year it has been changed to using mild sunscreen after six months with caution. Fair skin burns easily and mothers usually keep their babies well shaded. Further north in the Cariboo area forest workers required 80 firefighters as well as four helicopters to try to extinguish the flames and watch for hotspots.
Many people have started vegetable gardens this year, and several community gardens have been organized. We can feel right up with the Obama family in the White House. It's time to finish the planting, according to Brian Minter, the B.C Gardener.
In one coastal area unsual News Hour reported chunks of ice the size of footballs fall from a clear blue sky last week. One man mowing his lawn watched a dozen of these huge hailstones spin from the cloudless sky, one narrowly missing him. The weather bureau had trouble explaining how this could happen declaring these large hailstones may have come from high in the atmosphere. Neighbours gathered some of the large ice chunks to place in freezers so they could be analyzed later.
With the sudden entrance of the hot days of sun, the TV and radio programs are warning people to apply sunscreen every two hours and again after leaving the swimming pool. The news hour also reminded listeners to stay out of the sun between l:00 am and 2:00 pm or else wear a wide brim hat. The sun index reading on June 4th was declared to be plus 8 - the number usually reserved for mid summer. Last year mothers were told by their doctors to start using sunscreen on babies only after one year of age - this year it has been changed to using mild sunscreen after six months with caution. Fair skin burns easily and mothers usually keep their babies well shaded. Further north in the Cariboo area forest workers required 80 firefighters as well as four helicopters to try to extinguish the flames and watch for hotspots.
Many people have started vegetable gardens this year, and several community gardens have been organized. We can feel right up with the Obama family in the White House. It's time to finish the planting, according to Brian Minter, the B.C Gardener.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
AVOID SUMMER COLDS
Small spoon of honey, once each day,
A summer cold may allay.
Wild Mountain is the brand I use,
Unpasteurized - not just a ruse.
From Armstrong, says the finer print
Some honeycomb, just a hint.
Protect the ears from wild breeze,
Affects your voice and makes you sneeze.
With care your summer will be great,
With family and new friends make,
Record things so you'll remember all,
Time flies so fast, Too soon it's fall.
A summer cold may allay.
Wild Mountain is the brand I use,
Unpasteurized - not just a ruse.
From Armstrong, says the finer print
Some honeycomb, just a hint.
Protect the ears from wild breeze,
Affects your voice and makes you sneeze.
With care your summer will be great,
With family and new friends make,
Record things so you'll remember all,
Time flies so fast, Too soon it's fall.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
ALL ANGLES CONSIDED AS THEY COME TO LIGHT
"From the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom, and everything inbetween is covered," says Bob McDonald of his Saturday noon radio science program that is broadcast over Canada's CBC. It is rebroadcast Monday evening again at ll:06 pm and also on Sirius satellite Radio. Check out CBC Radio/Quirks and Quarks and MP3 audio files on their web page.
I was ready to leap from my chair and head for the shower when Bob announced his first item: "The Skinny on Skin." It seems there are approximately one million micro-organisms on every square centimeter of your skin - and ten times more bacteria clothing your body than there are human cells within. It appears that body cells can read our thoughts and chat among their inner family of cells to assess all your thoughts and actions planned. Addressing the work crew within, the foreman says, "Slow down the pulleys that lead to the brakes and I'll text my orders to her brain so the cells can get the synapses clicking through fast enough to send her this message before she rushes off to the shower. We have just made a complete outfit of friendly bacteria to protect her outer body so they can, in turn, protect all the delicate inner cells."
So if anyone calls you a "busy body" it's true for both of you. All this activity is why we require plenty of good food, with enough exercise as well, to nourish all the body cells as it spreads the energies from the food needed by each body cell to keep things moving along. The lady being interviewed added, "Too much unnecessary bathing may be overworking your body cells."
Our love affair with showering every day may be causing the cells to work long hours to create another coat for its outer body wear. And hey, you're helping save the planet by conserving water, and funds that buy the water.
I was ready to leap from my chair and head for the shower when Bob announced his first item: "The Skinny on Skin." It seems there are approximately one million micro-organisms on every square centimeter of your skin - and ten times more bacteria clothing your body than there are human cells within. It appears that body cells can read our thoughts and chat among their inner family of cells to assess all your thoughts and actions planned. Addressing the work crew within, the foreman says, "Slow down the pulleys that lead to the brakes and I'll text my orders to her brain so the cells can get the synapses clicking through fast enough to send her this message before she rushes off to the shower. We have just made a complete outfit of friendly bacteria to protect her outer body so they can, in turn, protect all the delicate inner cells."
So if anyone calls you a "busy body" it's true for both of you. All this activity is why we require plenty of good food, with enough exercise as well, to nourish all the body cells as it spreads the energies from the food needed by each body cell to keep things moving along. The lady being interviewed added, "Too much unnecessary bathing may be overworking your body cells."
Our love affair with showering every day may be causing the cells to work long hours to create another coat for its outer body wear. And hey, you're helping save the planet by conserving water, and funds that buy the water.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
FOODS FOR HEALTH AND HEALING
Tired of groaning joints, swellings here and there, painful fingers begging for help while trying to do their pick-up jobs, and backs silently giving spasmodic back-talk, trying to get a message through for help. That was my experience until I started studying more about and making changes in food selections.
Researchers and nutritionists have something to share with all of us that not only saves money but could ease those groaning joints and protect us from arthritis and other joint problems. At the turn of the century, a Greek study reporting in the American Journal of Health and Nutrition showed that a new type of diet offered effective protection against arthritis. A Harvard study confirms this wisdom showing that it increases longevity and reduces the risk of cancer and heart disease. It turns out this way of eating isn't new after all and is closely related to the Mediterranean Diet that includes fresh vegetables and fruits, fish and dairy in the form of cheese and yogurt (lactic acid-fermented dairy.) Brown rice and whole grains, nuts and whole grain pasta, chicken but only small amounts of heavy meat like pork and beef all make a well balanced diet. Wine can be taken with meals.
Mediterranean people eat plenty of nearby ocean fish, an easily digested food and omega-3 fatty acids (EFAs), important for heart health, the endocrine system, the nervous system and healthy skin. Risk can be minimized by choosing wild salmon ocean fish, deep waters (not farmed). Cod, anchovies, mackerel and sardines are among the safer varieties of ocean fish.
You likely have already read about the Mediterranean diet. Your local library can always recommend books on this subject. Simone Gabbay, a nutritionist in Toronto tells us more in her books, Visionary Medicine: Real Hope for Total Healing, and Nourishing the Body Temple, as well as many articles in health magazines. For further information on her books call l-866-322-8209, or 1-800-333-4499.
Researchers and nutritionists have something to share with all of us that not only saves money but could ease those groaning joints and protect us from arthritis and other joint problems. At the turn of the century, a Greek study reporting in the American Journal of Health and Nutrition showed that a new type of diet offered effective protection against arthritis. A Harvard study confirms this wisdom showing that it increases longevity and reduces the risk of cancer and heart disease. It turns out this way of eating isn't new after all and is closely related to the Mediterranean Diet that includes fresh vegetables and fruits, fish and dairy in the form of cheese and yogurt (lactic acid-fermented dairy.) Brown rice and whole grains, nuts and whole grain pasta, chicken but only small amounts of heavy meat like pork and beef all make a well balanced diet. Wine can be taken with meals.
Mediterranean people eat plenty of nearby ocean fish, an easily digested food and omega-3 fatty acids (EFAs), important for heart health, the endocrine system, the nervous system and healthy skin. Risk can be minimized by choosing wild salmon ocean fish, deep waters (not farmed). Cod, anchovies, mackerel and sardines are among the safer varieties of ocean fish.
You likely have already read about the Mediterranean diet. Your local library can always recommend books on this subject. Simone Gabbay, a nutritionist in Toronto tells us more in her books, Visionary Medicine: Real Hope for Total Healing, and Nourishing the Body Temple, as well as many articles in health magazines. For further information on her books call l-866-322-8209, or 1-800-333-4499.
Monday, June 1, 2009
OUR PET CONNECTION
"I believe that every pet connection qualifies as such a relationship that allows us to see ourselves more clearly," says Douglas E. Knueven, D.V.M. "If there is something about your pet that really annoys you, then that may be telling you something about yourself, if there is a quality of your pet that you are inspired by, then look closely at that as well. The animals in our lives are a reminder that we each have a unique purpose for being alive. If we join wholeheartedly in the process of sharing life with our pets, we may be inspired to reach our full potential. One quality of companion animals that always touches me as a healer is their ability to inspire those around them."
He tells about an elderly cat called Richie, who had been diagnosed six months earlier by his regular veterinarian with a malignant nasal tumour and given a grave prognosis. It had eaten its way through his skull and produced a large mass between his eyes. His caregiver, not ready to give up felt he still had something to offer, and purpose to live for. He was started on herbs and acupuncture treatments. The malignant growth began to engulf his right eye and his appetite waned and one night he had a terrible nose bleed and was rushed to the hospital. He had not eaten for a week and it seemed like the end. His caregiver opted to give him one more acupuncture treatment and then take him home. He was 17 years old. Instead of points to fight the cancer, Dr. Knueven used a combination that would decrease pain and help him ease his transition. Instead of his health declining, Richie's appetite returned. The caregiver brought in a local animal communicator who explained to the ailing cat about the tumour and treatments. The cat finally understood what was going on with him. The animal communicator worked together with his owner causing a noticeable change in his attitude.
A week later the tumour was smaller and in two weeks was gone, leaving a large, shallow divot in his forehead. "We were all stunned with this medical marvel," says Dr. Knueven "Perhaps it was his caregiver's willingness to let go, or the group visualization sessions did the trick. Even with animals, healing comes from within. Our animal companions are bridges that link us with the rest of nature, including our own true human nature as we get to know ourselves through our pet connections," he concluded. For more information see Dr. Knueven's website at: www.beaveranimalclinic.com.
He tells about an elderly cat called Richie, who had been diagnosed six months earlier by his regular veterinarian with a malignant nasal tumour and given a grave prognosis. It had eaten its way through his skull and produced a large mass between his eyes. His caregiver, not ready to give up felt he still had something to offer, and purpose to live for. He was started on herbs and acupuncture treatments. The malignant growth began to engulf his right eye and his appetite waned and one night he had a terrible nose bleed and was rushed to the hospital. He had not eaten for a week and it seemed like the end. His caregiver opted to give him one more acupuncture treatment and then take him home. He was 17 years old. Instead of points to fight the cancer, Dr. Knueven used a combination that would decrease pain and help him ease his transition. Instead of his health declining, Richie's appetite returned. The caregiver brought in a local animal communicator who explained to the ailing cat about the tumour and treatments. The cat finally understood what was going on with him. The animal communicator worked together with his owner causing a noticeable change in his attitude.
A week later the tumour was smaller and in two weeks was gone, leaving a large, shallow divot in his forehead. "We were all stunned with this medical marvel," says Dr. Knueven "Perhaps it was his caregiver's willingness to let go, or the group visualization sessions did the trick. Even with animals, healing comes from within. Our animal companions are bridges that link us with the rest of nature, including our own true human nature as we get to know ourselves through our pet connections," he concluded. For more information see Dr. Knueven's website at: www.beaveranimalclinic.com.
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