Guest guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 [sPAM] Astrology.com: Daily Feng Shui Tip Horoscopes | Love | Psychic Readings | Predictions | Numerology | Chinese | Tarot | Astrology Readings Dear Joy, Here is your Daily Feng Shui Tip for Sunday, September 28 I think I love this time of year the best (I say that at the turn of every season though!). I love the crisp, cool mornings and how the days are starting to slightly shorten while darkness descends just a bit earlier each evening. And I love all the beautiful seasonal fruits and vegetables that are available for the novice cook like me. Whenever I start to think about tinkering in the kitchen, I remember cautionary advice that a sage Shui master once gave me. He said that it was considered taboo in almost every Asian tradition to bang or hit utensils on the side of the pan while cooking, as this changes the extraordinary energy of the food. He also warned that you should never, ever swear or curse while cooking, as that will infuse the cuisine with churlish and negative energies. He offered that when anyone is cooking, they should stand and be grateful to the food for the gift of nourishment that it will bring, and for all the activity it allows our cells to perform in support of our being. He told me to pray over each meal, not only thanking my higher power, but also thanking the spirit of the food itself. I thought this such a beautiful teaching, and aside from a few sailor-like slips where the cursing is concerned, I have embraced this slightly different sort of cooking technique ever since. Warm Regards,Ellen Whitehurst Free Reading of the Day Daily Divinations Medicine Wheel Reading Based on Native American traditions, this free sample reading defines your symbolic animal and how it affects you! • Overview• Single's Love• Cosmic Calendar• Quickie• Chinese• LesbianScope• Teen• BabyScope• DogScope• Home & Garden • Extended• Couple's Love• Work• AstroSlam• Flirt• GayScope• BeautyScope• CatScope• Español• GreenScope Tarot Card of the Day Video Feed Room Copyright 2002Lo Scarabeo S.r.l.Tarot of the Journey to the Orient: Queen of WandsThe Queen of Wands card suggests that my power today lies in liberation. I radiate or communicate personal power, passion, and allure and am not dragged down by trends. I have a bold magical flair and a spirit of innovation and pride. I am secure in my identity or performance and thrive on creating, designing or fostering new or equal opportunities for aesthetic or personal growth, expression or awareness. I am empowered with gratitude, attention and reputation to go beyond the call and I transform through exploring or initiating change. The Stars Are Out for Radcliffe 'Blindness' Cast Sees the Light at Premiere New Music: Pussycat Dolls, TV on the Radio Free Sample Chinese Readings • Luck, Prosperity and Longevity Reading• Relationship Analysis• Personality Analysis• Element Analysis• Your Life Cycle Explore Astrology.com • Free Sample Readings• Personalized Readings• Celebrity Astrology • Astrology Lessons• Sun Sign Central• Are Your Psychic? --- annmn:[743Cag043Cag52NT_k0120024_0043Cag0mFTaxFTX4] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 , I will say a prayer for you tonight and you will remain in my thoughts. I hope you get the answers that you are looking for. I can say that as a 35 year old mother of two with MCTD myself, that you should look to live a full and happy life. Yes, I have some days that I struggle, but I try to live my life to the fullest. Good luck to you and know you are in my thoughts and prayers. (35, MCTD, asthma, lupus, IBS, arthritis) (15, Poly JRA, asthma, chronic hives, back problems, IBS) > > Hey All, > > I know I have been a little MIA, this program is slightly killing me, but I have eight weeks left and then I will be done. I had sent my seminar teacher a link about MCTD after a couple nights of me coming to class completely zonked. I didn't want her to feel like I was just blowing off her class but instead wanted her to understand why I was as tired as I was. She read all about it and after class on Tuesday said she was sorry to hear that I had to deal with all that and she was impressed by my attitude even more now knowing what a struggle everyday life can be for me. I thought it was unbelievably sweet of her to not only read it but to talk to me about it. > > Tomorrow I have an appointment with my immunologist/rheumatologist. I am slightly worried and I am not sure why. I have been suffering from a chronic sinus infection since December. I am on Bacterium, an increased dose of prednisone (blah!!) and several nasal rinses. It's definitely not working and I know the next step is surgery which I don't want to do because I feel like my arthritis is finally getting back in control and I just cannot fathom having to start all over again. I also have a lot of bruising since the increase in pred. > > I feel like as I am getting older there are now other concerns that are crossing my mind. Since I got engaged in December my fiance and I have talked a lot about our plans for the future. We both want kids (not right now the wedding wont even be until the summer of 2010) and he knows that because of the autoimmune stuff it might get complicated. I guess I just need to hear from my doctor what my future looks like. Can I get pregnant, what complications will I face, is this going to cut my life short, is there an increased risk of me having cancer from previous treatments, and is there a possibility I am going to pass this on to my kids? I have never worried about this stuff before but now that I am getting older and my life is moving forward I want to know all this. So I am just asking for some good thoughts for me tomorrow as I go to my appointment and ask some of the " tough " questions we have to come to face as we get older. > > In my heart I feel that my future is bright. I have fought too long and too hard and have refused to give up. I am engaged to a man I absolutely adore and who loves me stiff joints and all. I am almost finished with my teaching credential and my future is looking good, but that what if.. that scares me. > > With Love, > (MCTD, 24) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi , You are truly an amazing young woman and thank goodness your teacher sees that. And ...what a gift he is, as you are to him! Rob is beginning to talk about these things too, especially as any daughters he has will pass on the Alport syndrome gene. He is also worried about the HLA-B27 gene since he is positive for that, too. I don't know what to tell you except that each decision is unique to the person making it, and of course you and will have to go through these decisions together. I just know that for me, praying and relying on God's guidance has helped me through many a dark time and tough decisions. Prayers and thoughts are with you. Please let us know what you find out. Take care. and Rob 19 JAS Good thoughts > Hey All, > > I know I have been a little MIA, this program is slightly > killing me, but I have eight weeks left and then I will be done. > I had sent my seminar teacher a link about MCTD after a couple > nights of me coming to class completely zonked. I didn't want > her to feel like I was just blowing off her class but instead > wanted her to understand why I was as tired as I was. She read > all about it and after class on Tuesday said she was sorry to > hear that I had to deal with all that and she was impressed by > my attitude even more now knowing what a struggle everyday life > can be for me. I thought it was unbelievably sweet of her to not > only read it but to talk to me about it. > > Tomorrow I have an appointment with my > immunologist/rheumatologist. I am slightly worried and I am not > sure why. I have been suffering from a chronic sinus infection > since December. I am on Bacterium, an increased dose of > prednisone (blah!!) and several nasal rinses. It's definitely > not working and I know the next step is surgery which I don't > want to do because I feel like my arthritis is finally getting > back in control and I just cannot fathom having to start all > over again. I also have a lot of bruising since the increase in > pred. > > I feel like as I am getting older there are now other concerns > that are crossing my mind. Since I got engaged in December my > fiance and I have talked a lot about our plans for the future. > We both want kids (not right now the wedding wont even be > until the summer of 2010) and he knows that because of the > autoimmune stuff it might get complicated. I guess I just need > to hear from my doctor what my future looks like. Can I get > pregnant, what complications will I face, is this going to cut > my life short, is there an increased risk of me having cancer > from previous treatments, and is there a possibility I am going > to pass this on to my kids? I have never worried about this > stuff before but now that I am getting older and my life is > moving forward I want to know all this. So I am just asking for > some good thoughts for me tomorrow as I go to my appointment and > ask some of the " tough " questions we have to come to face as we > get older. > > In my heart I feel that my future is bright. I have fought too > long and too hard and have refused to give up. I am engaged to a > man I absolutely adore and who loves me stiff joints and all. I > am almost finished with my teaching credential and my future is > looking good, but that what if.. that scares me. > > With Love, > (MCTD, 24) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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