There is always more that you could be doing. It is not as if we ever get to the point where
we can say, 'Right, that's it. Everything is accomplished, all is as it needs to be.' Every day we
need to eat, drink and sleep, no matter how well fed, watered or rested we were the day before.
Every day too, we must have a fresh challenge to rise to.
Yesterday's triumph, no matter how glorious, will not sustain today's appetite for adventure.
There is nothing wrong with the urge to achieve. Respect it... and relax. Jonathan Cainer

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You are the only master of your being.
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Saturday, July 4, 2009, 7:00 a.m.
56 degrees, windy, fog

The wind, the fog, and the chilly temperature have driven the cats
back indoors after only a cursory glance around at the outdoor scene.
There are rumors that the sun will be coming out eventually later in the day,
which would be a wonderful boost to this holiday weekend’s activities. I don’t
know if the Boonville fireworks went off last night as planned; we can usually see
and hear them up here, but the sound of rain pummeling the tin roof would have
(literally) drowned out most other noises. I hope it is clear tonight, as we usually
can see at least a dozen pyrotechnic displays all along the valley from our vantage
point here at the top of the world. In a week (July 11) the Turin Fire Department
will be having its annual field days festival, complete with one of the best fireworks
shows in the state; that is worth coming down off the hill for. Yesterday was damp
and rainy, and we never did get out to pick any strawberries. There will no doubt
be more than we can handle this morning, so we are happy to have company for
the weekend to help pick and eat them; a pie is definitely in the picture for our
evening meal. At the end of the day there was a break in the rain, so we walked
the meadow paths, getting thoroughly soaked from the tall wet hay on either side
of the path. Our dog flushed out a momma turkey and her little fluffy chicks over
by the woodlot, and gave chase into the woods. I worried that the big bird would
beat up the little dog, but everyone emerged from the fracas relatively unscathed.
It is fortunatethat the dog didn’t go after one of the chicks, or the mother would
have whupped him good. It is going to be very cold for July tonight, so make sure
you wear an extra layer if you plan to check out any local fireworks shows.
Enjoy your day,
Daisy

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Elevation here - 1400 ft.
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July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven with the length of 31 days.
July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Cancer and ends in the sign of Leo.
Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation Gemini and ends in the constellation Cancer.
July was renamed for Julius Caesar; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin,
since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March.
It also was named because it was the month that Caesar was born. Because of its origin,
until the 18th century this month's name was pronounced the same way as the name "Julie".
In the pagan wheel of the year July ends at or near to Lughnasadh in the northern hemisphere
and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere.
July begins on the same day of the week as April every year and also January in leap years.
July's flower is the water lily.
July's birthstone is the ruby.
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Totals
".50 Rain - yesterday through this morning
"1.35 ~ Rain for July

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moon phases

- Full Moon - July 7
Hay Moon, Wort Moon, Moon of Claiming, Moon of Blood (because of mosquitoes),
Blessing Moon, Maedmonat (Meadow Month), Hewimanoth (Hay Month),
Honey Moon, Fallow Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon
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- New Moon - July 22
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We are what we think.
All that we are, arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.

Speak or act with a pure mind
And happiness will follow you
As your shadow, unshakable.

How can a troubled mind understand the way ?
Your worst enemy cannot harm you
as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

But once mastered,
No one can help you as much,
Not even your father or your mother.
Buddha
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That very last little bit -- not even your father or mother -- tells us something that we often forget;
we are born in love. Our parents love us, even if they don't do it perfectly or even well enough to mark
our lives in any positive way. It was a spark of love, of warmth and desire, that brought us onto this plane.
It's love that defines us even if that is not our experience, here. It's the energy that lifts us, assists us,
heals us -- and we are on a mission to love ourselves back into the garden, all together, hand in hand. - Eric
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Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are. - Alfred Austin.

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Sometimes, it is OK for things to be less than OK. We have, in our minds, an unrealistic expectation.
We think everything ought to be perfect. If it isn't, we figure we must be doing something wrong.
But we live on a planet where nothing is without fault. Nothing.... and nobody !
What counts, in the end, is not how you manage to make things right.
It's how you manage to live with the fact that some things will always be a bit wrong.
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it's time to stop giving yourself lame excuses to not
make love, make art or make a difference. - Eric
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When you realize where you come from,
you naturally become tolerant, disinterested,
amused, kindhearted as a grandmother,
dignified as a king.
Immersed in the wonder of the Tao,
you can deal with whatever life brings you,
and when death comes, you are ready.

~ Lao Tzu ~
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  Nothing is yet as stable as it is going to become.

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