Wednesday, January 26, 2022

BEFORE TOMORROW, BEYOND INFINITY

* "Perhaps we are moving beyond the constraints of the perspective of time as linear," Debra Basham, Imagine Healing


** "Spectrum of Humanity," we can transform our lives through joy and love, A Path to Inner Realization, Kenneth Smith, Ph.D.



*** "I am a field of infinite possibilities," Deepak Chopra, chopra meditation


Crystal Blue and White Sun, painted from a dream.  The figure Crystal Blue has the face of a cat.  A Cheetah running companion appeared by her side.  Dreamscapes


"If you want to know what your experiences were in the past, look at your body now.

If you want to know how your body will look in the future, feel your experiences now. 

We metabolize every wisp of experience into sensations, images, feelings, and thoughts which recycle as the karmic body."

The bliss body is beyond all stories, Deepak Chopra."


Ask Yourself:

How can I create joy?  What is joy to you?  My joy is painting and drawing animals and nature and having fun sharing creative inspiration with others. 

Explore:

** "What You Love? 

What You Do?

Your Future?"

What I Love: What is easiest for me, and I love most is painting and drawing.  Painting puts me in a gentle relaxed state, a quiet time of creativity and calm like no other. No thought is needed here, "auto paint. " A feeling of accomplishment and self-worth appear. 

What I Do: is a combination of inspiring creativity in others in many forms by writing and splicing in positive images into Out of the Blue blog.  Writing and painting have different feelings and brain wirings for me. The painting is all automatic, right brain images.  Writing, the logical left-brain helps to balance the runaway right brain.  Writing, however, requires some thought and order.  (Oh no)

My Future? Cosmic DNA from many lifetimes of experiences, genetic memory, particles, waves, lights and colors, space dust, unknowns, and my favorite Photons!  What will be the sounds?  I don't really have a body or look for "me," but to choose colors and lights, "I" would definitely be:

Color Blue with a bit of cyan and silver trim.  I see a slice of yellow and red too.  

The darker shapes in this photo remind me of ancient dinosaur shadows 



HEAR AND NOW

I am still thinking about the power of frequencies, sounds, music, chants, resonances, nuances, animal language and more including musical instruments from various cultures.  I use music as "white noise" running in the background and very low volume, or sometimes no volume inaudible to humans. Vibrations are still "hear."  Lately, music themes of all kinds and/or/loops are playing in my imagination as needed.  Write Now I am "hearing" Enya inside my head.  It is a gentle frequency I use to calm (if needed) rowdy cats.  The cats are not angry, but they get loud and run around sometimes (the zoomies).  Enya can put them in a state of calm (and me too) in minutes.  

Today I saw by chance an interview + A Music Milestone, A Female Conductor Takes the Baton. Marin Alsop, conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra interviewed by Christiane Amanpour. Marin's Purpose in Life, Joy, Energy of Music and Conductor is unbelievable!

Bits of dialogue float by: "I pull the music out of the air," I noticed Marin uses her hands like I do in painting or in Tai Chi.  Sometimes, I wave my hands and fingers over a blank canvas, "feeling and freeing the colors to come."  I noticed some of my art students did this too, automatically.

Marin feels "shared energy with conductor, musicians and audience."  Every person in the audience, "every reaction different."  A zone of creativity and harmony with layers of sounds are "hear."

Marin: "When I was a little girl I played the violin, then my parents took me to see Leonard Bernstein conduct a symphony.  He embraced the orchestra!  He was jumping around!"

JOY PERSONIFIED! 

"I wanted to become the conductor," Marin Alsop
  

When I was a young painter, I remember watching Leonard Bernstein conduct on TV!  So much energy, empathy, gratitude, and compassion.  I'd get up out of my chair and jump along, pretend to conduct the music and feel the music inside all of me~ I'd see mental pictures a movie, a full color stream of nature scenes while he led the music pieces.  The Pastoral by Beethoven (6th symphony) my pictorial favorite!  

"I am nature's paintbrush," I'd say to myself.  At such a young age, I heard my calling~


A lot of my blog "data" feedback comes in through Chance, or does it?  Intuition? Intent? Synchronicity? Daydreaming? Unknown? 

All of the above~

Acceptance, Gratitude, Quiet, Calm: 

 "Life, let it happen" 


Pour Yourself a Cup of Colors


Related Posts:

Cup of Colors

XOXO

Humming Right Along

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Identity Serenity (dreams)

Tonal Vision

Play-Full

Furry Friends are Family Members: Poems, the Dogs Speak: Natasha, Cimarron, I Am Shadrach, poems contributed by Da Wolf

A Strong Clear Vision

Up and Running

Resources:

* Debra Basham, NLP, HTT, and more, Imagine Healing, LLC, with Joel Bowman, Ph.D.

*** Deepak Chopra, choprameditation, much help for your journey, books How to Know God, Super Genes with Rudi Tanzi, Ph,D   So Hum (mantra) I AM

*** Kenneth Schmitt, Ph.D, A Path to Inner Realization, Jan 22, 2022. Quantum Physics and Spirituality, conscious expansion.org.  Blog, books and more, many positive topics.

**** Explore What You Love, What You Do, Your Future: Jen Ashton, M.D. ABC Medical News Correspondent, GMA3, What You Need to Know, Prescription for Wellness, 2022. 

+Amanpour, live CNN interview of Marin Alsop, Conductor, Jan 25, 2022

Writing: 

https:/www.blogger.com Publish Your Passions, Your Way, Create a Unique and Beautiful Blog, It's Free and Easy.  Thank You for this creative writing opportunity!

Animals:

NOVA PBS.org Butterfly Blueprints, NATURE and many shows, various topics

Topics: Animal Languages: Cheetah, Wolves, Cats, histories of Horses, Dogs, Cats wild and Tame and many more. DNA, Plants have inner lives and stories. The mighty trees stand tall. The Cosmos Expands.

Music:

+ Amanpour, live CNN, Jan 25, 2022, segment documentary preview: The Conductor, Marin Alsop.   Interview: A Music Milestone, A Female Conductor Takes the Baton

Leonard Bernstein: Music of all kinds, soundtracks, Music Score for West side Story, Beethoven's 6th and more Tanglewood Music Festivals

Enya, Only Time collection, much depth here, many topics, chants, rhythms, moods, layers

Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Images:

Cystal Blue and White Sun, oil painting by Dahlis

True Blue and other hues, photo by Zoe, printed with permission

Cup of Colors, natural sunlight spectrum shines

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

BLUEPRINT FOR BALANCE

 


Blue Shadows Morning



Blue Shadows Evening

A Balance of Light and Dark, ever shifting.  A friend told me this painting could be turned upside down for a similar yet different effect!  Imagine!

Yin and Yang in perfect balance.

In 2002 I met Paul Lam M.D. at his Tai Chi for Arthritis seminar.  I was looking to certify as an instructor of TCA.  Would I be able to pass the exams?  As usual, I stayed in the back row and remained silent, observing.  

While we were walking into the practice room, Dr. Lam caught up with me.  

He asked, "How did you find my seminar?"  

I answered, "My husband was reading Tai Chi Magazine and found the advertisement.  I called and was accepted.

Dr. Lam smiled, "All is possible with the mind."



After two active days of Tai Chi exercise, practice teaching, and exploration plus a written exam.  I passed and received the certificate.  I met many new friends in the group.  So Fun! 

I was happy to add Tai Chi for Arthritis into my classes.

Beginners especially enjoyed the TCA routine, suitable for all ages.  They could, if desired, progress into Yang Long Form and 18 Form Tai Chi Qigong to broaden their horizons.  

I saw Dr. Lam again in 2011 for the seminar on Falls Prevention, so needed.  Met even more friends, a great reunion and discovery.






You can see Dr. Lam here in 2022, so strong and perfectly aligned.  He radiates strength and joy.


* Paul Lam's message:  "Positive Energy for all our readers and the world for the year 2022 with more harmony and happiness."


A note from my teacher, Jiong Gu, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Tai Chi:
"A little OK, a lot not OK."

"All in balance in Tai Chi and in Life"


One of my students commented, "Tai Chi is a plan without boundaries, a blueprint for unlimited possibilities," Louise Watson, R.N. 


Gratitude for Tai Chi
On Aug 7,1997, I went to my first Tai Chi Cass, an M.D. recommended Tai Chi.  Rob was already in class and became my first teacher.  Rob worked with me for 8 months at home until I was strong enough to attend class.  That day my life forever changed.  In Oct 1998, Dr. Gu appointed me to teacher.  Me? A Tai Chi Teacher? Not even a goal I had ever imagined.  

Dr. Gu said, "I want you to meet experts." And so it was.

From then on and for many years following, every close friend I ever had came into my life through Tai Chi class!

Expansive, Positive, Creative, Outreaching and Ongrowing

"Like the petals of a rose opening, one at a time and each in perfect order," Louise Watson, R.N.



Better and Better in 2022!


Blogger Search Key Words:  Tai Chi, Qigong, Eight Pieces of Brocade, Meditation, Chinese Health Music, World Tai Chi Day Celebrations, Dr. Paul Lam

Resources:
* taichiforhealthinstitute.org TCHI (worldwide) Free Newsletter Online classes include Tai Chi for Arthritis (TCA) Falls Prevention, Tai Chi for Diabetes and more, Tai Chi Music for practice and relaxation.  Dr. Paul Lam's autobiography: Born Strong  

Check with your physician or qualified health care provider to make sure that Tai Chi is right for you.
 

Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Images:
 Blue Shadows, oil painting by Dahlis

Dr. Paul Lam, photo in Jan. 2022 TCHI Newsletter, printed with permission

Thursday, January 13, 2022

LET THERE BE LIGHT!


    


IN THIS NEW YEAR (2022)

* LET THERE BE LIGHT! Dear friends and relations

        May your life be

                Rich

                         Fulfilling

                                 Joyous

                                            Sun-filled, With just enough rain

              Enough clouds to let you appreciate a blue sky

Small and large satisfactions

                     Proud to be you

                               Cared for, loved, loving, sensitive

                                          Sensing humor in life's exigencies

                                                      Alert to the pregnant turn of phrase

Ever-ready to new views

            To live creativity

                      To cultivate a light heart

                                that you may be

                                        ENLIGHTENED



* Isabel Jackson





* Isabel Jackson, contributed original poem, printed with permission


Blogger Search Key Words:  Poetry, Writing, Painting, Photography, and more


Related Posts:

Motto:  Better and Better in 2022

Humming Right Along, Music and Frequencies

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Tonal Vision

A Jar, is your life ajar?

A Strong Clear Vision

Poems Natasha, Cimerron, (The Happy Wanderer), I Am Natasha, dogs tell their stories, contributed by Da Wolf


Resources:

* Isabel Jackson, poet, writer, teacher, musician

Meditation, Deepak Chopra, M.D. online

Tai Chi, Paul Lam, M.D., integrative exercises for health: online, Tai Chi for Health Institute (TCHI), online exercises in various forms for all ages, gentle, expert instructors, Improve your health and mood. 

Quantum Physics and SpiritualityKenneth Schmitt, Ph.D. Conscious Expansion, "Entering the Vibration of our Personal Potential."


Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner


Images:

Sun Rise/Sun Set on the Beach (your choice), Photo by Debra Basham, True Freedom, photo printed with permission. Debra Basham, NLP, HTT, Joel P. Bowman, Ph.D, Imagine Healing, LLC

Diamond Sparkle on the Shore, photo by Dahlis

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

PLAY-FULL

 Playful!  

Welcome Kitties, Foals, Puppies, "All Creatures and More!"  Smiles Abound.


A foal and her parents


* ".... appreciation for all I have experienced and welcome the New Year with an open heart and mind," Shirley MacLaine


FURRY FRIENDS ARE FAMILY MEMBERS

The Great Furry


**  "Pets can help with New Year's Goals"

"Motivation Close to Home" 

"Reduce isolation."

You Feel Better

Your puppy or dog waits impatiently for you to put on your walking/running shoes.  She brings her leash.  Out you go into the fresh air!  You can walk or jog neighborhood streets and parks.  Have Fun!

Howl about a back yard run?  Your dog or cat may surprise you with "zoomies" back and forth in a blur of light speed dash.   


Artist At Play

In my imagination my "Cheetah" appears, looks carefully around, then takes off.  What fun!  She turns away at the fence, knowing I won't let her roam!  


Recently at the beach, I loved seeing a young German Shepherd Dog, black with tan points, running at top speed.  He even jumped into the agua colored shallow water, smiling all the time!  Then he trotted with a floating balanced extended trot, airborn and effortless.  His owners trained him perfectly.  What a great strong dog!


Kerry and the Wolf Shadow
 

Up and Running!  Our animal friends love exercise!  Playing with your pet helps you to be healthier.  Shared positive energy is transferred back and forth between you and your pet.

Cats can go out for a walk too, perhaps in a stroller or wagon protected by a mesh cat carrier so he can look around.  I have seen an older black and white sheltie enjoying a ride in a baby carriage.  We had two cats that walked naturally on leashes: Silver Shadow and Zar. 

"Dogs, cats, and other pets can also help lower stress."  They bring "love and comfort for us."

"Pets help mental health."  Help is Here!  "Animals help you to remember the good things in your life."


"Stop and focus on how much our pets give back to us, helping us to get healthy in 2022."

Shared Positive Energy!


Another Great Furry:  Sa-Bo, Tibetan Terrier, Luck Bringer


"I am looking forward to returning home to my fur babies and the stillness that allows inner communication," Shirley MacLaine.


Sky Puppy!


*** Betty White!  Inner Light!  

So knowledgeable, positive and Betty loves animals.  

Every day Betty says: "I am grateful for a new day in my life.  How can I help today?"  I remember Betty working with animals, wild and tame, snakes and birds too, so gentle and loving.  


"Today I am grateful for" fill in your blanks.

Sunrise, orange and lavender, blue tints on snow.  Oak leaves, still russet, cling to tall trees.

Furry Friends All Around.  

Light of Day!  


**** This Just In:  Gratitude Poem

"I am quiet

I am calm

I am grateful

I am strong"


"Partners in Rhyme"

Shadrach Just brought me a rhyme!  I never rhymed anything before in my life!  She indicated that this poem, combined with simple stretches can enhance the positive energetic effect on Earth and Beyond.

Shadrach Smiles

***** "Turn Joy into Action, Dr. Fader."

* I am "Raising my consciousness and feeling whole and connected."  Shirley MacLaine

Shirley also suggests "playing Tai Chi" is Meditation and Medication in Motion to enhance balance in life and wellbeing. (ShirleyGram Dec 2021-Jan 2022) online.


+ Ready, Set, Pet!


Related Posts:

The Invisible Bridge

Natasha, Cimarron, I am Shadrach, poems by Da Wolf

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Humming Right Along

Tonal Vision

The Dream of the Black and White Horses

The Epiphany Kitten, Ruff is rescued

Kerry and the Wolf Shadow, Kerry remembers his ancestors

Call to Colors

Enter Extraordinary Orange, Orange cat arrives

Welcoming Mrs. Harris

Wander and Ponder, Chessie walks her timeline

Escape Artists

Up and Running

Resources:

* Shirley MacLaine, dancer, spiritual teacher, actress, author, animal lover: "A Pet is a Good Friend."  Many Books and stories about animals and other topics including Out on a Leash.  Quotes from ShirleyGram Dec 2021-Jan 2022, printed with permission by Shirley and team. 

** " ABC News 57, 5:30 AM, Dec 31, 2021, "Pets Can Help with New Year's Resolutions" quotes by Temma Martin

***Betty White! ABC Nightly News Jan 3, 2022, with John Muir.  Betty Loves TV and Animals in her life and balances the two for maximum enjoyment and outreach.  Animal Welfare Nonprofit.  Many are helping animals at their local level too, bringing pet food donations, animal beds and pet condos, plus sturdy safe toys.  Some folks take in foster care animals and help them.  Rabbits, birds, snakes, turtles and more: "Adopt a Pet and Feel Joy!" 

  Betty is here.  Albert Payson Terhune, author, "The Dogs Are Here."  Love has no past tense.

****Shadrach, time traveler, spiritual guide, guardian, and wizard, I am Shadrach, blog post and her friends Natasha and Cimerron. Poems contributed by Da Wolf

"Turn Joy into Action," Dr. Fader, GMA3, Jan 3,2022

+  Positive Animal Shows of all kinds:  

Ready Set Pet, Oh Baby (baby animals), Streaming,TV, PBS.org, Nature Series, Dogs 101, Cats 101, You Tube, so much more

Born to Explore, Cheetah Conservation, Namibia, Laurie Marker helps rescue injured or orphaned Cheetahs in a positive way with kindness and caring.  PBS.org

Wolf Conservation

Collie Rescue, Collie Club of America

Book:  Living with Wolves with Jim and Jamie Dutcher, Mountaineer Books, Returning wolves into the Yellowstone National Park with love and kindness. Videos, wolf sounds, raising cubs, poetry and more.

Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Images:

The Great Furry, Ruff 

Artist at Play, fun with paint

Kerry and the Wolf Shadow, figurine by Breyer and Company

Tibetan Terrier, Sa-Bo, the Luck Bringer, oil portrait by Dahlis

Sky Puppy! Blue Merle Collie

Shadrach sports a Bandana, photo by Da Wolf