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Comment by Shannon Gross on April 9, 2009 at 10:02pm

Alrighty, here's something that totally rocked my world. Tuesday I was flying home from a trip to Seattle and wound up on a plane with four babies (really! four!). They all started howling when the plane took off.

Fortunately, this Reiki Master goes nowhere unequipped and I started sending Reiki (universal love) to the whole plane, especially to the little ones who were so distressed.

(I'm going to note that I always send healing "to the highest choice and highest good" of all concerned. This means it is only goes to those who choose to receive it and it is directed by the Divine rather than this human.)

Results? INSTANT SILENCE! Apparently the Reiki gave those babies whatever they needed (love, healing, comfort) to feel balanced again - and they were happy for two whole hours. I mean it - not a peep until the last five minutes of the flight, and that was from a bitsy bug who had had enough of sitting in her car seat.

Holy smokes! I was so excited I nearly fell over!

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on March 22, 2009 at 10:20pm

Operation "Open UP!" provides prepaid cellular service via free and low cost activations, free and low cost SIM cards and free recycled cell phones to those most in need of an open line of communication for the following reasons:
- re-entry,
- job searches,
- housing,
- emergency and
- medical situations.

Comment by Patricia C. Coleman on March 19, 2009 at 7:41am

I am excited about the growing interest in my work as a Reiki Practitioner and Educator, and the benefit of Reiki as a wellness support and stress reduction tool! Because we are faced with increasing challenges, as the face of our current world changes, people are becoming more stressed out. But with Reiki, I hear things like, "Thank you....., I feel really amazing, clearer! I feel so relaxed."

Comment by John Shane on March 18, 2009 at 2:35pm

Indgenuity is live!!! Watch for your invite!

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on March 12, 2009 at 3:41pm

Sack Lunches


I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.

Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.

'Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan

After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time..

As I reached for my wallet, I overheard soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base '

His friend agreed.

I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'

Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?'

'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner p late from first class. 'This is your thanks.'

After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars.

Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, 'I want to shake your hand.'

Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of
the passengers.

Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.

When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'

Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.

It seemed so little...

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to his country and his fellow citizens for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

This is Honor which serves us all.

Comment by Nicki Laycoax on February 19, 2009 at 9:53pm

I'm excited that we are going to have our biggest turnout for the Hole in the Wall lunch tomorrow! We have 21 confirmed for tomorrow between Smaller Indiana and Facebook! Will you join us as well? If you'd like to, RSVP here: http://www.smallerindiana.com/events/february-hole-in-the-wall or in the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=100000004&id=39335958350&gr=4&act=2421953394&a=7&sid=ff4853a948f2cef3982dfee56203e863#/event.php?eid=39335958350

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on January 31, 2009 at 12:42pm

Thanks to Rae Kridel!

She is responsible for Operation "OpenUP!" growing by 8 more phones with her efforts to collect unused cell phones for disenfranchised members of our community at her synagogue!

Thank you, Rae!

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on January 29, 2009 at 11:20pm

Comment by Nicki Laycoax on January 28, 2009 at 2:31pm

I haven't been to visit you for a while, BJ. I'll be in soon! I'll try to remember to send you a message on the day I'm coming in too. :)

Comment by Bj Davis on January 28, 2009 at 2:29pm

We have almost sold out of our Sumatra coffee. For those who don't know, unroasted coffee comes in a 100 to 150 pound bag! That is a lot of coffee, and for a small coffee shop to have the need to reorder green coffee just 2 months after starting to roast, well it is Exciting News!

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