Live Passionately: August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Quote

Be all you can be today, be yourself. You are a gift to the world. BAW

My beautiful marvellous friends

Here's something to brighten your day http://www.upworthy.com/heaven-caught-on-tape-more-beautiful-than-you-imagined-closer-than-you-d-expect?c=ufb1

Saturday, August 24, 2013

`Laughter is good medicine

“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”

Don't fight forces, use them - Buckminster Fuller

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. May Sarton

Friday, August 23, 2013

Forgive Everyone Revenge, anger, and hatred are exceedingly low energies that keep you from matching up with the attributes of the universal force. A simple thought of forgiveness toward anyone who might have angered you in the past will raise you to the level of Spirit and aid you in your individual intentions. Dr. Wayne Dyer

Raising money for cancer while spreading positive thoughts

Free Press columnist Lindor Reynolds, who is on a medical leave while she battles brain cancer, wanted to do something to raise awareness -- and a little bit of money -- for cancer research in the province. While talking to her daughter Kate's partner, Alex McPhaden, who operates a small T-shirt company called Big Flaming Pile, a light bulb went off. Together, they came up with a T-shirt design that says, "There are only good days and great days -- Team Lindor," all written in typewriter font. “'We're grateful for every dollar we receive. It helps provide critical services and programs and makes such a difference to patients and their families' -- CancerCare Manitoba's Annitta Stenning (Reynolds has been using a computer for many years, but she remembers the days of typewriter ribbons and Wite-Out.) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/t-shirts-spread-positive-thoughts-220776841.html P.s. I wish people would not turn their bodies into a battle ground with cancer. If everything is energy and we are energy what kind of energy does thoughts of battle engender? What we put out is what we get back. If there is a battle against cancer, you will lose that battle says Dr. Wayne Dyer, he said to instead love your cancer, ask it to co-exist with you or give it permisssion to leave with love. I am sending warm violent energy of love to Ms Reynolds right now.

Quotable Quote

What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity. Leo Buscaglia

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Youths pursuing their dreams

Becoming a doctor is wonderful if that is your passion but if it is the passion of your parents, your teachers or anyone else for you, you must ask yourself what would make me happy, what am I passionate about and follow your heart.

August 21, 2013

HEALTH MINISTER WELCOMES STUDENTS TO THE START OF MEDICAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

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Gender Parity, Diversity Mark Class of 2017: Oswald

Members of another full class of 110 medical students are beginning their journey towards a rewarding career in medicine and this class has nearly as many women as men and includes many with rural roots, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced today.
“Since we expanded the opportunities and the supports for medical students in Manitoba, we have seen that investment pay off,” said Oswald. “We have a record number of doctors practising in Manitoba and we hope this diverse group of students will make the most of the excellent training they receive and enjoy long and happy careers in Manitoba.”
The Manitoba government has made recruiting and retaining physicians in rural areas a priority, with extensive investments to encourage graduates to either return or experience the rewards of practising in a rural setting, the minister said.
“There’s a lot of hard work and study ahead, but we congratulate these dedicated students on their commitment to excellence. We will continue to invest in our health facilities and modern technology to make our province an attractive place for physicians to live and work, and we look forward to having them join the growing complement of Manitoba physicians when they graduate.”
The minister said significant investments have been made to train and recruit physicians since 1999 including:

expanding medical school spaces by nearly 60 per cent at the University of Manitoba to 110 from 70 and introducing more medical residencies in rural Manitoba;
introducing a tax rebate program to reimburse students for up to 60 per cent of their tuition costs;
introducing financial grants to medical students who agree to return service in Manitoba including a new free medical school grant for students who practise in underserved communities;
establishing new programs to help international medical graduates receive conditional registration to begin practising in Manitoba;
introducing resettlement and specialist funds to encourage providers to practise in areas of need; and
investing in new health facilities, electronic health records, state-of-the-art medical equipment and other tools that help attract new physicians and deliver quality care to Manitobans.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

"Remember, the thoughts that you think and the statements you make regarding yourself determine your mental attitude. If you have a worthwhile objective, find the one reason why you can achieve it rather than hundreds of reasons why you can't." Napoleon Hill

Order against Samborski Environmental

August 21, 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED TO COMPOSTING OPERATOR Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises an environmental protection order has been issued against Samborski Environmental Ltd., a company that operates a garden supply and commercial composting site near McGillivary Boulevard in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald. The order requires Samborski Environmental to cease and desist receiving any further material at the facility within 30 days and remove all compost from the facility within 30 days. If the order is not adhered to, officials from the province will step in and remove the compost from the site to ensure the environmental impacts are properly managed. In late 2011, a facilitator was appointed by the province to help Samborski Environmental wind down composting operations at its current location and move to a more suitable location elsewhere. These efforts were unsuccessful. In July 2012, the province advised it would enforce an environmental protection order. In August 2012, an understanding was reached with Samborski Environmental to ensure diversion of all incoming material to a licensed facility near Winkler and a commitment to be diligent in odour suppression activities from the remaining compost piles at the site. Odours have continued to be monitored at the site, and the monitoring and continued complaints indicate odour reduction has not been achieved. The department has received an increasing number of complaints over the last few months. As of August 2013, more than 400 complaints had been received. Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship has worked with Samborski Environmental for over five years to address ongoing environmental issues and to encourage relocation to a more acceptable location. Along with trying to help find a more suitable location, the department also worked with the company and the City of Winnipeg to arrange for an alternate composting site. Environmental protection orders are issued under the authority of Manitoba’s Environment Act. Orders can be issued to prevent or mitigate the effects pollutants may have on the environment and human health. - 30 -

Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux (at the lectern) today announced provincial funding of $100,000 to the NorWest Co-op Community Health Centre to create a commercial kitchen and launch Winnipeg’s first community food centre expected to reach approximately 500 residents each week. L to R. Melanie Wight, MLA for Burrows; Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux; Housing/Community Development/Co-operative Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross; Ivan Sabesky, board chair and president of NorWest Community Health; Kristina McMillan, director, NorWest Community Food Centre

August 21, 2013

MANITOBA BUILDING AND RENEWAL PLAN COMMITTED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITIES: LEMIEUX

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NorWest Co-op Community Health Centre to Create Winnipeg's First Community Food Centre to Help Families

The NorWest Co-op Community Health Centre will now be able to provide even more services to members of the community and create Winnipeg’s first community food centre thanks to the new Winnipeg Community Infrastructure Program, Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux announced today.
“The new food centre is a welcome addition to NorWest Co-op Community Health, which provides a wide range of health-related services including medical care, counselling, education and community outreach, said Lemieux. “Renewing, upgrading and improving our community infrastructure helps create jobs and grows our economy. It is a win-win for families and our province.”
The province is providing the NorWest Co-op Community Health Centre with $100,000 to create a commercial kitchen that will be capable of servicing a seating area of up to 80 people. This project will assist in providing a fully functioning facility focused on the health and well-being of the community, as well as creating Winnipeg’s first community food centre which will reach an estimated 500 residents each week.
“This important project will pioneer a new community service that will serve as a one-stop shop for healthy food and positive lifestyles in northwest Winnipeg,” said Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri-Irvin Ross. “It will help provide community members with the tools and knowledge they need to make healthy and nutritious meals for their families through cooking classes and cooking groups. It will also provide people with healthy-cooking skills that can stay with them the rest of their lives.”
The funding for NorWest Co-op will also assist with accessibility upgrades and electrical work to accommodate a future outdoor kitchen and bake ovens. In addition, the co-op will enhance landscaping features on the building site including adding gardens, shrubs and shade trees.
Budget 2013 and the Manitoba Building and Renewal Plan committed $7.5 million over the next three years for the Winnipeg Community Infrastructure Program. This new initiative is providing grants forprojects that will provide long-term recreational and wellness benefits to communities.

The first application intake for the Winnipeg Community Infrastructure Program began on May 22, making grants available for projects such as libraries, swimming pools and splash pads, parks, trails, community centres, sports facilities including arenas and gymnasiums, as well as other community infrastructure facilities. The first application intake has closed and details on the next intake will be announced on the program’s website.
More information about the Winnipeg Community Infrastructure Program is available at: http://www.gov.mb.ca/ia/wcip/index.html.

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Quotable Quote

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life. Abraham Maslow

Beautiful friends

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Carl Jung

Divine love and care

Monday, August 19, 2013

Magnificent Monday Morning and I feel so Good

Hey my beautiful friends, It's a brand new week and time for some brand new positive changes. What can you change today in your life that would make you feel more aligned with the benevolent forces of the universe? I registered for Oprah's 21 day Meditation Challenge with Deepak Chopra and yesterday's teaching was "The world is my mirror". We are living in a unified organic world and we are part of everything and everything is a part of us. We just have different perspectives, everything we see in the world that we appreciate is things we appreciate in ourselves and whatever we do not appreciate and judge are things we do not appreciate and things we judge in ourselves. I think this is very important teaching to help us learn about ourselves. Think about the next person you meet as a mirror and see what they are projecting back to you and how you feel about it. If you feel great - wonderful and if you don then you know you need to do some adjustment so that you can love the picture you see. Have a wonderful, wonderful day You are divinely loved and cared about

Friday, August 16, 2013

Get up and dance the dance of life my friends - Quote of the Day

“The world is alive, blinking and clicking, winking at us slyly, inviting us to get up and dance to the music that's been playing since the beginning of time, if you bend all the way down and put your ear to the ground to listen for it.” — Shauna Niequist Divinely loved and cared about

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Quote of the Day

There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God's finger on man's shoulder.
Charles Morgan

You are divinely loved and cared about

Monday, August 12, 2013

This is beautiful meditation - so beautiful

Just for today, let down your guard, shields, and armor with the world.

Give yourself permission to feel loved, lovable and worthy

of more love than would normally feel comfortable.

Practice softening yourself. Give the gift of lightness to yourself today.

There is a great love inside you that is as warm, healing, and nourishing as the golden Sun above.

Imagine there's a golden shower of healing light coming down from the sun right now.

It's entering your head, flowing into your heart. Let your heart expand

and allow an all encompassing love to fill your whole being.

Allow gentle soothing warm sensations to flow all throughout into your body.

Trust this softening and know that it will lead you into the greatest love!

Simply choose to relax and rest deeply into this light soft expansive feeling.

Any rigidness inside does not stand a chance.

This loving energy will spread like wildfire, and it will free you

from ANY difficulty you've been creating.

If life has been challenging, notice if there is any armor around your heart.

What are protecting? What are you holding onto?

Why would you need to protect or defend an infinite soul who will never ever die?

Don't worry about protecting . The Universe is always taking care of you.

Your life is not about defending or protecting, it is soooo much more amazing than that!

When you practice softening yourself, and letting this light feeling in you'll understand.

Just imagine the sunshine is melting any shields around your heart.

Let all walls within you simply melt away. Be free to experience what is in this moment of your life.

The greatest feeling of love and freedom is easily found within you. It is not far away.

When you take some time to truly slow your life down and soften, it will happen.

Listen to the sounds of nature, or the silence around you.

Relax into the stillness beneath the mind and this sacred experience will find you.

I can sense you're becoming more relaxed and at ease about everything...