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GREAT BOOK GIVEAWAY: Life Safari by John P. Strelecky - UPDATE - all entrants will win!
I would love to win this book. Some years ago I had an intense urge to learn Swahili as I was very interested in Africa, having friends who lived there as missionaries for 10 years. I started to st...
Replied Nov 4
Prayer Request and Giving Suggestion for fellow member Lubabat Scotland
Lubabat: Your courage is inspiring. I send you my thoughts and prayers with love and a hug. A card will be coming too.
Replied Nov 2
GREAT GIVEAWAY: Medicine Necklace from Mbali, our 29 Gifts Spiritual Advisor - THE WINNER IS...
Lorraine: Thank you for your kind words, truly a gift that today, Oct. 20th. fills a place in my soul that is sad. Yes, I do need to remember to take those deep breaths! I extend my hand of friends...
Replied Oct 20
GREAT GIVEAWAY: Medicine Necklace from Mbali, our 29 Gifts Spiritual Advisor - THE WINNER IS...
The last 27 years of my life have been about living a life that I've felt was "Plan B" due to circumstances beyond my control. I've felt like a fish out of water; fulfilling the requirements of nec...
Replied Oct 17
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Dear Jaonne: I t is obvious that you regret what you said, and have done everything you could think of to make amends. Perhaps your friend just need a little time before being able to resume the relationship. In my opinion, what she or one of the ...
I would love to win this book. Some years ago I had an intense urge to learn Swahili as I was very interested in Africa, having friends who lived there as missionaries for 10 years. I started to study Swahili, but didn't go far with it as I realiz...
Lubabat: Your courage is inspiring. I send you my thoughts and prayers with love and a hug. A card will be coming too.
I loved your give! How right you are in saying that books can have a great impact on one's life. In an environment bordering o n poverty (your words) books can be a source of inspiration and encouragement , the first step to a better life. And wha...
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Definitely a give... whatever the outcome, the intention was a BIG GIVE. Following your heart and instincts is rarely wrong, especially if you give it a bit of time, and consideration and still feel it so strongly.
i think it is a great give to call the police and give them information. maybe it will help their investigation and you did what you felt led to do.
i do think that calling the police and telling them about your "vision" was a give. i am impressed that you were willing to risk being dismissed. as with any give, what they do with it is their responsibility. perhaps it will help to consider poss...
I've lost track of which day this is of the 29 days, which suits me fine as I plan to just make this a permanent on-going way of life from now on. But here is where I'm going to go out on a limb, so to speak and tell about an experience I had that...
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you are very kind, what a wonderful day of encouragement!
You are so right. In a crisis encouraging words can mean the world to us.
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I am a 68 yr old woman who unexpectedly received a beautiful blue purse from a total stranger at our local Whole Foods store, just because I commented that I loved her purse and wanted to know where she bought it.! I did not know about this group until a friend told me about it. I want to pass the blessing on.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- I would most like to receive the awareness that I had been able to bless and impact the receiver to the degree that I had been impacted by receiving my beautiful blue purse from Amy.
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- About me:
- I am a 68 yr. old woman, married 38 yrs. The past 27 yrs I've been required by circumstances to be the financial provider for a family of 5, now reduced to 3, including a husband with serious health problems and a 37 yr old son with type 1 diabetes since childhood and bipolar disorder. It's been demanding and exhausting and discouraging, but my faith sustains me.
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Allesvenn's Blog
Out on a Limb?
I've lost track of which day this is of the 29 days, which suits me fine as I plan to just make this a permanent on-going way of life from now on. But here is where I'm going to go out on a limb, so to speak and tell about an experience I had that I'm going to count as a give. I wonder if anyone else will understand and/or agree as to whether it was actually a give or not: This morning I heard on TV about a murder in another part of the country. I forgot about it until later when I was brushing… Continue
Posted on October 24, 2009 at 8:02pm — 3 Comments
Giving is Receiving
Today I gave encouragement to five different people, and it felt so good to be able to reach out and touch them in their own moment of need. Isn't that what it means to be human? The problem is that we get so busy and so caught up in our own lives and problems that there isn't time or energy left over to notice that all around us there are people who are hurting. Some of them are truly desperate and in need . Now we may not have the financial resources to help in a material way, but whatever our… Continue
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 5:12pm — 3 Comments
It's Saturday evening, and I am just home from church. I asked the Lord to lead me to His choice to …
It's Saturday evening, and I am just home from church. I asked the Lord to lead me to His choice to receive my bracelet, since my desire to give it away at church last Saturday hadn't worked out. When a young woman sat next to me, I felt she might be the one, and as the service progressed, I became more sure. She had beautiful eyes, but she had the look of someone who was in shock, and I kept having the impression that she had trust issues. At the end of the service (I had already taken the brac… Continue
Posted on October 17, 2009 at 8:21pm — 5 Comments
29 Days- My Journeys
I think this is day 8 for me. Day 1 was an easy give: My husband and I went out for lunch to a favorite restaurant. Our waitress was noticeably prompt, efficient, helpful and courteous with us and others I noticed, and so I gave her a tip of almost 50% of the bill total along with a note that she was awesome, and thanked her for excellent service. Day 2 I sat next to a young girl in church, and noticed that she was wearing several bracelets on each wrist. I felt led to give IV her a bracelet I w… Continue
Posted on October 16, 2009 at 9:51pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 3:21pm on November 10, 2009,
Allie Andersen said…
- ha well i came to write the same thing that Deb did but well i guess she beat me to it!
- At 7:24am on November 10, 2009,
deb jolliff said…
- The story about the purse is wonderful. The unexpected gifts and kindnesses are truly the best! Blessings to you and your family and have a joyous day =o)
- At 7:09am on November 10, 2009,
Andrea said…
- Wonderful to hear about the necklace. My friend truly needs this help in blessing her as the past year has been very hard for her. I am so excited to give the necklace to her! Blessings! A
- At 2:19am on October 22, 2009,
Lorraine said…
- Allesvenn I hope we become good friends. Maybe I can help I am at lorraine.healer@xtra.co.nz if you would like to talk more in depth. Fond regards love and light Lorraine
- At 10:10am on October 19, 2009,
Annalise said… - Yes he is a young boy. My father's side is from Denmark and although I've traveled a fair amount I have yet to make it to that part of the world. It is certainly on my list though.
- At 6:04pm on October 18, 2009,
Dawn said…
- thanks for asking me to be your friend. i wish i could say that i have a close relationship with my daughter like you do with yours, but i don't. you are a very lucky woman, i hope you realize that. i am glad that my feedback on your blogs is helpful to you. have a great week! Hugs, Dawn
- At 3:24pm on October 18, 2009,
Joyce Kirby said…
- Hi Allesvenn ~ I had always known that I wanted to learn some type of hands on healing, but figured I would have to travel quite a ways to learn since I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere. The universe intervened and I was able to take the class when a Reiki master (teacher) from Ohio came to a town 12 miles from us!! About a year later he came back and I took level 2 where energy is sent long distance. It seems to work as well as in person, but I like doing in person best. Since then I have taken Therapeutic Touch, then this past March went to Arkansas and took a 3 day class on healing with hypnosis. I am an LPN and interested in all kinds of holistic healing. People seem to be more open all of the time to these healing modalities. Have a great rest of the weekend. ~ Joyce Kirby
- At 10:21pm on October 17, 2009,
genuine said… - Thanks for the comments you left on my page.
Yes, let's be friends ... it's a gift we can give each other.
I'm sending a friend request your way now so that you will "officially" be added as one of my friends on this site.
- At 10:59am on October 17, 2009,
sharon said… - hey! Allesven!
I am sharon a 52 year old woman from Georgia who has been a member here for over a year. I had my life change after my 2nd round of giving. You are welcome to go to my page by clicking on my pic and then you can go to my blog and go to to the first p[age of blogs and read thru the story! Have fun here and any give counts. I am available by phone if you want to call me, private message me for my number, or send me yours, I have free long distance on my cell phone!
Have a virtual coffee on me!
-s
- At 7:34am on October 16, 2009,
Peter said… - He Allesvenn,
Welcome to this wonderful community. Be sure to let us know how your awareness grows through your blog.
Please let me know if you need any help getting around the site.
namaste
Peter
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