"Every day makes its demands upon us for higher proofs rather than professions of Christian power. These proofs consist solely in the destruction of sin, sickness, and death by the power of Spirit, as Jesus destroyed them. This is an element of progress, and progress is the law of God, whose law demands of us only what we can certainly fulfil."- Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy p. 233: 1
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Progress
The People (To The Hilt)
I made this video for Alex Cook of AlexCookMusic.com and StoneBalancer.com
I hope you enjoy it. It's from his new CD that came out on Dec 6. Please watch this & share with friends! The video shows images, photos and artwork from Alex's own camera.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Get Out of the Boat and Walk on the Water
I made this video for my buddy, Alex Cook of
It's my favorite song of his - has been for years.
The song has finally been put onto a CD - the CD came out in December in time for Christmas shopping! I bought copies for my whole family and a few close friends who I thought would appreciate it. Got Alex to autograph them too! (Thank you, Alex!)
You can follow Alex on Twitter - he's @alexcookmusic
Alex kindly provided me with photographs, drawings, and mural paintings of his (he's a talented bloke!) and I compiled his images in a way that I felt was good to complement the music. I hope you love it too!
Without further adieu - here's the music video:
http://youtu.be/--E4iV288Oo
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It's my favorite song of his - has been for years.
"Walk on the Water."
The song has finally been put onto a CD - the CD came out in December in time for Christmas shopping! I bought copies for my whole family and a few close friends who I thought would appreciate it. Got Alex to autograph them too! (Thank you, Alex!)
You can follow Alex on Twitter - he's @alexcookmusic
Alex kindly provided me with photographs, drawings, and mural paintings of his (he's a talented bloke!) and I compiled his images in a way that I felt was good to complement the music. I hope you love it too!
Without further adieu - here's the music video:
http://youtu.be/--E4iV288Oo
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
My Grateful Kitten
This morning, after a night of sleep, I heard some "scritching" coming from my husband's bottom dresser drawer. I opened the drawer, and out popped our kitten, Lyra.
This is my other son - a photo of him trying to hold Lyra - it's blurry because she's busy and has things to do - she has to jump down right away.
Animals are so filled with love and joy, aren't they? Gratitude brings many blessings.
Bonus: just for fun: The Gratitude Game
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| We adopted her from a shelter, and I put that montage together - since she's black, she's very difficult to photograph! Well, Lyra loves to get into small spaces! |
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| Bandit and Lyra are buddies. |
Last night, every time I got out of bed, to investigate, Bandit would walk around my legs. And finally he plunked somewhere else, and I went back to bed, and the scritching stopped. So we slept.
This morning, I heard the scritching, and Bandit wasn't around. I opened the drawers in his dresser, and out popped Lyra!
She then proceeded to teach me one of the most important spiritual lessons I can think of in life: gratitude. She wasn't angry or mad or upset in any way. She was too busy being grateful! She ran downstairs (probably to use the litter box) then ran back upstairs to thank me. She climbed in and out of my lap and purred and purred and purred. Now, Lyra is a very active kitten. One of my sons is able to hold her and pet her. For the rest of us, she jumps down right away - "She's busy!" I say with love. Well, this morning, she just purred and wanted lots of petting from me! She was so grateful. She didn't blame me or anyone for her predicament. She was just grateful to be set free. And showed her gratitude for a good 20-30 minutes. And then we went downstairs to have breakfast.
Animals are so filled with love and joy, aren't they? Gratitude brings many blessings.
"Our gratitude is riches, Complaint is poverty,
Our trials bloom in blessings, They test our constancy.
O, life from joy is minted, An everlasting gold,
True gladness is the treasure That grateful hearts will hold."
- Vivian Burnett
Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 250
Bonus: just for fun: The Gratitude Game
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Mind of The Holy One ~ with Alex Cook
I just made this video for my buddy, Alex Cook, of Boston, Mass., USA. His new CD, "Defend the People" was released in December. This is one of the songs from the CD, visually accompanied with his artwork and photos. I compiled them and Alex graciously said I can post the videos on my blog. I will post the next one next week, and by that time I will have the 3rd one made & post that one too! Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this one.
At this point, Alex is arranging to have an East Coast tour in the Spring of 2012. If you would like Alex to come to your church or venue, you can definitely contact him! You can find him at:
http://stonebalancer.com
http://alexcookmusic.com
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