Hi Dear Friends

,
Let's see if I can get "totally caught up" this time, for at least a few minutes anyway!
Laura, backtracking to one of your previous posts, I was laughing so hard at your "knickers in a twist" stories that I forgot to comment on the first part of that same post!

I hope you are in fact getting a little space and meditation time to yourself this week as you were hoping to. It's great that you and your sister do love each other a lot even though you're having a difficult time with her. It sounds like
PP's thoughts are likely -- that you are both helping each other and being of service. It sounds like you are causing each other to have insights and change and grow a lot.
Thanks for your comments on my art!

Interesting that you envisioned the scarves as shorts -- there are several different kinds of silk clothing that can be painted in addition to scarves, including shorts, shawls, shirts, ties, tank tops, and so on -- we've talked about branching into those at some point; thanks for reinforcing that idea!
PP, I agree with
Lilly about keeping your "soap box" talks going; you are a natural teacher, and I always find your words enriching and thought-provoking!

And that's a great story about trying on those two dresses together and getting a synergistic effect!
It sounds like you're getting more and more prepared for your upcoming trip! Glad to hear you've got a lot of water! It won't be long now!
And
THANK YOU for that wonderful, sweet image of the circular bag with all the different crystals and stones in all the little pockets! What a sweet thing to say!
Lilly, I love your story about the dress you tried on in the store and couldn't get it back off again -- that definitely seems like a sign that it was supposed to be yours! And purple velvet with black lace, that sounds beautiful!
I'll continue sending prayers for your grandson to get better soon!
I'm not sure what season I'd be in the color pallette you've described. I have hazel eyes. I'd guess, just from what you've written, that I may be a Winter -- I remember when experimenting with make-up as a teenager (though I've almost never worn make-up since, except for job interviews

), that I somehow determined that warm-toned colors worked well for me, and I've also always loved bold, dramatic colors.
Doc wrote:
Synchronicity ? I think its a blatant message.
Doc, yes, I agree, when I get those kinds of synchronicities, I do take it as a message that I'm on the right track, at the very least, and it may in fact be even a more direct message than that!
Okay, it just so happens I've got my knickers on straight today

, so one Starbucks half cappuccino heavy caffeine coffee mix, and one french chocolate eclair coming right up! The amount of caffeine in that drink would make me too hyper

, but I'm going to go ahead and get myself a Starbucks decaf mocha latte and a shortbread cookie while I'm at it!
I see you've succeeded in putting up your new avatar (or "avvie," as
Pet calls it, and it's now caught on!

) What is the figure in the avvie doing, forging a magic sword, perhaps?
Reba and
Doc, I bought the paperback version of the Urantia book several months back, since the paperback is smaller and looks a bit less daunting, though I still haven't started reading it yet!
Doc, when I asked that same question about where to start,
George recommended that starting with Papers 77 and 114. I remember he said that, since we're receiving the time prompts, we are a part of the "progress" side of things (which may be discussed in one of these papers). Great idea to ask your thought adjuster for help in understanding the material -- I believe I'll do that too, once I finally start trying to read it!
Maria, I'm glad you've found the link to the Abraham videos useful! But don't worry, I've never known you to be rude!

I love your suggestions on how to read the Urantia Book as well -- Ron has software that makes mind maps; that would be a great way to make connections regarding the vast amount of information here!
What a sweet video about the "free hugs" campaign! It not only feels good to give and receive hugs, but it even feels good to watch people hugging each other!
Sandy, thanks for your description on how you went about reading the Urantia book -- like
Maria's advice, it's very helpful!

Come to think of it, I've seen other people who've read the UB on these boards say that they like the parts about the life of Jesus the best as well. And thanks for your sweet comment regarding
PP's drawstring metaphor as well!
Wanda, welcome to this gigantic thread that has come to be known as the "Not-So-Secret Secret International Coffee House" thread! I'm not sure who's the one serving this time around, but let us know if you'd like a cafe drink and a snack of some sort, and pull up a chair!

When you have a "powerhouse psyche" (as my partner Ron would call it) like you've described, it really is important to use it well and positively; that's great that you now have the Urantia book and the Akashic Construct, as well as all the other books and mailings you've mentioned, as tools and teachers! Even though I've had the AC meditation for several months, maybe even a year now, I still don't yet listen to it nearly as much as I ought to, am still working through some resistance

, but I do feel that resistance softening more and more over time!
As for me,
All, I spent much of this afternoon sorting through boxes of stuff that we have stored under the house to reorganize and repack it for our upcoming move. After using the same moving boxes for about four different moves, and after they've sat under the house in this humid climate for an entire year

, they are beginning to get rather ragged and a little moldy

and are buckling and crumpling a bit

, so I finally got all new ones.
Well, it's getting late here suddenly

, so I'll sign off for now, but I think I'm actually caught up now! (although it's likely that someone else may have posted during the time I've been writing this!)

Once again, I apologize if I missed anyone!
Love to All

,
Aqua Deb