Church of the Good Earth 1963 and Beyond

Good Morning my Brothers and Sisters,

The strength of the Sun has lain slay to our gardens. We have reaped our harvest and brought in the sheaths. But for a few remnants of purple hull peas and the picking of the grapes, that are now ripe and sweet we are done for the season.

We were not blessed with a bounty from the Orchard this yr, but the grapes preformed magnificently and we will have an abundance of Grape Jelly, with the strawberry jam I put up earlier there is a verity to choose from. I am still pondering weather or not I should purchase some Blueberries from the blueberry farm down the road and Jam them into jars yum.

It satisfies the soul, looking at all the beauty of the hravest preserved in glass jars shinning, looking fresh and delectable. The Salsa all red with green, yellow and white accents looking all hot and spicy, Ole'.

The green crunchiness of fresh pickles all sour, tantalizing the taste buds with a burst of WOW, is indescribably delicious. The perky peas with their eyes peeking through the jars as if calling to be eaten, tempts me every time I walk past the canning shelf.

The broccoli cabbage, greens, battered squash and battered okra are nestled in the freezer along with the zucchini bread waiting for their turn to nourish us. It is very rewarding to see your efforts come to fruition. We are blessed.

Through all the tough times, the glad times are what makes it all worth while. The bumps in the road are just a reminder to stay humble and respect mother nature.

We are only visitors here, what we leave behind is our legacy as to what we did between the DOB and the DOD. It's about what we gave of ourselves, how we conducted ourselves, our honor and our goodwill.

We can not go around thinking we 'deserve' this or that. That is an entitlement that we put on ourselves. We 'deserve' what we work for, we deserve to be treated with love and respect.

We don't deserve material things, those are comfort luxury's and only a convenience to sooth us. What we desire is not the same as what we need. We can have what we desire if we work hard to achieve them, but are not necessary for survival.

Food, water, air and shelter are what we need to keep our bodies alive. We need love to keep our Spirits alive. Love brings compassion, love brings mercy, healing shattered hearts, teaching lost souls and connects us one to the other.

Without love we are savages, barbaric and brutal. We have no care for our fellow man. Even in chaos we must hold fast to love, clinging to it like the last drink of water. We must honor love with our whole being.

Nothing is stronger than love, nothing can penetrate the light that shines through love. You can be mad, you can be sad., but if you call on Love, love will save the day. It will light your path and show you the way.

Let Love embrace you as you embrace love, let all your cares and sorrows flee in the presences of love. Let Love come to you from others, to pass around and share. Let love take over, love if you dare.

Bright Blessing and Love, Love, Love

your sister Mary

 

I thought about gettin inked in 70. A friend said I should meditate beforehand as it would be forever. I did and came to the conclusion that if I lived long enough, I would collect plenty of scars without A) volunteering for them or B) paying for them. I just got yet another scar Tuesday. Prophetic.

 

Morning, all.

 

GM Mark,

scars are just proof of living.. We all have them and receive them if we are active in our lives. I tell my kids, there are no accidents only ppl not paying attention. It works, they pay more attention now and have less "accidents"

I am really anxious for you to get your $$ Mark. Will you be traveling to AR when you do? I hear it lovely this time of yr..lol

When you get your replacement 'bike' it will be awesome riding most all yr long without snow and a lot of rain to keep you indoors.

I try and visualize you in AR riding in the wind, free and happy at least once a day. I think it helps manifest our dreams, seeing them in the mind and visualizing them, like they were already happening.

Blessing to you Mark all bright and shinny

 

Not facing all those empty jars has freed up your energy, I see. Thanks for the visual.

 

Yes, Mark, it seems to be that a way. My psyche tricks me out when the jars are empty, barren and without life. I get a sadness when our stores are low. It makes me feel like I have not done enough and I failed at my job.

When the trees do not bare fruit, I feel responsible, when the gardens fade, yep my fault for not mulching enough. When it does not rain, I know I am being punished for some karmatic event in my past. The point is. We are in charge, it is up to each of us to make a difference in the world, by making a difference in ourselves.

The reason I feel responsible is bc each plant,seed and tree I plant need nurturing like a babe in arms. If it does not grow and bare fruit, it is me that did not provide what was needed to make sure of survival. We each have our crosses to bare.

love n light

 

Hi Hillbilly,

I don't have any "Ink" I got turned off of ink when my X wanted me to get a property patch on my ass back in the 70s. I refused and was beaten but I did not get stamped. I belong to myself. I do not belong to someone else. No one has rule over me but me. I do my best to be my best.

But, my young friend, we all have our shortcomings. My fury comes on full force during the Full Moon phase. I rationalize it with the rising of the tides threatening to douse my fire. But I have no idea why it occurs when it does. I'm fairly mellow most any other time.

It seems to me that it brings out the worst in ppl, bc that's when a lot of shit hits the fan, everywhere. The jails are full, the hospital ERs are over run. All kinds of chaos happens during the full moon. I've noticed also that during that time ppl like to poke at me with sticks to antagonize.

I am well aware of my own shortcoming and I am working on them.

Bright Blessing On You Journey HB

 

GM Ya'll :coffee:
ERs are great centers of learning as in 'Oooops, won't do that that way again!'

 

Headstone at the "Famous Last Words" cemetery. Watch how a real man does it.

 

Well, Ranger, one would hope that a lesson would be learned so one does not have to repeat it, ( in mixed company anyway)

I hope you are doing well and the :coffee: is to your liking

 

Men have big egos when it comes to their manliness, Sag Nasty, women have big egos when it comes to their appearance.

 

I tell guys that even if I sell avon, I probably chop more firewood then they do, I can grow a beard better, and I'm probably more secure in my masculinity than they will be . My girlfriend likes to say that I could wear a dress and sip a cosmopolitan and I'd still be more manly then half the guy sin a night club XD

 

I bet you meet more women than they do too! lol

 

Ma taught me well. Men dress to either impress or for comfort, women to show up other women. I think she learned that at the fancy finishing school she went to in tbe City. Hillbilly, when I say City with a capital c, Im speaking of San Francisco. And NEVER use frisco.

 

Someone says I must think my penis is as big as the guns I hold, and I am incompetent, I merely state you must be watching some weird pron, because there is no way my penis or any mans penis can naturally be the size of an ar-15

 

Lol

 

Thought I'd give you all an update on my situation. The cancer is in her lungs abdomen and stomach now as well as her shoulder. If she passes, my grandfather will be forced to sell the house I live in

 

Ash Valley has been evacuated due to the Wiskey Creek fire!! all the structures are still ok but stage 3 evac still in effect.

 

hi hillbilly.. my name is maura.. I'm sorry to hear about your mother's illness.. it's a time of huge stress & upheaval in your life.. I'm glad you have found friends here.. many goodhearted people..

 

thanks maura. My mom just worries about what I'm gonna do for money and what not. I am a unit leader in avon, I get a commission check for my sales, 25 for every person i sign up and 7% commission from their sales. I just started last week. I am also seeing if Fantasy and Science Fiction, a magazine that's been around for 64 years will accept my short stories. If they can make it into being published in each issue, I can make at least 10,000 to 18,000 a year doing that. So all an all, I think I will be okay