motorcycles & helmets

ok, i've read about Pittsburgh's Big Ben enough   STUPID!   I own a motorcycle and wouldn't be caught dead without a helmet    use your head, don't lose it   granted you can be the best motorcyclists there ever was, but you can't trust the other driver   most people don't even think of motorcyclists   as many of us there are, we are just not visible enough to the other driver   i'm always thinking of the other driver even while driving my car    i learned that not only from motorcycle riding course but just driving here in albuquerque    there are more drivers on the road and everyone's in their own little world when driving   i understand the great feeling of be free while riding without a helmet,, but....it's just not sensible!

a day on the mountain

well i think i mentioned earlier i had a cold    so i've been fighting that all week   it's almost gone   cleared enough for me to make it to the Peak    everyone and thier dog made it there   except i didn't take my dogs    all the trails on the mountain are closed  i went the other day down the street and that trail was closed as well    so i'll be hiking right next to town, but that's ok   at least i get to hike still    so today i sat on the edge of the mountain, for some reason i love the edge, and contemplated life    it was a good day there   actually only a few hours there for i really wanted some solitude, but i enjoyed the people anyways    the wind blew and you could smell the dryness in the air   i think just a thought of fire would have ignited the trees it was so dry    but it was a good time there and i felt better after the visit    i came home and realized i'm ready for a monastery or something like it    so i'll make my apartment into one sorta   do my spiritual practices, play some meditation music, read and study then play with my dogs    i'll be starting classes again in the near future   i'm excited and can hardly wait   it'll be a home study program, but i'm going to have a blast    in the meantime, i've decided i'm going to see Ramtha   hopefully by next summer    i must see some more family first and a friend, then i'll definitely get there    Life is still good    the Unknown awaits me....

Ramtha's Prayer

O my beloved Spirit, my mighty Spirit, 

Omnipotent One, you who are filled

with the  power of heaven and Earth,

fill me with your power.

O my Spirit, fill me with your manifested kingdom,

that I may be a vessel to  bring forth

that which is unseen in heaven, to subdue that which

is seen on Earth.

Manifest for me my daily food, that I may live

to know my guilt, my doubt, my sorrow,

and then realize the truth.

O mighty Spirit, do not allow me to be tempted.

Protect me from all that would persuade me.

And manifest through me God divine.

So say I

So be it.

To Life!

this is a prayer comparitive somewhat to the Lord's Prayer, however it does even more   today i needed a prayer   every day i need a prayer   as i continue my spiritual journey this will be my daily prayer   Ramtha is a great spiritual teacher   he gives you the tools to return back to God and the Divine within ourselves   this is one of the tools    use it if you like and know you will awaken... 

disney

WHOA!   i didn't realize i had sooo many pics from disney   and these are not all of them    anyways, it was a blast!   the first day at the park we had lunch with Pooh & friends so those pics are included   i'm a BIG fan of Pooh and you'll see me with him:-)    we spent 2 days at disney splitting the second day so we could be there at nite for the fireworks    i didn't get any photos of the fireworks, we weren't where i wanted to be for those so i passed but it was a beautiful show    we did see SpectroMagic Parade which was a lighted parade    we only spent our time in Magic Kingdom park for the kids   the next trip will be an adult tour for all the other theme parks    we also saw a parade during the day   thank goodness it lasted only about 15mins   we waited in the tremendous heat for about a half hour for it and got our workout in the sun then   it was time for some nice cold popsicles which melted faster than we could eat them   i did get to ride the Big Thunder Mountain rollercoaster   Kaleb went with me and i held onto him during the ride (for him and me...lol)   it wasn't that bad really just it's been decades since i've done a rollercoaster    my highlight at Disney was truly watching the kids enjoy themselves   i spent more time hangin out with lil man Kameron while my sister and the others rode rides    there were a few rides we all took in like the carousel, it's a small world, peter pan flight , the train and the like   at the end of the trip we all got t-shirts and i also got a sweatshirt    we had already packed the car and i forgot to leave my sweatshirt out for the trip home   my sis kept freezing my little tush off  (i don't like ac anyways   i always get cold)   so now i have a cold from going in & out of heat and air conditioning all week   today i even dealt with the 98 degree temp here at home without the air conditioning   i feel a tidbit better already   nothin like sweatin it out   i'm so accustomed to dealing with the natural temps of the weather   i still desire to remain that way....anyways, that's the photos and the trip    until i head out for another trip somewhere or just photo shooting    my motorbike is in the shop, but as soon as i get it out i'm on the road again    in the meantime, stay tuned for whatever's happening in the life of karebear:-)

Sea World

ok    here are the best shots of Sea World   we spent a day and a half here    the first pics have those western hats i sent the kids before departing for the trip   so 3 of the kids and i were in our western attire for the first day at Sea World   we saw mostly all the animals at Sea World the first day    lil man Kameron fell in love with the alligators and threw a fit when we left them    amazing what catches a little one's heart   we did see one show that day, the Sea Lion and Otter show   Kameron had a great time   he clapped and 'yay' the entire show   the other kids enjoyed it just as much just not so animated about it   the second day we went we saw Shamu and the other Orca whales    this was the highlight for the whole trip   now there aren't any photos of Shamu because my sister had us in the SOAK ZONE    i took a few pics of the other whales performing and then put the camera away   thank goodness i did for i got SOAKED! while everyone else got droplets of water    i got all teary eyed with this beautiful show presented    and Shamu is just Awesome, out of this world    the best pic of him was at the end but the camera was put away   he soaked a lot of people!    this a must see event for everyone ....anyways, that's it for pics today    i've spent tons of time on them today figuring out how to get them all downloaded, putting together emails for my sis and dad of the photos and now these 2 entries    besides i must save something for manana....

whoa!

well "whoa!" was somethin' lil man Kameron kept saying whenever he saw somethin'    well he didn't see this aquarium my father and Jo Ann (stepmother) took me to   but here are some photos from a beautiful aquarium with just about everything in it    (and my father and stepmother are in the pics)   there was a butterfly garden where the butterflies were contained by flying around   i captured of few of them   then there were the parrots,  but most of all were fishes and alligators and turtles and such in the water   it was at least a 3 story building and well worth the trip located in Chattanooga, TN......now more photos coming of the kids    they'll be posted in two segments   one for Sea World, the other Disney    i took over 300 pics on my vacation   ain't life grand!

p.s.   the turtle shell on the wall is as tall as the wall...

i'm back!

i made it home!   i had a great trip!    i'm just sharing a few photos of the kids   all my pix of the trip didn't download so i'm recharging the battery for the camera    i hope that is all it is    i did get a few photos downloaded before it stopped   the above pics are all 4 kids i spent my vacation with    the first little guy is Kameron, 2yrs old   in this first pic he wouldn't say cheese for me   he had yet to warm up to me   but the last pic posted of him, just had to take that one, he had warmed up to me and was being a ham in front of the camera    he and i spent lots of time together even sleeping together at nite sharing it with his puppy (stuff toy)    the next tyke is Kameron's older brother, Kaleb    the third pic is Maechala then follows her brother Jaydin    all 4 kids are my sisters grandkids and i call them MY Babies    i guess these would be my grandkids if i had any    anyways, it was a great trip and i'll tell you more about it once i get all the pics posted hopefully tomorrow    although i've been back since late saturday nite, my computer didn't get home til this evening    it stayed at Cindy's house, nice and secure.....it's great to be home because there's no place like home!..........................note:   the pics were re-posted and put out of order as told above    the last 2 pics are of Kameron, then Kaleb, Maechala, & Jaydin   aol had this entry posted twice   as i deleted one, it removed the pics in the other....argh!