THIS IS MY LIFE
Thursday, 3/21/2002
Copyright (c) 2002, Michael (Dickerson) Deluno. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or quotation is strictly prohibited without permission.
Hi ~
After a couple of years of preparation (I wouldn�t want to move too fast, you understand), I�ve finally just published the first edition of my newly redesigned e-zine The Heart of the Matter. If you�d like to take a look at it, see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheHeartoftheMatter/message/20
Actually, the truth is that a lot of things were on hold until I got to Santa Fe. Now I feel like I�ve walked through a doorway. Or maybe like I�ve opened a faucet. That�s probably a better metaphor.
I�ve been very busy the past few days getting things rolling. Oh boy.
Namaste,
Michael
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[If you�d like to read the archives of my letters and/or holiday letters and travel reports I've written since 1977, visit http://forums.delphiforums.com/ThisIsMyLife/messages]
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ABOUT THIS IS MY LIFE
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This Is My Life is my letters to my family, friends, and whoever else may be interested about whatever is meaningful to me in my life. I don't guarantee anything about content or frequency. The letters will be whatever they turn out to be. If you want the best option available for keeping up with what�s happening with me, though, this is it.
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COPIES AND FORWARDING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You�re welcome to freely redistribute This Is My Life (my letters) if you think someone might be interested in reading it. Please don�t use any of it for profit, though.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MY COMMUNITY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another excellent way to know what�s going on with me is to join the Heart Song Community e-mail list. That�s an e-mail community that provides opportunity for discussing a variety of topics and sharing about our personal lives. You can get more information and join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartSongCommunity
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MY WORK
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If you�re interested in my work, I invite you to take a look at the Heart Song Schedules. They provide information about the e-zines, classes, workshops, retreats, ministry, and other programs offered by Heart Song Institute, Heart Song Associates, and Heart Song Ministry. See the most recent schedules at either http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartSongSchedule/messages or http://www.topica.com/lists/HSSchedule@igc.topica.com/read
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Friday, March 22, 2002
Monday, March 18, 2002
THIS IS MY LIFE
Monday, 3/18/2002
Copyright (c) 2002, Michael (Dickerson) Deluno. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or quotation is strictly prohibited without permission.
Hi again ~
This is for those of you who want more frequent updates about my health, wealth, and teeth. I�m accepting that some of you really do want to know more often how I�m doing.
I�ll start with the overview and then add some commentary.
HEALTH: I�m trying to think of something bright and cheery to say, and the truth is that all I want to do is curse.
The good news is that I�m not having the same problems I was before and that I haven�t had to go back to the ER. However, I have my second bad cold in the past couple of months, and it�s been interfering with what I need to do to get my life rolling here. I suspect that my immune system got so screwed up that I�m just not as able to fend off whatever�s in the environment. I wasn�t back to full strength or endurance yet before the cold. Now I�m feeling weaker and sleeping more again. I choose to see it as a 2 steps forward and one step backward phenomenon.
DENTAL: Not much change with this. I suspect that the Tea Tree Oil mouthwash and toothpaste that I�ve been using have helped keep the infection from flaring up again. But I still need to get a crown on it before I lose the tooth. A friend who�s in a medical-related field said that she thinks the tooth infection may be related to my other problems, and she said that not knowing that I believe it. I don�t feel quite so odd now.
MONEY: I�m at the point of crisis again. I�m out of one of my medications and almost out of the other and one of the essential supplements that I�m supposed to be taking, and I don�t have money to buy more. I guess I get to find out if they�re really necessary. That�s just the tip of the iceberg. I could lose everything if I don�t get some money coming in immediately.
I guess there�s something important for me to learn about this.
And now for the ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY:
I really appreciate all the suggestions that people have been offering.
Several herbologists have told me about herbs to use. I�ve gone on and found more information on web sites. I�m eager to go to Robert, the Doctor of Oriental Medicine here in Santa Fe, but it�s on hold until I have the money. I think he could help me heal whatever the imbalance is in my system that�s coming out with all the symptoms.
I just �happened� to see a report one day on TV about aspirin and ibuprofen and the prostate. They said that research shows that men who take either of them daily have significantly fewer prostate problems (including cancer) than those who don�t. (The same is true of heart problems, by the way, for anyone, like me, who has a history of that in their family.) They said that the down side is that taking aspirin or ibuprofen increases the chances of ulcers (I also had those in my family) and bleeding problems (I think it was). They concluded, though, that the benefits outweigh the risks, especially for men with prostate issues. So, I�ve started taking one ibuprofen every day. They say that they think the benefit relates to reducing inflammation.
One friend suggested that I spend some time in nature because �the magic of her medicine is immense.� That resonated with me. I know of a few great places I�d like to go (and what stops me is money for gas � are you noticing a theme here?).
Wow. Wow. I just got something really powerfully. I know where I need to go. In fact, I know 2 places I need to go, both of which are healing places. One (not the wow one) is El Santaurio de Chimay� (accent on the last syllable, trust me). It�s known as the Lourdes of the West and has a reputation for many healings. I still have a little container with some of the dirt (that�s what they say has the healing properties) from when I was there in 1997. It feels like I need a shot of being in the presence of the healing vibes (and all those crutches and other signs of healing hanging on the wall). It shouldn�t be crowded this time of year, and I should be able to do some meditating there.
Besides, there�s an amazing tortilla stand at the corner of the parking lot. And you all know the healing power of tortillas, don�t you?
The one that brought the wow is a particular kiva at Chaco Canyon. Some of you who were reading 4 � years ago when I went there may remember what happened. As I was walking up to the kiva, I had one of the most profound past life memories I�ve ever had (and I�m getting chills recalling it, which is one of my signs of spiritual certainty). I recalled being an Anasazi shaman in the early 1000s and performing healing ceremonies there. (I�m getting another of my spiritual certainty signs.) That�s one of quite a few lives when I�ve been some kind of priest. Oh, in case you don�t know, kivas were spiritual and healing places, something like the Anasazis� churches (if that isn�t obvious from what I�ve said). I need to go back to that kiva and lie down in it. There�s healing of some kind for me there.
And you know what? This is the second call I�ve gotten to go there in the past 2 days. Synchronistically, a photo of the kiva I�m talking about showed up on my screen yesterday as one of my screen saver pics. I noticed, but didn�t pay enough attention.
Middle America is thinking that I�m a nut case right now and wondering why I don�t just go get a biopsy.
I�m laughing to myself. I remember that whenever I would talk about a place, my mother would go get a map and look to see where it is. Consequently, I learned to give some idea of where things were to help her find them. So, for any of you who might be going for the map, Chaco Canyon is in the northwest corner of NM, south and just a little east of Farmington. Yes, you�re right � it isn�t on any major road. In fact, part of the road to it is dirt with ruts. Well, the road to healing isn�t always a 4-lane highway.
By the way, does anyone want to see the whole prostate health and healing plan that I�ve put together that�s based on a lot of research and everything I�ve learned about health throughout my life? If so, let me know. If you know a man who wants to heal or wants to avoid problems, it will make a difference (providing he uses it and doesn�t just read it, that is).
There�s more, but it feels like time to stop, even though I haven�t talked much about what I�m doing to bring in money or a friend�s great suggestion about me and money. Something for you to look forward to in the next letter, I guess.
Keep praying for me, if you feel moved to that, and keep sending Reiki or whatever. Thanks for what you�ve already done and for what you will do on my behalf.
Namaste,
Michael
[If you don�t already and would like to receive my letters
directly via e-mail, send an e-mail (no message needed) to
ThisIsMyLife-subscribe@yahoogroups.com]
[If you�d like to read the archives of my letters and/or holiday
letters and travel reports I've written since 1977, visit
http://forums.delphiforums.com/ThisIsMyLife/messages]
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ABOUT THIS IS MY LIFE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This Is My Life is my letters to my family, friends, and whoever
else may be interested about whatever is meaningful to me in
my life. I don't guarantee anything about content or frequency.
The letters will be whatever they turn out to be. If you want
the best option available for keeping up with what�s happening
with me, though, this is it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COPIES AND FORWARDING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You�re welcome to freely redistribute This Is My Life (my
letters) if you think someone might be interested in reading it.
Please don�t use any of it for profit, though.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MY COMMUNITY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another excellent way to know what�s going on with me is to join
the Heart Song Community e-mail list. That�s an e-mail
community that provides opportunity for discussing a variety of
topics and sharing about our personal lives. You can get more
information and join at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartSongCommunity
~~~~~~~~~
MY WORK
~~~~~~~~~
If you�re interested in my work, I invite you to take a look at
the Heart Song Schedule. That provides information about the
e-zines, classes, workshops, retreats, ministry, web sites, and
other programs offered by the various people and projects of
Heart Song Projects. HSP is an affiliation of people and
projects tied together by shared psychospiritual foundations
and purposes � to contribute to healing, growth, expansion, and
spiritual awakening and to serve Spirit in all life. You can see
the most recent schedules at either
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartSongSchedule/messages
or http://www.topica.com/lists/HSSchedule@igc.topica.com/read
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Monday, 3/18/2002
Copyright (c) 2002, Michael (Dickerson) Deluno. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or quotation is strictly prohibited without permission.
Hi again ~
This is for those of you who want more frequent updates about my health, wealth, and teeth. I�m accepting that some of you really do want to know more often how I�m doing.
I�ll start with the overview and then add some commentary.
HEALTH: I�m trying to think of something bright and cheery to say, and the truth is that all I want to do is curse.
The good news is that I�m not having the same problems I was before and that I haven�t had to go back to the ER. However, I have my second bad cold in the past couple of months, and it�s been interfering with what I need to do to get my life rolling here. I suspect that my immune system got so screwed up that I�m just not as able to fend off whatever�s in the environment. I wasn�t back to full strength or endurance yet before the cold. Now I�m feeling weaker and sleeping more again. I choose to see it as a 2 steps forward and one step backward phenomenon.
DENTAL: Not much change with this. I suspect that the Tea Tree Oil mouthwash and toothpaste that I�ve been using have helped keep the infection from flaring up again. But I still need to get a crown on it before I lose the tooth. A friend who�s in a medical-related field said that she thinks the tooth infection may be related to my other problems, and she said that not knowing that I believe it. I don�t feel quite so odd now.
MONEY: I�m at the point of crisis again. I�m out of one of my medications and almost out of the other and one of the essential supplements that I�m supposed to be taking, and I don�t have money to buy more. I guess I get to find out if they�re really necessary. That�s just the tip of the iceberg. I could lose everything if I don�t get some money coming in immediately.
I guess there�s something important for me to learn about this.
And now for the ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY:
I really appreciate all the suggestions that people have been offering.
Several herbologists have told me about herbs to use. I�ve gone on and found more information on web sites. I�m eager to go to Robert, the Doctor of Oriental Medicine here in Santa Fe, but it�s on hold until I have the money. I think he could help me heal whatever the imbalance is in my system that�s coming out with all the symptoms.
I just �happened� to see a report one day on TV about aspirin and ibuprofen and the prostate. They said that research shows that men who take either of them daily have significantly fewer prostate problems (including cancer) than those who don�t. (The same is true of heart problems, by the way, for anyone, like me, who has a history of that in their family.) They said that the down side is that taking aspirin or ibuprofen increases the chances of ulcers (I also had those in my family) and bleeding problems (I think it was). They concluded, though, that the benefits outweigh the risks, especially for men with prostate issues. So, I�ve started taking one ibuprofen every day. They say that they think the benefit relates to reducing inflammation.
One friend suggested that I spend some time in nature because �the magic of her medicine is immense.� That resonated with me. I know of a few great places I�d like to go (and what stops me is money for gas � are you noticing a theme here?).
Wow. Wow. I just got something really powerfully. I know where I need to go. In fact, I know 2 places I need to go, both of which are healing places. One (not the wow one) is El Santaurio de Chimay� (accent on the last syllable, trust me). It�s known as the Lourdes of the West and has a reputation for many healings. I still have a little container with some of the dirt (that�s what they say has the healing properties) from when I was there in 1997. It feels like I need a shot of being in the presence of the healing vibes (and all those crutches and other signs of healing hanging on the wall). It shouldn�t be crowded this time of year, and I should be able to do some meditating there.
Besides, there�s an amazing tortilla stand at the corner of the parking lot. And you all know the healing power of tortillas, don�t you?
The one that brought the wow is a particular kiva at Chaco Canyon. Some of you who were reading 4 � years ago when I went there may remember what happened. As I was walking up to the kiva, I had one of the most profound past life memories I�ve ever had (and I�m getting chills recalling it, which is one of my signs of spiritual certainty). I recalled being an Anasazi shaman in the early 1000s and performing healing ceremonies there. (I�m getting another of my spiritual certainty signs.) That�s one of quite a few lives when I�ve been some kind of priest. Oh, in case you don�t know, kivas were spiritual and healing places, something like the Anasazis� churches (if that isn�t obvious from what I�ve said). I need to go back to that kiva and lie down in it. There�s healing of some kind for me there.
And you know what? This is the second call I�ve gotten to go there in the past 2 days. Synchronistically, a photo of the kiva I�m talking about showed up on my screen yesterday as one of my screen saver pics. I noticed, but didn�t pay enough attention.
Middle America is thinking that I�m a nut case right now and wondering why I don�t just go get a biopsy.
I�m laughing to myself. I remember that whenever I would talk about a place, my mother would go get a map and look to see where it is. Consequently, I learned to give some idea of where things were to help her find them. So, for any of you who might be going for the map, Chaco Canyon is in the northwest corner of NM, south and just a little east of Farmington. Yes, you�re right � it isn�t on any major road. In fact, part of the road to it is dirt with ruts. Well, the road to healing isn�t always a 4-lane highway.
By the way, does anyone want to see the whole prostate health and healing plan that I�ve put together that�s based on a lot of research and everything I�ve learned about health throughout my life? If so, let me know. If you know a man who wants to heal or wants to avoid problems, it will make a difference (providing he uses it and doesn�t just read it, that is).
There�s more, but it feels like time to stop, even though I haven�t talked much about what I�m doing to bring in money or a friend�s great suggestion about me and money. Something for you to look forward to in the next letter, I guess.
Keep praying for me, if you feel moved to that, and keep sending Reiki or whatever. Thanks for what you�ve already done and for what you will do on my behalf.
Namaste,
Michael
[If you don�t already and would like to receive my letters
directly via e-mail, send an e-mail (no message needed) to
ThisIsMyLife-subscribe@yahoogroups.com]
[If you�d like to read the archives of my letters and/or holiday
letters and travel reports I've written since 1977, visit
http://forums.delphiforums.com/ThisIsMyLife/messages]
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ABOUT THIS IS MY LIFE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This Is My Life is my letters to my family, friends, and whoever
else may be interested about whatever is meaningful to me in
my life. I don't guarantee anything about content or frequency.
The letters will be whatever they turn out to be. If you want
the best option available for keeping up with what�s happening
with me, though, this is it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COPIES AND FORWARDING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You�re welcome to freely redistribute This Is My Life (my
letters) if you think someone might be interested in reading it.
Please don�t use any of it for profit, though.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MY COMMUNITY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another excellent way to know what�s going on with me is to join
the Heart Song Community e-mail list. That�s an e-mail
community that provides opportunity for discussing a variety of
topics and sharing about our personal lives. You can get more
information and join at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartSongCommunity
~~~~~~~~~
MY WORK
~~~~~~~~~
If you�re interested in my work, I invite you to take a look at
the Heart Song Schedule. That provides information about the
e-zines, classes, workshops, retreats, ministry, web sites, and
other programs offered by the various people and projects of
Heart Song Projects. HSP is an affiliation of people and
projects tied together by shared psychospiritual foundations
and purposes � to contribute to healing, growth, expansion, and
spiritual awakening and to serve Spirit in all life. You can see
the most recent schedules at either
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartSongSchedule/messages
or http://www.topica.com/lists/HSSchedule@igc.topica.com/read
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