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The myriad of vinaigrette options turn simple, fresh ingredients into a magically delicious meal that satiates the palate and satisfies the curious appetite. After reading Susan Herrmann Loomis' latest book, in her "Always Salad" chapter, I was reminded that salade doesn't always have to involve one or a handful of types of lettuce. Why not simply include mushrooms and red onions?
The meaty bite of the mushrooms makes the dish versatile as either a dinner salad (after dinner, not before – Susan explains why in her book) or a light meal with a crisp glass of wine enjoyed on the terrasse. And the vinaigrette finishes the simple pairing, elevating the salad to a complex dish full of French flair.
Full of suggestions on how to cook and shop as the French do every day, this recipe is just a glimpse of what you will enjoy throughout the book.
Mushroom Salad with Caper Vinaigrette
(Salade de Champignons à la Vinaigrette de Càpres)
~from Susan Herrmann Loomis' book In a French Kitchen, profiled here.
4 servings
Time: 20 minutes
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 lb (500g) fresh firm button or cremini mushrooms
- 1 medium (5 oz; 150g) red onion, peeled and very thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- pinch of fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard, preferably Maille brand
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup (85ml) extra virgin olive oil (the best quality you can afford)
- 1 handful of fresh chives (or garlic chives)
- fleur de sel
- Drain capers and soak in a small bowl with warm water. Let sit while you mix and chop the rest of the ingredients.
- Trim the stems off of the mushrooms. Clean and then slice very thin.
- Place the mushroom slices in a mixing bowl with the finely sliced red onion. Mix carefully with your hands making sure not to break the mushrooms.
- In a separate small bowl make the vinaigrette: combine the lemon juice, soy sauce, salt, sugar, mustard and pepper to taste. Whisk in the extra virgin olive oil.
- Drain the soaking capers and mince finely. Add the capers to the vinaigrette. Taste and season as necessary.
- Save 4-8 chives from the bunch to use as garnish. Then finely chop the remaining chives. Add to the vinaigrette.
- Instead of tossing the mushroom/onion mixture with the vinaigrette, spoon on each of the four plates half of the mixture. Spoon half of the vinaigrette, divided evenly among four dishes, over the the spoonful placed on the plate. Then add the remaining half of the salad to each of the plates. Finally, top with the remaining mushroom/onion mixture, followed by the vinaigrette equally. Season with fleur de sel and lay 1-3 chives over each serving.
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You can use these concepts to almost every product in your house, however discovering a method is difficult often. If you find out you have some of the following items lurking around your house, listed below are nine concepts for repurposing daily home products you most likely have not thought about!
- Butter Wrappers
Keep those wrappers from your sticks of butter! Shop them in a container or Ziploc bag and pull one out to grease your cookie sheets and pans instead of utilizing cooking spray.
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After each usage, wash your razor and offer it a fast blast with your hairdryer. As soon as your razor has passed it's prime, utilize it to shave tablets from your sweatshirts.
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Things those nylon mesh veggie bags with natural fibers and fabric such as cotton and wool and hang from a tree to provide birds with terrific nesting products. You can likewise consist of products such as string, fabric batting, plumes, and animal hair.
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An incredible quantity of contributed clothes products winds up there. Instead of tossing away old tee shirts, repurpose them.
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You might be lured to toss the loner away. However, there are numerous usages for it around the home. Socks are likewise terrific for keeping pieces to video games and other little products that are simple to lose.
- CD Spindles and Cassette Cases
Recycle old cassette cases and CD spindles to keep rolled cable televisions and to make present creative cardholders. Make a decorative insert and location it in the cassette with a current card inside. You can avoid the costly welcoming card and produce a distinct and unforgettable method to package your present.
- Cardboard Drink Container
The cardboard provider that holds a 4 or 6 pack of your preferred drink can be utilized as a convenient dressing provider for your next picnic or trip. Embellish it with scrapbook paper or paint it. Later on, you can save your napkins, mustard, tomato sauce, utensils, and so on, in every part.
Many non-reusable products can be utilized numerous times if cared for adequately. Look for innovative methods to repurpose products for designing, storage, and gifting. By using these suggestions for repurposing daily home products and producing your own, you can considerably cut down on your household's contribution to our country's landfills.

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Create delicious, healthy meals with one simple ingredient – mushrooms.
Research shows that people who eat mushrooms have better diet quality and increased intake of some nutrients1, making them the go-to ingredient for delicious family meals.
It's never been easier to use mushrooms to transform meals, starting with those that may already be in the weekly rotation. Simply chop mushrooms to match the texture of ground meat – beef, pork, chicken, turkey (or tofu) – and use in place of some of the meat in recipes such as burgers, tacos, meatloaf, lasagna, pasta sauce, or meatballs to make every day dishes more healthful and delicious. This technique is referred to as The Blend.
This simple blending strategy plays on mushrooms' compatibility with meat in terms of taste and texture. All you have to do is:
- Chop up your favorite mushroom variety to match the consistency of the ground meat;
- Blend the chopped mushrooms with the ground meat;
- Cook your mushroom-meat blend to complete the recipe.
No extra pans. No complicated techniques. Just great tasting food with a healthy twist.
Optional: Prior to chopping, roast mushrooms for 10-15 minutes to enhance flavor. Cool, then chop and blend.
- See more at: http://www.mushroominfo.com/mushroom-blendability/#sthash.Ogburfig.dpuf
Turkey & Mushroom BBQ Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
This recipe uses a blend of lean ground turkey and white button mushrooms to create a hearty filling for tender sweet potatoes. Skip the oven and simply microwave the potatoes until tender for a quick dinner. Pair with a simple salad for a meal.
Makes 8 servings Preparation time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes
4 large sweet potatoes, about 1 pound each 16 ounces white button mushrooms 1 pound lean ground turkey 1 small yellow onion, diced 2 cups prepared barbecue sauce 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese 4 green onions, white and green portion sliced
Pierce potatoes in several places with a fork and cook in the microwave according to your unit's instructions, 13 to 15 minutes, until fork-tender. Let sit until cool enough to handle.
Add mushrooms to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped (or finely dice by hand if preferred). Blend ground turkey and mushrooms in a large bowl.
Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the turkey and mushrooms. Cook, stirring often, until it begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion. Continue to cook, until the turkey is browned and no longer pink, about 7 more minutes. Drain excess liquid.
Add barbecue sauce and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise. Place cut-side up on a baking sheet. Use a fork to mash some of the potato and move to the sides to create a space for the filling. Spoon barbecue filling into each of the 8 potato halves. Sprinkle with an equal amount of cheese.
Broil on high for five minutes, until cheese is browned and bubbling. Serve warm.
Note: This recipe makes enough for eight servings. Depending on how many servings you need, consider cooking only two potatoes and refrigerating the rest of the filling for a meal later in the week. It will keep for up to three days and makes delicious sandwiches, or use the filling to top a dinner salad.
Recipe and information courtesy of: http://www.mushroominfo.com/mushroom-blendability/
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"It was really my older brother Maxx who (unintentionally) brought us together," explains Ariel Kanter of how she and her future husband, Adam Nelson, first started dating. Ariel, a marketer at American Express, met Adam, who works in commercial real estate, when she was in high school. But it wasn't until Adam and Maxx were sharing a summer house in the Hamptons that the couple's relationship started to get serious. "While Maxx was a bit hesitant at first about his younger sister dating one of his best friends, it ended up being the best thing that happened to the both of us," Ariel laughs.
Three years later, Ariel and Adam were living together in New York and on the hunt for a bigger apartment. One Friday afternoon, he asked her if she had time to look at an open house listing in their building. "I headed up to the apartment, knocked on the door, and got not response," she says. "I tried the door to see if it was open and walked in to see an aisle of candles and rose petals with Adam waiting at the end of it. I was completely shocked!"
The couple was initially set on having an outdoor destination wedding, but when logistics proved to be too difficult, they decided to visit Blue Hill at Stone Barns just outside of the city and quickly fell in love with the Michelin-starred farm-to-table restaurant. "The property is spectacular," she says." The hayloft space where we had the reception is the epitome of sophistication and elegance. We didn't look anywhere else after that!"
They worked with wedding planner Jennifer Zabinski of JZ Events and florist Frank Alexander on the logistics and aesthetics of their wedding day. "While I was wary of too much color at first, after going to a number of all-white weddings, we started to expand into other colors and textures," she says. They ended up with a sunset palette for the reception—the blue delphiniums were the showstoppers—and chose a rustic elegant feel for the ceremony decor. "The climbing roses on the chuppah were the inspiration for the custom painting on their invitation by Red Bliss Design."
Ariel went into the wedding dress search pretty open-minded; her only criteria was that she wanted something that fit the setting of Blue Hill and possibly had a long sleeve. She ended up finding just that in a Naeem Khan gown at Saks Fifth Avenue. "The neckline, the embroidery, and the fact that it wasn't a traditional white wedding dress were what really sealed the decision for me," she says.
For her accessories, she kept things simple and wore a pair of earrings that were a gift from her parents (her something new), tucked in a brooch from her late grandmother (something old) under her Oscar de la Rent veil on loan from her cousin (something borrowed), and had a small ribbon stitched with Adam and her initials engraved in blue sewn into the lining of her gown. For shoes, she wore a pair of nude Alexandre Birman heels, but quickly changed into satin Tabitha Simmons platforms when it came time to dance.
As for the groom, Adam wore a blue suit by Ralph Lauren with a satin tie by Gucci, while bridesmaids were asked to choose their own dresses in ivory—Ariel loved the idea of a white wedding—and groomsmen wore dark navy suits.
On an early spring day, guests convened in the courtyard at Blue Hill, surrounded by stone walls and soaring trees, for the ceremony. A close friend of the groom's family officiated and immediately put the couple at ease. "It felt incredibly intimate, but not overly serious," she says. "We both chose to each write our own vows, which left everyone in a fit of laughter and tears."
A dinner reception catered by Blue Hill followed inside, and needless to say, the food was spectacular. "Their process is a bit unique in that they only provide a proposed menu about a week in advance of the wedding so that they can take into consideration which ingredients will be the freshest from the farm on that day," Ariel explains. "They served their famous farm eggs over asparagus, gnocchi with hen of the woods mushrooms, and beef filet. It was the best wedding food we'll ever eat!"
Toasts were given by the bride's parents and her older brother (and inadvertent matchmaker) Maxx. "As he's my older brother and one of Adam's best friends, he had a lot of material to work with," she admits. "He was absolutely hysterical; the standing ovation didn't do him justice"
For their first dance, the newlyweds wanted something upbeat and fun and ended up choosing Florence and the Machine's "You've Got The Love." Then, for the rest of the night, The Elements band from Elan Artists kept everyone on the dance floor. Late night, the musical reins were handed over to a DJ, who kept the after-party going while grilled cheese, sliders, donuts, and s'more pops were served. "The three bars flanking the room definitely helped to keep the party going as well," Ariel admits. As for how the couple decided to end their unforgettable evening? "We took off our shoes and dug into the goodie bags of homemade scones and chocolate chip cookies!"


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If after applying your eyeshadow, you realize the colors look dull, don't worry! You can easily make your eyeshadow look more prominent and pigmented. First, apply eyelid primer to all of your eye. Then, use a white base to make your eyes pop. Finally, apply a cream eyeshadow and then build layers using powdered eyeshadow. In addition, you can use a little water to make your powdered eyeshadow to make your pigment more bold.
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Priming Your Eye
1Use eyelid primer for best results. Applying eyeshadow primer before you apply other makeup is the best way to make your shadow look more pigmented. Squeeze a dime-size amount of primer onto your eyelid. Then, rub in the primer using your index and middle finger.[1] X Research source
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- Dab the primer at the lash line, then slowly work up to your eyebrow. You can also apply primer below your eye, if you want to put shadow under your eye.
- The primer gives the shadow something to stick to. This way, it goes on smooth and is easier to layer, as compared to not using primer.
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Using a primer will also help your eyeshadow last longer. Laura Martin, a Licensed Cosmetologist, advises, "Always apply a primer underneath your eyeshadow to improve longevity. You can also finish your look with setting spay for extra hold. It's also worth noting that powder eyeshadow lasts longer than cream formulas."
2Prime with concealer if you don't have primer. If you can't find any primer, using concealer is a great substitute. Apply concealer to any imperfections across your face and dab it across your eyelid. Then, pat the concealer with your finger pads to rub it in.[2] X Research source
3Set your primer with a light dusting of translucent powder. To make your pigment extra vibrant, dip a large powder brush into a translucent setting powder, and dust it over your entire eyelid. Do this for both eyes for a smooth, even application surface.[3] X Research source
- Translucent setting powder does not have a colored tint, so it works well with all skin tones.
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Creating a Base
1Spray your brush with makeup setting spray to help the pigment stay on. Before you apply any eyeshadow, lightly dust your makeup setting spray over the tip of your brush. Every time you change eyeshadow color, you can spray a light, even layer across your brush.[4] X Research source
- This helps your pigment stick to your eyelid, and it also avoids any pigment from falling onto your face.
2Use a white eyeshadow or eye pencil to create a highlighting base. If using powdered shadow, use a round makeup brush to blend the shadow across your eyelid. If using an eye pencil, draw the color onto your lid, and use your finger to blend it in.[5] X Research source
- Using a white base makes the pigment look bright and saturated.
- This works especially well if you have a dark skin tone.
3Apply a cream eyeshadow color as your first layer of shadow. Use your brightest shade first to maintain the pigment intensity as you build up layers of shadow. To use, draw the color onto your lid using a cream eyeshadow pencil, and blend the pigment in with your finger or round makeup brush. Cream eyeshadow is highly saturated pigment that pairs great with powder eyeshadow for a bright look.[6] X Research source
- Apply the eyeshadow to the outer two thirds of your eye for a smokey eye look, or apply it to the entire eyelid for all-over color.
- If you'd like, you can use a cream white eyeshadow to create your base. Then, use additional cream shadows or move on to the next layer, based on your preferred look.
- If you have oily skin, skip this step. The oils in cream eyeshadow make it more likely to slide off of oily skin, compared with powder eyeshadows.
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Applying Powdered Eyeshadow
1Pour a tiny bit of water into a small cup and dip in your brush. When mixing your shadow with water, you only need a drop or 2. Pour water into the cup from either a bottle or your faucet. Then, put the brush into the cup so only the tip of the bristles touch the water. Wet about 1⁄16–1⁄10 in (0.16–0.25 cm) from the end.[7] X Research source
- Choose a smaller eyeshadow brush to make the color more pigmented.
- The water binds with the powdered eyeshadow, and it looks much more concentrated and vibrant when you apply it.
- If you get the entire brush wet, you may waste eyeshadow pigment. Also, your shadow may look much too dark.
2Put the tip of your brush into your pigment. After you wet the tip of your brush, dip the tip into your powdered eyeshadow. Swirl the brush around in a small circle to pick up the pigment.[8] X Research source
- Avoid pushing all of the bristles into the eyeshadow. This will bend the hairs and could spread the powder throughout the brush. If there is excess powder on the brush, it could fall onto your face as you do your makeup.
3Brush on a light, even layer of powdered eyeshadow. Lightly dust your eyeshadow over your eyelid after you get some on your brush. After you have some eyeshadow on your brush, gently sweep the pigment over where you applied cream eyeshadow. Adding a second layer of color adds intensity to your eyeshadow pigment. Use a similar color to your first layer, or use another contrasting color for a bright look.[9] X Research source
- Powdered eyeshadow is also known as pressed eyeshadow, and it usually comes in a compact or palette.
- Since the brush is wet, the pigment sticks to the brush. However, once the pigment is applied to your eyelid, it will look thick and smooth compared to light and airy.
- For example, if you used a pink shade of cream shadow for your first layer, use a bright purple powder eyeshadow for extra dimension.
- For an extra pop of color, apply the eyeshadow to the inner bridge of your nose as well. You can use the same shade or another bright hue.
4Continue applying layers of pigment gradually to create your look. Do this if your shadow is not as bright as you'd like with just 1 application. You can also do this if you want to add another color to your look. Dip your makeup brush into your powdered eyeshadow, and add another layer where desired.[10] X Research source
- You can add this to the outer crease of your eye or across the whole lid, for instance.
- For example, for a daytime look, you might blend light pink and rose gold hues on your lid, then add brown shadow on the outside corner of your lid to create depth. Similarly, you can create a nighttime look by blending pink and purple hues, then blend a green or blue to the outer corner of your eye for a dramatic look.
- If you want a softer finish, apply a layer of dry shadow over the wet shadow. This also blends your shadow.
Community Q&A
QuestionWhat does it mean to have pigmented eyeshadow?Pigment is just a fancy word for color, so a pigmented eyeshadow is one that contains color. You can make shadow look more pigmented by using a smaller brush.
QuestionHow do you get eyeshadow to stick?Eye shadow is made of very fine powder that will naturally adhere to your lids. However, for greater staying power you can apply a primer underneath and finish with setting spray.
QuestionHow do you apply wet eyeshadow?The easiest way to add water to shadow is to dip your brush into water, gently squeeze it to remove any excess, then drag it across the eye shadow. This way, the shadow will be evenly damp.
- Experiment with different eyeshadow looks until you find the best and brightest option for you.Thanks!
- After you finish the rest of your makeup, spray a light dusting of makeup setting spray over all of your face. This way, your look will last all day long.Thanks!
- If you get excess pigment on your face, you can easily wash it off. Use coconut oil or makeup remover and a washcloth to wipe it away.
- ↑ https://youtu.be/uhjJMl5AI38?t=57s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/7D3hSQjIlIE?t=7m1s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kZP5yBNUB-w?t=1m4s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/p7KZjoKKg4E?t=3m52s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/uhjJMl5AI38?t=1m20s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kZP5yBNUB-w?t=1m39s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/7D3hSQjIlIE?t=7m44s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/7D3hSQjIlIE?t=8m0s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kZP5yBNUB-w?t=2m4s


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Russia after the elections: pressure from below forces the government to change its tactics
Under the influence of this social mobilisation, a change in the government's attitudes can be observed, including giving up simply ignoring the protests or using violent means to silence them. This may be a sign that before the upcoming presidential election, the ruling elite is coming to realise that the tactics it adopted before these elections proved ineffective, and that they need anew one which will neutralise the discontent at Putin's return and allow him to be re-elected in a credible manner. The new tactic may be focused on demonstrating 'renewal' within the ruling camp, although it cannot be ruled out that pressure will be exerted on the leaders of the protest, or destabilisation will be inspired, to indicate that Putin is the only guarantee of stability. And although the strategy of the ruling camp remains unchanged – to maintain the stability of government, without making any real concessions to opponents – recent events have shown that Putin's position within the ruling camp has been weakened. Putin, who was the elite's leader, who guaranteed them legitimacy and stable rule, is now the focus of the rising social discontent, and some of his decisions have brought negative consequences to the ruling elite.
The 'indignant': their potential and limitations
On 10 December, protests were held in several Russian cities against fraud during the parliamentary elections of 4 December. The largest rally in central Moscow was attended by between 25,000 (the Interior Ministry's estimate) and 80,000 people (the organisers' estimates). Protests in other cities were less numerous; apart from in St. Petersburg, where between five and ten thousand gathered, the numbers ranged from several hundred to several thousand people. Most of the protesters were young people, who count themselves as middle class or aspire to do so, for whom the Internet was the main tool for information and coordination.
The demonstrations attracted people who had not participated in actions of a political nature over the last decade. What is more, apart from those who are actively protesting (who now number up to about 100,000), the social base of their supporters is quite broad. In Russia, there is deepening fatigue at the unchanging rule of Putin's elite (especially in view of Putin's planned return to the Kremlin for the next six to twelve years), as well as growing frustration at the arrogance of a government which communicates its decisions 'top-down'. This public sentiment has manifested itself in the decline in opinion poll ratings for both Putin and his United Russia party, the 'party of power's weaker results in the recent elections, and increased emigration to the West by members of the middle class, who are frustrated at the limited prospects for development in Russia. Large-scale dissatisfaction is also apparent on the Internet, both in debates by avowed opponents of the government, as well as in declarations by those who are far removed from politics. Financial support for the opposition (albeit implicit) may be provided by representatives of the Russian business elite who are interested in reducing Putin's dominance over the economy. Another factor in the mobilisation of the 'discontented' is the imminent presidential election (4 March 2012). The opposition has called another mass demonstration in Moscow for 24 December, as well as the organisation of a 'round table' within which post-election scenarios are to be worked out. Preparations to monitor the presidential elections are being made (social committees are being established to coordinate the work of the observers); and a campaign under the slogan 'Any candidate but Putin', analogous to that for the parliamentary elections, is continuing.
A limitation to the potential of the 'indignant' may prove to be their major internal differences – their numbers include democrats, nationalists, anarchists, non-political persons, and so on. Their expectations of the government are frequently conflicting, and so it will be a big challenge to formulate a positive program and coordinate action at a later stage of the protests. This diversity may be exploited by the government, which could take action aimed at splitting the opposition. Moreover, the protests do not have any single clear-cut leader (although there are a few charismatic figures among them). Another limitation is their weak financial and organisational backing, in comparison with the government.
The government's changing tactics under pressure from below
The government's attitude to the 10 December protests and the persistent opposition is changing; they have given up their current tactic of ignoring the discontent or responding to it by force. Saturday's protests went off peacefully (the police behaved calmly, in contrast to their conduct during the opposition's previous demonstrations), and for the first time state television reported the demonstrations in broad terms (although they censored the anti-Putin slogans delivered during the rallies).
This change may indicate the ruling elite's growing awareness that the policy they have been employing over the years has now lost its effectiveness. So far, to maintain social order, the government has taken a combination of financial measures (regular pay increases for employees of the extensive public sector, pensioners, employees of the ministries of force, etc.) with those based on propaganda (creating a positive image in the state-controlled popular media). Its political opponents have been relatively few in number; the repressive methods used against them have proved effective (no permits have been granted for opposition gatherings, and those which do occur have been brutally broken up; participants are arrested), as has propaganda (discrediting the protests' leaders). Today the situation has changed – the 'discontented' have become too numerous, and the boundary between the marginal opposition 'outside the system' and the many groups of the 'apolitical dissatisfied' has begun to blur. The potential impact of government propaganda has also been significantly reduced; for a third of the population (its most active part), the Internet has become an alternative to pro-Kremlin television, and the censorship in the traditional media has raised even more discontent.
The leadership's strategy will remain unchanged – the continued, stable exercise of political power, bringing the elite great financial benefits. But in the face of public discontent on the eve of the presidential elections, in which Vladimir Putin is running, the government is facing with the need to choose tactics which can neutralise the public's dissatisfaction and improve the image of the leader. The course of events may suggest that the new tactics' main element will be an attempt to demonstrate the 'renewal' of the ruling camp, including personnel changes in the state administration, and a limited liberalisation of the government. The resignations of many unpopular politicians are likely in this context, as is the pretence of competition on the political scene, including the emergence of 'liberal' groups and politicians acting in concert with the ruling elite. One of these groups could become a new liberal party, as has been announced by the former Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin (a long-time, trusted associate of Putin). The involvement in the presidential election of pro-government billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov may be a similar move. After the presidential election, the appointment of a government led by a liberal politician (such as Kudrin) seems likely. In an extreme case, if the social discontent persists or grows, the government may even allow a second round of presidential elections (and the abandonment of efforts to ensure that Putin wins in the first round), to defuse discontent.
Such 'liberal' tactics are likely to be combined with elements of repression, although not so much by the use of open force, so much as instructing the special services to deepen divisions among the protesters and discrediting their leaders in the eyes of other participants. On the other hand, the government may play the nationalist card, for example, by provoking riots among radical nationalist groups to demonstrate that Putin and his team are the only effective alternative in Russia to the gathering power of a 'brown threat'.
Although the government camp is primarily treating these operations as a PR exercise, and is unwilling to make any deeper concessions to its opponents, all of these scenarios could have effects damaging to the government, especially in the longer term. The so-called 'liberalisation' option (simulating 'renewal', allowing limited competition) may relieve the current discontent, but it will deepen the erosion of the current leadership team's monopoly of power, and may result in the formal creation of a political alternative to the government. On the other hand, the use of force may simply strengthen and consolidate the opposition, and exploiting the nationalist camps would run the risk of those same groups (whose strength has been growing over the last year) running out of control.
Putin – guarantor or dead-weight?
The ineffectiveness of the tactics which the government adopted before the elections is shown in the poorer results obtained by United Russia, and above all by the open social discontent accompanying the parliamentary campaign and Putin's plans for re-election. These developments have shown that the decisions previously taken – giving up the 'tandem' formula and Medvedev's re-election, the return of Putin – have had different effects from those intended. The impression of the elite seamlessly achieving its political objectives was also undermined by the chaos of the decision-making process before the parliamentary elections – Putin stepping down from leading United Russia into the elections; putting Medvedev, who was unpopular in the party itself, at the head of its campaign – which deepened the confusion and disorder within the ranks of the party.
The negative effects of the government's policy have weakened the position of the main decision maker, Vladimir Putin, not only among the public but also within the ruling elite. So far, Putin had been the guarantor of the system of government he himself created, guaranteeing its strong political legitimacy (through his unchallenged victory in the elections) and the stability of rule (through the creation of effective political strategies). Now his political legitimacy has been undermined, and he serves as the focus of active social discontent. Another factor that could weaken his position is the prospect of a second wave of economic crisis, for which Russia is much less well prepared than it was a few years ago. In the short term (before the upcoming presidential elections) the ruling camp will pull together in its attempt to neutralise the social discontent and ensure a convincing victory for Putin. However, in the longer run ferment within the elite and discussions about the need for change may intensify, including the discussions on making a generational shift, especially regarding public policy positions.


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- 1 Wildwood Green
- 2 Wildwood Green Golf Community
- 3 Page Contents
- 3.1 Maps (Immediately Below Contents)
- 3.2 Driving Through Wildwood Green
- 3.2.1 Main Entrance
- 3.2.2 Main Road-Wildwood Links
- 3.2.3 Hawtree Drive West of Wildwood Links
- 3.2.4 Hawtree Drive East of Wildwood Links
- 3.2.5 Ballybunion Way
- 3.2.6 Combe Hill Trail
- 3.2.7 Tillinghast Trail
- 3.2.8 Goodview Court
- 3.3 Sales Information
- 3.4 Active Listings and Homes Under Contract Not Closed
- 4 Google Map of Wildwood Green
- 5 A Drive Through Wildwood
- 6 Wildwood Links
- 7 Hawtree Drive West of Wildwood Links
- 8 Hawtree Drive East of Wildwood Links
- 9 Ballybunion Way and the Club Facilities
- 10 Combe Hill Trail
- 11 Tillinghast Trail
- 12 Goodview Court
- 13 Sales Information for 2015 From Triangle MLS
- 14 Active Listings and Homes Under Contract Not Sold Location Search Nearby BedsAny1+2+3+4+5+6+BathsAny1+2+3+4+5+6+ Price MinAny$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000$300,000$350,000$400,000$450,000$500,000$600,000$700,000$800,000$900,000$1,000,000$1,100,000$1,200,000$1,300,000$1,400,000$1,500,000$1,600,000$1,800,000$1,900,000$2,000,000$2,250,000$2,500,000$2,750,000$3,000,000$3,250,000$3,500,000$3,750,000$4,000,000$4,500,000$5,000,000$6,000,000$8,000,000$10,000,000$15,000,000Price MaxAny$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000$300,000$350,000$400,000$450,000$500,000$600,000$700,000$800,000$900,000$1,000,000$1,100,000$1,200,000$1,300,000$1,400,000$1,500,000$1,600,000$1,800,000$1,900,000$2,000,000$2,250,000$2,500,000$2,750,000$3,000,000$3,250,000$3,500,000$3,750,000$4,000,000$4,500,000$5,000,000$6,000,000$8,000,000$10,000,000$15,000,000 Advanced Options Property TypeAnyAttachedCondoDetachedManufacturedAddress, MLS# or Keyword Home SizeAny600 ft2800 ft21,000 ft21,200 ft21,400 ft21,600 ft21,800 ft22,000 ft22,200 ft22,400 ft22,600 ft22,800 ft23,000 ft23,500 ft24,000 ft24,500 ft25,000 ft25,500 ft26,000 ft2YearAny2020+2019+2018+2017+2016+2015+2014+2013+2012+2011+2010+2009+2008+2007+2006+2005+2004+2003+2002+2001+2000+1999+1998+1997+1996+1995+1994+1993+1992+1991+1990+1980+1970+1960+1950+1940+1930+ DistressedOpen House * Separate multiple values with comma. Map Property listings 1 - 3 of 3 1 View As: Thumbnails List Sort by: Select Price, Low to High Price, High to Low Newer Listings First Older Listings First Open House Date 9001 Wildwood Links Raleigh, NC 27613 Price $489,900 Beds 4 Baths 5 Living Area SqFt 3,220 Status Active MLS # 2286058 Property Type Detached View Property Details 8901 Wildwood Links Raleigh, NC 27613 Price $515,000 Beds 4 Baths 3 Living Area SqFt 2,726 Status Active MLS # 2301290 Property Type Detached View Property Details 8836 Wildwood Links Raleigh, NC 27613 Price $664,900 Beds 4 Baths 4 Living Area SqFt 4,114 Status Contingent MLS # 2302183 Property Type Detached View Property Details Property listings 1 - 3 of 3 1 .menu-ui { background:#fff; position:absolute; top:10px;right:10px; z-index:1; border-radius:3px; width:120px; border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); } .menu-ui a { font-size:13px; color:#404040; display:block; margin:0;padding:0; padding:10px; text-decoration:none; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25); text-align:center; } .menu-ui a:first-child { border-radius:3px 3px 0 0; } .menu-ui a:last-child { border:none; border-radius:0 0 3px 3px; } .menu-ui a:hover { background:#f8f8f8; color:#404040; } .menu-ui a.active { background:#3887BE; color:#FFF; } .menu-ui a.active:hover { background:#3074a4; }
Wildwood Green
Wildwood Golf Course has a 55 year history and here are a couple of clips about how it was:
A clip from a June, 1959 edition of "Golfdom" column by Herb Graffis:
"…Ralph Lang, pro at Carolina CC, Raleigh, reports that construction has started on his 18-hole Wildwood GC… it's to be semi-private and was designed by Gene Hamm, who is directing the building…"
In 1959 There was no I-440 Beltline; no Crabtree Valley Mall, and Creedmoor Road was a two lane secondary highway without much on it. Wildwood was in the country.
Here is a 10-26-61 ad in the NC State University newspaper, "The Technician"
"Attention Golfers.. Wildwood Golf Club Offers Special to N.C. State Students… $.75 during week, $2.00 week-ends and holidays. Free clubs furnished by Physical Education Department. Ralph Lang Ronnie (Reitz, I think, who were the pros-rest of this not intelligible) Route 50 (West?) 5 miles from Durham Highway Tl 3-2303″
Wildwood Green Golf Community
Page Contents
Contents are in order listed. You can jump to highlighted topics.
Maps (Immediately Below Contents)
Google Map of Wildwood Green
Interactive Spatial Map with Listings, Sales, and Area Information- Only Available to Desktop Users
Driving Through Wildwood Green
Main Entrance
Main Road-Wildwood Links
Hawtree Drive West of Wildwood Links
Hawtree Drive East of Wildwood Links
Ross Court, Old Tom Way, Ashdown Court
Creedmoor Entrance and Gleneagles Drive
Ballybunion Way
16th Hole, Home Photos,
Club Facilities-Club House, Driving Range, Tennis Courts (Pool not Shown)
Combe Hill Trail
Combe Hill Home, Home on Carnoustie Way
Tillinghast Trail
Goodview Court
Sales Information
Active Listings and Homes Under Contract Not Closed
Google Map of Wildwood Green
Wildwood Green
A Drive Through Wildwood
Main Entrance
Wildwood Links
Wildwood Links is the primary road through the community. It enters at Strickland Road and winds through the golf course and homes until it exits on Baileywick Road.
Hawtree Drive West of Wildwood Links
The first cross street is Hawtree Drive. Turning to the left, Hawtree parallels the first hole and ends in a cul-de-sac. The rear of homes on the north side of the road face the golf course (see below). The cul-de-sac lots face the driving range, and the remaining homes back up to Strickland Road or Wildwood Links.
The homes on this part of Hawtree are set close together, and typically have the garages in front.
Hawtree Drive East of Wildwood Links
Hawtree to the right (east) off Wildwood Links runs with the second hole, and ends at Gleneagles Drive near the Creedmoor Road entrance. Along Hawtree are Ross Court, Old Tom Way, and Ashdown Court. These are short cul-de-sac roads with some lots facing the second hole.
Old Tom Way
Ashdown Court
Gleneagles Drive
Hawtree ends at Gleneagles. To the right is the entrance from Creedmoor Road. From there it is a short drive to the I-540/ Creedmoor Road interchange.
If you turn left, along the left side (west side) of Gleneagles, are homes along the 3rd hole, many backing directly up to it. Looking at the map in the homeowners documents shows that only the homes on the left side of Gleneagles are part of Wildwood Green.
Some of the Gleneagles homes are built in clusters around a common drive, as the one above. Others are on single lots.
Ballybunion Way and the Club Facilities
Continuing down Wildwood Links past Hawtree brings you to Ballybunion Way, which runs along parts of the golf course and housing areas, ending at the club facilities.
Club Facilities-3000 Ballybunion Way
Combe Hill Trail
Tillinghast Trail
Goodview Court
Sales Information for 2015 From Triangle MLS
From the information below, the average sale is 98% of the listing price, and the median sale/list is 99%.


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The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. – Frederick Nietzsche
There are times I feel on the periphery of life, that life is an illusion, and not feeling a part of it is, perhaps, less illusory. I've heard the theory that our dream life is more real than our waking life. Much of the time, I feel I am living in a liminal state on the threshold of a great adventure.
On the other hand, sitting in my chair twenty-two hours a day, does not preclude me from experiencing a vital and extraordinary life. I thoroughly enjoy the care and relationship with my caregivers, family, and friends. They know how important they are to me and how much I love them. They also know that I love my alone time. I tell them, I love when you come and I love when you go. This statement often relieves any concern they might have about leaving me alone, as I add, I am good company.
Some of my time is spent connecting with people online, supporting people experiencing grief, change, or even perilous challenges in their lives. I enjoy listening to podcasts, my friends' blogs, archival news programs, or advocating for the latest issue I feel passionate about contacting senators, congressmen, or other officials. I call my chair command central.
The fly can survive the harshest living conditions and still manage to feed, grow, and breed. It is one tough survivor and plays a vital role in the cycle of life. Sometimes I feel like a fly on the wall of life. Often there is sadness when I cannot connect with my family when desired or when I feel out of sync with their lives. If I could fly and visit them on the East Coast and share their lives, that might be a different story. Recently, I read a book by Robert Monroe titled, Journey Out of the Body, published in 1971, about the author experimenting with separating from his physical body. He was a scientist and took meticulous, contemporaneous notes. When he finally achieved his goal, his hand went through the wall feeling multiple layers of texture until he was on the other side of the wall and could journey freely without the encumbrance of his physical body.
Lately, when I think of myself as a fly on the wall, instead of feeling like there is a wall between myself and others, this wall is beginning to thin, to become permeable. It feels more like a portal, a sacred threshold leading to a sense of freedom I have never felt before in this lifetime. Intuitively, I just know on the other side of the wall is an expanded space of connection and love.
When I was a child, I used to have flying dreams. I could leap from building to building. Flying dreams are common, but often diminish through our lives. I wonder if, as one nears the end of one's life, these dreams reawaken. Perhaps there is a Knowing that's getting evoked, like recovering a memory.
People ask me how I could possibly feel so calm, so accepting of my physical circumstance. I sometimes sense a recollection of plans made prior to this lifetime. They are not vivid memories, but more allegorical. The feeling that I am in exactly the right place, doing exactly the right thing, is quite literal.
It is, perhaps, this knowing that gives me the peace and calm that is perceived by others and it is, perhaps, this Knowing that forms a bridge from this reality of matter to the numinous.
Soon enough I will get my wings and fly away from this beautiful life, this identity, this extraordinary curriculum I have so dearly cherish. And in that Knowing, I have no doubt I will assist my loved ones from the other side and be like a fly on the wall, ever persistent and ever present.
Many years ago, a close friend who was a hospice social worker asked me to cover her hospice clients while she was out of town. I told her, "I don't do death." She then taught me something that was way beyond my 40 years. "Hospice is not about death, it is about life." Because I had been experiencing subtle neurological symptoms for years and I feared a degenerative, life-threatening illness building in my body, this concept peaked my curiosity as it assaulted my logic. How could dying be about living? Almost like a Zen koan that evokes enlightenment by showing the inadequacy of the logical mind, I had the next two decades to contemplate this paradox, because two weeks ago I became a client of Hospice del Valle in Alamosa.
When I was considering entering hospice, I received desperate messages from friends around the country who had heard I was actively dying. After all, I must be actively dying if I was in hospice. This is one of the major misconceptions hospice workers encounter. Families usually consider hospice only in the last days or weeks of a person's chronic or terminal illness, which, in my opinion, does a disservice to the patient and greatly limits the level of care available through the organization. The main purpose of hospice is to provide palliation to chronically, terminally, or seriously ill patients (not expected to live more than six months), which includes attending to their medical, psychological, and spiritual well-being and those of their families.
Living in a culture that is death-phobic, no one wants to mention the H word to a person who still has some life in them. What if hospice involved helping to reduce the suffering of persons deemed terminally ill, but still living for many months? The illness I have been living with is a slow, degenerative illness that has only affected me from the neck down. The effects have been devastating, but from the neck up I have been able to maintain a quality of life that is different, but regenerative in nature. Having been a psychotherapist for thirty years, my work has become more selective but much deeper, given my spiritual growth directly informed by what I consider my "spiritual curriculum."
I had considered hospice for the last year, but since I was not actively dying, I did not consider it seriously. My most experienced caregiver who had worked ten years in a hospice told me that about 10% of her hospice clients lived an average of two years. Working through the necessary emotional stages, I engaged the closest hospice serving Crestone. To my surprise and tremendous relief, I have received care on every level I could imagine—physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual. They are an interdisciplinary team: MD, RN, CNAs, chaplain, and Family Support liaison. Whereas in home health, improvement needed to be noted, with hospice I could let go and receive care on all levels. This is supporting my dreamtime, depth of meditation, and, I believe, allowing me to begin a conscious death with open communication to my Guides on the other side. Intuitively, I have been able to let go and begin my journey through the Bardos.
I imagine that choosing to work in hospice naturally screens out individuals who are not comfortable "doing death." My experience with each professional is that their level of skill, compassion, and care have surpassed my high expectations. I now know what my friend was saying; hospice has been about improving my quality of life, even though I can die within days. I can also live months and perhaps a year or so. That was never a possibility before I engaged hospice. I am a natural strategizer or I would never have been able to live alone while quadriplegic, but their expertise has taken this to a new level.
I will likely see 2017, but perhaps I might see 2018! With the help of my care team and now hospice, I can continue to lead my psychotherapy group on Skype, share my growing wisdom gained from living in stillness, and perhaps I'll live to write another book!
"When you look long enough into the abyss, the abyss looks into you." Nietzsche
Recently, a caregiver asked me with a slightly horrified tone, "What if you can no longer speak?" Actually, there are times now, during the day when I cannot speak, like when I am on the stationary bike, when I am on the stander and late afternoon when speaking in groups, of which I am in ten per month. This particular disability has been happening gradually for the last four years, especially since I returned to high-altitude and It has become much more pronounced in the last six months.
I have learned to accommodate yet another disability, dysarthria– motor speech disorder caused by muscle weakness with neurological illness. I have learned that if I pause or whisper for a few sentences, I can often get my breath back and project a little more to make myself heard. Summer and the heat it brings exacerbates this symptom.
The potential for having this disability has been obvious to others, but being unable to speak and the ramifications had never occurred to me. I tend to not project into the future imagining what abilities I might lose next. This has probably been an effective strategy for lessening what is called "anticipatory dread" and, therefore, decreasing unnecessary emotional suffering. This represents another way my personality has evolved. I used to be accused of seeing the cup as half empty, as opposed to half full. Ironic that with this terminal neurodegenerative disease I've become more optimistic.
Actually, my first thought upon hearing this question was of recently having seen The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a film about a man with "locked in syndrome" who, after sustaining a severe stroke, could not communicate after having been a robust communicator all his life. Somehow, I trust I would get my point across, even if I need to blink my eyes three times as he did. Sometimes I practice that while laughing about the irony with my caregivers. Fortunately, I don't take this ordeal very serious much of the time. I don't tend to marinate in fears of the future, at least not these types of fears.
What I have learned in accepting this "curriculum" is that if I become unable to speak, there is a greater teaching in the symptom. I have no doubt that my focus would need to go beyond the cortically-based area of the left brain where speech arises, exploring areas much deeper than the fears of becoming speechless. I bow to this anomaly and will accept it as my next teacher.
In my humble opinion, nothing is arbitrary when I have accepted such a rigorous path and it becomes more clear that I have, in fact, entered the Holy ground.
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." – Viktor Frankl
At the age of thirty-five, I was raising two children, struggling in my marital relationship and at an impasse regarding my career. I wanted to practice as a psychotherapist, but was seemingly stuck in a Catch-22; in order to attain licensure I needed to secure professional supervision in a job I could not secure without my state license. I felt like I was in a vice and could not move forward. I remember walking out to my deck and desperately screaming to God, the Universe, to anyone who would listen, "Please let something change. I would do anything to get through this hopelessness."
It was soon after that that the subtlest neurological symptoms began to appear in my body. I was able to stave off major anxiety until my husband returned home for the holidays, and then I lost it completely into a state of high anxiety. It was as if I could immediately imagine the outcome of the illness, with all of the devastating limitations. Either I remembered the pre-birth planning of this possible challenge, or the option that terrified me more, my greatest fear would be realized-catastrophic illness. After all, I had heard the new age theory that thoughts become reality. If the latter option would manifest, I would be riddled with shame and helplessness. I desperately sought any strategy or support that would render me innocent, innocent from ruining my mission in life to help change the world into a better place, innocent from abandoning my children when they most needed me, and innocent from disregarding the life I had been given. With this shame riddled process, debilitating anxiety was assured.
In retrospect, I can see how all of my self-hatred was being brought to the surface to be dealt with. I lost thirty pounds that I could not afford. However, I was also completely present to my process of plunging into the depths of my soul. My meditations were rich with instructive symbols and messages. I knew that if I didn't move forward, I would die. I could now see that I didn't incarnate to merely tread water. Despite constant anxiety attacks, I secured a job with a community mental health clinic as a psychotherapist. In addition to being a therapist by day, I would assess after-hour emergencies, many of which were people surviving suicide attempts or dramatic circumstances. In the midst of my own crisis, I remember telling my friend and colleague that I could not become suicidal, because I would have to call myself. My humor has been a tremendous gift throughout this ordeal. In the midst of facing my greatest fear in life, I was able to detach enough to also be a witness to the process.
Having been raised in an atheistic, though culturally Jewish family, there was no God in my house. However, I had always felt a deep, spiritual connection to nature and animals, recognizing these connections as greater than how they appeared on the surface. This Knowing of the interconnectedness expanded to include humans while I was in intensive group therapy in my thirties. At this critical time, this spiritual connection became internalized. Perhaps this ordeal was necessary to trust my inner Guidance above all else, in order to ascend spiritually for myself and others. It was becoming clear that the symptoms were a call for me to balance the love in my life that was too outer directed and needed to be redirected internally as self-love.
Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist who encountered his transcendental ordeal when sent with his family to a concentration camp during the 40s. Dr. Frankl, being the only survivor in his family, became a leader in existential and humanistic psychology. He posited that it was essential to find greater meaning in all of life's circumstances, especially those that were more brutal and catastrophic. It is only by attributing greater meaning to these horrific experiences that one could lead a meaningful life.
Today, there is much suffering in the world that is getting purified by souls who are willing to live a meaningful life with catastrophic injuries and illnesses. I would like to spend the rest of my life reminding myself and others of this higher, Sacred purpose for what we would otherwise believe to be unnecessary suffering.
"Transcendence can not be accessed through the mind, but through direct experience with the numinous." -Ilene Aliyah Alexander
The diminished physical ability I have been living with is becoming increasingly more limiting leaving primarily the autonomic nervous system. When I acknowledge the disease progression and how some functioning is becoming nearly impossible to do and my strategies are no longer effective, I feel grief and need take time to mourn for what was and will never be again in this glorious body that has taken me so far. Usually the grief lasts a few hours to a few days. This is very different, because it used the last for years. I have evolved emotionally and spiritually with the understanding, the profound revelation that I am not my body, nor am I my strategizing mind. My empathy and love for self and other is growing exponentially. This curriculum has given me the opportunity to live more from my Soul.
Some people call my journey courageous; some people call it miraculous. I just call it what is. I can either kick and scream (although I can literally do neither) or I can just choose to say yes to the new level of functioning, my new baseline. What I am finding with this accelerated curriculum is that with loss always comes a new awareness I had not been previously able to access prior to the limitations.
I am not a saint and I am not an exception. I am just no longer interested in suffering on a day-to-day minute-to-minute basis. If I am unable to control anything physically, I can control my reaction. And that is about all I can control.
Being alone nineteen hours a day, sitting overlooking the 14,000 foot mountain range called Sangre de Christos, I am realizing the importance of the spiritual teachings of Ram Dass and others. As a collective consciousness we are moving from the third dimension to the fourth dimensional reality. The latter involves unitive consciousness. The field of unity is already around us. People are gradually being able to access this field to eventually reach a critical mass where the rigid boundaries of duality will be rendered unnecessary. We are moving into Love.
I am realizing the wisdom in choosing this curriculum as a default in order to assure the integration of this teaching. This is a very different response from feeling victimized by a random, mysterious disease constellation. As I let go of each ability on the physical level, I open to a new ability on the subtle level. From this perspective, I wonder what disability really means. The liberation possible from reconfiguring the evolutionary potential of suffering is immeasurable.
I am seeing that whatever the challenge that may seem catastrophic from our human/ego perspective, there is always a gift on the other side. Fully experiencing the grief is essential and once on the other side of the seemingly endless grief, there is the opportunity for transcendence. Transcendence is beyond the five levels of grief Elisabeth Kubler-Ross generously illuminated. For me, I now understand that this rigorous curriculum was perhaps the most expeditious way and perhaps the only way for me to access this state given the trajectory of my choices during this lifetime.
"It's the stuff God hits your ass with, when he doesn't want to kill ya, he just wants to slow ya down." -Richard Pryor on MS
I believe that people take on catastrophic challenges for different reasons, because in our deepest Being, we want to wake up; we want to evolve and we want to effect the collective evolution of humanity. That is not small potatoes. Otherwise, the Universe would be seen as an uncompromising, sadistic force, which I do not, cannot and will not ever believe; that is too antithetical to what I feel in my heart. Without my cumulative felt-perceptions nurtured over many decades and perhaps many lifetimes, I might have the consciousness of a chickpea, not meaning to disparage a chickpea. Sorry Rumi.
My belief system has been nurtured by my evolving love for myself and humanity. How could this curriculum be for anything but my betterment? When I feel moved to look deeper into the etiology of the illness I feel like an investigator looking for clues. Either we volunteer for these rigorous curricula or they are arbitrary, the latter of which I don't believe for a minute given the outcomes I have witnessed and experienced. I also believe that we set up reminders along the way when we might be deviating from our chosen course. At these points, like breadcrumbs along the path, we face crossroads where free choice can be exercised to alter the trajectory.
I can remember making choices during my life that, in retrospect, were not in my best interest. Rather than seeing these choices as failures or even tests that would imply right or wrong, I see these moments as opportunities for my Soul to catch my attention. Based on the curricula chosen by the Soul, these nudges are instructive and they become louder and louder when ignored.
Working on surrendering my egoic willfulness, I suspect that I created a failsafe plan to get my attention that would not allow for error. Early in the illness, I felt punished and ashamed. Now I understand that the opposite is really true. Because I am a courageous soul with fierce determination, I set out a curriculum where surrender was the only option.
I can remember example after example of times in my life when I deferred my own judgment to other people's opinions. I can remember denying my own intuitions and desires to meet other people's needs. The most representative example of this self injurious behavior was after a marital separation where I was left emotionally devastated. It took two days to get myself out of bed and back to work, after six weeks of singing Amazing Grace for an hour each day while driving over the causeway to New Orleans, I gradually brought my life back to a place of joyful homeostasis. I began to dream of finding a small house for myself and the children that was only mine.
When my husband sensed my joy he requested a reconciliation, I pivoted away from my dream to reconcile. I began having anxiety attacks like I had never experienced. I remember being unable to leave the car, but still I ignored them. In retrospect, these felt like wake-up calls that I systematically ignored. What could my soul do, but make the alarms louder? That was when the symptoms were beginning. But it is never just one incident; there are often many unheeded calls. Remember, the illnesses or injuries are not punishments. They are sacred breadcrumbs to assist your return to your chosen path.
Around this time the symptoms had begun. Instead of abandoning my dream, I needed to turn toward my dream, to empower it, to empower myself. Only in retrospect do it realize the significance of ignoring the prompting from my soul. I gave my soul no choice but to intensify the constriction. This was a loving gesture, like a parent creating instructive containment to assure healthy development in their child. There is no judgment regarding the required curriculum on a Soul level. Challenges and resulting behaviors are met with neutrality. What is most important is the return to a deeper sense of self-love. "God does not want to kill ya, just slow ya down."
People design specific karmic lessons during their pre-birth planning to focus on developing particular traits, i.e. self-esteem, generosity, compassion, becoming more self-referential during their mortal lifetimes. I believe that becoming self-referential was central to my learning and being willful was in the way of making better choices that would deepen self trust. Okay, enter progressive degenerative illness to affirm to my ego that my soul is in charge. From the perspective of this singular life, it seems like a big deal, but from the scope of thousands of lifetimes it is a mere speck in the bigger picture.
The hope and promise of a life fully lived brings with it the perspective of seeing our lives from the bigger picture perspective. With this understanding, suffering can be greatly reduced and deep joy and satisfaction attained from the knowing that we have done our best. It is for this intended outcome that I continue to log my Journey.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there!" -Rumi
I am calling hospice today to see if I qualify for their services. Living in the wilderness, there are few services available in our area. Even the home health organization cannot provide outreach for our area anymore. Although I am self-sufficient, occasionally there are issues that are beyond me medically. For example, a few weeks ago my heart rate went to 152 while I was standing, so I was exerting. I didn't know who to consult.
Making the decision to call hospice came from me. Nobody referred me to them, not the home health organization that regretfully discharge me, not the doctor who agreed to be my primary care doctor, not my caregivers or friends, some of whom are nurses. I don't think anybody wanted to connect me with THAT organization. So it really wasn't a matter of neglect or oversight, but perhaps it was more a matter of denial, denial and grief.
We called and although I don't qualify for their short-term program (hooray), I qualify for their long-term palliative care program. Palliative care is defined as multidisciplinary approach to providing medical care for those with serious illnesses, to relieve pain, symptoms and stress. The administrative person explained the program and said with a doctor's order, I could sign the paperwork. I explained that I cannot use my hands and she suggested a power of attorney. A power of attorney to me suggests deferring power to another. Doesn't she realize that is what I have done my whole life?! I refuse to do it now. My suggestion was duct tape, but she didn't seem to appreciate that.
There is a part of me (by the way, who is in charge much of the time) that really does not take this seriously. When you have a life-threatening illness for as long as I have and have moved through the state of acceptance to a state of transcendence, it is hard to take these circumstances too seriously; I would be way too serious, way too often. I had to give that up.
I feel like someone who is about to go on a beautiful journey and is excited about the adventure. Thinking about my place of departure is not really the point, when you are going on a "pilgrimage." There is much I will appreciate to not have to deal with, like my in floor radiant heat, the physical discomfort I deal with on a daily basis and the enormous energy it takes to stay proactive, just to stay alive. When I think of my greatest grief, it is in leaving my children and grandchildren. As I open more to the belief that I will not truly be leaving them, what's the point? It's not like I can go skiing, swimming or riding anymore. After all, once we all make our transitions, we will be together again.
So I have the dubious distinction of being a member of a group of which I didn't really want membership, but I am a member of a broader group, a group formed and expressed through LOVE, and I embrace that membership.


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