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It offers some information regarding radiation fallout. Good information. Please be mindful of what you consume as far as supplements and do not take if you do not need it. Some supplements (and potassium Iodine is one of them) can be toxic if too much is consumed. Kroeger herb offers specific homeopathics for radiation exposure. Check with Hanna's Herb Shop or a Hanna practitioner. 

                            From Dr. Patterson's web site
Dear Patients, Friends and Colleagues,
Over the last few days I have heard great concern over the potential of radioactive fallout from the nuclear power plant explosions in Japan. It is hard to tell definitively what is going to happen, but from the research that I have done it looks like there is a great chance that the Pacific Coast will feel some nuclear fallout from the ongoing nuclear catastrophe that is occurring in Japan.   Therefore, I have made a list of different supplements, herbs and foods that can help eliminate side effects of radiation. The information is attached below.  Please feel free to send it far and wide.  Please read it carefully before you decide to take any supplements.  These supplements have been well-researched and can be taken by most people.   

NOTE:  If you have a serious illness, are on medication or are preganant/breastfeeding please contact your healthcare provider to make sure that these supplements/herbs are okay for you.  Also, only the adult dosages are given if you would like to give the supplements/herbs to a child please contact your health-care provider to find the appropriate dose for your child and find out if it is okay for them to take.

For those who want more information on radioactive fallout and the jetstream please read below.

Information on radioactive fallout:

Radioactive fallout is defined as radioactive material that is carried by winds until it settles to earth. Under some circumstances you may see the fallout; under others you may not.

The radioactivity it gives off cannot be seen. You can't feel it. You can't smell it.  But fallout doesn't come out of the sky like a gas and seep into everything. It can best be described as a fine to coarse sand carried by the winds. Because the wind direction varies at different heights above the ground, it is not possible to judge from the ground where the fallout will settle. It can settle in irregular patterns hundreds of milesTwo websites for following jetstream and fallout pattern  

Information on Jetstream: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/46940/winds-at-japan-power-plants-sh-1.asp:  This website says that fallout could come to the Pacific Coast as early as 10 days from the date of the explosion in Japan.  Note:  there are so far two explosions and possibly more on the way.

http://www.endtimesreport.com/jet.html: 

  This website started tracking "hotspots" that landed in Oregon as early as Sunday.



Supplements Shown that Help Prevent Effects of Radiation Fall-Out:

 

The research was specifically done for Plutonium 239 and Cesium 137 (the two radioactive substances released from the nuclear facilities in Japan.)

Information gathered by Dr. Melissa Patterson, ND

Contact information: 707-829-8137 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              707-829-8137      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, [email protected]

PLEASE READ: The following supplements have been shown through research to be effective in decreasing the detrimental effects of radiation on the body. There is a lot of information here. If you only want to do a few supplements I recommend sticking with the supplements of the first half of the document, they have been the best researched.

The dosages given are what is determined safe to an average adult. If you are breastfeeding, pregnant or want to give the supplements to a child please do further research to see if they are safe for you or your child and what the specific dose would be. Also, if you are sensitive please stick to the lower dosage. Lastly, some supplements are recommended to take in higher dosages after exposure. IF you choose to do this, please note that some side effects might occur with some of the supplements. Please do further research on what you are taking before you take the maximum dose.

If you have any serious illness or are on medications please talk to your healthcare provider to get more detailed information if these supplements are safe for you!

The following are supplements that I recommend to start taking now (to help your body prepare preemptively for radiation), they are also relatively inexpensive and locally available:

 

For those that live in Sebastopol: all of the following in this section (except rutin) can be found at Whole Foods.

Reishi Mushroom:

Offers protection against ionizing radiation

Normal Dose: 400 mg. take 2 caps up to 3 x-day (take up to 3x-dayhigher if have been exposed to radiation

Holy Basil (also known as Tulsi):

Preliminary research shows evidence for Holy Basil in protection against radiation-induced peroxidation, thus helping to protect against the detrimental effects of low-level radiation. It also increases glutathione and superoxide dismutase (important mediators in the liver in helping the body deal with radiation.)

Tincture (1:5 or 1:2): 40-60 drops, 3 x per day.

Tea: Add 1 tsp. dried leaf to 8 oz. hot water, steep, covered, 5-10 minutes. Take 4 oz., up to three times a day.   

Capsules: Various forms of capsulated products are available. These include extracts in gelcaps, dried or powdered herb in capsules, and standardized extracts (2 percent ursolic acid) in capsules.

Vitamin E:

It can provide internal and external protection against cesium-137 which is a common component of fallout (and a component in the fallout specifically from Japan.) For the form of E d-alpha-tocopherol, an adult weighting about 155 would need about 900 IU per day.  Up to 1600 IU if exposed to radiation. E also helps prevent the destruction of Vitamin A and fatty acids by massive doses of x-rays. If large doses of C, B and E are taken before exposure, the terrible symptoms of radiation sickness can be reduced or eliminated to a large degree.  Caution: E should be used cautiously if you have high blood pressure or rheumatic heart disease.

Rutin:

Rutin is a bioflavanoid and can also be found in lower doses in vitamin c with bioflavanoids.

A glucoside found in buckwheat can help protect the body from the effects of radiation.  It strengthens the capillary walls and reduces hemorrhaging caused by x-rays. In animal studies reduced the death rate caused by excessive x-rays by 800 per cent.

Dose: 100 to 200 mg a day as protective dose. If exposed, 800 mg. or more a day. It is harmless.

  

Vitamin C with bioflavanoids:

Protects against intercellular damage from radiation. VERY IMPORTANT supplement in decreasing side effects from radiation.

Normal dose: 2-5 grams...but can take up to bowel tolerance (i.e. when you start having diarrhea back off 500 mg.)

Selenium:

Protects DNA from radiation damage and helps prevent damage to the skin surface, too. Get plenty of selenium by eating a daily dose of 2 cups/500 ml of nettle infusion, one-half ounce/15 g kelp, 2 ounces/60 g cooked burdock root, or 1 cup/250 ml organic yogurt daily. Shellfish, green and black teas, and garlic contain significant amounts of selenium, as do many mushrooms. The best sources however are nettles (2200 mcg per 100 grams), kelp (1700 mcg/100 g), burdock (1400 mcg/100 g), catnip (Nepeta cataria), ginseng, eleuthero (aka Siberian ginseng), and astragalus.

Burdock root (Arctium lappa):

Removes radioactive isotopes from the body. A dose is 1-4 ounces/300-120 grams of cooked fresh root, up to a pint of infusion daily, or take tincture 20-60 drops 1-4x-day (but only if made with fresh roots.)

B-Complex:

Many B-Vitamins (especially pantothenic acid) help to decrease the effects of radiation. One of its many functions is that they normalize the red and white blood cell count, because the destruction of white blood cells by radiation can last for extended periods of time. The various B vitamins have different effects and should be taken together.

Take recommended dose on bottle.

Vitamin A:

In 1974, researchers from India found that vitamin A, when taken internally by humans, hastened recovery from radiation.  In 1984, Dr. Eli Seifter and a team of researchers fro the Albert Einstein College of Medicine....reported vitamin A and beta-carotene counteracted both partial and total body gamma radiation. It also improved the healing of wounds; reduced weight loss, thymic and splenic atrophy, and adrenal enlargement; and prevented gastro-ulceration and an abnormal decrease in red and white blood cell formation.  (For therapeutic purposes, 25,000 to 35,000 IU are recommended for adults.  During emergencies or crisis situations, intensive exposure may warrant higher amounts, but can be toxic if taken too much over a long period of time can also be toxic to pregnant woman and their babies.)

Eleuthero (aka Siberian Ginseng):

Helps protects against the side effects of radiation exposure.

Recommended dose: 500-3000 mg. in capsule form

Note about herbs: you can take them one of three ways:

-Through teas: I recommend making a tea combination of all of the above herbs.

-Through tincture: You can take them separately or get a combination tincture made at Farmacopia in Santa Rosa. (i.e. combination of Reishi, Holy Basil, Eleuthero Burdock Root.)

-Through individual encapsulated herbs.

The following are supplements that are highly recommended but are either a little more expensive or are harder to locate:

Laminaria Japonica:

Probably the most important seaweed in helping decrease radiation our of the body. The secret weapon of Russian doctors that saved thousands of innocent people from disease after nuclear fallout. Hard to find locally:

Here is a link to a very reputable source: company:https://shop.bodyecology.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BE018

Dose: 1500 mg/day

NOTE: if you do not take Laminaria, please do yourself a favor and take seaweed. There is more information on this at the end of the article.

Beta-1,3 Glucan:

In a controlled study done at the US Armed Forces Radiobiology Institute, 70% of rats given a lethal dose of radiation were completely protected from radiation effects when given a dose of yeast beta glucan by mouth after the radiation exposure. Beta glucan is a free radical scavenger. It is able to protect blood macrophages from free radical attack during and after the radiation allowing these cells to continue to function in the irradiated body and release factors important to the restoration of normal bone marrow production.

Normal dosage: 500 mg cap/1x-day

Note: this is very expensive, but worth it...also reishi mushroom is high in Beta 1,3 Glucan and may be taken instead of Beta-1,3 Glucan.

What to do if you know (or think) that you have been exposed:

Don't panic!

Take Potassium Iodide as soon as you can:

This is a VERY IMPORTANT supplement that helps decrease the chance of plutonium or cesium being metabolized in your body as potassium and severely effecting the health of your thyroid. Because it is such an important supplement I recommend: IOSAT only FDA approved potassium iodide that is in sealed containers. Can find online

Adults take 130 mg. per immediately after exposure (or as soon as you possibly can.) If not an adult see CDC recommendations. Do not take if not exposed and take as little as possible, i.e. only when you know that you have been exposed.

Continue taking the supplements in the section above!

Cilantro Herb:

Natural heavy metal chelator (i.e. plutonium and cesium are heavy metals.) Therefore, helps to eliminate them out of the body

Dose: Take 1-3 dropperfuls daily of tincture

Available at Farmacopia OR eat large amounts of cilantro

Oil:

½ cup of any cold pressed oil (extra virgin olive oil is preferred) if you are exposed will help protect the cell membranes.

Bentonite Clay:

Helps to eradicate toxins radiation/toxins. It is generally advisable to start with 1 tablespoon of bentonite clay daily, mixed with a small amount of juice. Pay attention to the results for a week, then gradually increase the dosage to no more than 4 tablespoons daily, in divided doses. Make sure you drink plenty of chlorine-free water throughout the day. You can also use other forms of edible clay such as French green clay.

  

Sea Salt and Baking Soda Baths: 

Add 1 pound of sea salt and 1 pound of baking soda and soak in chlorine-free water for 20 minutes. Then rinse with cool water. You can also 1 pound of betonite, or other clay, to the sea salt and baking soda when soaking which increases the removal of radiation. Some specialists who work with radioactive isotopes use this method to remove radiation from their body. If you have been exposed to an abnormal high level of radiation you can use this method three times a week for one month.

Other supplements that are helpful (and important to take if you know...or think...that you have been exposed.)

DMSO:

good for preventing cell nicking from ionizing radiation

Normal dose: 5-10 ml per day

Milk Thistle Herb:

Helps the liver deal with the effects of toxicity of radiation poisoning.

Take: 1-3 dropperfuls of tincture per day.

Calcium (1000 mg.) and Magnesium 500 mg

Helps to eliminate radioactive isotopes that get lodged in the bones

Melatonin:

Helps protect the brain against radiation

Normal dose: 1-2 mg. NOTE: only take at night!

Lecithin:

Helps protect the cell membrane

Normal dose: 2-3 tbsp. a day

Chlorophyll:

A number of studies found that chlorophyll-rich foods can decrease radiation toxicity. Spirulina and chlorella are two micro-algae that are rich in this substance, as are leafy greens, celery, parsley, the sprouts of any grain or bean, the young shoots of any edible grass, such as wheat and barley, and sunflower greens. Chlorophyll is similar in structure to hemoglobin. Guinea pigs on a diet rich in chlorophyll showed increased resistance to lethal X-rays.

Organic Alfalfa is a good source of natural chlorophyl.

  

Seaweeds:

(Note: if you are just going to do one seaweed I would recommend laminaria japonica see above.)

Also called sea vegetables, are not only a great natural source of nutrients they are very effective at removing radiation from the body as they contain sodium alginate.

There are literally thousands of different types of seaweeds but some of the most popular are arame, wakame, kombu, hijiki, bladderwrack, rockweed, sea lettuce, and dulse. You can find them in your local health food store and various oriental grocery stores in your neighborhood in their natural form, or in flakes, flat sheets, and powders. They can be mixed in soups and salads, or eaten by themselves. If you don't like the taste of seaweeds, or you want something more convenient you can find various seaweed supplements in capsules or tablets. One high quality seaweed supplement made with four organic seaweeds in a capsule is Sea Treasure™ by RegalLife™. It also contains organic alfalfa which is also found to be beneficial at removing radiation becomes of its rich chlorophyll content.

The Atomic Energy Commission recommends for maximum protection against radioactive poisoning for humans, taking a minimum of 2 to 3 ounces of sea vegetables a week or 10 grams (two tablespoons) a day of sodium alginate supplements. During or after exposure to radiation, the dosage should be increased to two full tablespoons of alginate four times daily to insure that there is a continual supply in the GI or gastrointestinal tract. There may be a rare problem of constipation but this can be avoided if the sodium alginate is made into a fruit gelatin. Agar, derived from sodium alginate in kelp, is a safe, nontoxic substance that can be used as a thickening agent or gelatin.

Sea vegetables are also high in natural iodine. However, I recommend sticking to the potassium iodide listed at the beginning of the article.

   

Miso: has been used to treat radiation sickness.  It is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans, with salt and the fungus kojikin, the most typical miso being made with soy. The result is a thick paste used for sauces and spreads, pickling vegetables or meats, and mixing with dashi soup stock to serve as miso soup called Misoshiru, a Japanese culinary staple. High in protein and rich in vitamins and minerals, miso played an important nutritional role in feudal Japan. Miso is still very widely used in Japan, both in traditional and modern cooking, and has been gaining world-wide interest. Miso is typically salty, but its flavor and aroma depend on various factors in the ingredients and fermentation process. Different varieties of miso have been described as salty, sweet, earthy, fruity, and savory, and there is an extremely wide variety of miso available.

Other Foods that help the body decrease the effects of radiation: garlic, onions, beets, kale, brewer's yeast/nutritional yeast, green tea/black tea, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, watercress, apples, guavas, quince, plums, gooseberries, oranges and other citrus fruits pineapple, seaweed (see above)

-Note many sources were used to gather this information. Because of the timeliness of the issue and wanting to get it out to the community ASAP I have not listed an extensive bibliography here. However, the following sources helped the most:

www.livewellnaturally.com

www.rifeenergymedicine.com

"Fighting Radiation and Chemical Pollutants with Foods, Herbs and Vitamins" by Steven R. Schechter, N.D

I pray that this information helps to serve your body in the highest way possible. May those who are suffering from this catastrophe find peace!


Dr. Patterson's credentials include but are not limited to: Completing the four-year Naturopathic Doctorate Program at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona; the Master of Intuition Medicine® program, through the Academy of Intuition Medicine®; is a certified hypnotherapist, as well as a certified Reiki master, yoga instructor, and massage therapist; studied holistic medicine - including mind-body, energetic and intuitive healing - for nearly two decades; has studied with a myriad of medicine people from diverse tribal backgrounds, including Lakota, Cherokee, Crow, and Dagara (African); and has been a holistic healing instructor for fifteen years

I’m have often been asked, since I work in alternative therapies, why are you still in nursing? To be honest, because it is my choice. This choice is multifactorial. I worked very hard for my nursing license and it is something you have to stay active in practice in order to be competent.  Nursing is a service that humanity will always need, and despite any economy, a job to be had. More important, I’m good at nursing. Nursing as a career came naturally to me….a natural progression of life. I’m caring and I’m compassionate and a huge patient advocate. The best part of nursing to me is the patients and where I work now, The VA, offers a population that is often appreciative of care received.  Likewise, I know I make a difference in nursing and I am providing a service to my community.

However, nursing can be a very tough career. You are often physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausted at the end of your shift. It is at these times that I remind myself of my choices and why I made them as well as incorporate practices of well-being. 

There is a lot of over lapping between my nursing career and my holistic practice. It is only natural. Being who I am in both practices gives me the opportunity to be an example of living my beliefs. I think this gives the most powerful message, especially in nursing. I have had other nurses tell me that they would not have had the courage to advocate as I have.  I know the issues I have advocated have made a huge difference in many ways and often in ways unknown.  Empowerment, inspiration and wisdom for well-being are shared in both practices.

Regarding my holistic practice, it is part of who I am that I have a firm belief in accountability and empowerment as an essential component of the holistic process. Unfortunately, many people are not ready to “go there” and I can honor that (they would probably fare better to seek another practitioner). I cannot help but to address these issues as I feel we are here to help each other.  I feel that if I do not bring to awareness the issues of accountability as well as addressing issues of self empowerment, that I am performing a disservice to the client, myself, and society. If you desire empowerment and to help yourself, I betcha I can help. If I can’t, I will not waste your time, energy and money.

I offer my services because I know they help.  I know through personal experiences as well as through the experiences of others. I feel that I am offering a much needed service to our society. Families, communities and societies are as strong as the people who compose them. We need a more empowered and accountable society, and I am doing my part, first with myself, then with one person at a time.

If you resist reading what you disagree with, how will you ever acquire deeper insights into what you believe?  The things most worth reading are precisely those that challenge our convictions.  ~Author Unknown

The thing I have discovered regarding reading any kind of book is the intention in reading it - is it for self-help, pleasure, education, etc.? If it is for self-help, don't lose my discernment, for goodness sakes! The credibility (or in the case of channels - the incredibility) of the author are not the deciding factor in whether the information is relative to me...I am the deciding factor. That's the hard part. How does one know? Well, if the information is uncomfortable it could be for a variety of reasons. It could be that the reading may be addressing an issue (perhaps subconscious) that has made a person uncomfortable most of their life. It could also be the information is not for them. So much for a straight answer! But that is pretty much how life is at times. Sometimes you have to have the courage to explore things that are unfamiliar which makes anyone uncomfortable, but in those instances, always, always keep your common sense. Common sense and intuition will always guide us. We may end up in experiences that may not have been our wisest choice but sometimes those choices are our best lessons and we learn the most about ourselves (and others). We probably would not have learned the wisdom any other way if we did not go through that life experience.
A guide that I use for my book reading is whether or not the information is helpful as well as applicable to my life. Some information that I read sounds great in theory, but not really applicable to every day reality.
Another reason I read a lot is that I like to read controversial and off-the-wall books at times. I like challenging my beliefs. Ever since my divorce in 1989 where everything I was taught in life was challenged and blown to bits, I've been challenging my beliefs instead of having life do it for me. The multitude of book readings I've done have allowed me to contemplate how and why I developed the beliefs I have and why other people believe as they do. I find it fascinating and it tremendously expands my awareness of myself and others....and of life!  
Additionally, with books, I can go at my own pace and in my own space to comtemplate issues that demand solitude. Now, that's a gift!
You'll find some of these books I've read in the books and archived book section of this web site. More books I can recommend to you by email, depending upon your subjet.

I just got done riding my bike. It's been months! (Mainly because I wimp out when my hands and feet get cold). I absolutely love the simple pleasure of riding my bike!....sometimes with my music and sometimes with the music of nature. I can't really describe the sense of well-being, but it is there. All in a relatively cheap form of replenishment.
Other cheap forms of replenishment..
music....any and all kinds of music depending on the mood.
nice, hot bath....especially when I'm cold. Add a couple of drops of essential oils and poof!, instant spa.
nice glass of organic red wine...sometimes to sip in the bath tub :).
sharing and caring with those I love. I gotta have the emotional and mental depth in my relationships. That's true sharing.
Breathing...deep and slow. The essence of life. It is what brings life into our body at birth and leaves at death.
Energy treatments....something you have to experience for yourself to know if it is for you. But in all honestly, everyone, in some form or another, has experienced an energy treatment. It could have been a simple as a hug (although much shorter in duration than an energy session). Smiles, kind words, a simple touch all are forms of energy exchange that share the same basis of energy treatment.....a form of energy that most often given with the intent to enhance your well-being.

This poem was sent to me from a friend. I can't help but think of the power of words, especially when they are sent from the heart. (I'll have to write more about that later!) Thank you again to all of my friends and family for their soothing heart felt words.

Remember Me
“Remember me always, but do not grieve for me too

long. I have tried always to comfort you in times of

sorrow, and have made every effort to add joy to your

life. I never wanted to cause you pain.



Peace for me is certain now, and I suspect I will have

eternal sleep in the Earth I do so well.



Please, after your period of grieving for me, make room

in your heart for another. You are the kind of human

being that should always have a friend like me to love.

Your kind and gentle heart should not be wasted on my

memory for too long. Give your love to another. I know

your new friend will never take my place, because we

had something very special.



It may not be quite the same, but a new devoted and

loving companion will in time, become special in their

own way.



You loved me very much and I love you. My spirit will

always be with you, and no matter how deep my sleep,

my grateful heart will always remember you.”



-Author unknown-


 

My Love, My Heart-

I just have to share a few words with you about our beloved Lena-

She came into the world with one primary purpose; to teach you about the value of unconditional love. In that respect, her life was well given and well spent. You have told me about the things you gained and learned from her. We, as self-proclaimed "owners" of our planet, are all too often guilty of thinking that we are the primary purpose of all existence; you and I both know that this is not the case at all. The four-legs  in our world have much to teach us, and we are, at best, difficult pupils. In ancient times, people spoke of when we could converse freely with our 'relatives'; the four-legged, the winged people, the standing people(trees) and the stone people. As we humans became more 'civilized', we have nearly lost the ability to communicate with our relations. Of all other beings, the dogs have made the greatest attempt to keep that communication flowing.

Lena is (NOT was) a superlative spirit; she gave (and gives still today) to you solace when you had (or do not think that you have)no other resource; she exhibited (and exhibits) courage and resourcefulness when you could not (or cannot) do so on your own behalf; she offered and gave (and continues to do so) to you an absolute, resolute expression of love when you were just beginning to understand the concept of love itself.

Lena has not died; in the words of the poet, she has merely "cast off this mortal coil". Animals do not view death as we have been taught to believe. Physical death is not an end, but a transformation. The mere stoppage of a physical vessel cannot in any way impact the incredible force of the personality that once inhabited that vessel; the spirit, the individual, that immeasurable quantity that makes all of us(people, animals, plants, trees, stars, rocks, the Earth herself) "who we are" still remains, and remains as a viable force in the universe. "Mitak-e-oyasin", the Lakota phrase meaning "We are all related" or "All my relations", speaks a special truth; You and I are no more closely related to one another than I am to a stone, or than you are to an isolated pocket of snow on a distant mountain-top. By the same token, we have, and are obligated to hold, a "brother-sister" relationship with those four-legs(and all of our other relations, you and I included) who come into our lives and reward us with the opportunity to share their wisdom and good sense.

Our beloved sister has not died; in a moment when you most miss her, just sit quietly and reach out to the real part of our existence; our connection to the wheel of life, where we can actually hear the stars singing in their trek around the universe, and the trees growing quietly while all around them changes, and the stones sitting more quietly still as eons pass; there you will find Lena's voice, just as clearly heard, as strong and as vibrant as when she was a pup!

I miss her, I miss her, I miss her!!!

But, in acknowledging that, I also acknowledge that I have not looked hard enough inside my soul for the clear evidence of her continued existence-if I truly quiet myself and listen, I can see her, hear her, feel and smell her; she still lives!, just not on this limited plane of existence. She has not died, but has been transformed; her voice and her message of unconditional love still resonates and can still be felt, if we just take the time to listen...

I am fortunate to have known her, and through her, to know you! Without Lena, we might not ever have come together, and would have likely parted ways before now; without our Missy Wissy, you and I might not now exist as a couple. As only she could, she helped to join you and I together; I learned from her about your potential to love and your need for trusting behavior, and I think that you learned from her something about learning to love and to trust.

I am a better person for having known our Lena, and do not disparage her transition to what is undoubtedly a much more satisfying existence; I truly hope to share my universe with her again...

I love my Lena, and I love you!!!

Lena, my beloved corgi for 12 years passed away in her sleep. Thank God I was able to be with her! My "Missy Wissy", as we often lovingly called her, taught me about love. She taught me how to love naturally, from the heart.
The thing with animals is that they give, over and over again, unconditional love. We humans, tend to totally screw up most of our relationships. We, sometimes consciously as well as unconsciously, tend to be anything but loving.
With animals it is easy to be loving. In fact, I find it quite safe to love them as unconditionally that they love me. That is what my beloved corgi came here to try to teach me....love. And I learned.
Lena was such a huge blessing to me that every day I could give love without feeling the need to protect myself. Receiving the love from her was simply by being in her presence. That is what I miss tremendously, her presence. Yes, I do still feel the love but it isn't as simple anymore and going over and giving an ear rub.
Lena made me a better person by being in my life. Some people thought I had too much of an emotional involvement with my dog. I totally disagree. I enjoy loving. It is a natural thing to love and you cannot help but be emotionally involved if you love. Yes, I did spoil her, but she was also my constant and only companion for many years. Part of the enjoyment of love, is spoiling your companion. I do now have an incredible, loving partner for the past several years, but Lena was my constant companion for the past 12 years. Thomas has some catching up to do!

Had a reading today with my psychic, Cindy. Although it is called a reading, to me, it feels like I'm talking to an old friend. Cindy is not your stereotypical psychic. She does not tell me what to do or think, she simply offers me an unbiased, wholistic perspective of what is going on in the whole of my life. She has helped me through many of my life's challenges. With her wisdom, she has enpowered me with insight to make more positive choices for my life and has brought an understanding and wisdom to me that I have not been able to find anywhere else. She's better than a counselor because she can truly see my life from the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Sound incredible? It would have sounded incredible to me too 25 years ago. But ironically, when I was going through the worst time of my life, it was my first psychic reading that I took on a whim which brought a sense of relief, confirmation and a light at the end of the tunnel for me when I was in despair of going through a divorce. Nothing or no one else could give that to me at that time in my life. Now I know some people think psychics are crooks, evil or crazy, and perhaps, some may be; but, my experiences have been positive, enpowering, fun and enlightening. I do not use my readings as a crutch for my life decisions. I use them to offer clarification and/or confirmation. We all need "a little help from our friends" in life. I am truly thankful and blessed to have Cindy in mine. She has helped me and others. If you would like her number, email me and I'll give it to you. CIndy speaks the truth. Anyone have psychic readings/experiences they would like to share?