"Little Squirt"

My favorite photo that will be in our home very soon!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

My absolute favorite holiday is here again!! I must wish you all a Happy Easter. I have so much going on this weekend with the holiday, Easter Egg hunts I am putting on, parties, March Madness and Easter Brunches that I will not be on to wish you at the time. My amazing man has some wonderful things up his sleeve, as usual and I am sooo excited! (perhaps I will get a cute lil' bunny like in this pic) I will be surrounded by all my wonderful, beautiful friends and families all weekend long!!! I hope all of you have as great a weekend as I will!! Love, hugs & kisses!!

p.s. thank you all for your continued reading of this blog, i have over 1500 hits!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Afterthoughts...

I am so lucky to have such a rich life. Full of love, happiness and life; but most of all my magnificent man and our wonderful friends and family. I am lucky to have had the luxury to go on quite a few vacations this past year. I have seen my best friends near and far as well as wonderful sights!

I truly am blessed to have such great family & friends. It is amazing how they know when I might be having an off day just by the sound of my voice. Very intuitive friends, like myself. We are all very close. They are so caring, understanding & always there when you need them. True friends. It is a wonderful life. I have learned over the years to be more appreciative of what I have and to cherish life every day~ it could be your last.

I am, without a doubt, completely in love with my amazing man. I can also say that he is completely in love with me. How do I know? Besides him telling me every morning when we wake up in each others' arms until we lay in each others' arms every night? He lets me know by his actions, his thoughtfulness, his little surprises to me. I know he feels the same about me every time we make passionate love. We see it in each others' eyes, hearts and souls.

I share my life with the man of my dreams (and apparently other women's dreams :)). He is caring, thoughtful, sincere, romantic, charming, adventerous, spontaneous, loving, patient and he is all mine. There are not enough words to describe my Love. We love being with each other & have wonderful trips planned to be adventerous all over the globe!! (before our children start coming!) He is a genuinely great guy all around. We share our dreams with each other. We have the same morals, successful careers, ambitious futures~ and plan on doing it all together.

It feels so good when he tells me "you are the best girlfriend I have ever had". He is, as well, the best boyfriend I have ever had. We have such a rich, happy life together with so many plans to do so many wonderful things together. Our family and friends are part of that richness. We all live life with such a passion, it is wonderful!

We have moved on with our lives, left our pasts behind us, to a better and happier life together. We have overcome a few obstacles together and now look back and laugh about them together. We have grown closer together over time and continue to grow every day. We walk side by side; hand in hand; smiling happily together, ready and willing to tackle the world. "Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

copyright 2008-lac

Beach Thoughts....

As I sit here on the nice, warm, sunny beach on vacation these thoughts come to mind....

Here I sit on the beach, the sun warming me

Watching the waves crashing over one another

Hearing them crash tumultuously, palm trees all around

Feeling the wind whip across my skin

The sand lightly blowing across the beach

The scenery is breahtless and beautiful

I am surrounded by peacefulness

this is perfection

The blue sky painted with

happy white clouds reflecting nicely

with the aqua -green-blue of the ocean

I ask myself- does it get any better than this?

I have the love of my life- the greatest man

I have a great job- one that allows me time for school

and a family

I have great family and friends

I am surrounded by positive, happy people

I am completely happy

I have my health, I have love

I need nothing else.

lac- copyright 2008

The Stairs To My New Life

Here are the stairs to my new life with my amazing man. We have started a new chapter in our long, loving relationship. There is so much happiness, love and excitement that every day is a dream come true with him. Every day is an adventure with him. He treats me like a princess every day; like it is Valentine's Day year round. My man has enriched my life in so many ways, I can not count. I am so blessed to have him in my life (and his family) and I let him know that every day. I believe our strong bonds of unconditional love, our passion for life and each other as well as our faith, hope, and trust make us stronger day by day.
We look forward to the future of starting our own family. We look forward to being with each other when we wake up every day and say good morning. He is amazing. He puts me first in his life and he is first in mine. He is caring, understanding, faithful, honest, has a fabulous sense of humor, romantic, thoughtful..the list is endless and he is all mine! We can not wait to start our lives together. We are soul mates and we know this because we both feel it.

"It is said that one does not meet their Twin Soul or Twin Flame until they have learned many lessons of love, loss and forgiveness through other close relationships, that the heart is made resilient and strong through pain and loss, and must be so to face the intensity of being with the other half of their soul. Meeting the "other half of your soul" is generally so life changing and profound that this question is unnecessary.... you just know. Twin soul love is not to be confused with an obsessive/compulsive disorder; it's not a desire to "possess" another, but truly a challenge to love unconditionally and without expectation, to be whole and complete within yourself before joining with the other whole and complete side of your soul. The longing and desire to be with your twin soul is intense, but through growth and perception can be seen as the greater longing to join with the Divine, and that is the true lesson, you are two halves of a much greater whole. When you meet your twin, there will be no "game-playing" or manipulation; you will have the need to be transparently honest in your relationship and communication with one another. If there is karma from past lives to work out between you, it will be apparent and consciously worked out. If you or your twin is committed to another relationship, you will respect and honor that bond and realize the tests of unconditional love. Meeting your twin soul challenges you to grow spiritually, heal mentally, emotionally, physically, and to see beyond time, ego, and physical limitations. You will be driven with the desire to be the best manifestation of your soul on earth. This is not a relationship of hearts and flowers, but one that will be tested in fire and will endure beyond time and space."

I just recently had to attend services to a dear friend who was 28 years old and taken suddenly from this life. He was such a genuinely nice person, and we know there are not many of them around. He always knew how to put a smile on someone's face and brighten their day. He was a breath of fresh air and had a good aura about him; no one disliked him. He was a great person and it was so tragic for so many to have to say goodbye to him. R.I.P my friend.

In having to deal with a lot of deaths of loved ones at a young age, starting in high school, I have learned to appreciate life so much more, to not take people or things for granted like so many people do and so often. No one knows when The Boss Upstairs says it is your time to go. I live each day with such passion for life it brightens those around me and rubs off on others. I live each day like it is my last; I tell all my friends when I am done talking to them that I love them as well as my family, they are the same way. I am so lucky to be surrounded with so many genuinely beautiful, wonderful friends and family. I have a great boyfriend, great place to live, great job, finishing school- making the world a better place one person at a time. I am the happiest a woman in love could ever be or wish for. I hope others can be as fortunate as I and find their own love.

Love....

And when you appear
all the rivers sound
in my body, bells
shake the sky,
and a hymn fills the world.


Only you and I,
only you and I, my love,
listen to it.
–Pablo Neruda, “The Queen"

…you and I together have gone down a single river
with linked mouths filled with salt and blood…
–Pablo Neruda, “Furies and Sorrows”

I have gone marking the atlas of your body
with crosses of fire.
My mouth went across: a spider, trying to hide.
In you, behind you, timid, driven by thirst.
–Pablo Neruda, “Twenty Love Poems: XIII”

I want
to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.
–Pablo Neruda, “Twenty Love Poems: XIV”

Who, if he walked
amid the multitudes to seek me
(for I’m a kernel from the human granary),
didn’t find you, pressed to my roots,
raised in the song of my blood?
–Pablo Neruda, “Love”

…these days are hard and radiant
and from them we harvest sweetness
kneaded with eyelids and spines.
–Pablo Neruda, “Love”

This Is Elegance...

"You have delicate features; long, slight, graceful form;


and apparent ease in a red dress.


You have a refined, polished, and cultivated


demeanor that exudes breeding and opulence--


In short: you epitomize elegance."



Thank you for the compliment. It is nice to be tall, slenderly athletic, refined, intelligent and share my life with the most exceptional man in the world who is equal to me!

Thank you Mom & Dad for creating me!! xoxoxo

Elegance: the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety.
Some associate elegance with simplicity and consistency of design, focusing on the main or basic features of an object, its dignified gracefulness, or restrained beauty of style.

Blissfully Happy...

Our lives are blissfully happy

He tells me everyday so many wonderful things

He tells me how I am the "most wonderful girlfriend he's ever had"

No one has made him as "happy or content" as I make him

I make him want to be a better man and if you know him, he can't get much better

He tells me he wants to spend the rest of his life with me & he means it

He wants me to have his children, which is the best gift I could ever give him

He tells me every day how beautiful I am and how much he loves me

We are blissfully happy

I tell him he is the most amazing, wonderful man ever

He has made me the happiest woman alive, and continues to do so every day

He makes me want to be a better woman, and I have, he's magnificent;

I tell him I want to spend the rest of my life with him

and give him the greatest gift of all ~Life~

We are blissfully happy

We travel the world and enjoy each others time together

knowing that in the future we will be home with our children

We play sports together and enjoy

the healthy competition, we have a fantastic time

We spend quality time with each other's families

and they enjoy spending time with us

We are blissfully happy

I see it in his eyes

I feel it in his kiss, in his touch

He is a part of me when we make love

He is all I need, I am all he needs

Together we complete each other

He is my anchor when I need one

I am his rock when he needs one

We are blissfully happy.

2008 copyright lac/cjd

If I Ain't Got You....

One of many songs dedicated to the Man of My Dreams...who is also the Love of My Life!!! I am the luckiest woman to be with such an amazing man and to share our lives together, forever.

Music Video:IF I AIN'T GOT YOU (by Alicia Keys)

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The Angel & Fairy

I love fairies.
They are mystical.
They represents different things to different people.
They come in different shapes & sizes.
They symbolize many things;
The water fairies symbolize the female spirit of our rivers, lakes and seas. They epitomize the qualities of beauty, birth, sensuality and freedom.
The Butterfly fairy symbolizes joy and new beginnings; inspires your dreams to take flight.






Angels are looked upon as cherubic,
protective and peace –loving. They
symbolize goodness and friendship.
Angel statues are a favorite depiction
of protectors against bad omens and evil.
The angel of compassion represents
forgiveness, radiance and divinity,
the one who comes in time of need to
bring help, healing and lessons.
This angel is often the bringer of very special gifts.

The One

I am happy to say that I have found "The One" and so has my amazing man! We know this because we can help each other to grow and become all that we can be, we support, honor, shelter, guide, serve, succor, challenge, adore, and love each other unreservedly. We want no one but each other and we both know that no one can make us as happy as we make each other. We both look forward to marriage and kids, since living together works perfectly for us. He is a magnificent man who makes me want to be a better person and I make him want to be a better person. We are the perfect match and we make a perfect team. Please read below for some "The One" information. It is quite interesting.

"Love is love, and love is never to be taken for granted or belittled."

How many times have you met someone who touched your heart and you have asked, "Is this person, 'The One'?" This expression refers to "The One For Me...." From the time we are able to desire a partner, most people seek The One, the person who is here to make them feel complete. That person would be a lifetime partner, always there with unconditional love, compassion and understanding. The One is here to share your journey, through all of its detours, and to support your decisions as you evolve.
When you meet The One, if you are lucky enough to meet that person, you do not have to ask, "Is this The One?" You will know.
Through the years, who we are, and what we become, our personal needs and goals, changes. To find The One, who would compliment us throughout our journey, is certainly a challenge. At a given point in time we can meet a soul who compliments our journey at that point, but will it last?
You find The One when you find yourself, by healing and creating balance. The One refers to the Union of Self, finding balance, and high self esteem. The One is your soul, divided by the barriers of Time and Space, above and below, feeling naked and alone in third dimension and struggling to find the answers to age old questions...Why am I here? What is my mission?
We are genetically encoded to seek The One, the feeling growing stronger as consciousness evolves. The One, as your Twin Flame, is your polar opposite, yin / yang, the balance aspect of your soul who makes you feel complete and waits in higher frequency for soul reunion often guiding your path in third dimension. This reunion comes at Zero Point Merge when your consciousness returns to its natural state of light.
While in physical reality, young people search for The One most of their lives.
Middle Age people still seek that person, but their goals with that person have changed.
Older people still seek a companion, The One become less a person of 'passion' and more about 'compassion.'
The One is linked with many aspects of Love: Spiritual [pure consciousness connection], Physical [passion], Romantic [feeds the heart and fantasies], Emotional [understands and fills our many needs], Mental [growing together and sharing new choices]
Do you think you have found The One?
Have you found, then lost, The One?
Do you have something to release connected to The One?
Have you concluded that you will never meet The One? When you say that, are you saddened by the thought?
If you do not meet The One, will you settle for another?
Can you be alone and not be lonely? Does being alone scare you?
Do you long for romance and passion?
Do not look for The One. Live your life. Embrace the moment. Be kind and caring.
If The One for you is out there, and you are BOTH ready, you will attract each other by synchronicity, no other way.

-Crystalink

KARMA

The Wheel of Karma

Karma is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Dharmic religions understood as denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies. Karma is about responsibility. It is a link between two or more souls from one or more lifetimes. A karmic debt is something you supposedly owe another person, or they owe you form another time line. As all is parallel, the matter of karma, the wheel of karma, are soul connections in parallel realities. Now we get caught up in the games of emotions, family and friends and what are called soul groups who plays in different realities/games together as friends and lovers, soul mates. Here we find things owed and games played out that even we can not often make sense of.
The explanation of karma can differ per tradition. Usually it is believed to be a sum of all that an individual has done, is currently doing and will do. The results or "fruits" of actions are called karma-phala. Karma is not about retribution, vengeance, punishment or reward; karma simply deals with what is. The effects of all deeds actively create past, present and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to others. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well. It is cumulative.
Throughout this process, many believe God plays some kind of role, for example, as the dispenser of the fruits of karma. Other Hindus consider the natural laws of causation sufficient to explain the effects of karma.Another view holds that a Sadguru, acting on God's behalf, can mitigate or work out some of the karma of the disciple.
Law of Karma
The "Law of Karma" is central in Dharmic religions. All living creatures are responsible for their karma, their actions and the effects of their actions, and for their release from samsara. The concept can be traced back to the early Upanishads. The esoteric Christian tradition, Essenian and later Rosicrucian schools teach it as the "Law of Cause and Consequence/Effect" However, this western esoteric tradition adds that the essence of the teachings of Christ is that the law of sin and death may be overcome by Love, which will restore immortality.
Actions do not create karma (good or bad) when performed by an individual in the state of Moksha or liberation. Such a person is called "Stithaprajna". The monist, Adi Sankara taught "Akarmaiva Moksha," which means "Moksha can be attained only by doing, not by a process of effort". All actions performed by one in the state of Moksha are called Dharma.
Hindus believe that everything in the Universe is in a state of creation, maintenance or destruction. Similarly, the mind creates a thought, maintains (follows) it for some time and the thought ultimately dies down (perhaps to be replaced by another thought). In addition to the three states of consciousness, Hinduism puts forward a fourth state of being called Turiya or pure consciousness, where the mind is not engaged in thinking but just observes the thoughts. Actions in the Turiya state do not create karma. Meditation is a practice aimed at giving individuals the experience of being in this objective state. An individual who is constantly in the turiya state is said to have attained moksha where their actions happen as a response to events (and not because of thought process); such actions do not result in accumulation of karma as they have no karmic effect.
The process of release (moksha) from ego-consciousness (ahamkar) with its inherent karma can be compared with the doctrine of salvation in mainstream Christianity: Grace given by faith in the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Western Interpretation
An academic and religious definition was mentioned above. Millions of people believe in karma and it is a part of many cultures and the psyches of millions of people. Others without religious backgrounds, especially in western cultures or with Christian upbringings, become convinced of the existence of karma. For some, karma is a more reasonable concept than eternal damnation for the wicked. Spirituality or a belief that virtue is rewarded and sin creates suffering might lead to a belief in karma.
According to karma, performing positive actions results in a good condition in one's experience, whereas a negative action results in a bad effect. The effects may be seen immediately or delayed. Delay can be until later in the present life or in the next. Thus, meritorious acts may mean rebirth into a higher station, such as a superior human or a godlike being, while evil acts result in rebirth as a human living in less desirable circumstances, or as a lower animal.
Some observers have compared the action of karma to Western notions of sin and judgment by God or gods, while others understand karma as an inherent principle of the universe without the intervention of any supernatural Being. In Hinduism, God does play a role and is seen as a dispenser of karma; see Karma in Hinduism for more details. The latter understanding, without intervention is the view of Buddhism and Jainism.
Most teachings say that for common mortals, being involved with karma is an unavoidable part of daily living. However, in light of the Hindu philosophical school of Vedanta, as well as Gautama Buddha's teachings, one is advised to either avoid, control or become mindful of the effects of desires and aversions as a way to moderate or change one's karma (or, more accurately, one's karmic results or destiny).
Spiritism
In Spiritism, karma known as "the law of cause and effect", plays a central role in determining how one's life needs to be. Spirits are encouraged to choose how (and when) to suffer retribution for the wrong they did in previous lives. Disabilities, physical or mental impairment or even an unlucky life are due to the choices a spirit makes before incarnating (that is, before being born to a new life).
What sets Spiritism apart from the more traditional religious views is that it understands karma as a condition inherent to the spirit, whether incarnated or not: the consequences of the crimes committed by the spirit last beyond the physical life and cause him (moral) pain in the afterlife. The choice of a life of hardships is, therefore, a way to get rid of the pain caused by moral guilt and to perfect qualities that are necessary for the spirit to progress to a higher form.
Because Spiritism always accepted the plurality of inhabited worlds, its concept of karma became considerably complex. There are worlds that are "primitive" (in the sense that they are home to spirits newly born and still very low on intellect and morals) and a succession of more and more advanced worlds to where spirits move as they are elevated. A spirit may choose to be born on a world inferior to his own as a penance or as a mission.
New Age and Theosophy
The idea of karma was popularized in the Western world through the work of the Theosophical Society.
Kardecist and Western New Age reinterpretations of karma frequently cast it as a sort of luck associated with virtue: if one does good or spiritually valuable acts, one deserves and can expect good luck; conversely, if one does harmful things, one can expect bad luck or unfortunate happenings. In this conception, karma is affiliated with the Neopagan law of return or Threefold Law, the idea that the beneficial or harmful effects one has on the world will return to oneself. Colloquially this may be summed up as 'what goes around comes around.
There is also the metaphysical idea that, because karma is a force of nature and not a sentient creature capable of making value judgments, karma isn't about good and evil deeds, because applying those labels would be judgmental, but that it is about positive and negative energy, where negative energy can include things not seen as "being bad" like sadness and fear, and positive energy can be caused by being creative and solving problems as well as by exuding love and doing virtuous acts.
It is referred to as "omniverse karma" or "omni-karma" because it requires the existence of an omniverse, that space that contains all possible universes. The omniverse idea includes concepts such as souls, psychic energy, synchronicity (a concept originally from psychoanalyst Carl Jung, which says that things that happen at the same time are related), and ideas from quantum or theoretical physics.

-Crystalink

Twin Flame Connection

Your soul is consciousness or thought. We often perceive it as a creational flame, a light or a soul spark of light. Physical reality is made of electromagnetic energy which has poles (north/south), polarity, duality, opposites, male/female, yin/yang.

When you experience in third dimension your soul sparks splits in half, male and female. One half remains in higher frequency [As is Above] while one half spirals in third dimension [So is Below]. If you are female, your partner above is male and vice versa.
Sometimes you catch a glimpse of that spark of light, if only for a second. The flash of light appears as gold, silver, blue, or violet and can vary in size and duration of time, usually no more that one second. It is at this time, we are raising our frequency, our level of consciousness thought, to experience beyond what our physical eyes show us. We see our twin flame who exists as a soul spark in higher frequency. It is who we are as well.
Encoded in our DNA, as part of the human experience, is the need to reunite with our twin flame. This draws us back to our creational source after we experience in third dimension. It reminds of that we will journey Home, to find this twin aspect of ourselves who loves us unconditionally and makes us feel complete, as One.
We search for ourselves by healing to restore balance at which time we will reach Zero Point - the merge of our matter and antimatter selves.

The third dimension is often referred to as 'In The Box'. When your polarities merge, your male and female aspects will move 'Out of the Box' igniting and creating union with your Twin Flame or Twin Aspect.
Many people miss their other soul aspect, and feel incomplete throughout their lives. They feel alone, often abandoned and lost, depressed. They cannot find themselves. A piece of themselves is always missing. They search for it in third dimension but never completely find it. If they are lucky, they find someone who comes close to making them feel whole. They want someone to love them, share with them and help them through this journey.
You can meet someone who can carry the frequency of our Twin Flame and give you the feeling of union, Oneness. When you make love with that partner, you can experience all of who you are, the union is multi-dimensional. You can also feel the energies of your other soul aspect, as part of the union!
Creation is linked to the color frequency BLUE as that is the color of electricity. One day you will rejoin your Twin Flame and you will spiral out in the color BLUE.

-Crystalink

Soul Mates

The term soul mates means many things. These are souls that you have experienced with in past, parallel or future lifetimes. They can also be aspects of your soul experiencing at this time in another body. We are all have multidimensional beings, your soul having experiences, in many realities, at the same time. As we all evolve from the same source of consciousness creation, we could say that we are all souls mates in a manner of speaking.
The term soul mate is sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, friendship, love, intimacy, sexuality, and/or compatibility. Soul mates can have various types of relationships, which do not always include romantic love. They can be close friends, co-workers, a teacher, anyone who influences your life one way or another. They play the emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental, games of third dimension with you. They can affect relationships in a positive or negative way depending on the emotional issues of the people concerned.
Souls often come together to work out issues or play reverse roles than that which they are experiencing elsewhere.
Anyone who is in your biological family, or adopted family, or pseudo-family, is a soul mate to you.
You feel closer to certain souls, because you have attracted them into your life as they are on the same frequency as you or because you want to work out issues with them.
Karma refers to responsibilities shared by soul mates.
Often souls mates come together to bring another soul into the physical realms. A man and woman mate and produce one or more children, the karma thus completed ends. The couple separates and share whatever karma is linked to the child.
Sometimes the karma in family is between mother and child, so the child remains exclusively with the mother. Sometimes the karma is with the father and the mother leaves or deceases. Sometimes it is with both parents or with a sibling who has entered the game before or after you.
Romance
As the soul seeks unity with self, the journey home, (twin flame connection), it tends to think of a soul mate as The One (which is actually the source of creation) who is there for us and to make us feel complete.
Did you know that you often attract people into your life who look as you do in parallel or past lives? For example, you are a man seeking a female partner. You will seek out someone who looks and acts if you were a woman, like a mirror image. Your ideal partner is who you are in that physical body. We are always seeking ways to experience ourselves.
Men often seek the goddess when searching for a mate, one who looks like the priestess, slim body, long flowing hair purity of soul, beauty and gentleness of creation that speaks to their soul of union with the female creational force. It is SHE who brings loves, guidance, compassion and reunion of your twin soul aspects. A younger person, child-like in essence, is also a major attraction.
Soul mates can bring out the best and worst in each other, depending on their issues, and often no matter how hard someone tries to hold on and help, the lesson is to let go.

-Crystalinks

Art of Love II

Ravish me my sweet love

indulge my body with your tongue

and your touch

taste my sweet nectar

it is yours alone

take me to erotic places only you can

bring my body to life

with just your guided touch

drown my in ecstasy you do so well

let me lips tease you

to return the delicious favor

i love your muscular body

every single inch

let me love your body in return

taste you

bring our bodies to a blissful peak

in the Art of Love

let our bodies sync together

moving as one

pleasing

Oh how I love the way

our bodies fit

perfectly together

I love how we ache

with need

for each other

Our love the only cure

needing, wanting, moving

in the Art of Love

copyright 2008 lac/cjd

May Our Passions Never Die

May our passions never die

may our love never cease

how delicious your lips taste

kiss after kiss

may we continue to find love

in everything we do

may our passions never die

copyright 2008 lac/cjd

Parting is such sweet sorrow....

it is good to know he never does let me go..

and never will.

copyright 2008 lac/cjd

Parisian Kiss..- It will be my future

I will have such a kiss

A Parisian kiss..

perhaps on my honeymoon...

I love this pic, it will be my future

I will have such a kiss

with my amazing, wonderful man....

copyright 2008 lac/cjd

Everytime we meet its like the first time....