Wednesday, June 2, 2010

BEAUTIFUL CREATION: We're Building for Eternity

TWIN FLAME UNION

TWIN FLAME UNION

INDIGO TWIN FLAME COUPLE



I AM THAT I AM --

The Union of Duality,

Transcendence of Polarity. 

I AM IN YOU AS YOU ARE IN ME. 

I AM YOU AND YOU ARE ME. 

WE ARE ONE. 

ONE HEART. 

ONE FLAME. 

ONE SOURCE. 

I AM THAT I AM.


written by Maria Celeste Garcia 6/2/2010
Twin Flame Union (c) 2010 Maria Celeste Garcia

THE CALL: Hear The Call, Heed The Call, Be One To Call On The Rest



THE CALL: Hear The Call, Heed The Call, Be One To Call On The Rest 

by Maria Celeste Garcia

THIS IS A CALL TO LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF AND FIND THE TRUTH THAT YOU ARE INDEED AN INDIVIDUAL AND PART OF THE WHOLE AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE YOU REALIZE AND ACTUALIZE THIS, YOU BECOME THE INTEGRAL SOVEREIGN BEING THAT YOU ARE MEANT TO BE. YOU ARE FREE. BE FREE. BE THE INTEGRAL SOVEREIGN DIVINE BEING THAT YOU ARE.


~~~~~~~VIBRATORY COHERENCE ~~~~~~~
ONENESS <------------------------->INDIVIDUALITY
..........I N T E G R A L S O V E R E I G N...............


"Convergence: The Eternal NOW"
-a pencil sketch by Maria Celeste Garcia
Gaze for as long as you can. How many faces can you see? How many images? 
What meaning can you derive from the picture? How does the sketch make you feel?



HAVE YOU LISTENED TO YOUR HEART LATELY?

FOLLOW YOUR HEART FOR FROM THERE WITHIN YOU CAN FIND TRUTH.

DO NOT LET ANYBODY TELL YOU OTHERWISE.






11:11 PROMPTS. What Do They Mean To You? Heed The Call. Open Thine Eyes.

You Are Ready But You Need To Remember. RE-MEMBER Who You Truly Are.

You Are Needed To Awaken The Rest Of Humanity.

Subdue The Traffic Of Noise Inside The Mind And Open The Heart And You Will Know.
When You Feel It In Your Heart That You Truly Want To Know,
Just Reach Out In Love To The Call And You Will Know.
Reach Out When You Are Ready. We Await Your Love And Light.
I AM THAT I AM.

Come With Me And Create A Brand-New World Filled With Love And Light.


"An integral being knows without knowing, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing." --Lao Tzu--






HAVE YOU LISTENED TO YOUR HEART LATELY?

ARE YOU READY TO HEED THE CALL AND AWAKEN TO NEW REALITIES?


IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER. IT IS TIME TO GO HOME. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

We are coming together now lovingly helping each other to remember the truth of who We are.

"Ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you"

 WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

LET US CREATE THE REALITY WE WANT.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER FOR WE ARE ONE.

Namaste.

-- 5/30/2010 Maria Celeste Garcia


~~~~~~~VIBRATORY COHERENCE ~~~~~~~
ONENESS <------------------------->-->INDIVIDUALITY
..........I N T E G R A L S O V E R E I G N...............

Sunday, May 30, 2010

I AM THAT I AM

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CONVERGENCE: THE ETERNAL NOW
artwork by Maria Celeste Garcia
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..I AM THAT I AM...




You may see in me
an artist, 
or a musician, 
or a poet, 
or a scribe, 
or a healer, 
or a teacher, 
or a scholar, 
or a mystic, 
or otherwise a fool.
I may be all that and more
or none at all
depending on the perspective
through which I am seen and perceived.

What you are seeing in me can essentially be likened to 
a mirror 
capable of reflecting different degrees of light.


..I AM LIGHT..

And I AM in the service of showing that 
You Are Light as well.


..I AM LOVE...

And I AM in the service of  being a bearer and messenger of
 Divine Love.

You are Love as well.
        
       
..I CREATE...

And I AM in the service of showing you that 
the ability to create is a gift available to all.


..I AM..

Maria Celeste.

The Enigma of Unity in Duality. 

Polarities Transcended by Unconditional Love.

..As above, so below.  As within, so without...


..I AM THAT I AM...

I Am You.  You Are Me.

...WE ARE ONE...

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Written by: Maria Celeste Garcia 5/7/2010 
I AM THAT I AM Copyright (c) Maria Celeste Garcia 2010 

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Your Life IS Multi-dimensional...What are you waiting for? NOW.

Channeled by Meredith Murphy
Terra Nova Transmission* 15 May 2010

Your Life IS Multi-dimensional...What are you waiting for?

NOW.

I invite you to notice that we are meeting in a different point in space. Although you are reading me on your laptop, on your cell phone, on the same website or interface which you have used before to locate and receive this message, I nudge you to realize we are meeting in a different place than before...

At this frequency, the planet's ascension is imminent. As I have said in several prior transmissions, the earth IS ascending. Her process if undisputed and so, those of you who are in vibrational alignment with her will arrive in this new dimension at certain point in the process. Furthermore, there will be the creation of a energetic connection; with an ability due to the shared energies of the "new" and "old" earth, for those who awaken and continue their process beyond the earth's tipping point, to transmit themselves there as well. This window will not be open for a lengthy period of time-the energetic requirements to ensure safe transmission are substantial and this window will only remain open for a short while in an effort to liberate those who are close but not yet aligned with the planet at the point of her ascension. (How much time is "not too long?") Oh a decade or two...it's variable. As many of you that are ascending arrive in the Terra Nova (the new land/new earth), much of the supportive energies for ascension will no longer be on the planet which will itself exist in a parallel dimension--nothing will be lost. Only those with a clear and strong inner connection to all-that-is and direct communication with their non-physical guides will have the focus and clarity to complete their transaction for ascension. And this too is uncertain...all that is certain is the intention to hold this opening available for as long as possible, but once it becomes nearly impossible for humans to make this transmission, the connection will fade.

This new land is an energetic frequency within the universe which is held and already in contact with your planet. The placeholders are energized and sustained by the beliefs of many of you, and initially and continually by the ascended masters and those who Sananda has brought together for the purpose of creating the geometric and energetic structures which are connecting with the earth and which will welcome and merge with her at the point of change when she transmits into her new fifth dimensional frequency entirely.

You will awaken in the world you know, and yet it will be magical and transformed entirely. It is a blessed and amazing moment and will not escape your notice! No, you will feel it coming and when you arrive everything will be heightened, clearer, and especially the radiance and the way "things" look will take on a totally new experience within your physical form as the ability to see beyond this single incarnation into the soul dimension of others . . . people, plants, weather-soul energies and timeless energies will be visible and available and the fluid which is light flowing between and within all of you in one unified swirling mix will be discretely felt and understood. This will be the basis for much crying, hand holding, hugging, smiling, laughing, weeping, dancing and all other forms of delight. Celebration will be contagious and extended.

The media which will assist you in communicating with one another will be available to broadcast and share this knowing, but it will not be structural in the world as your media is now. It is within the cellular knowing of your individual vessels and it is being formed and the function of this access to collective wisdom configured and generated within those who have reached key milestones in their frequency upgrades.

Some of you are now prepared to lead more prominently in sharing the view from your experience. In narrating the abilities of the new human vessel-thereby normalizing and reminding others of innate capacities which lie dormant if only from their being unknown and therefore un-real-ized-you accelerate and empower others to release their limitations and claim their divine nature in form.

Awaken to your own shifting energies. Take seriously the nature of your own experience transmuting far beyond your state of experience when this process of activation initiated within you personally. Reflect upon the changes in your own life, the released and the new manifestations, the ease and the trust which is growing, the innate sense of freedom and joy which you tap into and know more and more, the overwhelming sense of love, the sharp pains in your heart as the chakra expands and is taken to a new level and the inner-connecting of the heart chakra with the sixth chakra, the brow chakra or third eye; the connection between these two growing clear and establishing a new ability to see from a heart perspective and in a quantum way.

To recognize that you know others. They know you. You can transmit and interact from the quantum field knowing innately the perfect and right transmission between you to fulfill all that is needed in the contact. There is purpose in all contact. Approach interactions with an awareness that everything knows it is you that they are indeed meeting. Everything . . . your food, your friends, your pets, you clients, the sky, the wind. All-that-is knows that you are you and if you can allow yourself to receive this gift, then everything which meets you will bless you, will endow you further with a knowing of your profoundly loved being, will fulfill aspects of your intentions in ways that transcend all knowing within your physical vessel and yet reveal themselves to you in a surprisingly delightful manner which makes the human experience so special and spectacular. Do you not wish to know the multi-dimensional nature of all that is? Do you not wish to know your can receive quantum healing, guidance, energy in every moment? What can limit you when this is your experience? Do you now see how magical experiences are a dime a dozen as you say in your world? A dime a dozen. Choose a dozen miracles before 10am if you like. Let them flow into your life and your awareness and choose to know and recognize them and allow your sense of awe to expand beyond the domain of your entire experience!!!

This is the invitation! Be awed! Experience awe! Know the primary functional impulse of the source energy itself-to know and experience expression with awe and a sense of expansion, fulfillment, curiosity, new ideas, more creation, and delight!!!!! Joy!!!!! Learning!!! More awareness!!! FUN!!!!!

This is LIFE which endlessly is and you are.

Let us meet here, where we know everything about one another and be consciously connected and create together what will uniquely give us joy. I am available to play in your sandbox and with you create castles all day long . . . simply make room and create space in your schedule to have such fun within your experience.

There are no more excuses, my beloved ones: a standing invitation to magic has been extended, and your choice and focus of awareness is your wand . . . choose more. Choose boldly. Please stop thinking so small. It's so much more fun for everything in the Omni-verse when you allow yourself to think HUGE and follow all your inspirations and curiosities, what is unique to you, what juices you up . . . matters! Trust in that. I await your call with anticipation! I await your creations, giddy with knowing they will awe me. Isn't it time NOW to let yourself go? Permission is in. Give it to yourselves. What are you waiting for you amazing creature???

I AM the Archangel Michael and I know all of your names. {Smile.}

Meredith Murphy

*The Terra Nova Transmissions: a specific focus within Expect Wonderful providing messages, emergent themes, updates and communication from the Archangel Michael and the Terra Nova (new land) Council. Telepathic transmission through Meredith Murphy. *

© 2009-2010, Meredith Murphy, Expect Wonderful | Modern Paradise Publications http://www.expectwonderful.com - You are free to share, copy, distribute and display the work under the following conditions: You must give author credit, you may not use this for commercial purposes, and you may not alter, transform or build upon this work. For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you get the permission of the copyright holder. Any other purpose of use must be granted permission by the author. email: meredith@expectwonderful.com *

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Children of the New Earth: Crystal Children




 (Channeled by Steve Rother for The Group)

 From Steve:

The Group has been talking recently about the return of the Crystal children. These are the children that are our next level of human evolution. The Indigo's have been changing the paradigms and our structures to make space for us to evolve. They have entered, moving a little faster than most of us, and have had great difficulties as they stretched our belief systems and the way we interact with children. Their higher purpose, according to the Group, is to make room for our next stage of evolution. The Group labeled this next step the 'Children of Crystal Vibration'. At the beginning of these messages in 1996 the Group said 'if' you can make the planet safe for their return they will come. In October of 2000 they said for the first time that it is no longer 'if' but now a question of 'when' this special level of humans would start filtering into our reality. Only recently did the Group say that now the Crystal kids are starting to enter. What happened to set the stage for this? In a time when humanity has seemed to take a step backwards, why are these kids now entering? Good question. . .



Greetings from Home.

The events on Planet Earth have led you to a special place, dear ones. What lies before you at this very moment is a possibility for humanity to move into a level of vibration that was not thought to be possible. Please understand that what you see as road blocks now before you are truly opportunities to clear the way for your own evolution.

Those that you call the Indigo children have already shifted the focus of humanity. Because of their work and sacrifice you are learning to make space in your reality for empowered humans. They have done well and will now begin to move into adulthood. As they do, they will shift the paradigms of all that is to follow. The Indigo children have begun the change of your systems that relate to children. Now watch the miracles that take place as they move into adulthood and change those systems as well. Imagine what the world will be like as the first Indigo world leaders take their place. As this unfolds, the New Earth will become firmly rooted in the balanced Crystal energy. You will see space created for empowered humans on Earth no matter their beliefs, sex, or origins. The work of those you call Indigo will be know forever as the great shift. They have come into a harsh world, shaken it up, and are making you re-think everything. These beautiful beings are direct and therefore may have appeared to you as abrasive. Enduring boredom is their greatest challenge. Blessed be the Indigo children for they are opening the door. Now let us tell you more of what is behind the door.

The Children of Crystal vibration are what you would consider to be the magical children with abilities that you have yet to understand. The attributes of Crystal Children are simply two-fold, they are extremely powerful and yet extremely vulnerable. They are highly evolved beings and have an understanding of what simple energy really is. Feats that you would think impossible may seem like child's play to humans carrying the Crystal Vibration. You will begin to see magical abilities in human children that you have never seen before. Their basic understanding of energy will make it possible to manipulate energy in new ways.

Certain energy forms that you have adapted for your own use may be a bit difficult for the first Crystals to cope with. Electricity in particular may be awkward for some of the early Crystals as they acclimate. The energetic makeup of these children may cause unusual reactions to electrical devices. They have challenges defining their energetic boundaries and therefore, are empathic to electro magnetic fields. They may have a tendency to reflect back the energy they can not assimilate. It may be quite common for Crystal children to blow out electrical devices until they become accustomed to the energy. You will see children with abilities to physically move objects in ways you do not understand. You may see physical senses develop in some children that have never been part of the human experience prior. Even your sciences will have difficulty explaining what these children will see as simple energy. At first, Crystal Children will tend to gather in groups where they can hold space for each other. They will form groups and grow together supporting each other energetically. They will do it all by themselves so parents of Crystal children will not need not worry about finding the best environment for their children. Expect to see groups of 'magical children' with abilities that exceed far beyond the norm you have known. As time goes on you will see an acclimation of this energy and you will become more accustomed to the odd stories that will circulate about strange new abilities of some children. Watch for these and prepare yourself, for these are the physical signs that the human race is evolving. This is the return of the Children of Crystal vibration.

You are seeing only the scouts thus far that have begun to enter and test the waters. These are children carrying the very first of the Crystal energy in human form. As powerful as they are, they are carrying only hints of the energy that is to come in the next few years. Thus far, in our speaking to you we have referred to them as the Crystal Children, intimating that they are separate from yourselves. Please understand that they are you in higher vibrational form. We have labeled them the Crystal Children to mark a milestone in your own evolution, yet in time you will call them only 'kids'. There are no special words needed to describe you to you.

Many of you have great sensitivity to the emotional energy fields of others. This sensitivity is how you so effectively tap into their energy as they come to you for facilitation. This sensitivity may have caused problems as you took on others energy thinking it was your own. Some of you have great difficulty in this area. We also tell you that it is this same attribute that makes you such intuitive healers. As with most of you, when you first began to utilize these attributes they may have seemed magical to those around you. Please understand that the Children of Crystal Vibration have sensitivity beyond your comprehension. They will be inside your head knowing, not only what is in your thoughts, but also what is in your heart. Even now as humanity reaches higher vibrational status we tell you that you are beginning to read each others minds. If you were to see through the eyes of a Crystal Child, you would be saddened to see so many people living their entire lives attached to archaic and outdated beliefs. Having this sight will not be easy for them. In the fifth dimension on the New Planet Earth there will be no more secrets. At first they will feel like they must endure this sensitivity, yet like you, this will also turn out to be their great gift. Unlike the children of Indigo vibration, the Crystal children are so sensitive that they may feel threatened by the harshness of what people are holding in their hearts. Some will find safety in retreating and going within. There are some people who will think this a sign of weakness and may even attempt to exploit these gentle beings. Let us set your mind at ease when we tell you that exploitation will not be possible. The Children of Crystal vibration are powerful beyond your understanding. Even though they may have great difficulty understanding and interacting, they will always know their true power and who they are.

The biggest challenge that will face the Children of Crystal vibration is that their great sensitivity to energy will also uncover their inability to deal with other peoples fear. Fear is an emotion, opposite of love, based on a belief in lack. The Children of Crystal vibration will enter with a new belief system that will make it difficult for them to have a reference for fear in their reality. Couple this with their energetic sensitivity and you will find that when these higher vibrational humans are surrounded with human fear, they will have a tendency to reflect back that fear, amplifying it in the process. It could be said that the Children of Crystal vibration are allergic to the lower vibrational emotion of fear. As the first of these children enter, they may need help in dealing with the general fear around them. It is here that we challenge you to take steps now in preparation for their return. To make Earth a safe place for your next step in evolution, it will be necessary to drastically reduce fear in your reality in the next few years. Alleviating fear is only possible on a personal basis. If Light is the highest expression of Love and fear is the opposite of Love, then it is easy to see that the real work of Lightworkers is to learn to replace fear with Love in all situations. This is underway now. The emotion of fear is a vacuum that feeds on itself. Fear is only a lack of information. Fill in the vacuum with information and there is no fear. Even if the information is not correct it can still fill the void until the correct information is known. Even in your recent experiences with terrorism, you see that you are no longer afraid of things that terrified you only months ago. As devastating as that was, the potential outcome is known and there is no longer a vacuum. It is hence that one can only be fully human when they are no longer in fear of dying. Take this challenge and move forward into creating your reality with passion and fear not!

Because of the great work that the Indigo children are now doing and the adjustments you are making to accommodate them, the Children of Crystal vibration have an opportunity to allow your spirits to thrive in this higher energetic structure. For those of you who choose, you may raise your energy to match that of the Crystal children through the process of overlight. The times that lie directly ahead will be filled with wonderment as the Children of the New Earth take control of their reality. To them and to you brave Lightworkers who are making this possible, we proudly say:

Welcome Home.

It is with the greatest of love for you that we ask you to treat each other with respect, nurture one another and play well together.

. . .the Group




Special Request
Copyright 2002 Steve Rother.

This information may be freely disseminated in whole or in part provided there is no charge for the information and that this notice is attached. When using a partial version of this material please clearly state that this is an abridged version and refer the reader to the complete original version at http://www.Lightworker.com/beacons/. Publications are encouraged to reprint. Permission is not needed but we request to be notified at Pub@Lightworker.com Further information from Steve and the Group may be found at: http://www.Lightworker.com or through Lightworker at (858) 748 5837. Thanks for helping to spread the Light! 

Saturday, May 8, 2010

When An Indigo-Crystal Child Speaks


(The following was a response made to a call made by the Universe to send a message to entities using personal opinion to justify in their minds the peddling of Truth for money.  This also serves as a warning sign to those who may be made to believe that Truth can be bought and to those who may be made to believe that their inner power is not enough to lead them to Truth.  Be careful, for these "Truth peddlers" are the false prophets spoken of since the beginning of time, sucking or leaching energy (nowadays usually in the form of money) from unsuspecting souls and giving them worthless dross clothed in compelling spectacles in return.  This is the day and age when everyone is called to access their inner power to access and connect to Absolute Truth.  Waste no time in unnecessarily judging anyone and focus instead on your personal spiritual development with consistency and persistence.  This is the message of an Indigo-Crystal Adult, called to be an Akashic Vessel by the Source at a particular point in the time-space continuum.)

THE MESSAGE
...The terms “Indigo and Crystal” apply to the level of spiritual development and frequency of the individual in question. The colors perceived for the said groups, whether perceived via synesthesia or something else, do have an analogy to the actual Truth behind the essence of Indigos and Crystalline children and adults. This is not an opinion. It is Truth. However, anyone who would be encountering this comment of mine should only retain what resonates with them here, in that if this connects to a deeper part of you to be true, then this is a validation of your inner knowing, however, if you feel that it does not resonate with your truth, please hold on to what you can understand and perceive to apply to your current view.
A lot of things being described about concepts using New Age terminology are put forth using various styles and with varying degrees of depth depending on the perceptions dominant and capabilities available to the one or the group speaking or putting forth the idea. A lot of the essence of the things being described face the risk of being possibly concealed and thereby inaccessible because of mere semantics. Most of the time, these different descriptions mean the same exact thing seen from different perspectives. The few ones missing the Truth altogether in their descriptions are either the misguided but non-malicious ones, or the malicious, negative ones purposefully concealing and distorting the Truth. The important thing is the Truth behind each description and the motive, driving force or reason behind the delivery of the message. Truth is beyond any point of view. It isn’t affected by your opinion or any one else’s. You need to understand that there are as many systems, such as in linguistics or academics or religion for example, as necessary for the many different individuals on different levels of spiritual development to be able to relate to in order to be assisted in connecting with the Absolute Truth. In essence the Truth is encoded in each one’s zeropoint or otherwise known as the heart. Respect for people and the different methods people use in order to rise to a higher level of development is of utmost importance. Refrain from unnecessarily judging anyone. Intuition will be one’s protection from those maliciously distorting the Truth and from those ignorant as yet to understand that Truth is not a commodity either, to be used to take advantage of people who may be made to erroneously believe that it is a commodity. Take care to concentrate on your personal level of development consistently.
As an Indigo (Indigo-Crystal Child of the Universe), I must firmly insist that this is the day and age where empowerment of every soul is called for and worked at vigilantly. Inner Guidance for each and every one is what is called for at this point in time, and not dependence on any outside leader or guru. We must not take advantage of anyone. It is a violation to the Source. It is in violation to the Truth that can be found at zeropoint.
With this, I spread Unconditional Love, Light, Peace, Joy, Prosperity, Serenity, Beauty, Balance, Health and Well Being, Truth and Divinity for All To Share.
Protection Belongs To Those Who Do Act In Accordance With The Divine Will Of The Source.
Namaste.

When An Indigo Crystal Child Speaks (c) by Maria Celeste Garcia 2010
Written and Copyrighted by Maria Celeste Garcia 5/8/2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Am I Happy?



"It is the journey and the love that I have been able to gather and integrate in my life that matters most, I realize."

A friend posted something on my facebook account profile describing me as “simply happy”. That made me think a while. I thought, “Am I really a happy person?”. I mean come on. I do have a terrifying temper when I’m very angry. I have had far too many heartaches and disappointments. I almost lost my life more than once. Got burned out at an early age and exhausted from feeling forced to conform or hide. How can I be happy? There must be a reason behind why that good friend of mine thought so. After some moments, I just let my heart do the “thinking” and it was then that I realized that the things that happened in the past were merely events. I needed all those to get to where I am now. Looking back but trying to be present here and now, those events do not seem to make me any less happy now. On the contrary, now that I think about it, these events actually made me happier, not in a superficial, fleeting way, but in a more lasting, serene way which has a depth far more than what I could have imagined possible when I was still in my earlier, tender years. Each moment belongs to itself. Each moment leading to and building on another. If this is the case, I thought, why not create something beautiful and meaningful each time when I know that I’m building for eternity? Time is of the essence, and the sooner we realize this, the less unnecessary oscillations we would be making repeating patterns which are not anymore helpful to us. So I thought to myself, what a wonderful gift my friend gave me, just by describing me as “Simply Happy”, for whether she knows it or not, she has brought to my attention and awareness a liberating and empowering idea about my life and life in general.

I then wrote her back. And this was what I said:

Dear Friend,

Thank you for making me aware of the happy state you perceive me to be in.  At this moment, I can truly say that I am essentially happy and feeling serene. I would say that I’m happiest when I’m in good company especially in a loving environment. Yes, life in general has it’s ups and downs.  I have had my share of being in unpleasant, painful, even traumatic circumstances and life events time and again.  I have experienced the perspective of being abandoned, ignored or taken for granted, misjudged and taken advantage of.  I have been in the dark, hardened somewhat for a while.  However, at some point, I realized that all my experiences presented a lot of opportunities to explore life's depths and heights which built my character and ultimately strengthened my resolve to grow and continue life's journey.  I love; I learn; I grow.  I grow in awareness and serenity.  I learned the art of letting go.  I have also learned to trust in my own inner intuitive guidance.  I continue to learn as I go and I now get to experience higher finer levels of love and understand its nuances within the human condition.  I have come to understand through all these that those who truly resonate with my soul, and are kindred spirits are the ones who make me happy and help me flourish, as I find myself effortlessly and joyfully doing the same for them. It is the journey and the love that I have been able to gather and integrate in my life that matters most, I realize.  So at this point, I feel serene enough to say that I wouldn't have wanted my life to have unfolded any other way. Life is beautiful. I am eternally grateful.  Bless you, my friend.  :)

–Maria Celeste Garcia– 1/25/2010