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Do You Ever Wonder… Do you ever wonder why anyone would toss things out of a boat or out the window of a vehicle? If you see someone involved in this activity, you might remind him or her how long that waste remains before it breaks down:
Orange peels….up to 2 years Plastic bags….10-20 years Cigarette butts….1-5 years Aluminum cans….80-100 years Glass bottles….1 million years Tin cans….50 years Plastic bottles….indefinitely Wool socks….1-5 years
Caring Meditation: How to Pray for Yourself and Others Center yourself by focusing on your breath. As you breathe, tune in to the aliveness of your body. With a short phrase, open yourself to the flow of Spirit, Life, Energy.
Let yourself be filled with Light in your imagination. Feel it energize, warm, and calm you. Saturate yourself in its goodness.
See the person you care about in your mind and let the Light flow through you to surround and suffuse them. Hold them in this Light, and simply wish good for them. See them responding positively to the light, but refrain from dictating specific outcomes. You may wish to conclude with a verbal blessing or final prayer. Books of Interest Our book for the Book discussion this spring is: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg. If you're interested in further reading about Jesus, you might find the following helpful: Jesus Before Christianity by Albert Nolan The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant by John Dominic Crossan.
Recipe Ellen's Pepperidge Farm Hot Dish 3 cups of dressing croutons toss with: 1 stick butter and ½ cup boiling water 1 cup celery and 1 small onion chopped: sauté in oil and mix with: 1 can drained mushrooms ½ cup slivered almonds 1 small can thinly sliced water chestnuts 1 cup (real) mayonnaise 2-4 cups cooked chicken or turkey, diced 1 can mushroom soup, diluted with ½ can water or milk
Place ½ croutons in 13x9 pan, then chicken, then veggies, then ½ croutons and then soup. Bake 350˚, 45-60 min. Can freeze. |
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