Another sunny day....

Another sunny day in Taos, even though it's November 2nd, it's warm, almost 70 degrees. The weather report calls for somewhat cooler temps this week - OMG it's going to be in the 60's! I've discovered that the temp ranges here are deceiving - coming fromt the East Coast where it is much more humid, less sunny and lower elevation. When the temp says it's 40 here it feels about 60 degree, ala New England weather. That's because the air is so dry, the sun is so intense and the elevation is 7000 feet above sea level. I am enjoying a very balmy Fall and I'm sure I'll be very grateful for the sun when it's January; locals say that the whole month last year was below 0 degress - meaning about 20 degrees....

I've just started a new online course, "Reality map expander" by Centerpointe Institute by Bill Harris. It's all about how you create your reality (at least most of it - except those random events and ones predicated by your DNA) through your beliefs. They always say that perception is reality.... The course is 12 lessons, delivered online every two weeks, with homework, even.... Major part of the first lesson is becoming aware of what we believe in different areas, e.g. money, relationships, health, career - so that we can then change our belief about it which then will create a new reality. Another version of how "thoughts become things". I've invited a friend who is also taking the class to be my study buddy so we can process the info together and both make great strides forward.

Yesterday I went to a used book sale at SOMOS (society of the muse of the southwest - a writer's organization); one of the paperbacks I purchased is "Mutant Message Downunder" - a classic new age nonfiction (1995)about the writer's "kidnap" by a tribe of Australian aboriginals to do a three month "walkabout" in the Australian desert. Author, Marlo Morgan, had been doing some volunteer work with half caste aboriginals on a service project when she was "invited" to attend a meeting with a tribe from the other part of the country. Upon arrival she was taken for an intensive journey into their culture, lifestyle and spirituals beliefs, changing her life forever. Coincidentally last evening I went to the Taos Film Society's viewing of "Whale Dreamers", a documentary about the Murni tribe in Australia who call the whales to their sacred mountain overlooking the ocean and believe that humans have a special, deeply spiritual bond with these sea mammals. A few years back a group of 85 indigeouns healers from all over the world gatherered to celebrate/share their healing modalities and help the Murni tribe from becoming extinct by reconnecting them to their ancient rites and ceremonies. A powerful and sad film about how the government has stolen the land from native tribes and in the process catapulted the dissolution of their culture and traditions. Does this sound familiar with many native cultures in America?

Tomorrow is Election Day and yesterday at Unity service someone brought an affirmation about the transition to a new president for the country, written by Patricia Cota-Robles, that was non-partisan, beautiful and deeply moving. I forgot to keep my copy or I would have pasted it on my website - however you can probably google her name and find it. At any rate here's hoping for a huge voter turnout and a strengthening of the democratic system in our country - may the candidate who is for the highest good of the country become our next president!