High Mesa Happenings & Heartstrings

Kids and Nature

Summer is here. Kids are home or grandchildren come and visit. 

There is now a new condition affecting our youth, and along a label for it: Nature Deficient Disorder. Click the link to find a NPR report and a book about this ailment.

Then, Nature lovers ! do with kids what you love to do yourself: go to a water park, go camping, find your favorite outdoor spot to read them nature and animal stories, draw and invent with them new flowers, animals, trees, places, etc. Just about anything that will inspire budding botanists!

And never mind that special bond and awe you inspire!

For more tips, visit The Green Life

Find fun printable Earth Coloring Pictures and Reading Activities at Love our Earth.

Written and Posted by NWH

Wilderness Awareness Workshop: a Healing Tool

Wilderness workshops have sprouted for some time now and often are related to teen reformation camps. Wilderness workshops however benefit a much larger array of life events: big physical traumas like car, work accidents or assaults, or psychological traumas like verbal, sexual, substance abuse. There are traumas often not medically classified as “trauma” but rather categorized as “part of life.“ Nonetheless, these indistinguishable events such as loss of loved ones, homes, jobs and so forth, impact life just as deeply.

A Wilderness workshop is as healing tool. When deepening the connection with the environment, one deepens the connection with oneself, with the healer inside.

High Mesa Healing Center

proudly is presenting a Wilderness Awareness workshop to the community, to bring the opportunity to learn skills which deepen the connection with Nature and will become tools to waken and assert the Healer inside.

Robert Bawol

Founder of Primal Qi Synergy  and workshop Instructor, teaches Ancient Skills which

“ greatly empower energetic perception, safety, acute observation, Oneness, and smooth movement in any environment, whether wilderness or city jungle. Escalating international tension and domestic security concerns make these skills increasingly important for daily life, especially for travelers.”

Barbara Mader

RN, CHTP and Founder of High Mesa Healing Center writes:

 “I recommend this workshop for many reasons. It is so in alignment with the mission of HMHC that I encourage others to participate. Not only will we benefit individually from the experience, it will also be of great value to our planet and the universe at large when we do our work that connects us to our environment. I feel that it will allow us to tap into our own inner wisdom and knowing through the inspiration of Nature. It sounds like mining for gold as we go within to find our own answers. And what better place to do it than in this sacred mountain paradise. “

 

The workshop is this coming Saturday, May 23, from 9am to 6:00pm, at HMHC Outdoors.

To reserve your space, call 575-336-7777 or email HMHC.

Cost of workshop is $110; spaces are limited to 12; some spaces still available!

Posted by Nature’s Well to Healing

HMHC Newsletter, April 8th, 2008

Dear Readers:

The HMHC Newsletter Editorial Desk has encountered difficulties yesterday, in posting its weekly newsletter. Please click HighMesa-April 8 2008 to view the closest version of the original copy.

We apologize for the trouble.

Thank you. Nadette

Posted by NWH    

RE: THANK YOU from Boyd and Kelly, 7 Rays Ranch

RE: THANK YOU from Boyd and Kelly, 7 Rays Ranch

Dear Barbara and Kate,


Kelly and I wish to thank you and all of those connected to High Mesa Healing Center for
the sacred energies you have given on our behalf in finding us a home in Ruidoso.
 As of January 2nd, we will move into a beautiful home offered as a gift to use for
our new headquarters for the Ultimate Gift Foundation.  Now we will have the perfect
home-base to work on the 7 Rays Ranch project which is our goal in coming to this
wonderful Ruidoso area.
 We also wish to thank Ruth and Bill for the use of their cabin in Ruidoso while we make
this transition. 
The 7 Rays Ranch will bring children and rescued horses together in a healing and safe environment....and the ranch project will also include a spiritual sanctuary and state of the art recording facility where all are welcome.  There is so much more to share with you in the days and months to
come. 
As for now, we are grateful to our loving Creator and to all of you and to Janice for
opening your heart and home to us. 
 


Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year

love
Boyd and Kelly
 


We invite you to view our 7 minute video "For Our Children" at this link: 

The Ultimate Gift Foundation
non-profit charitable foundation

www.7raysranch.com

Holiday Madness - a commentary

OK. It's November.
The culture surrounding us all is about to gear up to its usual frenzy.
Even those of us who "don't do Christmas" - or "don't do holidays" - will be moving around in environments where all of this stuff is going on. It can become difficult for some to stay centered & calm during all this seasonal turbulence.

Just two weeks ago, we decided in our house that we weren't about to get caught up in all that this year. We just won't do Christmas...
...oh, yeah...?

-----------------------------so now I'm thinking about baking goodies for x # of friends.......
or what about Dad? How can I not....

You know how it goes in your own mind, too. For some of us, it just simply takes a little extra work to spend this season in ways that feed us rather than deplete us.
Here are a couple of things that help me:

• Give the season conscious thought - AHEAD OF TIME - then stick to your plan.
• Spend extra time whenever possible with like-minded friends who add to the love in your life, not to the stress of the holiday.
• When gifts are appropriate, consider 'helping' gifts like the ones offered at Heifer International or your own favorite charity.
• If you don't already know how, consider learning how to graciously accept an unexpected gift without racing out to the nearest store for "some thing to give back". It's ok to give back gratitude alone.

Now, if you will, share with us some of your own tips and tricks for a peaceful, joyful season...
Just add a comment here, of email us.
Thanks. KW

Sisters

This was sent to me this week by a 'new' sister, I hope. You may have seen it on the Internet or in your email inbox.
I suspect a version of this is true for Brothers, too. I hope so.

Sisters

A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day,
drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother.
As they talked about life, about marriage, about the
responsibilities of life and the obligations of
adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her
glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance
upon her daughter.

"Don't forget your Sisters," she advised, swirling
the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. "They'll
be more important as you get older. No matter how
much you love your husband, no matter how much you
love the children you may have, you are still going
to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now
and then; do things with them."

"Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women...
your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other
women relatives too. "You'll need other women.
Women always do."

What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman
thought. Haven't I just gotten married?
Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a
married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely
my husband and the family we may start will be all I
need to make my life worthwhile!'

But she listened to her Mother. She kept contact
with her Sisters and made more women friends each
year. As the years tumbled by, one after another,
she gradually came to understand that her Mom really
knew what she was talking about. As time and nature
work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman,
Sisters are the mainstays of her life.

After more than 50 years of living in this world,
here is what I've learned:
THIS SAYS IT ALL:

Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.

BUT.........
Sisters are there,
no matter how much time and how
many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away
than needing her can reach.

When you have to walk that lonesome valley
and you have to walk it by yourself,
the women in your life will be on the valley's rim,
cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you,
intervening on your behalf, and waiting
with open arms at the valley's end.

Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk
beside you...
Or come in and carry you out.

Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,
daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended
family, all bless our life!

The world wouldn't be the same without women, and
neither would I. When we began this adventure called
womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or
sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we
would need each other.

 

A Word about Donations

Just a word about the Donation baskets and reciprocal energy: a touchy subject for many and one Barbara just hates to talk about - so I will. Anytime you pay a fee for a class, healing, workshop, concert, etc., you've exchanged financial energy with your teacher/healer - who then pays a small percentage for using the space.

 

All groups or events that are offered at no charge - or for which you may be scholarshipped - skip that exchange of financial energy. They are usually ripe with psychic, intellectual, and spiritual energy exchanges, as many of you can attest. But nothing comes back to HMHC, even though the building is still cooled or heated, cleaned, stocked with TP and such.

 

The money that turns up in the donation baskets does many jobs: it adds to Barbara's ability to give away a LOT - treatments, product, etc.; it helps with the utilities and the food served at  public events, and it provides for scholarships for some. And just so you know...our scholarship program has a "Pay-it-Forward" clause that goes a long way in allowing scholarship recipients to exchange financial energy, too.

 

So when you can, drop a dollar or five in one of the donation baskets. You'll find them in the yurt and in the bookshop. Nothing much will change - visibly - if you do that. But you might feel better, you might value what you receive a little more, and the Center can cover its own expenses more easily. Thanks so much.

World Peace...by Internet...?

I've received this link from so many of you, that there is probably no need to put it up again...
...and yet, here it is: www.tenmillionclicksforpeace.org

But there are a couple of things that concern me - being the resident skeptic around here:

There are four men with powerful organizations whose pictures show up on the opening page of '10 million"... None of their organizations mention "10 million" in any place that I could find on their web sites.
The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation - http://www.tutu.org/
Jack Canfield - http://www.jackcanfield.com/home/
The M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence -  http://www.gandhiinstitute.org/
Deepak Chopra - http://www.deepakchopra.com/ and is picture is lifted directly from his online banner. 

The "10 million site" also mentions - in the fine print on the page where they want your name and email address - and I quote:

         10 Million Clicks for Peace is a collaborative project with WeTheWorld.org 501 (c)(3)          
Copyright 2007 by 10 Million Clicks for Peace. All Rights Reserved. Design by LightWerx Media.              Project facilitated by PassAlong Concepts.          

WeTheWorld.org doesn't mention them anywhere I could find.
"10 Million" also has no "Contact Us" link anywhere that I could find, as do the other sites.
All of the other sites accept donations in their own organization's name; some tell you how they spend it.

And Charity Navigator doesn't mention WeTheWorld...or '10 Million'.  This could mean absolutely nothing, since they don't list ANY group younger than 4 years old, and have several other criteria for evaluation that this group could fail to meet and still be quite reputable.

So click away, if you're so inclined. I just can't NOT tell you this. kw

       

Revisiting Emails

Here are two great web sites EVERYONE who uses email will/could find useful:
http://snopes.com/ and http://www.truthorfiction.com/. There are probably more, but these have served me well.

And here is a VERY funny (to me, at least) commentary on a particular kind of email...
Soapbox...

Here is a link to our first article on email security with some valuable tips...

and here is some commentary...
Now, I believe with 100% certainty that everyone who sends email to me or to HMHC has only our best interests at heart. (this is Kate, btw, not Barbara...) In the last two days I've had 5 emails from subscribers warning me of one virus or another. One of them even suggested that they had checked the warning with one of the services linked at the top of this article, and still - the messages were hoaxes. They had the link wrong, is all...

At its most simplistic, computer hackers fall into two categories: those who want your identity, your money, and anything else they can get their hands on... 
and those who get their kicks making us crazy - panic-y - etc...

I've had a couple of the BAD ones lately: one started out with text like this -

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture....
....Seven million five hundred U.S dollars with some KGs of Gold  my  late  Father  kept for me in a Bank here in Abidjan  Cote D' Ivoire

another came this way (supposedly from a bank):

Congratulations!
Dear Customer,
  You've been selected to take part in our quick and easy 9 questions survey.
  In return we will credit $120.00 to your account - Just for your time!

Or there is the 'Nigerian' Lottery scam...and it can come from anywhere, not just Nigeria...

Bad, nasty, awful emails will always have links in them they want you to click...just PAY ATTENTION.

Of course, you already know NEVER to click on a link in an email from anyone you don't personally know.
No legitimate bank, PayPal, Credit card co - NO ONE - sends secure information that way or asks you to take a survey or confirm a password.

These other guys - the techno weenies - are practical jokers. They win when we send these 'warnings' all over the internet. And if we are not savvy enough to use the BCC field for our lists, then we compound the issue by making every single one of our contacts public.

If you're not sure how to use/find BCC, just slow down a little when you're addressing an email. When you click on "To", some kind of window opens to let you choose names. It's here that you will find BCC - below the other options of "To" and "CC".

If any of you have questions about your own programs, I will be happy to help you. Email me or call.
BCC is important to your email security and is a kindness to your friends.

Where your Focus is...

There was a very interesting discussion after the 1st Wednesday meditation this week. We were considering a Buddhist concept about renunciation as a central theme in seeking perfection of Spirit. (Jim, I hope you'll add something in the 'comments'.)
I wondered about the concept of renunciation - which, to me, implies some degree of attention on things or qualities that I don't want - as opposed to the concept that we attract those things to which we give our attention or focus.

Jim made a really cogent argument in favor of renunciation in this context: A part of waking up, of spiritual consciousness, is a really honest evaluation or inventory of the qualities or aspects in one's life that need changing. For example: I decide to be generous; I focus on generosity; I begin to be more generous...but if I have never looked at greed within myself, I may never notice that I have that trait - or where/how it appears. Perhaps just the little thoughtless act of letting water run while I brush my teeth is an example of greed (or entitlement) and if I do not inventory - honestly - those qualities I don't want I can't really move away from them. My 'generosity' may be only a surface issue...even a sop to my ego, perhaps, and not an indication of my spiritual awakening.

He persuaded me. I really do need/want to know where my spiritual imperfections lie and how they play out in my life. I must inventory first, and then turn away - renunciate - those qualities that do not move me closer to Spirit. Hmmm...what do you bet that this process is an ongoing one? Do you suppose we can do the inventory just ONCE, and really see ourselves clearly? Aw, shucks! Just when I thought I was SO close.
;>)

This idea came back to my mind this morning when I read this article called Our Thoughts Become Our Reality. I think you might like it, too. Don't skip the 'comments' there - that's what go me started today.

And if you'd like to turn away from some/much of the bad news everywhere around us, check in with the GoodNews Network now & then.

KW