Your Radiance, Summer Meditations
I am inviting you to discover that deeper than any pattern, deeper than personality, deeper than success or failure, deeper than worth or worthlessness, there is a radiance that is undeniable, always present – the truth of who you are. — Gangaji On Summer Solstice, everyone in France is encouraged to play music in the streets, the Fête de la Musique. In the Philippines, people splash each other with water, a playful baptism of blessings. The First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada celebrate their cultures. In Croatia, villages compete to build the biggest bonfires for “Ivanjske krijesove” to honor the god of the Sun and Saint John the Baptist’s birth. Thousands celebrate summer’s grand opening at Stonehenge. In Northern Ireland, Summer Solstice is a Day of Private Reflection, a path to healing. After a bitter war between Protestants and Catholics from 1968 to 1998, people can move from recollections of anger, death and loss to thoughts of healing, peace and regeneration. These reflections can also turn inward. As lifestyle writer Lauren Ash said, summer solstice’s brightness is a good time to acknowledge past mistakes while, “looking forward with compassion for ourselves.” On June 20, 2024, at 4:50 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the sun reached its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial shift from spring blossoms to summer fruitfulness offers new beginnings and reminds to let the best shine brightest. To make the most of these special weeks, Bustle, the on-line women’s magazine suggests, Celebrate the sun. See the star that warms Earth as, “an omnipotent symbol of ascension and the ultimate triumph of light over darkness.” Honor personal “cycles of growth and change.” Allow fresh starts. Go outside. Enjoy nature. Breathe fresh air. Watch sunrises and sunsets. Wisdom of the Spirit adds, Embrace your inner radiance Glow Express gratitude for blessings In this spirit, let me thank LaToya Ruby Frazier for championing my work and the Museum of Modern Art for presenting my creative life so magnificently. And, keep Joseph Campbell’s words in mind, Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now. Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. COMMENT. Click Here to view Sandra’s 2-Minute, Exhibition Walk Through The background voice is Sandra talking about her steel mill days Two The New York Times articles “LaToya Ruby Frazier is Paying It Forward” “At MoMA, LaToya Ruby Frazier Asks What Our Monuments Should Be” Here’s Information and Special Events during Monuments of Solidarity Exhibition Museum of Modern Art, New York City Note the Free, Online Writing Workshop on July 26, 2024. Sandra’s Steel Mill Memories Few remain who experienced an old-time steel mill’s awesome, harrowing and magical world. As a young mother, I worked at Jones and Laughlin Steel’s Pittsburgh Works during its heyday when over 10,000 people struggled and snoozed, played pranks and died in that fire and brimstone world. I saw the last steel poured inside those bleak walls. I watched those miles of cinder and char change as new life evolved from the mill’s ashes. Steel Genesis presents images and experiences of making steel, the metal and human mettle. Details: 6×9, flexible, high gloss cover, $17 Shop 8×10 Photo Album,flexible, laminated cover, $69 Shop 8×10 Premium Lustre, Hard cover Photo Album $125 Shop Also visit SteelGenesis.com. Shop All Radiant Tree Books Thanks for your support!
Metabolic Fitness
Consider And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. – Revelations 22:2 Metabolism, A Crash Course Click Here to View Yes, this video’s breakneck speed made my head spin a few times. That said, an awesome appreciation for what’s required to make my body work was gained. A lot’s going on inside. Length: 10:33 Minutes Metabolism is how energy is converted into materials that grow and maintain bodies. Plants use sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbohydrates [sugars and starches]. Animals consume oxygen, carbohydrates and other things to create carbon dioxide, water and energy. Read more. Levels Health explains that metabolism is cellular mechanisms that generate energy from our food and environment to power every single cell. When these energy-producing pathways run smoothly, metabolic health, can include, Sharp memory and recall Sustained endurance Fat-burning ability and healthy weight Clear skin and less wrinkles Improved sexual health And more I first heard the term, ‘metabolic fitness,’ while watching Sara’s Weeknight Meals, a healthy eating and lifestyles show. At the time, I wondered how metabolism and fitness connected and learned there are exercises designed to improve metabolism and provide important health benefits like, Improving how efficiently energy moves through the body, so that more can be done in less time. Using calories in ways that they continue burning after a workout. Increasing aerobic capacity (how much oxygen is used during activities). See While even walking can improve health, here are Metabolic Fitness workout videos that definitely stimulate: 30 Minute Total Body Metabolic Conditioning Workout 30 Minute METCON Total Metabolic Conditioning 45 Minute Workout to Boost Metabolism In understanding the connection between metabolism and exercise, suspect it’s time for me to get going! Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. COMMENT As a young mother, I worked at Jones and Laughlin Steel’s Pittsburgh Works during its heyday when over 10,000 people struggled and snoozed, played pranks and died in that fire and brimstone world. I saw the last steel poured inside those bleak walls. I watched those miles of cinder and char change as new life evolved from the mill’s ashes. Steel Genesis presents images and my experiences of making steel, the metal and human mettle. Through midnight May 18 EST,, three versions of Steel Genesis, Memoires of Metal and Metal are 25% off. All books have high-gloss, laminated covers. 6×9, soft cover, black and white photography. 60 pages. Regular $17.00. This week $12.00 View 8×10 hard cover, photo book printed on Premium Lustre Paper. 50 pages. Regular $125. This week $90. View. 8×10 trade, soft cover book, standard paper, 50 pages. Regular $69. This week $41. View Shop All Books Thanks for your support! When in New York City this summer, definitely visit LaToya Ruby Frazier’s exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. “Monuments of Solidarity” includes a special, Steel Genesis presentation.