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News Letter of the Los Angeles County Public Library
Issued Monthly by the County Ubrertan
322 South Broadway, Los Angel.s 13, C.hfomla
Volume 2 No. 12 June 1949
1230 ON The radio programs, "Library Service for a Million People11 ,
YOUR DIAL for the next five weeks ove.r &tation K G F J Thursday
mornings, 9 to 9:15, will feature the following staff
, I ~ ,\,,y./'\.:,[.:J::':·:}:·:/:·:;'.:•:.; j.:' June 3_9. .• Mr s . Jos~phi11~ F. ;~cAdams, ii"·<·~ ,/ Branch L~brarlan . El Monte
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l:rs . Helen 0 1Conor Wright
Chief, Br anches Division
Miss Olive I.'l. Ryder
Chief , Ref8 r~nce Division
Har old L. Hamill, City Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library
John D. Henderson, County Librarian
t:rs. Marian C. Hayes
Departmental Personnel Assistant
'.i'he news item below is quoted from the A.L.A. Washington Newsletter of
May 19, 1949:
II AMONG I LIDilAHY -1iHillED t CONQRESS:t.IEN
"Bouquets of bluebonnets to Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn,
of Texas . Mr . Rayburn, who recently won the annual C~lliers magazine
e,ward for 'distingui shed Congressi onal service', cave his prize money-
1!1>10,000 - to his home town of ~nham, Te~, for a library!
"Representative George Miller, of California's Sixth District,
has solved the problem of what t"O"do with the manJ· Government
publications which cross a Congressman's desk. He sends them to
libraries in his district.n
On June 21 bids were opened by the Board
three branch libraries procram~ed for t
Lancaster, Willowbrook, and Downey. The
contracts before the close of the fiscal year and mo
budget will be committed to these projects . The con
prepared and the next News Letti)r -vdll announce the
breaking at the three sites .
of Supervisors for the
s fiscal year -
low bidders rdll receive
ey from the current
racts are now being
ate of the ground
readers at Puente will,
sure, be happy with the
quarters that are being
branch library there.
in~ to schedule, the new
ready for service. The
ct:.on,_which has been
y at South Gate, is to
e branch in advance of the
1v;l'S. Clara E. Mohlengraft
uties as Branch Librarian.
ccupy half of the building.
On Wednesday, June 15th, we occupie the new quarters at
Hawthorne. After 10 years at the o• d address in a building
which had many liuli tations \Ye are gl ad to go to new quarters
with more space and i:nproved lighting and an excelle t location.
Following several conferences with the B
Division Chiefs it was concluded with so
our service to six of our school outlets
almost entirely limited to children . In
vided for the books and library equipment by the sch
appreciative of this cooperation we were forced in t
ment to concentrate our resources for the coming fis
ing of community branches. Schools affected by this
Alameda, Carmenita, La Verne Heights, Little Lake, 0
Union . In most cases the school authorities are pla
children "by bus to the nearest cominunity branch for
reducing the number of service outlets we will effec
deliveries and in supervisory ac ti vi ties, and ·:~ill
book collection and service at the branches vrhich th:
siness Manager and
e reluctance to discontinue
where circulation is
each case space was pro-ol
. While ·we have been
e interests of retrench-al
year in the establishdecision
are La Ballona,
d River, and Rowland
ning to send their
ibrary service. By thus
a saving in express
able to strengthen our
schools will use.
·Early in July a new supply of mimeogral)h · fold.:Jrs describing the
service of the County Public Library wil be <iistributed . The new
folders Td.ll feature a map of the Librar. 1 s service area and will
identify branches and stations on the express routes l~'i.ve sets of maps will
be prepared, one for each route, and ~ill be distri ted to branches according
to express route Because of tho large number of b nchcs and the limited
space it would be impractical to give the names of 1 of the branches in the
system. Recognizing that our readers are primarily nterested in the express
deliveries to their ovm branch it vras concluded to y identify the branches
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by expres
date matt
The mimeo
a limited
patron re
and stati
ceived he
We regret
at Strawb
on April
after pro
route . The other information covered in the fol der brings up to
s of procedure and policy of general interest to our borrowers .
aphed leaflets are to be given a "test run" and will be issued in
umber at first. Following some experience vd th them - particularly
tion, questions from borroYmrs, and reconunendations from branches
s - a largo edition in printed form will be prepared.
sen completed a year's 11after-hours 11 ·,wrk m1 hor thesis and reMaster-•
s Degree in Comparative Literature ./.'rom the University of
lifornia .
hat two family bereavements have recently taken place in the
County Library staff members . Mrs. r.Iarion Hells, Branch Librarian
ry Park lost her rr_other after a long illnoss which came to an end
Mrs. Beryl Martin in the Branches Division also lost her mother
acted illness on Juno 6.
ber to send in a tally of the number of paper books received as
se counts are not coming in as regularly as they might.
From now it will be necessary to ask the patron to put his business address )
_o_n~t-:-he_SJ_·. ,'j~=a-t_u_r_e_C;..;;a-:-;r:-d as well as on the card coming to Central . If he does
lease add it before filing the signature card on the Visifilo.
sending in Far Overdues please give patron's business address as
e address on the Book Card . Limited filing space is making it
or us to cut dorm on such records at Central.
our from the Branches Division and two from tho Children's Division
otter part of a week taking inventory at Tc1·:.:ace branch preparatory
urn's taking over as Br&nch Librarian. Tr~s is th~ first official
since before the vrar. ':ife hopG that time and fortune will pcrmi t the
doing of thcrs very soon but it is heroic labor and deprives Central of the
staff ' s b dly needed services. However, we t:1ink it will be worth it in the
satisfact on of knowing what books arc missing and what aren't both for branch
librarian and Central staff.
Since we can' t afford to purch·~se Civil Service Manuals for all the branches,
or more than one copy of each ror even the largest branches, why not limit
the time of their use to one h ~ur or overnight accor ding to the demand? Each
Branch Librarian will be able fO judge just how long a. loan is advisable if
the maximum use is to be made of the material we can provide .
If any branch has received any of the following titles the past few weeks and
found the charge cards still i1 the books would they please let Mrs . Lokken
in the Branches Division know? The cards we·re returned from the branches
receiving the books but the na.J res of the branches v;ere not on the cards.
583 .47 Hasellon, S.E.
Ca 1ti for the amateur . cop . 14
J . Artsy :;,ashev, B. M.
Se ~ren Simeons. cop. S
J914.97 Daviej , S.E.
BoJ in Serbia. cop. 9
In the future PLEASE STAfflP BR.it~ ~CH NAUE ON ALL THREE PARTS OF THE REQUEST FORMS .
Otherwise we are unable to chef k as to branch and the request cannot be filled
since we do not know to v:hich branch it belongs.
FROf;i TH1~ CHILDllliN 1 S DIVISION
IN-SERVICE June saw the completion of this year's In-Service Training Course
TRAINING in Library .:;vork ·~·J'i th Children ·offered to £ranch personnel by the
Children's Divis'on. The class was divi ded into two groups,
one meetinG at Lennox Branch, he other at the Central Library. Of the thirtytwo
who enrolled, seventeen co pleted the entire course of six two hour sessions
and so are eligible for the certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Civi l
Service Commission. Six persobs attended five of the sessions , and four were
present at four class session~. 1'he seventeen who will be awarded certificates
are :
Amelia E. Johll~on
Mrs. Alice De;oiey
iJrs . Minnie ?! essett
Anita Baldo
Mrs . Kate B. ~merman
Elsie Witchen
Irene DavenpoJ; t
Mrs . Mary E. Cleary
Bell Branch
Bellflovmr Branch
Bellflower Branch
Hawthorne Branch
Lennox Branch
Lennox Branch
Lomita Branch
Los Nietos Branch
1Jrs . Eleanor M.
Mrs . Cathryn 01
Mrs . Leone Loos
Mrs. Georgia Za
Mrs . Beryl Sher
Mrs . Grace I. C eves
Mrs . Vettelene 1vans
Frances Bandel
Mrs . Minerva Fr udenberger
This year's summer
four branches and s
Library Club is goi
Lynwood Branch
Maywood Branch
l;iontrose Branch
Morningside Branch
Paramount Branch
Paramount Branch
Paramount Branch
Torrance Branch
View Park Branch
Several librarians have already
poster, which has not happened
wondering whether the innovatio
school classrooms can account i
eading project is being carried on in fiftyations.
Indications are that the Book-A-Week
g to be very popular with the boys ru1d girls.
sent in for more supplies and an additional
ui te this early in previous years. We are
of sending out announcements to be left in
some measure for the unusually large enrollment.
Directly or indirectly, word ha been received that story hours will be held)
in the follo·wing branches throu hout the surruner months: Compton, Culver City,
Inglewood, Montebello, Rosemead San Gabriel, South Gate, Willowbrook, and
For some time now t has not been possible to augment the rapidly
dwindling supply or the very popular titles by Joseph Altsheler
for the ver::l simpl ~ reason that they are all out-of-print. That
is why members of the Children' ~ Division view with dism..ay the many requests
that are piling up for these bo ks . Branch personnel shoul~ realize that it
will not be possible to fill th requests until copies of the books can again
be purchased.
DI~~ER BY One moonlit eveni not so long ago members of the Children's
MOONLIGHT Division were the ~inner guests of Dorothy and Arthur Talbert.
Dorothy is the Chi dren1s Librarian at Compton Branch. Tables
were spread in the patio where l amburgers prepared over an open fire fonned
the nucleus of a repast that a ~ pronounced super. As goodbyes were said,
after an evening of good fellov hip, it was agreed that playing together now
and then makes working togethe more fun.
COMMISSION Rl.i:PORTS
If branch librarians have not t had a flood of requests for the "Hoover
report" or "that new book on go ernment organization", we confidently expect
they will, and the following no es should 11forewarn and foreann".
For the edification of thone citizens of the county rho follow with mor e than
ordinary interest the workings of our democratic mach:il
nery, and for the delight
of those who characterize that machinery as bureaucra1cy, we are happy to
present the reports of the Commission on Organizatio ~. of the Executive Branch
of the Goverrunent, Herbert Hoover, Chairman.
While the 37 reports make quite a large bulk, indiviqfal reports are surprisin~;;ly
small. The 18 main reports cover various department~~ (such a s the Post O~fice),
various types of agencies (such as regulatory commis ions), and subjects ~such
as personnel management) . These swnmarize the findh s and recommendations of
the Commissi on, with dissenting and minority vi~•s . Charts make it oasy to
visualize present and proposed organization plans.
The background of the reports, their supporting mate ial, is found in the 19
task force reports (A to R), which cover broad subjects rather than the actual
departmental divisions. Representative titles are : Federal personnel, Federal
supply oyotcm, Natural rosourcco, Public works .
Individual reports may be purchased as paper-covered pampLlets from the Superintendent
of Documents. They range in price from 10¢ ~o ;:;1. 25, the whole set
costing over $10 .00. The library has one complete s l!t, which will be shelved
in the Reference Division, of ·which individual repor fs will be available for
short- time loan. We may order a s econd set if the d 1mand ·warrants.
McGraw- Hill has published a volume v1hich we also hav f (The Hoover Commission
Report on Organization of the Executive Branch of th Goverrnnent. Call No. :
353) which "presents the essence of the Corunission1s findings . •• stripped of
the dissents, additional comments, and minority view 1 of the various commissioners."
This is a big (521.1. pages) volume , which will e useful for anyone who
wants to scan the whole group of reports as a unit . It is not clear just what
the McGraw- Hill editors have done, beyond omitting v~ rious minority views, but
presumably all the main recommendations are there. his volume will also be
available on request, on short-time loan.
The bookmobile, which has stood idle for months at the Sheriff's
Honor Rancho awai~ing the appointmen of an operator, will at
last start traveling. The Sheriff's bookmobile is an exact
duplicate of our Mobilibrary Unit No ·1 and is to serve men at
road camps and boys at the forestry camps . It will "perate under the direction
of John Sheldon, Librarian III, with James Hunter sc ing as driver and assistant .
Mr. Hunter ' s appointment is effective July 1. Early in the month we expect
the schedule and program to be worked out and to sec library service provided
the men and boys stationed in the remote areas of th County.
The long vacant position of Librarian I j , Teachers 1 Library, was
filled June 27 with the appointmont of artha E. Kostyu. Receiving
her teacher's certificate in 1946 upon er graduation from Heidelberg
College at Tiffin, Ohio, Miss Kost decided not to go on
with teaching as a profession and accep cd a position in .the Lorain
Library, located near Cleveland, Ohio. Upon ~ ompleting her library
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t r aining in 1947 at Western Reserve University Miss ostyu served as Branch
Librarian at the Youngstown Public Library until fua;y of this year .
Since the resignation of Miss Eleanor Lapham last
Library work has been carried on by 1fiss Margaret ~
Several staff members attended meeti
Association at their convention here
sions group meetings were held in the
room. Mr. Edw·in Hughes was in charge
the convention and had an exceedingl
vehicles and travel information to the clelce;atos bee
events which the convention featured. John Sheldon,
served on t•·1o occasions at the Information Booth, a
staff had a part in assisting the committee concern
tember 30 Teacher s '
cr of the Ref erence
s of the Special Libraries
ast week. On two cecaCounty
Library assembly
of transportation during
busy time providing
use of the many special
Librarian III at Castaic,
other members of the
with the program .
Follovdng an intensive study of librar salaries comparing figures
in the several local jurisdictions and ose paid in industry
where work is similar, tho Board of Su· rvisors have granted increases
of one schedule to all professional library ositions from Junior
Librarian through Division Chief effective August 1. No other classifications
in the Department have been increased, the reason b 'ng that other positions
were taken care of in this respect last year. ( Incr ses of 5¢ per hour for
employees earning les)"' than ::~1.00 per hour, and not ·ncluding pages and janitors,
are being considered. 7
It is with deep regret that the dea.th of Paul Millo
illness , is reporteld. We are also sorry to report -~.
Burlingame, aunt o!' Alice Louise Burlingrune, vd th "''ih
her home since childhood. To Mr. liiller and Miss B
sympathy of the staff .
THE AIR AGE John Sheldon was recently visited by
vacation trip from her hono in Indi
Sunday morning she took a plane from
Angeles at 8 a .m. From the airport she was taken t
had a visit of several hours with him there. She t
and flew back to Denver arriving early in tho eveni
be news to veteran air travelers it does seem notew
so much geography and activity in one brief Sunday
whose memory goes back to the horse and buggy days.
s '~'not!1or, after a long
e clL.ath of Mrs. Laura J.
1n Miss Burlinga1ne made
lingrune goes the deepest
is mother who was on a
to Denver. Early one
enver arriving in Los
Castaic by her son and
n returned to the airport
Although this will not
thy for one to encompass
at least to a librarian
Those of you who are members of th County Employees ' Association
will bo pleased to see in the ~une issue of your magazine
on page 38 a column by Mrs . Aileen hillips, of the Office
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staff, covering personnel items. This will appear as a regular contribution
to the Personality Parade section of the Los Angeles County Employee.
It is a bit hard to believe that this number concludes Volume 2
of our News Letter. Encouraging comment has been received on
this publication and I do feel that it has proved to be a
successful means of getting information, news items, and policy
matters before all staff members . Suffice it to say that I hope you read it
regularly and with enjoyment and profit. It is my aim, of course, to improve
the Letter and with the regular contributions of Division Chiefs and the
lively interpretative illustrations of ot~ Library Artist, Mrs. Madalene
Otteson, we may make its arrival somt:.thing of an event when you receive your
mail. ·
County Librarian
June 28, 1949
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General Gardening & Outdoor
1-13 of 13
5 Houseplants Perfect for the Bathroom Some houseplants thrive in bathrooms, where the air is humid and the natural light is scarce.
6 Non-obvious Places to Hide a Key Don't get locked out unexpectedly! Hide a spare key somewhere clever and safe.
A Lazy Homeowner's Guide to Fall Prep Get your home fall ready without taking up your entire schedule by following these simple steps.
Gardening Tips and Tricks for the Green Thumb Challenged Don't have a green thumb? Don't worry! We get to the bottom of common mistakes and some tips and tricks to make your garden shine.
Sheds That Do More Than Store Think sheds are just for storing your lawnmower?
How to Winterize a Chicken Coop Give your chickens a little TLC to keep them happy and healthy through the cold weather ahead.
Fall Yard Cleanup 101 Fall is the time to get your home ready for cooler weather, but where do you begin?
How to Create an Outdoor Foot Washing Station Summer activities often leave feet dirty. Hose them off in this simple DIY to keep your house's floors clean!
10 Ways to Use Pallets in Your Backyard Whether your goal is to save money or the environment, upcycling pallets makes sense. But what can you do with them? We have 10 great ideas for you!
How to Keep Your BBQ in Good Health this Summer Summer is almost here and the living is easy. Cleaning your BBQ can be too, by following a few simple steps.
Vertical Gardening 101 Vertical gardens are beautiful and practical. Find out how to make your own out of almost anything!
Flex Your Green Thumb with These 7 Garden-centric Projects It's not hard to have a beautiful and sustainable yard! Give one of these easy DIYs a try!
Cheap Gardener's Guide for Kitchen Reuse Planning a spring garden? Visit your kitchen before heading to the garden store.


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It's been almost a month since Redfest!
First of all, a big thank you to the Redfest team and YOU, our attendees, for getting behind Redfest Goes Green!
The festival may have finished for this year, but we in the Redfest Sustainability Team are still hard at work analysing data and working out how green Redfest was this year.
We still have a lot of information to go through and a fair few numbers to crunch, but we have already seen the positive impact that our solar powered stages and reusable cups have had, so a big thank you to Bristol 2015 and Green Goblets.
We will have some sustainability information for you soon so in the meantime we'd love to hear about what you thought of Redfest Goes Green.
Use the hashtag #RedfestGoesGreen on Twitter and Facebook to tell us what you thought of our sustainable initiatives, how you think we did and what we could do better next year to help us make Redfest Bristol's most sustainable festival!
See you next year,
The Redfest Sustainability Team
(Pictured above at the All-Dayer, left to right: Anais, James, Russ and Jenny)


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Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy this week announced plans for its free summer movie nights, and the theme for 2009 is all about crime: capers, thrillers and heists.
The full schedule of eight flicks is filled with the likes of "To Catch A Thief," "The Return of the Pink Panther" and "Paper Moon."
The series kicks off July 9 with "To Catch a Thief" and ends August 27 with "Edward Scissorhands." All screenings are on Thursday nights, weather permitting as the shows are outdoors adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge .
The movies screen on the lawn of the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park . Brooklyn DJs will play music before each screening. Scheduled to perform are DJ DRM, Monk One, Soulstatic and others.
The HBOBryant Park Summer Film Festival will start June 15, but the films for the 2009 season have not yet been announced.


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"And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother." - 1 John 4:21
For some reason I don't remember 1 John having so many verses about loving our neighbors but they're are a ton and they're just so darn quotable.
Today when running a car actually ran into me. Now he didn't hit me hard and I could (in theory but lets be serious) have run on the sidewalk instead of the road, but he hit me nonetheless mid-stride. Had I not been listening to music I might have done worse than to give him a dirty look and keep running.
The thing is I immediately feel bad because I don't have a right to even give him a dirty look, I should have been more tuned in. Yes, he could have been more courteous to me and slowed down as he turned onto my street, but I cant have it all. And after all I'm reminded today that I'm not just supposed to love my brother. I'm commanded to love my brother.
And apparently my brother is the guy who drives really really really extremely poorly around where I live. At this point I'd really like to remind everyone who reads this blog this means you're commanded to love me, but that would be missing the point wouldn't it.
I'm commanded to love you.
Let me know how I can do so better.
p.s. I noticed the other day that Brian at sunestauromai wrote a post on the main themes in 1 John and mentioned one of them being God is love and we should therefore live in love.


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Dear Consent,
Have been musing on you a lot lately in lots of different ways. Partly because of the Mumsnet- we believe you campaign and teaching my girls about consent, and partly because in the world of internet and sharing information- how much information is actually yours to share and should your family be consenting participants in anything you share about them online?
I have really been pondering about how I teach my tiny girls about consent. I realised that sometimes I ask Oddler for a kiss or a cuddle and she says "No!" in that charming emphatic toddler way of hers and I used to do it anyway because I love kissing and cuddling her, she either giggles or tries to run away. But I've decided I need to stop doing this because she isn't consenting and she does need to start gaining autonomy over her body and to who she let's kiss or cuddle her. Likewise I plan on never making her kiss relatives goodbye etc if she doesn't want to. It is important to me she learns from a young age that No really does mean No and nobody should do anything you don't want to your body without your consent. So now I ask her for a cuddle or a kiss, if she says no that's okay and other times she comes to ask me for a kiss or a cuddle and that's awesome
but more usually its daddy she wants as she is a total daddy's girl- *sobs*. Same should go for tickling- tickling kids can be hilarious- their hysterical delighted laughs can cheer anyone up on the bleakest day but sometimes when they are giggling and shouting "No!" they really mean the No- so I think it is important to check in with her with lots of tickling breaks- usually in seconds she is is "again again again" but if she isn't then time to stop the tickle wars.
Widening that out- she often doesn't want to wipe her face, brush her teeth or have a bath, and sometimes we do force her do those things, (mainly because we don't want nursery to call social services on our neglectful parenting!) but we do try to get her agree to it as much as possible (top tip- Snuggle Bunny Puppet is a master teeth brusher where Mummy simply isn't allowed). I guess the key is to try and get the balance between her having autonomy over her body but also her being kept healthy and safe and recognising that at 2 years old she simply will sometimes have to do some things she doesn't consent too, but where ever possible to encourage her to go along with the necessary course of action!
Also in terms of information and photos I share about my girls I am worried about consent issues there. I have written a few letters in which my girls may be embarrassed when older that I told the internet that! However I would never ever publish anything to deliberately shame or embarrass my girls- I am so proud of them but sometimes they do say or do things that are worth sharing and celebrating, because they are so wonderfully daft and funny, and I do hope they see it like that and if they ever asked me to take anything down because they didn't want it on the blog I would do it (with good reason obviously). One tip from a tweeter was to always ask "Is it okay to tell people that?" and Oddler is almost able to understand that and as she and her sister grow up I definitely think that is the course of action I will take (I would also like to run things past LordCurd but he has decided he has utterly no interest in my blog but if a furore is created about something I say he will probably notice and ask me to take it down two weeks later (uh oh- license to fuck up!)).
I don't want to censor my blog too much as I want to record these funny things as they happen so we can have something to look back on and smile about as they get older. I would share them with people in real life too but obviously the internet is potentially a much wider audience, however I love writing my letters about important things in my life and my family is a huge part of that. It's a bit of a dilemma I think I shall maintain this blog being fairly anonymous. Granted a fair few readers who I really am (
not Ann Widecombe as I claimed to a tweeter this week)– but they are generally also real life friends and the sort of people I would talk to anyway about Oddler or Omble's embarrassing moments. But as Oddler and Omble are fairly anonymous to you the rest of you it is unlikely they will ever be outed as the "girl who once called her vulva- Buddha or wasn't quite ready for potty training" etc etc. but just in case re. that happening I have decided to limit photos of the girls on this blog from now on. They both already look so different from any existing pictures on the blog (and have removed one or two), so my sort of rule of thumb now is to try to only publish photos on my blog of the toddler where her face is obscured- as she is more readily identifiable, and probably do the same with the baby when she is a bit older (as lets face it all babies look the same anyway) ;). Twitter is slightly different as photo tweets don't last forever (I have a habit of regularly deleting all my tweets), and as the girls get a bit older they can tell me which photos or information they are okay with me sharing and hopefully all will be fine.
So dear Consent- is there anything else I should think about?
Your's (but only if you want me 😉 )


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by Bill Condon
Woolshed Press. Australian, Young Adult. Paperback rrp $18.95
Neil Bridges is a 16-year-old Catholic school boy who doesn't know what he wants to do or where he wants to go. It is 1967 and the all-boy's school he attends is run by teachers and priests who believe that a leather strap is the best way to learn manners, mathematics and the right way to being a better person. His strict but loving parents are hard-working and try to bring up Neil and his older brother, Kevin, as good Catholics.
What Neil wants is to grow up. But there are too many distractions. The girls in the girl's school next door, his brother leaving for service in
When Neil loses his best mate in a strange accident, he doesn't know where to turn. He is confused and angry. When he starts to form an alliance with a boy that was expelled from his school, indirectly due to Neil not telling the truth, his life starts to take an upward turn.
Bill Condon has written a book that is universal in time – set 40 years ago, it is equally relevant today. I guarantee you cannot put this one down. I read it in one sitting. More than the confessions of a teenage boy, it is a record of the journey into adulthood. Sometimes that journey seems so fast, it's in danger of spinning out of control.
Bill Condon's Dogs (2001) and No Worries (2005) were Honour Books in the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. No Worries was also short-listed for the Ethel Turner Prize in the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Daredevils made the long-list in the inaugural Inky Awards.
The Reading Stack reviewed Bill Condon's Daredevils in Issue 1 and Give Me Truth in Issue 14.


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NEW YORK – Two Justice Department memos describing the National Security Agency's (NSA) illegal warrantless wiretapping program were made public late Friday as part of an American Civil Liberties Union Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.
The memos, a May 2004 memo authored by the former head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel Jack Goldsmith and a November 2001 memo from John Yoo, then the deputy assistant attorney general, are most notable for what they don't reveal. The memos are heavily redacted.
In 2005, the New York Times disclosed that the NSA was secretly intercepting the telephone calls and e-mails of people in the United States without a warrant in direct violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The ACLU, the National Security Archive and the Electronic Privacy Information Center quickly filed FOIA requests for documents about the NSA surveillance program. After the government largely ignored the requests, the ACLU and the National Security Archive filed lawsuits to enforce their rights under FOIA.
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One of the things that we knew we wanted to do when we visited Hollywood was to get a map of the star's homes and go out & stalk a few of them. Chris saw this along the side of the road as we were walking and bought one:
After we had lunch and walked around looking at the walk of fame, we sat down to look at the map and see whose house was located nearby to where we were. Once we had a plan, off we went to take a ride though the Hollywood Hills to see some celebrity homes.
Chris got a little too excited to see that Paris Hilton lived right off of the Sunset Strip. Sadly, she wasn't outside that day.
But then we were off to see Dane Cook's house. He doesn't live that far from Paris, but it looks like he's in the process of moving out, doesn't it?
Next we went far up into the hills to see if Leonardo DiCaprio would invite us in for lunch, but the evil eye that we got from his security guard was enough to chase us away.
And go figure, Keanu Reeves wasn't home either.
I snapped a bunch of pictures as we drove though the Hollywood Hills. Some of the house up there were unbelievable.
One thing that surprised me was how narrow all the roads up in the hills were. We had some trouble navigating the car in a few of the really tight spots – especially when a car was coming in the other direction.
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I was surprise we didn't see any paparazzi or Paris and I was sweating driving through those narrow streets.
Totally made me think of the scene early in the movie in Pretty Woman where the guy is standing in the street selling maps to the stars homes! But seriously sounded like fun, even if you didn't get to see any celebrities 🙂
I didn't realize that all the houses were so close together. And no gates? That's shocking.
Some of those houses look like they're one big rainstorm away from sliding down the hill! Some cool houses though. Leo D. was home but he just wanted to invite you in for lunch. He didn't want to make Chris wait in the car.
Oh how fun is that? What a cool adventure and wow, the houses are incredible! I'd love to stalk.. ahem check out where some of these stars live!
This looks like a BLAST!!! How fun. I so want to do this!! What beautiful homes, too.
The entire time I was looking through this post, I was singing Hollywood Night in my head. "And those Hollywood nights…In those Hollywood hills…" Love me some Bob Seger!
That would be so fun! One day I'll get to Hollywood!
I loved visiting Hollywood when we lived in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills was beautiful with the streets lined perfectly with matching trees. We drove past some star houses but I don't remember the details – I think it was part of a tour. I had my picture taken with Paris Hilton one time.
Eeek! I'd be scared my house would slide right down the hill!!! I've never been to LA… looks like a fun time!
Paris and Leonardo are neighbors…hmm, wonder if they've ever visited each other. 😀
Sounds like a fun trip!
Keanu's home looks like a box on the hill from the outside. I'm sure it's magnificent indoors though.
Ok- I am jealous! That is just too much fun.
You'll have to come to ATL – we have SO many movies and shows shooting down here you can get a stars map, too!
hohoo..Robin, I will do exactly the same if I got the chance to visit Hollywood..we will, hopefully, though not in the nearest future I guess :)..TFS..those houses are hugeee :p..
Same! I would love to see some of the houses of movie stars! They're so big…
Cool experience! Think if I had all the money they do I'd like somewhere much different. They probably have houses all over the world though so no biggie for them, right?
You guys are stalkers. LOL. It does look like fun. In some other life I want to be a private investigator.
Haha, how fun! I would so do this!
This would be pretty fun to do. I always think I'm not celebrity obsessed but on the few occasions I actually met some celebrities, I was completely star struck!
This cracked me up. 🙂 Fun way to spend the day!
It looks like you had a lot of fun! What great pictures!
I would probably stalk also. Those are some interesting looking houses.
I could not imagine driving in those narrow areas. I left that up to my husband when we went. WE did not go Hollywood house hunting but it looks fun. How I would love to peek in some of these houses.. I also wonder how old they are. Some of the houses look as old as my really old house.
I have never been there and it looks beautiful…so hilly compared to Illinois…the houses are really cool, the architecture is gorgeous. I am so glad you shared your photos!
I would have LOVED celebrity stalking with you! So neat to see their houses!
I visited LA years ago (my cousin lived there) and I remember the houses being built on each other. They were so close together! (I think the only big name I met while out there was Ludacris who happened to be at a club we were at.)
Fun stalking trip, even if you didn't have any sightings.
Looks like a lot of fun. I love seeing all the places celebrities live.
Oooh! Look at you two getting all paparazzi 😀 Love the photos, I am surprised by how squished together the celeb houses are! If i was a millionaire, I sure wouldn't want to live like that, LOL!
Oh, to be able to live in some of those homes! I love the picture of the hill with homes randomly dotting it all the way up/down-That's so unique 🙂
What a fun adventure you guys had!
I've always wanted to do one of those tours or something. Though I think doing it on your own would be much more fun!
How cool, Robin the paparazzi lol! Totally agree with another commenter that it reminds me of pretty women.
How cool. I would love to go there someday and maybe be lucky enough to see a star.
That is so cool. I totally would have driven through the hills too! Did you see The Bling Ring? It was filmed at Paris' house in some scenes. I wonder if that is the same place! The pictures do remind me of the scenery in the movie.
Wow! Those homes are pretty cool. My sister lives near that area. Have a terrific day!
Those houses are amazing! It looks like they are literally on top of each other! And that is some gate that Leo has.
LOL at how you told this story! I would LOVE to do this one day. Looks like so much fun!!
One of my fave things to do while there, I always see celebs on the street but never by their homes!
Other than the architecture of the houses, it reminds me of Germany! Lots of small roads on lots of hills! lol. But what a fun experience! And those houses…just blow my mind!
Did Ellen invite you to dinner i hear she really sweat like that. I can't wait to see some of this when we go in a few weeks.
Looks like you had a lot of fun. Would have been fun to catch a celebrity.
I have always wanted to do this just for fun!! Looks like a great day!
hahaha sounds like you guys had a fun adventure at the Hollywoods Hills 🙂
Too bad you didn't scope out any celebs! That would've been so exciting. I would've loved just driving around and seeing all these fancy houses too, though!
I would so love to do this someday. I don't mind stalking people. Especially John Krasinski.
I can't believe how tight the roads are up there. This would be an awesome tour and my husband would be more than happy to stalk with me…if it included Paris Hilton.
Wow they really pack them up there in the hills. A sighting would have been nice, but I still enjoyed your pics! Is Dane Cook originally from Boston?
Oh that must have been the crème de la crème of your Hollywood adventure. I would love to take this "tour" oneday. Thanks for sharing
Those houses are like right on top of each other! CRAZY! Also, I totally would have done the celebrity house hunting too 🙂
Glad You Had A Fun Time Did This When I Was Little Would Love To Do It Again!!
Sounds like you had fun, despite the lack of celebrity sightings. It would have been a neat drive!
Why would anyone want to live there? It is so crowded and all the houses are on top of each other.
This is sooo cool. I never been there and loved seeing your pictures… like a mini trip for me. Thanks for sharing and what an awesome trip
How cool is that? Too bad you didn't get to see any of the stars though!
Wow, you little creeper! Just playing, I so would have checked out these celeb homes!
I love Keanu Reeve's house. So modern. Everything is so different than the architecture here in New England. I'm sure the weather was a nice treat too!
His house definitely fascinated me, too!
What an awesome glimpse into another world! It looks like you had fun.
Wow, the houses are a bit closer together then I would have expected. Looks like an interesting way to spend an afternoon!
Some of those houses are very cool! Are the roads in that area one way maybe?
I have never been to California before, wow they really built their houses upwards and off cliffs, etc, I have never seen anything like this before!
Wow – I can't believe you can get that close. Those are some amazing looking houses.
I didn't know that there was an actual map to the stars' houses!! So cool, yet freaky for the celebs at the same time to be so out-there. I'd feel rather uneasy for strangers to just come and stare at my home!
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Leonardo has a magnificent gate! Too bad nobody was home. I would have been tempted to egg Paris Hilton though. She is such a twit.
This looks like so much fun! I was entertained just reading your post and looking at your pictures.
Man they are packed in like sardines. I'll bet parking is a b*tch
I went on one of these tours once. We mostly just saw gates!
all the money they have and no privacy! kinda funny!! those roads scare me
I definitely want to do the tour if I ever make it out to LA LA Land for more than just a short connection on my way to somewhere else! LOL 🙂
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I would totally love doing this. Sounds like you all had quite the adventure.
How fun!!! I loved all of your photos. Those houses are beautiful and I can bet the insides are even more so!
I think they would have all been waiting at their gates had they known it was you dropping by! I would love to go see some of the houses on vacation, my husband was just offered a job in that area though and living there is a whole other thing!
So cool. You know fangirl that I am, I am Down! with this trip! LOL
and I believe I probably would have parked at Keanu's for a while. I mean, I'm Canadian – he kinda has to let me in. because we're nice like that. ha.
You took the trip of a life time at least in my book. I have always wanted to do the star stalking thing. very cool.
You are so freaking lucky!! I would have stalked the celebrities too heheh Just to catch a glance, would have been too chicken to talk to any of them if I meet them in person. I definitely need to make a trip to Hollywood in the near future!
They'll build a house anywhere, no wonder there are mud slides. I'll take the snow any day.
I love that you guys fully immersed yourselves into the tourist roles. It would have been nice to catch a glimpse of at least one celebrity.
I love this! It is totally on my bucket list, we are about to go to new york and I can't wait to see if we bump into anyone famous!
Wow, so that's where they all live, huh? Crazy! I'd love to see this!
Beautiful homes – I think checking out the homes would really be a fun time!
Stalking celebs really sounds like a FUN time!! I would totally be up for that! Some of those homes look incredible. I'd love to see the inside of them!
What a fun time! Those house's are just amazing!
Looks like you guys had a fun time! Thanks for sharing!
I think it's funny to see how the styles of homes change from area to area. Those homes are so modern! I love all the windows. To bad Leo wasn't available for lunch. 🙁
How fun to go see Hollywood "sites". Too bad they weren't there to welcome you in! 🙂
My parents refused to do this when we went to LA when I was a teenager. I will never forgive them now. 🙂 Looks like fun.
I love that you did this! It totally seems like something my husband and I would do. You guys are so fun!
HA I love it! Looks like you had the adventure with this. I want to do a star "stalking" tour too one day. LOL
That's the thing about the Hills, it's so tricky to navigate. I always think that I'd never want to actually live up there. I get why celebrities do though. We prefer our neck of the woods. It's closer to the beach too! heehee 🙂
It kind of makes me think of celebs as zoo animals but with better cages. It looks like you all had fun I would be out there doing the same thing.
The houses in the hills looks beautiful! Sad no one was home, I would have stalked them too!
Looks like a fun little treasure walk. Thanks for sharing the pics.
I do not follow celebrities like some but this sounds like fun to take a peek at their homes!
This seems like such a typically touristy thing to do. It seems like it was a lot of fun for the entire family, one of those bucket list items.
The houses look so nice, but those roads look super annoying; I'd hate to drive there.
LOL! Love the tittle! It actually looks a lot like Quito in the rich suburbs. The roads and the views are very similar, all hills and really hard curves and narrow streets.
It is amazing they can even build those homes. Same with the homes in the hills up by Mullholand. And now you know when fires happen why it is so hard for firefighters to fight the fires in those areas.
It's crazy the way they build out there! We sat outside Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitts house for an hour before we got bored waiting to see them. Obviously this was awhile ago.
Unbelievable houses for sure! Those roads are so narrow!
Sounds like fun! I really liked the pic of Keanu's home. It looked like a tree house!
I went to Hollywood but I didn't take one of these Hollywood homes trips. It's so crazy how they build the homes – similar to the style we had back home as I grew up on mountains. Too bad some of the homes you can see are only the garage doors. 🙂 Looks like fun though!
Are they REALLY their addresses?
Cool houses, though.


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Five ways to gain energy, reduce tiredness, and be more productive throughout the day
Some people call them the '3 o'clock blues.' It's that feeling when you've got 1-2 hours left in the work day, but no energy left to make it a productive finish to the day. So you head to the refrigerator or vending machine for a little boost to power through to 5 p.m.—only to arrive at home and collapse into a chair, this time for good!
Generally speaking, fatigue is attributed to too much or too little of certain behaviors: sleep, exercise, food. Feeling fatigued is certainly nothing new, and you aren't alone. One study reports that up to 20 percent of Americans experience fatigue at a level that interferes with their ability to live a normal life.
Here are a few tips or lifestyle changes that can help you reduce or hopefully eliminate physical fatigue.
Get enough sleep. We'll lead off the list with the biggest no-brainer of all—sleeping can help reduce your feelings of tiredness! In all seriousness, most experts says adults need 7-8 hours of sleep per night to function at maximum abilities. Statistics are unreliable in this area, so be honest with yourself and ask how often you get 7-8 hours of solid, uninterrupted shut-eye?
If you find it difficult to relax or fall asleep, try some tips to reduce stress (more on that later) and eliminate taxing activities such as exercise right before bed. Lastly, reduce or eliminate any dependency on sleeping pills or other sleep 'aids.'
Eat more often. And no, this doesn't mean those aforementioned trips to the fridge or vending machine in the middle of the afternoon. This refers to the 5-6 small meals instead of three large meals style of diet that has gained popularity in the past couple decades.
We've all eaten that heavy lunch that drains our energy for the rest of the day. Eating more frequently and enjoying smaller meals allows the brain and body to focus on mental acuity rather than digestion. Blood sugar levels stay consistent throughout the day, which has the same effect on mood and energy.
Another no-brainer tip that too few people heed: eat healthier. Balanced meals with proteins and the right types of carbohydrates and fats will assist in keeping those levels normal throughout the day. Fruits, vegetables… all the usual suspects for healthy eating apply here.
Reduce caffeine and sugar intake. Now this one seems counter-intuitive to many people. When people think of caffeine, they often think of coffee, which is their go-to drink for a morning pick-me-up. How can reducing caffeine intake eliminate fatigue?
The simplest answer—it works both ways. Just as that morning stop at Starbucks provides a quick boost, that diet soda or chocolate bar after dinner might be causing you to feel jittery or a little too alert when it's time to turn in for the evening.
A slightly more involved answer is that any gains in energy experienced from a cup of coffee or candy bar are short-lived. This analogy from EveryDay Health is a solid one: caffeine and sugar are like energy loan sharks. The initial burst of energy that you feel is more than balanced by the resulting crash and feeling that you need more caffeine to make it through the day. Eventually, the imbalance can lead to another restless night of sleep.
On that topic, while a handful or crackers and celery may not give you something to look forward to in the mid-afternoon the way a Snickers bar would, it's been proven that these healthier snacking options are the way to go to provide even energy levels throughout the day. Replace the candy bars and sweets with something that provides protein and fibers. Nuts and yogurt are popular options.
Reduce stress and anxiety. Ask people who struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep at night, and you'll find many of them attribute their troubles to an inability to 'shut off' their brains. Between 50 and 80 percent of fatigue cases are attributed to psychological stressors.
In other words, many people can't let the day come to an end. They're replaying that morning meeting over and over again, or trying to think through tomorrow's carpool schedule, or figuring out how to maximize the time they'll have to themselves this coming weekend.
No one is going to be able to eliminate all the stressful, draining activities from your life. Instead, the focus becomes finding the right ways—and the right times—to deal with these factors. These options range from psychological counseling to help you work through any problems with family, friends, or coworkers to simply setting aside 30 minutes or a full hour each day for yourself to enjoy a favorite book or activity.
Exercise! Lastly, we come to the suggestion that seems to give people with fatigue the most issues. How, you may ask, am I going to feel more energized by fighting traffic at my lunch hour or after work to get across town to the gym, only to wait to use a treadmill or weight machine until I'm sweating and exhausted?
The answer is that it doesn't have to be that complicated, nor does it have to follow that formula. Exercise can take the form of a quick 10-minute walk—or two—with a co-worker during the day. It can also take the form of a yoga class, volunteering to walk a neighbor's dog, or even taking the stairs up to the office rather than the elevator.
Change is never easy. Incorporating these changes in activity, diet or philosophy won't necessarily be easy—there's a reason we call them routines—but with winter winding down and warm weather making a return, and New Year's resolutions likely well past, this is an ideal time of year to try out these strategies. All you have to lose is that worn-out, rundown feeling.


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Abstract: Within the past decade, the fields of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and natural language processing have advanced at unprecedented rates. Computerized identification and classification of images, video, audio, and written text have all improved to the extent they are now part of everyday technologies such as digital voice assistants (e.g. Siri), automated banking machines (reading handwritten cheques), and driving assist vehicles (automatic lane change, self-parking, and anticipative braking). Many of the major recent breakthroughs have been enabled by a single class of approaches: deep neural networks (DNN). DNN are an extension of work on artificial neural networks initiated during the 1970's-1980's. Deep networks make use of many layers of perceptrons with specialized connectivities and functions, where layers within the model are able to automatically learn important features present within a dataset.
Deep learning represents a new frontier for computational physics. I will discuss our recent work with DNN as applied to simple classical, quantum mechanical, and atomistic problems. Results for applying generative adversarial networks and reinforcement learning to the inverse design and control problem will also be discussed.
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When it comes to the dentist, there are thousands of people who don't go to the dentist unless it's an emergency. The most common reasoning behind this, isn't that they are afraid, but that they simply cannot fit it into their tight monthly budget. Because of this, people are paying more money out when they get to the dentist because the problem has become serious and a simple cavity has now worked its way into the root of the tooth and root canal is needed, where before the client may have gotten away with a simple filling.
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Remember a tooth doesn't grow back. Yes you do get two sets of teeth in your lifetime, but once your permanent teeth push through, you have to do everything you can to ensure that you provide your teeth with the care they need so that you don't lose them, but rather preserve them for as long as possible.
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Happy March!
Yay for March!!! The month of March contains the energy of Equinox which is a wonderful time to center into the transitional elements of the season (Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Fall in the Southern Hemisphere).
Many people have shared that February felt a bit heavy, in general.
If February felt heavy to you, I invite you to consider leaving that heaviness in February as you look forward (meaning focus your attention, energy, intention forward) to March and beyond. To be clear, it might be that some of what was begun in February will be carried over to complete in March – but, you can certainly choose to do so with fresh energy and light-ness of being.
Of course, you may always allow the heaviness to inspire you to make different choices.
If February felt light to you, I invite you to consider allowing the light to infuse your creations and connections – to inspire you – as you move forward into March.
Perhaps your February had moments of heaviness and lightness – as you center, that which is resonant will move forward with you and that which is non-resonant will slough away. In such a way, choosing what energies you center into can directly change the quality of life (or an experience in life) that you feel.
I like to 'play with energy' so when opening a month, I build in 'rewards' to look forward to. I understand that when we practice presence, the idea is to be 'here, now' and I also understand that my mind has a tendency to look ahead, so I choose to give it something positive to look toward (otherwise, it might latch onto doubt).
The idea is to place these rewards with intention, after a 'stretch' or completion of a project – to celebrate my steps, refresh my energy, and encourage me to be fully present for whatever is 'next'. These rewards can be as simple as an afternoon commitment-free or a morning sunrise walk with a friend.
Simply reading these words, I bet your energy feels lighter as you think about what 'reward' you could build into your month. (What reward will that be – feel free to share in the comment section!)
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I'm hoping for balloons again this month, too!
Opening a month or container of time with intention
When we open a month (or container of time), we can choose what we'd like to draw into the space and experience. Those choices invite anything not resonant to naturally slough away.
You see, focusing on what we'd like to draw in / amplify is expansive. Our energy and being flourishes in that space of possibility. (Whereas focusing on what we don't want is constrictive; our being and energy tend to feel malnourished in that space).
As we open this new month of March, I invite you to take some time to feel into your heart space. The amount of time needed is enough to center, then to open your heart and allow your heart whispers to arise.
Some questions to consider:
1. What messages (of direction, connection, creation) do your heart whispers hold for you this month?
2. What spaces are they calling you to explore, create, rest and refresh in?
3. What energies light your heart in connection? Are you being called to deepen existing connections? Are you being called to make new connections? How is your connection with you inner being and physical body? How is your connection with Source?
4. How do you want to feel as you are playing with creative expression? Do you want to experiment with resources and techniques that are familiar? Would you like to try something new?
5. How does your being and body want to feel this month – as you move through each day? What type of nourishment is your being and body asking for?
6. What does your heart wish to celebrate this month?
With all of this information, you are in a wonderful position to create and set energetic intentions for your month (or container of time).
A few notes about heart whispers:
Heart whispers tend not to be about specific details, but they can include specific places, people, foods, resources that light your heart. For example, as I look to this month, my heart would like to make connections that understand working with the elements and honoring unfolding. I am not choosing specifically 'who' would I like to know, but clearly understanding this is the energy I would like to experience.
Heart whispers can sometimes be surprising and also feel vulnerable. Meaning, until you took this time to center and hold space for your heart whispers, you might not have known a certain energy resonated with you. For myself, personally, I sat with my heart whispers and felt the nudge to create a new class (while I love creating classes, the theme is new and different for me).
Sometimes mind reacts with judgment or doubt as you take time with your heart whispers. If that happens, simply breathe back into your heart space and listen. Understanding that you don't 'have to' act upon what you hear, you are simply holding space, often quiets the doubts and brings peace back into your 'heart whisper session'.
After I have taken the time to listen for a bit, I then like to paint or move my body in some physical way (like walking or dancing), or drum and sing. I do this with the intention of bringing that energy (those whispers) into my physical space and also physical movement seems to lighten inner energy.
There isn't a right or wrong way to access heart whispers – it's whatever is comfortable for you and supports this process of connection with your essence energy.
Of course, we can do this practice of listening to our heart whispers each moment we choose – it doesn't 'have to be' at the beginning of the month. I do this daily, and often throughout each day.
And what if the month has begun and you hadn't opened with intention? You may simply start where you are with this practice – open from that moment.
What is the benefit of opening a month (or container of time) with intention? If you believe that what you focus on, grows then choosing where to focus your energy is also choosing what you'd like 'more of' in your life. It's a starting point of unfolding, manifesting and amplifying energy; an opening to possibility.
What is the benefit of planning a reward and choosing to celebrate steps? So often, we either don't celebrate at all, or we wait until a 'calendar holiday' tells us to – leaving our body and being feeling drained and exhausted and many of our steps feeling painful. The energy of joy is naturally refreshing, heart-opening and healing so choosing to appreciate and celebrate your steps dissolves that tension and invites peace, grace, abundance and resonant light-filled energies into your space. Celebration can potentially shift your energy from wanting to avoid something or quit to excited to create and connect.
Dear Reader: If you have any questions about the concept of heart whispers and/or feeling into them or about setting an energetic intention, please ask in the comments below. I invite you to try this practice and to share your experience and/or some of your answers to the questions asked above in the comment section. (when you share, you inspire).
If you would like support with your intention, I do offer an online energetic intention circle. It is open through the 7th of each month, for you to add your intentions. There are one-month or one-year paid options.
If you would like specific guidance and/or customized practices to feel into and work with your heart whispers, I do offer personal empowerment sessions, ranging from a 30-minute to one-month session (for information, please click the title link)
Thank you for your presence!!
Much peace and abundant love,


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