 © Montauk Beach Fog~ Undine DeFilippo 2014 Sometimes life can seem like a foggy day alone at the beach, with wild overwhelming madness on one side and prison like restrictions of boredom on the other. The only smart choice is to plod forth into the foggy unknown, hoping to detect and navigate around surprise obstacles in our way. We require LIGHT and STRENGTH and LOVE to see our way through... and having access to the SEVEN GIFTS would make our lives even easier ! The Lord Jesus Christ instructed his Apostles to pray a particular prayer as they waited in Jerusalem,{ enmeshed in their own fear filled fog }, for the coming of The Holy Ghost, { which is known as "The First Pentecost }", who endows these SEVEN GIFTS.  ©Montauk Beach Fog n Foam~Undine DeFilippo 2014 1. THE GIFT OF WISDOM WISDOM embodies ALL the other gifts and is the most perfect of ALL gifts. There is a quote about WISDOM: "all good things come to me with her and innumerable riches through her hands." The gift of Wisdom strengthens our Faith, fortifies Hope, perfects Charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree. Wisdom enlightens the mind to discern and relish things divine... in the appreciation of which, earthly joys lose their savor, while the Cross of Christ yields a divine sweetness; according to the words of the Saviour, "Take up your cross and follow me, for my yoke is sweet and my burden light." PRAYER: Come, Oh Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul the mysteries of heavenly things, their exceeding greatness, power and beauty. Teach me to love them above and beyond all the passing joys and satisfactions of earth. Help me to attain them and possess them forever. Amen. This information comes from the
ARCHCONFRATERNITY OF THE HOLY GHOST located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, whose objectives are to glorify GOD, the HOLY GHOST and to obtain an abundance of his gifts for all. * * * I LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR COMMENTS
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 © Perennial Tulip ~ Undine DeFilippo 2014 Today is
HOLOCAUST REMEMBERANCE DAY It's fitting that the only blooming spring flower in my garden this year is this six petalled golden perennial tulip with bright red stripes. To me, this particular tulip represents the STAR of DAVID The red stripes represent the blood that was spilled and the bloodline that carries on, despite atrocities and hardships. It reminds me of my own heritage and THE LORD JESUS CHRIST; how He spilled out His very last drop on Good Friday. When He resurrected and showed Himself to the remaining frightened and hiding Disciples, He instructed them to pray for NINE DAYS with the promise to send THE HOLY GHOST who would enlighten them with SEVEN GIFTS. That prayer is a powerful plea for the LIGHT and STRENGTH and LOVE needed by every person. If you'd like to know what that prayer is and what the SEVEN GIFTS are please visit this website next week. Your comments are always welcome.  © Montauk Sunset ~ Undine DeFilippo 2014 ""
PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU: NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH, GIVE I UNTO YOU. LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED, NEITHER LET IT BE AFRAID. John 14:27 "Without a deep inner state of quietness, one becomes prey to tension, worry and ill health. A song... a sunset... moonlight... the sea washing on a sandy shore, these administer a healing balm. But they lack power to penetrate the inner recesses of the soul. A profound depth therapy is required to attain healing quietness. An habitual repetition of this one text will, in time, permeate your personality with a complete sense of PEACE. When tense or restless, sit quietly and allow these words to pass unhindered through your thoughts. Conceive of them as spreading a healing balm throughout your mind." Norman Vincent Peale HAPPY EASTER ! YOUR COMMENTS WELCOME and ALWAYS SECURE !!! Montauk New York in March furthest habitable point on Long Island ... end o' the New York line ... before summer craziness takes over. * SCROLL A TAD DOWN FOR SLIDE SHOW * Hearts beat again on the ocean's sand, long time longed for friend coming home now and then at Montauk's tail end YOUR COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOME ALWAYS SECURE  © Flowering Pine ~ Undine DeFilippo "A great many people go through life in bondage to success. They are in mortal dread of failure. Yet success and failure are in the hands of GOD." E. Stanley Jones Suppose we have the calling to a place, person or event ... Suppose we should fail ... Is that so terrible ? NOT to have tried is a WORSE failure. We look at the verdict of others instead of HIS verdict. We do not have to "succeed". We only have to be true to the HIGHEST we know.  © Dilapidated Remains of the Roscoe, NY Hospital - A Paint Job Can't Fix This Mess ! Whether it's a HUGE City, like New York, or a tiny hamlet in New York, or ANYWHERE in the USA, the HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY ACT better known as HIPAA has a PRIVACY ACT that defines policies, procedures and guidelines for maintaining the PRIVACY and SECURITY of individually identifiable health information for the living AS WELL AS THE DECEASED !!! Deceased individuals have the SAME rights as the living for FIFTY YEARS after their demise. But WHAT can be done when that privacy has not only been violated but also slandered in a small town where gossip is as common as SNOW ? If one is living in that tiny town, would it be wise or SAFE to report the violators . . . OR . . . would it be best to remind individuals working as Health Care Providers and Assistants that these violations are EXTREMELY PAINFUL to remaining Family Members but also SERIOUSLY PUNISHABLE by damages up to a cost of $ 250,000.- PLUS YEARS OF JAIL TIME !!! If you would like to understand more about the privacy rights of your deceased loved ones CLICK HERE If you feel you have been violated ~ OR ~ You are the witness to such a violation I encourage you to file a report by CLICKING HERE !!! This is a CRIME that needs to be STOPPED ! "ET NON EST ULLA CREATURA INVISIBILLIS IN CONSPECTU EIUS OMNIA AUTEM NUDA ET APERTA SUNT OCULIS EIUS AD QUEM NOBIS SERMO." HEBREWS 4:13 I'D LOVE TO READ YOUR COMMENTS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DIVULGE YOUR REAL NAME NOR INSERT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. THANK YOU !!!  © BOK CHOY When I saw this gorgeous BOK CHOY at my local Market yesterday for a mere Dollar Fifty, I knew it had to come home with me. Although this veggie is claimed to be in the Cabbage Family, I'd rather liken it to Chard with a very mild flavor. BOK CHOY { click on the highlighted word to learn more } has been analyzed for its contribution to human health.  © CHOPPED BOK CHOY ONE CUP of the cooked stuff is said to yield: BETA CAROTENE 2.6 mg VITAMIN C 44 mg FOLIC ACID 69 mcg CALCIUM 158 mg POTASSIUM 631 mg MAGNESSIUM 19 mg It also contains GLUCOSINOLATES click on highlighted word to learn more which have been known to inhibit cancer when ingested in small doses.  © CHOPPED GARLIC and SHRIMP It being so cold outside, I decided to make a Thai inspired soup of it with hopes of being infused with tropical warmth. BOK CHOY SHRIMP SOUP ONE BOK CHOY WASHED and CHOPPED RAW SHRIMP HALF POUND or MORE PEEL the SHRIMP reserving the skins and bring the skins to a BOIL in 1 CAN COCONUT WATER mixed with 1/2 CUP or MORE WHITE WINE SIMMER this for about FIVE MINUTES and SET ASIDE. Git yerself 'bout ONE TABLESPOON of COCONUT OIL and bring it near SMOKIN' HOT in a WOK ! DUMP the CHOPPED BOK CHOY in the WOK and STIR FRY for about SEVEN MINUTES. It will throw off lots of its own liquid.  © BOK CHOY COCONUT SHRIMP ADD TWO CLOVES MINCED GARLIC, about a TABLESPOON FRESH GRATED GINGER OR USE THE POWDERED GINGER IF YOU MUST SPLASH IN about 1/4 CUP of KEY LIME JUICE and a TABLESPOON or MORE of TAMARI or SOY SAUCE DRIZZLE IN HALF TEASPOON of SESAME OIL POUR in RESERVED SHRIMP SKIN LIQUID without the skins o'course A DASH OR TWO TOBASCO AND FINALLY THE RAW SHRIMP !!!  © BOK CHOY COCONUT SHRIMP SOUP JUST HEAT THIS ALL THROUGH FOR A VERY FEW SHORT MINUTES... DON'T OVERCOOK THE SHRIMP ! POUR YOURSELF A GLASS OF WINE TRADITIONALLY WHITE WITH FISH BUT I STILL PREFER RED FILL SOME BOWLS and SMILE ON YERSELF !!! DELICIOUS ! YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED ! PLEASE KNOW YOU NEED NOT SUPPLY YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS !  © Snow Lion TALK HAPPINESS. The world is sad enough without your woes. NO path is wholly rough;  © Icicles in the Sun Look for the places that are smooth and clear, and SPEAK of THOSE, to rest the weary ear of Earth, so hurt by one continuous strain of human discontent and grief and pain.  © Dripping Icicle TALK FAITH. The world is better off without your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt. If you have faith in GOD, or man, or self, SAY SO. If not, push back upon the shelf of silence ALL your thoughts, till faith shall come; No one will grieve because your lips are dumb.  © Fresh Snow on Hemlocks TALK HEALTH.
The dreary never changing tale of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please by harping on that minor chord, disease. Say you are well, or all is well with you, and GOD shall hear your words and make them true. "OPTIMISM" By Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
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