ICE WAVES ! Absolutely Beautiful...

STRIPED ICEBERGS

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by
layers of snow that react to different conditions.

Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet
fills up with melt water and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.

When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can
freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a
green stripe.

Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up
when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.
These pictures are available because 2008 has been the coldest winter.






... Is this amazing??

Antarctica Frozen Wave Pixs - Nature is amazing!
The water froze the instant the wave broke through the ice.
That's what it is like in Antarctica where it is the
coldest weather in decades.
Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air.
The temperature of the water is already some degrees below freezing.
Just look at how the wave froze in mid-air!!!





Having the Internet means that we get to see something that we never imagined!

CONTENTMENT

Somebody once told me that "Finding the right person is very hard and very wrong. It is best to be the right person for the one you love and start from there. You'll always end up disappointed when you set standards and define "RIGHT PERSON" for you...and don't rush things because God is preparing somebody for you.

You can never be perfect...the person you love can never be perfect...but both of you can be perfect through love and prayers and your love can be perfect through the both of you. But no relationship is complete without God...that's why we have marriage. It's a bond not only between you and your loved one but also with God.

Our relationships fail not because he/she is not the right person...it's because we expected too much and we decided on our own. Let God do the work, you may call it waiting time. But while you are waiting ...pray. Let God guide you always. He knows better, He knows best.

Love is not what you think it is...sometimes we mistakenly feel that our first relationship will be our last because we are overwhelmed with joy and romance and we forgot to learn the meaning of TRUE LOVE. Some are saying that love is unselfish, blind, and unconditional or simply denying oneself for the sake of someone very important in his life. Others are saying that love is immortal and can never be taken away from us. We say this phrase, "You are the most wonderful gift from God I have ever received" but after a terrible fight or sometimes even a petty quarrel we then say, "You are the biggest mistake I've ever made for my entire life!!!" Now, how do you say and spell the word L-O-V-E? Are you really deeply into it?

Nobody can tell what love really is until experience speaks and whisper right into our ears. Most of the time, this love promises like, "Forever, till death do us part", etc. would end up, "Never!" and "We should part ways, I'm no longer happy with you! My love for you is dead!" Many times we thought after having committed to someone and your trust to one another freezes down to zero degree, "He/She isn't the right one. I should probably wait for the right one to come." But the big question anyone could not answer is "Is he/she the right one? or When is the right time?" That made us stick to whom we are with. Will you always be waiting for the right person to come and right time to commit? Big YES is the answer!

Don't be in a hurry to get into a relationship because you can find love if you insist that you are already into it. Try to really understand your real feelings, to know who really you are, and what you really want in a relationship. You're right, there is no such thing as a "perfect relationship", but there's a compatible partnership that goes along with it. If you knew that you're too big to fit into a small sized t-shirt, don't give it a try. You'll probably break it and pay for the damage you have made. If you knew and felt that the relationship will not last don't go deeper into it. You'll just suffer the consequences and live like hell the rest of your life.

It's really hard to say goodbye though, but you can make it any better by just pretending you still have the same feelings. Try to let go and give yourself a chance to live life to the attention. Then you will find that you have made the right decision if all by yourself. More frequently than not, we all act hypocritical for some reasons.

We call it love when we can't leave someone and see them crying as we try to let go. We are wrong, it's just pity. We call it love when we're too attached and think that losing the one we love will somehow make us weak and unable to face the storms of life. We misunderstood; it's just that we're too much dependent to them. We call it love when we give our whole life to them, the wholeness of us and imagined that if they leave, no one would accept our past and us. We are mistaken, it's just insecurity. But no matter what the definition is, the truth still remains that love isn't something you can buy or beg. It is real and existing. You can't touch it but you can feel it in your heart. You can't find it, but it will knock before you when you least expect it to come. It can make you the happiest soul in heaven, but don't forget that it also can make you the most miserable person in the whole galaxy.

"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want; it is the realization of how much you already have."

An Inspiring Love Story

This sure puts life in perspective...
Enjoy your moments...That is all we have...

THE WEDDING...



Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 year old. Next to her is her fiance, Nick 23. This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005. Katie has terminal cancer and spends hour in chemotherapy. Here, Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions...



Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine, Katie took care of every single part of the wedding planning. Her dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie's constant weight loss.



An expected guest was her oxygen tank. Katie had to use it during the ceremony and reception. The other couple in this picture is Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and ofcourse to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love when he was adolescent.



Katie, in a wheelchair listening to her husband and friends singing to her.

In the middle of the party, Katie had to rest for a bit and catch her breath. The pain does not allow her to stand for a long period of time.



Katie died 5 days after her wedding. To see a fragile woman dress as bride with a beautiful smile makes you think...happiness is always there within reach, no matter how long it lasts...Lets enjoy life and don't live a complicated life. Life is too short.

Work as if it was your first day.
Forgive as soon as possible.
Love without boundaries.
Laugh without control
and never stop smiling...

We have to pray for those suffering from cancer. We all have close to our heart.
Keep this going.
Prayers are always answered.



Attitudes are contagious,
Is yours worth catching?

About HARRY POTTER Film

The other night, I was at home watching the movie "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with my 18 year old cousin Nemie, who, at her age, has become curious about the ways of love. It was cute to see her blushing in certain scenes that involved Harry and his love interest Ginny, and laugh out loud at the foibles of Ron and Lavender.

I couldn't help but smile and remember how it was for me and many of my friends back in the 90's- who was like Harry, Ron, Hermione,, Ginny and Lavender or even Luna Lovegood?

Of all Harry Potter films, this one is the best because it presents the human dimension of the young wizards. In this movie, as in real life, the young wizards discover there is no magic formula to help them navigate their teen years. The intertwining stories of romance, jealousy, crushes, unrequited love and romantic rivalries might also feel familiar to anyone who has been a teenager.

Actress Emma Watsons, who plays Hermione Granger, says, "For me, this film feels more like a romantic comedy than the others, in the sense that we get to see them coping with first love, jealousy, insecurity and all the usual things involved in dating."
I found many teachable moments that opened discussions on love, affection, jealousy and loyalty with my cousin...

PREDICTION

Never heard of possibility of prediction of earth quakes or tsunami’s as below
Except the possibility of changes in gravitational pulls from celestial bodies



“Hello there. I just wanted to let you know that please stay away from the beaches all around in the month of July. There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami hitting on July 22nd. It is also when there will be sun eclipse. Predicted that it is going to be really bad and countries like Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore, Maldives, Australia, Mauritius, Si Lanka, India, Indonesia, Philippines are going to be badly hit. Please try and stay away from the beaches in July. Better to be safe than sorry. Please pass the word around.”

Classical Music

According to Edgar Cayce’ prediction “sound is the medicine for the 21st century”. His prediction is proven correct; one of the amazing findings of the 21st century is classical music.

There are increasing numbers of experts that testify the surprising benefits of classical music:

1. February 2005 (Journal of Advance nursing):

Found that older adults with sleep problems who listened for about 45 minutes to soft music at bedtime reported 35% improvement in their sleep.

Classical music is proven therapeutic to a lot of illness such as old age related conditions (like alzheimer), Brain injury, acute pain including mothers in labor, and physical disabilities. That is why in US classical music is played in psychiatric hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

One hospital study found that heart patients received the same anxiety benefits from listening to 30 minutes classical music as they did from taking drug valium.

2. 2004 (London, England)

British Transport police play classical music to underground stations in some of the areas most dangerous neighborhoods. After 6 months of playing the music,

Robberies were cut by 33% , Staff assaults decreased by 25%, vandalism went down to 37%

3. 2001 (West Palm beach, Florida)

“It’s not practical to have a cop sitting there all day long”

“So what do we you do?”

“How do you change the scope of the neighborhood ”

Cops installed a CD player and speakers on an abandoned building in a crime- ridden neighborhood. After playing the music for 24 hours a day for about 3 months, Shootings, theft, loiterers and drug deal decreased.

4. Some supermarkets and stores in the US piped in music in their place. According to them classical music tend to put shoppers at ease, relax and look at the items for sale.

5. In the office classical music is used to reduce mood disturbance and job burnout.

If just playing classical music can resolve issues in our country why not use them. First world countries are already using Classical music to help resolve their country’s issues why not use the same formula to help our country?

Who Mocked GOD?

DID YOU KNOW THESE FACTS?

I'M SURE DIDN'T 'TILL NOW..

Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely
death!
Make a personal reflection about this.....
Very interesting, read until the end.....
It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked"
For whatsoever a man sow,
That shall he also reap.

Here are some men and women
Who mocked God :

> John Lennon (Singer)

Some years before, during his interview with an American
Magazine, he said:

"Christianity will end, it will disappear."
I do not have to argue about
that. I am certain.
Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, today we
are more famous than Him' (1966).
Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than
Jesus Christ, was shot six times.

> Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ):

During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000
votes from his party, not even God would remove him from
Presidency.
Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being
made President, then he died.

> Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer and
poet):

During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ),
While smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into
the air and said:'God, that's for
you.'
He died at the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER in a horrible
manner.

> The man who built the Titanic

After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how
safe the Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said:

'Not even God can sink it'

The result: I think you all know what happened to the
Titanic

> Marilyn Monroe (Actress)

She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a
show.
He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to
her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she
said:

'I don't need your Jesus'.

A week later, she was found dead in her
apartment

> Bon Scott (Singer)

The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC. On one of his 1979 songs he
sang:

'Don't stop me; I'm going down all the way,
down the highway to hell'.

On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found dead, he
had been choked by his own vomit.

> Campinas (IN 2005)

In Campinas , Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to
pick up a friend.....

The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried
about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the
daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the
car:

'My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect
You.'

She responded: 'Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk,
Cause Inside Here.....It's Already Full

Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a
fatal accident, everyone had died,
the car could not be recognized what type of car it had
been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.

The police said there was no way the trunk could have
remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a
crate of eggs, none was broken

> Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and
entertainer)
said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever
written.

In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her
motor vehicle.

Many more important people have forgotten that there is no
other name that was given so much authority as the name of
Jesus.

Many have died, but only Jesus died and rose again, and he
is still alive.

I have done my part, Jesus said.

'If you are embarrassed about me,
I will also be embarrassed about you before my
father.'