Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Somewhere over the Rainbow by GypsyOwl

I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz at least once a year since I was a little girl. This year I watched Tin Man (an original Sci-Fi Channel mini-series released in December 2007). I have watched it about three times this year and hope to have an opportunity to see it again, read the screenplay, and to nourish this thirst that I have for the deeper meaning that is hidden within this story.

If you have ever believed that everything would be better; if only you were in a different place, with different people, in different circumstances, you are not alone; perhaps you have also heard that ‘where ever we go, there we are’ which brings me to wonder if we are suppose to find that hidden place ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ or are we ‘suppose’ to stay where we are no matter what?

I have learned that we each have a ‘light’ hidden within us, waiting for the chance to brighten up every dark place, everywhere, no matter where we are. It is waiting for us to find it, to allow it to guide us through whatever our circumstance is at the moment or to guide us to wherever we are going on our path (our journey, our calling). We do not need to find the place ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ in order to use this light. DG’s mother said “The secret to finding it now lives inside you”. She had purposely hidden DG’s light so skillfully that even DG couldn’t see it herself. The light was hidden, the secrets were hidden, and the strength to walk through the darkness was hidden from her.

I realized that we are all like this; we have a light that flows through us. I wondered why our light was hidden; how it became this way, and when do we learn to let this light shine (or ‘flow through us’) to assist us in our lives right where we are or to guide us to where we are suppose to be?

Why is our light hidden? There are several possibilities for this; here are a couple of them.
1. Sometimes our light is hidden for us by our protectors when we are children. In the ‘Tin Man’, DG’s mother whispers the secret of how to find the emerald into her ear and uses magic to hide it there. In everyday life, the magic at work is love. Loving adults find ways to help children hide their light because they are protecting them from the darkness, allowing their light to grow strong before having to confront the things that they are called to transform. These efforts are well meaning. Yet we find a time in our lives when the protections that we needed as children are standing in the way of us reaching our goals as adults. In some cases, these obstacles actually affect our health and well being. We must find a way to let our light shine, to let it flow through us now.

2. Sometimes we hide our light from the world and from ourselves. I am sure there are hundreds of reasons for this. We may feel overwhelmed by the darkness (not always evil. Sometimes a circumstance that is more challenging than we are prepared to handle. Sometimes, the challenges that we are hiding from are not our own. Sometimes they belong to our elders and we protect ourselves from them while we are children) “Remember what it felt like, when you were a little girl, to have the light flow through you”~Ahamo, The Seeker (DG’s father)

We can dream of that special place ‘somewhere over the rainbow’, we can romanticize what it will be like once we get there, and we can ‘feel’ better when we are thinking about it. However, when we find out that the light that flows through us must find a way to brighten the place that we are at, or that the light will guide us to where we are suppose to be, then suddenly we are able to transform anyplace into the vision of that dream place that lies ‘somewhere’ else.
I believe that each one of us has a ‘light’ that is within us, that at some point may be hidden or we have found it and are learning to use it in our daily lives. My fondest wish is that each of us find and learn to use the light so that we will be better prepared to walk through our journey’s with courage, love, and wisdom.

May each of us have a Light Filled Christmas!

Artwork by GypsyOwl - Pendants

FirePlace Pendant- Artwork by GypsyOwl
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There are dozens of wonderful pendant designs, and hundreds of gift ideas at
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GypsyOwl Small Business Network ~ New Member Special

New Member Special
Written by GypsyOwl
Our network is growing every day. New Members are finding us and we are working full time plus to get them all listed on the site. We add new members to the site based on their membership levels. Some will be added to the Member Links, some to the Member Pages. A Membership Subscription is regularly priced at $24.95 with an additional $4.95 for a logo upgrade. The Member Page package starts at $49.95 per year with an additional $10.00 per year upgrade for each additional page.
For a limited time, you can have the regular Membership and the Member Pages package for only $24.95 (you will create your own Member Page content and save). Sign up during this promotion and you will continue to receive the same Special Package year after year! The only time your annual subscription fee will change, is if membership subscription prices change (which will not likely be considered until 2009). By creating your own Member Page content, you are going to see a substantial savings year after year.
Click here to Join the SBN now. NEW MEMBER SPECIAL
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You Can Save A Life

Erin's Download Project

Written by GypsyOwl

Hello , I heard about Erin and her Download Project from a nanowrimo member in my local nanowrimo group. I thought that you might like to help Erin.
I downloaded the file, There is no code, no virus, no spy ware in it. I also went to the megaupload site and found the promotion that Erin hopes to earn. The award that she earns (with your help and mine) will be used to pay for the uncovered portion of her surgery. (more info is on the website). Project Download http://www.projecterin.com/ Visit everyday and download the file.... sign up at Erin's yahoo group to receive daily reminders (optional). Click to join projectdownload To receive daily reminders, join the Project Download Yahoo Group.

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Down Load every day.... And pass this info on.

Joys of Autumn

Photo by GypsyOwl 2007 All Rights Reserved


The Joys of Autumn

Harvest moon,
Good friends,
A chill in the air,
These are the joys of Autumn.

Trick-or-Treat,
Apple bob,
Hay ride in the night,
These are the joys of Autumn.




As we begin our journey back to Spring,
Let the warmth and love of family and friends,
Bless your life, and fill your heart with
Love, Light and Brightest Blessings.

GypsyOwl

It's NaNoWriMo time again!

The NaNoWriMo Organization has updated thier website. Sign-ups are in progress. The 2007 NaNoWriMo event starts November 1st.

I am participating in the 2007 NaNoWriMo and am inviting you to join as well.

Find all the details at the NaNoWriMo website.

Healing Broken Hearts Group

New Group! Join today!
When my father died, it was very helpful for me to discuss my grief with others. Over the past year, I have become interested in providing a place where people can come together and offer support to each other.
Loss of a loved one who has died, or has left our lives in a number of other ways, can be devastating. When the feelings of loss are shared, we find that we are better able to cope and to learn to move on. If this sounds like you, please join the new group as we begin the journey to healing together.

Subscribe to the Healing Broken Hearts Group
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At this time, the group is email based. As we develope our core memberships, we can discuss this feature and talk about what would be best for most of the members.

Healing Broken Hearts - Together, GypsyOwl

What Inspires me?

Walking around in my back yard a couple of days ago with my camera, I found the most beautiful wildflowers and butterflys to take pictures of.Here are a few of my favorites.

I have been asked what inspires my artwork. The answer is simple. Nature is one of the most inspirational factors in my artwork. Any time of year I can find the most beautiful gifts of nature all around my yard and everywhere I go.

What inspires you?

I would love to hear all about the things that inspire you to nuture your creativity.

Thank You List - Add YOUR Thank You here.....

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (GO_New Small Business Network Blog)

Be My Valentine? Thank You List - Add YOUR Thank You here....
Happy Valentines Day

Don't miss the post to the Small Business Network Blog February 14, 2007

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My New Favorite Movie

The Lake House

~"This would be a great Valentine's Day Movie to watch together"~GypsyOwl

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer, Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Directors: Alejandro Agresti

Amazon.com Review by Bret Fetzer

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock pair up again in what could be described as the anti-Speed: The Lake House, a sweet, relaxed-paced, whimsical romance. When Alex Wyler (Reeves, The Matrix) moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster (Bullock, Miss Congeniality) who's writing from two years in the future. Their correspondence turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. Though the plot of The Lake House sounds potentially static, the movie is skillfully structured and, despite some truly awful dialogue, will exert an emotional pull on anyone willing to embrace the device of the time-travelling mailbox. What the movie really demonstrates, though, is the genuine rapport between Bullock and Reeves; Reeves, though handsome, has a wooden presence--but in his few scenes with Bullock, his stiffness transforms into a palpable yearning. On-screen chemistry is slippery and hard to define, but these two have it. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description: The Lake House on DVD

A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they're actually living two years apart, they must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Favorite Movies

I am thinking about my favorite movies this morning and I have gathered some information on a few of them. Something about chilly days and long nights that makes me think about a good movie and a large bowl of popcorn. When the days are longer, a good book sounds great as well. These days as the winter sets in, I am leaning more and more toward big pillows, throws and an evening of movies with a friend.

One of my all time favorite movies is this one:

Today I found this one on DVD.

Creator
One of my favorite aspects of this movie is the music. A very beautiful instrumental. I have been unable to find the soundtrack information but, I will add that here when I receive the DVD (if it is available on the packaging).

Mariel Hemingway,Virginia Madsen, Vincent Spano co-star with Peter O'Toole along with many other supporting roles played by Ellen Geer, Karen Kopins, Rance Howard and Elsa Raven.

More information about Peter O'Toole can be found at:

Theatre, Musicals & Actors Web - Peter O'Toole
http://www.tmaw.co.uk/peterot.html

Another favorite of mine is Made In Heaven with Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis & Mare Winningham (to name only a few).

Made in Heaven – Timothy Hutton & Kelly McGillis
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093467/

I was able to find it on DVD however it is a bit expensive for an older movie. I'll wait for more options to aquire this one.

A List of 80's great romantic movies (both comedy and drama) wouldn't be complete without mentioning

"An Officer and a Gentlemen" Richard Gere

"The Heavenly Kid" Lewis Smith

"Mystic Pizza" Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts

And, not to leave out the aventure movies like "Indiana Jones" which were very entertaining... or the "Back to the Future" trilogy. How about "The Goonies" ? That was a fun movie and I loved the music.

I could go on and on about the 80's movies... The Princess Bride, Willow and so many more.

"Mrs Winterborne" ~ Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser...

Some of my other favorite movies are more on the Classic side.

"Miracle on 34th Street" Mareen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn and Gene Lockhart.

"Much ado about Nothing" and so many more...

I did continue to watch movies after the 80's. LOL There was a large block of time that I didn't see anything new for awhile. Some of my new found movie favorites are

"Serenity", "Babylon5" (the movies and the series), "Stargate Atlanis" (and any of the Stargate movies and series). Now I am going more toward my Science Fiction favorites so I will save some of those for a future list.

I enjoy a romantic comedy...or a good science fiction movie.

What are your favoite movies (past, present, any genre favorites?)

Please post a comment and share your favorites.

INJOY,

GypsyOwl

Art Workshop "GIMP for Beginners" NEWS

The "GIMP for beginners" workshop is quickly approaching.

Sign up at the Yahoo Group site as soon as possible.


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In addition to signing up at the GypsyOwl Workshops group site:

You will want to download the free GIMP program

and

Pay for the workshop through paypal

Pay the applicable workshop fee $26.99 (price is good until midnight (GMT-6) Jan 15, 2007)

This 'Click to pay' is ONLY for the Gimp Beginner's Group workshop scheduled for February 2007 (The $26.99 price is for Pre-Registration only. Pre-Registration ends Jan 15, 2007).
This payment will be applied to the Gimp Beginner's Group for the workshop beginning February 1, 2007.

After pre-registration has closed, any additional availabilty for participation in the GIMP for beginners workshop will be posted. The cost of registration will increase by $5 and will not include future workshop discounts. A 'Click to Pay' post will reflect the changes and will be available by January 19th.

This 'Click to pay' is ONLY for the Gimp Beginner's Group workshop scheduled for February 2007 (The $26.99 price is for Pre-Registration only. Pre-Registration ends Jan 15, 2007).

This payment will be applied to the Gimp Beginner's Group for the workshop beginning February 1, 2007.

You may still join the workshop site and plan now for future GIMP workshops by following the link to the Yahoo Group GypsyOwl Workshops.

Just Released ! ~The Official GypsyOwl Logo ~

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GYPSYOWL.ORG
GYPSYOWLCOMMERCE.ORG

The Official GypsyOwl Logo

The GypsyOwl logo will be appearing soon on all of the GO sites and affiliate sites.
The GypsyOwl mission is to create networking cooperatives for small business and individuals that are simple, affordable and effective. This may include: A web site, a domain purchase, hosting, forums & other add-ons for your website and online networking package.

The New Website will be launched Q2- 2007.

The new website is under construction and will be launched in mid April 2007. The new site will allow members to publish updates to their advertising on a regular basis. Content uploads will be as easy as posting to a blog. Other features of the site will transform the network in many ways. Full details will be released with the sites launch.

Nurture Series Workshops ~ GIMP for Beginners

The GIMP for Beginners Q1 "Nurture your Creativity" workshop begins February 1st as scheduled. Be sure to enroll early. We will explore the techniques that GypsyOwl uses to create artwork with GIMP on the PC. Be sure to download the software (Free) before the start date.

INJOY Brightest Blessings,
GypsyOwl