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Comment by Pamylle on September 21, 2009 at 8:56am

I was wandering around this site & found this lovely group !

I enjoyed your post about your schedule, Aurora. I very much prefer rising before the sun (to greet it with a Gayatri Mantra), but I also listen to my body's needs.

Thank you all for your beautiful energy & intentions. It gives me joy - so'ham !

Comment by Aurora Carlson on September 20, 2009 at 2:50am

Hi Peter, thank you for sharing :) How are you, friend? I understand that life goes on... thank you for making a difference!
love, aurora

Comment by PETER S. LOPEZ on September 11, 2009 at 4:01pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_oldest_person

Note: I felt the spirit to share this today. I hope you all have a safe serene day. Working with homeless refugees here in Sacramento. Life goes on... ~Peta-de-Aztlan~
World's oldest person dies in Los Angeles at 115
By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer John Rogers, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 54 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – Although she liked her bacon crispy and her chicken fried, she never drank, smoked or fooled around, Gertrude Baines once said, describing a life that lasted an astonishing 115 years and earned her the title of oldest person on the planet.

It was a title Baines quietly relinquished Friday when she died in her sleep at Western Convalescent Hospital, her home since she gave up living alone at age 107 after breaking a hip.

She likely suffered a heart attack, said her longtime physician, Dr. Charles Witt, although an autopsy was scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.

"I saw her two days ago, and she was just doing fine," Witt told The Associated Press on Friday. "She was in excellent shape. She was mentally alert. She smiled frequently."

Baines was born in Shellman, Ga., on April 6, 1894, when Grover Cleveland was in the White House, radio communication was just being developed and television was still more than a half-century from becoming a ubiquitous household presence.

She was 4 years old when the Spanish-American War broke out and 9 when the first World Series was played. She had already reached middle age by the time the U.S. entered World War II in 1941.

Throughout it all, Baines said last year, it was a life she thoroughly enjoyed.

"I'm glad I'm here. I don't care if I live a hundred more," she said with a hearty laugh after casting her vote for Barack Obama for president. "I enjoy nothing but eating and sleeping."

Her vote for Obama, she added, had helped fulfill a lifelong dream of seeing a black man elected president.

"We all the same, only our skin is dark and theirs is white," said Baines, who was black.

The centenarian, who worked as a maid at Ohio State University dormitories until her retirement, had outlived all of her family members. Her only daughter died of typhoid at age 18.

In her final years, she passed her days watching her favorite TV program, "The Jerry Springer Show," and consuming her favorite foods: bacon, fried chicken and ice cream. She complained often, however, that the bacon served to her was too soft.

"Two days ago, when I saw her, she was talking about the fact that the bacon wasn't crisp enough, that it was soggy," Witt said.

She became the world's oldest person in January when Maria de Jesus died in Portugal at 115.

The title brought with it a spotlight of attention, and Baines was asked frequently about the secret to a long life. She shrugged off such questions, telling people to ask God instead.

"She told me that she owes her longevity to the Lord, that she never did drink, she never did smoke and she never did fool around," Witt said at a party marking her 115th birthday.

At the party, Baines sat quietly, paying little attention as nursing home staffers and residents sang "Happy Birthday" and presented congratulatory notices from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and others. But she laughed when told the Los Angeles Dodgers had given her a cooler filled with hot dogs.

With Baines' death, 114-year-old Kama Chinen of Japan becomes the world's oldest person, said Dr. L. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks claims of extreme old age. Chinen was born May 10, 1895.

The oldest person who ever lived, Coles said, was Jeanne-Louise Calment, who was 122 when she died Aug. 4, 1997, in Arles, France.

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Associated Press writer Solvej Schou contributed to this report.

Comment by Aurora Carlson on September 10, 2009 at 10:02am

Dear Laura-May, thank you for sharing your desire with us! Clarifying and affirming our desire shapes our journey and world. We are creators, why not be conscious ones :)
It is beautiful that you know the value of asking oneself about one's purpose and direction, and the importance of listening carefully to our deepest answers.

If you should feel like focusing more detailed on different aspects of your desire, don't hesitate to start your own topic onthe discussion forum above.

love to you and yours, aurora

Comment by Laura-May Culver on September 9, 2009 at 10:06am

My desire is to practice conscious living; listen to and work with Source; to be of service to all in the Universe, for the Highest Good
thank you for this question, questions assist with the practice of reflection
best,
Laura-May

Comment by Aurora Carlson on September 9, 2009 at 1:14am

Dearest Soma, it's so good that you started a special topic with your project - here is the link for everyone who wants to add their energy/prayer/intention Presentation of Project and Research Assistance

I'll go there now and comment. Blessings, aurora

Comment by Soma on September 5, 2009 at 1:59pm

Hello friends

Thank you to you and Mieke Aurora for your greetings on my astray.
It give me great pleasure. And thank you also to sympathize with my problems.

Ms. Mieke, in fact I need to micro-credit to build me the seat of my association. But as the construction is so expensive here. So I seek funding to just rent a room to be the headquarters of the association. And then where will I find funding? My government does not grant that I know of.
And as you said you can bring your support and your support is welcome.

Ms. Thank you too, and I followed your advice, I just start a discussing about my project. You can see all past.

And I have high expectations that you come to the aid of my association.
Let us bless all.

Comment by Aurora Carlson on September 2, 2009 at 9:56am

Dear Soma,

thank you for joining this group and for sharing your story. I am joining Mieke in sending you lots of energy for the betterment of your health and for the fantastic project you have started. The power to change your world is in you, Soma, you only need to learn to listen inside and follow the guidance. Your problems will not be solved overnight, but step by step, you will find yourself where you want to be.

I would love to hear exactly how you envision your ideal project for children, Soma. Would you like to start your own topic here above, telling us in detail about your desire? Tell us how you would like to feel, how you would like your own life to be, and what you would like to be doing for others. The more you direct your mind to your goals, the clearer and more powerful your creative power will be. And this group of wonderful people can help in the most important ways, by helping you grow.

love, aurora

Comment by Mieke van der Poll on September 2, 2009 at 1:53am

Dear Soma,

Hello and welcome to the World Healers Forum.
Am sending you all my light and energy for bettering your health.
So sorry to read that the heavy rain has caused so much damage to your city.
You have a rough climate in your region and I understand that it must be quite a struggle to survive.

You have made a very good plan for orphans and street children in your city.
Seems to me you will first have to start by building a community house for them that is strong enough to withstand the forces of Nature.
Perhaps there are some architects in our group that could give advice to you about that.

Is there a possibility to provide you with micro-credits so you can make a start to give the children shelter?
When you have a good community house you can from there develop your other plans.

I do envision your dream to become a reality and would like to give my support to your Intention in every way I am possible.

Blessings and a speedy recovery.

Mieke

Comment by Soma on September 1, 2009 at 6:01pm

Hello Ms. Mieke.

Thank you for inviting me to this group forum. and thank you for dropping by my project see my profile.

Hello to you another member of this group.
I have been slow to join this group because I have health concerns, and this Tuesday, September 1, 2009. has been a very bad day for my city and my country. There was a very heavy rain in my city which started at 03h in the morning and is finished at 15h 25. there was a lot of damage. of house collapse and flooding. many people have no homes. I am also a victim of the rain. it's sad and I have tears in my eyes, I wonder why God make us suffer all this? In addition we are in the middle period of Ramadan a holy month for Muslims. Good in transition, I am Muslim but I am not practicing.

Let me introduce myself, my name is Soma Lassina. I am a 20 year old I live in Burkina Faso. I am responsible for my association that I have put in place. After seeing my profile, you will find more information about me and my project.

Good evening to you and peace from God be with us all.

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