Orien Rose is fine, well, and amazing

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Blogging for Orien Rose

Orien Rose is a miracle. She is a nine year old girl who, just over a year ago, was in a horrific boating accident. There was skull, facial, and brain injury. Really bad stuff. Tuesday morning, June 24th, she is having surgery, and we are looking for as many people on this earth as possible to simply think of her, and send positive energy.

You should see her now; have a look at this article (www.recordonline.com/apps/pb.../article from the other day. Orien is an exuberant and hilarious kid, and the interviewer doesn't even mention how she burped the entire alphabet for him.

If she were doing only half as well as she is, the doctors would still be baffled by the speed and thoroughness of her recovery.

She is alive, well, and burping today due to teams of skilled and dedicated paramedics, doctors, nurses, and therapists, the fierce dedication of her parents, and the power of community. Circles have been cast for her healing from the first night of the accident. Blessings have been sent at some amazing gatherings at the likes of COSM, Starwood, FSG, and I'm sure countless others. Orien Rose has been prayed for by Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and Santeros, she's received energy from witches, Reiki masters, and anyone willing to simply hold a positive image in their minds for a moment.

Tuesday morning she faces the final hurdle: Replacement of the missing portion of her skull; a coordinated effort by neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, and infection control specialists. AND by the people who've been sending her positive energy of myriad forms for this past year.

Orien, her father, asks that people put a reminder on their alarm clock. A reminder to just think about Orien Rose when you wake up. They check into Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I. at 6:30 AM (eastern time) and the procedure begins an hour or so later, and it will go on awhile, so whatever time you get up will be fine.

You can read Christine's blog (moonfinderbeams.blogspot.com/) about Orien Rose's progress, and their progress as a family.

Feel free to repost this on your blog, or link here, or write your own version in your own words (or all three). Feel free to customize (that stuff about circles cast and specific gatherings, I am ONLY posting here and in Tribe.)

Oh! And now that I think of it, if you do go to Christine's blog, leave her a comment. I'd like to see her blog crashed by the spike in activity.

Thank you for being part of this very real miracle. Blessings, all.

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Ten Things I Love About My Body

I'm posting this in a few places, because I think it deserves maximum exposure. I encourage you to repost. You know, about your body.

Though if you'd like to post about my body, that's okay too.

(I have imposed on myself the extra rule of no negatives to counter the positives [I love my _____ even though they sort of ______ ] and no disclaimers.)


1. I love my shoulders. I think they have a really pretty shape/slope.

2. I love my eyes. They are big and a beautiful dark brown and terrifically expressive… I smile with them.

3. I love my legs. I have strong calves and I look great in girly shoes and the right lengthed skirt.

4. I love my boobs. We have been through so much together, and they are fabulous looking.

5. I love my nipples. They're awesome looking, and shoot me to the moon, and so they deserve their own mention.

6. I love my waistline. At any size I have been, there is a really pretty curvature.

7. I love my hair. I love the color (despite the fact I sometimes change it), I love the curls, and I love love love how soft it is.

8. I love how responsive my body is; how receptive. Massage therapists, lovers, and healers, all comment on how I drink it up. It's a joy to experience energy so willingly. My body is a good listener.

9. I love my hands. They are totally cute. Lately I have been polishing my nails again and I am recently re-infatuated with them.

10. I love my voice. Singing and speaking.

And I just want to say that I could keep going! So yay me.

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My famous meatballs (by request)

The recipe, in excruciating detail, is here.

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The deathliest of hallows.

I finished, and wrote about, the final Harry Potter book. And there's even pictures of me in progress.

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One of my blogs got sort of published!

Aquis. (All the bold/emphasis was theirs, not mine.) (Addendum--they quickly pulled off their emphasis per my request! Them's good folks!)

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Seeing Joe

...after a whole lotta months.

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fired again.
Current mood: a bit hungover

Okay technically 'laid off'. Still sucks.

Let's not make this an annual event. Even though last year I did meet a boy two weeks later. And two weeks is soon!

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dancing the blogpole

I blog about Beltane and Nessa continues to ignore me.

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breaking up.

If you want the story... but there really isn't much to it.

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I tell a beautiful story

In a blog that is neither about Joe nor about being stressed out.

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I've written my first ode.

An Ode to Joe on his Birthday

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Happy Groundhog's Day

I blogged. And poemed.

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The 'three years since my surgery blog' is up

Just go here.

(Well, really it's one day late.)

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He Broke Up With Me on MySpace
Current mood: restless

It didn't happen to me, but it is a true-life quote, and makes a great blog title.

the end by rkl

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