Pondering Thoughts

May your life be like good wine,
tasty, sharp and clear, 
and like good wine
may it improve with every passing year.

 - - - - Traditional Italian Blessing

Pondering Thoughts

The sun brings forth the beginning,
The moon holds it in darkness.
As above, so below
For there is greater magic in the world
Than that of people joined together in love. 

 - - - - - Wican Blessing

Pondering Thoughts

LEDO is a journal of the "everyday of everything" in my life that is worth remembering ...... to remind me that each new day is a chance to explore new things, to enjoy life, and to thank God! I always believe that we live everyday and we die once!

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As though has set the moon in the sky
to be the poor man’s lantern,
so let thy Light shine in my dark life
and lighten my path;
as the rice is sown in the water
and brings forth grain in great abundance,
so let thy word be sown in our midst
that the harvest may be great;
and as the banyan sends forth its branches
to take root in the soil,
so let thy Life take root in our lives.
  

 - - - - Hindu Blessings

Pondering Thoughts

LEDO is a journal of the "everyday of everything" in my life that is worth remembering ...... to remind me that each new day is a chance to explore new things, to enjoy life, and to thank God! I always believe that we live everyday and we die once!

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Blessings of a kind heart upon you;
Blessings of the eyes of compassion upon you;
Blessings of giving to the earth upon you;
Blessings of the wisdom of the seasons upon you;
Blessings of breathing freely upon you;
Blessings of this moment upon you.

  

 - - - - Jack Kornfield

Pondering Thoughts

With faith there is love,
With love there is peace, 
With peace there is blessing, 
With blessing, there is God, 
With God there is no need.

 - - - - Traditional German Blessing

Pondering Thoughts

As stillness in stone to silence is wed
May your heart be somewhere a God might dwell.
As a river flows in ideal sequence
May your soul discover time in presence.
As the moon absolves the dark of resistance
May thought-light console your mind with brightness.
As the breath of light awakens colour
May the dawn anoint your eyes with wonder.
As spring rain softens the earth with surprise
May your winter places be kissed by light.
As the ocean dreams to the joy of dance
May the grace of change bring you elegance.
As clay anchors a tree in light and wind
May your outer life grow from peace within.
As twilight fills night with bright horizons
May beauty await you at home beyond.

  

 - - - - John O’Donohue from his book Divine Beauty

Pondering Thoughts

May God Go With You!
May you go with God! Let God bear you in peace like a young shoot! Go nicely:  may your path be swept of danger. God go with you, and may you escape from the mishaps ahead! May you meet with the Kindly-disposed One! May God take care of you! May God walk you well!  May you remain with God! May God be with you who remain behind! May you stay with God! 

 - - - - African Blessings

Pondering Thoughts

May the blessing of light be on you, 
light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine upon you 
and warm your heart till it glows, 
like a great peat fire, so that the stranger may come 
and warm himself at it, as well as the friend.
And may the light shine out of the eyes of you, 
like a candle set in the windows of a house, 
bidding the wanderer to come in out of the storm.
And may the blessing of the rain be on you – the soft sweet rain. 

May it fall upon your spirit so that all the little flowers may spring up, 
and shed their sweetness on the air.
And may the blessing of the great rains be on you, 
that they beat upon your spirit and wash it fair and clean, 
and leave there many a shining pool, and sometimes a star.
And may the blessing of the earth be on you – the great round earth; 
may you ever have a kindly greeting for people you pass 
as you are going along the roads.

And now may the Lord bless you, and bless you kindly.

 - - - - Old Irish Blessing

Pondering Thoughts

May the blessings of God rest upon you,

May his peace abide with you,

May his presence illuminate your heart,

Now and forever.  

 - - - - Sufi Blessing

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God bless all those that I love;
God bless all those that love me;
God bless all those that love those that I love 
and all those that love me.

  

 - - - - New England Sampler, 1643

Pondering Thoughts

May God, the unsearchable abyss of peace, 
the ineffable sea of love,
the fountain of blessings, and the bestower of affection,
who sends peace to those that receive it,
open to you this day the sea of His love,
and water you with plenteous streams from the riches of His grace.
May God make you a child of quietness, and heir of peace.
May God enkindle in you the fire of His love.
May God strengthen your weakness with His power.
May God bind you and me and everyone else closely to Him and to each other in one firm and indissoluble bond of unity.

 - - - - A Blessing from Syria (Syrian Clementine Liturgy)

Pondering Thoughts

May God bless you with discomfort
at easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships
so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger
at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people
so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless you with tears
to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war
so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and
to turn their pain into joy.
May God bless you with foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference in the world
so that you can do what others claim cannot be done
to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.

 - - - - Franciscan Blessing

Pondering Thoughts

May everyone be happy and safe, 
and may their hearts be filled with joy.
May all living beings live in security and in peace:
beings who are frail or strong, tall or short,
big or small, visible or not visible,
near or far away, already born or yet to be born.
May all of them dwell in perfect tranquility.
May no one do harm to anyone.
May no one put the life of anyone in danger.
May no one, out of anger or ill will,
wish anyone any harm.

 - - - - A Buddhist Blessing

Pondering Thoughts

May there always be work for your hands to do.

May your purse always hold a coin or two.

May the sun always shine upon your window pane.

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.

May the hand of a friend always be near to you, and

May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

 ---- Irish Blessing

Pondering Thoughts - Eating According to Your Blood Type (Part 4)

Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo started a health revolution in 1996 through the publication of his book, Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution.  The Blood Type Diets is a way of eating and living according to your specific blood type.  Following decades of research and clinical work, Dr. D’Adamo determined that some foods are either good or bad to a certain blood type. He asserts that we cannot choose the right diet than we can choose our hair color or gender; it was already chosen for us many thousand years ago.

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A New York Times Best-Seller, Eat Right 4 Your Type continues to be a best selling book both in hard and soft publications.  This book states that: "YOUR BLOOD TYPE IS THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS THE DOOR to the mysteries of health, disease, longevity, physical vitality, and emotional strength. Your blood type determines your susceptibility to illness, which foods you should eat, and how you should exercise. It is a factor in your energy levels, in the efficiency with which you “burn” calories, in your emotional response to stress, and perhaps even in your personality."

Although the book discusses many informative topics, I will be concentrating my posts regarding the Blood Types Diets.  I am interested to eat according to my blood type.  I will be starting with Type AB since I belong to this type.

The food are presented into 3 categories: Highly Beneficial (acts as MEDICINES), Neutral (acts as FOOD), and Avoid (acts as POISON).

Type B: “The Nomad”

Balanced. __ Strong immune system. __ Tolerant digestive system. __ Most flexible dietary choices. __ Dairy eater. __ Responds best to stress with creativity. __ Requires a balance between physical and mental activity to stay lean and sharp.

Meats and Poultry

Seafood

 Dairy and Eggs

Oils and Fats

Nuts and Seeds

Beans and Legumes

Cereals

Bread and Muffins

Grains and Pasta

Vegetables

Fruits

Juices and Other Fluids

Spices, Sugars, Seasonings

Condiments

Herbal Teas

Miscellaneous Beverages

For more information, please refer to the following:

(1) Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution by Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney

(2) The Official Website of Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo & the Blood Type Diet® at http://www.dadamo.com

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