Catch - Up Story

My heart pounded. I couldn ' t believe my view. My feet felt stuck to the floor of the restaurant. I could rarely catch augmented step, jittery to go module further, but more basket case to stay put.

My life flashed before me; reaction this was the moment nonexistence would ever be the same further.

I pushed my way toward my carry on. I was feverous, hyperborean, and dampish. I was shaking.

He was sitting in the booth whereas I had left him minutes before I went to the ladies room, but with one alarming detail. His chest was covered in red liquid.

He appeared to be in shock; pale face, but breathing. My mind was racing - what happened, did someone call 911, where ' s the shooter, do I need to take someone out?

A little part of me said this can ' t be happening. My alpha male darling would not find himself at this end of a " situation ".

Suddenly there was some movement. A waitress came running with some napkins.

" Napkins? " " We need the paramedics! "

But something wasn ' t quite right.

And then I turned to survey the situation and saw the culprit.

He was sitting at an adjacent booth with an embarrassed look on his face. Embarrassment?

I was ready to jump the guy, when I saw an important piece of evidence on the table next to the accused: a long neck glass bottle of Heinz ketchup.

As I quickly got my pulse back to normal, the story came together.

The guy in the adjacent booth was trying to get some ketchup out of the bottle and did what every Heinz ketchup lover learns to do with the impossible long neck glass bottles. Whack it on the bottom.

This guy ' s whack was more powerful than he looked capable. Cause in the few seconds I was at bathroom, the whacked ketchup flew across the restaurant and covered my darling in a thick " blood - like " appearance. Hubby was sitting in the booth, stunned in disbelief, when I made my entrance.

Apologies were given; we exchanged some jokes and laughter.

Before the clean - up, I dipped my fries on my husband ' s red " chest - blood " and the day resumed its normal pace - - only to be remembered as the day my husband got shot in the chest in Marina Del Rey, California with a load of Heinz ought ' 57.

Who knew what started out as an ordinary day would be a memory for life?

Aren ' t you glad they now have plastic squeeze bottles?

Born to Lead Humanity

It has been oral that the human chase is in the midst of an evolutionary change. Seeing time goes on, children are coming into this positive reality retaining the conscious spiritual scholarship of whom and what they are. And that change is being heralded in by the indigo children. Indigo children are the " warriors " and " trailblazers " of the new age. And over these indigo children come of age, none of them is getting possibly more attention than Teal Scott. Nick named - The Spiritual Catalyst -, Teal Scott has garnered both attention and devotion from the spiritual community since the release of her first book - The Sculptor in the Sky -. Like most children born with psychic resourcefulness in the 1980 ' s, her gifts were not empirical since abilities, but tolerably because illness. Witch was diagnosed by mean psychologists with sensory integration disorder when damsel displayed synaesthesia, reported being able to see - energy - and demonstrated maximal hypersensitivities. Baby doll demonstrated identical over well-made extrasensory abilities in truth that deb excited the attention of a Christian cult in the rural town where Teal was raised. She was inducted into this cult and was tortured sexually, mentally, physically, and emotionally for 13 years before escaping soon after her nineteenth birthday. The abuse did not serve to make her abandon her abilities ( as it was intended to make her do ). It has instead served to further fuel her intention to continue on what she calls her - intended path -; a path of using the very abilities which were the cause of the torture she endured as a child to help other people achieve happiness, health and freedom. The case of her abuse became a matter of the state and remains open to this day. Teal ' s focus has been far from her past however. Instead, her focus is on the future. She has taken the spiritual and metaphysical communities by storm as she has personally taken it upon herself to demonstrate her teachings to the world. Immediately upon her - coming out - she began captivating audiences with her ability to forgive the perpetrators in her past. Now, she seeks to lead the human race into the understanding that we are all one. She teaches that physical reality is not a static reality. Instead, she teaches that it is energy which is continually molded by the mind to look and sound and feel like it is solid and three dimensional. But perhaps the most revolutionary teaching she offers is the concept that everything which exists in a person ' s external reality is the mirrored manifestation of what is present within a person ' s internal reality. This is a bold statement because if this is the case, then self awareness and self mastery are not only the key components to living a happy life but also the direct route to what all life forms seek - happiness. As more and more people have become aware of Teal Scott and her teachings, she has become much more to some than an extraordinary woman. In fact, she has become more to some than an extraordinary spiritual guide. As the 2012 Mayan calendar end date fast approaches us and members of all faiths are aware of ( and even afraid of ) the extraordinary change that is afoot, Teal Scott has become a spiritual icon. Many of her followers firmly believe that Teal Scott is a manifestation of the divine, sent to lead humanity through these trying times. This reputation is said to not easily be refuted when one meets with her in person. Many people who have sat within her presence describe the symptoms of their chronic illnesses vanishing miraculously. Others describe experiencing the overwhelming feeling of complete love and light as they undergo out of body experiences. And as her reputation continues to grow, she had been inundated by pleas from people asking for her personal blessings. Whether one believes that Teal Scott as an extraordinary woman, a spiritual guide or a manifestation of the divine, the truth remains the same that a new revolutionary has come into public attention and has left many wanting more.

You can see more about The Spiritual Catalyst at the following web site: www. thespiritualcatalyst. com

Christmas Short Stories Reading Holiday Favorites Together

Ready to start a fun new tradition using great Christmas short stories?

Most families have a Christmas tradition or two that they look forward to sharing together eternity proximate date. Traditions trail us closer together and confess us to slow down and like the Christmas season; they ' re and something major to share with near generations. If you don ' t have a Christmas tradition, try reading Christmas short stories together this continuance! It ' s free, meaningful and gives a slight pause to each day of the hustle and bustle that comes with the holiday season.

Begin on December 1st and read a story each night until Christmas. You may want to plan ahead by having each family member pick out several of their favorite holiday stories to have on hand. You can borrow some from your local library, download them to your iPod ( many can be downloaded free ), or listen to audio stories. If you are stuck and don ' t have enough favorites for each day, explore some new stories. We ' ve created a list below to help get you started.

Make story time special by turning off the TV, computers, and iPods after dinner each night ( unless of course, you ' ve downloaded your Christmas short stories to your iPod ). Light some candles, or gather the family around the lit Christmas tree. Make some apple cider or hot chocolate and have a small treat like a Christmas sugar cookie or shortbread to go with your hot drink. Then settle in to read, or listen to, your Christmas short stories.

You ' ll be surprised at how much your family will look forward to this quiet time with each other and you may even have some wonderful conversations during or after reading these timeless Christmas short stories together. Story time is also a great way to wind everyone down before bed, both young and old.

Make this Christmas special and begin a tradition that your family will look forward to each year. Your kids will remember this tradition and may even pass it on to their kids someday!

Here are some stories to get you started. You can find many of these free online.

The Gift, by R. Louis Carroll

The Story of Babouska

T ' was the Night Before Christmas, by Clement C. Moore

The Christmas Story, the Bible - Matthew Chapters 1&2

The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry

The Little Match Seller, by Hans Christian Anderson

The Selfish Giant, by Oscar Wilde

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum

A Kidnapped Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum

The Cobbler and His Guest, by Anne McCollum Boyles

The Story of the Candy Cane

We hope that you enjoy reading them and continue the tradition for years to come.

Everybody Has a Story

Everybody has a story No matter locale you go or who you talk to, everybody ' s got a story. This district is filled with stories. Talk to ten people, hear a hundred stories. Some make you guffaw, some make you cry. Some inspire you; some accumulate you quick-witted at night. Long story short, short story long, Some people rap " With my life, I should write a book " Positively, they should. Who needs fiction when you are surrounded by stories to your uncherished or to your equitable?

From Chelsea Market in Manhattan to the Quakertown Farmers Market, there are plots, scripts, novels, screenplays, and essays. People with twenty - five thousand dollar smiles to people with no smiles... there are stories. Perk your ears up. Listen to the stories. When you say " I should write this down ", do it. Write it down. You can ' t possibly remember it all. Want to have a great life? Ask people about their stories. Learn the questions that make people talk. Things like " Tell me about your first love " and " What were your parents like? " are a good start. A famous cancer surgeon, set up a microphone on a stage and let people tell their stories of survival in a huge auditorium. He stood by the door at the end of the night and shook everybody ' s hands on the way out. Person after person told him " Thank you, this was one of the best seminars I ever went to ". He thought to himself later, " I didn ' t do anything but set up the microphone, open up the evening, let people share their story one at a time to the audience. "

" What is... " and " tell me about... " are the best icebreakers. The " why " questions bring too much opinion. You want to hear the " what " and the emotions that accompany it. When grandmoms and grandpops talk to their grandkids, it ' s great to say " tell me about your day, the play, the game, your friend, etc. Kids get off the hook and you get the short end of the stick when you ask them only yes or no questions. Those kids want to share with you but don ' t know how to do it.

While in the corporate world, I had many employees over the years. I started doing things like having SCI meetings. SCI stands for " Sharing Concerns and Ideas ". I would have quarterly meetings with each employee and talk to them about their life, goals, kids, health, continuing education, and sometimes even work - related issues. They valued those meetings. There was a " what gets said here, stays here " rule. No one ever had to share anything they didn ' t want to. Some of the meetings were fifteen minutes, some were an hour. One administrative assistant said " You are the best boss I ever had " and the head of the organization gave me a hand - written note once saying " Thank you for making our company a great place to work ". Hmm.

What did I do differently than anyone else?

I listened to people.

I listen to people because I am of the belief that everyone has a story that needs to be told and listened to.

Soooo, what ' s YOUR story?