Too Many Tears

Too Many Tears – a song written especially for the Australia Bushfire Appeal. I do hope you’ll have a look and listen to the video which I also posted below,  it’s really quite touching and beautiful   I’m LillyAnn Lewsey in Second Life and am joined with my good friend RebelMum Slade in SL, (and all of my great friends from that area!) in the efforts supporting the Australia Bushfire Appeal.

A little history:

Experiment Rhode and Mari Upshaw are writing partners for Metaverse Music and write under the team name of “music desperados”; they are both musicians and passionate about Music; Ex is from Sydney Australia and Mari is from Houston, Texas.

Ex is 1/3 of the Australian band Somerset, Oh & Rhode who are making the transition from RL into SL;

Mari is also the curator of Angel Dorei Musuem in Second Life. The current Exhibition is the Art of Australia which opened on January 26, Australia Day showing the art of 15 artists from all over Australia…and then.. on the weekend of 7th/8th of February, Victoria Australia went up in flames…Mari and Ex are friends of Australian musician Brian Henderson Ward in SL Jackdog Snook, and heard Jack talk about the devastation around Melbourne at one of Jack’s SL concerts. Mari asked Ex if he would like to write a song about the horrific fires and dedicated to the resilient spirit of Australians. So Ex and Mari wrote the lyrics to “Too Many Tears” and sent them on to Ex’s band mate Brigth Oh. Bright was so excited about the possibility of the song and the lyrics, he started writing music and also contributed the “middle eight” lyrics. He sang the song and wrote and recorded the music.

The result is the song “Too Many Tears” which had its debut at the Bushfire Benefit held at Angel Dorei Museum on Sunday, February 15th. 125,000L was raised at the benefit with proceeds dedicated to RedCross Australia, with the support of 12 SL musicians who gave their time and talent toward the effort (Angel Dorei Benefit Musicians – Joaquin Gustav, Jubal Enyo, Mash Rhode, Russell Eponym, MichelleD Ecksol, Charles Somerset, Quinton Whitman, Senjata Witt, FrankLee Anatra, Cylindrian Rutabaga, Jessy Sommer and Jackdog Snook. Ex, Mari and Bright are hoping they can have “Too Many Tears” available for sale with all proceeds going to the Bushfire Appeal.

During the past week music events in the online world of SecondLife have raised over $3000US for the Australian Red Cross Bushfire appeal – or over 840,000 in game Linden dollars!

The only good that can come In the time of horrific tragedy that none of us can possibly understand, is the chance for those of us left behind to show the true spirit of compassion, courage and support..the bush fires that have recently devastated Victoria Australia have galvanized people all over the world to act and show support.. it is in that spirit that the song “Too Many Tears” was written and it is offered now to remember those whose lives were lost but also to celebrate the resilient spirit of Australia.

Too Many Tears – a song for the Australia Bushfire Appeal
by: written by David Llewellyn, Ian MacCarthy and Diane Myers

link to two many tears:

http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1170008

http://www.box.net/shared/gfdq1v61t1

Journey to Wild Divine The Passage and Wisdom Quest

By artfully combining beautiful biofeedback activities with effective meditation and breathing techniques, Healing Rhythms allows you to transform the rhythms of your mind and body as you watch them play together on-screen.

Healing Rhythms is an entirely unique and interactive program that uses biofeedback to help you to achieve a deeper sense of well-being, to relieve stress, and to live a stronger, more balanced life.

Healing Rhythms, is the first biofeedback training program that brings together the most prominent leaders in the field of health and wellness – doctors Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish and Andrew Weil.

Wearing three finger sensors that track your body’s energy levels, you move through enchanting and mystical landscapes using the power of your thoughts, feelings, breath and awareness.

Wise mentors guide you throughout the realm, empowering you with yoga, breathing and meditation skills.

The Passage

Wisdom Quest

Unlike traditional computer games, Journey to Wild Divine incorporates a biofeedback unit called the Light Stone that allows the story and events of the game to unfold based on your brain activity, blood pressure, muscle tension, heart rate and other critical bodily functions.

Stop for a second and let that one sink it.

Yes, this is a computer adventure game that you not only control and influence with your intellect by figuring out what to do next, but it’s also an inner-active journey that reacts in different ways depending on your

* brain activity
* blood pressure
* muscle tension
* heart rate
* and other critical bodily functions.

Tell me that isn’t just about the coolest thing you’ve heard recently?

The Journey to Wild Divine is the first “inner-active” computer adventure that combines ancient breathing and meditation with modern biofeedback technology for total mind-body wellness. Progress through the realm using the power of your thoughts, feelings, breath and awareness.

The Passage is not just a game, it’s a tool to reduce stress and improve physical and mental health.

The unique biofeedback hardware in The Journey to Wild Divine helps you learn to balance your physical and emotional responses to life.

The “LightStone” and biofeedback finger sensors are the link between you and The Passage.

Wearing three finger sensors that track your body’s heart rate variability and skin conductance, you move through enchanting and mystical landscapes using the power of your thoughts, feelings, breath and awareness.

Wise mentors guide you throughout the realm, empowering you with yoga, breathing and meditation skills needed to complete over 40 biofeedback ‘energy’ events.

Build stairways with your breath, open doors with meditation, juggle balls with your laughter, and so much more. The Journey makes biofeedback, a popular method of alternative health care, easily accessible and empowers you to take mind-body wellness, literally into your own hands.

Navigate through a realm of enchanting beauty as you wander through mountain tops, waterfalls and sumptuous gardens.

Throughout this game you’ll practice breathing and meditation techniques, like the heart breath, an ancient yogic breathing technique that will help you achieve control over your mind & body to help reduce stress and improve physical and mental wellness.

Learn important skills about personal health, relaxation, and finding a calm place inside. With The Journey to Wild Divine: The Passage, you can practice new and exciting meditation and breathing activities for advanced training as you learn to integrate this wisdom into your daily life.

According to Dr. Deepak Chopra,M.D.: “The Journey to Wild Divine allows people to influence what is happening in their body, in their mind, and the world they create everyday.” -

Biofeedback hardware is included with The Passage. Wisdom Quest is a software only product that works with the hardware from The Passage. Learn more about the Wild Divine Project

Where Love Begins

When asked to consider the question of self-love, many people ask, “Does loving myself unconditionally mean I have to love everything I’ve ever done?”

No. Like you, I’ve done things of which I have been ashamed. However, when we love ourselves unconditionally we don’t dwell on these past events. We don’t make them the focus of how we see ourselves. When we can we correct them. We call them mistakes and learn from them so that we don’t do them again.

When we can be kind and forgiving in this way to ourselves we are better able to be that with others. Unconditional and forgiving self-love fosters unconditional and forgiving love of others.

The Vibration of Self-Love

How you feel about yourself has a lot to do with how others feel about you. Sometimes how people feel about themselves is obvious in their appearance. We may feel that someone who walks with a severe slump, or doesn’t meet our eyes, or speaks in a barely audible voice has a low opinion of herself.

Some people speak their opinions of themselves. A person may say, “Well, I could never do that.” or “I’ve never expected much from life” or “I gave up on relationships.”

Often, though, it’s not that clear. Many of us are good at presenting a positive persona (mask) to the world. Inside, though, we may be riddled with doubts about ourselves. We may be nervous about how our remarks or appearance are received. We may meet someone to whom we’re attracted and silently affirm that (s)he would never, NEVER be interested in us. This way we avoid the fear of rejection by not taking a risk.

When I was a child, a popular (although cruel) April Fool’s joke was to put a sign which read “Kick Me” on someone’s back. The emotions and beliefs we have about our lack of lovability are subtle signs which others read as “Don’t Love Me” or “Reject Me” or “Treat Me Badly.”

Loving Yourself Is the Foundation

In order to have loving relationships with others we must have loving relationships with ourselves. That’s the first step towards answering the questions in the meditation I’ve given you to use:

What would you do if you believed you were completely responsible for the presence of love in your life? What relationships would you heal? How would you act if you believed you were the source of love in any encounter? How would you change the way you treated yourself?

Is Self-Love Egotism?

Many of us have the fear that the line between self-love and being considered a raving egomaniac is a very fine one.

We don’t like people who boast about themselves. We are very careful to be modest and self-effacing at every possible opportunity.  We minimize our accomplishments. We believe people should love us for who we are, not for what we do.

The difference between self-love and egotism can be made more clear if we take a deeper look at so-called egotism. The person who is constantly talking about himself is not someone who is filled with self-love. He is more likely someone whose inner well of self-love and self-esteem is empty. He feels the need to replenish it from outside sources.

Ego operates on the basis of fear. Ego says, “I am alone; I am separate from others. I am the only one who cares about me. There isn’t enough love in the world, and I will probably never have the love I need. I have a right to be angry, judgmental, and impatient. If I can’t have love I will take whatever substitutes are available: money, sex, drugs, power.”

In a very real sense the “egotist” is an addict. An addict to chemical substances attempts to substitute artificial means of feeling happy, peaceful, excited about life for the authentic sense of well-being which comes from knowing oneself and seeking inner harmony on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. An ego addict seeks approval from others as a substitute for doing the inner work needed for true self-acceptance and self-love.

The ego addict is trying to escape her own painful lack of self love, and asking others to say she’s lovable. Sadly, this kind of attempt usually backfires. Instead of earning approval, the person who must always talk about herself ultimately finds herself rejected. This makes her only more frantic for approval, and a cycle which is already self-defeating may become self-destructive.

There are also closet egotists, and I was one for many years. Finally I realized I was resisting the urge to talk about myself, that in my heart I was as much an egotist as those loud-mouthed people I avoided. I was just very quiet about it, and bolstered my own sense of self-love and self-esteem with a feeling of superiority that I had the strength and good sense to resist offensive behavior.

Essentially, I was as dependent on the opinion of others as were the so-called egotists who advertised their need for attention and love.

A Spiritual Perspective on Self-Love

Ultimately, we can spring free of the ego trap by understanding who we are as spiritual beings, by knowing we are both unique and part of a greater One.

Nonphysical guides offer an interpretation of what could be called the divine energy source (or divine love), describing it as the source of all consciousness, an energy which contains within itself every possibility for creative expression. This being appreciates its creations for their uniqueness, and knows that they in order to realize their full potential must be allowed to manifest as independent forms of consciousness.

All living things are here to manifest our gifts in the realm of material existence. We are the children of a loving energy which desires only that we fulfill the dreams it has dreamed of us.

A crystal wouldn’t hide its rainbows, a flower wouldn’t refuse to blossom, and a cat wouldn’t halt in the midst of an acrobatic leap out of concern that others of its species might think it a showoff. When we humans are clear about the source of our own gifts, when we know that our purpose in expressing them isn’t ego gratification, but the manifestation of our soul’s purpose, we can be as free in our expression as any other creature.

When we are in full appreciation of ourselves we can respond more compassionately to those who are not. We can recognize the insecurity which lies beneath the words of people who must praise themselves, and feel the effort they are making to convince themselves that they’re worthy through convincing us. Instead of either judging them negatively for their way of being or feeding their habit through praise we can find ways of expressing appreciation for them for who they are, not for what they do.

When we recognize that self-love honors ourselves and our spiritual source, we also realize that exercising our gifts is a generous act of sharing. We also discover that with this perspective we can honor the uniqueness of others and our connection to them.

Just as a lack of self-love has a vibration, so does unconditional self-love. It has a quiet, steady radiance which draws others to its light.

Crystals and Essences for Self-Love

This month’s Living with Crystals will have detailed descriptions of some of the crystals and essences which can help to create a condition of self-love. This information is also taken from the Love’s Journey course.

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Below are brief descriptions of crystals and essences for loving oneself.

Crystals

Rose quartz is the foundation crystal for fostering self-love. It helps to heal the painful memory of all the times we wanted love and didn’t receive it.

A fundamental crystal for fostering self-esteem is citrine, which deals also with the appropriate use of personal power, and abundance.

Pink Calcite helps to release old and hurtful emotional patterns so that the heart can be open to receive and give unconditional love. Emerald

Emerald is a green stone which is related to love, and is especially helpful for those who give love in order to receive it. It also relates to universal love and compassion.

Essences

Holly (Bach) is an important essence for releasing envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Larch (Bach) is a primary essence for self-confidence and self-esteem.

Mariposa Lily (FES) particularly relates to one’s relationship to one’s mother, and helps us to take responsibility for nurturing ourselves, and thus to create the loving mother within.

Sunflower (FES) helps us to balance ego energies, and is especially helpful in healing one’s relationship with one’s father.