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opelika al: Opelika Business Community - TRANSFORMATIONS LIFE CENTER - 10/27/11 11:31 AM
[First published in the OPELIKA OBSERVER 10-21-11 issue ]
Just as fall began making its cooling, color-changing appearance, a big, bold mandala (a sanskrit work meaning "circle") appeared in a shop window on Avenue A, introducing Transformations Life Center to the Opelika business community. In art, mandalas suggest a focal point through repeated designs, concentric squares and circles and/or geometric patterns, traditionally illustrating an indistinguishable wholeness, sometimes representing an entire world or universe. They engage the world of symbolism and often evoke contemplation that can guide one on a transformative … (2 comments)
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opelika al: SEEING STARS - Celebrate the Fourth of July in Lee County - 07/01/11 09:44 AM
If my memory serves me incorrectly, the 4th of July is the holiday when we take the kids out to cut down a flagpole and bring it home to decorate. Sometimes we are so distracted with the marketing and entertaining aspect of holidays, that we overlook the stories of blood, sweat, tears and lives that were expended for the sake of justice and freedom. A single document, written by Thomas Jefferson and named the Declaration of Independence, was signed, sealed and delivered on July 4th, 1776, officially declaring America’s independence from the royal rule of England. The United States of … (6 comments)
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opelika al: REQUIEM for REAL ESTATE, 2008 - 12/31/08 12:48 PM
As I grow older---or younger as I'm sometimes accused of---I understand better the usefulness of contrast in our lives...the value of LIGHT after having been in the dark, the value of shelter after having lost a home, the value of a best friend after losing one, the value of RAIN after a drought and the renewed value of a dollar for the same reason in every season. Through the lens of contrast, I can, at one point, view LIFE as a complete loss---I will pretty much leave with most of what I arrived with---NOTHING...so, where is the value? Where is the equity, the … (10 comments)
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opelika al: THE WHEEL OF WINTER SOLSTICE - December 21st - 12/21/08 09:57 AM
Today is the official marking of MIDWINTER, known to be the shortest day (and longest night) of the year in the northern hemisphere. Solstice has origins in the Nordic word JUL that means wheel...it is the turning of seasons that points us in the direction of time, and SOLSTICE is revered as a time for inner renewal. It is an honoring of the darkness and preparation for LIGHT. The darkness is akin to the darkness that shelters a newly planted seed or hibernates a newborn idea, a bear of a problem or even a sleeping giant...Whatever is planted or asleep in … (36 comments)
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