A Good Thought

 The Æsop for Children

The Owl & the Grasshopper

The Owl always takes her sleep during the day. Then after sundown, when the rosy light fades from the sky and the shadows rise slowly through the wood, out she comes ruffling and blinking from the old hollow tree. Now her weird "hoo-hoo-hoo-oo-oo" echoes through the quiet wood, and she begins her hunt for the bugs and beetles, frogs and mice she likes so well to eat.

Now there was a certain old Owl who had become very cross and hard to please as she grew older, especially if anything disturbed her daily slumbers. One warm summer afternoon as she dozed away in her den in the old oak tree, a Grasshopper nearby began a joyous but very raspy song. Out popped the old Owl's head from the opening in the tree that served her both for door and for window.

"Get away from here, sir," she said to the Grasshopper. "Have you no manners? You should at least respect my age and leave me to sleep in quiet!"

But the Grasshopper answered saucily that he had as much right to his place in the sun as the Owl had to her place in the old oak. Then he struck up a louder and still more rasping tune.

The wise old Owl knew quite well that it would do no good to argue with the Grasshopper, nor with anybody else for that matter. Besides, her eyes were not sharp enough by day to permit her to punish the Grasshopper as he deserved. So she laid aside all hard words and spoke very kindly to him.

"Well sir," she said, "if I must stay awake, I am going to settle right down to enjoy your singing. Now that I think of it, I have a wonderful wine here, sent me from Olympus, of which I am told Apollo drinks before he sings to the high gods. Please come up and taste this delicious drink with me. I know it will make you sing like Apollo himself."

The foolish Grasshopper was taken in by the Owl's flattering words. Up he jumped to the Owl's den, but as soon as he was near enough so the old Owl could see him clearly, she pounced upon him and ate him up.

Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Do not let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy.

rediscovery:  Sis 'U' 

Our Troops

 

 Let us Salute Our National Guard 

God Bless

ALL our 

Troops;

Keep them Safe 

and

Secure

From All Harm

A Special Thanks

to our

National Guard

We're sorry for any

and all discomfort

we may have caused you

God Bless America

and each of

You

Light and Love

 

Light and Love

Let us choose love

and light and

begin to heal — together.

#MLKDay

a message from

the President-Elect

and now;

President

Hatred

 Hatred

Hate

is 

Hate

No Matter Who You Follow

No matter what you Believe

Description

Description

Hatred is a feeling that can cause an angry, 

or resentful emotional response, 

which can be used against certain people, 

or ideas. Hatred is often 

associated with feelings of anger, disgust,  

and a disposition towards the source exhibiting hostility. 

Criminality Deserves Accountability

Remember

Hate is Still Hate

Be Careful of KARMA

Duped

 

Duped

Were we Duped

or were we just Gullible

enough

Gullibility is a failure of social intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or manipulated into an ill-advised course of action. It is closely related to credulity, which is the tendency to believe unlikely propositions that are unsupported by evidence.

Spices and Herbs

 

Spices and Herbs

For the Worth of It

When most of us think of food, we will readily reflect upon a piece of chicken, a steak, or some form of  animal' life as a protein source before we would say I have a taste for a spice or an herb.  However, my dear friend, simply put; we all have a tendency to follow more than we lead, for example listening to commercials, drugs, and sweets.  With that said, the marketplace does not lead us to think of spices and herbs when it's time to eat, or for the health of the body, so we don't readily give any thought to spices or herbs, good for us or not.  

Mama Jean's HolisticFarmacy has recently concluded that before we think of meat in the physical form as we've always done; let's start thinking about how to obtain good health by including spices and herbs in our foods or in fact other than our foods, we have suggestions, if you're interested.  Of course, we should consider that we were designed by a Higher Power who has destined each of us to live a long healthy life with happiness;  and that my friend, also includes knowing how we should consume our food.  One thing, in particular, I'd like to point out is this:  

Genesis 1:29 
kjv

And God said,  "Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which has fruit yielding seed, to you it shall be for meat.

"And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth; wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat:  And it was so,,,. " 

The previous Biblical statements; simply, tend to mean that we somehow have started doing something other than what The Heavenly Father said.  We must consider the painstakings the work we have employed of the Holy Writ: Just maybe, there could be another message to take hold of.  Start to learn what the true value is of the herbs and spices for the health of our bodies' and for God's Sake; Seek and you shall find Good Natural Health.

noted by:  Sis 'U'

published by:  Jean Lee

Ayse Imani U-R-Mee

Four Thieves Vinegar

four thieves vinegar: myths & history

four thieves vinegar: ancient remedy, modern uses

While this garden remedy may or may not have helped grave robbers and thieves to stave off the plague that ravaged Europe centuries ago, it seems modern herbalists and gardeners have revived the interest in this garden remedy. Many herbalists use it as a cleansing agent – transferring it to a spray bottle and using it to clean and sterilize kitchen counters or bathrooms; indeed, many of the herbs posess strong antimicrobial effects and vinegar, in any case, makes an excellent natural cleanser. Others recommend using Four Thieves Vinegar in personal care, diluted with water of course, as a cleansing agent for the skin or as an astringent. Among neo-Pagan circles, Four Thieves Vinegar is thought to have protective qualities and some swear that if you dress your doorstep with the vinegar, it’ll keep your enemies away.

https://nourishedkitchen.com/four-thieves-vinegar-recipe/, online,1217/2020

Mythology. The usual story declares that a group of thieves during a European plague outbreak were robbing the dead or the sick. ... Another version says that the thieves had already been caught before the outbreak and their sentence had been to bury dead plague victims; to survive this punishment, they created the vinegar ...

google, onlinne, 12/25/2020

Was Thieves oil used during the plague?

According to the long-told historic tale…. The use of thieves oil dates alllll the way back to the year 1413. The time of the infamous Bubonic Plague (aka The Black Death) that devastated a large portion of France. ... The thieves never contracted the plague, despite the close contact with the Black-Death victims.Dec 11, 2016...onlie, 12/25/2020