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Movie Musings: Absent Minded and Snowballs and Perfect Christmas

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“The Absent Minded Professor” (amazon affiliate link) … Second time around for this one! Absent minded high flying fun!! ( …. from a Team TLC Movie Night 2 years ago)

“Snowball Express” (amazon affiliate link) …. definitely some laughter in my bedroom tonight! Just plain silliness y’all! ( ….. from a Team TLC Movie night 3 years ago)

“Barbie – A Perfect Christmas” (amazon affiliate link) … “Although I don’t like the way this begins, I do like that it’s ultimately about the perfect Christmas being within and not without. Fun music and magical too.” -Me …. Lillian says, “Good, exciting, good moral, Christmasy, good music, good theme, and awesome.” Thomas says, “Good, amazing, good moral, and seasonal.”

Blessings,
Camilla
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Book Musings: Mother Teresa and Pebbles and Butterflies

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Mother Teresa (amazon affiliate link)– We love all the books we’ve read that are written and illustrated by DEMI. This was the perfect book to end our day with last night. A woman who listened to what was in her heart.

A Pebble for Your Pocket (amazon affiliate link)

Ask for help and you shall receive … This past summer Thomas got angry and it was spilling out of him in unkind ways. He asked me for help in getting past the moment and was not liking anything I suggested. It was time for our nightly reading and “A Pebble for Your Pocket” is what we were currently reading.

I opened to where we had stopped the night before and this is where we were to begin again, “When We Are Angry”. Thomas stopped me after reading the title and halfway through the first sentence and said that I had chosen that on purpose. “No, Thomas, I did not. This is where we stopped last night. You asked for help and here it is.” I felt his energy shift just from hearing this. He was glued to the entire section.

May you be open to receive the answers you ask for too! LOVE!! xoxo

Butterfly Tree (amazon affiliate link)

Great story of the wonder and mystery of the migration of monarch butterflies. Made it into a great mystery! Cool!

Blessings,
Camilla
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Movie Musings: Good Deeds and Love and a Magical Adventure

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“Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (amazon affiliate link) – Thomas says, “Awesome, cool, amazing, funny, hilarious, I love Frank Capra, super good, one of Capra’s best!” Lillian says, “Good, good ending, amazing, funny, really good songs, awesome, and musical.” I say, “I love Frank Capra movies too! Someone should write a “Tao of Frank Capra Movies” book! Always love the underlying themes!”

“Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet” (amazon affiliate link) – Lillian says, “Good, fantastic, awesome, good poems, good art, good scenery, and amazing.” Thomas says, “Good, good animation, good music, good poems, good everything, good story.” I say, “Love. Uplifting. Inspiring. ‘All I speak is love.’ Yes. Loved!”

“Hugo” (amazon affiliate link) – Lillian says, “Good, amazing, fantastic, good scenery, exciting, great, musical, and adventurous.” Thomas says, “Extremely good, inspiring, happy, amazing, thought provoking, action-packed, and suspenseful.” I say, “A grand and magical adventure that kept me on the edge of my seat! Loved it!!!!” … To be guided back into the hands of life by a child … YES!!!

Blessings,
Camilla
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Book Musings: Fans and Mediums and Strange Creatures

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The Painted Fan (amazon affiliate link)

Beautifully illustrated story about a time of prophecy, magic and bravery. Great illustrations too. We really enjoyed this one!

Medical Medium (amazon affiliate link) – I literally could not stop reading this book! For me, it lined up perfectly reading this directly after Super Genes (amazon affiliate link). Goes beyond inflammation being at the root of our health problems. Loved it!

Strange Creatures – The Story of Walter Rothschild and His Museum (amazon affiliate link)

Beautifully illustrated biography of a young man who followed his passion while surrounded by those who had chosen a different path for him. We LOVED it!!!! xoxo

Blessings,
Camilla
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Movie Musings: Friendship and Mermaids and Hot Chocolate

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“When Marnie Was There” (amazon affiliate link) …. Oh my gosh!!!! So awesome!!! Friendship, mystery, and discovery! Thomas says, “Really good, fun, nice, good music, good animation, and good everything.” Lillian says, “Good, suspenceful, mysterious, surprising, amazing, good and pretty scenery, feel good, and wonderful.”

“Ponyo” (amazon affiliate link) … Thomas says, “Super good, funny, hilarious, awesome, amazing.” Lillian says, “Good, hilarious, amazing, exciting, awesome, and suspenseful.” I say, “A fun and magical tale.”

“The Polar Express” (amazon affiliate link) ….  I really enjoy watching this with Thomas and Lillian as it reinforces the message I share with them … That the spirit of Christmas lies in the heart. Plus …. I love the hot chocolate scene. FUN!! Lillian says, “Good, Christmasy, adventurous, suspenseful, musical, awesome, nice theme, good moral, good effects, and hilarious.” Thomas says, “Good, amazing, magical, favorite Christmas movie, awesome, spectacular, and everything good!”

Blessings,
Camilla
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Book Musings: Sacred Circle and Super Genes and Ink Gardens

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“Dance of the Sacred Circle“ (amazon affiliate link) – A tale of bravery and magic based on a Blackfeet legend …. “The old ones spoke of the Great Chief in the Sky, whose breath gave life all the world. They said he lived in a wonderful land far above the stars …. ” Another one we really enjoyed …

“Super Genes”  (amazon affiliate link) – I first read about epigenetics several years ago in Bruce Lipton’s, “Biology of Belief”  (amazon affiliate link). This takes it even further with great information about the microbiome and inflammation. GREAT book. I’ll be buying this one!

Another book we really enjoyed … “The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane” (amazon affiliate link)

A wonderful fiction based on the monks of the Middle Ages from Ireland who established monasteries throughout much of Europe and parts of the Middle East. The monasteries were the place where books were made. The monks carefully translated and copied the great written works of antiquity.

Blessings,
Camilla
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Movie Musings: Bamboo Princess, Gandhi, and Angels

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“The Tale of Princess Kaguya” (amazon affiliate link) … Lillian says, “Emotional, good, musical, great, amazing, good animation, pretty scenery, and awesome!” Thomas says, “Super-duper good, good story, good animation, great, really liked it, emotional near the end, and I really liked it.” Tale of the bamboo girl. This one was good, yet my favorites of the Studio Ghibili so far are: “As the Wind Rises” and “Kiki’s Delivery Service”.

“Gandhi” (amazon affiliate link) …. “The way of truth and love has always won.” Thomas says, “Really good, spiritual, inspiring, good feeling, amazing.” Lillian says, “Good, amazing, emotional, cool, and shocking.” “Wonderful,” I say.

“The Bishop’s Wife” (amazon affiliate link) .. I can’t believe I’ve never seen this! Loved it! “Loving-kindness and warm hearts bring peace on earth.” Thomas says, “Amazing, cool, funny, hilarious, miraculous, and really liked it!” Lillian says, “Good, romantic, Christmasy, good miracles, awesome, fabulous, funny, good theme, amazing, and good moral.”

Blessings,
Camilla
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Book Musings: Sitting, Living, and Words

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“How to Sit” (amazon affiliate link) Another wonderful and simple book I read to Thomas and Lillian … We all really liked it!

“Peace is Contagious

The energy of mindfulness can help improve your whole being. Just pay attention to your in breath. Allow it to be the way it is and you will see that the quality of your breathing naturally becomes calmer, deeper, and more harmonious all by itself. This is the power of simple recognition. When your breath is deeper and more peaceful, it will have an influence right away on your body and your mind. Peace and calm are contagious.”

“Living Beautifully” (amazon affiliate link) I always find such meaningful content in Pema Chodron’s books.

“Let the power of your emotions open you up … Take your seat in the middle of your home ground and rouse your confidence – your innate capacity to open to your experience.”

“Roget and His Thesaurus” (amazon affiliate link) Wonderful book of the life of P.M. Roget and how Roget’s Thesaurus came to be.

“Measured on the vast scale of the universe, the globe we inhabit appears but as an atom; and yet, within the compass of this atom, what an inexhaustible variety of objects is contained; what an endless diversity of phenomena is presented; what wonderful changes are occurring in rapid and perpetual succession!” – P.M. Roget

Blessings,
Camilla
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Movie Musings: Irish Legends, Ghosts, and Magic

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 “Song of the Sea” (amazon affiliate link) …. Lillian says, “Good, musical, good theme, good moral, funny, amazing, good animation, fabulous, good scenery, and emotional.” Thomas says, “Really good, good music, good everything, good animation, cool, amazing, funny, and I really liked it.” I say, “Loved it!!” – A magical Irish legend of the last seal-child and of she and her brother saving the spirit world.

 “Beyond Tomorrow” (amazon affiliate link) … I love how this one begins, yet not so much after that. And has some good scenes. “No one is a stranger on Christmas Eve” and “Sometimes you have to travel to the darkness alone to get to the light.” Lillian says, “Romantic, Christmasy, good, emotional, funny, awesome, and amazing.” Thomas says, “Seasonal and I really like it.”

 “Barbie’s A Christmas Carol” (amazon affiliate link)… I’m not a fan of the “perfectness” of Barbie or the movies. Yet, I am a fan of Lillian ….. And the overall message. “Keep the beauty of Christmas in your heart all year.” Lillian says, “Good, musical, funny, Christmasy, awesome, good moral, good theme, and beautifully colorful.” Thomas says, “What Lillian says.”

Blessings,
Camilla
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Book Musings: Peace, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Meditation, Emotions

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“Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas” (amazon affiliate link) – Simple, enchanting tales that give a glimpse into Tibetan culture, sharing inspiring wisdom relating to peace, gratitude and seeing with the heart. I was only going to read one per night. Thomas and Lilian loved it so much they did not want me to stop! We read all three in one night!

“Visiting Feelings” (amazon affiliate link) – Great and very basic book about emotional connection and mindfulness. Perfect for kids with a useful parent section too! “If you listen to what your body can say, you’ll find that your feelings are really okay. With a bit of attention, a little more care, they might even tell you why they are there. Some feelings are tough, and some are more fun …. So whenever a feeling comes by to play, welcome it in, and let it stay for as long as it likes, …. Treat your feelings like friends, talking to you.” Awesome!!!

“The Miracle of Mindfulness” (amazon affiliate link) – Great basic book about mindfulness. Lillian is writing a report about mindfulness so we checked this out for her, yet I secretly got it for me too.

“If you cannot find joy in peace in these very moments if sitting, then the future itself will only flow by as a river flows by, you will not be able to hold it back, you will be incapable of living the future when it has become the present. Joy and peace are the joy and peace possible in this very hour of sitting. If you cannot find it here, you won’t find it anywhere.” xoxo

Blessings,
Camilla
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