Jedi Knight Robe Star Wars for Child Halloween Costume

Kids costumes for Star Wars aficionados! This Jedi Knight Robe costume will take you from the planet Tattoine to the Death Star to Yoda and back again!! Use the force!

Author of two books and many short stories, J.P. Ransom is busily writing a series of books called Colla'd Greens and two more upcoming books including a sequel to Born Evil. Obviously this author has caught the writer's flu!

Born Evil is a compact, 150-page book that is printed on acid-free paper - which may be of interest to the environmentally conscious consumer. I would categorize this book as a chilling horror, which involves an infant that is born evil. Traumatized by early experiences, only compounds Jonathan's natural inclination - a cruel desire to cause harm. Unprepared for a disturbed child, his adopted parents are continually wallowing in deep pits of overwhelming uncertainty. Rick suspects the truth, but Trish finds it very hard to imagine or even accept that little Jonathon is capable of such hateful acts.

I think the book makes a good point that some people are simply born with a desire to do harm, with no abusive situation to attribute these urges to. Readers are also shown how these urges can easily be encouraged through socially acceptable entertainment and through being witness to violent acts.

While reading Born Evil, I experienced a wide range of emotions from anger to sorrow and shock. The conclusion was exceptional and I look forward to J.P. Ransom's sequel."

Anyone interested in purchasing a copy of J.P. Ransom's book (ISBN# 1410788520) may find it useful to do an Internet search on the author. Reader may order the book in at any retail or online bookstore or through their local library.

~ Lillian Brummet: co-author of the books Trash Talk and Purple Snowflake Marketing, author of Towards Understanding; host of the Conscious Discussions radio show (http://www.brummet.ca)

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Children's Pig Halloween Costume (Sz: Medium 8-10)

I can't tell you how glad I am that there isn't some movie this Thanksgiving about some dysfunctional family gathering.

Much as those films can bring laughter, "Gee I'm glad my family isn't that screwed up," I often didn't laugh because the families on the screen seemed saner than mine. Either way, the films often do not offer healthy modeling of the powerful healing that can happen in family gatherings.

For instance, right now I am here in Colorado, with Drew's family. Drew's mom came to pick us up at the airport and brought Mabel Barth, founder of the Listening Post to have lunch there.

Mabel is 100 years old, and one of the liveliest people I have ever met. She reached her hand out to meet me, and with her one working eye, connected to me with more love and presence than most people I meet who are half her age.

For 27 years, The Listening Post has provided a safe space for students of all ages to express feelings of joy, anger, rejection, failure and confusion. Practitioners set up tables with a sign, and simply listen to whomever approaches.

Each person is respected and accepted just as they are at the moment, with the opportunity to discuss options without judgment and without advice.

At one point the organization had volunteers in over 48 states. Mabel was fascinated with the work I do with women. She leaned in close to me and said, "you know, you can make people feel like a million dollars, just by listening."

I agree whole-heartedly. And it's not something that comes naturally to me. Although I love people, I grew up with a father who didn't like to listen to anyone. The longest conversation I've ever had with him lasted less than 5 minutes. And I've come to realize that it's been a core wound that has helped to shape my life purpose. Having not been seen nor heard truly for who I was growing up, I've learned the power of truly seeing others. And every time I practice the art of listening, miracles abound.

If you've ever had difficulty with family reunions, the main reason is because as children we grow up looking for a sense of validation from our parents and can contort ourselves into all sorts of interesting positions in order to try and please them (or displease them as the case may be.) In both cases, it is very easy to go into unconscious and reactive behavior.

A wonderful tool, to disarm old triggers, is to treat yourself this holiday season to the power of simply listening. Try and see if you can drop all agenda to fix, change, justify, or prove anything. You'll find that your ability to be fully present to each family member allows others to show up as their True selves.

And most importantly, turn an inner ear for your own needs. Make sure you have time to be fully present to your own emotions without judgment, agenda, or the desire to fix, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how easily your true nature of appreciation and joy can surface as a result.

Happy, gracious, joyful Thanksgiving to you!

Bella

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About the Author
Bella Shing's life work is to inspire others to live life in an ecstatic way. A self-avowed perfectionist/overachiever turned spiritual love coach, Bella helps people re-connect to their own divine essence and sense of wholeness in order to pull in a divine partner.

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