Grace And Mercy

 

So, my E-Bay bulk Purchase of Wooden Bamboo Mandala Designed LaFermiere Terra Cotta Yogurt Pot Lids came in and I'm delighted with them.  They come in other Designs too so eventually I may Order other Designs since I intend to Keep some Pots for Storage and Sell others at our Showroom now that they're more functional with their Cute Lids.  They also fit the Clear Pots of the Brand but I rarely buy the Flavors those come in and prefer the Yogurt Flavors and the Terra Cotta Pots they come in.  The Sales will offset the Cost of my Yogurts and give room for Profit.  Now that SPROUTS is carrying the Lavender Flavor locally I've been stocking up on that.

As you can see, the Yogurt Pot Bamboo Metaphysical Designed Lids are now apparently very popular and E-Bay Sellers have great pricing on them, with Free Shipping, most coming from Cali so I get them very fast.  I Keep the Style of Lids I want and will Sell the ones I don't want on Pots I have an abundance of now.  OUI Yogurt is another Brand that folks keep the Clear Glass Pots of so a lot of Sellers are saying their Lids interface with the Oui Pots as well.  I'm pretty sure the better Yogurts have a fairly Standard Jar they come in.   And I did like this Sellers Selection of 12 different Design Lids in One Order of a Dozen with Free Shipping.  

 So, even if they don't fit my LaFermiere Pots I'd just Buy me a Dozen Oui Yogurts they would fit the Containers of.  Their Yogurt is Okay and I'm not a Brand Loyalist per se.  *Winks*   I just know which Brands I prefer and usually Buy, LaFermiere is my all time Fav Yogurt Brand and their Flavors are so unique and have Flavor Profiles most Brands don't experiment with Selling.   I like Garden Variety Flavors too, but the more Interesting and Unique Flavor Profiles are always my preference and I'll try any Flavor Once, Twice or more if I Like it.  *Smiles*   And, if you Sell an exceptional tasting Product, or one built better, Yes, I will Stand Tall and Pay more for it.  You get what you Pay for in most Products.  Online the Resale of the LaFermiere Pots are damned near at Eight Bucks apiece without Lids!  With the Yogurt they Sell for about $3.49 at my Grocer.  

Now I look out for when they have their Seasonal Color Pots in the less Commonly Sold Colors, I have the Pastel Orange I don't even see Online For Sale.   I got it during Autumn with a Flavor I usually Buy, but which usually comes in the Lavender Colored Container Year Round.   The Pale Yellow I got during Spring.   I'd like to find some of the Mint Green Pots with my Yogurts in them.   There seems to be a whole Secondary Market for these Pots that certain Sellers have latched onto and are Profiting from Resale of, even without the Lids.   As you can see LaFermiere has had Designs on some of their Seasonal Product, like the Snowflake on the White Pot and Christmas Trees on a Deep Green Pot, that probably came out during Christmas.

Now for Food Porn, Princess T and I went to one of our Fav Local Vietnamese Restaurants "Pho 43".  I've been going there since the Owner's Kids were Toddlers and now they're all Adults and running the Restaurant for their Mom while she babysits her Grandbabies for them.  Funny Story I've told before, but, they always thought my Dad was Asian too and not Native American.  And so, they didn't think Dad and I were related, in all the Years we had been going there, tho' they knew who my Mom was.  Well, one day I'm in there with Dad and they suddenly realized we were Father and Daughter, saying incredulously, "You're Filipina Dawn?"   *Bwahahahaha*

And Dad's Roommates at the time were a Filipino Family, and so they had always thought he was the Patriarch of their Family!  *LOL*   So, they're like, we thought he was Noel's Dad, and Dad laughed and said No, they're my Dear Friends from the Philippines and live with me, but, No, I'm not Filipino either, I'm Indian and Dawn is my Daughter and Margaret is my Ex-Wife. {Clearly they knew my Mom was European and that I was much Darker than her, but obviously they didn't realize what Race Dad or I was, which was Funny to us.}.   So, after over 30 Years of going there they finally realized Dad and I were related and not just Friends.  *LMAO* 

And the confusion ran deeper when The Son would come in with his Family, back when he was still with the now Ex-DIL, coz, they're Cambodian, and so the Owners thought The Son was Asian too and initially didn't realize he was MY Son!   And then they realized we were ALL related and like the League of Nations.  *Smiles*  So, when they finally met The Daughter after she came back from Mexico, and I explained, Yep, now THIS Child of mine IS PART ASIAN, and so thus, both of The G-Kid Force are too, now it's a running Joke for Real!  *LMAOROTF*  Yeah, our extended Family literally has every Race and Ethnicity Represented in it's mixture, by Blood and by Marriage.  *Smiles*  Above is one of my Indian Cousin's Grandbaby... and as you can see, the Shape of our Eyes is often mistaken as being Asian Eyes.  *LOL*

Above is my Mom when each of The G-Kid Force was Born.  The Young Prince in the Above Pix, Princess T in the Below Pix.  Yeah, they were little Redskins when Born, just like I was, that Heritage seemed to dominate at Birth and our Early Infant Year.   Some Ethnicities of Color are Born Light and Darken Up, we were the opposite, Born Dark and Lightened up.  *LOL*   I was actually very Dark Skinned like my Dad until after my Teens and just had the Light Hair and Grey Eyes.  My Brother had my Mom's European Complexion, but the Blue Black Hair of both of our Parents and Hazel Eyes like my Dad.  Dad was the only one in his Family with Hazel Eyes and I have One Green Eyed Indian Cousin.  Everyone else has Eyes as dark as Black Coal, like Princess T has.   The Young Prince got the Green Eyes of my one Indian Cousin and my Maternal Nanna, who had them too.

 Actually the Owner's of that Restaurant's Family isn't just Vietnamese either, some of their Family is part Chinese, so The Two Sons are all over 6 ft. tall and powerfully built young Men who are MMA Fighters, their Twin Sisters also Tower over their tiny Mom, several of their Family Married White American Servicemen and Black American Servicemen during the War and those Amerasian Relatives also work at the Restaurant.   They have one very Handsome Cousin with the most Beautiful Green Almond Shaped Eyes, who makes all of their French Macaron Deserts.   His Father was a French Serviceman, the French were in Vietnam long before the Americans were.   And their other Cousin, whose a Cook there and has Sons working there too, she had a Black American GI Dad.  

A lot of the Mixed Race Children of Vietnam sought Asylum and were Evacuated after the War.  Becoz the Culture in Vietnam isn't accepting of the Mixed Race Children and their Life there would be extremely difficult among a Homogenous Society intolerant of their existence.   And especially the Children who looked too White or part Black, it was very bad for them.  Several of my Parent's Military Friends did Adopt Racially Mixed Vietnamese Children in the 1970's who'd been Fathered by American GI's and Abandoned to Orphanages.   My Friend Sherry and her Husband, who did Tours of Duty in Vietnam, Adopted Two Vietnamese Boys from Orphanages who were clearly Fathered by Americans and had been Abandoned by their Vietnamese Mothers.

It wasn't all that Unusual here in the U.S. either, back in my Paternal Grandfather's Day, as a Half Breed, Indian Infant, he was Abandoned and became a Foundling.   So, our Paternal Surname wasn't Original, nor the Origins of his Tribe or which Parent was Indian and which was not.   But, it also wasn't uncommon that in his Day he would have been Killed for being Mixed, Infanticide was common, had he not been Abandoned and hope someone took pity on him and Raised him.  Which a Childless Older Ranching Couple did and Raised him as their own.  When you consider the amount of Grace and Mercy in your Ancestral Past, it's remarkable we're even here really, some of us.   And I'm Grateful for that.

My Book of Faces Feed is sending me some Adorable Christmas Imagery they think via my Algorithms I'd Like, and they'd be Right about that.  *Smiles*   And a few of the Memes Below I also got via an Algorithm Feed that were Perfect and Appropriate too so I'm Sharing them also.  Sometimes the auto Feed is off, but, quite often, I do like what they think I will Like and the Algorithms are pretty good at what they do.   I still do View my FB every Day since it's how I keep in Touch with everyone who I don't see all the time, or who lives far away and I won't get to see at all.   It's been particularly Helpful to find Old Friends and reconnect, and get to know Family we've never gotten to spend Time with in Person and develop an Online Relationship with.

And I do Cherish my Online Relationships with Friends and Family, often it can transcend Online and you get to finally meet in Person and when that happens, it's always been great.   I feel I've gotten to know many of you Online and become actual Friends, several Blog Friends have connected with me in Real Life too.   I do think Kindred Spirits just know one another and that we'd very likely get along well, even if we're very different.   But, just have the ability to Gel with one another in spite of whatever differences we have.   And then there are Your Tribe, the peeps who ARE very much like you and finding in Real Life would take much longer than connecting Online.  *Winks and Smiles*   Let us just say that My Tribe of Humans tend to be a very Colorful and often Misunderstood bunch of fellow Weirdos.  *LMAO*

Today when I picked Princess T up from Work they had some Killer Merch in her Chazza.   So, I got some to Resell and some to Keep, tho' I didn't intend to spend anything, I'd of had Non-Buyer's Remorse if I hadn't and today was Military Discount Day of 30% Off too.   So, sometimes it just happens that way.   Some were Vintage Trolls in various sizes from Large to Small... and unusual Action Figure Trolls which I've never seen before.  They have a GI Joe type Action Figure Body and Troll Head and Hair!   They are called Troll Force Soldiers and Troll Warriors, I got Four of them in a bagged Lot.   Online they Sell for $29.99 EACH in original packaging!   I Paid $8 for all Four, they're not New Old Stock, but in good condition.   I got about 20 Super Hero Comic Books, mostly Batman, Superman, Cat Woman and Fantastic Four... all were at least 10-20 Years Old New Old Stock in Mint Condition and even in Cellophane Protective Packaging with White Cardboard Backs to stop Bending and damage... and Paid a Box Lot low Price for them all.

 

I got a Vintage Canvas Hat Form for $3, they always go for around Sixty Bucks at Antique Malls.  A Frida Kahlo Cookbook for $2 that was Created from some Notebooks found of hers for Dia de los Muertos Entertaining of her Guests with her Recipes, and compiled into this Cookbook.   A Magnetic Black Globe for $2 that has a heavy duty Magnet on Top and can hang and spin around if you mount it onto anything above it that's Metal.   A Pokemon Picachu Winter Beanie that has long Mittens attached to the Beanie as a Scarf/Mitten duo on each side, $3.   A Hippie multicolor Winter Beanie from Britt Knits with multicolor Pom-Pom on Top and Sheepskin like interior for $3.  A Vintage Canning Jar filled with Picture Wall Hooks and Nails of various Sizes and Styles for $2.   A New Old Stock Specialty T-Shirt with original Tags for $1.50.  And a Sock Monkey Jack-In-The-Box for $3 which Online Sells for $24.99.  And a Vintage Milk Crate for .80 Cents.

Everything was inexpensive, yet, it added up, since I found so much good stuff.  *LOL*   I also bought Princess T some Clothes she's not allowed to Buy yet as an Employee, but I can Buy for her as just a Customer.   She can Buy me things on her Employee Discount once it's been in Inventory at least 3 Days and then she's allowed to Buy it too and at her Discount.   But, I get so many different Discounts at SAVERS, I have Senior Day, Military Day, Half Price Day and Earn Frequent Shopper Discounts earned by what I spend accumulatively and also a Coupon every time I make a Donation.  I usually give out the 20% Off Coupons to other Customers who have no Discounts they could benefit from, I have so many.  I'm Purging Possessions and Donate a lot of them I won't be Selling.

I Love the Simple Packaging/Gift Wrap Ideas I've been getting on my Algorithm Feed.  This is always how I prefer to Wrap our Gifts when we do Exchanges during the Holidays.   It's more my preferred Naturalist leaning Aesthetic.   Tomorrow is one of the Events kicking off it's 4 Day Warehouse Semi-Annual End of Year Clearance Sale, so, we're going.  I do have to Work that Evening since Management called Today to ask if I can fill-in for my Friend Cristy, so I am, but can make it to the Far East Valley by 10:00 a.m. when it begins and have plenty of time to get back to pick Princess T up from her Work and then make my Evening Shift.   The Man and I are going to "The Tipsy Egg" for Breakfast first, as is our Custom when we go to "Highland Yard Vintage" Events.

Here's some of my Friends from "Studio 108 Collective", another Event kicking off their End of Year Holiday 4 Day Clearance Sale this Weekend too.  So, we may attend that either Fri, Sat or Sunday, not sure yet which Day.  "Sweet Salvage" is having theirs next Week from Thur-Sun and then that's it 'til the New Year rolls in.   "Sweet Salvage" is having some Giveaways in Drawings each of the Four Days, I've Won before, so, we'll see if my Luck Holds or not?  *Smiles*   Our Antique Mall no longer has a Christmas Party for Vendors and Employees, and doesn't do much anymore for the Holidays.   They used to also provide a Thanksgiving Meal and Vendor Breakfasts thruout the Year before The Mall opened.  I do miss how it used to be.  They do nothing now and so turnover is high, nobody feels Connected in a meaningful way like they used to.

Keeping the Main House Editorial for the Holidays has been a challenge for me, but I'm doing way better than usual at it.  *Smiles*  I haven't decluttered underneath the Sofa Table here, but, I'm going to within the next few days.   To remove anything either Autumnal or that just shouldn't be there at all and was unceremoniously stashed under there becoz it was quick and easy to and mostly unseen really.  *LOL*   I could probably put anything I don't want Displayed into the Vintage Suitcases stacked there, IF they're not already holding shit stashed in there from previous Years?  *Bwahahaha*  There are things I can't locate and have been looking for, which might just be inside them?  *Winks*

This is Why Labeling my Vintage Suitcases with Contents is invaluable and I need to start making Art Tags again for that Purpose.  They're Artsy on one side and usually have Sticky Notes attached to the other side which tell what's inside each Suitcase being Stored and out of the way until we want or need it again.   I keep foofing my Vignettes now that I've mostly finished Decorating.   Tho' The Daughter did drag in a Green Bag filled with Colorful Yarn Ball Garlands that she wants to festoon all over the place.  I will probably just let her have at it, since, the Feng Shui Tree Inspired her in that direction and now she's really enjoying Decorating more for Christmas.  She probably hasn't been able to do it in Decades, so, Why Not let her go Wild with it?  *Smiles*

 She recalls our Extreme Christmases Past fondly and Today was telling her Friend Mondo about all the Childhood Songs I used to Sing to them to help them to remember important things like Spelling their Names.  I made up Songs and then there were Songs that Amazingly I remembered in their entirety from my own early Childhood.  The Senor Delgado Cat Song in particular is very, very long and I Memorized in Kindergarten and never forgot!   I used to Sing it to my Kids and my Grandkids and they just Love that almost never ending Song about a Mexican Alley Cat and his Lady Love, who was fluffy, White and Nice and Fat.  *LOL*   The Song is "Don Gato"   But our Teacher had altered the Lyrics somewhat from Don Gato to Delgado and a few other verses slightly too.   But Online the Lyrics are as copied Below and are pretty damned close to what I Learned the Lyrics to be in the very early 1960's.  *Smiles*

O Senor Don Gato was a cat. 
On a high red roof Don Gato sat. 
He was there to read a letter, (meow, meow, meow) 
where the reading light was better, (meow, meow, meow) 
'Twas a love-note for Don Gato! 
I adore you, wrote the ladycat, 
who was fluffy white, and nice and fat. 
There was not a sweeter kitty, (meow, meow, meow) 
in the country or the city (meow, meow, meow) 
and she said she'd wed Don Gato! 
O Senor Don Gato jumped with glee! 
He fell off the roof and broke his knee, 
broke his ribs and all his whiskers, (meow, meow, meow) 
and his little solar plexus (meow, meow, meow) 
Ay Caramba!! cried Don Gato. 
All the doctors they came on the run, 
just to see if something could be done. 
And they held a consultation, (meow, meow, meow) 
about how to save their patient, (meow, meow, meow) 
how to save Senor Don Gato. 
But in spite of everything they tried, 
poor Senor Don Gato up and died. 
No, it wasn't very merry, (meow, meow, meow) 
going to the cemetery, (meow, meow, meow) 
for the ending of Don Gato. 
But as the the funeral passed the market square, 
such a smell of fish was in the air, 
though the burial was plated, (meow, meow, meow) 
he became reanimated, (meow, meow, meow) 
he came back to life, Don Gato! 

And it was Surprising to me how many people had queried Online about that Childhood Song and the Lyrics they remembered but couldn't recall all of.   I didn't know it was such a Popular Child's Song actually, at the time we lived in a predominantly Portuguese Community and some of the Songs we learned were in Portuguese and some were in English.  Most of my Childhood Friends from that period of my Childhood were not Military Kids coz we lived Off Base and in a Civilian Neighborhood where everyone was either Portuguese, Italian, Sicilian or Greek.   I still keep in touch with one of those Childhood Friends via The Book of Faces, where he and I reconnected after many Years.  Which was Wild coz we only ever lived there about 18 Months, when my Dad was Stationed at a Military Base nearby which is now Decommissioned.   But Steven and I have many fond very early Childhood Shared Memories of each other's Families.

Wikipedia says that Song was the Latino Language version of the Old Cartoon called "Top Cat", which, I also remember and initially aired in 1961.  Top Cat being a clever Hustler Streetwise Alley Cat and his Posse of Alley Cats which included iconic memorable characters like the Cat Benny The Ball.  *Smiles, sounds very Mobster, No?  Bwahahahaha*   Okay, so, if you didn't Grow Up in the Neighborhoods I usually did during our Nomadic Life while Dad Served his 27 Years in the Military, but wasn't always allowed to Live just anywhere Off Base due to being an Indian, but also didn't often have enuf Rank to Rate getting Base Housing either, perhaps it wasn't as Normalized and having parallels to Real Life Characters in your Neighborhoods?    But I recall some Real Life People with Street Names like Benny The Ball and such... which is probably Why I still give people Nicknames rather than ever using their Real Given Names?  *LMAOROTF*

I used to make up a Song for The Daughter's First and Middle Name to the Tune of the "Mickey Mouse Club Song" becoz it just Worked with the letters of her first and middle Names and helped her Learn to Spell them.  *Smiles*   Now in her Mid-40's she Loves to ask me to Sing the Songs with her and also the Tongue Twisters like Betty Botter {1899}, which they used to get so excited to have me Sing it faster and faster.  I can do Tongue Twisters well, especially the "B"s and probably would have made a Fine Auctioneer?  *LOL*    My Lyrics to the Bum Butter that Betty Bought was slightly different than the 1800's version coz in Grade School I probably Learned it that way too.   Funny how I can remember shit from over 60 Years ago but, Short Term Memory is shot to shit now!   And I can forget what I was saying mid-sentence and thus never finish the sentence and trail off!  *LOL and Le Sigh*

I fell deeply down The Pinterest Rabbit Hole later this Evening as I was fascinating myself with Christmas Decorations, especially Wreaths.  Mine are really getting Old and raggedy so we've been contemplating Creating some to replace them and mebbe even Creating some to Sell, utilizing Vintage Christmas Decorations/Ornaments.   There used to be a Vendor at our Antique Mall that Sold them and they were fabulous.  I was gonna Buy one of her smaller ones and the Key Dealer taking it out of the Case for me dropped the damned thing and broke it!!!  *Gasp, my Heart just sank, they were expensive and OOAK!*  Since, it was constructed out of Shiny Brite Vintage Ornaments, very Fragile, and that Key Dealer was such a Klutz that eventually they had to cut her Shifts.  She was breaking too much Inventory and pissing prospective Buyers and Vendors off with her Butterfinger fiascos with the Merch!

So, I never got one when someone Locally was Creating them and couldn't afford the larger ones, so always intended to make some of our own.   The one I have on my Front Door right now is similar, but made out of the Cheaper Unbreakable Ornaments and not Vintage ones.  Which is the only reason it's lasted thru so many Moves and numerous Holidays, but, it's beginning to look Sad and faded.   I have a Thing for Door Wreaths and have some for every Season and every Holiday.  I've Sold a lot of them too, always a Quick Turn whenever you have them.  Mostly since Craft Stores charge so much for them and so do Online Vendors who Create them.   So, if you have them priced Reasonably, you do very well with them.   I Wish the above Pix had been more in focus since it is a Wreath I Liked a lot due to the Rainbow Bottlebrush Tree Forest and Vintage Elves.

But, Honestly, the more Kitschy they are, the more I happen to J'Adore them.  I am a big Fan of Kitsch, Carnival Kitsch in particular.  The more Tacky, Over-The-Top and Outrageous, the better.  *LOL*   I know I get that from my Dad's Side, my Mom always loathed Kitsch and said it was Unrefined and in Poor Taste.  *LMAO*   She did let Dad drag in some Kitsch to go along with her more Tasteful Decorating, like his Lobster Clock, His Porcelain Monkey.   I mean, she did have some Gypsy Sensibilities as well, known for being Flashy and Colorful. *Winks*  Mom was very Flamboyant herself, but in a Tasteful Stylish way, whereas she said Dad and I were inclined towards Reservation Indian Style, where we'd wear Polka Dots with something Striped, and Display the most Distasteful Tacky things we could possibly find, and with Pride.  *Bwahahaha, it's True tho'... we did and do!  LOL*  

And of coarse, I was a Hippie and that whole Movement was definitely my Vibe and Aesthetic to my Core, still is... so tho' my Parents were True Bohemians, the Hippies were more rooted in Political Protest than the Bohemians.   Bohemians live an Unconventional Lifestyle with a focus on Artistic Expression and Freedom and a Connection to Nature.  Whereas Hippies are more an Era definied Counterculture as a Movement, while emphasizing Peace, Love and Non-Violence and being against The Establishment.   I consider myself equally both, since each Camp is something I've always Lived and walked out in my Life, for as long as I've Existed.  It's just a part of my Being at my very Core so I never had a metamorphosis into something else over Time.  Suited me then, suits me now, so, no need to Change being that way.

The Modern Young Hippies are very similar with their own Twists on it being their Lifestyle and Political Protest, so I get along great with any of them I've met and know.   Gen Z did revive Hippie Culture, this is a Revolutionary Time too and I think they could be the ones that make the Positive Changes we all were trying to make in our Era.   Sometimes it takes numerous Generations to make it happen.   And now the Modern Hippies are often called Boho or Naturalists.   Which is very Fitting and not Labels I'd find derogatory whatsoever if anyone Labeled me either.   I still Love the Outdoors, I still am accepting and non-judgmental of the vast majority of people and their State of Being so long as it's not violent and Hateful, I still Love Vintage and Non-Conventional Clothing, Love to Volunteer and am not Fixated on everything being Monetary or Transactional as my Primary Motivation, enjoy and prefer Communal Living, and reject a lot of Societal past Beliefs.  I do not Conform well, never have, never will.

Tho' The Man and I grew up vastly differently, he never has been a Conformist and so it was difficult for him being as different as he was.   He was Raised in a very rigid and strict Religious conforming Society that he rebelled against and got him Outcast eventually.   He conformed to a Point becoz he HAD to, but, once he was Grown and got Exposure outside of that Culture he was immersed in while growing up, it suited him better.   Exposure is EVERYTHING I always say, those who haven't been Exposed to much have a very Limited Point of View and even Point Of Reference to draw upon, which is understandable.   You know what you know and you don't know what you just don't know and have had little or no Exposure to at all.   The Filter and Lens we View the World with has been Formed by our own Experiences and Exposure to the World around us, or lack thereof.

I do encourage people to step outside of their Bubble and Comfort Zones.  Experience more, have Exposure to more, so that they have a broader View of Life and The World and People around them, especially those NOT Like them.  It can alter their Perception when they have Real Life Experiences and expand their Horizons, Knowledge, and also their long held Beliefs that once Challenged, might make them Question, Think and form New Opinions at least about some things they knew nothing or little about before.   I'm very Thankful my Parents Exposed us to so much from a very early Age.  They couldn't get enough about having New Experiences, meeting and getting close to other People, Traditions, Cuisine and Cultures from all over the World.   It made us realize everything is Bigger than Ourselves and interconnected in ways that are expansive and don't have to be Limited by having a Narrow Mind and silly Prejudices. 

I don't think Unity is Elusive, even tho' right now it's sorely Lacking and not that Evident in our Nation, since deep divisiveness exists right now.  I do Believe it can and should be Transcended, Hate never really benefit anyone or any Nation, neither does Cruelty ever have an Upside to it or a Reason for it that is the least bit Justified or Morally Excusable.   If it's Hate and Cruelty that you find is your Reason for doing whatever you do, some serious introspection is in order.   So you might understand Why it is you project those Negative Energies outwards constantly and usually Violently upon every Living Thing you Target with such Wrath?  It's not a Normal Condition to be in and that way all the time, it's extremely dysfunctional and abhorrent to most decent people.  It will erode and eventually destroy whatever Humanity you might have ever had or were capable of.

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Grace and Mercy extended and projected outwards are much more preferable Fruits of a Healthy and Enlightened Spirit... and Change the World in beneficial ways for all... Dawn... The Bohemian