{"id":3186,"date":"2012-05-23T21:49:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T01:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2012-05-24T07:15:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T11:15:31","slug":"shiny-happy-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2012\/05\/shiny-happy-people.html","title":{"rendered":"Shiny Happy People"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was looking at my facebook page a short while ago and marveling at the beatifically beaming little faces as I beheld their beauty. Friends from all over the planet, brought together through the marvels of modern technology.\u00a0 We celebrate each others’ success, comfort each other in times of sadness or sorrow. We offer prayers and delve into spiritual concepts. We offer windows into each others’ \u00a0hearts and souls, even if we may never physically cross paths. We share a bond nevertheless. Some I have known since childhood (family of birth) and some throughout my life, that I call family of choice.<\/p>\n

I had been on an interview with two of\u00a0 them\u00a0 tonight hailing from Canada, named \u00a0Aline Ohannessian\u00a0 and Roni Lipstein. If not for the facebook phenom, it is unlikely that we would have connected, since I am here in the Philadelphia, PA area. Their show is called BEingLOVE on Souls Talking Brain and I had the joy of speaking about Life, The Universe and Everything (my favorite subject since it is endlessly fascinating). Of course, I shared about the Beliefnet Bliss Blog so more folks can join us here.<\/p>\n

I had commented to the hosts that speaking to them via skype felt so Star Trek, so much like what would have been sci-fi when I was a kid and yet, here we were, chatting away. I laughed because it felt so natural now. As a result of the interview, my shiny-happy-people posse is growing larger.<\/p>\n

I often think about the chain of events that led me from where I was to where I desire to be and the beyond belief people I have met as a result. It’s that Hansel and Gretel Breadcrumb Trail that I speak of often that introduced me to one person, who opened the door to another, who said “Ooooohhhh, you should meet this person!”\u00a0 So many kindred spirits gathered\u00a0 ’round.\u00a0 Sometimes I wonder if certain experiences occur so many years earlier that may make no sense at the time, but a stretch later, bring a knowing nod and a “NOW I get it. That was preparing me to do this thing, without which having had the earlier encounter, I would not have been able to accomplish.” Cool beans how the Universe works.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, I drew more people into my sphere, from attending a Gay Pride event in support of LGBT folks to doing ‘yoga on the steps’ of the Philadelphia Art Museum and all the precious moments in between.\u00a0 I also honor those who have been in my life in one form or antother for many years. My friends are my treasures and I am\u00a0 a wealthy woman as a result.<\/p>\n

www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iCQ0vDAbF7s<\/a> Shiny Happy People by REM<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/user\/BEingLOVE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>www.beinglove.tv<\/a>\u00a0 BEingLove tv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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