What began as a weak, moisture-deprived disturbance over the U.S. late last week, transformed into a storm of incredible size and strength over the North Atlantic this weekend.
Satellite view of storm Friday night/Saturday morning (National Ocean Service)
Its minimum pressure, an indicator of intensity (lower=stronger), crashed to levels lower than Superstorm Sandy, tanking an astonishing 54 millibars in 24 hours. It blew away the definition of a meteorological bomb which is a pressure fall of 24 millibars in 24 hours.
Be your own Guru; your own Teacher. You have the lamp within you. Light it and march on without fear. – Sai Baba
Hello friends. Well in just a short time and the Year of the Water Snake will commence. Snake wisdom teaches us many powerful things: to drop illusions, to metamorphose and “shed skins” where necessary, and also to find and listen to our own deep, inner wisdom and truth.
So what is a Guru anyway? It is a man or woman to shows us how to make the journey from darkness (ignorance) to Light (illumination and wisdom.) A true Guru (Sat Guru) will always lead you back to your own Inner Self as the source of your own highest wisdom. As a person that had a physical spiritual teacher for many years, I do have a bit of experience in this area. Human teachers are not infallible, and often through their so-called “mistakes” we may also gain deeper insight into our own limitations and foibles. We are entering into a time (Aquarian Age,) where human beings are being called to act from greater personal sovereignty than before, and this also means not handing over our spiritual power and authority to others. This is not to say that teachers are not useful, we are graced with many wonderful teachers in our midst currently including but not limited to: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Adyashanti, Eckhart Tolle and Pema Chodron, just to name a few.
• Amber warnings in place and 'significant disruption' possible • Man dies in Scotland after apparent lightning strike
Flooding in Devon before Christmas. More floods may be on the way in south-west England and south Wales. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
The Environment Agency is warning that "significant disruption" could be possible from flooding in the south-west of England and south Wales as heavy rain and strong winds batter parts of the UK.
It’s a good thing I live and thrive in the “weird and strange” zone, because yesterday was every bit of that, from the moment I got out of bed. When I sat down at my computer yesterday morning to share my mornings understandings, suddenly my lungs decided they needed to purge some (a lot) of phlegm. Granted I am a smoker, but I never ever hack like I did yesterday and constantly spewing up lung content (phlegm.) But for close to a full half hour, I couldn’t even type for the hacking. However, in-between the coughing I did manage to drink yesterdays coffee (I always leave a cup of coffee from the day before so I don’t have to wait in the morning for my first cup) well… seems my body decided to kick in the gag reflex too at the end of my first coffee and what went in, came straight out, over and over again until there was nothing left in my stomach to bring up.
After all that ruckus inside, I was perfectly fine, well, mostly. The sinuses stepped in for the next few hours, but so mild compared to my mornings eruption within!!
Our purpose today will be to point out to many of you the tools which you have on your personal workshops, and which you do not recognize, understand, or give credence to due to the conditioning of your environments and societies. It is important now for you to find and begin to utilize these to the fullest extent possible for you.
Of course your workshop, if you remember, is located in the heart space you find with intent when you close your eyes and move your focus into your heart. There is more to this which you may find and which we may discuss in a later message.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer(Photo: Eric Piermont, AFP/Getty)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's central bank governor, Stanley Fischer, has submitted his resignation.
The Bank of Israel said Tuesday that Fischer told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would step down on June 30. It gave no reason for his departure, which comes two years before his term is set to end.
Big Story Weather from January 28: The snow and ice that impacted the Northeast and Great Lakes region yesterday created large impacts for the region. The second big story was the heavy snow that started moving out of the Rockies through the Northern Plains with some places getting over 6 inches in South Dakota and North Dakota. The third story was the heat as some places along the Gulf Coast where back into the mid 70’s.
Weather Outlook for January 29: Low pressure moving through the Great Lakes will bring heavy rain and snow to the region. A second low pressure developing over the Southern Plains will be the focus for some severe weather today with the chance of seeing damaging winds and hail along with tornadoes from Eastern Texas into the Lower Mississippi River Valley. High pressure will build in over the Northern Rockies which will bring some very cold air to the East over the next few days. A warm front still along the West Coast will bring showers to the Pacific Northwest. Below is the weather for a few select cities.
A man comforts his daughter on their roof as they inspect damage to their neighborhood as parts of southern Queensland experiences record flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Oswald on Jan. 29, 2013 in Bundaberg, Australia. Getty Images
BRISBANE, Australia -- Rescuers helped drivers escape swift floodwaters and used helicopters to pluck stranded people from rooftops in northeast Australia on Tuesday after torrential rains flooded thousands of homes and businesses, killed four and forced thousands to huddle in shelters.
Floodwaters peaked in most of the worst-hit areas by evening. Some communities that were initially expected to be inundated appeared to have escaped major damage, with levees holding back the muddy water in one city that was in the high danger zone. But officials were still urging caution, as fast-moving floodwaters in New South Wales prompted 50 rescues, most involving drivers stuck in cars swept away by the current.