See The Eyes Of God

 The world seems a bit crazy lately, wars, natural disasters, death...   We look for reasons and want answers. We want to fix, prevent, stop all of these things... Our hearts and minds race; our anxiety skyrockets... I say to you, find time to stop, that's right just stop yourself, your mind... and look... yep really look into a child's eyes.... They seem to have an answer that we, as adults forgot. A Knowing, a Trust, that there is someone greater than them taking care of things.... If you don't have a child then grab a magazine and find one of those heart felt photo's of a child.... and look deep within the eyes....you will find there is so much more to life... for deep within those eyes, you will find LOVE.

We, as humans, need to take notice and stop what is in our control to stop.... heal, what is in our control to heal... and Trust that God is there All Knowing, All Seeing... Watching, Waiting, Encouraging His children to learn, through the hard lessons, learn from our own human mistakes, and remember what we seem to forget... We are all Children of God... Look into your neighbors eyes, a friends, an enemies, your own... truly look beyond our perceived human faults and prejudices... look deep within the eyes... to the core... it is there you will see the ONE heritage we ALL share.... The common thread of us all.... see the child of God looking back at you.... 
 Once you do this, see it feel it, you will never be the same... you will no longer be able to hold grudges, keep anger, resentments, you will no longer want to hurt or cause pain.... Love comes in and fills those old places of hurt and despair with  Forgiveness, Hope, Grace and Love. This will be the catalyst needed to start making changes first in ourselves, and then to heal the earth.... for if we have Love in our hearts and realize we are all Brothers and Sisters of the ONE Great Creator, we will re-connect with our ONE true Nature of unity with humanity, the earth and beyond. 

Blessings to you and yours my family.... for I look into your eyes and see our connection....

Love and Light,
Nina P

The poem below is a little different format, but that is how it came to me... a disjointed beginning smoothing out to  a unified ending....

(and yes, this photo was one I took of the full moon looking down through the clouds watching, waiting for us to once again realize we are whole, we are ONE, we are all Children of God...)

See The Eyes of God

At times life seems hard

We try to look for answers

And stumble in the dark

We want to fix what's broken

Our power is too weak

 Individuals that we are

Like a storm it keeps on coming

Make it go away!

Rain dampens the inner spark

Sometimes the pain's too much

We cannot even see

Why is God so far?

Through tearful eyes I wonder

A child's eyes peer up

Staring back at me

 There is Wisdom in these eyes

This child of the Light

Teaching me how to cope

The knowledge of the ages

The beauty of the now

A glimpse of God I see

It's the reunion of all Spirits

As I Look into the eyes

Filled with so much Hope

I see God's Love and Grace

Then the Understanding

Easing  shards of pain

It's then I see Eternity

In those eyes of Love

A silent conversation

A reflection of pure Love

 God's Loving  Child

Watered by the rain

The Light in the darkness

Shines for us to see

For every situation

So look into a child's eyes

See the eyes of God

Compassion is our goal

God's our Greatest parent

Holding with great care

Blanketing us with Love

Spirit fills these eyes

Where God and child abide

Light  and Infinite  soul

Life's about experiences

What a precious gift

That's sent from God Above

Written with Hope,  Love and Light

by Nina Pauline Ploetz 4-11to17-2011

So go and Look into a child's eyes..... See the eyes of God

follow the Truth into the Eternal Light of God...

I wrote this for a family that is loosing the battle with childhood cancer. They are preparing for yet another journey of life. One that we must all walk some day... but never alone.... Angels are there guiding the last earthly breath and encouraging the very next breath of Eternal Light, Love and Life ..... We are all Gods Children... Sons and daughters of the Light... each with our cross to carry through our journey.... the one  Hope that Lives in each soul.... shall follow the Truth into the Eternal Light of God...

It is hard though the tears of pain and loss to see the joys of New Beginnings, New Hope, New Life...A transition, if you will, from a human body with a Spirit guided Soul, to a Heavenly Spirit guided Soul.... returning home to a Heavenly Family that Loves  and has missed him while he's been Blessings those here on earth.

God calls all children home back to our Eternal Home. Our hearts ache as human hearts do as grieve we must. But when the breath comes, and air breezes through.... we feel, we know, that our loved one is there... perfect in every way.... We find comfort in the sweet scent we detect, the brush of an unseen touch, the kiss of a breeze across your cheek.... You know your loved one is there.... being held in the softest hand, protected by the Love of the Eternal God....

This is what I wrote for Jack and his family:
This is a time of year we remember God's  human journey of trials, pain and Truth.... He walked through life knowing what would happen, yet he shared His Light with all. He traveled His journey on earth for a short time, and rejoined with His heavenly Family.

We are all children of God Created in His image. And Jack is walking his own human journey.... as your son, and as a cherished child of God. We all can only hope to live our lives as full and joyful as Jack and everyone at Camp Jack. You shine Light even in the darkness... and have shared that Light with all.... What a great lesson you are teaching each and every one of us. I thank you for that as it is though you we glimpse God.

You are  Angels here on earth. I look into Jack's eyes (OK, only though photo's but...) and though them, I see his heritage come though... I see the eyes of God looking In, With and Through him. There is depth of knowledge of the ages in his eyes... a pool of infinatant souls joining in his Light.... His eye's shine the Wisdom and Grace of God...

Stay strong as you follow in the footsteps of those that have gone before. You are a child of God and, as with us all, in God's time... we are all called home. May your journey continue as you follow Gods Light to so many adventures you have yet to behold....
May God grant you His Healing power and Grace, may He comfort you in times of darkness and may His Glory Shine upon you and all at camp Jack and grant you His Peace and Understanding.

May the Blessings and the Promise of Easter Be with you always.

Look into the eyes of a child
and see the Light of God.

Love and Light,
Nina P

What happens when beauty bloggers meet?

I was fortunate enough to be able to meet Celeste of Becoming Beautiful and Stacey of Pop! Makeup on Saturday and boy was it fun! They were so very beautiful and lovely in person and we definitely hit it off really well and I know there will be plenty more opportunities in the future for us all to meet up again and also for more Adelaide beauty (or even just all-rounder bloggers too I'm sure) bloggers to meet up so keep in touch and lets create an Adelaide community!

I won't go into details of our day but it involved lunch, lots of talking, a strategy at Priceline in order to secure a $50 gift bag filled with amazing products that we pooled out onto my lap (refer above photo) and squealed over - on a bench in the middle of a bustling Rundle Mall!

Also there was an epic journey to secure cupcakes (all proceeds went towards the flood relief - how amazing!) and the cupcakes were so spectacular - there was such an array, even gluten free ones! Celeste, Stacey and I only had one each and the rest you see above I actually gave to Scott (I'm sure he is hiding them under his bed away from his housemates, I would if I were him...) so you would have to ask him how they were but I hear the ones he is slowly demolishing have been good thus far (:

All in all it was such a wonderful meet up and I cannot wait to do it again! Goodies, good food, great company - what more is there to want? Thank you for taking the time to meet up ladies! ♥

The Road We Travel

This is the link to an amazing true story of Faith, Strength, Hope, Courage and Love. Holding on through a journey that would cripple many. Yet, through the tears, there is so much that comes through Love, so much that comes through Caring, We all have our journey, our road we travel....As humans we are prone to hang onto the why..... but as Souls we know that it is about the how... It is with that inner strength, wisdom, Faith, Grace, courage, Hope, Love, etc... that we follow our Guiding Light for however long it takes and through whatever hardships and joys..... We are all teachers, we are all student's..... we are ALL children of God.

.... If you want a glimpse of  God's eye's... Look into Jack's.... for All children favor their parents in some way or other...

His story is the inspiration for this post. 

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/campjack

THE ROAD WE TRAVEL

When feeling lost and afraid

Look up and you will find

Many angels around your every side

So many of every kind

They cannot interfere with life

they are only there to guide

Each journey lived  has to be traveled

No matter how hard the ride

As humans it's hard to understand

Why some roads are so rough

It doesn't seem fair that this is the way

That  life should be this tough

Yet each of us is a precious soul

with our own road  to ride

Things we must learn and also teach

To all those on this side

God has a plan for each of us

That's perfect in its own way

Though it may not seem fair to us

It is Guided every day

It is with Faith that we get through

One moment at a time

Each breath we take, a precious gift

God's Grace; a perfect rhyme

We are travelers here on this earth

part of the Master's plan

Some day we will all understand

Every child, woman and man

We walk our paths as best we can

While we're here on earth

The ultimate Goal  is to learn and live

As we travel to rebirth

There is no end to Life you see

It's only a transition

From one form to another

At least that's my position

So live each moment so it's full filled

Let God and Angels guide

For the road we travel  never truly ends

We just change how we ride

Written with Hope, Love and Light

by Nina Pauline Ploetz 4/2/2011

The Journey

The Journey

God gives us each a road to travel

A journey that's all our own

No one knows how longs the path

Or how many seeds are sown

One thing's for sure each step  we take

Is watched from Above.

Be it long or short in human time

Moments are guided by Love

We do not know the twists or  turns

Or the length of the road

But we do know God Light's the Way

Guiding each path that's sowed

When life seems hard or even cut short

Go to the depth of your soul

It's there you'll find Infinite answers

As God sets our individual goal

We are eternal Souls; Spirits if you will

With a temporal experience here

Be it a moment in time or a life full  filled

Our  existence is what's dear

 

Many Teachers we meet as our paths cross

And so,  many lessons to learn

A loved one's  journey is not ours to walk

Yet, they are  our concern

Remember the Light that guides your way

Shines with Strength and Love

When we feel pain of suffering and loss

Follow the Light, and look above

It is there you'll find comfort and hope

As the stars remind us you see

That each short journey here on earth

Is a gateway to Eternity.

God created each and every one of us

and it's Love and Light he sends

"So live each day as if it is your last

And learn as if it never ends..."

Written with Love and Light,

by Nina Pauline 2/20/11with edits 3/29/2011

Suki's fond memories of 2010

What a year 2010 has been! I personally found it to be one of the happier years of my life: I finally went off to pursue a degree after years of waiting after graduating from high school, I discovered a quaint city I fell in love with upon arrival, I have met and gotten close to some very wonderful people who will most certainly be life-long friends, and most importantly I have been fortunate enough to find in Scott a soul-mate and best friend.

Life could not have been more perfect this year even with its downs (the amount of times I have been ill this year has been considerably fewer than other years but the severity of each bout of flu has been terrible!) and I am so grateful that my beautiful parents have provided me with the opportunity to further my education and have been so very supportive and loving at all costs and at every hour I have needed them.

I have lost two very cherished pets: Jodhaa (Jodi), my barely a year old guinea pig earlier in the year and Pebbles, my fourteen-year old cat just this month. However Scott and I have our two adorable hermit crabs, Jackson and Trent, while my parents still have our two remaining cats, Sydney and Prince as well as our beloved still-nameless tortoise. Pets are beautiful additions to a family and I have benefited from all of mine in so many ways and 2010 has taught me to cherish them that much more.

2010 has taught me so much about myself and changed me in a lot of ways too. I was able to become a better person this year and most definitely a happier person for which I am most grateful for. Scott, my family and friends are an incredible support system in my life and they all are too amazing for words. It is them I thank for all the happiness and success I have gained this year.

Enough of me rambling away! I leave you with some photos of this year and a tale of each.

From the moment I arrived, fell in love with Adelaide and university and college life, 2010 has been amazing. I can only thank my parents for giving me this opportunity to study abroad and further my education and my life.

Life in Adelaide has been fun no matter what everyone has to say about the quaint, sometimes slow city. Trust me, after a 1am jaunt to Glenelg and getting a photo with a police jeep life is never unexciting unless you choose to be boring (:

The people I have memories with are ones I hope I know for life, because they are beautiful and like I did with Laura on the engineers pub crawl, there is always much fun to pursue and laughs to have.

Scott is the most amazing person in my life and probably the most important after my family. With him I have experienced so much and have yet to experience more with him. He is the one person I want to go through life with, he is my best friend as well as my boyfriend.

From wind farms...

...To caves (:

And not to forget, some very long car journeys together.

Our tradition is going to the zoos of SA and hopefully in the future we will be able to go to others.

My memories of this year show how much I have changed as a person - me stealing even a candle?! That was unheard of a mere few months prior to me moving to Adelaide!

I have kissed pandas...

...And gotten slushies from my boyfriend when I need them the most (:

I take myspace style photos unintentionally but love the people I take photos with.

My girlfriends are SO important to me...

...And we always get up to no good!

This year has been full of experiences...

And I cannot wait to go through it all over again with Lex as my partner in crime (:

I thank all the professionals I have gotten to work with this year and for the beautiful photos they have given me.

Let me know what your fond memories of this year have been!

In Between: As Usual, A Life Update (P.S. My 100th Post!)

Just a little filler, just whiling away my days

Oh readers, it feels as though every time I get a start on my blog something happens and I get so distracted with real life and neglect to post. I am so proud of the followers (you!) I have accumulated throughout this year and I am grateful my blog has been relatively constant since I decided to start blogging again. I definitely feel like I need to change up some of my posts and will be looking into a new post structure for the rest of this year and hopefully by 2011 I'll have The Suki Chronicles the way I want it to be.

So what has been going on in my world?

Since Pebbles passed away - exactly a week today - I have been trying to keep myself occupied and not mope. I have wonderful memories of Pebbles and she is the last part of my childhood having been in my life for 14 years. We rescued her from a drain in Singapore and from there we took her with us to Hong Kong along with our other cat Jessica and then from there to Sri Lanka - alas, without Jessica who passed away from a tumor in Hong Kong. Pebbles was the old crone in our family and everyday I think of her, missing her usual presence in her usual spots.

Mummy and I have caught up with my Aunt (Mummy's sister) and gone to see a play as well as a jewelry exhibition. The latter added a new lust to my wish list and that is green diamonds which are very, very rare and also extraordinarily expensive but decidedly my new future investment.

And along the lines of diamonds is one of my favorite advertisement tag lines: Mummy says if he cannot afford diamonds then he cannot afford me. So true! Something to consider, ladies.

My grandmother arrives tonight and will be staying here with us for a while. I leave for Adelaide in about eighteen days though and unfortunately due to certain circumstances I won't be attending summer school as planned but instead will be pursuing several job opportunities. I'm not sure where this all will take me but I'm hoping fervently that there will be a happy ending to all of this and 2011 will be a happy year for me.

So I leave you with two looks I forgot to post from last week. Not very exciting but I promise to try to come up with some outrageous looks come next week.

I hope you all are doing well!

Does anyone know what's up with bloggers refusal to rotate?! I'm going to find a way to override this in my next posts! Grrr...

P.S. How adorable is this?

Tis the Season for Love and Caring

 Tis The season for Love and Caring 

Tis The season for Love and Caring

And sending a gift or two

To share the Joy of Life around

For that is what we do

So light your candles and don your tree

Whatever your heart's content

Just celebrate this winter time

Compassion’s what is meant

To new beginnings and joyful ends

Reflecting on the past

Keep only what is good for you

And your life will last

Look to the heavens and follow the star

Peace comes from above

Then share the Light with those around

It leads you to such Love

Be thankful for what's given to you

Sometimes we may not know

What blessings hide within the things

That life to us bestow

So take this time of promises true

Listen and then live

Receive with humble  gratitude

And then go out and give

Be it snowflakes or sunshine you have

The season is complete

When we spread God's Light around

With Love to all we greet

For in the season of peasants and kings

Gifts from different hearts

Are given with such Joy and Peace

As Love to all imparts

May your life be filled with Amazing Grace

As only God can do

Many Blessings be to you and yours

Is my wish for you

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Kwanza...

 Happy whatever you celebrate this time of year...

And a Very Blessed and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

written with Love and Light, Nina Pauline Ploetz 12/14/10

In Between: LOTD And Life Update

Just a little filler, just whiling away my days

I've been a little lax with the posts because honestly life these days leaves me unmotivated and exhausted. My cat, Pebbles, is getting weaker daily and has now come to a point where our vets are starting to say, 'She's not doing so good', and that is the hardest thing to hear. I'm dreading the day when they suggest that we put her down as so she's not suffering; it has been over a week since she has eaten and since last Tuesday she has been surviving off saline, glucose and protein drips twice a day.

If I suddenly disappear, it's because I'm focusing on my main priority: family.

Here's my look of the day for today. Darling Girl Cosmetics always cheer me up because they are such feminine and beautiful colors and the owner of DGC, Susan, is an absolute sweetheart.

I know my eyebrows need maintaining and my skin could do with more hydrating and my hair could be cleaner and my facial expressions could be happier but you know what? I'm not going to apologize for any of that and instead I'm just going to point my flaws out to you, shrug and ask so what do you care? (:

I used Frolic and Plunder and loved how they worked well together. Definitely made me happy as it's a subtle daily look and yet purple is involved but not overbearingly so. Before I felt restricted to only mixing purple and black together...well, black and every color really but thanks to the blogging world and learning more about makeup I'm more open to trying different colors together without playing it safe.

Being home in Sri Lanka this time around is surprisingly relaxing and I'm loving being at home for the holidays. I'm grateful for the time with my parents and of course my adorable critters...

I haven't mentioned this before but we actually have a tortoise! When we first moved into our house two years ago our gardener discovered a tortoise outside our gate with a broken shell. We took her to the vets and got her shell fixed up (that yellow, globby patch on her shell) and adopted her. Much to my surprise she has grown quite a bit since I last saw her and is still as frantic and solitary as ever!

Another surprise: I expected to arrive in Sri Lanka and face over a month of sunshine, humid days and blaring heat but instead it rains daily and we are pretty much flooded daily too! Ironically enough, back in Adelaide there has been torrential rains as well resulting in flooding. Could this be Earth giving us a hint?

I had a lot more posts that I had planned but I really have no motivation to do them unfortunately, stressing out about Pebbles' condition and my university career is just taking its toll on me. Hopefully soon I'll get some posts done. Until then I hope everyone is doing okay.