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    <title>Gaia: 50+stars*~Half a century &amp; more on earth - Plateaus, valleys and peaks</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:18:27 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Gaia: 50+stars*~Half a century &amp; more on earth - Plateaus, valleys and peaks</description>
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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-496640</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:18:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#496640</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Albert, you have done it again!&amp;nbsp; Such an appropriate reminder of the essence and beauty of this season!&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold"&gt;Transformation &lt;/span&gt;is the key!!!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love it all and especially this:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold"&gt; &amp;quot;She has nothing but elegance, exactitude, and purity to teach in her own cool way. And what is this one thing which never leaves? It is Love. The question is: can we bow deep enough, and allow the universe to cut away the garbage enough for us to experience this as a true reality?&#8221;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much Love,&lt;br /&gt;Starseed &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://inlink2009.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>inlink2009</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-496465</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#496465</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Dear Starseed,&lt;em&gt;so it does get better and better!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Your communication skills are excellent. I was touched by your remarks.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Yes, l&lt;/span&gt;ife has gotten better and better for me, every since my bigger than life calling, when I found a cause bigger than my own. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;It&#8217;s good that we have the Gaia community to express ourselves.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Just look what wishing our friends here a happy birthday does for us! Keep up your good work.&amp;nbsp; Joe&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://StarChild77.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Asteri</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495929</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495929</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      WOW this was quite beautiful Amy!!! Thanks Meenakshi for sharing (()) &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Meenakshi.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator> Meenakshi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495922</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:48:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495922</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://goddess2day.gaia.com"&gt;Goddess2day&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; made a lovely video for Starseed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cc4Hzmjank" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cc4Hzmjank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[posted with permission] &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://voyager.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Albert </dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495756</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495756</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      I want to dedicate some thoughts about the magic of fall, dear Starseed. Its from enjoyvibrantliving.com and it might conect us for this season and special months we born in together:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;quot;After the openness of summer and the harvest of late summer in comes the cutting frost and the stark reality of autumn. The autumn energy leaves little room for what no longer serves and she creates fresh gusts of inspiration for those who can stand upright in her presence. The samurai sword comes to mind when thinking of autumn. The frost cuts through the land stripping away all the exterior beauty of summer and moving us back to our core, our essence. &lt;br /&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Autumn is less understood in our culture at large, which gives most attention to the endless growth of spring and the sexy openness of summer. But in her relentless commitment to cutting away old baggage she creates healthy soil for the next coming spring. Many of us are called to cut through layers of discomfort and stagnancy to find a fresh new perspective.&amp;nbsp; Many of us have mistaken this experience of shaving off the old for depression. It is not depression; it is a commitment to the essential nature of life by the Divine herself. We can fight it and label it or we can ride its purifying wave. This season is calling us inward to explore what is essential and what is not. It compels us to cut away all things which are not in alignment with our essential nature. Sometimes this can hurt, but it is for the overall growth of the tree. Sometimes we experience grief, the emotion of autumn, when engaging in this letting go process. The transitory beauty of the trees fades into a dying phase. The lush green plants turn brown and wilts. This grieving process puts us in touch with a cosmic state of awe for the cyclic nature of things. Things come and things go, but one thing never goes. Only internal cultivation and true humility can reveal the mystery of this one thing which never leaves us. In the quest for meeting this one essential thing we are invited to face death. We are invited to face the transient nature of our bodies, and the transient nature of our minds. We are propelled into this process so that we may know the intimate nature of this one thing which never goes. &lt;br /&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Can we muster the internal furnace needed to expand towards our pores, assert our being as an upright mammal, and face the truth of who we really are within? Can we stand upright while all the unneeded attachments of our being are cut away? We can start to see why this season&amp;#39;s virtues are often hidden from popular culture. The nature of this season asks us to face the darkness of our ego and the beautiful essence of who we truly are. We can no longer rely on the frills and external joys of summer. We have to face a deeper and more inner location to survive the winter which is to come. It is autumn which prepares us for this deeper exploration in the months to come. &lt;br /&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Stay warm. Stand upright, and allow the essential nature of your being to assert itself. Try not to resist the natural downward turn of the seasonal energy. She has nothing but elegance, exactitude, and purity to teach in her own cool way. And what is this one thing which never leaves? It is Love. The question is: can we bow deep enough, and allow the universe to cut away the garbage enough for us to experience this as a true reality?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Towards a mighty spring and re-birth at the end of this unevitable cycle!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Albert &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://mumsthoughts.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>mum's  the word</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495673</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495673</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Happy Happy Birthday, dear one.&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you lots of heath, happiness, and prosperity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace and Love be with you,&lt;br /&gt;Rita &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://StarChild77.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Asteri</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495633</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495633</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Morning everyone :) Had too much champagne and cake, this party was great and Picard was soooo funny (()) Have a wonderful new year Starseed full of Disclosures!!&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;L &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495527</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495527</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      LOL!!!&amp;nbsp; LOL!!! I am laughing so hard!&amp;nbsp; I just posted a message on your grapevine and did not realize this was the &amp;quot;friend&amp;quot; to whom you referred!!!&amp;nbsp; ABSOLUTELY!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is awesome, Asteri, you know I LOVE MY GALACTIC FAMILY - which includes those here, above the earth and in the earth!!!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AWESOME!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for the champagne, BTW!!! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://StarChild77.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Asteri</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495522</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495522</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      And look &lt;a href="http://www.wineintro.com/movies/nemesis/picard.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;who&lt;/a&gt; came with champagne... Surpriseeeeeee from Enterprise :))) Wonderful party here! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://StarChild77.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Asteri</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495518</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495518</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Agreed 100% Hugs back (()) &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495514</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495514</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Oh, Asteri, you &lt;span style="font-weight: bold"&gt;KNOW &lt;/span&gt;that &lt;span style="font-weight: bold"&gt;Full Disclosure is IMMINENT &lt;/span&gt;when Will and I post pics!!! LOL!!!&amp;nbsp; That IS the &amp;quot;bottom line&amp;quot;!!!&amp;nbsp; LOL!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for recognizing that fact!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hugs,&lt;br /&gt;Starseed &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://StarChild77.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Asteri</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495511</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495511</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      OMG this is already a Disclosure Party :)) Hugs Big Brother, here you are... Have fun StarSeed... Is your BIRTHDAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love, your SiStar (()) &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495509</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:33:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495509</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Meenakshi, I know is that is so cool that Will gave us a visual!!!&amp;nbsp; And I FORGOT that Raincrow had that pic from her visit with me last summer!!!&amp;nbsp; LOL!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is just sooooo cool!!!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meenakshi, you throw some GREAT parties!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My &amp;quot;inner child&amp;quot; thanks you for such a great way to play and celebrate! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495505</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495505</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      LOL!!!&amp;nbsp; Denina, I forgot you had that pic!!!&amp;nbsp; OMG!!!&amp;nbsp; What can I say?&amp;nbsp; The camera does not lie!!!&amp;nbsp; (Beware who you let photograph you-it could end up on Gaia...LOL!!!) Thanks for stopping by to celebrate my birthday and for being such a cool SiSta!!!&amp;nbsp; And I almost did fly to the moon tonight!?! So, there you have it!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Hugs &amp;amp; Love to you! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Meenakshi.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator> Meenakshi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495490</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:40:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495490</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Wow! Is that really you Will? And RAinCrow with Starseed? This thread is just getting more and more precious! Starseed, what&amp;#39;s the secret of yr magic? &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://thecrystalkeeper.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>RainCrow</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495485</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495485</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Happy Happy Birthday my Precious friend and Sista. Fine Wine just doesn&amp;#39;t cover it! I love you with all my heart and celebrate this significant day with and for you. Fly you to the MOON! LOL!&lt;br /&gt;Hugs Galore!!!!!!! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495471</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:19:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495471</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Sandi, yes indeed!&amp;nbsp; Yes, indeed!!!&amp;nbsp; I just keeps getting better and better!&amp;nbsp; Thanks for the birthday greetings and for celebrating with me! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495469</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495469</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      WILL!!!&amp;nbsp; There you are!&amp;nbsp; Oh, I am sooooo glad that you came to the party!&amp;nbsp; And THANKS for the pic!&amp;nbsp; You know that I love you and have enjoyed so much getting to know you!!!&amp;nbsp; I have already been out tonight watching that gorgeous full moon in Taurus rise over the horizon and it is huge!&amp;nbsp; The skies here were the clearest that they have been in months and I am definitely watching the skies and expect to see my Star Friends appear!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, you are my forever brother and I appreciate you soooo much!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love n Hugs &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495467</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495467</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Thank you so much inlink for these birthday greetings and for being here! &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Celebrating Starseed's birthday-Nov 2</title>
      <author>http://Starseed.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Starseed</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-495465</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/50_stars/conversations/view/495062#495465</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Oh, Joyous Mary!&amp;nbsp; I hear you and thank you so much for your blessings!&amp;nbsp; I am floating and it is sooooo much fun!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I do not mind telling my age (I celebrate the fact that I have survived!)&amp;nbsp; I am 57 today and feel as if I should be about 30!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was a very rough ride uphill until I was 50 and then I finally got it and strapped that surf board to my ankle and started riding the tide and floating when the tide was out so here I am...CELEBRATING LIFE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for your wisdom! &lt;/p&gt;

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