AMBER ON LINE

STOCK MARKET PROTEST

2011-10-03T17:42:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

According to Doctor David Viscott the primary reason for all suicide is "I am not perfect, therefore I do not have a right to exist." I think this message is rampant in the world today. I do believe everyone has a right to choose their own destiny. But also must be responsible for what the choices may require ... read SIDDHARTHA BY HERMAN HESSE...the search for meaning and purpose.

So should everyone justify their existence by working a mainstream job, get married, have two or more kids go to Church on Sundays and live in the burbs and only vote for TEA PARTY CANDIDATES. What about the creative, the artistic, the dreamer, the philosopher, the truth seeker, the prayer giver?

There is perfection in all choices of lifestyles and all choices have the right to exist, the right to love and be loved, the right to express, the right to choose their own destiny, and the right to the pleasures and beauty of life. Balance people, balance!

What do you think...write to me amber@ambersilverstar.com

Words, images, art, photography, editorials, and reviews are all copyright 2011 by Amber Silverstar. Intellectual Property Rights including any type of electronic transmission, derivatives, and/or interpretations are the sole reserved rights of Amber Silverstar.

SNOWBIRDS GOING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER

2011-09-16T09:37:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

For many across the United States, "going south for the winter" are plans creeping each day into and onto calendars and organizers. Or people "Snowbirds" begin their trek to warmer, western states like California, Arizona and New Mexico. But since I am already in Southern California, I will not be a "Snowbird".

However autumn and winter are on their way and I can tell by cooler nights and shorter days it is a wonderful season for adventure. This is a great time for locals like myself to go to amusement parks, places like Lego Land, Sea World, Disneyland, Universal Studios. September and October offer perfect opportunities to enjoy the Southern California "fun in the sun but not necessarily on the beach" lifestyles.

So I am packing up our backpacks for day trips a.s.a.p and choosing one of the many "cool" places to go to each weekend for the next two months. Taking the camera too. Great time for some photo shoots. I LOVE MY LIFE!

Let me know what you think. To share write amber@ambersilverstar.com

QUESTIONS WITH BRIGHT PEACE DOVE.

2011-09-10T10:50:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Peace Dove reminds everyone to "use words of love" and "save the world". Bright blue earth marble with white dove holding the branch of peace in her mouth gives a positive and much needed message.

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DEAR FRIENDS,

Sending everyone blessings as we reflect on real meanings in the tragedy, loss, and devastation coming from all the confusion of 9/11. What are your thoughts? What changes have happened within you since 9/11? How are you still connected to this event? Do you plan to go to the sight either now or in the near future? How would you change any of the choices being made by governments as a response to terrorism? Is there anyone whom you think is doing something wonderful and positive to help spread love and peace as a response to the hostility and fear? Do you feel a sadness for the people directly impacted by this historic event. If you would like to share please write amber@ambersilverstar.com.

SEEING JANE FONDA

2011-08-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

We recently heard the major celebrity Jane Fonda speak at a book store in the Los Angeles area. I had seen and heard her speak before several years ago. Both time she really impresses me as being a very genuine person as well as a talented writer. I bought her new book PRIME TIME and it too is impressive.

In PRIME TIME as well as in her speaking, Ms. Fonda clearly makes her point about how people at any age can truly choose to be totally involved in their life as it unfolds.

I did not realize until I heard her speaking about herself and her book that she has had critical medical issues with hip, knee, eyesight and even cancer. She also lost her mother to suicide at the age of twelve which she blamed herself for even as she grew older. She went through several intense marriages and relationships and even to this day is still hated by groups because of her political expressions during the Viet Nam War. Her career has had it's blazing and baffling moments and she has been criticized and made fun of for her exercise video creations.

This is a complex vision of female power pretty hard to understand except when you consider her enormous talent as an actress, her lasting and classic beauty, and her charismatic ability to speak to a room of hundreds of people as though she is speaking only to you. I like Jane Fonda and I like her new book. She has learned how to live the good life and even better how to share it.

If you too have seen her or read her book or have thoughts about her work, write to me and let me know what you think. amber@ambersilverstar.com.

Please come follow me on Twitter @angelwriternow and join me on Facebook @ambersivlerstar or @destinybrightlifestyles.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar

LITTLE GIRL LOST

2011-07-06T13:25:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

What is enough?

When people are personally involved in sexual abuse, or children are being murdered, or truths are being hidden, is it enough to say,"This is behind us and Karma will take care of things?"

Karma took care of Hitler ... but six million people died ... I know there is a better way. All of us caring & staying involved even when the "drama" is over is everyone's business of life and loving.

I think we need to continue asking, why did this little two year old girl end up lost and dead? And what kind of environment did this mother come from that she willing became a part of all the tragic events? How long had she been the little girl lost and dead?

Where is the real truth, who knows it and who is responsible. We have an explanation but we should never excuse whatever acts led to to the death of even one child. Justice never comes from lies. Neither does forgiveness.

What do you think?

Write to me - amber@ambersilverstar.com

Love, light, and protection
Amber Silverstar

GRIEVING CHILDREN

2011-05-20T11:13:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

All over the world today are the heartaches of grieving children experiencing extreme loss. Their losses are graphic, painful and lasting. Some have lost parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, friends, pets, extended family members. Some have lost homes, schools, libraries, favorite hang-outs, pools for swimming and gyms for sports, plus playgrounds, music and instruments, toys, dolls, computers, video games, movie theaters, museums, biking, hiking and skiing, safe waterways and highways, birthday parties, graduations, dancing, and even jobs.

Mostly because of floods, fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other earth/nature disasters and some "people made"... oil spills, explosions, bombings, war, shootings, economics, broken homes, abusive parents - children everywhere are trying to cope everyday with losses beyond their control. For them psychologically, emotionally, physically, spiritually, creatively - all these losses represent the death of their dreams as children. Their lives have been literally "put on hold." Their grief, I am sure, nearly untouchable.

Grieving children need special care, special reaching-out, special information for them to "go on." The saying, "Children are resilient. They can recover. Children are strong, they will get over it." For the most part, I do not think this statement is true. Illness, post traumatic stress syndrome, suicide, drug and alcohol addictions, behavioral extremes, all prove differently. We adults must get involved in learning, teaching, and sharing skills for children to go beyond grieving and into living again.

Find a tool, a talent, a skill that you have and find a way to share your knowledge to change this world of childhood grief. So many organizations are available and will use your time, energy and money to bring light to the darkness of grieving. Churches and spiritual centers everywhere, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the United Nations Children's Fund, and even celebrities and their charities will "hook you up" and make an "earth angel" out of you giving services where so desperately needed. And if you can not find an outlet for your particular type of giving, than start your own.

I am going to do more on this latter, soon, in another blog.
What do you think? Please write to me: amber@ambersilvertar.com

Love, light and protection,
Amber

BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY

2011-04-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY

pictures and poetry for you spirit

Now available on Amazon.com ... a coffee table book you can love and enjoy. BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY also comes in a special edition hard cover and now in Ebook format you can download @http://www.lulu.com/ambersilverstar11. Author and Poet Amber Silverstar says: "This is book one in the DESTINY BRIGHT LIFESTYLE SERIES which includes a journal, greeting cards, framed art, fashion, gifts; all featuring the exotic and beautiful white hibiscus. These additional products are available @http://www.cafepress.com/brightnature ... a newsletter is free by signing up on the sidebar.

You Tube features the BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY photography in a 3 minute video called

THE BUTTERFLY MESSENGER OF TRANSFORMATION.

Instructions for how to use the video as an energizing tool for transformation is included in the information appearing below the video. To complete Part One of this series is a book of poetry in hard cover called Bright Mystic Moments and two very popular gift books of affirmations called Bright Affirmations and Love Affirmations. All can be purchased and previewed @lulu.com/ambersilverstar11.

Lots of up to date information, links, events and special happenings so please come follow me on Facebook @ambersilverstar and on Twitter @angelwriternow. Let me know what you think, I love hearing from you. Write to me with your comments amber@ambersilverstar.com

Amber Silverstar

I LOVE MY LIFE

2011-03-31T09:43:00.000-07:00

HOT PINK HEART WITH POSITIVE MESSAGE "I LOVE MY LIFE." BY DESIGNER AMBER SILVERSTAR. AMBER SAYS, "GIVE YOURSELF THE DESTINY TO LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH POWER, PASSION AND PERMISSION. YOUR PATHWAY OF GREATEST JOY, FOLLOW IT.

Heart healthy image including the balance of mind, body, heart, spirit, and soul now appearing on wonderful products for you, your home, your office, your family and friends, your interest and your causes. DESTINY BRIGHT DESIGNS BY AMBER SILVERSTAR supporting the DESTINY BRIGHT LIFESTYLE of living a "mystical life in a mainstream world." http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar.

I created this design to spread light, love and joy throughout the world. I truly believe this is the life purpose of every human being. To be of service, to be creative, to be loving and to share it all each and every day. For a free DESTINY BRIGHT CONSULTATION, you can email me direct amber@ambersilverstar.com.

Love and light,

Amber Silverstar

The above text, titles, images are a copyright, trademark, and intellectual property rights of Amber Silverstar 2011. All rights reserved including in whole, in part, and in any derivation. Permission for reproduction granted only in writing by Amber Silverstar.

FOUR TOOLS FOR POWERFUL CHANGES

2011-01-30T10:26:00.000-08:00

Hello Dear Friends,

With news of clashes and turmoils in different countries through out the world, it is easy to think you are powerless in being able to bring any real change in such areas of unrest. But in reality you are each as individuals very powerful beings because you have the ability to immediately do four things.

1) Ask for a spiritual connection to the Archangels of Spirit Power.

2) Choose to speak, think, and feel love for the world around you.

3) Send out a broadcast of prayers, blessings and visions of creative change.

4) Affirm with affirmations of love, peace and joy ... happiness, health and prosperity for all.

The above is the bases for all spiritual teachings.

Start today!

Let me know what you think. amber@ambersilverstar

Love, laughter, and light,

Amber Silverstar

RAIN, RAIN, RAIN

2010-12-22T15:23:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

It is so wet here. Nearly six days and nights now and still it rains. Both places we felt destined to visit for the Holidays included Laguna Beach and San Juan Capistrano ... both are now closed off with floods, mud slides, and evacuations. For now, we are putting our plans on hold. At least we are OK in a safe area. Except large trees all around us are being uprooted by a water soaked soil and then the trees are falling into power lines and cutting off power. If the power does go off ... we are well stocked with candles, food, and necessary personal care items. So I am praying for the rains to quit. I will write again tomorrow.

Lots of love and light to everyone,
Amber Silverstar

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MOVIE REVIEW: LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS

2010-10-04T15:18:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

If you are looking for a movie to get away from the stresses of life and take the kids to see, look for something else besides LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS. Directed by Zack Snyder with stars Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, Joel Edgerton, this movie is about Soren, a young barn owl, who is kidnapped by other owls of St. Aggie's and forced into being brainwashed into becoming soldiers.

I think it is us, the "public" who is being brainedwashed into believing if a movie is being advertised for the "whole family" and it is animated and 3D, then this is going to be entertainment for all children and even the child at heart.

Except for a few brief moments this movie is totally violent and dark. It would be like seeing STAR WARS with Darth Vader in your face every minute. Three quarters through this movie (thinking maybe it would get better) I walked out. If a movie rating is PG, read the reviews first and take notice.

Guard your child's own spirit and imagination and spare them from this once again Hollywood presentation where beating up, killing, striking, enslaving, betraying and using brute force is the only way to resolve the eternal struggle between good and evil.

Take your child to the park, the beach, the library, the museum, miniature golf, bike riding, boating, fishing, etc./etc and show your family you cherish their souls and spirits plus their minds and bodies. Violence is not about entertaining, it is about destruction, fear, anger, rage, pain and hopelessness.

Be creative. Help your family to develop interesting, adventurous, exciting, life giving and joyful experiences for those moments of pleasure and entertainment to restore, relax, and renew the wonderful cycles of living.

I know next time I will be more discerning.

What do you think?

Write to me amber@ambersilverstar.com

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar

URBAN HISTORY - 9/11 THE POEM

2010-09-10T14:36:00.000-07:00

THE DAY OF NO RETURN

After acts of terror
after scenes of horror
after mounds of steel
tombs of incinerated bodies
after reflections of betrayal
misplaced energies
powers of darkened emotions
what will happen now
perhaps choices to explore
perhaps possibilities of understanding
perhaps through tears of disbelief
where foundations are not destroyed
people with heads held high
a searching for spiritual comfort
yes, time above all considerations
a time for mercy with justice
oh great spirit of divine inspiration
beloved giver of beauty and life
send beings of light and protection
to peal back veils of confusion
empower them to surround fearful minds
with wings of clarity and strength
a prayer for all to bring back
balance of mind, body, heart
eternally now a balance to all souls
answering each mournful question
with new beginnings and loving resolutions
with respect, compassion and love.

Amber Marie Silverstar
2010

Digital Art Image called Urban History by Amber Silverstar copyright 2010 all rights reserved including electronics, hard copy and derivations. Permission to reproduce contact amber@ambersilverstar.com.

URBAN HISTORY - 9/11

2010-09-07T15:32:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

On this Friday, September 11, 2010 we have a tragic date of a tragic reminder of desperate acts by desperate people to destroy lives beyond anything, anyone could have imagined.

Nine years ago I got a phone call from my husband from his workplace which at the time was located near the Los Angeles LAX airport. He called to tell me New York and THE WORLD TRADE CENTER had been attacked. He said I should turn on the television right away. LAX and the areas surrounding where he worked was closed off. No one could go out or come in - word was LAX along with DISNEYLAND and the San Pedro/Los Angeles Harbor were on the attack list.

My husband did not come home for hours ... we lived only a short distance away in the beach towns. Along the ocean in the South Bay, there is only one way in and out - the Pacific Coast Highway, when something goes wrong, you pretty much have to stay put and pray for the best.

As I waited for him to come home, I watched more attacks continue, the Twin Towers fall down,
absolute mayhem and terror. There just seemed to be no end to the images of horror on the screen. Even though the Pentagon had been exploded by more hijacked jets, very little news came from the government. The only word of any kind came from the news broadcasters. My husband and I prayed endlessly for answers only to be filled with more questions.

Like the day President Kennedy was shot, it was as if the whole world stood still and in the silence a distant desire could be heard for both revenge and peace coming from the mind and the heart.

Where were you that day, that moment, that hour when history you may want to forget made a mark forever to be remembered.

Let me know what you think?

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar
amber@ambersilverstar.com

SUMMER REVIEW - AUTUMN BEGINNINGS

2010-09-01T13:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome To Starworld 22

From the Editor:
Hi, I am Amber Silverstar, welcome to starworld22
"Living a mystical life in a mainstream world."

In this edition, we bring notice that we are now entering those moments when the crisp air tells us cycles are changing again. Changes from Autumn bring messages from the stars including the signs Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Mercury is also in retrograde now until September 21, 2010.

Vacations are ending, schools are back in session and talks of election fill the air waves. New T.V. shows are launched and Holiday Seasons are already in the backs of our minds.
Do we want to say "good bye" to summer adventures, getaways, and parties. "No way." and yet we also know the sweet and enchanting memories we can have in Autumn.
My loves are homecoming football games, raking colorful leaves, pulling out layers of clothing for chilly days, carving pumpkins and greeting ghosts. Autumn skies begin filling with winter constellations watching over earth changes with celebrations of hopeful, rich harvest and the ground preparing for sleep and hibernation.

In this autumn mood, we offer words from Patricia Arlene with comments about the astrological sign Virgo.

We are also welcoming a new writer and her name is Toni Johnson. Tony Johnson will have one section devoted to BRIGHT HOPE where she will help us understand the emotional connections to our mental, physical, and spiritual well being. Ms. Johnson is an acclaimed author, Reiki Master, and bio-feedback consultant.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR MORE COSMIC INFORMATION

ON STARWORL22 FEATURING COSMIC COUSINS

PATRICIA ARLENE AND AMBER SILVERSTAR

Love, light and laughter,

Amber Silverstar

LOVE AFFIRMATIONS THE 22 DAY CHALLENGE

2010-08-31T16:32:00.000-07:00

Continuing today, I am posting a new love affirmation.

The challenge is to say the affirmation for 22 days

and see how your life will change.

You can let me know what those changes are.

So get ready, start affirming.

I LOVE MY BODY.

Being well, healthy, energetic and happy

comes from the inner voice which says,

"I love my body."

Pain and disease is the withholding of love from ourselves

or from someone else ... or from both.

See if you can restore love to your body,

to yourself, to everyone.

Then watch the difference this makes

in living a whole and balanced life.

For just one day, say the I LOVE MY BODY affirmation as often as you like

and then send the energy of love out into the world. Watch what happens!

Let me know what you experience?

Light, love and laughter,

Amber Silverstar

The above affirmation and words are from the book by Amber Silverstar called LOVE AFFIRMATIONS.

Image BRIGHT BUTTERFLIES IN BAMBOO FOREST is an original photograph by Steven Olson appearing in the BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY book on amazon.com. Copyright 2010, all rights reserved. For more information contact amber@ambersilverstar.com

THE TRAGEDY OF SUICIDE

2010-08-11T10:19:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

When I woke up this morning I had this complete poem on my mind. A recent death of a loved one happened when her husband shot her then shot himself. Because I am known as a spiritual intuitive and a "ghost whisperer" I am inclined to believe the poem came from this loved one who is still reaching out for resolution with the man who killed her and then committed suicide.

So I thought I would share this poem with you. I once learned from Dr. David Viscott, a famous celebrity psychologist, that all suicide and perhaps murder comes from the message given to the child that they have no right to exist because they are not perfect. Then they spend their lives trying to prove they are perfect. Of course when this proves impossible they begin to live an inner life of terror, darkness, and confusion. This self-defeating message is a terrible illusion which they decide can only end in death; their own and sometimes the death of others.

Here is the poem which I call

THE GUARDIAN

I tried to be your angel
to save you from walls of hell.
You said "no, no, no,"
You knew the place too well.

I tried to be your angel
To give you love each day.
You said "no" and "no" again

Telling me, "Please just go away."

I tried to be your angel

Giving you happiness evermore.
You said you hated me
And pushed me out the door.

I tried to be your angel
To share lights of a warming Sun.
You cried "no" in all your pain
Choosing a cold darkness with your hidden gun.

I tried to be your angel
Though now you are truly gone.
My only hope of reaching you
Is through my tearful song.

AMS
2010

Angel Cloud Of Sorrow
by Steven Olson Copyright 2010
Los Angeles, California

If you need to talk or share please email amber@ambersilverstar.com

CREATIVE UP-DATE FOR DESTINY BRIGHT LIFESTYLES

2010-07-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

Staying home mostly this weekend. We may go to the Laguna Beach Sawdust Art Festival. Pretty hot here though. Thunderstorms and brush fires to the east of us. California is always a changing scene; almost moment to moment.

I am taking advantage of being home and doing lots of creative writing, designing, publishing, and planning for the fall and winter season. New calendars for 2011 will be out soon on Lulu. So I will post them as they become available.
Meanwhile, you are invited to follow on Twitter
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Shop with me ...
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Become a Facebook Friend
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*****Special summer event. Send me your email and I will
enter you for a $50.00 gift certificate at Cafepress. Drawing
to be first of September. Use the code word celebrate.

Purchase book BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY ON AMAZON.COM by Amber Silverstar as the perfect gift for summer birthdays.

http://www.brightnatureofbeauty.com/

Love to hear from you! Tell me what's on your mind these days

and what is in your heart.

"Keep your Destiny Bright, use words of love."
Joy and happiness,
Amber

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AMBER ANGEL MINISTRIES

2010-06-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

I just wanted to make a little announcement to everyone that I am now an official minister as Reverend Amber Silverstar. This makes me legal so I can do house blessings, weddings, wellness visits, and address any other spiritual concerns. But mostly I can start a non-profit called Amber Angel Ministries and look for a place to begin the Destiny Bright Center For Joy.

The main reason for AMBER ANGEL MINISTRIES will be to raise money as a non-profit to distribute around the world our pocket sized gift books called LOVE AFFIRMATIONS. We also are looking forward to creating a spiritual place called Destiny Bright Center For Joy which will be all inclusive of race, creed, color, sexual orientations, belief systems and life partner commitments.

The center will be a place for celebrations, consultations, creativity, and media services. The Destiny Bright Center For Joy will continue to support and promote the Destiny Bright Lifestyle mission to spread "light, love, and joy throughout the Universe living a mystical life in a mainstream world."

Let me know what you think. amber@ambersilverstar.com

Lots more on this new development as our new adventure unfolds.

Light and Love,

Amber Silverstar
http://www.lulu.com/ambersilvertar11
LOVE AFFIRMATIONS

Follow me on Twitter as angel writer now; on Facebook as Amber Silverstar; on Zazzle as fierywordbeing; on Amazon.com as Amber Silverstar. See you on the Internet!

THE POET PRINCE

2010-06-14T16:55:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

Going to see and hear Kathleen Mc Gowan, accomplished author of THE POET PRINCE - publisher, Simon and Schuster. Tonight at Vroman's Book Store.

Really can't do a review yet because I have yet to read it, but I am looking forward to learning more.

I did go see Shrek Forever After and I really liked it. Go see it, if you have not already. It is well written, full of laughs, and the animation well done. I actually liked it a lot better than the other ones. It has an unusual twist which I thought most adults and kids could relate to. Meaning - how it feels to think you are stuck in a life you are not sure you want.

Come follow me on Twitter as angelwriternow.

Love and light,
Amber

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DESTINY BRIGHT DESIGNS

2010-06-08T18:51:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

We are celebrating this month our five years of Destiny Bright Designs featuring Amber Silverstar Creations.

http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar

Go look at the store front above and see how much we have grown.

I would like to say a word about POD (print on demand). I know this form of placing creativity on products to sell has critics. Some would say this is just an ego trip and Cafepress makes most of their money on the designers themselves paying for premium stores and ordering their own designs. This may or may not be true.

I find most of the store fronts are created by some very talented artist and have the look of being quite professional. Plus many of the store fronts are connected to various popular celebrities, movies, TV shows, political, and charitable causes. Cafepress is hugely successful and it is great to be connected to this success.

While creating the store fronts at Cafepress, a few times as the administration made policy changes about the market place and pricing, I struggled if I should stay on, keep designing and continue selling. But the truth is, I love what I do and so I keep on doing it. Now I am very pleased with the way the store fronts are looking and how Cafepress has improved the process, the products, and the design capabilities. Designs now match our books which are currently being published and available on line. We are in all the top search engines and highly visible through out the social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Lulu, and Zazzle

The achievements I am most happy with are how many jobs our store fronts create, how we have been able to connect the designs to various special charities, and how many organic products we now offer. I am hoping for another successful five years.

To celebrate our five years, I have created five new specialty stores with several new and trendy designs. Available only through direct access. You are invited to visit:

http://www.cafepress.com/ambergoesgreen

http://www.cafepress.com/brightnatureofbeauty

http://www.cafepress.com/destinybright

http://www.cafepress.com/starworld22

http://www.cafepress.com/ambergoesgreen

Let me know what you think? amber@ambersilverstar.com

Love and light,

Amber

Profiles - Making your profile easier to find

2010-05-10T17:58:00.000-07:00

Profiles - Making your profile easier to find

I LOVE MY LIFE

2010-04-29T07:28:00.000-07:00

I LOVE MY LIFE

Loving life gives you

the power to live in the moment

with faith, courage, and adventure.

Loving life gives you

the passion to be

intuitive, insightful and inspirational.

Loving life gives you

the permission to create

with independence, confidence and joy.

Loving life is freely experiencing

the power, passion and permission

to share all the love, all the time, with everyone.

AMS

Notes from Amber: the above poem is based on affirmations found in my book

LOVE AFFIRMATIONS published by Lulu and available on http//:www.lulu.com/ambersilverstar11.

Pillow with art by Amber Silverstar called

"LIFE FREE BUTTERFLY"

available on http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar

THE MEANING OF YOU - A POEM A DAY FOR APRIL BY AMBER SILVERSTAR

2010-04-23T10:41:00.000-07:00

THE MEANING OF YOU

Today I have done

what needs to be done

Tomorrow I will do all

that I need to do

When life is nearly over

when pale moon

replaces evening Sun

I will know

as I leaf through memories

of love's tenderness

The meaning of you ...

the meaning of always and forever

the meaning of you.

AMS

Poem taken from the book BRIGHT NATURE OF BREAUTY by Amber Silverstar
available on http://www.amazon.com - http://www.lulu.com/ambersilverstar11
http://www.ambersilverstarbooks.com contact amber@ambersilverstar.com

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BEAUTY ONLY FOR EARTH DAY BY AMBER SILVERSTAR

2010-04-22T09:03:00.000-07:00

Notes from Amber: The above poem is taken from an interpretation of a very old song from the Native American Tribe The Navajo which I first heard at an earth celebration. The poem also appears published in a book called BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY. I wish you all the blessings of abundance on this the 40Th. anniversary of EARTH DAY. Would love to know what you think. Please write to me amber@ambersilverstar.com

IN BEAUTY - A POEM A DAY BY AMBER SILVERSTAR FOR APRIL THE MONTH OF POETRY

2010-04-20T16:29:00.000-07:00

IN BEAUTY

I see the Angels of Light

In the magesty of a single bloom

In beauty, my soul's purpose

is revealed to me

I live in balance

I know my destiny

I am protected

by the light of kindness

I live in the eternal now

I live in the power of the moment

I am my own destiny keeper

I see the pathways of life

My angels lead

and I follow

ams

Poetry copyright by Amber Silverstar 2010

Poem taken from the book BRIGHT NATURE OF BREAUTY
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MAKE A PROMISE - A POEM A DAY FOR APRIL THE MONTH OF POETRY BY AMBER SILVERSTAR

2010-04-19T14:49:00.000-07:00

MAKE A PROMISE

The upward climb

The honeymoon high

Review, restore, replenish

Begin again

Spread the success

Share the news

Be your destiny

Breath the good air

Be the I am of faith

Hope and love

This is your treasured

request for beauty

Make a promise

Make it your own.

ams

Poetry copyright by Amber Silverstar 2010

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PURPLE SWEET PURPLE - A POEM A DAY FOR APRIL THE MONTH OF POETRY BY AMBER SILVERSTAR

2010-04-18T18:33:00.000-07:00

PURPLE SWEET PURPLE

Purple heavenly center living

in white folds of beauty

I know I am one with all

and all is beautiful

I live to inspire

and to be inspired

purple sweet purple

is indeed an inspiration

of magic and surprise.

ams

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AS THE STORY GOES - A POEM A DAY BY AMBER SILVERSTAR FOR APRIL THE MONTH OF POETRY

2010-04-15T10:54:00.000-07:00

AS THE STORY GOES

As the story goes

the flowers of lavender color

all agree to honor

the beauty of their sacred reflections

to keep secret the dreams

of the story teller

so the Stone People

could hear them talking

the standing tree people

could hear them singing

one day in the garden

a young man came walking

where he heard his lover calling

the flowers of lavender colors

so all might agree to honor

the beauty of their sacred reflections.

ams

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THEN DAY COMES - A POEM A DAY FOR APRIL THE POETRY MONTH BY AMBER SILVERSTAR

2010-04-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

THEN DAY COMES

Making sure the lights of heaven

are always glowing in the sky

the stars wait to be seen

as darkness arrives

then once again day comes

with red blazing Sun

earth is strong, rich, moist

with fertile soil

together grow plants with trees

and many white blooms in the garden ...

in the garden

at night the celestial dance

of the moon

then at sunlight

the crimson call emerges again

the red blazing Sun shines

we watch from grassy beds of moss

knowing what glorious harmonies

we share when holding our bodies

beneath stones and crevices

of cold water streams

with wondering leaves

from fallen branches.

ams

A ONENESS - A POEM A DAY FOR APRIL THE MONTH OF POETRY BY AMBER SILVERSTAR

2010-04-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

A ONENESS

I am one with trees

green upon green

refreshing air

with leaves

abundant in their growing

I am one

with the Sun

measuring out warmth

for my skin

healing the colors

of my soul

I am one

with the seasons

which I seek

repeating often

with energy so fleeting

yet doing so

with deliberation

I am one

with the now

and always

that I may

join in togetherness

of each new cycle

and mysteries

of unknown worlds.

ams

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TRANSFORMATION ... A POEM A DAY FOR APRIL

2010-04-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

TRANSFORMATION

Bless the souls of knowing
who rejoice for arrivals of eternal joy
this contemplation of realities

previously unseen
knowing and emerging with pictures
so real as to be experienced
with eternal wisdom
so tenderly are you held

time approaches
bringing significant measures
of testing yet
releasing measures
for the duality of forces

but now no more waiting
no more waiting
these are victories of completion
a time for resurrection
a time for now.

ams
2010

Poetry copyright by Amber Silverstar 2010 and photograph by Steven Olson 2010 - all rights reservered.
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APRIL IS POETRY MONTH

2010-04-10T15:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,
To mark the celebration of April as Poetry Month, I am posting a poem a day taken from my book BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY.

The first poem:

ENRICHING THE WORLD

Reaching toward endless blue spaces
are trees with long, giving arms.
These are symbols of green,
ever living green with joy and beauty,
enriching the world
with an abundance of creation.

ams

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love and light,
Amber Silverstar

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EASTER CELEBRATION THIS SUNDAY

2010-03-30T13:31:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

Happy Easter and Spring Celebration to everyone! This is so my favorite time of the year. Today it is cool, foggy, and cloudy with thunder storms on the way but the pale, yellow poppies are waiting to open up again as soon as the Sun shine returns ... here in Southern California that means only a short time away.

We plan to go to the beautiful San Juan Capistrano for the weekend to be at the Mission and do Easter Dinner at the Train Depot Restaurant. Even if it does rain, the whole area will be a delight with so many flowers and trees in bloom along with the smell of Honeysuckle and Orange blossoms.

It will also be a perfect time to do a photo shoot for a new book we are working on about Spanish architecture along the coast. We will do a little antique shopping too because we are giving the apartment a fresh new look for spring. We hope to find a chandelier for the living-room, an "Aubusson" type rug and a vanity bench for the bathroom.

If it is too stormy, we will take a drive along the coast through Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Corona Del Mar, Monarch Bay, and Newport Beach. It is as wonderful as it sounds. Most of the sea-side cliffs will be covered with heavenly scarlet blooms of ice-plant, or glorious wildflowers, or even geraniums of pink, white and magenta. Sail boats might just be sailing, and even wind surfers with their rainbow colored sails and matching wet suits skimming along the sparkle glass sea water. Both Swallows and Monarch butterflies will also meander in and out of the coastal skies. We will indeed celebrate all this natural wonder.

So I hope you will have a fabulous celebration too ... a time to enjoy a renewal of life! Happy Easter and Spring to everyone.

What do you think? Please let me know amber@ambersilverstar.com

Love and light,
Amber

LOOKING FORWARD TO OSCAR

2010-03-06T06:38:00.000-08:00

Movies have always been a huge part of my life. I guess it is no accident that I am living in the LA/Hollywood movie scene of the world. For the past month the TURNER CLASSIC MOVIE channel has been featuring all these fabulous movies which have won Oscars for best picture. It is like getting (excuse the pun) to eat a "box of chocolates" everyday and filling up on a perpetual flow of goodies.

Now it is time for Oscar 2010 and I am looking forward to the Academy Awards tomorrow night. My choice for best actress is Sandra Bullock in her wonderful, performance in the movie BLINDSIDE. Of course I would love to see JULIE, JULIA win a few of the awards too. I know this is practically "UN-american" but I have yet to see AVATAR, HURT LOCKER, OR CRAZY HEART so I cannot really comment but AVATAR does seem to be a great cinema breakthrough and achievement.

As a side comment, I do not see why a producer for HURT LOCKER got barred from attending the Oscars for saying what he thought was his truth. Seems a violation of free speech to me. This action coming from the movie industry is hard to understand when the movie makers use their own freedoms to create whatever they please regardless of how much violence in words and actions are used to get their own points across.

Anyway, taking the good with the bad, I am still looking forward to what I am sure will be an amazing night. It is suppose to rain as it is right now. Regardless the stars will shine and I will be here watching all the glitter and glamour of "Oscar and friends."

Haiti: A Place Of Pain and Prayers

2010-01-14T17:08:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

I come from the land of Earthquakes ... California. And as I watch the images on television and the Internet, I keep thinking "This could easily happen in California."

Experts talk about preparing for an earthquake but how do you really prepare - The quakes come in seconds and go in seconds? - if you do survive - how do you use cell phones that do not work? - how do you breath air thick with fumes and fire and dust? - how do you use your preparation kit if it is buried in rubble and so are you? - how do you cover for safety if you are on a crowded freeway and it collapses? - how do you get help if the first responders are dead and the hospitals are gone?

I think, if we have a major earthquake, just like Haiti, we will be in a
place of pain and prayers, waiting for someone to come and rescue us while we try to survive in a hell of confusion, terror, and desperation.

Just a few months ago, only a mile from where I live, I watched an entire mountain go up in fire, people died, homes were destroyed, once beautiful lands were scorched and scarred, the air was filled with toxic smoke, and yet the real help that people needed did not come when they needed it - just like Katrina - and now just like Haiti?

Why? My only answer is we are all in our humanity imperfect, fearful, greedy, forgetful, mistaken, misdirected, angry. So here we go again an unbelievable disaster - the earthquake - very close to home and yet far away.

In the days to come there will be many opportunities to help with money, supplies, food, prayers and hope for a people who wait to be rescued. Some day it may be you, it may be us, for today it is not. So I plan to give to The Salvation Army, The Red Cross, The United Nations. Where and when will you give?

I pray that each and every person in Haiti today receives the help they need in this very moment and in the moments to come.

Light and Love,
Amber Silverstar

A NEW YEAR FOR BALANCE, ABUNDANCE, AND ADVENTURE

2009-12-31T07:06:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,

Happy New Year 2010 - this New Year promises a return of the "light" which I believe means a lighter attitude towards the seriousness of life's issues which you have been learning from for the past twelve months.

However "lightness" does not mean turning away from accomplishments, dreams, and solutions to problems. In numerology the year is a three. Threes are powerful hard workers. Threes are learning, processing, and planning. Threes are focused goals for balance, abundance, and adventure. You might think of the Trident held by the god Neptune, Lord of the Underworld, or the trinity of father, son and Holy Spirit, or the trinity of maiden, mother, and wise woman. The pyramid is a three figure of power. You can think of threes in your thoughts about time; past, present, and future.

This year 2010 also ask for you to be sensitive to the emotions of others, especially family members. This is an excellent time to work harder at understanding how others might feel before you make decisions about proceeding with your own life.

This could be the year you review the past for anger issues and realize the limited power of anger from the past. This could also be the year to truly learn how to live in the moment - using the power of intuition to propel you forward on your path of greatest joy. As for the future, you could work on a vision board for the year, for five years, for ten years. You create your future through energizing your visions.

Remember to take time to review this past year for what you have experienced from the symbology of not only two but the master number eleven. Did you master how to succeed in your partnerships? Were you a good "team player"? Did you double your efforts in understanding the importance of mastering not only the physical but the metaphysical?

Know as you meditate on where this next year will lead you that 2010 is the number one the second time around. You get a new chance this year for balance, abundance and adventure.

This is my revue or the possibilities of the New Year 2010. Enjoy!

Let me know what you think. Write to amber@ambersilverstar.com.

Light and love,
Amber

HAPPY GREETINGS FOR LOVE AND BEAUTY TO EVERYONE

2009-12-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,

I thought I would catch up with all of you with a greeting of love and beauty from Southern California. I have been as busy as possible to finish all the preparations for Christmas and now I have time for a little news and reflections on current events.

1) Brittany Murphy - how can someone so young be gone so soon? Our prayers, light and love go out to her husband, mother and friends. We loved her work in so many films. We know she is already an angel in her new life.

2) )Health Care - I still think finale passage of the Health Care Bill will be sometime in March. This situation is so personal, there is no way everyone will be happy no matter what bill passes and when.

3) Holiday Movies - Go see BLIND SIDE ... the story is wonderful and SANDRA BULLOCK is perfect. Save seeing Disney's CHRISTMAS CAROL for watching on DVD - don't take younger kids - too dark and too scary. I plan to see DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?, AVATAR, THE BACK UP PLAN, THE BOUNTY HUNTER, UP IN THE AIR, INVICTUS, AND NINE.

4) TIGER WOODS - This guy is so in need of professional therapy or a serious conversation with former president Bill Clinton. How tragic for his children. This whole "sexual addiction" in my view is epidemic in the world. Sexual addiction, drugs, violence, gangs, child and spousal abuse, genocide, war ... all press the same button marked destruction, evil and death.

5) HAPPY EVENTS ... A new president, improving economy, heroes being honored, cities in repair, new technologies for a better world, progress in curing illnesses of mind, body and spirit. New songs and singers, new art and artist, new creativity and creators, new discoveries and discoverers, new dreams and dreamers ... a whole collage of positive choices and changes by individuals who believe in the good life and a wonderful destiny.

Write and let me know what you think!

amber@ambersilverstar

Love and light,
Amber

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WATCHING THE TEARS

2009-11-10T15:05:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

I watched with sadness on television today as President Obama came to Texas to talk to those who had gathered in shock and grief to bury and mourn the dead of the tragic events of Fort Hood.

I remember once a quote, "Beware the man for whom we make life not worth living." How does one man's life become so not worth living that he would make a choice to destroy not only his own but so many of his own soldiers serving to save others?

The choice to be a Muslim today must be a very scary one. The choice to be Muslim, American, and in the military must be even more difficult - all those life issues coming at you for sorting out; politics, race, creed, religion, philosophy, ethics, your very way of life. How fragmenting it all must be to the mind, heart, soul and spirit.

I think when we make a choice for war, we make a choice for fragmentation just like the bullets, bombs, and all the weapons make a fragmentation of each target they make their mark upon. There just has to be a better way. I pray we can each use words of love and tools of wholeness for a world of harmony, peace, and beauty.

Here is a reprint of a blog I wrote after seeing a young man make these incredible efforts to put his life back together after his own tragic wounds in the Iraq war. Read this and ask your self if you could have the courage to go on if your life were to be shattered the way this soldier's life was shattered - and now the lives of so many others. Then pray that we all have the courage to go forward.

How brave the human spirit can be. I saw a young man on one of the morning shows. He had been injured in the war with Iraq; both his legs were amputated. In his eyes I could see the sorrow but I could also see a soul filled with courage and light. How amazing to have so much taken away and yet still focus on making the most of what surrounds him in his quest to survive. He walks, he drives, he dates, he creates a world of opportunities. There is no bitterness in his words, no resentment in his smile, no revenge in his attitude. Instead, he inspires, he jokes about how his "private parts still work" and how he sees marriage and children in his future. He puts on his leather gloves, he manipulates the hardware that replaces the flesh he once could be so sure of.

He talks about "walking on stilts." I do not believe in war but I do believe in the honesty and honor of the warrior spirit and this young man's pure heart who went to carry out his destiny to do what he believed would defend and protect others so they too could follow their own pathways of truth.

Here indeed is the angel messenger, a living portrait of the dichotomy of battle, in seeking to free and protect others, he looses his own life as he once knew it. I ask with all my heart that he will continue to find the wings of support, love and respect for his courage to set the example of what it must mean to live in the moment, trust in spirit and continue going forward one day and then another and then another.

Light and love,
Amber Silverstar

NEW BOOK FROM AMBER SILVERSTAR

2009-09-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

I am really happy to announce the launch for my new book: BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY - pictures and poetry for your spirit. You are invited to check out this wonderful coffee table book full of gorgeous pictures of nature along with original and inspirational poetry. The beautiful photography is done by my creative husband, Steven Olson. The book is published by Lulu Studio in association with Silverstar Media Group, Los Angeles, California.

For over two years we traveled the Southern California coast line - from Santa Barbara to Oceanside, the valleys from Pasadena to Thousand Oaks, and the cities from Los Angeles to Palm Springs - just weekend drives to capture the wonder and the beauty of the nature of Southern California.

Then it took another year and several prototypes to create the look and combination of photography and pictures I felt portrays the vision I to showcase a book inspired by nature. I felt so blessed so many times when the perfect scene, the perfect butterfly, the perfect flower appeared just like magic, over and over again. We took over 3,000 pictures and the book contains more than 100 as the final selection grew out of love, trial and error, technical malfunctions, and finally a product we were happy to offer and to share.

BRIGHT NATURE OF BEAUTY is now available on amazon.com under the title or Amber Silverstar as author. The book is the first in the DESTINY BRIGHT LIFESTYLE SERIES which promotes the concept of "living a mystical life in a mainstream world." Companion products are also featured along with a calendar on http://www.lulu.com/ambersilverstar11 http://www.cafepress.com/brightnature http://www.zazzle.com/fierywordbeing.

A preview of the book is available on http://brightnatureofbeauty.com - take a look see and tell me what you think. I will be posting more pictures from the book along with the poetry in the near future with book signings and special events coming up. So far the reviews are beautiful, insightful, true and touching. I would love to know what your impressions are.

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar
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"SWEET" JULIE AND JULIA MOVIE

2009-08-19T09:21:00.000-07:00

NORA EPHRON DOES A GREAT JOB WITH DOUBLE BIO PIC JULIE AND JULIA. MERYLL STREEP IS PERFECT AS JULIA CHILDS, FAMOUS FRENCH COOKING CHEF AND ICON FOR VIEWERS OF TV COOKING SHOWS.

AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE IF I LIKED HOW THE MOVIE KEPT SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE LIVES OF THE TWO MAIN PERSONALITIES OF JULIE & JULIA BUT FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON THE TECHNIQUE ACTUALLY WORKS. IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE PRIMARY SUBJECT ASIDE FROM THE TWO STARS IS FOOD - PREPARING IT, EATING IT, WRITING ABOUT IT, AND MOST OF ALL LOVING EVERY MORSEL OF EPICUREAN DELIGHT ... AND THIS ISN'T JUST ANY FOOD BUT FRENCH FOOD. (I THINK IN SECRET WE ARE ALL FRANKOPHILES AND PREPARING AND EATING FRENCH FOOD "FEEDS" OUR DESIRES TO BE CLOSER TO ALL THINGS FRENCH) -

ANYWAY, I ENDED UP LOVING THE MOVIE. I ALSO BECAME TOTALLY INVOLVED IN THE EMOTIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY PORTRAYAL OF JULIE AS PLAYED BY AMY ADAMS. BEING A WRITER MYSELF AND TAKING THAT JOURNEY WITH MY OWN HUSBAND OF LIVING "THE VIVA LOCA" IN BIG CITY LA AREA - I REALLY COULD IDENTIFY WITH BOTH WOMEN. JULIE AND JULIA USE DETERMINATION, SELF WILL, AND DISCIPLINE TO TAKE SOMETHING THEY LOVE - FOOD - AND CREATING A SUCCESSFUL DESTINY FROM SHARING THAT LOVE.

THE ENDING IS A LITTLE BIT OF A LET DOWN. I THOUGHT RATHER A SOUR BITE FOR A MOVIE THAT PLAYS SO SWEET IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. I WON'T TELL WHAT I MEAN IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A PREVIEW OF THE MOVIE LOG ONTO JULIE & JULIA.COM - LOTS OF BLOG REVIEWS TOO ON BLOGCRITICS.COM.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK?
amber@ambersilverstar.com

MICHAEL JACKSON - LITTLE BOY GENIUS & GROWN MAN'S DEATH

2009-06-26T08:29:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

Living in the Los Angeles - Hollywood area, yesterday will loom in my mind for a very long time. I had just finished a consultation for a client when I turned on the television to find out what people were saying about Farrah Fawcett and her tragic and untimely death.

I thought I heard an announcer on CNN say something about Michael Jackson's father and cardiac arrest. I naturally assumed the Jackson father had a heart attack. Then as I took time to listen more carefully - I realized the news was about Michael Jackson himself.

At that moment I knew he had died. I could hear the helicopters whirling in the sky traveling toward the area of Westwood and Bel Air. I watched countless police officers on television put up yellow tape all around the UCLA hospital. I switched to the local channels knowing they would know sooner than anyone what was going on. Then the confirmed announcement -Michael Jackson was dead. Then like people all over Los Angeles - I cried. Here, now dead at fifty, was this brilliant star. A life begun as a little boy genius now dead as a grown man ... damaged by a traumatic childhood - I do believe Michael Jackson never really recovered from the childhood scars and in the end was destroyed by his painful past.

At least this is how I see it. But I also see that stars are energy and energy can never really be destroyed - and neither can the incredible genius of Michael Jackson's music from boyhood to manhood. Even though the harmony he brought to the world was the same harmony he could never seem to bring into his own life.

In retrospect, I hope the message of Michael's death will be how important it is to treasure each moment of a child's life. How important it is to support and protect a child's creativity. How important it is at any age to intervene when choices to escape pain lead to the abuses of a lifestyle which can only end in the tragedy of confusion and death.

I might go over to Hollywood this weekend to photograph these moments in history as people go to the star on the sidewalk to touch a remembrance of the energy, the harmony, and the genius of Michael Jackson.

Surely the SERAPHIM, the angels of music, and Archangel Michael (his namesake) have taken him to heaven to meet his God, where at last he will have the clarity, balance, and love he always searched for. May he enjoy peace in the "other world" as he gave so much enjoyment to us in this world.

If you would like to share your thoughts and feelings, you can write to me at amber@ambersilvestar.com

With light and love,
Amber Silverstar

PRESIDENT IS RIGHT

2009-05-21T15:23:00.001-07:00

Dear Friends,

As we get ready to celebrate the Memorial Day Holiday, it seems like a really good time to remember what the United States of America is all about ... the freedoms, the respect for life, the joy of choosing one's destiny. When I think of the USA, I do not think torture of another human being under any circumstances is a right that I or any other American can claim.

Growing up in the Mid West, I very clearly remember the study in history classes about World War II. I used to say to myself how proud I was to come from a country where people would never torture other people for any reason. Living in a democracy I thought meant respecting the humanity of all people regardless of who they were or what they had done.

When I got older I actually got involved in the prison movement, in the criminal justice system and in promoting humane treatment of all institutionalized persons. This included day care centers for children, nursing homes for the elderly, mental health facilities for the unfortunate, even abandoned children and adults with disabilities. Through organizations, research and personal investigations, I can tell you - people are tortured by others who think they are justified in using any means to get to the end results - they all claim it is for the best. Torture is never, never a justifiable means!

If you want to learn more about what goes on in our country - join Amnesty International, or visit your prisons, or find out how children are being treated in the foster care system of your state. Then you might understand how the former Vice-President Dick Chaney justifies torture and gets away with it. He has a lot of company. Justification does not make torture right.

President Obama really said everything right today in his speech about the evils of living in a democracy like the United States and at the same time allowing torture to exist as our way of "protecting our country." We cannot protect our selves from evil by being the very instrument of evil - any where - in our homes, in our institutions, in our prisons, in our schools, in our churches and justifying the use of torture, beatings, cruel and humiliating actions as a way of controlling other human beings.

Please whenever you have the chance - take the time to refuse to be a part of justifying torture for whatever reason. Let the only instruments we use when we are in charge of another human being - be the instrument of peace.

What do you think?

Write to amber@ambersilverstar.com

Celebrate your country this weekend. Happy Memorial Day.

Amber Silverstar

EARTH DAY IS LOVE DAY

2009-04-21T09:45:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

Tomorrow is Earth Day, April 22, 2009 ... I will say in the last few years I have seen an amazing turn-around in the number of people, governments, corporations, organizations, art, business and just an abundance of awareness that this whole "save the planet" goal is more than just a passing fancy of "tree huggers."
Whom do we thank for this? - Green Peace, Birkenstocks, Whole Foods, Al Gore or Ed Bagley Jr. I am sure the answer is "Yes" and to many more.

However let us thank the earth itself - this planet keeps crying out to us to pay attention, to listen, to care. The waterways, oceans, rivers, lakes and streams cry out for clarity and respect. The natural realms of mountains, jungles, deserts, forests, beaches, - all places where we seek shelter to make our homes and build our cities - they cry for careful planning and sharing and appreciation. The animal and insect world and all our natural resources cry for and need balance, attention and vigilant caring.

But most of all on Earth Day the earth crys for humans like us to love one another, to love beauty, to love joy. Because when we are loving, beautiful and joyful then we are creative, respectful, caring, balanced, attentive, and sharing. We are the earth.

We can come together this one day and make a promise to make everyday a day we save the world, our earth, our planet with love. Just take one moment tomorrow and each day to send out into the world of earth ... a circle of reflections which will mirror the love in your own heart for a beautiful, peaceful, joyful, abundant and cherished EARTH.

What do think? What do you feel?

Write to me - amber@ambersilverstar.com

Thank you for sharing!
Amber

The above illustration is called Circle Reflections. This digital art design is by Amber Silverstar for Destiny Bright Designs available at http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar - Copyright Amber Silverstar 2009.

GO FOR THE GREEN - AN IRISH DAY

2009-03-16T10:15:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

Being part Irish myself - I have a strong affinity for celebrating the green on St.Patrick's day tomorrow. I say "This is a great time to go for the green." Being green conscious is actually good for the heart too. Green is the color for self-esteem, creating new ideas, calling up for the abundance of life, for feeling joyful. Surround yourself with the energy of green as you notice the "wearing of the green." Breath deeply the beauty of the emerald island. Embrace the power of green energy.

Think green tea, green trees, green emeralds, green foods, green orchids, green velvet, green glitter, little green men (elves), sink deeply into the green of Spring. This could be the best St.Patrick's day you ever had. Go for the green - an Irish day filled with golden luck and Leprechaun magic.

What do you think?

Have fun all you green-eyed Irish celebrants and share the adventure of laughter!

Amber Silverstar
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THE MAGIC RED ROSE

2009-02-10T17:02:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

Happy Valentine's Day in the month of February.

I know many of you are deep in cold, snow and ice but here in Southern California the roses are always blooming. Just like magic! So I am sharing a rose with you in a new store front I created called, what else, THE MAGIC RED ROSE.

This beautiful image from nature is an original photograph by my husband, Steven Olson for our design company called DESTINY BRIGHT DESIGNS. We were so taken with this picture because besides it's beauty, it reminds us of the famous image and logo with the red tongue for the Rolling Stones Band. The image has not been manipulated in any way but still we captured this moment in "rose land" with a petal looking like a tongue with a large dew drop.

I think the dew drop on the rose is a message that we always have what we need including nourishment. That is if we can trust Great Spirit to be our supply and our support.

Anyway what we focus on expands and I suggest we focus on the abundance around us and fill our lives with love. This is the real magic. Then, before we know it, Spring comes again and with it the renewals of earth, water and sky.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Love and light,
Amber

Products with the Magic Red Rose image can be found on http://www.cafepress.com/magicredrose by Amber Silverstar for Destiny Bright Designs,

A DESTNY BRIGHT - BARACK OBAMA

2009-01-20T10:19:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

As I watched the inauguration I wrote a poem about the event which I thought I would share with you. Let me know what you think.

A DESTINY BRIGHT - BARACK OBAMA

FROM THE POET WITH THE POLITICIAN
THE PRAYER GIVER, THE FREEDOM SINGERS
THE WATCHERS IN HOPEFUL HOMES
FROM CELEBRATORS AND CELEBRITY

FROM OPEN CROWDS UNDER SKIES OF BRILLIANCE
FROM WHEEL CHAIRS, HOSPITAL BEDS, OFFICES
CLASSROOMS, FACTORY FLOORS, STOREFRONTS
BY WAYS, ALLEYS, FREEWAYS, AND HILLTOPS

KNOW FOREVER, THE OLD AGE IN WASHINGTON
IN THE WORLD, ON THE LAND ... IT IS OVER
THIS IS THE NOW FROM THE LIPS OF AN EMERGING
ENERGETIC, ENIGMATIC, LEADER, BARACK H. OBAMA

THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
THE STAR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE "I" OF COURAGE IN "IT IS THE BEGINNING"
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW "W"

THE "W" IN WE, IN WATCHFULNESS, IN WORKING TOGETHER
IN WILLINGNESS, IN WONDER, IN BEING WORTHY
OF ALL THE BLESSINGS OF A DEMOCRACY
A DEMOCRACY WITH FREEDOM AND FREE WILL

THIS THE DAY OF MEMORY, OF FIRST, OF HISTORY,
OF BEAUTY, OF LOVE OF COUNTRY, OF JOY
THIS IS THE DAY OF A DESTINY BRIGHT
FOR THE NOW PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA.

Amber Silverstar
http://www.ambersilverstar.com

The t-shirt design is by Amber Silverstar and can be ordered
on http://www.zazzle.com/fierywordbeing

A NEW YEAR 2009 WITH THEMES AND WISHES

2009-01-08T14:18:00.000-08:00

Dear Readers,

As I listen to the remarks by various news makers, they all sound so dire - including the new president elect, Barack Obama. But as I listen, I also wish the New Year 2009 would start with more positive themes about how much we are doing and how much we can do.

It seems as though the Bush Administration was always about terrible warnings to justify expenditures for war, reasons for prisoner torture, explanations for intrusions into the protection of privacy rights, and excuses for mis-handling the tragedies of Katrina, bank failures, stock market corruption, job loses and housing foreclosures.

This is not a "pretty picture" I know. But now does Barack Obama have to do the same thing - start his administration with huge economic warnings hanging over our heads? Where does he think all of us have been the last year? I am tired of people trying to justify asking for support based upon doomsday scenarios. Are we a country of people so negative that we cannot be moved to themes of action and innovation without leaders standing over us with the proverbial Armageddon bully club?

I wish, I hope, I pray that soon the president elect who promised CHANGE, YES WE CAN, AND HOPE FOR A BETTER AMERICA will start sounding like a different tomorrow instead of the same old scripts from yesterday.

What do you think?

Let me know your comments about your own New Year impressions for yourself, your country, your president ... write to amber@ambersilverstar.com.

Amber Silverstar
http:www.ambersilverstar.com

AFFIRMATIONS FOR AFTER THE ELECTIONS

2008-11-13T10:14:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

With the election over - what next? It may be time to use what is commonly known as "The Affirmation." Why? Whenever there are tremendous changes going on requiring lots of decisions to be made, a good place to start is by reviewing what basically is the overall vision. Once the vision is chosen then affirming that vision into the new reality becomes an important step. Think of an affirmation as a positive statement of purpose which firms up or energizes the vision.

The recent democratic vision for the election offered creating change in the White House for a better America by electing Barack Obama. The affirmation for that vision was "Yes we can." The affirmation became a reality and Obama got elected. Now, what change exactly do we envision for the new presidency to lead us into a new era and what affirmation do we need to support the change?

I saw Oprah the day after the election wearing a T-shirt which said, "Hope Won" - great affirmation but what exactly is that hope? And what do we want the winning to mean? Good questions? I know from personal experiences over and over again that affirmations work! But I also know it is very important to have a clear understanding of what it is exactly that I am trying to affirm.

Since the election I have started to ask myself what is the vision for my own future and for the future of the country and even the world? I decided to make that vision a balanced, healthy, and prosperous life and to give this vision a foundation of the power of love ... "Love is now victorious for all people in this situation. We are all victorious in building a world of balance, health, prosperity and love. Yes, we are a healthy,loving,and prosperous people of the world."

I invite you to try the above affirmations with me by affirming the victory of the power of love for yourself, for the presidency, for the country, the banks, the stock market, the health care profession, the Senate, House of Congress, the military, the United Nations ... well you get the idea I am sure.

If you have any affirmations for a specific vision you would like to share please let me know what you think?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar

The Political Playoff

2008-11-03T08:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

Tomorrow I am going to vote in an election that has been a grueling contest of who will do the most, who will spend the most, and who will promise the most in a presidential fight for the White House. Never before have I changed my mind so many times and never before have the political issues changed so often in such a short time.

This presidential race started out supposedly about the war in Iraq. Then it changed to be about domestic issues from immigration, health insurance, to homeland security, to education. From there it jumped to fuel, energy and the global warming crises as the cost of fuel skyrocketed out of sight. Then if this wasn't enough, the housing crises, stock market crash, and bank failures put the financial welfare of the country up front as the major political arena for the final rounds of the election playoffs.

Through it all, I saw some candidates behave rather badly, some acted stupefied and others offered solutions which as president they simply could not have had the power to carry out. I still think Hillary Clinton overall responded to the constantly changing issues with the best overall plans and programs. But, she did not get chosen as the Democratic nominee.

For me, Barack Obama has a tendency to hesitate and then be vague; always trying to cover his trail! McCain's "maverick" actions and attitude have no place in running a major world government even though it might be "street wise."

I do think in the end, Obama has a brilliant mind and he will surround himself with other intelligent, experienced and winning people. This way he can make demanding decisions in a timely manner and with specific solutions.

So, I am hoping and expecting the best. Obama winning seems to be destined. We will soon know. Happy voting!

What do you think?

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar
amber@ambersilverstar.com
Above image is a digital art design by Amber Silverstar called VICTORY ANGEL. This image is available on apparel,greetings, art,decor,and gifts. All proceeds go to The Angel Food Project in Los Angeles ... htpp://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar

Romantic Drama: Nights In Rodanthe

2008-10-08T08:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

Are you fans of Richard Gere and Diane Lane, breathtaking coastal scenes, a Nicholas Sparks's love story? Then NIGHTS IN RODANTHE is your kind of movie. I would actually call this movie a Gothic tale because most of the drama takes place in a huge, mansion turned "bed and breakfast" that sits on the beaches of North Carolina.

I liked the movie a lot but when it ended, I felt as though there needed to be something more, something that maybe I had missed, something beyond the Sparks's formula of lovers denied lasting bliss because of a cruel twist of fate. All during NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, I pretty much knew what the next scenes would be and how the plot would unfold - there are really no surprises.

Could be this is OK? Maybe!

As movie-goers, maybe some of us want two hours of escape into watching beautiful people making beautiful love in a beautiful mansion during a dangerous storm. Maybe we desire to feel this intense passion to cover the immensity of the storms raging inside our own worlds - to let beauty and drama carry us beyond the challenging demands of everyday life ... a chance to go beyond as Henry David Thoreau wrote, our lives of "quiet desperation."

Anyway, I am probably making too much of this, after all like "Romeo and Juliet", this is only a story - not Shakespeare but Sparks and if you are a follower of this prolific writer, than you will relish this story on the big screen.

Information about NIGHTS IN RODANTHE on the Richard Sparks website shows the following: "Warner Bros. Picture Presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Di Novi Pictures Production: the romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe, starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni and Viola Davis.

Directed by George C. Wolfe from a screenplay by Ann Peacock and John Romano and based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the film is produced by Denise Di Novi. Doug Claybourne, Alison Greenspan, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Berman are the executive producers.

The creative team includes director of photography Affonso Beato, production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein and editor Brian A. Kates. Music is by Jeanine Tesori."

If you go see this movie or have already seen it, let me know what you think about this romantic drama, NIGHT IN RODANTHE.

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar

The Wild Ride

2008-09-17T15:56:00.001-07:00

Dear Readers,

The last few weeks have been like a wild ride through the rapids of a river raging through prehistoric canyons. Only the ride, the rapids and the river are no prehistoric experience complete with powerful white waters and colorful walls of red colored rocks. Instead, the wild ride taking place now is in the urban settings of America; the big cities filled with commerce, entertainment, soaring architecture, and resourceful inhabitants. Normally, the big city destination is one to be contemplated, sought after, celebrated and loved. Normally!

But ... in the last few weeks the wild ride through the urban streets of historical significance includes devastating hurricanes, memorials to those who died under the hands of terrorist, corrupt and greedy financial crimes, false political promises, mysterious train crashes and muddy floods making life unlivable. It is too much to comprehend. And yet, we are required to do so. We are required to breath deeply as we try to rebuild from the winds of destruction, the losses of homes,loved ones,and a sense of financial insecurity and political unrest.

How much longer can we hold on and still survive these days of challenge and changes? I say, for as long as it is needed. For I truly believe the American people in all their diversity share a collective consciousness for the will to go forward, the courage to see the truth and the strength to once more bring balance back to the center of each urban landscape; both large and small. It might be "the wild ride" yet it is our ride and we know the answer - hang on, do the very best each person can, and be ready to recover and learn when the adventure comes to it's conclusion.

Let me know what you think.

Light and love,
Amber Silverstar
http://www.ambersilverstar.com
The above digital art image is by Amber Silverstar, copyright 2008.

Players Are On The Table

2008-09-04T16:44:00.000-07:00

After the Republican Convention last night, it looks as though all the players are on the table now. Some are looking good, some are not. All are sounding good but maybe not. In the next few weeks every word, every appearance, every gesture will be analyzed over and over again and why? Because like me, we are all looking for that truth in politics we can believe in, a philosophy of democracy we can follow, a program of change we can look forward to. Right now everything is about making the decision - who can really "make it work", who can stay and who needs to go home. I am ready to make my choices, I hope you are too. As a little inspiration, I am sharing a performance by Cher. Enjoy and get ready for the ride. P.S. I was a "community organizer" and the job required tremendous courage as I stood by the mayor and the people of the city to bring about life enhancing changes which were desperately needed. We are all on the wheel of fortune and each job we do comes from Great Spirit as taking our part in our destiny and purpose in life.

OBAMA-HILLA BETTER THAN GODZILLA: THE MONSTER TEAM

2008-08-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

Yes, I know Hillary Clinton did not get selected as the vice presidential partner for Barack Obama. However, Senator Clinton is still the "better half" in my mind of the team needed to assure the Democrats keep their promises and get elected this Fall, 2008. I call this team the "Obama-Hilla better than Godzilla, Monster Team."

Of course, I realize Joe Biden is the one chosen to stand by Barack Obama for the presidential election. Even though last night's speech by Hillary Clinton proves this woman is still very much leading the current March to the White House.

Hillary Clinton does not give up. I find her tenacity remarkable. She really is doing it all - she stands by her man, Bill Clinton, she is a devoted mother to her beautiful and accomplished daughter, Chelsea Clinton plus she is succeeding in her career as a politician and she is loved, respected and cherished by millions. I am really impressed by how she has grown through this campaign and how many, including myself, are inspired to reach out and live their dreams.

I say to this historic figure, "You done good girl, you have monstrous talent, energy and compassion. You deserve to not only stay on the team but continue to be it's inspiration and strength." I might add, like Diana who was the people's princess, it could be Hillary is the "people's president."

All this makes it tough for some to go vote for Barack Obama! But like Senator Clinton says, "No, way, no McCain." I recommend we continue to support this remarkable woman. We need to follow her lead to be a part of the monster team to put the Democrats in the White House for new choices and new changes.

Thank you, Hillary! Thank you for reminding us what real political service is all about and the unity it takes to make great things happen for a great nation.

What do think? Please let me know, write to amber@ambersilverstar.com

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar
http://www.ambersilverstar.com
Illustration Image copyright 2008 by Amber Silverstar
for Destiny Bright Designs http://www.cafepress.com/kidsobright

John Edwards Is Shocking But Human

2008-08-13T13:06:00.000-07:00

It was very hard for me to hear about John Edwards and his confused and shocking behavior. I remember how disappointed I felt when he left the presidential race so soon; I honestly thought he had the credentials and character to make a wonderful president.

Why do we continue to expect our leaders to be these perfect beings when we ourselves know how many times a day we are less than perfect in our choices and our decisions? John Edwards must know he has ruined any possibility of any future political aspirations. Maybe, deep down, he is like so many of us who create the drama, the trauma, the complications in life so that we can be distracted from facing the true agonizing pain within and that overwhelming sense of guilt and failure.

I am sure this whole story has many layers, players, and lessons of morality. I feel sad for Elizabeth Edwards and I wonder what journey she is on that includes so much pain and suffering. I feel sad for the child born into this much controversy. I also feel sad for the Edwards' children who must live with the choices their parents have made.

I think the only way out of all this is not be judgemental - to see the public situation as it is "shocking" but the people who are involved are still humans. They are humans who like ourselves are trying to learn about the inner land of emotional needs and the outer land of responsibilities to the society we live in. I am sure in that moment Mr. Edwards made his dramatic decision, he thought it would make him happy! What a price he is paying and what an illusion happiness can be; happiness which causes so much misery to others can never be real.

Let me know what you think.
Write to me amber@ambersilverstar.com

AN ANGELIC INTERVIEW

2008-07-31T16:34:00.000-07:00

AN ANGELIC INTERVIEW

(This blog - Light Beings - comes from an interview with Halina Kacicki. Ms. Kacicki has this amazing spiritual ability to see, talk to, and connect with the angelic realms of the Universe. I thought her story so interesting that I am sharing it now with you.)

LIGHT BEINGS
There are those who say,"Yes, I believe in angels, angels are a part of my everyday life." Others will claim,"Angels are just mythological creatures." Some people have actual encounters with angels but never thought prior to those encounters that angels existed. lastly, there are those wondering souls who look to the skies professing, "Angels are not for real."

Wherever you are on the spectrum of angelic experiences or beliefs, I would like you to know - angels are for real and they are serious business. Angels come directly from Spirit to inspire, to forewarn, to protect, to guide, to assist, to defend and to direct. In reality, angels participate in our lives in infinite and unlimited ways.

Angels are also light beings who are given to us by Divine Intelligence to be those special messengers of love, hope and understanding. In my own angelic experiences, these light beings resonate to different vibrations of color, so when attuning to color and coming from Divine Spirit, angels will appear to you when you need them. In addition to color, angels can arrive in an opalescent aura of the rainbow or present themselves in golden emanations of energy.

Some people ask, "Where do angels come from?" Angels only come from a true, loving, spiritual and Divine Source. Perhaps you call this source God. Whatever name you choose to give the Divine Presence, it emanates as love through you in the form of angels. They are your light beings: angels of guardianship, angels of light, angels of love, angels of guidance and angels of protection.

In fact, so many angels are available to us that we are told in the Bible of legions of angels - one hundred thousand times a thousand - an infinite number of angels. Angels are available everywhere, all the time, to everyone. All we have to do is ask. The loving Christ figure says, "Ask and you shall receive."

In my own life, several times in the past twenty years, I have been personally visited by angels. During one visitation, I fought for my life through a near death experience, when an angel of gold surrounded by golden lights came into my room. This golden being brought me into a tunnel of light where I met three other angels. Then I learned all the angels had names; Raphael, Gabriel, Uriel and the angel of gold, Michael the Archangel.

All four angels brought new feelings to me of a purpose plus a oneness in my life. Through their appearances, I experienced being loved and protected instead of fearful and alone. Because of their visit, I now have a point of reference that my work needs to be finished before I finally go to my ascended home. The angels also revealed to me just how wonderful that home is while at the same time they left my body filled with a beautiful sense of peace.

A short time after this near death experience, I fully recovered my health. Then I took time to review the meaning of the angelic visitation; I even started sharing angelic communications with other people. I wanted to give the messages of hope and peace I had received and am still receiving from the LIGHT BEINGS, my own guardian angels.

Today, I am an angelic counselor, especially in the areas of angelic healing. Through my work, I constantly see the importance of understanding the angel messengers, using the angelic guidance, and transforming our lives in accordance with Divine Spirit. I love sharing this incredible world of celestial wonders - our Light Beings from heaven.

(The photo above comes with permission from the Halina Kacicki website http//www.angelsofmary.com ... the site contains a wealth of information, plus phone numbers, links, media appearances and consulation availability.)

I hope you have enjoyed this interview experience. If you have questions you can contact me by email at amber@ambersilverstar.com or visit on the web http://www.ambersilverstar.com

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THE FREEDOM ANGEL

2008-07-04T15:09:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

I am featuring this design called the FREEDOM ANGEL which I recently created to celebrate the next few months of the democratic freedoms we so enjoy in the United States of America. We have some really important things to do as we review the process of electing a president, coming to terms with the economic challenges, and deciding priorities in our homes, in our cities, and in our governments. And we do have the freedom to do so ... not always true in other parts of the world.

Anyway,I suggest wherever we live, whatever we do, whoever we are, we always have the freedom to change our thoughts, to choose our emotions, and to direct our spirit. The FOURTH OF JULY in the United States is a perfect day and a perfect time to bless the people of the Universe with the desire to make all of this earth an experience of freedom and love for each person.

Happy Independence Day to the United States of America.

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar

The above image is called the FREEDOM ANGEL and is an Amber Silverstar creation for Destiny Bright Designs available on numerous products, gifts, apparell, decor and greetins - log onto http://www.cafepress.com/freedomangel. All rights reverved - copyright 2008, Amber Silverstar.

SAGAN ON MY MIND

2008-06-30T18:32:00.001-07:00

Today, I had the famous scientist, astronomer, Carl Sagan on my mind. I recently had a dream about him talking on the subject of the possibilities of extra terrestials. It could be that soon we will discover some evidence linking human life from our Earth to the planet Mars. I like to follow this speculation about the existence of intelligent life in any area of outer space.

I live very close to the world famous Griffith Observatory which sets high on a hill top over looking the whole Los Angeles area with views of the the vast Pacific Ocean. Every time I go there to visit, even though the observatory is filled with incredible exhibits, the planetarium, and special shows, I somehow just want to stand out on the walled verandas and contemplate what someone like Carl Sagan must have thought as he dedicated his lifetime to looking into the mysteries of the Universe.

The Carl Sagan web site is a wonderful way to see how this amazing man loved the exploration of space so much. The web site is called The Carl Sagan Portal and can be found at http://www.carlsagan.com. The images in this blog is a picture of the first stamp commemorating the Russian spacecraft Sputnik and another stamp showing a space ship of extra terrestials.

This world of space exploration is just so rich in history, promise, adventure, creativity, and scientific study. I never run out of enthusiasm in discovering new information or learning about what has already been discovered. But Carl Sagan, his work and his legacy has become an unforgetable experience in my own earth travels and maybe someday a chance to travel in a dimension beyond my current reality.

Let me know what you think.
You can contact me through email amber@ambersilverstar.com
Remember we are all made of stars.

Hillary - What Lies Ahead?

2008-06-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

I can only imagine what must be going on in the Democratic circles of decision makers as to the future of Hillary Clinton. The way she conducted her campaign sure impressed me - it is as though we saw someone change and grow right before our eyes.

I would like to see her appointed Secretary Of State - she has more experience in this arena than most Washington politician and as former First Lady certainly has a commanding respect within the international community.

Barack Obama may need Hillary Clinton as Vice President if he wants to win the presidential election. I saw yesterday in a poll where he only leads John McCain by two points and Barack Obama did not win the big electoral states in the primary. Would Hillary, if offered, really take second place to Obama? Whatever happens,this is already a political event of enormous historical value.

Besides the Hillary question, I am also intrigued by the diversity of the younger voters and their use of the Internet as a grass roots organizer. I think the Clinton campaign failed to recognize soon enough that the Internet youth is the new power player on the block ... the invisible force which now seems to be invincible. This phenomenon is a political stronghold which is not controlled by the largely, white male bastion of Washington or the Multi-national Corporate Elite.

Maybe the United States has a democracy after all instead of a Republican Aristocracy - the people have spoken - now what will Hillary and Barack have to say back? What will the future be for the United States economically, socially, environmentally? I guess we will know soon. I am hoping for some great changes!

The Original Johnnie Ray

2008-05-18T18:08:00.000-07:00

AMBER GOES GREEN

2008-04-22T08:16:00.001-07:00

Dear Friends,
Today is Earth Day - this blog is part of my contribution. I just love that for the whole day we can all be focused on solutions which use creative methods to bring peaceful actions to save planet Earth. My review for Earth Day is five stars.

I personally am a vegetarian who uses organic products, promotes solar living and green energy, and wears natural fibers as often as possible. Part of my choices for conscious, healthy living is creating a new storefront called Amber Goes Green. Amber Goes Green is featured at the Cafe Press website where you can find wonderful wearables, home and office decor, greetings and much more.

You can also view this really special storefront with organic t-shirts,ceramic cups and cloth tote bags along with cloth messenger bags. All these great offerings come with photographs, images, and designs from and about nature. Included in the design images is DRAGONFLY BRIGHT which appears on this page. I invite you on Earth Day, April 22 and all month long to make yourself more aware of how you can get involved, make new choices, and live a green DESTINY BRIGHT LIFESTYLE.

I will have more news on this subject in the near future and if you have questions now, please email me at amber@ambersilverstar.com.
Love and Light,
Amber
Amber Goes Green and all featured designs, photographs and images are copyrighted by Amber Silverstar 2008

Celebrating National Poetry Month

2008-04-07T18:43:00.000-07:00

My Own Reflections On
The Importance Of Poetry

Recently while working on a collection of poems, I began to realize how important poetry is in our lives even if we are among those who say: "I don't like poetry. I never read poetry. I can't write poetry. I don't understand poetry." In spite of these assertions, I see poetry coming into our lives right from the beginning and staying there, coming and going, until the very end.

At birth, we receive greetings and gifts mostly accompanied by little rhymes and poetic sayings from family and friends to celebrate our arrival. In addition, in our early years we are read to and sung to from a variety of poetry. Latter we experience poetry in children's movies and videos, coloring books, learning books, and sometimes even in games.

Then, as we enter the world of "school", poetry "gets to us" through music, street and play ground talk, games, notes from friends, comic books, exposure to Shakespeare, and even movies which use poetry to socialize and entertain. At this age we may also notice poetry on bus signs, billboards, birthday cards, in congratulations, in jokes. Just everywhere we are, especially today in the midst of pop culture, we are surrounded by a variety of rhyming rap music, lyrical commercials and streams of media which all weave poetic reflections in and out of our lives.

As we mature, there are poetic wedding vows, more songs, music, and movies. There are also the never ending speeches of politicians, talks by movie stars on talk shows and the influence of powerful executives who quote poetry as part of their desire to impress and to "win us over." At this stage in our life, we may go to plays, museums, poetry slams, operas, dances, yoga, street and art fairs, the mosque, the synagogue, and the church where with a little awareness we notice that all of these include poetic reflections, written verses, lyrical speeches and poetic music. This epic through poetry continues during our life even though as adults we may never pick up a book of poetry or write a poem or read the works of a famous poet. The poetry is always there working into our consciousness and staying in our bank of memories.

When the time comes for us to leave this world there is a very good chance that someone we love and someone who loves us will be there to read, quote, or sing in poetic verse the last words meant to honor our leaving this universe.

Poets, as artist painting in words, have been known to change the world and because of their profound poetic thoughts, have been in some cases tortured, imprisoned, rejected, banned, even killed. It is also true that the power of rhymes, songs and stories are often catalyst for political, social, and religious revolutions. Poets in all cultures are praised, admired, cherished, and honored because their words haunt our psyche and touch the very core of our being with love, anger, fear, peace, joy, rage, happiness, pain and sorrow.

I hope you will take these few words as inspiration to find the poetic reflections in your own life. Give your words merit by recording them so others can see, read and remember ... in some way we are all the poets of our own destiny.
If you would like to share your poetry with me, just send an e-mail to amber@ambersilverstar.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Love and Light,
Amber

The above photo is called MOON SHOT POETRY. It is the photography of Steven Olson and the poetry of Amber Silverstar, Copyright 2008, available on a variety of products by Cafe Press

Thank You

2008-03-21T15:25:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

Thank you to everyone who sent prayers, flowers and kind greetings on the death of my father, Ernest David Smith and his recent funeral. I appreciate on behalf of my family and myself, your thoughts and love; it all helped more than you know.

Love and light,
Amber Silverstar

PS ... I plan to be back writing again soon.

God Is Back and She Is Black

2008-02-21T16:18:00.001-08:00

Dear Readers,

Several years ago I worked on the possibility of a musical I wanted to create called God Is Back and She Is Black. I basically come from a very white Catholic upbringing but my own ethnic heritage is quite diverse - Native American, English, Scotch-Irish, and French. If I met someone from New Orleans they would ask if I could be Creole because my skin has a dark rose tint and my eyes are green; that Cajun mixture of Native American and French. I guess I could have said, "Yes."

The story about this mixed race as told to me is about my grandfather who lived his life and was murdered for being a "half breed"; part white and part Cherokee. The K.K.K. (klu,klux,klan) didn't like the idea of a "half breed" being a sheriff, a property holder with a store and horses for trade. So someone arranged for a dispute and his death. My mother, only ten years old, saw this tragedy with her own eyes. The coroner called it an accident! Then my grandmother lost everything because she could neither read nor write and with ten children and two stepchildren to support was left penniless.

Because of this intense family background,this whole notion about being of a mixed race is a reality I grew up with but always thought of myself as white. In college my circle of friends looked like a mini meeting of the United Nations. I loved the experience of meeting so many different people with so many different backgrounds. As life unfolded, I became engaged to a "black" person, even though he had a white father and a black mother. He looked black and that was all it took to create a constant turmoil around our relationship. There were even discussions that if you had kinky hair then you had to be black. Since he was half white and half black, why wasn't he considered white? The whole thing seemed so racist. The relationship did not last. We did not want our kids to go through so much prejudice and our families were so against the marriage - we turned away from each other.

During this time, I began to wonder if God came back as Jesus and Jesus would be a she and she would be black, what kind of a reception would the Savior receive? I recently started thinking about the race issue again now that we have a person who is a woman as a person campaigning to be the President of the United States along with a person who is half white and half black. Everyone says he is "black" - are we back to the "kinky" hair as a symbolic proof of blackness? Why do we not see him as white, or Native American, or Hispanic, or Asian? Chances are just like the rest of us, the DNA would show a very diverse ethnicity. The whole thing about someone being a certain race based on the color of his or her skin, or the make of his or her hair, or the origins of parentage still seems racist to me.

Looks like we have a long way to go before we can accept one another as the individuals that we are without the labels forced on us by what is currently popular, or in vogue, or glamorous.

If God were back and she were black - could we go to church, vote, eat, play, and work together or would we first have to rethink the whole issue of race plus gender? If we are going to choose someone because of race and/or gender, then maybe we should get a DNA breakdown just which race a person is and also how many male or female traits a person has ... it gets so complicated. And, what would happen with a gypsy like me with so many mixtures and mutations ... some predictions are that in the future the whole earth population will be coffee colored. What will we do then for labels, classify everyone as a "star buck?"

Taking all of the above into consideration, I intend to pick my president, my spiritual reflections, and my circle of friends because I think the choices are appropriate for me not because of race, gender, creed or righteousness. What do you intend?

Amber Silverstar
http://www.ambersilverstar.com

Election Elightenment - Karma Crazy

2008-01-23T16:56:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,
Comments seem appropriate now, considering that the election frenzy happens everyday. I watch Bill Clinton talk and I wonder what karma he is paying off while the former first lady argues her points that she is best qualified for the presidency. I see Mr. Clinton yelling at reporters, hugging Hillary, falling asleep on the podium during a Martin Luther King Day ceremony. William Jefferson Clinton, former president, walks through the crowds, shaking hands, patting people on the back. It is a confusing picture for me. I still see Monica in her black tam, smilling up at Bill. I still see Hillary Clinton on the morning TV shows trying to support her husband who said, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."

I like Hillary. I like Bill. Call me "karma crazy" but I just wonder if the Clintons are back in the White House again what and how many boomerangs will they have to catch, or drop or hold onto. It seems to me there is enough to do in being the President of the United States of America without this mired past hanging around in the shadows of the Oval Office. Maybe we should have short memories, maybe we need to forgive and forget, maybe we could realize we are just human beings with virtues, flaws and imperfect choices.

This is going to be a difficult decision for me this year. Hillary Clinton gives lots of answers I like but she has tons of political and personal history of conflict and confrontation. Edwards is gone; the person I would like to have voted for in this year's election. Mr. McCain is Republican but my husband says we don't have enough money to vote for him. Obama's track record is pretty short - so I might just have to go "karma crazy" again and vote for the Clintons. It might be this is their time to have one more chance at paying off their dues and as Hillary said, "Clean up after the Bushes" again. At least there are a few more months to think about it; in the meantime I better get enlightened and go register to vote!

Book Review - What's Your Dosha Baby?

2008-01-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

What's Your Dosha Baby by Lissa Marie Coffey is this great little book about lots of wonderful information to help you balance your life, know love and live in harmony with your environment.

This is a large task but Ms. Coffey gives you this amazing test so you can find out your dosha. Dosha, as a part of Ayurveda, is the ancient way from India which looks at the elements in your personality and tells you what personality type you are based on the traits in your dosha. You can be either a Pitta, a Vata, or a Kapha or a combination of all three. Each type has a particular way of loving, eating, and responding to likes and dislikes. The closer you create a lifestyle true to your dosha the more harmonious, healthy, and loving your personality will be.

Ms. Coffey says: "Ayurveda is India’s 5,000 year old “Science of Life” and it is the art of living in harmony with nature. Your dosha is your Ayurveda mind & body type. There are three doshas in Ayurveda: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. We each have all three of the doshas in our physiology, just in different proportions, so your dosha is unique and personal; it is like your fingerprint."

My husband Steven and I read What's Your Dosha Baby and took the test. We laughed so hard when we realized our doshas matched the personality models in the book like a carbon copy. With this realization, we were better able to understand our compatibilities along with our challenges. It is like looking at our lives in a very fun way even though it might require some serious insights. When I finished the book and the test, I knew I had just finished "a layered cake" of life changing knowledge that could easily be digested.

Go buy this book for yourself and your friends. It is available on http://www.amazon.com/ and on Lissa Coffey's web site, http://www.coffeytalk.com/. Ms. Coffey is a relationship expert and a lifestyle designer who appears frequently on major television shows. She also has several other books published plus another two I would recommend called Getting There with Grace and Dosha Yoga with C.D. When you read this book, let me know what you think! Write to me at
amber@ambersilverstar.com

Amber Comments On Movie Juno

2007-12-28T16:05:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year

This is a quick review I just posted on BlogCritics.com
The review is for the movie Juno from Fox Searchlight Pictures, written by Diablo Cody with stars Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner and directed by Jason Reitman.

I saw Juno yesterday on the recommendation of a friend who helps make movies at a major motion picture studio. She should be right about a good movie and she was right. The movie had the best dialogue I have heard in a long time - trendy, edgy, lyrical - reminded me of Janet Fitch's White Oleander. The cinemaphotograpy is sometimes dream like and collage infused.

The movie Juno deals with old, old subjects - the teenage pregnancy,coming-of-age, girl meets boy, girl looses boy, girl gets boy back, men who don't want to grow up, abandonment, step-mothers, barren women, being the odd one out, well ... there is just a lot going on in this film but in a very simple way - sort of middle class life in mundane boredom being rescued by chance, love, and making life-changing decisions.

Anyway, go see this movie; the acting is perfect, the story tightly woven, the drama interesting and magical. I loved it. The only thing I did not like is the ending - like it had been done for Hollywood where everybody gets what they want and everyone goes singing down the yellow, brick road, clicking their red heels and ending up back in Kansas.

Even so, I would see this movie again - gave me new insights into a world I am surrounded with everyday, "The poet never says anything new, just finds a new way to say it."

Juno, the movie is poetry in film and worth a very special look.

Review Of The Holidays

2007-12-23T15:51:00.000-08:00

A SEASONAL SHIFT IN ATTITUDES

Dear Friends

I cannot think of a more appropriate time to shift attitudes about our emotions than the Holiday Seasons. I often see myself and others struggling during this awesome time trying to "come to terms" with their emotional selves. The emotional ghosts of Holidays past have a way of coming out at Halloween and staying around until after the New Year; sometime lagging on until Valentine's Day. That puts everyone into a "heap of feelings" for nearly four months.

Emotional roller coasters can often show their challenging rides just when there are demands to be so together, upbeat, generous, loving, and peaceful. This is especially difficult if the Season is also the anniversary of the death of a loved one, a breakup of a relationship or marriage, the loss of a job, or maybe memories of physical or sexual abuse which statistically increases dramatically during the Holidays.

Charles Dickens's immortal Christmas Carol (of which there are countless renditions) really shows graphically how deeply intense the emotional and spiritual expressions are while we are being pressured to grip the reality of past, present, and future scenarios of unresolved feelings.
Not wanting to sound myself like "Scrooge", I would say this is why the Holidays are a wonderful time for a shift in attitudes which then allows you and I to begin creating new emotions, new realities and new memories.

I do this by making a list of all the beautiful aspects about Christmas and New Years (it is also my birthday) that I love. For me, this includes the music, the color, the decorating, giving and receiving gifts, recognizing the traditions and the legends of the birth of Jesus Christ, the outpouring of charity, surprises from friends and family, plays and concerts, the Nutcracker ballet, lights everywhere, Christmas movies, Angels ( both heavenly and earthly), great food and treats, the Rose Bowl Parade ( a block from our home), winter flowers with pine tress and the smell of snow.

This time of year is just so full of sensory abundance and the opportunity to share, that I take my list and everyday of the season, I find one thing from this list that I can do and that I can enjoy. With this action, I create a new memory for my future Holidays. It is like this bank I now can draw on when the Holidays come again.

So this is my Holiday Review: My shift in attitude to go from regrets, loss, sadness and rejection to one of love, beauty, peace, joy, and hope for all this goodness to reach out and touch everyone in my world. I hope this helps and if you need someone to talk to, you can call me at 1-626-796-8605. I wish you all blessings of a happy heart and a Destiny Bright for the New Year of 2008.

Much love,
Amber

Great Web Site - Coffey Talk and Dosha Ready with Lissa Coffey

2007-12-05T08:25:00.000-08:00

Dear Readers,

I like to see anything done really well - and several months ago I came across a web site, an on-line magazine, that I am so impressed with - the web site is called Coffey Talk "ancient wisdom - modern style" done by a Life Style Designer and Relationship Expert, Lissa Coffey. Ms. Coffey is also an author with several books published about the dosha and Ayurvedic experience.

Ms. Coffey says: "Ayurveda is India’s 5,000 year old “Science of Life” and it is the art of living in harmony with nature. Your dosha is your Ayurveda mind & body type. There are three doshas in Ayurveda: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. We each have all three of the doshas in our physiology, just in different proportions, so your dosha is unique and personal; it is like your fingerprint."

The web site graciously features several choices; finding your dosha by taking certain test, consultations available with Lissa Coffey, newsletter sign ups, videos with Ms. Coffey giving relationship advice on major television networks, shopping for positive products, inspirational videos, the books and much more.

The Coffey Talk web site is very informative and very attractive. It is easy to navigate and a wonderful space to find trendy fashions for apparel and home and important information for family. Coffey Talk also connects you to a large community of like-minded and spiritually-aware people. I give this site ***** five stars. To have a "look-see" for yourself, check out Lissa Coffey and all she has to offer at http://www.coffeytalk.com/ and let me know what you think.

I plan to read her newest book, What's Your Dosha Baby? Discover the Vedic Way for Compatibility in Life and Love, in the near future and review it here. The book is available on her web site and on Amazon.com.

Coffey Talk

is also a current link on http://www.ambersilverstar.com

Love and light to everyone,
Amber Silverstar
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Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World by Bill Clinton

2007-11-16T06:53:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

It has been several weeks now since I saw former President William Jefferson Clinton at a book signing and I promised to post a review of the current book, GIVING: How Each Of Us Can Save The World. Now that the Thanksgiving Holiday is so close, this is a perfect time to follow-up on the review.

I think the book is very well written and I am sure it will be used like a classroom textbook for those seeking to explore the world of philanthropy, altruistic services, and creative non-profits. What I loved about Giving is the written examples of a multitude of people, adults, teens, children of all ages developing these extraordinary ideas for saving the Universe including planet earth, animals, people, art, beauty, history, - literally whatever needs saving, healing, supporting, developing, or encouraging - someone out there somewhere has come up with a plan to do so and Bill Clinton found a way to document this amazing phenomenon.

The book is divided into several categories of giving from money, time, energy, gifts, ideas and services. The book also includes a long list in every chapter of resources with names, addresses, and contact information with the idea that the reader will also want to get involved and will do so by being inspired by the examples and the book.

One of my favorite examples is the story of the famous tennis player, Andre Agassi. Mr. Agassi founded and funds the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy which is a public chartered school with an amazing record for changing the lives of at risk students. This school is an example for how we can change the world by how we treat and educate our children.

There are hundreds of heroic stories and Mr. Clinton has had some form of connection with nearly all of them. The book is written in a way that you immediately get the picture of "Bill" all over the world everywhere doing "good deeds" with the rich, the powerful, the well intended and all of course with the blessings of Hillary Clinton.

Still, I really think this is a book worth buying, reading, and giving as a gift. For more information and to buy the book go to http://www.ClintonFoundation.org/giving. You can even tell your own story of how you see giving as a tool for changing the world around you. This is a good thing!To read about my experience attending a signing for the book and meeting Mr. Clinton, you can find the post on this blog titled Giving The Clinton Way, September 19, 2007.

FIRES OVER: RECOVERY STILL A LONG AND PAINFULL PROCESS

2007-11-02T10:15:00.000-07:00

It has been several days now since the winds and fires finally came to their tumultuous end. I did not go out for six days while the fires raged and the winds blew. The air for everyone in the Los Angeles area filled the skies with the pollution of ash, toxins and particulates blowing in all directions and for at least three days, I could not see the sun. The clouds of smoke hung like a fog bank in skies normally California blue and clear. I kept praying for safety, protection and support to put the fires out and let people go back to their homes.

I have lots of thoughts about how the responses to the tragic blazes could have been different - I always want to believe somehow this could have been prevented. But nature has a way of reminding me just how human we are - one hundred mile an hour winds, ninety degree heat, endless acres of dry brush, water starved trees, a child with matches, crazy arson people, antiquated fire fighting equipment, a lack of an inclusive plan for regional disasters, not enough fire fighters for so many fires at one time - the "perfect fire storm" - the "imperfect human nature".

Now the recovery, for some, for many, this is life changing, day by day, a struggle to just survive: a painful process. This morning the air heats up again. The Santa Ana winds are returning. We need the rain. We need answers. I need to believe what happened just days ago, will never, never happen again. But deep down, I know differently. I live in a paradise where the price of pleasure is always a possibility of earthquakes, fire storms, mud slides, a flood,a tsunami. I ask for clairity, balance and protection as I sit here at my desk in the beautiful sun, looking at gorgeous, once-again clear blue skies, lush green trees, and the flowers, which know no season, still blooming.

Thank you to everyone, friends and family, who offered us a place to stay if needed, to those who called with their concerns and prayers, you will never know how much this show of caring helped me to cope with so many days of intensity and uncertainty.

If you have been touched by the fires and just want someone to talk to, please call me at 1-626-796-8605 or email ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com. I will listen and send you positive thoughts and love that your needs are taken care of and your life can have a new and safe future.

FIRES, WINDS AND HEAT MIXTURE DANGER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

2007-10-22T09:07:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,
We are surrounded by fires everywhere, lots of smoke, wind in fire areas gusting up to 90 miles per hour. The freeways are jammed with people evacuating. Temperature expected to reach 90 today. I finally went to sleep about 1:30 this morning. Steve went to work. Have to keep air conditioner on so it is 62 in here, otherwise lots of coughing and problems breathing. We would probably go to Cal Tech and stay in Steve's work place because it is in the basement and should be OK. But only if we have to. Animals and birds are trying to get out of the burn areas too. We have lots of friends in all the areas. People seem very calm and fire fighters are everywhere, exhausted and so brave. It is so emotional. Conditions to stay the same for the next couple of days. Everyone is in shock. We are praying for the best. If we have to leave we will be reachable by cell phone. I hope with the high winds, hot temperatures and fires bringing down so many transformers, that the electricity stays on. This should be a very interesting 48 hours. Will keep you posted.

Love and light,
Amber

A SCARRY TIME

2007-10-21T18:16:00.001-07:00

Halloween - Time To Face The Demons And Become An Earth Angel

The monster disguises, the ghost energies, and the demon stories roar forward into our midst every October when Autumn sunsets bring the night skies early and the chill of cooler days remind us of a winter soon approaching. We call this event "Halloween." This all sounds fun, romantic, and adventurous. But lately not for me ... a few years ago I started not liking "All Hallows Eve" or Halloween. It seemed the greater the spiritual work I did, the scarier the pumpkin celebrations got - including: more intense horror films, more gory and dark costumes, and "trick or treat" episodes holding more danger.

This year I decided to change my attitude and see Halloween as an opportunity to face my own demons. I decided to let the ghost come forward and see what I needed to review in my own life. "Just what might be haunting me?" - I asked myself. Maybe negative emotions are coming up from the past. Or perhaps there are ghost energies I am hanging onto out of my own fear and mistrusts. I certainly know through spiritual experiences that holding onto the fears of the future or the anger from the past can really turn my well being into dreaded monsters. These monster emotions and thoughts are then empowered to intrude upon and into my life's pathway into the light.

So now I am going to use this Halloween to review what ghost I need to let go of, what monsters I need to meet with courage, and what demons I can transform into an angelic self. Then Halloween can become an opportunity for change and choice - a time for reflections into the future of the winter months to come.

If you are in need of clearing your own energy of ghostly intrusions, you can call me for more insights and information. The number for leaving a message is 1-626-796-8605. I usually return my calls within the day. You can see more information on a web card at http://www.destinybydesigncom.com.

Happy Halloween And Keep Your Destiny Bright!
With light and love,
Amber Silverstar

Posted by amber silverstar at 7:42 AM

Editor's Note: This post a year ago proved to be quite popular and I was asked to repeat it again this year.

GIVING THE CLINTON WAY

2007-09-19T16:16:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

It is September 18, 2007 and I am attending a book signing for the book, Giving by (President) Bill Clinton.

The event takes place at a very old book store called Vromans. As an independent store, it began in 1893. It is located in Pasadena, California and provides a wonderful setting for an excited audience who wait outdoors and in-line for over six hours for the appearance of "Bill." Some even camp over night on the sidewalks; reminding others of the night before the famous Rose Bowl Parades.

A few hours before the book signing, the Secret Agents show up in their dark grey suits, sun glasses, and of course their ears with the white plastic hearing devises. And just like in the movies, they are all business and very exacting. They seem a little out of place in the beautiful California sun. The day has a lightness about it with slight ocean breezes and large white fluffy clouds.

The waiting lines of people share chairs, bathroom break watches, food and drinks and stories of seeing other celebrities. A woman in front of me tells about setting beside a once famous femme fatal only a month ago at a nearby movie theater. She finds the woman, young like herself, attractive and quite charming. Her name is Monica Lewinsky.

Finally the time comes for the signing, everyone has their pink bracelets attached, all their belongings safely checked or left in cars, their vouchers authenticated and their bodies carefully searched with security wands by those Secret Agents. Helicopters hover in the sky. A broken down garbage truck gets hauled away and the paramedics come to help an elderly lady who faints while waiting in line.

Then President William Jefferson Clinton arrives early. Eager people moving through shelves and shelves of books proudly experience their historical moments shaking "Bill's" hand, saying "hello" and then receiving the autograph book, Giving. The famous writer holds every one's gaze as his bigger than life persona seems somewhat self conscious and shy. Occasionally he has short conversations or says "God Bless You." He appears much better looking, younger and more energetic than television, pictures, or newspapers portray him. I wonder if to be so famous means you must constantly wonder each time you shake a stranger's hand if you are safe.

I will read Giving and when I am through I will review the book and post it a.s.a.p. The above art piece is my own interpretation of the meaning of giving which I call the FIVE STAR GIVING PROGRAM. I will explain more after I review the book.

If you have any comments or questions, please e-mail me at ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com

WRITER CREATES INSPIRING VIDEO

2007-08-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

About a year ago I reviewed a delightful book called PEEKING OVER THE EDGE ... views from life's middle by Cathy Marley. Now Marley releases an inspirational video with original music, flowing poetry and beautiful words based on her book.

The video is a wonderful three minute visual that soothes the soul, raises the spirit and invites you to ponder what waits ahead on the pathways of life. Amazingly, Marley, who is already a talented writer and communicator created the video from her own photography, her own poetry and the music written by her grandson. The grandson, Jason Marley, who overcame a devastating accident two years ago where he lost a leg at the age of 18, took his grandmother's book, photography, and poetry and composed an original and unique music score called The Edge Of Reason.*

If the "proof is in the pudding" than this colorful video is indeed a delicious dessert. It has just the right mixture of blissful moments of relaxation, appreciation, and adventure as you travel the exciting visuals, words and music of Marley's newly created world. Treat yourself and see how wonderful this new world is. Then double your delight and buy the book.

To see the video log onto http://www.cathymarley.com/. This site takes you to You Tube where the video is featured. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

*Full credits for the music and video are posted with the video's showing. For further information contact Cathy Marley with e-mail to Cathy@CathyMarley.com

Forever Perfect ... Crustacean in Beverly Hills

2007-07-26T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends,

Not new, but forever perfect, Crustacean, The An Family Restaurant in Beverly Hills left us "walking on water" after a recent dine out with friends who flew in from Scottsdale, Arizona (home of it's own posh resorts and restaurants.)

The menu, service, food, atmosphere, and overall beauty at Crustacean made every moment a really chic and trendy ... what you would expect, night out in Beverly Hills.

What impresses the most is the wonderful way you are treated by everyone from the hostesses, to the servers, to the valet, to Ms. An herself as she comes out and warmly greets each table. Everyone in our party loved the food, drinks, desserts, and coffee.

We had been at Crustacean before but every time we return we find it to be a new and memorable experience. We did need reservations, lots of money, and remember to be dressy casual. Totally Perfect!

Check out the web site for sample menu, gorgeous pictures and needed information for reservations.

http://www.anfamily.com

Media Talk - Politics, Weather, A Dead Princess, and Notes

2007-07-02T12:49:00.000-07:00

I watch on one of the morning news shows the latest report on money - how much, how much more, who from, who can give, who can't give, they are talking about Hillary Clinton and the race for the democratic presidential nomination. Then I see the ads for the Michael Moore movie Sicko and I read how parents who are concerned about the levels of violence in television and movies are trying to influence a change to protect their children from intrusive images.

Latter clips from the concert for the late Princess Diana are showing her two son's trying to honor their mother while millions and millions of people still mourn her death of ten years ago. Another morning show commercial features a model giving the history of laxatives and encourage people to buy the latest modern market drug to take care of an "age old" problem. Before I can even begin to relate to all of the myriad messages coming through - the weather man informs everyone that Phoenix, Arizona could reach a high of 117 degrees this week.

All of this barrage of information in just a few minutes. I make a note to filter out more and take in less. And yet media, information, communications is my business. How does all this "pop culture" relate to my own life? Do I still grieve for Princess Dianna? - no ... Do I care who makes the nomination for president of the United States?- I should ... Do I need to know what goes on in the health care system? - probably ... the only word that comes to mind is the need for balance. Perhaps balance in my life as to what is truly important for me to know, to integrate, to file away or to ignore.

I think the final conclusion is a conscious decision for how I spend my own time and energy. I make additional notes to set priorities on a daily basis, keep a more consistent journal, and take time each day to clear out from my spirit any and all unwanted and unnecessary energies. Usually, when I do this little routine, I immediately notice a huge difference in the quality of my life. How do you handle the information, electronic, and media driven world? What if any is your choice for balance? Where do you draw the line?

If you would like to share, contact me at ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com and use the code word Media.

Bye for now,

Amber

OGRES AND PENGUINS = SUMMER FUN

2007-06-04T07:43:00.000-07:00

Hello Readers,
Over the weekend, an opportunity to see two movies presented itself and so two movies it was ... Dream Work's - Shrek the Third and Sony Pictures Animation - Surf's Up.
* First Movie - C+
I thought Shrek the First was new and refreshing. I did not see Shrek the Second. I saw Shrek The Third but I did not especially like it. I know this remark is almost "unamerican" given the popularity of the green ogre. But through the whole movie, I only heard the kids in the audience laugh (and barely) a couple of times. Then when leaving the movie, I heard a boy sum up the laugh factor by saying "That wasn't as funny as I thought it was going to be." There were so many characters (not memorable) in the story line, keeping track of everyone during the movie is a full time occupation. I liked the little newborn Shreks, the tiny cross dino/donkey babies flying around, and the whole underlying being a father thing going on with Shrek. However I did notice outside of the animals and the ogres, all human "cgi" are white, rather stupid, and very predictable. Everyone seems to be enthralled with using the words poop, barfing, and farting which are in nearly every scene. Like I said the audience looked and acted bored - maybe when we are stuck in Shrek land, this is all we have available. I give the movie a "c+" for the parts played by Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas. I understand a new Shrek is already underway so I guess a good many people really love the series, especially the kid set, whatever their ages. Maybe the next one will measure up to the first. To get all the details on Shrek The Third go to the web site - http://www.shrek.com/ for all things Shrek.

* Second Movie - B+
In a pre-screening last Saturday, I saw Surf's Up - I really thought the animation beautifully done: the blue colors of the ocean, the penguin surfers, the bright flowers and a sky with puffy white clouds. I think kids and adults will love this movie. The music is great and carries through the surfing ambiance while star Cody the penguin learns the thrills and the dangers of riding the waves. Voice overs for characters; Cody, Tank, Lani, Geek and Chicken Joe are wonderful with a full flavor of the hip, beach, lingo. Having lived on the beach for eight years here in Southern California where surfing is a way of life, I thought the writers and animators did an excellent job of showing non-beach goers what this life in the sun is really like. The story line is also great fun as someone thought to be lost and gone turns up alive. To see how this surf-off plays out, treat yourself and your family to two hours of summer delight. For a look at movie clips go to http://www.surfsup.com/. This is one movie everyone will want to see more than once and I give it a B+ except for those little penguins, I give them an A.

Movies, Books, Websites, Special Events

2007-04-26T15:20:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

I know I have been gone for a few weeks. I took time away to revise and integrate new aspects of my creative life into my professional life. But now I am back, down to business of writing again and liking the changes in the new "eblogger".

I also have an additional blog called Destiny Bright where I will be writing about all the mystical, spiritual and intuitive things going on. I intend using this blog - amberonline for reviews.

I love doing reviews and I live in this area where I constantly have access to movie premiers, book signings by the "rich and famous", special events with celebrity appearances, art openings - television, and well you get the concept I am sure. So while I am here in this huge metro of LA, I am taking advantage of people to see, places to go, and things to do. Then I will report back to you what the experience has been like.

I will also try to post pictures to make things even more interesting, especially unusual sightings or happenings. Please come back and check in for upcoming reviews, insights, pictures and interviews. Please leave comments and make suggestions too.

Write to editor: ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com or visit on the web at www.ambersilverstar.com or see the latest designs at http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar. The new website is http://destinybright.blogspots.com

Love and Light,
Amber

2007-03-12T14:32:00.000-07:00

Dreams, Stock Market, New Book and Edgar Cayce

For sometime now, I keep dreaming about the stock market - symbols, precognition, story lines, warnings, and actual investment opportunities. After having documented these dreams for several years, I found an article about stock market dreams in a magazine called Venture Inward published by the Edgar Cacye Foundation. A man named Walt Stover had written this amazing article dealing with a group called the Precognitive Stock Market Dream Group which Mr. Stover had started.

At the time, I did not own a computer, so I contacted Mr. Stover by phone and shared the stories of my own history of stock market dreams, clairvoyant messages, and channeling from Mr. Cayce. I will not at this time go into how my stock market dreams and an introduction to Mr. Cayce, the famous sleeping prophet began, except to say that part of it happened when a book about Mr. Cayce called There is A River (*by Thomas Sugrue) fell off a library shelf in a friend's home and hit me in the head.

From this time forward, I found more and more about Edgar Cacye and his incredible gifts of prophecy, intuition and medical healings. I also received extra sensory messages about the stock market. Since I knew very little about this financial world nor did I hold any investments, I kept trying to understand why all this information would appear to me. That is until I read Mr. Stover's article. I would like to say I jumped on the band wagon and joined the dream group right away. But I did not. In fact, I only joined a couple of years ago after much prayer and thought that I had a responsibility to share this information with others and through the group had been given an opportunity to do so.

Now Walt Stover, who has a Bachelors in Chemistry Engineering and a Masters in Transpersonal Studies, has written a book, newly released by Hudson Publishing called Dreams, My Lamp Unto The Darkness. This amazing book chronicles Mr. Stover's astonishing life in which dreams and the dreaming world provide him with fascinating information. This information Mr. Stover then interprets and uses as guidance for successes in his career, in maintaining an energetic and healthy lifestyle, and you guessed it, in doing quite well for himself in the stock market.

This avid, professional and precise dream enthusiast has taken over 15,000 documented dreams of his own, a long trail of precognition, and the articulate experience of his scholarship and crafted an interesting, thought provoking, and knowledgeable book. The book itself takes you along a personal and unique journey into the subconscious to uncover some of the mysteries of the dream world.

Dreams, My Lamp Unto The Darkness can easily be read by "the lay person." However, this is not an easy read nor a one night stand - because there is so much to absorb about such a complex subject, the reader will want to return again and again. Parts of the book are a scholarly review about the history of dreaming and how famous dreams of famous people have changed, influenced and guided decisions of historical figures for thousands of years. Since I have studied dream histories, this information is not new but still worthwhile as a clarifier and a review of the importance of dreams in the histories of humankind.

The part I like best about the book are the personal examples Mr. Stover uses to tell the tale of precognition dreams and the successes he has in using those dreams in just about all areas of his life. I am not sure I necessarily agree with "you must do this or that" in order to incubate, recall or interpret your own dreams as he suggest. Although, I do recognize the importance of having some "how to" guidance from someone as experienced and professional as Mr. Stover. This section is especially helpful to the beginning dream developer.

Enough said, I really do highly recommend this new book as well written, fascinating, and a "must have" for anyone who has an interest in knowing, understanding and exploring their own dreams. Oh yes, the Precognitive Stock Market Dream Group and their documentations of stock market dreams are in a wonderful chapter that will only begin to make you more and more curious about the process of precognition, the stock market and your own ability to dream of financial possibilities.

The book comes with strong endorsements by two major leaders; Dr. Henry Reed and Dr. Mark Thurston of the Edgar Cayce Foundation. For more information about the Foundation, the Association of Research and Enlightenment, Venture Inward and Edgar Cayce, you can long onto
http://www.edgarcayce.com.

For Walt Stover M.A. and founder of the Precognitive Stock Market Dream Group and to order
Dreams, My Lamp Unto The Darkness - go to http://www.stockdreams.org. This site also has links to other articles by Mr. Stover.

If you would like more information about your own dreams in any area of your life, you may contact me for a free dream consultation at ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com ... please use the code word "dreams" or you can call and leave a message at 1-310-971-6821.

Happy Dreaming!

2007-02-19T07:53:00.000-08:00

700 Tiny White Lights And A Sad Surprise

A couple of Christmases ago, my husband bought for me the Christmas Tree of my dreams: almost eight feet tall, white, perfectly shaped and with seven hundred tiny, little, white lights. I always wanted a tree like this and I loved how beautiful it looked with all the sparkling Holiday ornaments.

There were in my Christmas past, times when my sons and I had no money for a tree and so I hung lights from the ceiling and filled an old chest with presents from my family and fixed little roasted hens I bought with food stamps. We laughed and thought how creative we were and how pretty the Section 8 apartment looked with the couch we found in the alley all covered with glitter and ribbons and friends laughing and singing. So I know all the commercial goodies are not a necessity when it comes to celebrating the love of each other on Christmas.

But ...

Late in the afternoon, on Sunday, we discovered a sad surprise, someone had broken into our storage area and had stolen the tree and all the ornaments and of course the hundreds of tiny white lights.

I guess whoever took all the storage contents must have been very desperate. I wonder if they knew all the memories connected with the ornaments collected, hand made and gifted from people who love us? Maybe the thieves needed the light, needed the memories, needed the love - if so I hope our treasures found new homes and that the people who stole the "dreamy white tree" will find a little hope in the seven hundred white lights to bring about much needed changes in their lives.

When this happened, I thought about the people who lost everything in Katrina, and the Sunami, and so many other natural disasters; compared to their tragedy, our loss is such a little one. But it made me stop and remember to be more appreciative and grateful and careful of those special possessions in our lives which show us the history of the memories we share.

I am not sure what we will do come this next Christmas - maybe donate some trees along with presents - maybe keep our light from within that can never be stolen but always shared- maybe learn a new way to build a treasure chest of Holiday memories. Since this is only February, I guess I have some more time to think about all this and who knows maybe the "dreamy white tree" and all the other treasures will be returned to us in a special way.

2007-02-03T14:23:00.000-08:00

2007-01-04T07:23:00.000-08:00

Time To Finish - 2007 Is A Year To Prepare For The Perfect Ten

Numerologically speaking this year 2007 is a nine. What this translates into, for the world according to numerological tradition, is a year of finishing all those projects, need-to-do goals, or dream-of-doing list that you have been working on for the past eight years. The reason for going into 2007 with this in mind is so you can finish any areas of your life that need completing. Then you are prepared for starting new things in the 2008 ... which comes out to a ten or one the second time around.

You live in a world of cycles. Recognizing cycles provides a greater understanding of the challenges you deal with as they appear, develop, blossom, bloom and return for review. Then when you have completed the cycle, you can move forward to another cycle. You will be prepared for experiencing even more of your destiny.

So if you choose, look at where you are with what has been going on in your life for the past eight years. In a journal or note book, write down all the things you intend to finish this year. Ask for guidance from a spiritual connection in your life. Keep the circles of completion moving, colorful and successful.

If you need help with understanding the cycles of your life, you can contact me for a free consultation at ambersilverstar@yahoo.com. Best Wishes for the New Year.

The above illustration is called Manga Mandalla and is an original digital art design by Amber Silverstar. It can be viewed and purchased at http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar

2006-12-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

Holiday Angel Of Roses Brings Seasonal Greetings

You can now order the Holiday Angel Of Roses from Destiny Bright Designs (tm) byAmber Silverstar for the celebrations of this season. This beautiful angelic messenger in blue and silver, sprinkles her abundance of roses over the hillsides and the villages around the world.

As the designer, I created this art work over a period of several weeks. The celestial theme is from an inspiration given to me by my favorite aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Stevens who said she had a vision of an angel with peaceful, joyful words tumbling out over the world. Also, because I live in Pasadena, California - "the City Of Roses" - the design of the Holiday Angel of Roses seemed to be quite appropriate.

So I hope you enjoy this creation now available on so many wonderful products, wearables and decor from CafePress at http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar.

2006-11-27T12:42:00.000-08:00

The Seasonal Changes

This may seem like an unusual time to write about intuition but I think it may be the perfect time. The reason is, the Holiday Season and the heavy demands it makes on your time, energy, thoughts, and relationships. You may be required to make a lot of decisions about a lot of choices which you do not think you are equipped to handle. Plus, your emotional self may be "all over the place." In addition, you might experience stress over what to do, how to do it, whom to do it with, plus when and where.

The "it" is a huge list of changing and challenging opportunities and possibilities of the cycles of celebrations. For this, I am offering a tool which is a great resource for you to use, it doesn't cost anything and you have it immediately available: your intuition.

With your intuition and a few positive affirmations you can stay-in-touch with your dreams, desires and wishes for the type of Holiday that works for you. As for the affirmations, try saying, "I say yes to a wonderful, fun, loving, exciting, joyful, beautiful Holiday of my dreams." Then you can add "I am always at the right place at the right time doing the right thing." or "I expect only the best to happen and it does." Saying and writing these words will keep you in a positive frame of mind, heart and spirit so that your intuition will come bursting through with bright ideas, energy, and even the funds to support your Holiday visions.

If you still have further concerns about this incredible time of the year, you can call me for help at amber 1-626-796-8605 and remember to "Keep your destiny bright, use words of love."

The Angel Greetings digital art design by Amber Silverstar is available at http://www.cafepress.com/ambersilverstar

2006-10-26T09:32:00.000-07:00

GAILIA - HEALING FROM GRIEF BY TONI JOHNSON, ILLUSTRATED BY UNA GRAF, CD BY JOHN RICHARDS, PUBLISHED BY TRAFFORD PUBLISHING

Move over, there's a new kid on the book block or should I say a, "new fairy." Her name is Gailia. She is the latest creation of new children's book author, Toni Johnson. Gailia is no ordinary "fly around the woodsy forest fairy." Gailia is a delightful, rainbow colored, pixie faced, fairy sprite who finds a way to heal herself from grief after loosing her best friend, a little frog called Croackie.

Gailia is a beautiful book with gorgeous characters illustrated by Una Graf and a lyrical CD by John Richards with the voice of Ms. Johnson. In fact, Ms. Johnson pulls together this talented team to produce a whimsical story with a tough message, "How to help a child understand loss, sadness and the death of a loved one."

Children of any age will identify with Gailia as she learns from her forest friends what Ms. Johnson says is, "letting go of fear is not forgetting our love but rather celebrating and remembering the souls that we have cherished." This is a huge concept for both children and adults to understand. However Ms. Johnson and her illustrator Ms. Graf use an interesting story line, perky characters like Takoda the Turtle and Godmother Willow, and a memorable CD. This whole package is created to show the readers and audiences that healing from death and loss is possible when we can grasp the tool of understanding our emotions.

As with all novice writers, there is room to grow in terms of writing, character development, and story continuity. Overall, Ms. Johnson deserves congratulations, acceptance and admiration for an achievement well deserving of attention and support. This is truly only a beginning, and soon, I am certain we will see Gailia and all her whimsical and woodsy friends again. They will surely continue to take us on their wonderful adventures of learning, growing, and sharing the beautiful world of fairies, emotions, and love.

Gailia - Healing From Grief is available at www.willowwisdom.com or www.oncewritten.com. To contact Ms. Johnson for more information just email - toni@willowwisdom.com

All of the above is copyrighted by Amber Silverstar 2006. Gailia - Healing From Grief is copyrighted by Toni Johnson - all rights to reproduction are reserved.

2006-10-24T07:42:00.000-07:00

Halloween - Time To Face The Demons And Become An Earth Angel

The monster disguises, the ghost energies, and the demon stories roar forward into our midst every October when Autumn sunsets bring the night skies early and the chill of cooler days remind us of a winter soon approaching. We call this event "Halloween." This all sounds fun, romantic, and adventurous. But lately not for me ... a few years ago I started not liking "All Hallows Eve" or Halloween. It seemed the greater the spiritual work I did, the scarier the pumpkin celebrations got - including: more intense horror films, more gory and dark costumes, and "trick or treat" episodes holding more danger.

This year I decided to change my attitude and see Halloween as an opportunity to face my own demons. I decided to let the ghost come forward and see what I needed to review in my own life. "Just what might be haunting me?" - I asked myself. Maybe negative emotions are coming up from the past. Or perhaps there are ghost energies I am hanging onto out of my own fear and mistrusts. I certainly know through spiritual experiences that holding onto the fears of the future or the anger from the past can really turn my well being into dreaded monsters. These monster emotions and thoughts are then empowered to intrude upon and into my life's pathway into the light.

So now I am going to use this Halloween to review what ghost I need to let go of, what monsters I need to meet with courage, and what demons I can transform into an angelic self. Then Halloween can become an opportunity for change and choice - a time for reflections into the future of the winter months to come.

The blog picture is called "Ghosts In The Bedroom" which I took with a "toy" digital camera. I will take another after Halloween to see if they are gone. If you have pictures you believe to be of a supernatural twist, send them to me and I will see if I can post them. Send them to ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com with the code - Ghost Pictures. If you are in need of clearing your own energy of ghostly intrusions, you can call me for more insights and information. The number for leaving a message is 1-626-796-8605. I usually return my calls within the day. You can see more information on a web card at http://www.destinybydesigncom.com.

Happy Halloween And Keep Your Destiny Bright!
With light and love,
Amber Silverstar

2006-10-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

Bob Newhart
We had an opportunity to go see Bob Newhart at a recent book signing for his new book, I SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS! - but we missed it do to other demanding events. We plan to catch Mr. Newhart at one of his many performances in the L.A. area in the near future. In the process of researching Mr. Newhart's upcoming schedule www.bobnewhart.com - I came across information about Suzanne Pleshette and her work.

After reading about both stars, I couldn't help thinking of "Bob and Emily. " They are of course American icons who still hold their own popularity on current replay television. I only wish even now we had a chance to see in current media our psychologists as witty, warm and compassionate as the part played by Bob or our teachers as strong, sexy, smart and beautiful as the part played by Suzanne. I don't think this was type casting - just a time when we used T.V. to show roles in America in their best light even if it were comic. "Bob and Emily" inspired us to be real, vulnerable, and non-apologetic for our places in the dynamics of living the good life. In the Los Angeles area there are countless high rise apartments and condos but I never pass one that I do not think, "somewhere on one the building's many floors, Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette are still living and doing their thing as the funny, devoted, creative and talented Bob and Emily." Now I just need to go and buy Mr. Newhart's book and do a little review.

2006-09-19T14:11:00.000-07:00

Pope Should Remember Catholic History Plus Others

I am surprised at the Pope's quote from Muslim history. This current pontiff should remember the years of interrogation, murder, and torture by the Catholic Church and the Iquisition in the name of God's work. He could remind the world of the Crusades, a Holy War to take over lands and cities for the Church. He could talk about the genocide committed against the Native American so these indigenous people would be converted and oh, yes, the countless captured African slaves who were beaten to death because they were heathen - despite being stripped of all dignity and given baptism and a Christian name even before they were forced to abandon their own beloved Africa. The pontiff could remind us too of the Protestant witch hunts that killed, tortured and burned countless women whose property and power the European clergy sought to destroy. Perhaps he could remember to mention the lawsuits currently still being heard where the Catholic Church looks the other way while their own priest destroy lives through sexual crimes and assaults. And what about the current Bush administration's cover-up of prisons with reported torture and death in the name of protecting democracy plus sending thousands of young men and women to kill and be killed while leaving their own families, wives, mothers, fathers, and children to mourn and cope with little or no help from the military bureaucracy.

It would seem little men can point accusatory fingers and tell big lies in order to justify the abuse of power; be it Muslim, Catholic, Protestant, Republican, Communist, etc. etc. etc. The true message of the Christ, the God, the Great Spirit is to love and be loved, anything other than this, no matter who declares what, is false, destructive, and anti-Christ, anti-democratic, and anti-humanitarian. In every age, in every culture, in every religious belief there are those who seek to rule making their own ungodly agendas the "religious truth and justification" of the times. My father taught me at a very early age that "two wrongs don't make a right."

How many wrongs repeated over and over again will it take to show the world: "we must seek a new way, a new passage, a new look forward." The Pope is in such a position with a Universal podium that he could speak the truth of the future about loving all peoples, about forgiving all humankind for acts of terrorism, deceit, and destruction. He could speak of a world wide togetherness for beauty, healing, creating, being happy, and giving birth to winning solutions.

Where or where is the sanity, the power, the balance of great minds and great hearts? We so need to hear the voice of reason from all those who have the ability to speak of goodness, kindness, and peaceful resolutions.

To see a design, message and art to support loving solutions for world concerns go to:
www.cafepress.com/peacedoveworld.

The above words and images are copyrighted by Amber Silverstar 2006

2006-08-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

Lazy, Hazy, Days of Summer

I like how lazy, hazy these last days of summer can be. I also like how beautiful the days can unfold as the hours come and go with the bright California sun.

We drove to Laguna Beach a few days ago where a weekend trip brought us a gift in the most wonderful way: perfect blue skies, perfect temperature and the most perfect sea breeze greeting us everywhere.

To go to Laguna Beach, we first drive through a deep canyon which is a protected, natural, wildlife habitat. On both sides of the road and in many places are gigantic boulders, well-placed bike and foot trails, colorful California wild flowers and flocks of soaring birds of various kinds, shapes and sizes. Sometimes we see a majestic White Egret or a wandering coyote looking for a drink of water. We could stop and take a guided walking tour but we decide to keep on going until reaching our destination: the beach, the ocean, and the soft, white sands beyond the boardwalk of Laguna Beach.

We arrive. We quickly find a close-to-the-beach parking space ( quite an accomplishment in any California coastal town.) We immediately begin visiting the little shops located up and down the village sidewalks. The hour is early, so we take advantage of looking for a special place to have brunch before heading for the white waves and spacious ocean views. We quickly find a surfy- looking cafe, sit in a red leather booth and order our favorite bagels and lox. We think the salmon a little "fishy" but everything else taste delicious, so all food including the salmon quickly vanishes from our plates.

After brunch, we cross the street for shopping. We seek out a wide open beach venue and rent ocean blue umbrellas, heavy terry towels and a body board in case we get brave and want to try the little, rolling waves which look so inviting. We forget our sun screen, picnic treats, and camera which we leave unknowingly in the back seat of the car. Since the car waits close by in our "trophy parking space", we quickly retrieve our needed treasures. Finally we settle in with the hot sand beneath our feet and the cooling white water splashing on our cheecks. We feel like the summer resort tourists from back East instead of the California locales we know ourselves to be.

After several hours of sun bathing, reading the latest novel, and watching bronzed children playing with sand castles, we leave our fabulous paradise and drive out on the famous Pacific Coast Highway. With sun roof and windows open in our new, red GT 6 and with the car stereo playing French music, we drive toward Dana Point. We find ourselves lost but somehow end up in another one of our favorite coastal cities; San Juan Capistrano. We stop here for some antique browsing, icy margarittas, and a walk down a rural street which features historical homes, trendy shops and artists painting the scenic beauty we want to capture forever.

At the end of the day, we notice several shimmering hummingbirds taking their evening nectar drinks from the many trumpet flowered bushes. We end our day relaxing on a hand carved bench under a giant Oak tree. (See photo above.) We count all the wonderful experiences of the past hours. We decide before Autumn arrives, we might find a way to squeeze in just one more lazy, hazy, gorgeous Summer day in and around Laguna Beach - our favorite coastal ocean town of sand, surf, beauty and perfection.

2006-08-16T09:23:00.000-07:00

World Trade Center Movie

Over the weekend, I went to see the WORLD TRADE CENTER MOVIE. First of all, I am so impressed with the acting of Nicholas Cage. The movie itself is, I imagine a victory for everyone who pulled this amazing work of cinema together.

I heard a lot of crying from the audience. It was hard to watch again the devastation I had seen almost five years ago. Although the movie focuses on the two heroes, I still received a complete picture of the intensity of the tragedy. I kept wondering though, as I did when the whole disaster happened, "Where was the president of the United States and why wasn't he there being the leader he was chosen to be?"

I am grateful for a chance to see the goodness of so many people as they experienced the devastation at the World Trade Center on that auspicious day. I would like to go to New York someday and see the site in person and say a little prayer for all those who died but should never be forgotten.

2006-08-07T11:16:00.000-07:00

New Routine:
Today I am shifting to a more creative morning, leaving the afternoons for book publishing.

I love to read about how other creative people structure their own creative time; especially artist and writers. I wonder, how important is the daily routine to a person who is free to decide how their time is spent. I know being in business for oneself is supposed to be this amazing liberating life style. But I also know in that liberation comes a lot of responsibility in being one's own boss.

If you have a routine, process, etc. and you find it works for you; please give us your comments and let us know how you schedule your day, if at all, and how has this been successful for you.

I have journals available if keeping a journal is part of a routine that you find helpful - just go to www.cafepress.com/destinybright. The journals are perfect for writing, sketching, taking notes, poetry. They are easy to order and they arrive quickly in a bright package. Maybe this is just what you need to keep the creative inspiration going!

2006-08-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

Poetry Thursday:

Two Black Ravens

Two black ravens fly
past my window.

Morning marine fog
makes skies hazy and grey.

Songs and chatter play
on wake-up radio shows.

Life is real, life is normal,
life is today.

AMS Copyright 2006

Some people might think these large black birds, the ravens, are scary: the birds might be a sign of black magic afoot or maybe an impending disaster. Some might even say, "the raven is a sign of a coming death of someone in his or her circle." Certainly we are all familiar with Edgar Allen Poe's, The Raven.

I am what is known as an "earthquake sensitive." I can feel an earthquake about to happen like three days before; that is a large earthquake. I cannot tell where the earthquake is going to happen - sometimes maybe a general idea where but mostly just the premonition that and earthquake will be taking place somwhere on this planet or in the ocean. I have noticed that during those three days, ravens start showing up in my life. I think they may be nature's way of warning people to be "on alert." And so I am, when these black birds appear with their own spirit messages, I go on watch and I pray all will be well in the end.

If you are a sensitive to earth changes, movements, or impending events, I would like to hear from you. Just email me with your experiences at ambersilverstar11@yahoo.com. Use the code Raven.

Certain Thursdays will be poetry day with amberonline, so you are invited to send in your poems. Poems should have themes that include your imaginational use of words, (no four letter words) just keep it interesting, intense, and inspirational.

So more latter, until then keep your Destiny Bright and use words of love.

You can visit me on the web at www.cafepress.com/destinybright.

2006-07-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

Urban Memories: Past and Future Images

Everyday in some way I see reminders of two amazing tragedies that either destroyed or nearly destroyed major portions of the great urban areas of New York and New Orleans. Actually, it seems I am always catching glimpses of theses incredible cities on old television shows, in movies from the past, and in books printed not so long ago. I have never been to either of these historical, grand and glorious cities. Yet when I see their images, I feel connected by some sort of genetic memory of having once been there.

Then, I think, "I can't look back." "Better to look forward."
But not to look back denies the beauty and power of what once existed. Looking forward requires information about what is possible. This process can be very time consuming. It can be very time consuming especially when future urban concepts are riddled with political, governmental, and design disagreements.

Is it possible to rebuild, recapture, and redesign such a myriad of buildings, homes, cultures, and traditions which have been so devastatingly ruined? Sometimes I think "yes" in my heart, even though my mind says, "impossible."

The digital art featured here is called "Urban Images". I created this design to reflect what I felt about the beautiful cities which suffer the tragic events of terroists, natural disasters, war, neglect and devastation. "Urban Images" (copyright 2006 amber silverstar) is available on wonderful products at http://www.cafepress.com/urbanimages. "Keep your Destiny Bright, use words of beauty".

Love and Light,

Amber Silverstar

2006-07-21T12:12:00.000-07:00

BRF: Book Review Friday

New Book - Peeking Over The Edge:views from life's middle
by Cathy Jo Marley, April, 2006
Soft Cover, perfect bound, 163 pages, printed on recycled paper
Infinity Publishing - ISBN 0-7414-3169-6 at $14.95.

Accomplished writer, yet new book author chooses POD
for essay/memoir publication.

In an interview with Cathy Jo Marley - Ms. Marley gave the following comments.

"I did a lot of research into publishing before I decided to go with a POD, meaning print on demand. As a first time book author, I wanted to use a publishing vehicle which best suited my own ideas and goals. I liked Infinity Publishing because they offered a package I thought worked well with the essay/memoir genre that I wanted published. Infinity was professional, affordable, and expedient in getting my finished book out on the market. I would use this company again. I know, POD is not the choice for everyone but I am happy going this route over the traditional publishing methods. So far I am having great fun and wonderful success in promoting and selling my first book."

If you would like to contact Ms. Marley about the book or her publishing experience just go to www.CathyMarley.com

Now for the THANK GOODNESS IT IS BOOK REVIEW FRIDAY.

Peeking Over The Edge by Cathy Jo Marley is a book that reads smoothly. Ms. Marley tackles the difficult genre of essay plus memoir with a two edge sword. She gives voice to the main stream life of the middle-age wife/mother/business woman while also traveling through her dreams and desires for her own creative, sometimes glamorous, somewhat mysterious decisions in crafting a unique identity.

Although this is not an "in your face" desperate housewife, one does get the concept from her writing that there is a quiet desperation at times hiding just below her well-ordered life. She maybe peeking over the edge but sometimes it is as though she has fallen through a large chasm and is trying to pull herself up. An experience it is easy to identify with as most of us walk our own roads of trials and tribulations.

Because this book is well written and addresses the record of a woman's endeavor to understand the feminine acceptance or non-acceptance of life's myriad challenges; including weight and appearances, getting older, births and deaths of loved ones, becoming a stepmother, making a commitment to a traditional way of life and many more - this book is strongly recommended as inspired reading.

This reader however hopes Ms. Marley has another book forth coming where we can truly see the passions of the writer. Peeking Over The Edge needs to leads us into the mountains and the canyons of the writer's psyche so that we can see what is truly buried in the sub-conscious observations of this truly talented muse. This will inspire and motivate the rest of us to "take the leap" at any age.

Some of the words and thoughts which are well crafted are, "You see, no matter how hard I tried to make it untrue, much of my self- image was irretrievably linked to my size. I suppose that's the curse of many seriously heavy people. For years, I irrationally believed if I could only lose weight, everything else would magically fall into place. " & "I know whatever life hands me today will be different tomorrow because, you see, things change."

Chapters I liked included Winged People In Feathered Coats, The White Suit and Mothers and Daughters. I am certain whatever chapters you read, you can enjoy the interesting, fun, and delightful collection of writings by Ms. Cathy Jo Marley and her book, Peeking Over The Edge.

To purchase this book go to www.buybooksontheweb.com.

2006-07-12T09:35:00.000-07:00

I live in the Southern California, Los Angeles area. The summer is here, with all it's beautiful weather, high surf, and gorgeous beaches. I also know with the summer comes the heat, the dryness, the winds and then the fires. During the middle of the night the apartment fire alarm sounded for no apparent reason, at least none that could be found. Then when turning on the television news this morning, I saw the screen filled with pictures of smoke, flames reaching to the sky, and horses in panic; the desert area a blazing storm of red.

I know the Santa Anna winds and the summer fires are part of the California scene where paradise always seems to come with a price. I pray this morning that the price will not be the lives of those who live where the fires burn and those who fight the "desert storms". There is no rain in sight and more hot winds forcasted for many more days - this is only the beginning of July, another four months of fiery possibility.

The Native Americans believe we can call to the frogs to come out of their mud houses and they in turn call to the Thunder Beings to "Bring the rain." I sure hope the frogs know their destiny purpose and make their pleas for the rains to come in a measured force to balance the needs of nature and those of us who live among nature's awesome beauty and power.

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2006-07-05T09:36:00.000-07:00

How brave the human spirit can be. I saw a young man on one of the morning shows. He had been injured in the war with Iraq; both his legs were amputated. In his eyes I could see the sorrow but I could also see a soul filled with courage and light. How amazing to have so much taken away and yet still focus on making the most of what surrounds him in his quest to survive. He walks, he drives, he dates, he creates a world of opportunities. There is no bitterness in his words, no resentment in his smile, no revenge in his attitude. Instead, he inspires, he jokes about how his "private parts still work" and how he sees marriage and children in his future. He puts on his leather gloves, he manipulates the hardware that replaces the flesh he once could be so sure of. He talks about "walking on stilts." I do not believe in war but I do believe in the honesty and honor of the warrior spirit and this young man's pure heart who went to carry out his destiny to do what he believed would defend and protect others so they too could follow their own pathways of truth. Here indeed is the angel messenger, a living portrait of the dichotomy of battle, in seeking to free and protect others, he looses his own life as he once knew it. I ask with all my heart that he will continue to find the wings of support, love and respect for his courage to set the example of what it must mean to live in the moment, trust in spirit and continue going forward one day and then another and then another.

Creating Amber On Line - An Insightful Blog For Intuitive Interest

2006-06-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

This blog will create a post of intuitive insights from Amber Silverstar and Destiny Bright Living. The intuitive insights will share energy and information about current events, earth changes, political reviews, paranormal information, and critiques of media reflecting the world of the supernatural, the metaphysical and spiritual dimensions.

Today's entry: Current Events And The Need For Change And Choice

Revolving change around choices to match your soul's vision, guarantees unlimited thinking about the possibility of your power to follow your destiny. This notion will give you great strength to fix whatever needs fixing in your life's perception of your soul's vision. Keep in mind, your soul's vision is a total composite of your past, present and future needs. This means energies pictured in a collage like form can show you a balance of insights into the wholeness of your mind, emotions, spirit, and body. All must work together to keep you traveling toward the Universal Oneness you seek: the source of all power and love or "Divine Substance" also known as "Divine Spirit."