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                                    JUST SAY YES

These three little words sometimes work like a magic mantra and can change your life from dull and drab to interesting and exciting. Besides that, they can create for you a life of service and a lasting legacy of love.

Mary Diamond was an honor student in this classroom of life on earth. She graduated into spirit a few years ago and she left us such a legacy. Mary was the founder of CIELO EN TIERRA (Heaven On Earth), a spiritual retreat down Sierra Vista way, in Southern Arizona. Mary always told people, "I didn't build this place. I felt that it was an assignment by spirit so, I 'just said yes' and got out of the way."

God, working through many people, built a beautiful retreat center that blessed many groups and individuals. Trees, streams and desert blended together into a spirit of healing. The large yurt gave the desert a Mongolian flavor.

Interesting to me was the fact that all these resources were provided to the public free or very cheaply. After Mary's death, which was mourned and her life, which was celebrated by hundreds of others, family and friends tried to resurrect the place. They wanted it to become a profit making enterprise. Spirit just said "NO".

Arizona has long been held sacred by native Americans, Ascended Masters of light and others working for "the will-to-good" under the guidance of the Creator God. It is given to us to enjoy and protect. We are fortunate to have been called to this Aquarian state to become a part of the great center of spirituality that is being formed here.

For much of the twentieth century, the Ruby Ray focus of Pisces was held by a group in Sedona, Arizona. In the late seventies, the Ascended Masters began withdrawing their energies from that focus and moving them into southern Arizona. From many of the light centers such as Mt. Shasta, spirit is bringing Light into this area.

Sierra Vista is the nucleus of this wonderful gift. "Many are called, but few are chosen," it is said. "Rather," spirit says, "Few choose to accept the calling". Let us remember that the password for entering into Aquarian consciousness is "Yes". The ego/personality cries "ME." The soul speaks of "US". And our spirit affirms "UNIVERSALITY".

             Namaste, the God in me salutes the God in you.

                               Rev. Kristine Fossatti