Sampson Community Club
On this page is our quarterly newsletter, the "Squeaky Squirrel." For your convenience as well as information, it has been reprinted, in part, here.
The Squeaky Squirrel
A
newsletter about and for our Mountain Community
by
Miss Dee, published author (a.k.a. Dee Lee)
September
15, 2008 
Spiritfood, by Miss Dee
Smooth and Easy
"Everyone is born a genius but the process of life de-geniuses you," Buckminster Fuller. Isn't that a great statement? And it's so true how the mundane chores and the bus-y-ness of life does just that - de-geniuses us! I remind myself of Mr. Fuller's statement when I'm feeling overwhelmed or burnt out. The repetition allows my own genius to take over and organize the projects at hand so that the end results are what I desire: each task completed efficiently and quickly with no loose ends.
The genius Mr. Fuller and I refer to is not the IQ rating that the word genius conjures up. We refer to the genius or to the ageless soul/spirit that lives within each one of us. Because our soul is eternal or ageless, it has multi-tasked, built, designed, categorized, computed, gardened, studied, taught, and experienced almost everything. And since it has already experienced and done almost everything, our soul knows how to do, from start to finish, whatever it is we want or need to do and it knows how to do it the quickest, the easiest, and the most efficient way.
Our inner genius or our soul also knows how
to accomplish the very special things we have each chosen to achieve:
find the cure for cancer or aides, abundantly feed everyone in the world or
write the computer program that instructs the robot to do all the time consuming
jobs we do - like clean the house! To tap into your soul genius, simply
concentrate on it. As you know, that which you pay attention to grows:
if you keep your attention on how sick or poor you are, you'll continue to
be sick and poor! Each morning, before you feel yourself slump over
from the weight of the day's bus-y-ness, quiet your mind by concentrating
on your breathing, breathing with your diaphragm. As you breathe in
tell yourself that everything is working smooth and easy, then follow your
instincts/intuition/soul genius to get the job done. Enjoy life and
remember, don't let life de-genius you! :-)
Spotlight on Local Businesses
Not only have we added a new column to the Squeaky Squirrel, Spiritfood by Miss Dee, but we have also added a new section to each issue, Spotlight on Local Businesses. Each issue of the Squeaky Squirrel will introduce two local businesses to our readership. It's amazing just how many local entrepreneurs there are up here! If you would like to list your business in Spotlight on Local Businesses, you must be a paid member of the Sampson Community Club. Next, e-mail your business write-up (business's name, address, telephone number and a one-page description using the format of Spotlight on Local Businesses) to missdee001@earthlink.net. Please reference/subject line your e-mail, "Spotlight on Local Businesses." If you have a question, please e-mail or call Miss Dee at (303) 697-2558.
* Spotlight on Local Businesses *
CARE
Alternatives, Barbara Schroeder, (720) 985-3204
2750 S. Wadsworth Blvd. C-204, Lakewood,
CO www.carealternativescenter.com
Aromatherapy, what is it really? Any more advertisements have us thinking it is anything that smells good. A wall plug in or a dish soap that has an aromatic smell, they advertise as "aromatherapy".
Actually aromatherapy is Aromatic Medicine, which dates back to the ancient civilizations of China, India, and Egypt. Aromatic Medicine is the study and application of the essential oil that comes from the plants for the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease. Essential oils have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes, however in the world we live in today we think if we do our dishes in lavender dish soap we have had an aromatherapy treatment.
In reality essential oils are very delicate and if not distilled properly loose most of their healing qualities. Essential oils are the living substance that comes from the plant, which contain hundreds of chemical constituents that are responsible for cellular energy production, growth, cell repair and have a defense against viruses, bacteria and fungi. Essential oils are highly concentrated and are medicinally powerful. There are many ways that oils can help to rebalance the body to help improve it. Essential oils are very complex, but are very adaptive for all kinds of "dis-ease" due to their anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial properties. They remain a mystery to most because there is a lot of conflicting information out there to decipher.
Essential oils are living essences that penetrate through the skin and body that have multiple actions and are extremely active. They selectively reduce the toxins in the body and respect the beneficial flora of the intestines.
If you would like to learn more about how essential oils can work with you and your body please feel free to visit with Barbara Schroeder, a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist.
Barbara has taken her knowledge of aromatherapy and developed a technique called Aromatic RSCS, which helps to take away long held chronic patterns in the body. She developed this technique over the past 15 years of working in the alternative therapies. This technique started developing out of her own frustration over the years with her own illnesses when doctors told her that she would "have to live like this."
She believes that people don't have to live in the constant pain that they are told they must. Pain comes in all forms, and it is not always physical. It can also be emotional or spiritual. That is why she strived to find a technique that would work with all three of these forms to help free people from the ties that bind. Though the years, she has taken a multitude of technique classes and found that one technique did not usually do the job. So she started expanding her thought processes as things arose for her to look at.
Aromatic RSCS continues to grow daily. She was done with the band-aid approach. Now she gets to observe her clients getting to stages that require preventative care, not constant care!
Barbara owns and operates C.A.R.E. Alternatives Center. If you would like more information please visit her website at www.carealternativescenter.com.
Miss
Dee, Certified Esoteric Astrologer & Instructor, Metaphysician
(303)
697-2559, 8:30 - 4:00 pm, weekdays www.metaphysicians-gallery.com
It's not just your sun sign that makes you you. It's also your ascendant, your moon sign, and the aspects (issues to resolve); aspects such as a square, a trine or the Yod configuration (your special life purpose) all being activated or aggravated by the movement of the planets. The movement of the planets is called the transits and the transits as well as the other components just mentioned create your natal/birth chart layout.
In addition to your sun sign, another major part of your personality is your ascendant. Your ascendant is the first impression you give to people and it is the way you view the world or the way you think the world should operate. And the third largest contributor to you being you is the sign that your moon is in. This sign is the avenue by which you express your emotions: fly off the handle, cry at the drop of a hat, wear your heart on your sleeve or "smile though your heart is achin."
Also included in your natal/birth chart layout are self-defeating habits to overcome, God-given gifts and talents to use, and special life purposes to fulfill plus the understanding of why you chose the life you are now living, have the health issues you do, and why you face the challenges you do. So, it's not just your sun sign that makes you you, it's your sun, ascendant and moon signs, the aspects, the layout of your natal/birth chart and the transits.
Having your natal/birth chart read is extremely self-empowering and knowing what's "comin' down the pike" (a transit reading) is as equally empowering because it helps you prepare you. A transit reading shows you the best time to make a job/career change or return to school for additional education. It gives you the opportunity to plan for your first or another child. A transit reading allows you the opportunity to be on guard or aware of an approaching time frame when over-spending is possible, when accidents can occur, when to sign or not sign a contract, and when not to make a major purchase. The transit reading helps you, empowers you, to make an informed decision now for a positive outcome in the future.
If a natal/birth chart or a transit reading isn't what you feel you need, there is the mini-reading. There are two types of mini-readings, astrological and spiritual/metaphysical. A mini-reading, up to 5 of your questions, can "cut to the chase." For example, you may want to know why you continue to attract the same type of person or experience into your life and what you need to learn from the repetition, why you are so sensitive to peoples' emotions and how to handle your sensitivity, why you are always passed over for a promotion or why the color green or the number 9 is predominant in your life. The purpose of a mini-reading is the same as a natal/birth chart or a transit reading, self-empowerment.
Miss Dee has been actively involved in the Metaphysical/Astrological field for 25-plus years. She counsels via mini-readings and astrological chart readings, has given countless lectures on her books, teaches spiritual-based astrology, and has written over 100 articles, fourteen "feature pieces" for eight yearly calendars, four books, and one seven-booklet series.
Her books are titled, The Yod, Your Special Life Purpose; Health, Astrology, and Spirituality; From Fire to Flight; and The Best of Miss Dee. And her seven-booklet series, Warm Fuzzies, is a collection of daybooks, each covering the most popular subjects of our time: life purposes, the psychic self, cherishing yourself, health, relationships, careers, and change. Each booklet shares practical spiritual how-to steps to help make "it" all work, "because," says Miss Dee, "we are here on earth to learn how to combine the spiritual world with the material world."
Please call Miss Dee or visit her website if you would like more information about astrology and/or metaphysics and how each of them can help you empower you, "because self-empowerment is our choice and our right," says Miss Dee. * * * * *
Squeaky Squirrel continued
Firewood Needed
The Schoolhouse needs firewood to help keep our spooks, ghouls, crafters, and annual meeting attendees warm. If you have some extra firewood, already cut and split, please call Bob Vick at (303) 697-0954 for drop off information.
Spooks
& Ghouls Needed 
Kevin Temmer, this year's coordinator of the Haunted House, needs volunteer spooks, ghouls, and goblins. If you're interested in setting up a room and/or being some type of scary thing during the Haunted House, please call Kevin at (303) 697-7272.
Crafters,
are you ready for the Craft Fair? 
Crafters, we need you to register with one of our coordinators by October 15th in order to reserve a table for you and also advertise your crafts on our website. Please contact either Chris Foster (303) 470-1190 or Dee Lee (303) 697-2558 to register. Yes, early set-up is available on Nov. 14th.
Electronic
Mail Board
Members
Would you like to receive the President,
Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272
Squeaky Squirrel electronically? Vice
President, Kevin Temmer (303) 697-7272
Please contact Mitch Tanenbaum Treasurer,
Bob Vick (303) 697-0954
at mitch@mtanenbaum.us Secretary,
Chris Foster (303) 470-1190
We hope to see you at the…
Haunted
House October 24th & 25th 7:00 - 10:00
pm
The Haunted House opens both evenings at 7:00
pm. The Halloween Potluck dinner begins at 6:00 pm. on the 25th. Please
bring a dish to share then go through the Haunted House for a good old-fashioned
scare!
Coordinator: Kevin Temmer (303) 697-7272.
$3.00 per person to go through the Haunted House.
Craft
Fair November 15th & 16th 9 am - 4:00
pm
Our talented crafters have loads of beautiful
gift items they've been working on for months! Gifts made from the heart
will include handmade dolls, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations, beautiful
and usable gift baskets, jewelry, delicious homemade goody-gifts, and much,
much more. So please bring your holiday gift list and shop 'til you
drop!
Coordinators: Chris Foster (303) 470-1190
and Dee Lee (303) 697-2558.
Annual
Membership Meeting/Thanksgiving Dinner
November
22nd 5:00 pm
Please bring a dish to share and join us for
Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner, at the annual membership meeting, renew
your membership or become a member, share your feedback or suggestions, and
cast your vote for President and Secretary.
Coordinator: Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272.
to…
Don Coenen, for all of the fantastic music you played at the Barbecue & Ice Cream Social and the joy and the memories they brought.
Chris Foster, for carrying out your duties as Secretary of the Sampson Community Club and for donating the cabinets to be used in the girl's bathroom.
The Barbecue & Ice Cream Social crew: Barbara Asprey, Jeanette Chavez, Regina Cunningham, Dave & Sami Pettus, Dee & Mike Lee, Kevin, Michelle, & Virginia Temmer.
Dee Lee, for writing both the Squeaky Squirrel & script for the Sampson Community Club's website.
Mike Lee, for maintaining the Club's website.
Regina & Troy Cunningham, for your financial donation to the club.
The Pig Roast crew: Glick Bishop, Bryn Shepeck, Bob Ahrendts, Judy Cahoon, Will Hansen, Jack Stodder, Chris Foster, and to the many chefs & volunteers who helped make the Pig Roast a great event.
The Squeaky Squirrel Prep crew: Dee & Mike Lee, Robert Manzanares, Michelle & Virginia Temmer, and Pat Vick, for preparing the newsletter for mailing.
Mitch Tanenbaum, for printing the Squeaky Squirrel and e-mail blasting the Club's announcements and the E-Squeaky Squirrel.
Kevin Temmer, for carrying out your duties as Vice President of the Sampson Community Club.
Virginia Temmer, for carrying out your duties as President of the Sampson Community Club.
Bob Vick, for carrying out your duties as Treasurer of the Sampson Community Club.
Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry presents its Fall School Session
event! The Fall Session will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2008 from
2:30 - 8:00 pm.
The Fall Session will be another magical blend of classes as Professor Snuckle teaches the students some new Potions and Professor Wysard (Herbology) instructs the students in Tea-leaf Reading, II.
As the Spring Session, Professor Wanderoso
will be our Sports Commentator during in the Quidditch games, a very lively
team game of quickness and concentration! And yes, there will be a championship
game at the end of the day!
After classes, all students will attend a final
banquet dinner at 7:00 pm in the great dining hall when the House Cup and
Quidditch Cup will be awarded!
* * * Wizardry attire preferred,
but not required. Students, please wear your sneakers! * * *
Please call Virginia
Temmer at (303) 697-7272 if you need additional information. 
The
Squeaky Squirrel, a quarterly newsletter, is published on the 15th
of March, June, September and December. Deadlines for ads and submissions
are the 27th of February, May, August, and November. If you have a story,
an idea or a suggestion, please contact Miss Dee at (303) 697-2558,
e-mail her at missdee001@earthlink.net or drop a note in the Sampson Community
Club's mailbox: 16150 Sampson Road, Littleton, CO 80127. Please include
your evening phone number.
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Need a place to rent for a special occasion? The Sampson Schoolhouse is available. Call Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272.