If there is constant drama in your life…

“If there is constant drama in your life and you really want your life to change… Then you need to take a step back and ask “yourself” why? You must set your ego aside and take a look in the mirror at “yourself”. The drama you are experiencing can not be everyone else’s fault all the time. What are your programs that are making you the play “the victim” and in what ways can you make a positive change in your life that will serve you better? Empower yourself.” ~ A thing or two by Mary Lou ~ Sending you love and light.

SEE THIS MOVIE… IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!

PLEASE GO SEE THIS MOVIE TONIGHT IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!! My husband, Justin Sandler and I saw the premiere of the film People v. The State of Illusion last night at The Landmark Theater in Westwood. If you live in LA we HIGHLY recommend you go see it!! Seeing this movie will help you be more AWARE to make a positive SHIFT in your thinking and help you to START LIVING your authentic self! (if you are open to it) Change your perspective and change your life! The film is only running a week so please go see it!! If you do not go see it…. Please like the page and SHARE with others! If you do not live in LA please REQUEST it in your local theaters.
www.facebook.com/TheStateofIllusion

This movie will be playing all week. Please do yourself and the filmmakers a favor and go watch it. The more people that go see it the more chances they will get a nationwide theatrical release. EVERY HUMAN BEING NEEDS TO SEE THIS FILM! Please call the Landmark theater or visit the website link for show times. https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Ticketing.aspx?TheatreID=262&ShowDate=4%2F28%2F2012&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Keep updated with the film’s website for a theater screening near you. Please tell your friends! www.thestateofillusion.com

If you do not live in Los Angeles, CA you have to request it in your local theater and tell your friends and family to request it as well. You can also keep checking the website for the opening and tour. www.thestateofillusion.com By September they will be selling the DVD.

From our friends that brought you “What the Bleep Do We Know?” www.whatthebleep.com ~ Directed by: Austin Vickers

Thank you to Betsy Chasse, producer of “What the Bleep Do We Know?” for the invite to the film premiere and  helping better our lives by knowing you!

 

Let’s make it Women’s Day Wednesday!

I woke up today with the thought… Hey it’s Wednesday! Let’s make it Women’s Day Wednesday! Let’s start EMPOWERING WOMEN EVERY WEDNESDAY! So much so that instead of hump day, Wednesday becomes Women’s Day! Every day I wake up to my phone, reading emails, checking FB, etc. (I know I should probably start it off with water, food, exercise, meditation, etc. which I am going to start working on and THEN go to my phone, computer etc. and this means YOU too!) but I digress… So I read every day how my lady friends have drama with each other, fighting, telling lies, making assumptions before getting the facts, gossiping, feeling unloved by a man, cheating, feeling fat, feeling ugly, feeling, hurt, domestic violence, talking like a dirty filthy pirate, posting demeaning half naked photos of themselves for attention, etc. etc. etc. When are we ladies going to STOP with the nonsense and BE LADIES and talk to each other with respect and communication? When will the vicious cycle STOP and we start loving and empowering each other? We as women go thru enough daily pain with the media’s perception of perfection causing us to feel ugly while men and society expect us all to look like a photoshop’d photo. Daily we say hurtful things to ourselves, hating our bodies. Our monthly visitor pain comes, our hormones go crazy and so do we. We wear clothes that are too tight for us, spanx, high friggin’ heels, etc., etc., etc. I WANT ALL OF MY LADY FRIENDS TO STOP STOP STOP AND DO 3 THINGS TODAY!! 1. Look in the mirror, smile, and say I LOVE YOU ten times to yourself!! 2. HUG a lady friend or family member (a DEEP HUG not a one arm pat) 3. Share and Spread this message of love and support for women everywhere! Sending Love to you from Mary Lou!

Enlightened Epiphany

I just watched the history of Buddha. When I had my tattoo done by Luis Vargas. We had originally started it in 2006 but I had to learn 3 life lessons first before I finished it… We finished it in 2009. I had the spiritual lotus flower done with the om above for the same Buddhist reasons below but I had NO IDEA that it came from Buddha! I have spoken these same words below verbatim when people have asked me what my tattoo means! I am really tripping out in a good way right now! How did I know this?!?!?

(Buddhist value: Like a lotus flower that grows out of the mud and blossoms above the muddy water surface, we can rise above our defilements and sufferings of life)

Imagine that you are a lotus seed buried beneath a muddy lotus pond. There is mud all around you, and you can feel them clearly. Above you, above this muddy pool of dirt, mud and filth, are sunshine and air. You are not disheartened as you begin your journey towards the surface.

With a determined heart, you begin to wiggle in the earth. You grow roots deep, deep into the mud. Your little stem grows up slowly. Suddenly, “pop” you are out of the mud! Your stem grows higher and higher, taller and taller. You rise up slowly, fighting against the muddy water. All of a sudden, you are out of the muddy pond! You reach up towards the warm sun, shining down on you.

Your lotus bud begins to grow on top of your stem. It expands and grows larger and larger, finally bursting into full bloom. A white lotus flower. You stand beautifully above the muddy water, not dirtied by the mud from which you grow. You are white, fragrant and beautiful.

Everyone who saw you marvelled at your beauty! Your determination to grow out of the muddy pond reminds them of the Buddha and his journey towards Enlightenment. The Buddha, like a lotus, is determined to grow out of the muddy surroundings, that is the defilements and sufferings of life. He has done all that is to be done and he is showing us that we can all do it too. We may have defilements but we all have the potential of growing out of our defilements and achieving wisdom, like the Buddha.

You are a beautiful white lotus flower, and your role is to remind people to rise above their defilements and sufferings, just as you are arising above the muddy water and not dirtied by the mud from which you grow.

February 26, 2009  ~ My new tattoo!! I’m so HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!! It turned out sooooo beautiful!! I’m gonna be sore for a few days ha ha Thank you for being on my life journey with me

Confession and Heartbreak

I learned a valuable lesson today which was extremely hard and painful. I also lost something very dear to my heart because of my actions. It is very hard to admit to myself and many people don’t think this about me because it seems that I live my life fearlessly going after my dreams but… I live a lot of my life in fear. I don’t do things or I flake out because I am convinced I am not going to do it right and mess up therefore disappointing someone. Well by doing that I have only hurt and disappointed the people I love and hurt and disappointed myself. I still have a lot to learn and I am still growing. I am going to have to take this heartbreaking life lesson and make some positive changes in my life and in the lives of those around me.

 

HAPPY PASSOVER ~ VEGAN PASSOVER RECIPES

HAPPY PASSOVER!

Passover is a time of reflection and joy.
When we emerge from our cocoon
Of doubt to fly freely
On the wings of faith
On Passover and always
May you rejoice
In traditions and 
Always be blessed 
With the rich and bountiful 
Gifts of life!

Eat healthy and be well! 

VEGAN PASSOVER RECIPES
http://www.peta.org/features/vegan-passover-recipes.aspx 
http://www.jewishveg.com/

Shalom

Blessings,

 Mary Lou Sandler

List of My Favorite Food/Vegan/Vegetarian Documentary Films

Hey Everyone!

I hope you are keeping yourself up to date and your mind OPEN to the TRUTH that is going on in the world and how the government and companies are genetically modifying our foods. These food modification practices are proven to cause CANCER! We all know that Cancer and the medical and pharmacological profits are needed to keep feeding the greedy. Please educate yourself for you and your children / our future generation’s sake!

Here are some links to enlighten you…

MOST OF THESE FILMS YOU CAN VIEW ON NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE

http://www.earthlings.com

http://www.getvegucated.com

http://www.forksoverknives.com

http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com

http://www.thefutureoffood.com

http://www.takepart.com/foodinc

http://www.thecovemovie.com

http://www.foodmatters.tv

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-world-according-to-monsanto

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dying-to-have-known

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beautiful-truth

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/simply-raw-reversing-diabetes-in-30-days

VIEW A LOT OF THESE DOCUMENTARY FILMS ONLINE FOR FREE HERE…
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/category/health

THINK VEGANS ARE THIN, WEAK, PASTY, AND SICK LOOKING?
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE VEGAN ATHLETES!
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com

Peace and Love,

Mary Lou Sander

Just a thought…

Just a thought… Millions of people this week were praying, wishing, talking about, etc. this one mega millions lottery topic for their own selfish gains. Can you imagine the amount of powerful energy created just with all of our thoughts this week??!! A massive amount of energy that could manifest alot of good was spent wishing for money instead of peace or love.

We Are All One!

“So Much More Beauty Can Be Shared In Our Lives… Listen To Truth… Share Truth… Be Truth. Open Yourself To Love  … Share Love… Be Love! We Are All One!”

Written by: Mary Lou Sandler

 

Have a Lovely Day / Evening!

And Don’t Forget To Smile At A Stranger Today.

xoxo

Mary Lou Sandler

“LIVE… LOVE… LEARN”

The Raw Honesty, The Violence, The Struggles, And The Journey From Living In The Past Full Of Anger… To Finding Peace and Balance.

I Wrote This In 2003 To Remind Myself Of My Journey And To Hopefully Inspire Others On A More Peaceful Path.

Some Days Even Though I Lived This Story… I Have to Come Back To Read This So I Don’t Fall Off My Path And Forget That I Am Strong and I CAN Make It Through ANYTHING!!

I found this again and thought I would share….

Some of you will stop reading after the first paragraph in judgment and/or disbelief that this is about me…

And some of you will read through the whole thing and learn some valuable lessons in life 🙂

Peace, Power, and Love My Friends!

Mary Lou Sandler

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“LIVE… LOVE… LEARN”

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARY LOU SANDLER (MARY L. CARTER)

I was born a girl with rage and evil in her heart from my first breath on this earth. I grew up a vain child, devious, and feeling alone most of the time. Many souls have come in and out of my life some whom felt the same way I did and relished in the mischief we could create together while others I have hurt and shamed with my selfish, jealous, and vile ways. I have loved and hated with great passion. I had always been one extreme to another. I learned to adapt, mold, and blend myself into any situation so not to show my true self and the rage I felt growing inside of me.

There was a time when I went from loving myself more than anyone to loathing myself more than anyone. Growing up I have felt great love from one part, hated and envied by another, and abandoned by others in my family. I have beaten people down with my fists and with verbal fits of rage only to make myself feel more powerful in some way or another. I have been beaten, raped, and torn apart by people I thought I knew and loved. I have been stalked and attacked by strangers who thought I would be their next victim but failed.

I can no longer keep count how many times I have wanted to die because I did not feel loved or believed myself to be to inadequate to conquer life and have also lost count on how many times I have actually tried to end it all and failed. The last time I thought heavily about it I asked for help for the first time instead of acting out. That was in the year of 2000 right before I tore all the cartilage out of my knee, didn’t have health insurance, laid in bed immobile for 2 months and was forced to reevaluate my life.

Thus became the days of my awakening