THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS!

By Shirley M. Carolan, ATM-G

The week before Easter was filled with great activity for me.  For starters I was asked to judge (midweek) the St. Patrick’s School’s (in Carlsbad) annual speech contest!    This is always a joy to listen to what and how youngsters think today and a great opportunity to give back to my community.  Annette Latasa does a fabulous job of organizing and running this annual event.  Parents and teachers should be very proud of the work she does.

This year 16 students, both sexes, competed from grades 2 through 8.  Their topic was “What Person Has Influenced My Life the Most?”   The answers were as varied as the participants, ranging from Stephen Hawkins, to Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, to the survivors of the Andes plane wreck. The winners were:  lst place Megan Wagner (5^th grade), 2^nd place Bailey Moncrief (8^th grade) and 3^rd place Ben Nash (6^th grade).  We judges found the winners to be just a point or two apart.  That’s how good the students were.

On Saturday, I attended a free seminar on “Genealogy” given by the local Mormon Church at their Library.  It was most interesting even though it was for beginners because it renewed my interest in this subject.  I learned new ways to research my ancestors and feel encouraged to pick up where I left off several years ago.  Also, the teacher, David Paskatt gave an excellent slide presentation and had great handouts/resources. 

On Sunday I attended the bi-annual Holistic Fair in Carlsbad.  I received complementary tickets to this event and passed them on to several friends, saving them the $10 admission fee per person.  This time there were no books to buy and overall the Fair was somewhat smaller than in past years.  I had 3 people tell me I am clairvoyant and should look into those talents.  One was Wynn Free, author of “The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce” which I’ve read. He invited me back to his booth and gave me some information to contact him because he said he liked my energy.

The highlight of this Holistic Fair for me was the psychic reading I had with Darshini.   I’ve known this lady for many years but she’s always so busy after she delivers her mini-seminars that I never can get close to an appointment with her.  She also told me I am clairvoyant but have shoved these skills under the carpet since childhood.  I asked her was I a triplet at birth, even though I always say I am a twin?  She confirmed that I was indeed a triplet at birth and a little girl died.  My brother was born first at 12;30 am and I was born at 1:30 am, so there is an hour’s time difference…  The rest of the reading was also very exciting and I can’t wait to see what manifests in the future. 

Folks, that was the week that was and it’s been hectic ever since.  Stay tuned!

 Shirley M. Carolan, ATMG
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