The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

Birth Defects

I rarely watch TV on a Sunday night, but my husband and I decided to put our feet up on Sunday night and watch 60 Minutes. We did not actually know what the featured documentaries were going to be, so we just cuddled up to watch the whole show.

As you can guess from the title of this blog, there was a documentary about the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Russia. It was just a normal documentary with the usual interviews and a visit to ground zero. It was the human suffering, especially those of the little children, that awakened a deep sense of love in me for these little souls I did not even know.

A nurse of one of the hospitals in a nearby town said that she has witnessed an increase in the premature birth rate of babies after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and that many of these newborns have birth defects. During the short interview she was standing next to a newborn who was not expected to live much longer.

I felt so much love for this little baby I did not even know and wished that I could just cuddle him before he passes on...just so that he would know that he is loved in this life. I also wondered if these babies receive physical attention and if there is somebody that loves and cuddles them. They did not show the parents and I wondered if the parents were still around or if they have abandoned this innocent little soul.

The documentary then featured an under-resourced orphanage (not sure if it is an actual orphanage or type of care facility for children with physical and mental disabilities), a place that authorities are apparently trying to hide from the rest of world.

This orphanage could have been in Belarus, about 300 km from Chernobyl, but I am not 100% sure. I must admit, I did not pay much attention to names and other facts, as I was more focused on what I saw and the emotions it awakened in me. Anyway, the physical building itself needed a lot of TLC and there were Earth Angel volunteers from Ireland fixing up the building, volunteering their labor. These volunteers came to the aid of this orphanage at their own expense.

They also showed a little baby dying from severe Cerebral Palsy. At this stage I was in tears and overcome with emotion. I wondered if this little baby was given any medication for pain and again, I wondered where his parent's were. This baby was not only in need of medical attention, but lots love and cuddles. He looked so lonely...

There were also physically and mentally disabled children in a playroom. At first I focused on their physical disabilities, some were severely disabled. The interview drifted into the background as I watched the children play. Suddenly I was no longer focusing on their physical disabilities, but started to notice their angelic faces and beautiful blue eyes. Many of these children had blond hair and blue eyes...a coincidence...Maybe...Maybe not. All I know is that these little souls are pure and that they are God's children, regardless of their suffering.

That night I went to bed with these little children in my thoughts and prayers. I could see them when I closed my eyes...those blue eyes. As I drifted off to sleep, I felt a deep sense of gratitude for our own perfectly healthy and normal baby and I thanked God for sending her to us.

Currently there is so much we don't know about the impact of this nuclear disaster on the health of the people in the surrounding areas and the environment. There is a lot of speculation and political agendas stand in the way of proper and reliable research. All I know that it must have had a severe impact on the health of locals and maybe in the years to come the truth will be revealed. In the meantime we can help by praying for the innocent children and families living in the affected areas.

Did you see the documentary? Your thoughts on this issue will be appreciated. (Please do not get into the political side of this issue. Try to focus on the purpose of the blog - healing, positive, loving thoughts and contributions)

Love and Light
Victoria

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Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards, Doreen Virtue, PhD (Copyright © by Doreen Virtue)
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How Do I Subscribe to the RSS Feed of Your Angels Say?

What is a RSS Feed?

First of all, I just want to make it clear that I am not a technical boffin, so I am going to try and explain in a nutshell what a RSS feed is, what the benefits are and how you can set yourself up to receive RSS feeds, including the feed for my blog. I will also provide you with a good link so that you can read more about RSS feeds, should you be interested in the more technical bits.

RSS is a web feed based on a code called XML. It allows you to pull fresh information from an unlimited number of web sites to a single location, e.g. your My Yahoo or My MSN. The RSS feeds you subscribed to are delivered to for example your My Yahoo or My MSN. My Yahoo, My MSN and others are called "readers" or "aggregators".

You can sign up for multiple RSS feeds from your favourite web sites and when these sites add new content to their sites, the information is automatically delivered to your preferred reader - all in one place! This means that can read the latest information from your favourite sites with headline news of your favourite newspapers on a daily basis. This will save you heaps of time browsing the Internet. I use My Yahoo and My MSN as readers, but there many others to choose from.

Subscribing to Your Angels Say is easy!

Now that you more or less know what a RSS feed is, you can try it out by subscribing to the RSS feed of Your Angels Say!

Look for the orange icon in the right side bar and just click on it. This is a link that will allow you to subscribe to my blog feed through your preferred RSS reader. Another page will open where you can select the RSS reader of your choice, e.g. My Yahoo, Google Reader, etc.

If your reader is not listed, it is just as easy to open a free account with the listed readers. You will notice that many other web pages list multiple readers in the side bar, but I have chosen this simple one button layout - the same thing, but more tidy in appearance.

If you would like to know more about RSS feeds you can visit the following blog:
Derek Gehl, The Candid Internet Marketer: RSS: Not just for "techies" anymore!:


Enjoy the RSS feeds!

Victoria

Angel Picture Source &Credits:
Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards, Doreen Virtue, PhD (Copyright © by Doreen Virtue)
Published by Hay House, Inc, Carlsbad, California & Sydney Australia
Design: Jenny Richards

Divine Guidance and Prayer

Divine Guidance to Pray for Others

I have just put my baby down for her morning nap and was doing an Internet search on RSS feeds. Whilst looking for this technical information I stumbled upon Janne's Homeschool Blogger and was side tracked for about an hour.

As I scrolled down Janne's home page I saw a heading Children in Need of Prayer and under it photographs of children. At the bottom of the photographs I spotted a link called Suffering Childrens Prayer Network and I instinctively clicked on this link.

The first thing I saw when this page opened, was the face of a beautiful little baby Girl and text April 4th, 2006 - with Jesus. I was overcome with emotion because I realised straight away that this little girl has passed on and that she was in the arms of Jesus. It took me a while to process what has just happened to me. The one minute I was doing a very technical bit of work and the next minute I was in tears. Weird, but an excellent example of Divine guidance.

I strongly believe that God and his angels have guided me to these sites for a reason. I still don't fully understand the reason, but what I do know is that God wants me to pray for the parents of little Gracie, Eric and Holly. As a mum, my heart and prayers go out to these 2 people today.

If you have been guided to read this article, please pray for Eric and Holly and send them lots of love and healing light.

Love and Light,

Victoria

My Profile and Background

Good Morning!

This morning I would like to introduce myself and get all the formalities out of the way. This way you will know a little more about my background when I post discussion blogs.

My name is Victoria and I am a qualified Anthropologist, personal development/leadership coach and facilitator with an interest in religious anthropology, specifically the use of divination and oracles in a cross-cultural context. I incorporate personal development/leadership into my spiritual practice as an Angel Intuitive (trained by Doreen Virtue, PHD) and believe that people of all cultures have an inborn need to know

• who they are
• why they were born and
• how they fit into the world.

I bring a rich practical background of 15 years work experience in law enforcement and the experience of my soul path to my work as an Angel Intuitive, personal development facilitator/coach and healer. My professional background in non-profit and public organizations include the following:

• Child Sexual Offences Investigator, specializing in child rape and indecent assault investigations;
• child sexual offences research;
• profiling of child rapists;
• trauma debriefing for victims of armed robbery;
• youth crime and domestic violence research;
• profiling of domestic violence offenders;
• tactical, strategic and general crime research;
• community crime prevention;
• misconduct prevention
• strategic analyst and
• strategy development and implementation.

Within these various settings, I have worked successfully with management, staff and the community at all levels.

As a police Captain I witnessed unspeakable acts of violence against men, women and children of all cultures, extreme poverty and the related suffering it created for individuals and families. In this daily negative environment I also witnessed the power of forgiveness, choice, healing, personal transformation and the sheer determination of some victims to overcome their trauma. Some rape victims and their families remained "victims" for the rest of their lives, while others found some meaning in the experience and moved on to become successful and productive people, leading meaningful lives.

In searching for a way to understand this polarity in the personal outcomes for victims, I took up the study of personal development, the human energy system and metaphysical concepts.

As an Angel Intuitive, I now offer an online Angel card reading service to my clients. My clients select card decks they feel comfortable with and this range include various angel, goddess and shamanic oracles. To view the full list, please visit my site.

You are welcome to subscribe to my RSS feed to stay in touch with the latest discussions on "Your Angels Say", but more about the RSS feed in another blog.

Love & Light

Victoria
MA (Anthr), MPhil (PPL)

Welcome to "Your Angels Say" Official Blog

Thanks for stopping by to visit Your Angels Say. I am a certified Angel Intuitive, trained by Doreen Virtue, PhD. This is my online journal and also the official blog for my business "Your Angels Say".

The main purpose of this blog is to:

• share thoughts, insights, stories, inspirations and tidbits to help you on your spiritual journey through life and to
  

• create a sense of community with other Angel Intuitives, Angel Therapy Practitioners, Spiritual Healers, Personal Development and Personal Leadership Coaches and those of you who have an interest in Angels and mysticism.

I wil post information whenever I am guided by to do so and I encourage you to join in the discussions that may result from some of these posts.

In my next blog I will tell you more about myself and that should be the end of the formalities!

I look forward to learn and grow with you all.

God bless

Victoria