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Forgiveness Meditation -- Chrissie :-)*, 13:06:10 11/25/04 Thu [1]

FORGIVENESS MEDITATION
Find a quiet place and closing your eyes say these words to yourself.

I fully and freely and completely forgive you ______________________. ( the persons name) I
release you mentally and emotionally and spiritually.

I completely forgive everything connected with our relationship. I forgive you and I fully forgive
myself . I am free and you are free. It is a marvelous feeling.

This is my day of general amnesty. I release anyone and everyone who has ever hurt me in thought
or word or deed, and I wish for each person to have health, happiness, peace, serenity and all the
blessings of life.

I forgive everyone as best I can and forgive myself for any hurt I have brought to anyone in
thought, or word or deed. I do this freely, joyously, and lovingly. Whenever I think of anyone who has
hurt me, I say : " I have released you, and with you all the blessings of life.: I am free and you
are free. It is wonderful.

When I have fully forgiven that person (or persons) , I may remember the pain and hurt, but I will
no longer feel the sting or the emotions. Continue to forgive others and yourself until you can
meet anyone in your mind, or in person, and know that you are at peace with them.

When a thought of that person comes into your mind repeat as often as needed this phrase: "PEACE
BE WITH YOU." I WISH YOU ALL THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE." PEACE BE WITH YOU.
http://www.heall.com/healingnews/dec/forgiveness.html

FORGIVING IN STEPS
- Allow memories, images and emotions to come up in your mind, that you have never forgiven
yourself for.
- Can I accept that I am just an ordinary human being with some bad and some good qualities?
- Did I not suffer enough from these actions?
- I have learned and grown, and I am ready to open my heart to myself.
"I forgive myself for whatever I did, intentional or unintentional.
May I be happy, free of confusion, understand myself and the world.
May I help others to be happy, free of confusion and understanding."
- Now imagine in front a person I love and want to forgive.
- Can I accept this person as a human being with bad and good qualities?
- When ready, say:
"From my heart, I forgive you for whatever you did, intentional or not.
May you be happy, free of confusion and understand yourself and the world.
Please forgive me for whatever I did to you, intentional or unintentional.
May we open our hearts and minds to meet in love and understanding."
- Try to feel the warmth of the healing between you.
- Now imagine in front someone I have hurt
- Can I accept the other as an ordinary human beings with bad and good qualities?
- When ready, say:
"Please forgive me for whatever I did to you, intentional or unintentional.
May you be happy, free of confusion and understand yourself and the world.
Please forgive me for whatever I did to you, intentional or unintentional.
May we open our hearts and minds to meet in love and understanding."
- Try to feel the warmth of the healing between you.
- Now imagine in front a person I feel very negative towards
- Can I accept this person as a human being with bad and good qualities?
- When ready, say:
"Please forgive me for whatever I did to you, intentional or unintentional.
May you be happy, free of confusion and understand yourself and the world.
Please forgive me for whatever I did to you, intentional or unintentional.
May we open our hearts and minds to meet in love and understanding."
- Try to feel the warmth of the healing between you.

FORGIVING OTHERS (From Sogyal Rinpoche)
- Visualise all Buddhas and enlightened beings above and around you
- They shine their compassionate, blessing upon you
- Imagine in front the person you want to forgive
- In the presence of the enlightened beings, say what you have to say
- Tell them what you really feel and why you want to forgive him/her
- Imagine this person looking at you with compassion and understanding
- While telling him/her about your anger and regret, radiate out all your love and compassion to
this person
- Know the person understands you and answers with love shining from the heart
- Open your heart, accept their love

ACCEPTING FORGIVENESS (From Sogyal Rinpoche)
- Visualise all Buddhas and enlightened beings above and around you
- They shine their compassionate, blessing upon you
- Imagine in front the person you need forgiveness from
- In the presence of the enlightened beings, say what you have to say
- Tell them what you really feel and why you want his/her forgiveness
- Imagine this person looking at you with compassion and understanding
- While telling him/her about your anger and regret, radiate out all your love and compassion to
this person
- Know the person understands you and answers with love and compassion shining from the heart
while forgiving you
- Open your heart, accept their love and forgiveness.

LOVE AND FORGIVENESS TOWARDS ONESELF AND OTHERS
Before being able to really love others, we need at least to accept ourselves as we are.
- I have some bad habits and faults, but am I really all that bad?
- Many things I do don't lead to perfect results, but at least I try to do my best.
- Now simply put a smile on your face, a real smile, not just visualised!
- Next focus the attention to the heart, and sense how a warm, loving feeling develops.
- We are all worthy to receive love
- Let this warm, loving feeling gradually fill up the whole body, and enjoy it!
- When ready, say:
" May I be healed of problems, dissatisfaction and pain
May I be able to forgive myself and find peace
May I be able to live from my heart
May I be happy, with only good thoughts and experiences"
- Breathe in love and forgiveness with every breath, and feel the healing power of giving yourself
the space for love.
- Keep this feeling and the smile on your face as long as possible
- Now let this love stream out to others, the people around, the family, friends, the street,
town, country, the world.
- Remember people you don't really like; they also just want to be happy.
- Are they only so bothersome because they need to feel loved, just like me?
- Try to have the courage of breaking through the standard habits by overloading them this time
with love instead of hatred.
- When ready, offering the following thoughts to others:
May you all be healed of problems and pain
May you all forgive yourself and find peace
May you all be able to live from your heart
May you all be happy and give happiness to others
- Keep radiating warm loving-kindness to everyone
- Don't be afraid your love will run out; true love is a never ending source of energy!
- Only our own feelings of hatred, frustration, impatience and egoism limit the stream of love to
others

LOVING-KINDNESS MEDITATION - FLOWER
A guided meditation by Ven. Ayya Khema

Please put your attention on the breath for a few moments.
Look into your heart and find your own capacity to love. Imagine it to be a beautiful flower that
you are allowing to grow. Let this beautiful flower expand, so that you're totally filled with the
all-encompassing aroma of love.
Give the gift of this flower of love to the person sitting nearest to you. Make it as large as
yourself, filled with the most wonderful aroma.
Hand a flower like that, the most beautiful one you can think of, as large as yourself, with the
most delightful aroma, the flower of love, to each person present now as a gift from you.
Present this beautiful flower, containing all your love, to the people nearest and dearest to you.
Make it large enough to fill each person from head to toe, beautiful enough to arouse joy and
delight.
Hand one to all your friends, giving each one the gift of love from your heart, in the shape of a
beautiful flower.
Give a beautiful flower of love to all the people that come into your life; those you've met just
briefly, those whom you see often. Let them all have the gift of love from you. Give them the most
beautiful flower you can imagine.
Hand the beautiful flower of love from your heart to a person, whom you don't like. Let that
person also have the same gift from you, making no distinctions between people.
Make as many flowers of love grow in your heart as possible. Hand those beautiful flowers - all
containing love, all full of a wonderful aroma - to as many people as you can think of.
Come back to your own heart and observe the beautiful flower growing and expanding. Cherish and
cultivate it. Let the beautiful aroma surround and fill you. Let the feeling of having such beauty
within bring happiness and joy to you.
May all beings have love in their hearts.

http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/Meditations/love_forgiveness_meditation.html

The following article is by Jack Kornfield author of "A Path With Heart"
The Practice of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is one of the key arts of a spiritual practice because it allows us to release the
past and start anew in life. Without forgiveness it's always the Hatfields and the McCoys - the
Bosnians and the Croats and the Serbs - repeating the cycle over and over.
After the great holocaust in Cambodia in 1979, I was there with one of my teachers in a refugee
camp. Even though he was warned by the Kymer Rouge not to do so, he set up a Buddhist temple in the
midst of the camp. All the refugees were told that if they came to this temple, they might be
killed. Nevertheless, on the day he rang the bell to open the temple, 25,000 people gathered around.
My teacher began the ancient chanting that had informed everyone's spiritual life in Cambodia
before the revolution. And people sat down and began to weep.
All he did was recite a simple phrase from the time of the Buddha, which goes: " Hatred never
ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law." He recited it
over and over in Cambodian and Sanskrit, and as people heard it, they began to chant with him. Those
people knew as much about pain and injustice as anyone I have seen on the earth. But somehow, as
they chanted, you could feel the truth in their words was even greater than their sorrow.
Forgiveness is available to each of us through a traditional Buddhist meditation. There are three
parts to learn, all of which use traditional and ancient phrases. In the first part, we ask
forgiveness for having hurt others. In the second, for how we have hurt ourselves. And thirdly, we
forgive others who have hurt us.
Sit and become aware of the natural breath. When you center yourself, breathing in and out of your
heart, the forgiveness meditation begins. Feel the meaning and intent of each word.
In part one, you say: "There are many ways that I have hurt and harmed others knowingly and
unknowingly in this life, many times that I have caused sorrow, betrayed, or abandoned others. I
remember these now. I feel these. In the many I have hurt and harmed others out of fear, out of my pain
or confusion. I ask their forgiveness. May I be forgiven."
The second part of this meditation is toward ourselves. We're so hard on ourselves. To sit in this
way is to extend great mercy and compassion for the struggles of our own lives.
You say: "There are many ways I harm myself, knowingly and unknowingly, abandon or betray myself,
cause myself pain. I remember these now. I picture and feel the sorrows I have caused myself. And
in many ways have hurt or harmed myself out of my confusion, out of fear and pain. I offer myself
forgiveness. May I be forgiven."
Finally, we direct forgiveness toward those who have harmed us. There are many times each of us
has been betrayed or hurt by others. We each have our measure of sorrows in this life. Let yourself
feel the ways others have harmed you.
You say: "In the many ways others have hurt me, abandoned or betrayed me, knowingly or
unknowingly, out of their confusion, out of their anger and pain, out of their fear and ignorance, I see
these now and feel what I have carried. And to the extent that I am ready, I offer forgiveness. I
release you. I release my hatred and anger if I am ready. I will not put you out of my heart."
After the practice of forgiveness, let yourself feel the breath gently in your heart. Again, as if
you could breathe easily in and out of your chest.
I hope that you can use this practice little by little in your life. It can help you find that
place of calm and centeredness and compassion and peace that is the birthright of every human being.

Learning to forgive
Letting go can make you a healthier, happier person
By Julie Sevrens
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICE
August 6, 1999
PALO ALTO -- Lisa Lichtenstern is a skillful grade-school teacher, but she says there is one thing
she has always had difficulty learning: how to forgive.
Raised by an alcoholic father, the Bay Area woman grew up experiencing pain, anger and resentment.
Decades later, she still hadn't let all those negative feelings go.
So when Lichtenstern, 35, heard about a workshop on the art and science of forgiveness, she signed
up in a heartbeat. The tools she received -- strategies for managing anger and forgiving others --
have already proven invaluable, she believes.
Since finishing the classes earlier this year, she has noticed a positive change in her outlook --
and in her relationship with her father.
"I wish I had learned it 20 years ago. I could have prevented a lot of pain and self-doubt."
The concept of forgiveness has been around for thousands of years, but in the past decade it has
received renewed attention. Theorizing that empathizing and forgiving can benefit both individuals
and society at large, scientists have launched research that has begun to demonstrate that
forgiveness can positively enhance emotional -- and, quite possibly, physical -- health.
But it's generally thought that society still isn't getting the message.
"It's one of the best-kept secrets," says Carl Thoresen, a professor of psychology and psychiatry
at Stanford University and lead researcher for the Stanford Forgiveness Project. "We have come
across very few people who understand what forgiveness is and how it works."
Generally, forgiveness is defined as recognizing you have been wronged, giving up all resulting
resentment and eventually responding to the offending person with compassion and even love.
A religious ethic
Forgiveness is an important ethic in many of the world's religions and is considered a centerpiece
of Christianity. Forgive us our sins, Jesus prays in the Lord's Prayer, for we ourselves forgive.
But society frequently embraces contradictory principles such as vengeance, says Frederic Luskin,
director of Stanford's Forgiveness Project.
"Having a grudge gives you a sense of moral superiority: This person, this group, this ex-husband,
my mother-in-law, they're all lousy people," he says. "But you get a false sense of security by
cutting off the legs of other people to make yourself taller."
You also can end up with a great deal of heartache -- maybe even heart problems, scientists say.
Although there has not been enough research into the physical benefits of forgiveness for
scientists to make sweeping generalizations, the psychological benefits -- including less stress, anxiety
and depression -- have been widely reported by researchers.
A 1996 study of incest survivors showed that a forgiveness educational program reduced levels of
anxiety and depression in participants for months after the program ended. Other projects have
determined that those who forgave also tended to have fewer mental problems.
Research on potential physical benefits is ongoing, but initial studies indicate there is a
positive link.
A 1998 Stanford study of young adults who had felt hurt or offended showed forgiveness could
substantially reduce the amount of anger they harbored. Anger has been associated with an increased
risk of heart attacks, and it negatively influences the body's immune system.
'Healing agent'
The notion that anger and an unwillingness to forgive can damage the physique as well as the
psyche has gotten a boost from new research from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Investigators
there, who have not yet published their findings, have found that the less people forgave, the
more diseases they had and the more medical symptoms they reported.
"We've been surprised at how strong forgiveness can be as a healing agent for people," says Robert
Enright, professor of educational psychology at the university who in 1985 created the country's
first forgiveness research program. "You can actually change a person's well-being, their emotions,
by helping them to forgive."
But the benefits are not thought to end there.
Those who are able to overcome injustices by forgiving others tend to feel better about
themselves, says Luskin, who leads the Palo Alto workshop on forgiveness. There also is evidence that the
ability to forgive can greatly enhance personal relationships.
"One of the leading causes of relationship disruptions is nobody has been taught how to forgive,"
says Luskin. "When the inevitable disappointments and inevitable problems occur, we don't have the
skills to navigate them. So we carry grudges. Then you're not as close to your parents; you're not
as close to your partner; you're not as close to your children."
Society's inability to deal with injustice echoes loudly in this country's high rates of school
violence, domestic battery, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce and even crime. Some scientists say they
aren't surprised.
"We as a nation, we as a culture, we as people clearly suffer from too much anger, hostility,
discord, divorce -- indications of conflicts that aren't resolved," Luskin says.
Sometimes, forgiveness comes naturally, says Michael McCullough, co-author of "To Forgive is
Human: How to Put your Past in the Past." Many times we can find it in ourselves to brush off unkind
words from our spouses or unkind actions from the driver in the next lane, he says.
But other times, in the case of severe physical or emotional abuse, forgiveness requires much
more. That is when the process can be particularly enriching, says Thoresen.
"We can't say this is the solution to the world's problems, but people can learn to forgive, and
when they learn to forgive, good things happen."
What it's not
It is important, however, to learn what forgiveness is not.
Most researchers agree that forgiveness must be differentiated from condoning, excusing,
forgetting or denying an offense, and it does not always involve reconciliation.
Forgiving and seeking justice are not incompatible concepts.
"If someone intentionally smashes your car, you can forgive them. But you can also seek payment of
the bill for the body shop," says Enright.
Forgiveness also does not mean putting yourself back in an abusive relationship.
"I wouldn't go around and encourage everyone to be best buddies with everyone who has hurt them
severely," says McCullough. "But the offended person needn't necessarily be eaten up by their own
resentments."
Letting go of anger and negative feelings is thought to be key to true forgiveness. But Luskin,
who has been encouraging Bay Area area residents in his workshops to give up their grudges, says not
everyone wants to do so.
"Many people get a physiological rush from anger. It's like any other rush: You get an adrenaline
surge and a sense of power," he says.
While it makes sense to him that some individuals have difficulty forgiving others and moving on
with their lives, it puzzles him why anyone would not want to make the effort to do so.
Addressing two dozen participants in one of his forgiveness classes, Luskin puts it bluntly: "Why
do we allow someone who's nasty to us to rent so much space in our minds?"


Forgiveness Meditation taken from A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
Forgiveness is one of the greatest gifts of spiritual life. It enables us to be released from the
sorrows of the past. Although it can arise spontaneously, it can also be developed. There is a way
to cultivate forgiveness through an ancient and systematic practice.
Forgiveness is used as a preparation for other heart-centered meditations, as a way to soften the
heart and release the barriers to our loving-kindness and compassion. Through repeated practice,
over and over, we can bring the spirit of forgiveness into the whole of our life.
Before you can do forgiveness practice, you must be clear about what forgiveness means.,
Forgiveness does not in any way justify or condone harmful actions. While you forgive, you may also say,
"Never again will I knowingly allow this to happen." Forgiveness does not mean you have to seek out
or speak to those who caused you harm. You may choose never to see them again.
Forgiveness is simply an act of the heart, a movement to let go of the pain, the resentment, the
outrage that you have carried as a burden for so long. It is an easing of your own heart and an
acknowledgment that, no matter how strongly you may condemn and have suffered from the evil deeds of
another, you will not put another human being out of our heart. We have all been harmed, just as
we have all at times harmed ourselves and others.
For most people forgiveness is a process. When you have been deeply wounded, the work of
forgiveness can take years. It will go through many stages- grief, rage, sorrow, fear, and confusion- and
in the end, if you let yourself feel the pain you carry, it will come as a relief, as a release for
your heart. You will see that forgiveness is fundamentally for your own sake, a way to carry the
pain of the past no longer. The fate of the person who harmed you, whether they be alive or dead,
does not matter nearly as much as what you carry in your heart. And if the forgiveness is for
yourself, for your own guilt, for the harm you've done to yourself or to another, the process is the
same. You will come to realize that you can carry it no longer.
Let yourself gently repeat these three directions for forgiveness until you can feel a release in
your heart. Perhaps for some great pains you may not feel a release, but only the burden and the
anguish or anger you have held. Touch this softly. Be forgiving of yourself in this as well.
Forgiveness cannot be forced; it cannot be artificial. Simply continue the practice and let the words
and images work gradually in their own way. In time, you can make the forgiveness meditation a
regular part of your practice, letting go of the past and opening your heart to each new moment with a
wise loving-kindness.
To practice the formal forgiveness meditation, let yourself sit comfortably, allowing your eyes to
close and your body and breath to be natural and easy.
Let your body and mind relax.
Breathing gently into the area of your heart, let yourself feel all the barriers and holding that
you that you have carried because you have not forgiven, not forgiven yourself, not forgiven
other.
Let yourself feel the pain of keeping your heart closed.
Then after breathing softly into the heart for some time, begin asking and extending forgiveness,
reciting the following words and allowing them to open your forgiving heart.
Let the words, images, and feelings grow deeper as you repeat them.

FORGIVENESS FROM OTHERS: There are many ways that I have hurt and harmed others, betrayed or
abandoned them, caused them suffering, knowingly or unknowingly, out of my pain, fear, anger, and
confusion.
Let yourself remember and visualize these many ways you have hurt others. See and feel the pain
you have caused out of your own fear and confusion.
Feel your own sorrow and regret, and sense that finally you can release this burden and ask for
forgiveness.
Picture each memory that still burdens your heart. And then one by one, repeat,
I ask for your forgiveness, I ask for your forgiveness.
Then take a few moments to feel your emotions and to let them go.
Your body may have tensed up during this remembering, focus on it again. Focus on relaxing and
being comfortable. On easing any tense or sore areas connected to these memories.
After relaxing for a few moments focus again on breathing softly into your heart.
FORGIVENESS FOR YOURSELF: Feel your own precious body and life.
There are many ways that I have betrayed, harmed, or abandoned myself through thought, word, or
deed, knowingly or unknowingly.
Let yourself see the ways you have hurt or harmed yourself. Picture them, remember them, visualize
them .
them. Feel the sorrow you have carried from all these actions, and sense that you can release
these burdens, extending forgiveness for them one by one.
Then say to yourself; For each of the ways I have hurt myself through action or inaction, out of
my fear, pain, and confusion. I now extend a full and heartfelt forgiveness.
I forgive myself, I forgive myself.
Then take a few moments to feel your emotions and to let them go.
Your body may have tensed up during this remembering, focus on it again. Focus on relaxing and
being comfortable. On easing any tense or sore areas connected to these memories.
After relaxing for a few moments focus again on breathing softly into your heart.
FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HURT OR HARMED YOU:
There are many ways I have been wounded and hurt, abused and abandoned, by others in thought,
word, or deed, knowingly or unknowingly.
Let yourself picture them, remember them, visualize these many ways. Feel the sorrow you have
carried from this past and sense that you can release yourself from this burden by extending
forgiveness if your heart is ready.
Now, say to yourself:
In the many ways others have hurt or harmed me, out of fear, pain confusion, and anger, I see
these now. To the extent that I am ready, I offer them forgiveness. I have carried this pain in my
heart too long. For this reason, to those who have caused me harm. I offer you my forgiveness. I
forgive you.
Then take a few moments to feel your emotions and to let them go.
Your body may have tensed up during this remembering, focus on it again. Focus on relaxing and
being comfortable. On easing any tense or sore areas connected to these memories.
After relaxing for a few moments focus again on breathing softly into your heart.
Feel the release and fill up those spaces within yourself with LOVE. Leave no open, empty spaces
for the old angers and pain to return too. No "vacancy signs". Allow the feeling of LOVE to
completely fill you up,
Then slowly and gradually allow yourself to return to consciousness.
http://www.geocities.com/wiccantwinpaths/shadow-work/forgivenessmeditation.htm

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Higher Vibrations -- charles, 02:00:45 11/23/04 Tue [1]

http://www.highervibrations.org - a great new site to discuss mind, body, and spirit.

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message -- lemonhead, 23:27:11 11/08/04 Mon [1]


I still have say promble and can't cope now even today had msn message and yahoo message can't carry on with all abusa i receive got work tomrrow in cafe don't feel want to work tomrrow.
please say pray give me encourage to work.

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need help -- lemonhead, 20:11:58 11/02/04 Tue [1]


rember ages go upset and have got abusa in chatroom to much hurt by it all upset.
lost my frineds and now drepress have no help so asking for healing pray make life better I gone back kalm tablets having panic fit over this need help some one to listenr to me so can get off chest you last my hope even time I have kill myself over this. so please help me please help me before do something stupied.

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Ongoing PC Problems - Please Help -- Michael, 10:39:06 09/08/04 Wed [3]

Dear Friends At Lighting The Path,

Some of you may remember me when I used to live in Dublin, Republic of Ireland at the height of Ireland's "Celtic Tiger" Economy - well, I moved to Manchester, UK about 3 Years ago - as you may have seen, I've posted before and I need your help with my PC - it's a second-hand machine, running on Windows 98-SE and I've had a lot of problems with it to detailed to go into here - the problems are beyond my knowlege so if you are in a position to help can you please email me and I will send a full system report - the first thing to go was the sound card then the floppy and now the CD-ROM - I dont know where on the Internet to look for help so if you can do so I would be most grateful!!! Love and best Wishes, Michaelxxxxx

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Replies:

[> Re: Ongoing PC Problems - Please Help -- Chrissie, 21:46:41 04/17/04 Sat [1]

Hi Michael

Joe forwarded on your email to me and I'm sorrie hon but I haven't a clue as to what's wrong with your computer. You'll most likely have to send it into a shop to be looked at .... it was all beyond me!!!

Hope you are well!

Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^

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[> [> Re: Ongoing PC Problems - Please Help -- Alex, 10:39:06 09/08/04 Wed [1]

Help! When I turn my pc on, it loads up windows and when it finishes. It just goes blank. There is only a green light and the fan running but nothing else...I have to switch it off at the mains before it works again. Please help me.

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need help -- lemonhead, 21:05:39 08/17/04 Tue [1]


Because got dyspraxia I went in chatroom this other person did noughing but got abusa call me name ever said few swear to me i report for abusa but only found myself ban so hurt and cross at dailymail did not listern to me try become family site warming people don't join there dailymail(femail.co.uk) because don't listern to abusa I feel hurt let down need healing so can back on life too cross.

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Hello all, it's been a long long time! -- Chrissie, 00:05:33 06/29/04 Tue [1]

Heya all the oldtimers, and newtimers, Joe, Monique, Carol, Christy, Rosie, Rose, Mae, Michael, et all :-)

It's been such a long long long time indeed since being here at Lighting The Path ... since Indi crossed 3 years ago life has taken on such a different direction for me with my reiki healing and work .... I guess all of us have had changes in our lives .... I want so much to write to all of you to find out how things are going ... perhaps we can gather here together albeit briefly to share how things are going; and anything personal can be shared via email ....

I'll get working on that post email shortly!!!

Love & Hugs
Chrissie :-) ^i^

p/s I miss being here!

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I wanted to invite you folks to a forum on the meaning of life... -- Will Baker, 13:41:20 05/29/04 Sat [1]

Here's a link to the message board

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Manchester Calling - It's Been A Long Time -- Michael, 04:06:31 05/23/04 Sun [1]

Dear All At Lighting the Path, Especially Chrissie, Joe Monique: I may be well on my way (at Last!!) to sorting out my PC Problems, as one of My other Workmates in Tesco Metro, Cheryl, may be able to help me with getting it fixed - As you may know, I bought it secondhand from Val, another workmate in Tesco Metro Manchester - it runs on Windows '98-SE with a Dialup connection, however I may be also getting a free IBM PC, details of which can be found on www.metronomy.com and when this happens I will be getting a Broadband/High Speed Connection with British Telecom - I must say though that even though I come from a rural Irish Background and that half of Manchester is either of Irish Extraction/Descent and/or are native Irish like myself, and even though I now have lived here for 3 years after living for 3 years in Dublin before that which is only one hours plane ride away, there are still some aspects of living in the UK that I still cannot get used to, despite reading everything that there is to know about England - I dont think that I was quite prepared for the Culture Shock that it entailed and I experienced in coming here, but at least the Gay Village is good for gays here as is the City Council's policies toward Gay People in this part of the UK - I do miss Ireland and I hope to come back one day even if only on a day trip to Dublin, which a lot of Irish people have done at Christmas

Anyway, take care Everyone!!!!!!

Love And Best Wishes,

Michaelxxxxxxxxxxx

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Manchester Calling - It's Been A Long Time -- Michael, 04:05:27 05/23/04 Sun [1]

Dear All At Lighting the Path, Especially Chrissie, Joe Monique: I may be well on my way (at Last!!) to sorting out my PC Problems, as one of My other Workmates in Tesco Metro, Cheryl, may be able to help me with getting it fixed - As you may know, I bought it secondhand from Val, another workmate in Tesco Metro Manchester - it runs on Windows '98-SE with a Dialup connection, however I may be also getting a free IBM PC, details of which can be found on www.metronomy.com and when this happens I will be getting a Broadband/High Speed Connection with British Telecom - I must say though that even though I come from a rural Irish Background and that half of Manchester is either of Irish Extraction/Descent and/or are native Irish like myself, and even though I now have lived here for 3 years after living for 3 years in Dublin before that which is only one hours plane ride away, there are still some aspects of living in the UK that I still cannot get used to, despite reading everything that there is to know about England - I dont think that I was quite prepared for the Culture Shock that it entailed and I experienced in coming here, but at least the Gay Village is good for gays here as is the City Council's policies toward Gay People in this part of the UK - I do miss Ireland and I hope to come back one day even if only on a day trip to Dublin, which a lot of Irish people have done at Christmas

Anyway, take care Everyone!!!!!!

Love And Best Wishes,

Michaelxxxxxxxxxxx

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Angel Whispers -- Kelly, 14:50:01 05/22/04 Sat [2]

ACCEPTANCE

Your wisdom is a rare thing. You know that life is unpredictable and that each and every person in the universe is susceptible to surprises and unexpected calamity. I have never heard you say "Why me?" Does this mean you believe in fate or that you have a sense of powerlessness? Absolutely not! I know you my dreamchild and I know you have a deep and abiding faith in our own abilities to cope with whatever transpires.

TRUTH

You know in your heart that it is essential that you should be the best you can be at any given moment in time. Your true purpose is to discover all that is inside and to share without concern or care. Love your life! What good is such rare talent if its hidden from the world? Heart of my heart, sweet child of mine, one that I love - find your true self and be true to your destiny. Find your part and begin the journey. I am with you and I will light the way.

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[> Re: Angel Whispers (Kelly!) -- Chrissie :-), 14:50:01 05/22/04 Sat [1]

Heya Kelly

Long time no hear/see etc!!!

How are you? (hugs)

Love & Light
Chrissie

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Report of Abuse of Lighting the Path Forums/Archive 1 -- Michael, 20:50:22 04/25/04 Sun [2]

Hi, Everyone: Chrissie - Please Check Archive 1 Very Carefully - while looking for your replies to my posts re my PC, I came across a "Dating" site that I though was in keeping with the aims and objectives of Lighting the Path, but in reality, was an advertisment for a pornographic site with quite graphic content on its front pages - some people may be offended and I dont think it was posted by anyone that we know here who would post on a regular basis, but just to let you know - I had previously sent you an email by mistake before seeing your reply, but if you do get it will you please pass that email on to anyone that you know of who may be able to help - Love and Best Wishes, Michaelxxxxx

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[> Re: Report of Abuse of Lighting the Path Forums/Archive 1 -- Michael, 20:50:22 04/25/04 Sun [1]


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Angel Whispers -- Kelly, 08:40:17 04/21/04 Wed [1]

ACCEPTANCE

Your wisdom is a rare thing. You know that life is unpredictable and that each and every person in the universe is susceptible to surprises and unexpected calamity. I have never heard you say "Why me?" Does this mean you believe in fate or that you have a sense of powerlessness? Absolutely not! I know you my dreamchild and I know you have a deep and abiding faith in our own abilities to cope with whatever transpires.

TRUTH

You know in your heart that it is essential that you should be the best you can be at any given moment in time. Your true purpose is to discover all that is inside and to share without concern or care. Love your life! What good is such rare talent if its hidden from the world? Heart of my heart, sweet child of mine, one that I love - find your true self and be true to your destiny. Find your part and begin the journey. I am with you and I will light the way.

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It's been a long time!! -- Chrissie, 21:49:46 04/17/04 Sat [1]

Heya all (smiles)

It's been too long since we all connected!! I'm planning on writing to all of you fairly soon regards something I have in mind to keep our connection alive and well (smiles) ... you'll know what I mean when I write ... it's something simple and healing (smiles) ... I need time which I'm short of right now and will also share it here on the site ...

Here's Serenity's wonderful message(s):

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( /<> ) Serenity's
( / / ) Hope :)
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Namasté, Sweet Angels!
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"The core of your personality is your self-esteem, "How
much do you like yourself." The more you like and respect
yourself, the better you do at everything you attempt."

-- Brian Tracy

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"Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first
step in building a positive self-image."

-- Nido Qubein

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"Positive thinking is the popular term. However, we do not mean sitting
around mouthing a lot of cheerful platitudes, such as, "everything is going
to be all right." The fact is, everything will not be all right until you
achieve a consciousness of all-rightness. Much so-called positive thinking
is little more than wishful thinking, voicing a lot of Pollyanna words that
you really don't believe. It is a matter of synchronizing your self in mind
with the flow of the Infinite. The ideal, of course, is to think the kind
of thoughts that lead to the kind of conditions that you want to see
manifest in your life."

-- Eric Butterworth, Spiritual Economics

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Keep in mind that the superficial issues aren't always what
it's about and sometimes the ordinariness of it all,
including things that are not working, are all part of the
authenticity of the moment.

-- John Morton

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Love and serve all mankind, Assist everyone

Be cheerful, be courteous
Be a dynamo of irrepressible happiness
See God and good in every face
There is no saint without a past
There is no sinner without a future
Praise every soul
If you cannot praise someone, let them pass out of your life

Be original, be inventive
Dare, dare, and then dare more
Do not imitate. Stand on your own ground
Do not lean on the borrowed staff of others
Think your own thoughts. Be yourself
All perfection and all virtues of God are hidden inside you, reveal them
God is already within you reveal Him

Let God emancipate you. Let your life be that of a rose
Through silence it speaks in the language of fragrance

-- A Poem by Babaji, A Himalayan Saint

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Every truth has two sides. It is well to look at both sides before we
commit ourselves to either side.

-- Aesop

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There are no mistakes,
no coincidences.
All events are blessings
given to us to learn from.

-- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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Appreciation is easy-even if it starts out kind of snide like, "I
appreciate the fact I haven't fallen flat on my face ... yet." After a
couple of stabs at it, you're going to stumble across one that sincerely
touches you. Maybe it's your friends, your partner, your loved ones. One
strong dose of appreciation can turn your perceptions around 180 degrees.

-- Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution

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Notes from the Universe:

April, what a cool month.

Friday, what a cool day.

Thoughts, still manifesting, as predictably as the tides rise.

You, still as free to choose those thoughts, as the wind blows.

Seems all is well in paradise, Sweet Angels.

Anything else I can do for you, anything at all?

Love,
The Universe

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Using the Mirror of Life
by Shakti Gawain

Often, we are so stuck in our old beliefs and patterns that we aren't able
to see the changes we need to make. Even when we feel frustrated about our
problems, we may not recognize what we need to learn to change things. That
is why we need to use the mirror of life.

Everything in our lives reflects where we are in the process of developing
integration and balance. We can use everything that happens externally as a
mirror to help us see the areas within us that need healing and development.
Whenever we have a problem, especially a recurring or chronic problem, it is
always an arrow pointing directly to some aspect of our psyche where we need
more awareness.

If we accept that life is always trying to teach us exactly what we need to
learn, we can view everything that happens to us as a gift. Even experiences
that are uncomfortable or painful contain within them an important key to
our healing, wholeness, and prosperity.

We may have difficulty understanding what the mirror of life is trying to
show us, but if we sincerely ask for the learning and the gift in every
experience, it will be revealed to us one way or another.

One of the clearest reflections we have to work with is the one provided by
our relationships. Everyone we attract into our life is a mirror for us in
certain ways. All of our relationships -- our families, children, friends,
co-workers, neighbors, pets, as well as our romantic partners -- reflect
certain parts of us. How we feel with someone is usually an indication of
how we feel about the parts of us that they mirror.

We all attract certain people into our life who have developed qualities
opposite to the ones we are most identified with. In other words, they
mirror our disowned selves, and we mirror theirs. These are often the most
highly emotionally charged relationships. We either love them, hate them, or
both! We feel very attracted to them, and/or very uncomfortable, judgmental,
annoyed, or frustrated with them. The stronger the feelings, the more
important a mirror they are for us. We have drawn them into our reality to
show us something about what we need to develop in ourselves. The fact that
we have such strong feelings (one way or another) toward them means that
they are showing us a part of ourselves we need to acknowledge, accept, and
integrate.

This does not mean we have to be with them or hold onto a harmful or
inappropriate relationship. It just means that as long as they are in our
lives, or even in our thoughts and feelings, we can use the relationship as
a learning experience. It also does not mean we are supposed to become like
them. They may carry an energy we need more of, but they may be too far to
the opposite extreme, or they may express that energy in a distorted way.

Still, we can look for the positive essence in the opposite qualities they
carry. For example, if you have been taught never to express any anger, you
will probably at some point find yourself in relationship with a person who
expresses their anger frequently and vehemently. Life is giving you a strong
message that it's time for you to learn to acknowledge your own anger. It is
not saying you have to become like this person and go around dumping your
anger everywhere. Instead, you need to find the appropriate balance,
learning how to assert yourself and stand up for yourself.

If you have strongly developed being energy but have difficulty taking
action, you may find that someone important in your life is a compulsive
doer who can't relax. Naturally, you don't want to go to that extreme, but
this person is your teacher, to show you the energy of action that you need
to develop. Of course, you are a teacher for them, as well, but it usually
doesn't work very well to try to show the other person what they need to
learn from you -- although we all succumb to this temptation. It works much
better to concentrate on what we need to learn in the situation.

Once we use the mirror to understand what we need, and actually do the work
to develop a disowned self, the whole pattern of the relationship will
shift.

If we are strongly identified with power, we will attract vulnerable, needy
people. This mirror is reflecting our need to recognize and accept our own
vulnerability. If and when we do that, the needy people in our lives will
either become more empowered, or will move out of our lives. If we are
overly vulnerable and disown power, we will find ourselves in a relationship
with someone who uses power one way or another. We will feel overwhelmed,
controlled, or victimized by them until we own our power, at which point the
relationship will either dissolve or become more equal.

As I mentioned in the last chapter, we often seem to gravitate toward a
romantic or business partner who has an opposite approach to financial
management. If the difference is not too extreme, this can be a
complementary and harmonious balance in which we appreciate and learn from
each other's strengths. If we are highly polarized, however, it can be
painful and frustrating, leading to a great deal of conflict and stress.

Still, it is a gift -- an opportunity to recognize how identified we are
with one polarity and a chance to develop the opposite energy we need. Like
any relationship issue, it requires that we communicate with one another,
and be willing to listen and empathize with each other's feelings and
perspective. If we feel stuck in our ability to communicate, it may be an
appropriate time to call in a skilled third party -- a therapist, marriage
counselor, or mediator -- to help us through. Personally, I find that most
of us need help at certain times to get through the deep issues that are
reflected in our intimate relationships.

The topic of relationships is a complex and fascinating subject, which I can
only begin to touch on. Still, if you grasp the basic idea of how our
relationships show us the next steps we need to take in our personal growth,
you can begin to use your relationships as powerful guides on your path to
true prosperity.

____________________
This article is excerpted from the book Creating True Prosperity, © by
Shakti Gawain. Reprinted with permission of the publisher, New World
Library, Novato, CA 94949. www.newworldlibrary.com.

About The Author:
Shakti Gawain is a pioneer in the field of personal growth and
consciousness. Her many bestselling books, including Creative Visualization,
Living in the Light, Creating True Prosperity, The Path of Transformation,
and The Four Levels of Healing, have sold more than six million copies in
thirty languages worldwide. For more than twenty years, Shakti has led
workshops internationally, and has facilitated thousands of individuals in
developing greater awareness, balance, and wholeness in their lives. For
more info, visit her website at www.shaktigawain.com.

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Hi, Everyone!!! Manchester, UK, Calling -- Michéal (Irish), 04:31:26 03/29/04 Mon [1]

Just a quick posting to you all at Lighting The Path - Still having problems with my PC which I got while working at Tesco - have not heard from Joe at all, since I moved here from Dublin, Ireland - Please note that my e-mail address has changed yet again, due to some bitchy camp queen (yes I am gay, so I can give as good as I get and can be a right little bitch at times and believe me as a gay man one has to be a bitch, given all the crap on the gay scene!!!) anyway, please keep in touch - Love Michéalxxxxx

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Mamchester Calling -- Michael, 00:37:03 03/19/04 Fri [1]

Hi everyone I'm still having problems with my sound card and other ongoing and bizarre things with my second hand computer and I've went through all the things I was told to do - is there anything on the internet I could try to get a remote look at my system as there is a sound card physically in it as it was fine when I first got it and I have checked everything in Windows help that I was asked to do in the wizards etc - please help if you can as I'm at my wits end at this stage!!!!!!1


Love and best Wishes

Michael

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Less than perfect -- Rose, 20:36:35 02/02/04 Mon [1]

Monday, February 2, 2004
Less than perfect
Things will never be perfect. Sometimes they will never even be close. Yet that is no reason to hide away from life, no reason to curse your predicament. On the contrary, it is every reason to rise up and go forth with renewed determination.
If you wait for conditions to be perfect, you won't ever get much done. If you refuse to go ahead unless you can be guaranteed of a sure thing, you'll never get very far.

It's great to aim toward perfection, yet to arrive at perfection you must cross through a lot of imperfection. To get everything just right, you must be willing to deal with things going wrong.

Take this day, this moment, with all its flaws, and make the very most of it. Rather than complaining about what you don't have or where you'd rather be, make full use of where you are, of what you do have.

Aim toward perfection while also accepting the reality of what is. And excellence will surely result.

-- Ralph Marston

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hey!! -- Rose, 06:09:21 01/10/04 Sat [1]

hugs Rosie!!!!!!!

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hello to all -- Rose, 06:07:35 01/10/04 Sat [1]

just pop in out to say hello! okay
hope all of you are doing great Big Kiss!


love and light Rose..

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NEVER GIVE UP -- PENNY LONCARIC, 02:13:53 11/16/03 Sun [1]

EACH DAY WE ALL STRIVE TO BECOME ONE WITH OUR CREATOR. WE STRIVE TO LIVE IN THE LIGHT. EACH DAY I STIVE FOR PERFECTION. KNOWING I WILL NEVER REACH IT I WILL NEVER GIVE UP TRYING.

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Miracle Stories -- Will, 17:43:26 10/18/03 Sat [1]

Miracle stories are on MiraclePoint. http://miracles.port5.com is the address. Read a few, then maybe share a true miracle experience of your own or of someone close to you. All topics, all welcome.

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Recommending Margaret Wolff's In Sweet Company: Conversations With Extraordinary Women About Living A Spiritual Life -- Erik, 23:26:13 09/17/03 Wed [1]

I met recently with Margaret Wolff, author of In Sweet Company: Conversations With Extraordinary Women About Living A Spiritual Life (http://www.InSweetCompany.com), and was impressed with her efforts in the spiritual upliftment of women in particular and the world in general. I recommend her book to both men and women. It is a collection of intimate conversations with 14 famous women. As stated in the introduction, it explores "what it means to be a spiritual woman in the twenty-first century. . . It is a demonstration of what individuals and society at large can learn from women, particularly woman who are deeply committed to living with meaning and integrity." Margaret also teaches workshops and hosts retreats and "Fireside Chats". More information about her work is available on the website listed above.

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Loving -- Chrissie, 00:23:49 08/16/03 Sat [1]

Enjoy the movie :-)

http://www.msia.org/choose_loving/


Love & Light
Chrissie

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Thoughts & Prayers -- Chrissie, 22:47:15 08/12/03 Tue [1]

Hi Gail, it sounds like you've done your research into the Hoffman Process and going along to an Open Evening will be great for you as you'll get to meet all the new graduates who've just finished a Process and also speak with Tim Laurence and other teachers there plus any older grads who attend. It's all very informal and it'll give you a feel for the peace, love, light, serenity, bliss and happiness that the new grads feel :).

Apprehension and fear of the unknown is perfectly normal. Every single person whose taken the Process feels that way and come graduation day they all say pretty much the same thing, ie that the Process was one of the best things they've ever done in their entire life! and they were so glad they did the Process! Enjoy!!!

Dear Jennifer, blessings, thoughts and prayers to your friend ... ^i^

Love & light
Chrissie

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Long Distance healing and prayers needed -- Jen the Moonchild, 16:08:30 08/12/03 Tue [1]

Hello everyone! I hope this finds you all well and happy!

I have a request please and thank you in advance. A friend of mine's brother is gravely ill with bone cancer. The treatments are making him really really really sick. She and her sister-in-law are beyond worried, stressed and fearful. If all of you could please keep Neil Dennison in Ottawa, Ontario and his family in your thoughts, prayers or send long distance healing...they and I would be so greatly appreciative!
Much gratitude!
Jen the Moonchild

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Hoffman Process -- Gail, 11:44:12 08/09/03 Sat [1]

Dear Chrissie,

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the Hoffman Process. It means a lot to find out how it worked out for you and it's good to know that the people who start out as strangers become close, it seems a wonderful experience. I will take your advice and think I'll go to one of their open evenings to talk about whether I'm ready, as I'm so apprehensive about doing it that I might not be.

Like a lot of people I've built my life around keeping a lid on things and holding myself together, but I know there must be an easier way to live. I really want to do the process but am scared I'll find it overwhelming and will fall apart.

Despite all that, I feel that I'm on path that will one day lead to me doing it and I will probably end up wondering why I worried so much and left it so long.

Thank you again for your warmth and kindness.
Gail

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Gail re Hoffman Process -- Chrissie, 21:21:38 08/07/03 Thu [1]

Hi Gail,

I'm glad your search on the Hoffman Process brought you to Lighting The Path :). I thought of doing the Hoffman Process for about 4-5 years before I finally took the plunge and did it and that was cos I kinda hit rock bottom like most of us do and knew I had to do something. I too am (was) shy and didn't relish the thought of opening up in front of lots of strangers and what helped was that everyone else was scared too of exactly the same thing and it doesn't take long before everyone becomes really close as we're all concentrating on our own issues and it helps a lot to listen to others and to know we're not alone in our 'suffering' to hear and validate other's stories and our lives and pain doesn't seem as bad as we thought it was as there are always others out there who are having a harder time than us.

You'll get into the bashing pillows (ie how desperate are you to free yourself of the negative love syndrome?! if all it takes is bashing a few pillows to rid yourself of the years of built up anger and resentment etc?) as you are guided into a meditative state just before and it all works out and the energy in the room will be very healing.

If you need any guidance, I highly recommend you call the Hoffman Institute and speak with Tim Laurence directly or one of his staff - they are very helpful and will let you know if you're ready to do the Process, as not everyone is yet. There is a huge waiting list and there is also written preparatory work that needs to be done at least a month before the process.

I can guarantee you without reservation that it will be a life changing process for the better for you irrespective. I went into my process and saw the transformation of each and every single person on my process and saw the light shine out of each and everyone of them and many other graduates whom I've had the privilege of witnessing their Closures.

After I did my process I wondered why I waited 5 years to do it - and realised that I hadn't been ready yet until I was; so it was ok; but I did really wish I'd done the process sooner as my life would have been different.

Good luck Gail!

To everyone else, Lorraine had a baby girl yesterday 8 pounds and one ounce called Briony!!!

Love & Hugs
Chrissie

Carol, and Rosie, no time to reply back yet :) here!!! Thank you so much for your posts and kind words and we'll speak soon!!!

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Hoffman Process -- Gail, 14:16:12 08/07/03 Thu [1]

Hello,
I've been doing a lot of reading on the Hoffman Process and found your personal insight and experience valuable. It seems really beneficial and I would like to do it, but I have big reservations. Firstly I'm not a group person and wonder how I'll cope with that aspect, I'm quite shy and all the openness might be too much to handle. I'm also nervous about the part where you bash cushions and let the anger out, I just can't imagine myself doing that.

I'm worried that I'll commit to doing it then feel out of my depth. I'd like the complete opposite to happen, and for it to be a life changing experience and I don't want my apprehensions to stop me. Please could you help me with any words of wisdom?

Gail

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Two Great Psychic Events ( Please Pass The Word) -- Michael Masone-Ravenspirit, 08:16:29 08/06/03 Wed [1]


Events

Wednesday August 20th:
Psychic Readings @ “The Museum of Sex”
233 5th Ave. ( corner of 27th street) 6pm –10 pm
Admission: $ 10.00 per Person
Readings Are $ 10 & 20 Dollars each.

Tuesday August 26th
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Both Works speak about empowerment, and returning to your magickal True Self.

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THANK YOU -- ROSIE, 03:42:09 07/30/03 Wed [1]

Dear Chrissie and all

Thank you so much for remembering my birthday and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Carol. I had no idea that we shared such a close birthday as well.

I have had quite a week as i am still recovering from bronchitis. I spent most of all last week in bed. Then my good friend surpised me with a birthday luncheon... I was taken back and very surprised. Considering that as i have been very ill i wasnt going to go out... I went for what i thought was a drive to the Yarra Valley which is 90 min away
from Melbourne in a wine region and had lunch in this beautiful country setting. It was really nice.

Chrissie and Joe I look forward in seeing you both in London in October when i make my trip across and i have a work colleague with me.

Lorraine good luck with your up coming birth of your baby.. I hope it all goes well. I will write to you privately.

Jennifer. I am so looking forward in meeting you in Melbourne just before i leave. Its so exciting to finally meet you.

Joe, Rose and lovely Monique thank you so much for you birthday wishes to me...

Ciao
rosie xx

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Thank You -- Carol B, 01:51:21 07/29/03 Tue [1]

Chrissie:
Thank you so much for remembering me and for sharing here. Also, Happy Birthday Rosie. I did not know we shared such a close birthday. Another friend of mine has a birthday today, also.

Hope everyone is well. Chrissie, thank you for being such an inspiration in so many people's life. You are a real gem and what you are doing is very worthwhile. I still remember our earlier time of meeting on Hay House and all the things shared there.

I stay quite busy these days. Seems not enough hours in the day for doing everything I try to do.

Chrissie, your website seems to have grown and is phenomenal. You are so talented with everything creative project you do.

Take care and thanks for remembering my birth-day and for writing me. I love hearing from you ALL...!!

Love and Light and Joy and Peace
Carol

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Thank You -- Carol B, 01:49:46 07/29/03 Tue [1]

Chrissie:
Thank you so much for remembering me and for sharing here. Also, Happy Birthday Rosie. I did not know we shared such a close birthday. Another friend of mine has a birthday today, also.

Hope everyone is well. Chrissie, thank you for being such an inspiration in so many people's life. You are a real gem and what you are doing is very worthwhile. I still remember our earlier time of meeting on Hay House and all the things shared there.

I stay quite busy these days. Seems not enough hours in the day for doing everything I try to do.

Chrissie, your website seems to have grown and is phenomenal. You are so talented with everything creative project you do.

Take care and thanks for remembering my birth-day and for writing me. I love hearing from you ALL...!!

Love and Light and Joy and Peace
Carol

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Happy Birthdays to Carol and Rosie -- Chrissie :)*, 23:17:42 07/27/03 Sun [1]

Happy Birthday to Dear Carol for last Friday 25th and Happy Birthday to Dear Rosie for tomorrow Monday 28th July!!!

Love & Hugs to both of you!!

Love
Chrissie

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Great read! -- Carolinaa, 00:01:03 07/20/03 Sun [1]

Just want to share this with you, I just read a new book called 'Alert: For the times'. This book is not a novel, but a reach into the powers of the unknown. The unscientific world. The world of past prophecy. In part, this book unlocks the world of prophecy.
The study of climate change has long been evenly divided between long evolutionary types and catastrophic types.
Anyone who has an interest in prophecy, read this book! What you find in this book may be disturbing, but it will make a lot of sense...(It's not a new-age book) If anyone get's this book, post a message, I wanna know what you think...
I got it from this site:
http://www.thunderaway.com
(There are two books or more on that site, but the one I read is the one called Alert:For the times.)

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Acceptance Prayer -- Chrissie :)*, 09:58:11 07/18/03 Fri [1]

Acceptance Prayer

I accept myself completely.

I accept my strengths and my weaknesses,
my gifts and my shortcomings,

my good points and my faults.

I accept myself completely as a human being.

I accept that I am here to learn and grow, and

I accept that I am learning and growing.

I accept the personality I've developed, and

I accept my power to heal and change.

I accept myself without condition or reservation.

I accept that the core of my being is goodness
and that my essence is love, and

I accept that I sometimes forget that.

I accept myself completely, and in this acceptance

I find an ever-deepening inner strength.

From this place of strength, I accept my life fully and

I open to the lessons it offers me today.

I accept that within my mind are both fear and love, and

I accept my power to choose which I will experience as real.

I recognize that I experience only the results of my own choices.

I accept the times that I choose fear
as part of my learning and healing process, and

I accept that I have the potential and
power in any moment to choose love instead.

I accept mistakes as part of my growth, so I am always willing to

forgive myself and give myself another chance.

I accept that my life is the expression of my thought, and

I commit myself to aligning my thoughts
more and more each day with the thought of love.

I accept that I am an expression of this love.

And I accept that God is all there is in my life right now!

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Darkness -- Chrissie :)* ^, 10:45:04 07/16/03 Wed [1]

Hi all, I found this poem today which kinda describes where I am these past few days .... life is a constant struggle and series of learning experiences and the past few weeks I feel God has given me one of my hardest lessons yet and my spirituality has been tested to its fullest. In time too this will past, though the price to pay has been so high ....

Love & Light
Chrissie :)* ^i^


Darkness 
by Kirsti A. Dyer

 
My light and my life  
provided me hope for a future,  
a reason to live  
and the strength to exist.  

Suddenly extinguished,  
taken away without warning.  
I was abandoned,  
left in the darkness  
trying to survive  
searching for any glimmer  
on the distant horizon.  

I stand precariously  
on a piece of solid ground  
barely large enough for my feet.  
Around me, a vast expanse  
of desolation and emptiness  
for as far as I can tell.  

It waits  
with extending arms  
to engulf and surround me  
in a permanent shadow.  

I remain tenuously balanced  
on this small bit of solid footing  
Providing me the last vestiges of hope,  
Unsure where to turn  
or how to find an escape.  

No path in sight,  
it has decayed into the abyss.  
No light to guide my footsteps,  
it has been withdrawn.  

In complete blackness  
I close my eyes  
waiting to fall.  

A light appears before me  
no,  
from within me.  

I discover  
a brilliance inside  
An internal source of strength, power  
and illumination.  

This force surges through my body  
filling me with courage.  
I open my eyes once more in the darkness  
finally lose my balance,  
and descend  
into the eternal night.  

But in falling, I discover  
that I possess wings.  

With new courage, my own light,  
and wings to save me  
from the everlasting darkness  
I take flight  
high above the waiting chasm  
towards a faint glimmer  
far on the horizon  
and hope.  


http://www.journeyofhearts.org/jofh/kirstimd/darkness.htm

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The Windows of the Soul -- David Brother, 09:11:43 07/05/03 Sat [1]

The brain of man has produced wide and wonderful things in the earth, but none are so great as that which can be known and used when the soul has reached the fulfilment of light and all that can be one's own, especially in sleep when the brain with its power of persuasion is not in the way by its own concoctions.

Long have eyes been dimmed and people made prisoners of fear that man's own true fulfilment has flown by the way and few have been able to lift themselves up to it.

Enforced laws of mental poverty have closed the eyes and the ears have become hard of hearing, skies being dark, yet for a while the sun is shining and all to the brain looks good.

The soul whispers, the brain unable to hear its voice and life with its wider way cannot be seen; neither is it understood as reaching out to please the self with time filling projects so that life is thought to be full.

The windows of the soul are the shining of the full sun upon the way of life. The mighty works it can do were thought lost when all who followed the Teacher were put to death and the soul had no opportunity of doing the miracles it is thought only the brain can produce.

Lost, but not for all time are the wonderful miracles the soul might do when in sleep fear is cast away and the promised power brings in the wonder of things long passed away.

One of the biggest windows through which it is possible to look is the rainbow, exceedingly important in its symbolic form. The true seer doesn't rely upon spirits but uses the psyche (the soul), as the Teacher himself used when gaining quiet by looking on the ground, his brain no impediment when his advice was needed and he wanted the truth. Seers today using the soul's bounty will need not seek but observing the symbol would find the full benefit of being truthful.

The rainbow is exceedingly important when being seen in a dream in its entirety. The whole of the colours producing the bow of colour bespeaks to the seer that a promise given from the spirit is about to be fulfilled.

Lesser windows show that in part one is on the right road to building up the right way and by continuing, the whole in time would be seen, and by following the rest of the way all will come to fruition. The 'whole' means the use of all the colours by being the example of the appropriate feeling each colour needs as it is used.

Love needs the various colours the rainbow uses as the great bow is seen across the sky. To see this in vision can bring great expectations, for it speaks that one must use the effort of goodness in all that is done, the reward worthwhile. Even for people of the past, who being intelligent and using the soul light despite destruction of all they worked for could make life more abundant and beautiful. This destruction is creeping into everything for instance people are being made to believe that beauty must die whilst trash wins the praises of the modern day.

When using the soul one may observe and feel all that is beautiful and good. However, those who could know more are subjected to those who would despoil the soul's bounty, and what is good will soon be lost altogether with the darkness invading the light, which will bring far more harm than the wars, that will not cease until the light is strong enough to enhance beauty, its love of life and prosperity.

Such are the two windows of the soul: vision and dream, which are prophesied to become widespread, and the New Earth will make its appearance as prophecy foretold. All being at peace within themselves will stop greed that takes life and leaves nothing but desolation and hidden brutality.

Bringing the inward and progressive body to the forefront, gives goodness in life and through its light the seeming impossible can be done so that men put down their weapons, their eyes wide open and the soul enlarging truth.

Another window through which one can see is the healing, even of death. Elijah in his day breathed life, his soul enlarged because he was not afraid. The greatest healer is the light in the soul. There is nothing that cannot be done in one's sleep when the mind may travel many miles, the sincere saving life.

As eyes and ears are now on film showing the inability to love a further window could be opened; the use of the soul when full of love, which when manifest, will prove that all will see goodness coming again with full justice rising over the perjuries of the past when some men sowed the seed of all that was good but others took the benefit.

Now the turning point is coming as the wonderful power of the bright green cloud that H. G. Wells wrote of that passed over war and the colour turned war into peace.

This was not the work of any God but is of man himself; he it is who can see what love and light can do, from helping blind eyes to see and deaf ears to hear, and the soul making life longer and giving the joy to live it.

www.studiesonlife.com

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Hi everyone! I'm looking for spiritual people to chat with. Please reply! -- Christie, 00:41:48 07/01/03 Tue [1]

Hi,I'm Christie from Massachusetts. I'm 14,live with my mom,
and am on the path to spiritual awakening.In the last year I
have become much more aware of the spiritual side of life,and have read many new age books. I play guitar,write,
design bookmarks, and play piano. I want to be a spiritual
teacher when I grow up, and I also want to teach guitar, and
write new age books. I would love to chat with other people
who are also interested in spiritual things. Please send me
an email. My email address is crystallight@hotmail.com

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Hey there Chrissie -- Lorraine, 14:29:47 06/30/03 Mon [1]

Heya,
quickie (smiles)... hoping all is well in your world, thinking of you... hence the following :-)
L&L
Lorraine

(ps. hope you're enjoying your time off, and yippee, last day of work today for me.. well for six months at least, on my maternity leave)


Discovering the Higher Purpose 
of a Relationship
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

I relax and take a deep breath in,
letting relaxation 
spread throughout my body.

I imagine sitting or lying in the sun.
Its rays of light
warm me to the core of my being.  
Wonderful, nurturing light
moves through my body.

I imagine that I am bathing 
in solar light,
the light of the soul of the sun,
the light of higher purpose.
All the cells being born 
in my body right now
have a higher vibration 
as I imagine this. 

I call back to myself
any energy I have scattered 
in the universe.
I feel centered and balanced.

From this place of inner peace
I ask my soul to link with me.
My soul joins its light with mine.
I am surrounded 
by the loving presence of my soul. 

I think of a relationship in my life.
I let someone come into my mind.  
I affirm that there is a
higher purpose to our relationship.

I am ready to know more 
about our higher purpose
in being together.
Knowing more of our higher purpose
deepens and enriches our relationship.

I imagine that the other person
is standing in front of me.
I sense my soul, then
I sense the soul of my friend.

I now ask that more about 
the higher purpose of our
relationship be revealed.  

I ask,
"What have we come together to learn?

What are we here to create together?  

What are we here to heal in each other?  

What is this relationship teaching us? 

What qualities am I and the other person 
developing by being in this relationship? 

How is this relationship assisting us 
in growing stronger, more whole and complete within? 

What are our soul's purposes for being together?"

I take time after each question
to get quiet and listen within for answers.

As I know the higher purpose of
our relationship,
I can cooperate fully with my soul
to manifest this higher purpose.

I recognize the light in this person.
I see this person's goodness.
I honor this person's soul.
I offer love and compassion,
to this person.

I increase the light in each of us
through my positive thoughts.
I release criticism
and accept this person as he/she is.

I now take time 
to find out more 
about the higher purpose 
of my relationship with 
one or more of the following people:  

An important loved one;
a child,
a parent,
a grandparent,
an aunt and/or uncle,
a brother and/or sister,
a good friend,
a colleague, 
an employee, or an employer.

I create my soul's purpose
in my relationships.
I delight in discovering
more about the higher purpose
of my relationships,
and in fulfilling our higher purpose
in being together.

Meditation by Orin and DaBen

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how do i know what i have??? -- Mighty*Spritey, 04:17:33 06/28/03 Sat [1]

I am looking for someone that can answer my question,,,I know I have something but I am not sure what it is...where do i begin,,,certainly the one with the answer will recognize the question,,,

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Dhia Aoimh a Gaoine Uislie - Grá agus Beannacht ó í Manchester Seó -- Michael, 06:56:46 06/22/03 Sun [1]

Dear friends at Lighting the Path,

Hope that you are all well - I don't get the chance to post here as often as I would like but when I did attempt to do so about 6 months ago, I was denied access because of some problem on Chrissie's end, according to Joe

I have had quite a time coming to the UK from the Republic of Ireland, post Celtic Tiger and post Euro and with my aunt being a total bitch, with her edited, abridged, and incorrect version of reality, which she foists on other people, based partly on the pretext and hidden agenda of caring for someone's best interests and on catholic social teaching, when in fact it is based on catholic hyprocisy making my life a misery - I ended up homeless in England for 6 months but because I came out as gay, I have met some wonderful people in many places including Marks and Spencer and also Tesco Metro here in Manchester, which is my present job, using my experience in the retail sector totalling 15 years now.

I'm due to start a new relationship but I am worried about committing to this as I have not sorted out via counselling the many issues surrounding the abuse I have had to endure in "holy catholic Ireland" not just in relation to my being gay but also with regard to every other area of my life

Someone on LTP did mention dealing with anger and fear before leaving Ireland - now that I'm now in a position to do something about it, I would very much like to hear via email what exactly should I do about it because my understanding of it is that for example, I have noticed in the area of finances, I do sometimes make some silly overspending (big!!) mistake, thereby sabotaging any gains made even though I have made promises to myself not to do it, without realising it - I am currently getting back into my Reiki practice as Monica, one of the Ladies on Checkouts in Tesco, in a lot of pain with her shoulder so I sent her some distant healing to help her - not only that, two of my friends in Tesco are Irish - Wayne is from County Kildare and Ann is from County Offaly - those of you that know me know that although I have lived in Dublin for 3 years until my aunt split oup both my friendships with Eamon and with Lorcan and pulling the plug on my flat among other things that she had no right to do I'm a native of County Meath in Rural Ireland

you can always telephone me or text me on my mobile phone, as my mobile/cellphone number will come back on my autoreply message if you send me an email

Love and Best Wishes to all,


Michael
xxxxxxxxxx

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monique -- rosie, 11:49:40 06/19/03 Thu [1]

Hi Monique
I have tried your email address but it came back with a message that it will not allow me to send you a message as i have been banned. I dont know why.

Try me at work. I will return next week.

Hi to Chrissie and everyone at the path. I hope everyone is well. love to you all

love rosie xxx

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Everytime I take my eyes off God -- Chrissie, 20:10:56 06/15/03 Sun [1]

Subj: [God24-7] Everytime I take my eyes off of God
Date: 15/06/2003 05:01:27 GMT Standard Time
From: ONEASIS@aol.com
Reply-to: God24-7@yahoogroups.com
To: god24-7@yahoogroups.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)

June 14, 2003

Every time I take my eyes off of God
I look for Love where it cannot be found
I have come to realize that man made love is temporary
It lasts but for only a second
it leaves and it is replaced in every moment of the day
We as a people... fall in and out of love
Begging for love like homeless souls
we wander aimlessly
Looking for Love where it cannot be found
we meander through life's stream as unconscious
sailors
Looking for direction from those who cannot see
The Love of God passe th all understanding
For through this Love does Life fully express it self
This Love is for all to share
A Feast that is put forth by the Father of us all
The One who Gives us all we desire
simply because he loves us
SuperNatural experiences occur as we become One with this Gift of Love from the Father
We gladly give to all and receive all that there is in this Awareness
This place of Love is the place where the Prince of Peace resides...
The place of everlasting Life that comes through the Stream of Everlasting Love
Let us for just a moment
remember that we are The Children of the Most precious Love
all of us and just for a moment allow His Majesty to bring us Home to Love

This moment is what we have longed for.....Our own Twin Flame...

Our Own True love...

Blessings!
In Love
I AM
Ananda
~Teach Only Love~
www.innerguidance.com
www.loveslastdreaming.com

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Spiritual Growth - Meditation by Orin and DaBen -- Chrissie, 10:28:25 06/15/03 Sun [1]

Spiritual Growth
Meditation by Orin and DaBen

I open to receive all the 
gifts the universe has for me.
I am ready to expand my consciousness,
connect with my higher self,
and unfold my potential.

I now sit as if I am my higher self.
My breath flows through me,
lifting me higher.
My posture is erect.
I feel confident and serene.

I sense my higher self blending with me
as I invite it into my life.
This is my wise, all-knowing self
that is always there to guide me.
I open to its loving presence.

I think of my day ahead.
I know that every thing that happens 
is a gift from my higher self
to assist me in growing spiritually.

I picture the people I will be with today.
I imagine connecting with them
heart-to-heart.

I bring any negative energies I experience
into my heart center
to be transformed into love.
I remain centered, loving, and balanced
no matter how others are acting.

I use every situation I encounter today
to create more harmony and peace
between myself and others.
I find the winning solutions for all concerned.
I spread goodwill wherever I go.

I recognize any judgments and criticisms
that may harm myself or others.
As I recognize them, I release them.
I have compassion for others
and for myself.

I love and accept ALL my feelings.
I accept my humanity as
well as my divinity.
I know that I am doing the best
I know how.
I will love and honor myself today 
with my words, actions, and thoughts.

I imagine that I am my higher self today.
I think in expanded ways.
I listen to my inner wisdom,
and act on my intuition.

My inner sight is awakening.
I can see my life clearly 
through the eyes of love
and wisdom.  

I grow spiritually today
through opening my heart,
listening to my inner self,
acting on my intuition,
and speaking my truth.

I grow spiritually today
by linking with my higher self and 
the higher forces of the universe.
My connection to the Enlightened Ones 
and my ability to serve humanity
is taking a quantum leap.

I now commit to my spiritual growth.
I know it will bring me all the true riches 
of the universe.
The true riches of the universe are those
that I will retain after I die.

These true riches include: 
my ever-expanding love, 
my growing wisdom, 
my increasing awareness, 
my radiant inner light,
and all the love and light
that comes back to me 
as I offer this to others.

http://www.orindaben.com/db/dbmeditation/meditation.php


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Hi Rosie et all -- Chrissie :)*, 11:24:25 06/08/03 Sun [1]

Hi Rosie et all

Thx for the thoughts of Angel Indi :-) My heartbreak opened up again for his 2nd anniversary and I missed him so much ..... I was hoping he'd come visit but he didn't and that hurt (sniffles) .... and my heart broke :-(

Monique (smiles) ahhh yes she has a habit of changing her emails frequently (grins) - elusive dear Monique! I have quite a few of her new email address though have lost track of which is which now!! (chuckles)

I'm still busy painting my house though as the weather hasn't been too great I haven't had much chance to do the outside; though it's all coming along nicely and quite some way to go yet.

Hard to imagine that it's now almost 6 months into this year. (sighs). Where has the time gone indeed.

Any news on coming over to London this year Rosie?

Everyone else - Christy - I'm thinking of you and keep meaning to write you an email as I wanted to share something thou didn't want to do it here in public :-); Carol - I miss your energy lots and will write you soon as it's been absolutely ages since we last connected!! Jennifer, Rose, Joe, Vanda, Lorraine, et all .... thinking of you; and all the other people that read in :-)

Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^

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HI -- ROSIE, 02:37:21 06/07/03 Sat [1]

Hi Chrissie and all at the Path
My thoughts are with you Chrissie i know how much you miss Indi. Its the same with Sam there is not a day that doesnt go by when i dont think of him .He is always there.

Its been a real cold winter blast and shock to us all. First snow fell and yes we are going in for a long winter. The problem no rain in site so far.. We are so desperate now. We are going to stage 2 of the drought..

A message to Monique if you read this. I have tried you on both Emails that you have given me and i have given up as i keep on getting a rejected message. Let me know when you have it all sorted out. In the last week i have tried every single day on both emails and i wont re try until you give me the all clear. Ihope you are well.

Rose/CarolB,Lorraine, Jennifer, Joe and all the others have a great weekend
Ciao
rosie xxxx

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Angel Indi's 2nd anniversary 4th June 2003 -- Chrissie :)*, 23:23:29 06/03/03 Tue [1]

Dear all,

It's Angel Indi's 2nd anniversary of crossing over tomorrow Weds 4th June 2003. I miss him lots still and will be lighting a candle all day for him :-)

http://lightingthepath.fws1.com/lovingindi.html

This is a quickie ... miss you all :-)

Love & Light
Chrissie

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THE BLISSFUL SILENCE -- Michael Levy, 15:24:49 05/16/03 Fri [1]

THE BLISSFUL SILENCE
By Michael Levy.

In the silence of my thoughtless mind,
I leave the pettiness of condition behind,
I feel the exaltation of God’s kiss,
I truly am in a wondrous divine bliss.

In my peaceful harmony I am immersed,
Floating weightless, throughout the universe,
I feel the comfort of a glowing ember,
In a timeless world, an ecstasy to remember.

One on one, God as God, in a field of gold,
An endless flowing stream, never feeling old,
Worth more than all the treasure can bestow,
I rise up in an everlasting eternal glow.

In this state of mind, beauty is all I find,
This is the Cosmos gift for all man kind,
It’s time to light the sacred torch, don’t be frightened,
In Silent Meditation............... you will be enlightened.
http://www.pointoflife.com
***************

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE -- ROSIE, 03:54:57 05/15/03 Thu [1]

Dear Chrissie
Many thanks for your kind words... Its not easy but we go on... There are days when you just want to scream.....

I hope to give you some notice when i am next in London....
Later in the year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE and hope that your day is wonderful and have a drink with Chrissie and i do wish that i was there with you both.. Sending you both a huge hug

Hello to everyone else

ROSIE

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happy late birthday joe -- Rose, 20:32:08 05/13/03 Tue [1]

Happy birthday joe hope you had a wonderful time!
enjoy.... :-)

love and light... Rose

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Dear Rosie et all -- Chrissie, 23:43:09 05/12/03 Mon [1]

Dear Rosie,

I'm sorrie to hear that things aren't going too well. Remember we vacilate when we're learning; one step forwards and two steps back; adn it's only when we've fully learnt out lessons that we move fully forward. As Susan Jeffers says, we wish life wasn't so generous with it's lessons!! I've had to switch off my messenger as I was getting too many people catch me on the computer live and I couldn't get to do what I wanted to do ie answer emails etc.

Like you say life is really busy as well and I still visit and webmaster though obviously not as much as we all used to. Life changes and evolves and though I've seriously considered closing the room down there are many that still find it through search engines and come and visit and enjoy our conversations and inspirations that we've left over the years and it's a nice place for us all to come to, a safe haven when there are birthday celebrations (smiles).

I hope you'll be able to come and visit London again this year. I'd love to be able to meet up with you this time (remember, lots of notice please!!).

Joe, many happy returns for Friday and I'll see you over the weekend at the reiki share (smiles).

Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^

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HELLO -- ROSIE, 12:13:41 05/12/03 Mon [1]

Dear Chrissie and all at the path,

First of all i hope you are all well. Its been an interesting week at work. With a few retrenchments due to SARS and the Iraqi War. Its been tough trying to keep up our spirits.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JOE
i will get in touch with you personally. I hope you have a wonderful day and have a great day with Chrissie.

Monique i have tried contacting you but your email address is not going through. Could you please email me when you can. I wanted to catch up with you on how your trip was.

I dont come to the site as much as i used to. First of all i dont have the time at work that i had and also when i get home its hard .The phone line is also the computer line and its not my house.

Its been interesting week for me. My emotions have been really high and this week everything that i have worked on came flooding back to me. Its been tough and a lot of tears sometimes i wonder if it all goes away, just when you think you have it all sorted it or you think you have that really maybe you havent at all.

Hello to Jennifer/Lorraine/Christy/Joe/Rose/CarolB and i am sorry if i have forgotten anyone.

CIAO
ROSIE

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Happy Mother's Day -- Chrissie, 22:33:27 05/09/03 Fri [1]

Deep stuff :-)

Enjoy!
Love & Light
Chrissie

If you’re not a Mom, please feel free to share this with your own Mom and
all the Mom’s you know!
[Excerpted from INNER PEACE FOR BUSY WOMEN by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. (Hay
House, September 2003)
I Am a Woman Telling the Truth
by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

The kids are grown up now and moved into
homes of their own.
But Our Lady of Perpetual Guilt still lives with me,
an uninvited guest without manners enough
to pack up and move on.

Find a rich husband, my stay-at-home mother taught.
You’ve got the stuff. You’re pretty and smart.
But no, I wanted to live a different life,
a liberated life for a new kind of woman.
Liberated not to be Mother in her 1950s apron,
turning the flour-caked pages of Betty Crocker’s cookbook.
Even a mundane meal becomes special with
home-baked biscuits, it said.

Mother made great biscuits and killer chocolate cake
while her lifeblood stagnated as she
swallowed those mother’s little helpers that kept the grief
of dying dreams and ungrateful children
from exploding like a grenade in her heart.

How could she possibly want that for me?
I wanted more. I wanted it all.
A brilliant career in a fascinating field,
a loving husband with whom I had perpetual Great Sex,
musically gifted children born spouting equations
and speaking fluent French
who would grow up to get advanced degrees in astrophysics from Princeton or
become celebrated brain surgeons from Yale.
A chance to save the earth, all the while getting enlightened
in this very lifetime while cooking
gourmet meals made from scratch,
cultivating buns of steel, practicing yoga, decorating my
designer-eccentric Dream Home, and ensuring world peace.

The reality was slightly different.
The children didn’t enlist in Quality Time.
They just wanted time. Any time. Period.
They would gladly have traded a room full of toys for a morning
of watching me read the newspaper in an egg-stained nightgown.
They screamed as if about to be abducted by aliens
when I left them at Dreaded Daycare,
clinging desperately to my legs and begging for mercy,
fat hot tears running down those angelic cheeks.
As my heart broke, I hoped that daycare might
build character and give them resilience.
It gave me heartburn, muscle tension, and guilt.
It also gave me runs in my pantyhose and those sticky little
handprints forged out of squashed banana that decorate the
working wardrobe of so many liberated moms.

I vowed to do better. Right after I got some sleep.
Say, sometime in the next century.
My husband suggested that sex might be nice.
Sure, just give me a few minutes to finish up here.
Let me check the mental list. Put kids to bed.
Listen to their fears, encourage their dreams.
Read mind-enriching stories. Teach them to meditate. Pray.
Sing Justin to sleep. Rub Andrei’s back ’til he falls asleep.
Do laundry. Clean toilet before Board of Health comes.
Pick cat poop up off laundry room floor. AGAIN.
Damn cat! Pray for low-flying hawk to swoop down in the
night and eat cuddly family pet. Stop. That’s definitely not nice.
Make note. Gotta brush cat tomorrow. Out of hairball
medicine. Make appointment for camp physicals.

Call mother NOW. Call mother YESTERDAY!
She starts the conversation with a long pause.
It lasts for years. “Oh, is that you? I thought you were dead.”
“Maybe that’s the only way to get some rest around here,” I retort.
Apparently I’m not funny. She must have thought I was lazing around
the spa, not calling her because I was eating grapes, getting
massaged, and waiting for my nails to dry.

Time for bed now. Set alarm for 5 a.m. sharp.
Gotta jog before the kids get up.
Gotta stay in shape so that my husband will find me attractive.
If he can find me at all. He’s asleep, thank God.
At least that solves the Sex Problem for tonight.
Morning comes quickly.
I run three miles before it’s light, wake the kids,
give them breakfast, pack a healthful organic lunch
that makes them wail with indignation.
They beg for Twinkies and Wonder Bread like their friends eat.
The ones with Real Mothers who know better than
to bake dense brown bread with soy flour and wheat germ.

Then it’s on to the Daily Daycare Double.
Will Mom be able to run for it and make a clean getaway
while the kids are distracted? That’s one point for her.
Or will it be another leg-clenching, heart-wrenching morning?
That’s two points for Our Lady of Perpetual Guilt,
a fierce composite of criticism real and imagined
from all perfect mothers who have ever lived.
She soon racks up enough points that I decide we must hire
a nanny even if I have to sell pencils on the street to finance it.

The come-to-the-house nanny with the expensive
Harvard Child-Development Degree
whose take-home pay is practically more than mine
turns out to be certifiably loony and in need of serious help.
Every night when I return from work, I have to do at least
30 minutes of intensive psychotherapy to keep her
from fulfilling her latent potential as a guest on the Jerry Springer
Show.
I wonder who is working for whom.
I’m dying to fire her, but she’s better than Daycare. Isn’t she?
I’m relieved when she quits, but I cry anyway.

I miss work for soccer games and school plays, saxophone recitals
and wrestling meets, track meets and doctors’ ap