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* Angel Therapy
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* Heal A Problem
* Hazeldon's Daily Thought
* Virtual Meditation Room
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* The four principles of being
* Spirit Web
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* Reiki
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Lighting The Path's Conversation Room is a tranquil place for Lightworkers and like-minded souls to visit to share with others who are already on the path & learning as they go along, to help and inspire each other along the way; to share, inspire and light the way for those who are new to this, and seeking guidance /a path towards inner peace and harmony. Or visit and just relax and absorb the energy and tranquility of the lake and the inspiring posts that are shared here and absorb any healing energy that you require.
Please feel free to discuss and share your thoughts and experiences re Louise Hay, Susan Jeffers, Denise Linn, Barbara de Angelis, Melody Beattie, John Bradshaw, Marianne Williamson and any other metaphysical teachers.
Love & Light Chrissie :)*

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Serenity's Hope -- Chrissie :)*, 14:55:29 06/03/02 Mon [1]

Another great sharing by Serenity! Enjoy!

p/s a bit of trivia, the lake mentioned below wasn't in London (doh!) - but outside London :)*

pp/s I was thinking of you as well Rose as I was mountain biking as you mountain bike a fair bit :)*

Subj: Lightworkers - Serenity's Hope - Somehow I always know when....
Date: 03/06/02 10:35:26 GMT Daylight Time
From: serenity@namastecafe.com
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( /<> ) Serenity's
( / / ) Hope :)
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Namaste, Sweet Angels!
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Great hearts send forth steadily the secret forces that incessantly
draw great events, and wherever the mind of man goes,
nature will accompany him, no matter what the path.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If you want to feel rich,
just count all of the things
you have that money can't buy.

-- Anonymous
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Feelings of gratitude release positive endorphins
throughout the body, creating health.

-- Sharon Huffman
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Today I will practice saying no.

There have been many times in my life when I wanted to say it but was
afraid. Even now, I may still be afraid. But I will say it anyway, if no is
what I really mean.

When someone asks me a question or offers a suggestion, I will stop
and think about what I want before I respond. I will practice saying no
to myself first.

Do I really want to do the favor being asked of me? Is it okay with me
that friends come to dinner? Is it good for me to attend a party or event?

When I learn to say no to myself in simple matters, it becomes easier to
say no to others. There have been times I went along with others to
avoid conflict, or because I didn't know what I wanted.

Today I will listen to myself and express myself.
I have the right to say no.

>From the book, Time to Break Free by Judith R. Smith
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You're writing the story of your life one moment at a time.

-- The HeartMath Solution, Doc Childre and Howard Martin
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The Holy Encounter takes place when we release our attachment to our comfort
in the smallness of our ego and let ourselves be touched by God. This is a
perceptual shift that removes our blocks to an awareness of Love's presence.
Our encounter with the Divine occurs when we quit hiding and just let God
love us.

-- Mary Manin Morrissey
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Change your thoughts if you wish to change your circumstances. Since you
alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will
want to change them when you realize that each thought creates according to
its own nature.

-- From Autobiography of a Yogi
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Give the best you have to the effort. By doing something
halfway you cheat yourself out of an irreplaceable
opportunity to create excellence. Why would you
want to do that?

-- Ralph Marston
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Being True to Your Self
by Marie T. Russell

Somehow I always know when I am not being true to myself. It's a bit like
when you know someone is hiding something from you because they avoid
meeting your eyes. Well, in the same way, there are times when I seem to
shift my eyes away from my own Self or from others. My mind may have even
justified what seems a perfectly "reasonable" explanation of why I need to
step away from being 100% truthful. The rationale it uses may be, "If you
say the truth you'll hurt that person", "That's the way it's always been
done", "Nobody will know", or "I don't want to upset them".

Yet in all those cases, I have set aside my own inner wisdom, I have
betrayed the trust I have in myself, and followed the tune of the Pied
Piper. I have allowed it to lead me astray...

I remember my behavior at the beginning of my relationship with the man who
has since become my ex-husband. In those days, I was still very caught up in
"pleasing others". Let me give you an example: He would suggest we go
somewhere, i.e. the movies. Now there were times when I really wanted to
stay home or do something else, yet, in order to please him I would go.
Those outings always turned out badly. We would end up having an argument,
getting into some kind of unpleasant situation (traffic jam, etc.), or I
hated the movie. On the other hand, on those occasions that I decided to be
true to myself and respect my desire to stay at home, things always worked
out for the best. Being true to my Self has always proved to be the highest
possible course of action.

If everyone was being true to Self, there would be no war, no hatred, no
problems on Earth. Now that may sound like a pretty far-fetched statement,
yet stop for a minute and think about it. Would there be wars and killings
if the people involved were true to their Higher Self - their own 'higher'
nature? Of course not! Even on a smaller scale - such as "warring" with the
people around you - following your Truth is always the path of growth,
harmony, and inner peace. On those occasions where you have followed your
truth, even when it seemed like it would hurt someone or disappoint them,
did it not, in the long run, turn out for the best for both you and the
other person involved?

There are times when we thought we 'should' choose a particular course of
action in order to avoid hurting someone. Yet, how do we know what the
greater scheme of things needs for its accomplishment? The only thing we can
do is be true to our inner guidance, and trust that it will always lead us
to greater good. Sometimes, it is necessary for someone to hear the truth we
need to share. Yes, it may seem to hurt them at the time. Yet if we choose
our words so that we are not attacking them but sharing our perspective and
feelings about the situation, the person can then accept what we have to say
as our truth instead of as a judgment on them. Our non-judgmental
presentation of how we feel will make it easier for them to look at
themselves, and the situation, for whatever truth is in it for them.

I must admit that I still sometimes have a struggle with this one. The ethic
of always putting others first, being polite (nice), not being "selfish",
and of at all costs not hurting others has been a strong one in my Catholic
upbringing. Somehow I took it as the gospel truth. Yet, looking back at that
very gospel, I see that Jesus Christ himself was unafraid of expressing his
Self and following his truth.

So often we have been told "don't be selfish". Does that mean we need to be
Self-less? Does it entail losing our Self, betraying the trust that the
child within has for our Higher wisdom? You may think that you are letting
someone down by telling them the truth, but in the long run and sometimes
even in the short run, the truth shall always set us free.

We are strange creatures. We commit what we judge as crimes to our Truth,
and then we turn around and manifest situations in which we punish ourselves
for our previous behavior. Being true to ourselves makes life much easier
and pleasant. You will no longer need to create all kinds of situations in
which you punish yourself for having been untruthful.

The easiest way out of that rigid dance is to follow our truth and to trust
that it will lead us onward to greater good. Go for it! Make the tune that
you sing be "I've got to be me, I've got to be free..." Be true to your
Higher Self. You'll love yourself for it, and so will those others whom your
being truthful will assist in moving forward on their path in life.

About The Author
Marie T. Russell is the publisher of InnerSelf Magazine (first published in
1985 originally as Mighty Natural Magazine) and The Natural Yellow Pages
(1987-2002). She produced a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner
Power, from 1991-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal
growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and
reconnecting with our inner source of joy and creativity. Marie can be
reached at marie@innerself.com with personal comments and feedback, or to be
placed on a mailing list to be advised when her book becomes available.
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The deepest hunger of the human
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Heya all :)* -- Chrissie :)*, 21:33:47 06/02/02 Sun [1]

Heya Rose, et all :)* - glad you enjoy Serenity's posts - so do I - they're great and really inspiring and needed at this time for me !

I went on a 13 mile mountain bike ride along the outskirts of a long long long lake in London today and boy oh boy does my butt hurt and other bits as well! I fell off three times on my butt in front of people on the track (how embarassing!) as I couldn't handle the mud and dirt and the bike was too high for me (my feet couldn't touch the ground properly and it has been over 10 years since I was on a bike!) and just as we finished the 13 miles - as I was going down a hill towards the end, I braked a little too hard and the back wheel froze up which caused me to almost flip over the front of the bike. I used my hands on the handlebar to stop me going over the bike and I ended up with my front body crashing into the front of the bike really hard and my thighs and front bits are all bruised and bloodied! Ouch! I was so embarassed and it hurt so bad! The last time I did the walk around that lake was several years ago and it took us 7 hours. We decided to take bikes this time and it took us over 4 hours! And I'm battered and bruised from the bike constantly sticking in the mud and skidding along other areas and just generally falling off! It was fun though and I'm a bit burnt by the sun! All in all a fun day despite the bruises and I felt like a child having a wonderful sunny day out amongst the birds and the beautiful amazing lake - albeit large lake!

Much love & hugs
Chrissie :)* ^i^

p/s Christy, how is the new home? Everyone else - how are you? Rosie? Carol? Mae? Loz? Joe? Rose? Jennifer? Anyone else who is reading in? Do feel free to join in!

On Tuesday it'll be a year since Angel Indi crossed over and (sighs) I miss him lots. It's amazing how time has flown; Indi's been gone almost a year and I'm having the same problems at work ... (sighs) .... all is well - there's a reason for all this happening ...

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Love and light Rose..

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thanks for sharing all the wisdom -- Rose, 16:47:03 06/02/02 Sun [1]

It gives me great pleasure to read such wonderful post I love you all, cause I get just a little of information and, just that little bit, that makes all the
difference in my world as I aloud it into my life and release the rest Thank you

Chrissie and all of you that puts a little of rain and shine into this page of Wisdom

love and light Rose...

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Serenity's Hope -- Chrissie, 22:55:10 06/01/02 Sat [1]

Serenity's Hope is so good I can't resist sharing lately :)* Enjoy!

Subj: Lightworkers - Serenity's Hope - "a deep sleep fell over Adam"
Date: 25/05/02 08:01:48 GMT Daylight Time
From: serenity@namastecafe.com
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( / / ) Hope :)
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Namaste, Sweet Angels!
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No one else can fulfill the special possibilities that are
yours alone. What a shame it would be to let the best of
them go unfulfilled without ever even making the attempt.

-- Ralph Marston
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Just Get Started

Instead of worrying and complaining about how difficult it is, just get
started. Rather than wasting your time and effort on excuses for not moving
forward, just go ahead and get started. There are a thousand perfectly good
reasons to delay, to procrastinate, to avoid making the effort. Forget about
them all and just get started.
As soon as you begin, you put momentum on your side. And momentum is a
powerful force to have working in your favor. As long as you're standing
still, time and momentum work against you. Yet the moment you get up and get
started, you turn that momentum around and put it to work for you.

The small effort it takes to get started will pay off many times over. Why
just sit there when you could be getting wherever you desire to go? Why let
time work against you when you could be using every moment to your
advantage? Even though conditions may not be perfect, now is the perfect
moment to start.

In an instant, whenever you decide, you can be firmly on the path to success
and achievement. Just get started, then keep on going, and before long
you'll have it done.

-- Ralph Marston
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You see yourself as small and limited.
But when you close your eyes in meditation,
you see the vastness of your consciousness--
you see that you are in the center of eternity.
Concentrate there.

-- Paramhansa Yogananda
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It is never too late to be what you might have been.

-- George Eliot
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Where to look...

"You must understand the whole of life,
not just one little part of it.
That is why you must read,
that is why you must look at the skies,
that is why you must sing and dance,
and write poems and suffer and understand,
for all that is life."

-- J. Krishnamurti
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The reality is that loving whatever you find in your life extends to a
constant spiritual exercise.

Your family becomes a spiritual exercise. Getting dressed becomes a
spiritual exercise. Going to the doctor, paying the bills, driving in the
car, doing all the routine and mundane things in life - all that becomes a
spiritual exercise.

As you love it all in the world, it translates inside of you. You come into
a loving rhapsody and harmony that transcends. Love will flow in and out so
there will be no stopping it. There will be no holding you back. You will be
in a consciousness that cannot be denied because you are attuned to God's
will being done.

-- John Morton
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All the love your heart can hold, all the success you are meant to
experience is already within you, begging to be released through your
love energy. Today, open the floodgates of your heart and pour out a
blessing of Love into your own life. Then see how outrageously rich you
are in the gifts of the Spirit.

-- Dr. Michael Beckwith
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We are absolutely convinced that the best way to create
quality of life is to listen to and live by conscience.

-- Stephen R. Covey
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Awakening On Your Path
by Alan Cohen

We are told in Genesis that "a deep sleep fell over Adam" - but nowhere does
it say in the Bible that he woke up! In essence, all the events that
followed Adam's falling asleep are a part of his dream.

Metaphysically, Adam represents all of us. We, too, have entered into a deep
sleep. As individuals, nations, and a planet, we have forgotten where we
have come from, who we are, and where we are going. An honest look at the
troubles we have created for ourselves reveals that we have painfully lost
sight of the visions that once painted our future. What began as a happy
dream seems to have tail spun into a nightmare. Struggling in the murky
shadows spun by the bony fingers of fear, it appears as if there is no
escape from the labyrinth of the problems we perceive. The heaviness of our
sleep has drawn dark curtains over the memory of our golden origin.

But nightmares always end with awakening. While the dream may seem
overwhelming when you are in it, it becomes as nothing the moment you open
your eyes. Sometimes the awakening is gentle, light, and easy. Often it is
startling and feels jarring. But if we are having a painful dream, one in
which we see ourselves as powerless, small, or unlovable, is it not worth
the shake-up in order to wake up?

The Citadel of Fear
Every sojourner of spirit must face the time when the walls that protected
his old world begin to crack. Sooner or later the chisels of life's trials
pick away at our armor. And this dismantling is wonderful, for there is no
greater tragedy than hiding behind something that we are not, living a life
that is less than we are. The universe is continuously working to remind us
of our identity and our purpose. If we are living a life that is untrue to
our soul's calling, our inner guide will not let us rest until we step back
onto our true course.

The time comes when we can no longer find refuge in our defenses. We
discover, often with awe, that it is precisely our defenses that have kept
us in darkness! We tire of straining to protect ourselves, and we feel
stifled and restricted by the walls we have built between our hearts and
others. Our defenses are not worth the love we lose in hiding. We cannot
afford to maintain a citadel of fear at the cost of peace. In our efforts to
keep pain away from our heart, we have also denied entry to joy. The moment
arrives when we must break free and make a stand for who we are. That moment
is now. The time has come to cast aside our cloak of smallness and don the
robe which honors our true magnitude. We must claim the strength to live in
the dignity befitting our identity.

When I first set onto my path of awakening, I felt as if my whole world was
falling apart. Many of the things to which I had devoted my time, attention,
and energy suddenly became meaningless. It can be very startling and
unnerving to discover that the values for which you lived no longer seem
real. I did not find the same satisfaction or communication with the friends
I was used to spending time with. I wondered why I was doing the kind of
work I was in. The social pursuits which had formerly brought me pleasure no
longer held gifts for me. I felt that most of the goals that I had strived
for were no longer worthy of my continued attention. My entire sense of
purpose had shifted. I had a brief taste of something more and better, but I
did not know how to make it a lasting element of my life. I felt lost
sometimes even as if I was going crazy. It was a dark night of the soul.

If you are passing through such a night, or have ever done so, take comfort
in knowing that such a void is a very important, helpful, and necessary part
of the journey. When planting a garden, the earth must be turned over,
tilled, and smoothed out before new seeds can grow; otherwise the old weeds
will overtake the seedlings. In the same way, before a new and shining
building can be erected, the old, dilapidated, and useless structures
standing on the lot must be cleared away. We must make space for something
new and better to enter our lives. While it may seem that we are out of
control or subject to forces greater than ourselves, it is important to
remember that there is a wisdom in the events that we attract to us. All is
for learning, growing, and healing. God is very present, and we are not
alone.

Such a time calls for faith, the knowing that everything somehow works out
for the best. It is not your world that is shattering, but your illusions.
God's world can never be shattered, for God's world is founded in love, the
only indestructible energy in the entire universe. If you feel
disillusioned, then take heart; dis-illusion means the end of an illusion.
Disillusionment is the best thing that could happen to anyone. It means that
something false has been undone, and the truth behind it is available to be
discovered. The truth is always healing. Only illusions are painful.
Therefore be glad, even proud, that you have had the courage to learn a
lesson that would break your illusions and replace them with greater
strength and wisdom.

Our pains and tribulations are the chipping of the cement off the Golden
Buddha. The armor falls away to reveal the gold. A worthless image is
crumbling, and the treasure is coming forth. It is the end of the cover-up
and the beginning of the radiance. In such a birth, there is great cause for
joy.

Peace Must Come
Once you have begun to awaken, you can never really go to sleep again. Oh we
can doze a wink or two here or there, but once the climber has caught sight
of the mountaintop, nothing can stop her from reaching the summit. We have
come too far to turn back now. We have played out many of our fantasies and
idle wishes. We have been teased, tantalized, titillated, and seduced by the
cheap perfume of shallow dreams, and somehow the aroma just doesn't turn our
heads like it once did. Now we want peace more than idols.

To dare to be yourself means to live in the spirit of power rather than
weakness; to proceed from peace instead of clamoring to maintain defenses;
to want the reality of love more than the nightmare of fear. And we do.

The time has come for us to be released from the burden of living for dreams
other than our own. Armoring is for protection, not expansion. The Golden
Buddha must stand in the sunlight. We are living in the age on earth when
men and women are stepping forth to claim freedom. There is a great wave of
awakening that cannot be denied, suppressed, or reversed. Those who align
with the expansion are empowered and uplifted by a Force much larger than
themselves. And those who resist or oppose it are gripped in only deeper
struggle. We must choose between love and fear, and learn the truth of the
one and the uselessness of the other.

Peace must come to those who ask for it. Strength must be given to those who
claim it. And love must bring healing to all who open their arms to receive
it. The time of awakening is at hand.

This article was excerpted from "Dare To Be Yourself" by Alan Cohen

About The Author
Alan Cohen is a well-known lecturer, author of several books including:
"Healing of the Planet Earth," "Rising In Love" and "The Peace That You
Seek." Alan helps others to become more whole and loving. Excerpted with
permission from "Dare To Be Yourself," by Alan Cohen, �1991 Alan Cohen
Publications. To learn more about Alan and find out about his seminar
schedule, visit the Hay House website at http://www.hayhouse.com or call
1-800-462-3013. To write to Alan Cohen directly or receive more detailed
information about his Mastery Training, write to 455-A Kukuna Road, Haiku,
Hawaii 96708, call 800-568-3079, or visit his website www.alancohen.com
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The deepest hunger of the human
soul is to be understood, to feel
heard, to feel validated ...

The deepest hunger of the human
body is for air. If you can listen to
another person, in depth, until they
feel understood, its the equivalent of
giving them air.
- Steven Covey
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For Michael -- Chrissie, 10:46:13 06/01/02 Sat [1]

Dear Michael -

(from Cambridge International Dictionary of English)
self-centred British and Australian, American self-centered
adjective
DISAPPROVING
only interested in yourself and your own activities
We live in a time when our economy rewards the self-centred and the selfish while penalizing those who work for the good of others.
Robert is a self-centered, ambitious and bigoted man

Awareness is the first step towards healing and change ... :)*

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Need an Answer to a Question/meaning/definion -- Michael, 16:32:08 05/31/02 Fri [1]

Dear Friends at Lighting the Path,

Can You please define the term "Self-Centered" and how this is different to and from being "Selfish"

I have been accused of this by someone recently, who refused point blank to explain exactly what he meant, telling me to "Cop Onto Myself!!" and "Cop On to 'Reality'!!" when I asked the question

Thank You all very much for Your help

Love and Cuddles,

Michael
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Going through rough waters right now -- Chrissie :)*, 10:37:39 05/30/02 Thu [1]

Hi all, I'm still going through some rough waters right now, using all the tools I have to keep afloat ... thinking of you and sending you love and light and feel the circle of love return back to me :)* Love

Subj: Lightworkers - Serenity's Hope - There isn't any formula or method.
Date: 30/05/02 05:03:51 GMT Daylight Time
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You don't have to be religious to be spiritual,
"Spirituality is how you connect to yourself
and the world, mentally, emotionally and physically.
We do not get spirituality through religion or philosophy.
It is simply the essence of being human."

-- Unknown
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There isn't any formula or method. You learn to
love by loving -- by paying attention and doing
what one thereby discovers has to be done.

-- Aldous Huxley
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"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting
otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."

-- Theodore Rubin
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Buddha was asked,
"Are you a God?"
"No," he replied,
"Are you a man?"
"No."
"What are you then?"
"I Am awake."

-- Unknown Author
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Affirmation:

No more will I merely survive this wonderful experience of life
by being asleep, unconscious, running on automatic. I now choose to live
life fully, joyously, creatively and lovingly by being fully awake, fully
conscious. I Am an individualized expression of the Creator that
created and continues to create the vast universe and everything in it. I
Am
It expressing as this thing I call me. I Am conscious, I Am awake, I Am
unlimited potential. Life is good all the time.

-- edwardg
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You can live with your problems, complain about them,
let them drag you down. Or you can get up, do something
about them, and free yourself for more positive
and productive pursuits.

-- Ralph Marston
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Morning Giggle :)

This guy is walking with his friend.
He says to this friend,
"I'm a walking economy."

His friend replies, "How so?"

"My hair line is in recession, my
stomach is a victim of
inflation, and both of these together
are putting me into
a deep depression."
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble
up, if thou wilt ever dig.

-- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180)
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7 Steps to Self Agape

by Jos� Stevens, Ph.D.

Remember that the goal of this teaching is to facilitate the lessons of
unconditional love and acceptance. There is no possibility of accomplishing
this toward others if you have not first learned how to unconditionally
accept yourself.

Here are seven steps to lead you in that direction.

1. Trust in your perceptivity.

The first step to self-agape has to do with developing your ability to
perceive. Perceiving is not thinking about, nor is it figuring out or
scrutinizing. Remember that perceptivity is a function of your emotional
center and that perception is a feeling. This is the ability to size up the
truth of a situation, experience, or person by instantly and emotionally
sensing what is so about them.

You might walk into a business meeting where a number of people are present
and you can instantly perceive whom you can trust and whom you should be
careful about. You can instantly perceive as well whether you are going to
get anywhere with this team or whether you are going to waste time and money
with them.

The aphorism "Don't guess, perceive", applies to this step. This is an
important way to look at perceptivity. Your society does not encourage
people to follow and trust their own intuitions and perceptions.
Characteristically older souls, because of their experience, have inherently
good perceptivity skills. The problem tends to be that older souls lose
confidence in their perceptivity when they live in a young soul society that
places a low value on intuition and perception. Thus, this first step to
self-agape is to trust and develop the skill of perception.

2. Ruthless truthfulness with yourself.

The second step to self-agape encourages you to be completely honest with
yourself. Ruthless truthfulness means the courage to state what is so about
yourself and your perceptions at any one time. This truthfulness does not
have so much to do with perceiving as it does with telling the truth about
what you perceived. Often you perceive accurately but then deny what you
saw, or distort is so much that the truth becomes unrecognizable.

You may accurately assess that the business team gathered is a bad mix of
personalities and that your endeavors will come to grief. However, if you
should slide to the negative poles of your overleaves and become, for
example, ingratiating, you may deny to yourself and the others your original
perception. You will act as if everything is fine and proceed foolishly into
a mess.

Knowing and telling the truth, however, can be tricky. Because the truth is
unique for each individual, one person's truth is another person's lie. In
addition, truth is not always constant but changes as the soul matures and
gains experience. The truth for a baby soul is different from the truth for
a mature soul. The truth for a baby soul is that law, order, and obedience
to authority are the most necessary ingredients to live a good life. The
truth for a mature soul is that individual search and questioning of
authority is necessary for a good life.

Ruthless truthfulness is a form of compassion and need not be seen as a way
of putting oneself down or being self-deprecating. Being self-truthful is
not beating yourself up but seeing in a detached way what the reality is and
what must be done.

3. Acknowledging that the world and the people in it are perfect and making
a commitment to be tolerant.

The third step focuses on acknowledging that people are perfect the way they
are. Perfect means that each person is following his or her own path just
the way that they should. In other words, every person is learning their
lessons in his or her chosen ways. The important lesson one person is
learning may be the important lesson that another person learned ten
lifetimes ago or will learn three lifetimes from now.

Therefore perfection does not have to be a high ideal or look like your
pictures of what the world is supposed to be, but in fact what is.

The concept of perfection in "what is" has always been one of the most
difficult for students to understand. You may ask, how can the world be
perfect if there is killing, war, famine, and disease? How can so-and-so be
perfect if he lies, cheats, and steals from me? Should I do nothing, then,
to correct or stop these things? The answer is paradoxical. Yes, all these
things are being perfectly done and everyone is learning their lessons
exactly the way they had hoped (on an essence level, of course). However,
part of this perfection is that when you perceive injustice you perfectly
move to correct it. Therefore physical reality is a game that everyone gets
to play, the unjust and the just, and in the illusion of time one will
eventually become the other, and the game continues.

4. Allow yourself your own power and the constant choice to be appropriate
with it.

Personal power is the result of telling the truth. Telling the truth gives
you presence, and presence is perceived as power. Being appropriate with
power is a unique task for each individual.

The more powerful a person is, the simpler the message. The philosophical
writings of young souls are often lengthy, complex, and difficult to read.
The message of old souls tends to be far simpler. The teachings and concepts
of Jesus Christ are immensely powerful and are phrased in the simplest
possible terms, as in the parables and in statements such as "Love your
neighbor as yourself." The Buddha taught the eightfold path based on the
simple truth that to crave is to suffer. Meher Baba said, "Don't worry, be
happy." What could be simpler?

5. Erase fear and your chief negative feature to live in gentleness and joy.

Attention and awareness are the chief tools for erasing fear. Fear is a
by-product of the false personality and when you shift your identification
away from the false personality and toward essence you automatically begin
to dissolve fear.

All seven chief features -- self-destruction, greed, self-deprecation,
arrogance, martyrdom, impatience, and stubbornness are based on fears. A
major life task each lifetime is to erase the neutralizing effect of the
chief feature so that you can reach your goal. When you are realizing your
life goal, whether it is acceptance or growth, you feel the joy of essence
work. The experience of joy always leads to gentleness.

6. Truly experiencing surrender and therefore power and control.

This allows you to fully experience the physical plane as well as the truth,
love, and beauty of the other planes.

As you can see, step six contains a paradox, calling on you to experience
surrender while at the same time experiencing personal power. You need to be
able to hold this contradiction at one and the same time in order to be in
control.

In one sense, surrender means no longer resisting the events and experiences
of the physical plane. Surrender does not mean giving up, but embracing
essence-directed lessons and opportunities. When you stop resisting being in
a body and the karma that accompanies it, you begin to rapidly accelerate
your spiritual growth. As you accelerate you become more powerful because
you learn to fear nothing.

Spiritual growth allows you to access the higher centers -- higher
intellectual, higher emotional, and higher moving. As you begin to open up
to the higher centers you begin to experience the truth, love, and beauty of
all the planes within the Tao.

7. Humility

This seventh step is the experience of completion after you have mastered
the first six steps. The seventh step allows you to let go of attachment to
that achievement and this neutrality is expressed as humility.

This article was excerpted with permission from the book Earth to Tao,
published by Bear & Co./Inner Traditions International, Sante Fe, NM.
www.innertraditions.com

About The Author
Jos� Stevens, Ph.D., is the founder of Essence Psychology and lectures
internationally on essence and personality, shamanism, and prosperity. He is
the author of Tao To Earth and Transforming Your Dragons, and co-author of
The Michael Handbook and Secrets of Shamanism. The author's website is at
http://www.pivres.com
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The deepest hunger of the human
soul is to be understood, to feel
heard, to feel validated ...

The deepest hunger of the human
body is for air. If you can listen to
another person, in depth, until they
feel understood, its the equivalent of
giving them air.
- Steven Covey
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Hi all -- Chrissie :)*, 22:18:20 05/22/02 Wed [1]

Hi Christy et all,

I'm glad you've moved in okay .... new car, new home (smiles) - that's wonderful! I hope we can meet up one day - it would be good to meet you. It's a shame I never got to see you on Oprah. I was thinking about Dee today and wondering how she is doing and also Carol. There's also Vanda, and Kasia, Lorraine who's getting married soon, ie the quiet ones; and of course Jennifer, Rose, Rosie, Joe, Michael, Mae, and everyone else who reads in. Heya guys! Thinking of you.

Job situation is still up in the air - lots of turbulence going on lately hence why I've been a bit quiet .... I'm around - just quiet .... My thoughts, love and support are with you though ...

Subj: Lightworkers - Serenity's Hope - Marvelous!
Date: 22/05/02 09:13:50 GMT Daylight Time
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( ( ) / )
( /<> ) Serenity's
( / / ) Hope :)
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Namaste, Sweet Angels!
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Don't fight against life or hide from it. Be a part of it.
Give of yourself to the world and you'll find that the
world will be more to your liking.

-- Ralph Marston
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Doubt whom you will, but never doubt yourself.

-- Christian Nevell Bovee
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Fear of failure and fear of the unknown are always defeated
by faith. Having faith in yourself, in the process of
change, and in the new direction that change sets will
reveal your own inner core of steel.

-- Georgette Mosbacher, Business executive
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Many times I have pondered the challenge of the Serenity Prayer in
my life, today and when I was first introduced to recovery. At first I
prayed for serenity, quiet from my spinning thoughts and turbulent
feelings. Next, acceptance for things that seemed unchangeable. I'd
been over-responsible for years; to find out it was not my fault or
responsibility was both frightening and a great relief. Finally, I was
told I must have the courage to change the things I could. What were
those things? God had given me intelligence and strength of will and
many tools to work with; I knew my life could change dramatically
for the better if I had the courage to face myself. The acceptance and
unconditional love I received helped me learn the difference between
what was to be changed by me, which was me - and what was to be
accepted, which seemed to be almost everything else.

Today I know my primary job is my own program of growth. As I
change and grow, everyone in my life will change, too. There is
never-ending renewal if I listen to the simple message of the Serenity
Prayer.

>From the book, Help for Helpers
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Self-inquiry is the foremost way to become aware. You ask
yourself, "Why am I unaware? Why am I not participating in
this?" You may get an immediate answer, or you may get no
answer at all because you're not ready to be taught what
that is.

When you're ready to be taught, you become the student to
the information instead of trying to get the information and
then become the master of it.

-- John-Roger
From: Dream Voyages
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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary
to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything
that goes beyond this is voluntary submission
to an unnecessary tyranny.

-- Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

-- Author Unknown
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Morning Giggle :)

A rich man went to his vicar and said, "I want you and
your wife to take a three-month trip to the Holy Land at
my expense. When you come back, I'll have a surprise for
you".

The vicar accepted the offer, and he and his wife went off
to the Middle East.

Three months later they returned home and were met by the
wealthy parishioner, who told them that while they were
gone, he had a new church built. "It's the finest
building money can buy, vicar," said the man. "No expense
was spared."

And he was right. It was a magnificent edifice both inside
and out. But there was one striking difference. There was
only one pew, and it was at the very back.

"A church with only one pew?" asked the vicar.

"You just wait until Sunday," the rich man said.

When the time came for the Sunday service, the early
arrivals entered the church, filed onto the one pew and
sat down. When the pew was full, a switch clicked
silently, a circuit closed, the gears meshed, a belt moved
and, automatically, the rear pew began to move forward.
When it reached the front of the church, it came to a
stop. At the same time, another empty pew came up from
below at the back and more people sat down.

And so it continued, pews filling and moving forwards
until finally the church was full, from front to back.

"Wonderful!" said the vicar, "Marvelous!"

The service began, and the vicar started to preach his
sermon. He launched into his text and, when 12 o'clock
came, he was still going strong, with no end in sight.
Suddenly a bell rang, and a trap door in the floor behind
the pulpit dropped open.

"Wonderful!" said the congregation, "Marvelous!"
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A Spiritual Life Game

by Sarano Kelley

I've had the honor and pleasure of coaching and working with some of the
wealthiest people on the planet. I've often noticed that when people haven't
developed a spiritual core, they increasingly gather material goods, yet
their lives become more unstable and insecure.

When your life is characterized by a deeper meaning at its core, money can
serve the purpose of furthering your spiritual development. For example,
money can afford you the opportunity to attend spiritual retreats and
seminars, support endeavors that are oriented toward this area of life, or
feed your spirit in any number of ways.

If you're an agnostic or atheist, you can play The Spiritual Life Game by
focusing on the fulfillment of your purpose as a human being. Your Game can
revolve around helping all of humanity through volunteerism, charitable
acts, or just being a compassionate person who serves as a model for your
fellow human beings. All of these acts comprise elements of spirituality
that aren't necessarily connected to a belief in God or a Higher Power.

I really don't care what you believe. I only encourage you to explore,
practice, and deepen whatever it is that brings you joy and fulfillment.

Now or Later
Many people don't think about their spiritual lives until they're faced with
a crisis such as a life-threatening illness. Then they decide to embark on
spiritual practices such as meditation or prayer.

Are you ready to turn "later" and "someday" into "now" when it comes to
attending to your spiritual life? I have some questions for you to consider
if spirituality has been so far back on your burner that you've forgotten
that it's an essential part of being human:

Why would you wait until you're about to die to focus on spirituality, when
it could be enriching absolutely everything in your life today?

How much more prepared for dealing with life's greatest challenges
(including death) will you be if you make a commitment right now to nourish
your spirit in whatever way works best for you?

How long are you going to keep depriving yourself of that which will bring
you more satisfaction than anything the material world has to offer?
Try this exercise: Pretend you're going to die within 24 hours. What is most
important to you: watching a sunset or sunrise, reading the Bible or some
other literature that gives you strength or perspective, communing with
nature, playing with your children . . . ? Whatever it is, if it's good
enough for you when you're dying, then it should certainly be important
enough to pay attention to while you're alive.

Think about those times when people close to you were dying. What did they
request at the end of their lives? Did they want to be near family members
or personal mementos? Did they crave good, honest, heartfelt conversation?
These are the kinds of things you want in your life, which will nourish you
every day.

A special rule for The Spiritual Life Game is:

Live each day as if it were your last.

Exploring What You Believe
When the subject of spirituality comes up in conversation, people often
admit that they don't know what they believe. They have no idea what speaks
to their hearts. This can be a result of spiritual immaturity. By this term,
I mean that people are often still in a reactive or rebellious mode when it
comes to their spiritual lives.

Perhaps long ago they rejected their parents' religion or the kind of belief
system that they felt was foisted upon them as children. Yet they haven't
taken the time or made the effort to seek out something that is more to
their liking. These individuals are still mired in teenage rebellion or an
ego-driven mode where they're too proud to even consider that their parents
might have been wise about anything. These attitudes may be robbing them of
possibilities for spiritual growth.

This doesn't mean that because you've rejected that old-time religion, you
are wrong and your parents were right. What it does mean is that if you've
never explored your childhood belief system for yourself, you could be stuck
in a knee-jerk reaction to your parents' authority rather than having made
up your own mind about the religious traditions with which you were raised.

Or, perhaps the opposite form of spiritual immaturity may be true for you.
If you've merely accepted whatever has been handed down to you by your
parents without ever exploring its deeper meaning, you haven't allowed for
the possibility that this tradition might satisfy you in ways that your
parents could have never imagined.

These are the kinds of issues you'll want to consider as you design The
Spiritual Life Game. What's truly yours, and what have you merely accepted
or rejected? What would offer you a more satisfying and meaningful spiritual
life than you had as a child? Or what would restore the innocence and joy
you may have found in your spiritual life back then?

A special rule for The Spiritual Life Game is:

Develop a sense of maturity
in your spiritual beliefs and practices.

Living Versus Talking
To wholeheartedly play The Spiritual Life Game, I suggest that you do more
than just talk about religion, beliefs, or traditions. Find the structure
and community that will help you start living what you say you believe. If
you're a church member, talk with the minister and ask how you can become
more involved in this place of worship. If going to church doesn't fit in
with how you want to feed your spiritual life, take regular walks with your
friends in the woods, and worship together there. The point is to surround
yourself with people who have an affinity for expressing and developing
their spirituality.

George Page shares a story of how he found comfort and growth in a spiritual
community.

He says:

When I was 69 years old, I had to undergo surgery to remove a malignant
prostate gland. I was a bit anxious to get it done as quickly as possible
before aggressive cancer cells spread.

While driving to a vacation spot where I'd be spending a week with my
family, I started wondering what I was supposed to be learning from this
totally unexpected experience of having cancer surgery. The answer that came
to mind was: Since no one really knows exactly what causes this or other
cancers, I should change my life in as many ways as possible.

I decided to institute changes by starting with acting as if I were a
Catholic and joining my wife by going to church with her. This was something
I hadn't done for more than 40 years.

The next day after my decision, we attended Mass at a Catholic church.
There, I received amazing validation that I was doing the right thing. We
were welcomed into the church with the sound of fantastic organ music. I
felt as if we were attending a concert. An old Irish priest officiated the
service and held out his open arms to people of all beliefs, telling them to
"do their own thing." His attitude made me feel immediately comfortable.

My surgery and the recovery from it turned out to be totally successful.
Since then, I've continued to go to Mass when I wanted this kind of
spiritual connection, and I feel that I'm on a journey to raise my life to a
higher level.

By making the change of revisiting his old spiritual beliefs, George had the
kind of renewal he was seeking.

You may have been caught up in the form or the organization of having a
spiritual life and lost its true substance. If you're honest with yourself,
you may realize that you're more charged up by the power and attention that
comes from talking about your religious beliefs and getting others
interested in them than living your religion and leading by example.

Perhaps you're someone who volunteers in your church and busily manages all
sorts of activities, yet when it comes to your own prayer life, you run out
of time. Maybe you're giving much, but with a lot of fanfare and praise. You
may have lost the ability not to expect anything in return from doing silent
and compassionate acts. Or are you someone who lives by the letter but not
the spirit of the law? These are points to reflect upon as you decide what
your Spiritual Life Game should consist of.

Before going to bed and upon waking up, imagine what your day would look
like if you lived it according to your highest principles and beliefs. For
example, you might practice not judging others. When you see someone you'd
normally internally criticize, instead of judging, just say a hearty "Good
morning," and welcome the person with love in your heart.

The following excerpt is taken from the book The Game: Win Your Life in 90
Days, by Sarano Kelley. It is published by Jodere Group Inc., and
distributed by Hay House, and available at all bookstores, by phone
800-654-5126, or via the Internet at www.hayhouse.com

About the Author
Sarano Kelley grew up in a gang-infested neighborhood in Brownsville, New
York, and became a Vassar graduate who was earning $400,000 as a stockbroker
on Wall Street by the time he was 23. He is a well-respected motivational
speaker. Sarano coaches financial professionals in the areas of relationship
building, management, business development, and negotiation. He teaches them
to take control of their time and their lives by putting great ideas into
motion to produce results. Kelley founded The Center for Excellence and
www.TheCoachingProgram.com, which offer coaching and corporate training
based on the principles in his book, The Game: Win Your Life in 90 Days.
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Happy Wednesday -- Christy, 16:45:43 05/21/02 Tue [1]

Hey everybody,

Kelly..I'm praying for you..Love and healing energy being sent your way..

Chrissie..How is the job situation? I've finished moving. It was a lot of work, but I love the new townhouse. Lots of light, and a bunny rabbit hopping across my path as I take my evening walk. My daughter is near her friends from school and a few of them came over last night. We are very blessed..

Rose..Your story about meeting the man who lost his mother is amazing..I saw a boy pushing a beatup car a few weeks ago by himself while two adult women sat in it, and it reminded me so much of myself. I struggled so much as a pre-teen to fix my family, make things work out. I cried as I watch this boy, and I felt powerless to help him because of the other adults present. So, I prayed and asked the angels to help him. A few seconds later a man showed up with a gas can to fill their tank. It still haunts me a little bit..

Thanks for the pretty pictures, Rose on the website.

Where is Rosie, Dee, CarolB, Joe, etc? I hope everyone is doing well.

Please pray for peace everywhere even in our own hearts.

Love and light,
Chrissie

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Rural Ireland Calling!!!!!!! Preparing to move to the UK VERY SOON!!! -- Michael, 20:12:49 05/19/02 Sun [1]

Dear All At Lighting The Path,

Hope you are all keeping well - Love and Cuddles to You all.

Just Got up to Dublin to Catch the Boat to Holyhead from Dublin at 21:00hrs - I'm not flying to the UK as it is too expensive - Gotta save My Euro!!! ANY help with accomodation, Jobs, etc, would be very much both sought after and apprieciated from those of you who live in the UK, even if it is London, (as I have heard that London is supposed to be a horrible place in which to live - it seems that London is a VERY expensive place to live and that people in London are very cold and not friendly at all, however I don't know this for a fact, so I might head for somewhere like Manchester (which has a gay village??) or Birmigham or Leeds) as my parents and particularly my mother is becoming more and more psychotic - there is NO talking to or reasoning with her at all now when I make the slightest effort to have an equal, assertive relationship with her, she does not care about anything else except her mental problems and no one can reach her, while she pretends otherwise to the outside world in failing to admit to herself or others that she has problems

The other thing I want to ask ALL of you is what does the term "Self-centered" mean and exactly how is that different to being "Selfish"? I have been accused of being self-centred by Frank and Malcolm from The "OUThouse" (Lesbian and Gay Community Centre in Dublin recently, which has not re-opened as yet) any help or advice? please e-mail me

Many thanks for all your help!!!!!

Love,

Michael
XXXXXXXXXXXX

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Sorry -- Rose :-))), 22:01:21 05/13/02 Mon [1]

okay1 I was not aware of it! I just though tto share the pics but Its really not need it! hope your doing well!
love and light Rose..

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Will send distant healing for you Kelly -- Chrissie :)*, 19:48:37 05/13/02 Mon [1]

Hi Kelly,

I'm sorry to hear the news - I will send you and family distant healing tonight .... you're in my thoughts and prayers (hugs). I'm going through my own emotional turbulence the past couple of weeks ...the Universe gets a little generous sometimes for my liking ...

Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)*

p/s Hi Rose .... great pictures however sweetie I need to ask if you could refrain as it's against Voy Forums policy to download pictures and I could get taken off the airwaves etc as it takes up space on the net which Voy Forums don't have and/or have to pay for or something like that ..... I'm sorry hon ...

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prayer for a stranger ! he's some one moms too -- Rose, 18:29:56 05/13/02 Mon [1]

Today I went for a walk, on the half way, home I saw a post with flowers, and I was wondering? Why was it there in the first place?
Then I kept walking on my way back I saw a man standing on the light post were I saw the post of flowers him bringing more with tears
I stop and I said to him what𠏋 the problem, I did not know what to say, he said to me that his mom die on Friday on a change lane, I got the impression I car hits her and she die on from the car crash not to far away from were I live! I said to him I am sorry for your loss and wish you well, hug him! His was still on tears! I felt bad I wish I could off done more, I was overwhelmed! And felt really bad for him!
I walk away and say godless you! And he for a moment stops and thinks and I walk away! Feeling inside I could of done more, but what, I don㦙 know I saw her picture and did not see her name, I was thinking in on getting a card, but know she𠏋 in my mind, a Son lost her mother, closed to mothers day! On May 9 I don㦙 know them but I feel for them!

On my way home, is rare to see a coyote walking peacefully to his mountain today I saw one and wonder?

Cherish what you have know, think of the know forgive and let go,
Learn and focus, for a new beginning and clear mind, to understand
The you to give the gift to other one that is looking up to you!
A little one inside!

Love and light Rose..

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hi kelly -- Rose, 17:20:35 05/12/02 Sun [1]

(((((hugs...
)))))coming your way! kelly

wish
you well Happy Mothers Day! :-)

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Prayer request -- Kelly, 10:00:46 05/12/02 Sun [1]

I'm going through quite a turbulant time my life. My partner has just announced that he's leaving. My heart is in complete agony. I'm at a lost for words. However there's nothing that I can do or say to fix things up. I must completely let go and surrender. I trust that all is working out for everyones highest good. My son will be completely devasted we're telling him in the morning. I PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH and guidance to move through this challenging time and that I may see through the eyes of wisdom. I think it's time for an Angel Card.

INNER PEACE

I know you better than you know yourself and my dear you must realize this is just not like you! Lift your head and smile. Take several deep breaths. Start again. You may want to make antoher attempt to clarify your position; however, it may be too late for explanations. People who need explanations are not in the right mind frame to understand or accept your love. You cannot be responsible for how a person chooses to react to your actions. You have a pure heart and a good soul. I live inside of you and I know your truths. We are at peace. We are not at peace because our problems are solved. Our problems are solved because we are at peace.

Susan Duxters
Angel Whispers.

Well I'm extremely drained and my eyes are filled with tears it's now 4:56 a.m. I'm going to crawl into bed. If anyone can send some distant healing and prayers towards my family I would be extremely grateful thanks.

Much Love to All
Kelly

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hello to eveyone -- rosie, 00:18:36 05/09/02 Thu [1]

Dear Chrissie and everyone at the path.

I wanted to apologise to anyone that was affected by the Klez virus as a result of being in my address book it hit the whole company here and we were down for nearly a day. So my sincere apologies i also got hit at home so its not fun as you all know.

I wanted to say hi to Christy drop me a line when you can... Jennifer,Monique iam not sure if you are back from your holiday, Joe, Rose, Carolb, Rachel, how are you doing. I might be coming over again to the UK this year any chance of catching up this time???

I also wanted to let you know of a friend of mine who lives in London. David has written a book and if you have a chance go his website he has a free download of an extract of his book.

Drop me a line if you can to let me know what you think.

www.KnowledgeandNothing.com

p.s. i cant remember how to make the link.... ooops

Chrissie i have read some of the stuff on the Hoffman process and i would love to ask you questions when i came over to the UK

Everyone have a lovely week

ROSIE

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(smiles) -- Chrissie :)*, 10:52:48 05/04/02 Sat [1]

Hi all,

My weekend course was just what I needed (smiles) and I'm definitely back on track again.

Rose, always good to hear from you. Jamie, thx for sharing your link. Christy, how is the move going? How is your book and the movie as well? Kasia, how are you doing? Carol, haven't heard from you for a while? Loz, have been swamped and haven't had a chance to call. Lots of little projects to finish up. Joe, next weekend is Reiki 2 class - I'll send you an email or call ... cos I can't remember if I told you the dates. I hope you're in the country. Mae, I hope you're doing well. Michael, hope all is well in Ireland. Monique, sending you love and light. Rosie, you're in my thoughts. Anyone else I may have forgotten, shucks, and hi!

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

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Rose -- twenty939@hotmail.com, 22:07:08 05/03/02 Fri [1]

He has given His angels charge
over you, to guard you in all your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone. Psalm 91

angel
therapy

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Theologian Channelings -- Jamie, 23:40:36 04/29/02 Mon [1]

Greetings dear family,

My partner and myself have created a website dedicated to the Theologian channelings. The Theologians channel uplifting information about our racial unification and of our role as the Creators of the Second Source.

If you are curious and wish to find out more about the Theologians, or are interested in reading their channelings please visit http://www.geocities.com/thetheologians

Love and light
Jamie

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Worldwide Meditation April 26th @ 11:01 EDT -- Chrissie :)*, 10:30:10 04/25/02 Thu [1]

Subj: Message from Sanaya and Duane
Date: 24/04/02 02:15:42 GMT Daylight Time

We invite you to join us for a worldwide meditation during the Full Moon of Taurus on Friday, April 26, 2002 at 11:01 EDT, or Saturday, 3:01 April 27, 2002 GMT.

It is said that Buddha descends from His high place during the Full Moon of Taurus, the Wesak Festival of Light, to bestow spiritual blessings on the world. He joins with the World Teacher of Love, and together they send out two spiritual streams of energy - Divine Love and Light - sending to humanity the energies that are next for their evolution.

This is considered to be one of the highest spiritual times of the year when humanity can make great spiritual gains. It is possible to contact energies that are otherwise not easily available, and to have many expansions of consciousness. You can go to http://www.orindaben.com/home/festlight.htm for information on this Wesak Festival of Light, and for a link to a worldwide clock to determine what the full moon time is in your area.

Your light is very much needed during these times of challenge and opportunity. To participate, take time for two days before, during and for two days after to get silent and receive these energies of Divine Love and Light.

Most importantly, for a few minutes before and a few minutes after the full moon time, or anytime throughout the day that you can, get silent in meditation, and add your light to the group light that is being created as lightworkers, Masters, and Enlightened Ones join together on the inner planes. Become one of the receivers of the transformative energy of Divine Light and Love that is being sent, and let it flow out from you to all of humanity. As you do this you are helping to strengthen the forces of light that can transform the current world situation. The energy you receive at this time will unfold in your life for months to come.

Instructions and steps to follow to tune in with the group that will be joining together in meditation on the inner planes are at http://www.orindaben.com/home/wesakmeditation.htm.

We have also posted information about the legend of Wesak at http://www.orindaben.com/home/wesaklegend.htm.

With love and blessings,

Sanaya and Duane

P.S. If you are interested in working more directly with the powerful energies of Divine Will that are pouring into humanity at this time, read the information and work with the practices on the Will to Initiate at http://www.orindaben.com/dw/dwill1.htm during the Full Moon of Wesak.

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Greetings all! -- Chrissie :)*, 10:23:42 04/25/02 Thu [1]

Greetings everyone

I haven't had time to post much lately as I've been using a lot of my tools acquired over the past 14 years to help me get through/heal from stuff that's going on at work; and also purchased the Centerpointe Programme which has had amazing results for me. I was guided to purchase the programme at a low point and it brought me back up again - thank you angels!

I'm going on my Hoffman Graduate 2 course this weekend starting tonite and hoping to heal certain issues and discover others. It will be an adventure and a healing journey which I'm looking forward to.

Lots has been happening but not enough time to share here like I used to .... besides as mentioned before as this is a public form and with stuff going on at work, I can't say too much cos it can be read and perhaps used against me so I need to use caution which is sad (sighs).

Kaycie is doing well, I requested some friends send her distant healing as I was exhausted and she has improved remarkably though she was still bleeding blood and mucus in her poop a couple of days ago which is a sign of colitis (possibly cancer but unlikely) so we're keeping an eye on her for a while. Thanks for all the loving thoughts and prayers. It's all very gratefully and humbly received with thanks!

You're all in my thoughts and I wish for all of you happy sunny days, blue skies and all things nice!
Make Today Wonderful and Special!
I love you!
Chrissie :)* & kitties

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Happy Wednesday -- Christy, 20:06:01 04/24/02 Wed [1]

Hey everyone,

I'm preparing to move in 2 weeks. Lots to do. My mother is finally well from her leg problem. I'm so grateful that she can work part-time and live independently. What a blessing!!!

Chrissie..how are you doing? how is your kitty? You've been in my prayers..

Hi to Joe, Lorraine, Michael, Dee, Kasia, Jen, Kelly, Laurie, CarolB, Rose, Rosie and anyone else I missed.

Love and light to all,
Christy

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I shall fall down on my knees ... -- Monica, 12:05:47 04/21/02 Sun [1]

Hi,

:_)
I haven't posted here for a long time but felt drawn to this place as I am writing from my mum's home and having spotted Chrissie's (God Bless you and your health)
post about how mum acts like a five year old and expects to be waited on hand and foot. I decided to repond by saying...I shall fall down on my knees and I will pray.
Better to be a slave than a warrior walking around in armour.
My own mum works in an old peoples home so she deals with people's infantile behaviour much better than I could ever hope to.

Peace and love Monica

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Hello Folks! -- Lorraine, 21:58:15 04/18/02 Thu [1]

Greetings to all..... it's so nice to share in this place ;-)
Chrissie, ((hugs)) have sent some healing prayers your way for your kitty - trust that all will be well. Also sending some energy your way with regards to your career (I think I may have an idea what it is.. ;-) )
Michael, I just wanted to drop you a line, to let you know that I hear your anger and your fear. If you feel deep inside that this is the right move for you, then embrace that whole heartedly with a happy heart. Just think of the new people you will meet in your journey, what a fantastic opportunity! Believe that this is right for you, and that the Universe will provide for you. But please do not leave with so much anger in your heart, it will only stay with you and fester in a dark corner which may even cause you harm in the long run. At least bless them with love in your own mind and release them with love, remember that they are only doing the best that they know how with what they have been taught, as we all are. Perhaps you could leave a note or something when you leave explaining your actions and feelings. That way I feel that you will find it easier to close this chapter of your life and start afresh. These are only my ideas that I wanted to share with you. Do what you feel best and comfortable with.
Sending you prayers.

Love to all,

Lorraine

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Happy Wednesday -- Christy, 15:39:12 04/17/02 Wed [1]

Hey everyone,

Rosie..Good to see your post...Thanks for the kind words..

Chrissie..Loving prayers are being sent your way for your job situation.

My Mother is sick and she is staying with me for a few days. It is a trying time for me because she acts like a five year old and she wants me to wait on her hand and foot.
I keep telling myself it is only for a few days. Her negative spiritual energy and her need to gossip about my other sisters is draining. I plan on getting a massage when she leaves.

Love to all,
Christy

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PRAYERS AND LOVING THOUGHTS -- ROSIE, 00:58:42 04/12/02 Fri [1]

Dear Chrissie and all at Lighting the PATH.

CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTY. That is such fantastic news i am so happy about your manifestations. Please let me have your email address which i lost as i would love to keep in touch with you.

CHRISSIE- You are in my thoughts and prayers that the best outcome will arise out of your work situation. I am sending loving prayers to your kitten that all is well.

Jennifer, Rose, Rachel missing you, to lovely Monique who is in France at the moment. Joe, CarolB and all others that i have forgotten please forgive me.

I am about to restart my painting course which i am looking forward to and the rest its soo busy here at work which is really good to see.

Love to all and look forward to hearing and sharing in the near future

ROSIE

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Wonderful! -- Chrissie :)*, 13:36:42 04/11/02 Thu [1]

Dear all at Lighting The Path,

Heya Christy, way to go on manifesting your dream home! That's really powerful - where intention goes, energy flows! It's all really so simple. The Power of Thought is amazing.

Dear Share, thanks for sharing :)* I'll drop by the website you mentioned sometime soon :)*.

I'm going through some changes at the moment in my career. As this is a public forum, I won't say too much. Anyone who has time and is able I would really appreciate thoughts of loving energy, healing love and healing light towards healing the situation for the highest good of all concerned would be really appreciated. I trust the Process of Life to take care of me, and that all is well and I am safe throughout no matter what happens. All is well!

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

p/s Kaycie has been having blood in her poop for a while now and she's at the vets today being investigated, x-rayed etc and hopefully it's not cancer cos they suspected colitis but not sure what it is cos medication/steriods haven't helped much; and one thought is cancer; but a kitten would not bleed if it was cancer but would develop a tumour, ie lymphosarcoma. I don't think I could handle going through another cancer situation though I guess I've already been through it so know what to expect now and am prepared and have all the tools necessary including reiki, homeopathy, natural diet, natural healing, crystal healing, unblocking auras etc etc and I know which oncologist to go to who happens to work 150 miles from where I live! Thoughts of healing light and energy towards a positive healthy outcome for Kaycie this afternoon would very much be appreciated. Thxx

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Spiritualizing the human consciousness -- Share, 21:09:11 04/10/02 Wed [1]

The eternal part of you, your God or Goddess, is pure and everlasting and withholds nothing from your physical consciousness and soul consciousness. However, through the activity of your physical mind and body, your God's spirit-light becomes cut off and cannot register in your human-controlled mind.

When functioning spiritually, your mind is the highest type radio or television receiver in existence - but you must learn how to use it.

The receiving station of a mind, having devoted all its time to earthly things, is only attuned to receiving thoughts and pictures from the earth minds of people and from those spirits in Darkness (see Luke 22:31). Automatically these thoughts of others come into your mind for use or discard. Many times you will think they are your own thoughts. However, your mind is attuned to receiving physical thoughts (physical vibrations); and the vibrations or thoughts of your God and the Blessed Ones of Light cannot reach you.

Now, you Desire to tune in and make contact with that higher spiritual part of yourself. You Desire to tune in and contact reception from a higher source: just as the Chosen Ones in the Bible made contact. However your mind lacks reception capability from your God. So you must, and you can, change your mind to receive what you want. Put forth the effort to get it. By this, I don't mean the hard work of physical mental work, but just the opposite!

Your human mind must be brought under control to the point where it cannot, and must not, think of anything material. You must stop thinking and clear your mind for spiritual reception. Remember; both materialism and spiritualism cannot occupy your mind at the same time: just as you cannot think of two different things at the same time.

You say, "How can I do this?" No one can stop thinking.

You cannot do it by meditation or concentration because you are still thinking; even if it is only one-pointedness. No, neither of these activities fit into the method.

Actually, you must become absent minded - absent of thought. Stop thinking! You must not only stop thinking but exclude the reactions of your senses; which is also thinking.

To perform this method of spiritualizing your physical consciousness, pick a time during the day when you can sit down in a comfortable chair, relax, and send a loving thought to your God and the Blessed Ones of Light who are one with your God. Ask for spiritual unfoldment.

Then close your eyes gently, stop thinking, and wait for your God or Goddess to send you thoughts that will register in your mind. Wait and watch with your inner vision which is sometimes called the third eye, spiritual eye, all seeing eye of God, etc. Watch as if you are looking at a blank movie screen, and you are waiting for the play to unfold before you; however, do not give any thought to what you see. If you do react to what you see, then you are thinking and you will lose contact. Remember; physical thoughts and spiritual reception cannot occupy your mind at the same time.

Afterwards as you arise, go about your earthly affairs as before, occasionally send a Loving thought to your God or Goddess, and the other Blessed Ones of Light.

I only wish to share.

www.originalteaching.com

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Happy Tuesday -- Christy, 19:40:12 04/09/02 Tue [1]

Hey everyone,

I found a delightful townhouse. Here is how I found it.
I made a list of all the things I wanted in a home. Then, I asked Divine Spirit to take the list and could I find this house or something better.

The next day I drove in the same neighborhood that I have been checking for weeks, and a "For Rent" sign was up on a townhouse. I called, visited it and put down a deposit. It is bigger and with more light than the house I'm living in now.

I checked my list and the townhouse has everything on my list with the addition of a jacuzzi in the master bath, and the swimming pools included, along with cable, water, etc.

I'm moving in 4 weeks so there is a lot of packing, cleaning, etc.

Hello to Chrissie, Mae, Kelly, Kasia, Dee, Michael, Joe, Jen the Moonchild, and everyone else.

Love,
Christy

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Happy Easter! -- Chrissie :)*, 19:27:53 04/01/02 Mon [1]

Dear all at Lighting The Path

Happy Easter and I hope all your Easter chocolate bunnies were filled with lots of LOve!!! It's gone really quick here and I've been catching up on housework and sleep - I didn't realise how tired I was!

Kelly - looking forward to your photo when you are able :)* - Jen, Mae, Christy, Michael, Carol, Rose, Rosie, Joe, Vanda, Yee Wah, and anyone I've missed (woops!- Happy Easter!

Jesus Said

Jesus said, "You are the light of the world." So allow your light to shine thought your being.

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The Great Example

When Thomas Jefferson wrote his own Bible, he said, 𨧻 want to separate the diamonds from the dunghill.� By 𡞫unghill� he meant that through church history and politics for hundreds of years, there had been an effort to make Jesus the grand and exclusive exception, when all along Jesus said that he was the great example. 焅ollow me and you will do the things that I do and greater things still.� We can accept that invitation now, today, to claim our divine heritage by moving into the practices that give us life. In following Jesus' example, we act with love and forgiveness.

--Mary Manin Morrissey

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Good Company, Bad Company

It is not enough that we keep away from bad company; we should join good company, give up bad qualities and develop good qualities. Life is an ocean with waves of grief and joy. Separation and union (detachment and attachment) are natural for humans. One becomes sacred when one is united with good company and separated from bad company.

....Sai Pages
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Make Marriage Work

To make marriage work, you also have to continue to get married, every day. In fact, it might be called "marriaging," an ongoing activity of nourishing and caring for each other.

- John-Roger
(From: Relationships: Love, Marriage and Spirit)

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Friendship

Today, make a list of five ways that you could be a better friend to your love partner. Then list five ways you could be a better friend to yourself! Now be a better friend -- to your partner and to YOURSELF!

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Jobs

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves."

-- Dale Carnegie

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Change And Comfort

Many people get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. If you are working to emotionally and physically change your life for the better, then starting to feel more calm and peaceful as a result of your health-improving work may initially leave you feeling unusual, fearful, or strange.

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My Final Thoughts

The teacher Jesus was a powerful man. The gospels tells us that he spoke words with authority, he healed the sick, raised the dead, fed the multitude and he taught by example. What he taught were two things, one is to love God, and the other was to love your self and your neighbor. Then too, Jesus also said to "Turn The Other Cheek."

This moment as we prepare to celebrate the anniversary of his crucifixion, I wonder if you really understand the true meaning of what it means to turn the other cheek? One thing is that it don't mean if someone belts you, on one side of your face that you should turn and let him or her belt you on the other side. Nor did he mean to allow others to walk all over you and step on you like a rug.

You don't help yourself nor anyone else, if you allow others to walk over you and tell you how to run your life. You have to let people know where they stand, and what you will not stand for. You have to draw the line, this is what Jesus did. On one hand, he was compassionate, loving, kind and gentle. And other the other, he was fearce and harsh. Case in point, when he drew the moneychangers out of the temple for selling spiritual things.

You are a loving child of God, and know that the infinite supports you regardless of what stance you take. Have a good week, and enjoy your Easter holiday.

You are loved,

Rev. Thomas Gordy
Divine Light Center For Spiritual Growth
P.O. Box 5764
Deltona, FL 32728-5764
www.divinelightcenter.org

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Hopping the the Easter bunny was good to all! -- Jen the Moonchild, 10:22:10 04/01/02 Mon [1]

Hello and hugs to everyone!

I hope the Easter bunny was good to everyone. Live long and eat LOTS of chocolate!

ROSIE- Thank you for the lovely wishes and the same to you my friend!

CHRISTY- I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved pet! My prayers are with you and your family.

MICHAEL- Did Eileen ever get back to you? I did manage to track her down. I sent her your email and directed her to this site...but I don't know if she contacted you. Did you ever meet that rich gay guy? I always meet gay men. Do you ever meet straight men and think "damn!"? Tell you what...I will send the gay ones your way if you will send the straight ones my way! :o) Love to you in lovely Ireland!

Love and peace

Jen the Moonbunny

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HAPPY EASTER -- ROSIE, 22:49:03 03/30/02 Sat [1]

Dear Chrissie and all at the Path wishing you all a very safe and Happy Easter. Our clocks have gone back today so its now to winter for us whilst our friends in the UK and USA are now in daylight savings.

Christy i am sending you a big hug to you on losing Cleveland. I know its my Sam's anniversary on the 2nd of April and he is still with me and the last few weeks i have been dreaming of him a lot. He was in my life such a long time and he was my companion when i was all alone and had no one to talk to. Send me your email i have lost it and cant get hold of you.

Rachel how are you???

Jennifer thank you sooooo much for your lovely Easter card and sending you lots of love.

CarolB and Rose i hope you are both well.

To everyone i hope that you all have a safe Easter. The last few days have been cold and my sister and i are minding our two nieces and its been so much fun having kids in the house. Its the first time we have had them for a lenght of time.

Ciao

Rosie

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RUNNING away from Ireland - About Time!!!! -- Michael, 11:09:50 03/30/02 Sat [1]

Dear all at Lighting the Path,

I have made an important choice to get away from this country of hurt and pain, mind games, bullying, put downs, homophobia and other nonsense and crap, driven by the OUTDATED and OUTMODED - INCORRECT teachings of the dominant church in this country, the Roman Catholic (but NOT Christian!!) Church.

The situations I have been in, especially with my screwed up parents and control freak aunt, the insensetive attitudes of other gay people (who ought to know FAR better!!) has now become unbearable, to the the point that I MUST, for my own sake, leave Ireland FOR GOOD - PERMANTLEY - and move elsewhere in the EU, STARTING with the UK - given the fact that I have NO friends any more here, that I have been kept down so much in so many ways - over protected to the point of distraction, MADE to live a sheltered life in Ireland, and to feel that I have some form of mental handicap/disability such as autisum or other problems because I want a different life, not allowed to stand up for myself in ANY way on ANY issue WHATSOEVER, which includes living a gay life, has totally wrecked my head - I'm past caring what they will do with trying to find me via police, etc, past caring that I would end up homeless in the UK or EU as it is FAR preferable to the crap I'm dealing with right now.

I need any information anything to do with the UK/EU, etc, contacts or any other help that you can give to help me get out of Ireland ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!

Love to you all,

Michael
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Thanks Mae and Chrissie -- Christy, 16:47:32 03/29/02 Fri [1]

Hi everybody,

Thanks Mae and Chrissie for the sweet comments. I got a sympathy card from my vet yesterday and broke down crying.
I miss my little Cleveland, but like Chrissie says he is around me in another energy.

I have found just a few people who really understand that you can love a pet like he is a member of the family. Most people don't want to hear about your grief over your dog.

Anyway, thanks for listening and sharing.

Love,
Christy

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Cherished Cleveland -- Mae, 06:39:30 03/27/02 Wed [1]

Christy,

Know that your cherished Cleveland is all right now and will be there to greet both your daughter and you on the other side. Be comforted in remembering the joys you shared with your 4-legged buddy.

Have your daughter and you done a memorial service for him? Something symbolic often helps us. When I had to have my beloved beagle euthanized I wrote a special prayer & let balloons with messages ascend to the heavens.

A recent publication that might be extremely helpful for both your daughter and you is entitled BLESSING the BRIDGE by Rita Reynolds. I highly recommend it.

With Love,
Mae

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Memories of Cleveland -- Chrissie :)*, 20:26:44 03/26/02 Tue [1]

Dear Christy

I understand totally how you feel and know what you're going through - it's going to take a while to heal; though some heal faster than others. A lot of people do think pets are only animals and don't understand that to us they are family, a part of our lives, a big part of our lives and just because they are animals it doesn't make them less lovable or that we can just stop thinking about them or not miss them once they've gone. Cry, beat pillows, scream, let all the anger out if you are feeling any and/or guilt etc ... and cry as much as possible and don't bottle it all up and encourage your daughter to do the same and to remember Angel Cleveland with love and fond memories of all the good times you all had together. He will like that cos if you watch John Edwards' show Crossing Over, our loved ones are still with us - we just can't see them.

In Loving Memory...
a message from the other side...
Submitted by Victoria, a gift to those in grief.

I know what you're thinking. You think I'm dead. Because you cannot see me with your human eye, cannot feel me with your hands or hold me in your arms you think I am gone forever. You recall how I looked when I left this place and you cannot remotely imagine that I could possibly be alive in another place. You are racked and torn by the pain of our separation and it blinds you to that which is right in front of you ... me.

How many times since I left your immediate sight have you been told that I'm dead and you should "get over it?" How many times have you cried yourself to sleep because you feel like an outcast, believing you're supposed to get over me because that's what people say is normal but somehow you can't and no one seems to understand?

How many times have you put yourself through such excruciating pain because you aren't willing to consider that I am not, by any means, dead?

I want you to do me a favor and go back in time with me. Remember the glorious day you brought me home - was I not the most intriguing creature you'd ever met? Did I not make you laugh and giggle? Did I not look at you with such adoration that you wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of your life with me? I wanted this too.

Remember the days when I was in my prime and we did many things together. You were so proud of me! I was a good friend and I took care of you when you cried, were angry or felt down and unhappy. When you didn't have a lot of time for me because of your obligations, I waited patiently for you. I was always there when you needed me. Did I not look at you with such acceptance and patience that at times you felt perhaps a bit unworthy? You were never unworthy in my eyes.

Remember when age crept up on me, my bones became stiff and my movements slower. Still I met you at the door when you came home and followed you around the house. We'd been together for so long, I was your very best friend regardless of what you were doing, saying, thinking. Did I not look at you with such kindness and understanding that you felt overwhelmed? I couldn't get enough of you.

Remember the last time we saw each other with earthly eyes. You tried to be brave but I knew you were crying ... I know you so well. Better than anyone else in the whole world. Did I not look at you with such pure trust and love that you yearned only to hold me close and keep me with you always? Did you not promise that you would love me forever? I believed you.

If this is so then why have you let me go by thinking I no longer exist?

Remember the depth in my eyes all those times I looked at you with adoration, acceptance, patience, trust and love. Who created this depth and love? Would the Creator diminish the song of our laughter which was created in the name of love? I am no longer an earthly figure, this is true. My body was only part of who I really am. My body would have been but a mere shell on earth if it were not filled to overflowing with my soul, my spirit, my loving light. When we met you thought I was cute, sweet, pretty and adorable. But what kind of relationship would we have had if this is all that I'd been? How could you have loved me if I'd had no spiritual substance?

We are all made up of energy which resides far deep down inside of us, it is our core, our soul, spirit and loving light. It is the energy that is all of life ... it has no beginning, it has no end. It simply is and always will be and without it there is no life. You can't see it with the naked eye nor can you hold it in your hand, it is simply a certain knowing that this energy does exist. It's a knowing just as you know that our love existed on earth - you couldn't see our love in a solid sense, you couldn't gather it all up and confine it to one place. But you *knew* it existed. There was no doubt in your mind.

They demand you get over me, insisting that I'm dead and you'll never see me again because animals don't go to Heaven. Oh really? I'm here to tell you different. You were worthy of my love and undying devotion on earth as I was of yours. Do you really believe this love would be snatched from us *forever* by a loving Creator simply because I wasn't human? Was I not a living, breathing creation with personality? How could I have been so if I didn't possess the energy of soul, spirit and loving light? And if this energy is and always will be, then how can it be that I am dead? If my core is not of the energy that is all of life then I was never alive to begin with. But you know better.

You cry because you miss me, this I understand. I miss you too - I miss the belly rubs, hugs and kisses that we shared. But life does go on beyond these wonderful, fulfilling physical connections. I came to this place to live a whole new life, not because I didn't love you anymore or because I wanted something better. I came here because it was time for me to go to the next phase of my existance, something all living creatures must do eventually. It is the normal progression of life. I was not taken away from you because you cannot take away that which was never owned. My presence in your life was and is a gift to be cherished and honored just as I cherish and honor you.

Life is not simply about being born into a body, living a certain number of years and then dying. Energy cannot die. We are blessed with time in a body so that we can learn, share and grow. It prepares us for the next phase of our eternal life. The body holds within it the true life force of our existence...our soul, spirit and loving light. Without these our bodies would be empty, blank, void of feeling and expression. Without our energy we would indeed be dead and could never have experienced our love for each other.

You say that all you have left are memories. Not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left behind a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories which tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by. I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life.

I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. And when you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate. Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you.

Until we meet again...

Author unknown

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

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)))))coming your way! kelly

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you well Happy Mothers Day! :-)