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Hi every one hello chrissie. -- Rose., 18:42:50 08/17/01 Fri [1]
hi chrissie,yes its over and I fee great! At first I felt like I was going to die,I cry lots a tears ,behave like a teenager! for a while know im getting my real me back to be do what I love ,I will try hard to stay on my foot, my ex-was loving but I was not leaving I was dying inside and was not his fault. I gave him all of me for the sake of our unity,and my son.I love really him but we are different! I love to be out doing art wok of any level that I know brings income he want me to settle and work in a job that I know I got no business in.so I was wife hand on foot and I began to strike out in depression,living two lives the with in calling me ,itching every part of my soul,part of me was dying in vain. finally I gave in and I start to get out of that box and was nurturing my child,the minute I felt empower the walls collapse,once I remember seen a rare bird in early morning as I walk to get fresh air and my guts, told me another change in my life but were! the two baby dove,in my other house meant moving, to anew area or ect.. the king fisher,black bird,black and white baby bird! were all messages that I have know proven to what has happen ! I will never ,ever going to doubt my self on what I always known because I end it up been right any way's in what I was scared to reveal for been put down or call weird! or what ever! so I keep my self silence but I will listen better so I don;t make the same mistake again! live and learn! know Im staying with my son's grandpa! me and him get along we are both taurus soo we work on our little differences which is not much! and go on! with live the beauty of all is that I found you all to be my support of you chrissie the learning of our teachers in spiritual level kept a spark of light as I was frozen in heaven in dark times of my soul. on days That I thought life was never be , I saw faith and the soft cold breeze in my head,
I know life can be hard! but sometimes I found out I have put my self in situation for the reason I was forcing to believe that I was not to deserve the love that exist in our reality,the battle yet is not over but I put my whole being in to god;s hand. and receive the gift that for ever was there.Im beginning in a sense to really let go,to resist is to die,to deny is to lie, to lie its to confused your self,to be confused is to be ill!
Oh guess What I was pick out of thousadnd of people to release my poem in a cd.lebel. unspoken,the silence with in and is clasified as an anthology, one time I was surfing and just wrote the poem in on minute! I never thought they would be intersted at all on what I wrote and they want it me to relesed a concet form to be aligebal in a contest but I never send the concent back cause I thought it was a joke,I wrote 3 more poemm and they still loved the first one I sent,so they are encouraging to keep on writting I guess they see some talent in my writting ! and I never saw my self as a writter but with my bad spelling who could of known ,I show my work to a friend of mine and he could not belive I was capable to do such things ,because I never really show my work to anyone ,only when Im not thinking I do! well that all for know.
the puppy is a a friend of mine for the time been,I really don't like been with out her,when I see her she goes crazy ,and when I live she cry's,Im really hurt by that,sometimes I feel like I want to cry cause I just want to be near her,shes my love,and know I got to try to find a place to have her living with me.
so long for know, love and light Rose.
ps.wish me luck on my seach for a new frinend,or called love.
but im not looking for a serious relation ship yet,Im just looking more for a friend or a difrent out look,need to go out sometimes,its been too long since I had any fun! so of speak! and Im going on my first date this saturday or next weekend!
Think kind thoughts and you will receive
kindness from others.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
Today I AM thinking kind thoughts about
others.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
As I close my eyes, I open my heart and mind
in kindness to others. As I connect to the
kindness that is inherent in me, I realize it
is a magnetic force that attracts goodness back
to me. I go through my day easily allowing kindness
to infuse all my interactions. In my mind's eye, I
see the kindness I share with others returning to me
and filling up my well of goodwill. I give thanks
that I have an endless capacity for kindness to all
others in my world. I combine these thoughts and
images with a feeling of joy and let them go.
Hi Rianne (smiles) - readiang your relaxation list made me feel all bliss and comforted - it's wonderful! Where do you live by the way - I know its in England and obviously not London! (grins). Sounds divine! Thx for sharing your wonderful relaxing blissful list with us! Ahhhhh! Our posts crossed (smiles).
Re the angels you type in a ( then then ô (which is an Alt key + 0244 on your numeric keyboard) then / and then ). Hopefully that should help and you get (ô/) (ô/) (ô/) angels !!
Must dash (smiles)
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
That was a great story to share (thx) re the spiders and stilettos etc - I can just imagine it (grins).
I'm sorry to hear about your fibroid tumor Rosie. What exactly is it and whatever it is I hope it is non malignant. What have the doctors advised about it? Yes it's sad but our bodies do pay the price for our mental and emotional turmoil; like me with my leaky gut, ie where food leaks out into my blood; and I get the hives attack etc. I did read somewhere that it can cause stomach cancer if not treated. I thought that you had been healing quietly but surely on your own with friends and family etc (I do apologise for not being able to keep in touch as much as we used to, things for me this year have been so hectic with Indi and his cancer treatments and work issues etc and my own health issues, and two websites to run etc etc ... it's all been overwhelming). Apart from continuing to love yourself through your condition, I hope you'll be using Reiki to heal it and perhaps use affirmations and visualisations etc to help heal .... I can recommend quite a few of Bernie Siegel's tapes for healing self .... visualisation is key ...
Yes I'll send you my address again and will post the photos either on the new photo album in the next few days or when I'm off on Sabbatical in 3 weeks time. I'd like to spend a couple of days or longer working on the site to do some housekeeping etc and tidy things up and put the music back on! The websites are clamping down on everything these days! Haven't heard from Joe in a while .... it's sad that we missed each other when you were in London, it was just crazy that it happened to be when Indi was in 'hospital' and about to cross over that you came down to London. It was one of the hardest times of my life; though I'm coping better now that I've been watching John Edwards's Crossing Over on tv daily as he gives such comfort that our loved ones are still 'alive' so to speak and happy and healthy, and involved in our every day lives continually and are around us always and waiting to be reunited with us again when we ourselves cross over. I know Indi is with me daily and that gives me such comfort. I feel his energy and presence and at times still hear him meowing.
Life does have a strange way of making us sit up and take notice.
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^
Disease My dis-ease is a valuable teacher
It is natural that I am healthy. It is natural that I am flexible, able to learn new things easily, to laugh, to change, and to grow. Dis-ease is related to a resistance to flowing with life in some area, and to the inability to forgive. I look at dis-ease as if it is a personal teacher that comes to help me on my pathway to greater understanding. Life all teachers, it is a stepping stone and when I learn the lesson, I move on to the next phase of my healing. Every person on the planet is involved in healing their life in some area. I help my body, my mind, and my spirit live healthfully by creating a loving atmosphere around myself. It is my body and my mind and I am in charge.
I lovingly create perfect health for myself.
Louise Hay
Meditations To Heal Your Life
Pg 63
[Edit] New to this..... -- Rianne, 20:51:21 08/16/01 Thu [1]
I really like this site Chrissie ---- it's a lovely place to "visit" and you all sound soooo nice! By the way ---- how do you do the angels ---- (/o) ---- that's my best effort! [Chrissie knows me and I'm not that clever with this PC!!].
I was just thinking tonight that isn't it sometimes the really ordinary & simple things in life that give the most pleasure? Soooo, as I'm not sure what to talk about ---- or what I should be talking about here ---- I thought I'd list some of my "de-stressers" ---- things I do when I feel I want to "unwind" [which is most of the time!]. Bear with me, or scroll past [hee!]. My "Sound of Music" [favourite things!].
1. Lighting my incense sticks or scented candles.
2. "Gathering" my lavender or bunches of sweet peas from my garden.
3. Soaking in a lovely hot, lavender scented bath with just candlelight and Gregorian chant playing.
4. Settling down on a stormy winter's evening, curtains drawn, hot chocolate, lighting a big crackling log fire and me all cosy in my PJ's and slippers. Bliss!
5. Baking some bread, cookies, coffee & walnut or a gooey chocolate cake!
6. A long walk by the sea or moorland near my home.
7. Buying a new tapestry or some yarn to knit and settling down to begin it.
8. Making a huge pot of yummy [hopefully!] soup or broth.
9. Adding new additions to my herb garden ---- to date there is thyme, rosemary, lavender, spearmint, lemon balm, sage, chives and chamomile. All worth growing just for the fragrance!
Better go, I've rambled enough I guess! Love to everyone! Rianne.
Dearest Chrissie, Jen, CarolB, Christy, Joe, Rose, Rachel and all others at the path.
I am sorry to hear about your ex Rose, sending you a big cyber hug. I havent written in a while as i am doing my own spring cleaning as i call it.
Christy and Chrissie- Spiders horrible i hate them. My girlfriend and i once stopped all this traffic whilst this huge spider was in her car. Unfortunately we dont mess around with them here in Australia as we have the most venoumous spider in the world.
We also had another funny incident with a spider, my girlfriend parked in this luxurious car park and there we were two well dressed ladies with stilletto shoes and we both got our shoes off trying to get rid of this spider off the car's bonnett. But wait there is more the security guard seeing this episode on his monitor come in the aid of a broom. I just stood back as my girlfriend in her stilletto and the guard with the broom were shooing the spider away and in the end we never did find out where the spider disappeared to.
I have gone through the emotional ringer and now i am faced with the health problems. I was terribly sick with the flu just days before my birthday and then only to find out that i have a large fibroid tumour in my stomach which is pressing on my right kidney. I have read up as much as i can and yet i am not shocked that i have got something like this after the emotional roller coaster year i have had.
Yes its seems as we go on that the lessons seems to hit us faster and faster. I have said to myself when is this girl going to get a break. Instead of feeling sorry for myself i am enjoying just doing things and loving myself, which is something that in the past year i havent done.
I am very lucky to be surrounded by a loving family and some close friends who have been so supportive of me during the last year.
I send lots of love to you all and once again even though i dont write as much i still from time to time come to the page and i would hate to see it close down.
You have done a great job Chrissie. I have also the photos of our trip together last year and can you send me your address again as my christmas card to you was returned. I am sure that i have written something wrong.
Much love to you all. Thinking of everyone.
Ciao
Rosie
[Edit] Christy and Rose -- Chrissie :)*, 21:17:51 08/15/01 Wed [1]
Hi Rose, I'm so glad you finally posted; I was beginning to worry about you. I'm sorry to hear that you're having probs with your ex; and that you had to move out with your son. Life was going so well as well for you. Who has the puppy? How are you feeling and doing? What are your plans now? Are you still in touch with your ex or is it over for good? Sending you love, light, and lots of (((hugs))) and angels (ô/) (ô/) to watch over you and your son at this trying time.
Christy, oh dearie! What a time you've been having. Stung by bees and almost attacked by a poisonous spider! You have been through a trying time indeed. Oooooohhhh! Yes I'm glad that your guardian angels were looking over you and protecting you even though you did get bitten; though they were still there. Lots of lessons in there for us huh! Life is too short and we could be taken away at any time and lots of stuff we worry about is trivia compared to the gift of life itself.
As Louise says we come here to learn to expand our capacity to love ourselves and to love ourselves in spite of what happens to us, and to love others and expand our capacity to love others.
Some good news from me ... I have finally gotten the Sabbatical leave that I requested when Angel Indi crossed and should be taking it in 3 weeks time. I aim to do some web-mastering and getting some stuff to order here, like I did last year when I was off with my broken bones. I'll put the photo album together and try and fix the music on the site etc and fix the chat room as well ... I lost my password and can't find it!
Love & Light & Divine Protection to all
Chrissie :)* & Angel Indi, Chico, Mogwie and Kaycie
[Edit] moved on -- Rose, 18:56:40 08/15/01 Wed [1]
hi chrissie,how are you girl!
yep I moved again and this time was a surprised
one morning I get up,my ex-taking a shower and his mother telling me she never went
to sleep the other night,I smelled something fishy.
then my ex-I loved that word ex he!he. well he tells me that he could not pay the half of the rent that he was broke
and we need it to move out,I flip out! and call him every name in the book even calling him mamas boy! cuause he did not have any back bone to tell me the truth before and I was making plans so on plus my son he got hurt in the processes of his devious desision, theres more to it,but Im not going to go there cause just thinking about makes me very mad. well know im staying with my son grandpa! and I see to move againg on my own, I moved on and Im okey theres to many fish on the sea! for me to be strung out on one bad fish! he!he! me and my living drama when does it end.!!! well chrissie Im glad I have you guys your all my inspiration and I have learn a lot from here! so not everything is lost! take care Love and Light Rose.
[Edit] Grateful to be healthy & alive -- Christy, 18:38:56 08/15/01 Wed [1]
Hey everybody,
Chrissie..I'm so glad you didn't get bit by the spider.
Last week, a huge brown spider with a black dot on his back started crawling across the bathroom floor. It scared me so bad because he was so big. I killed him & looked him up in the book, it was a brown recluse spider, very poisonous.
Last Monday (a few days before the spider) I accidentally ran over a yellow jacket wasp nest with the lawn mower.
I was bitten by 18 yellow jackets. I'm so glad that I didn't go into an allergic shock, because I would have died.
The pain was so bad a few hours later that I screamed and hollered. My daughter was so afraid. I had called the nurse at the doctor's office. She said to take bendadryl and Tylenol. Well, she should have told me to go to the emergency room, because the pain from that many bites became too much to bear a few hours later. Only God got me through it.
I think my Higher Power or the Universe is trying to tell me something because the previous two weeks I got poison ivy and food poisoning.
I'm back on my 40 day Prosperity Plan.
Rachel..I hope you had a wonderful time in Austria.
Rose, Rosie, CarolB, Joe, Jen I miss seeing you all post.
I'm feeling positive these days. I know that whatever happens that good will result.
"Anger is fuel. We feel it and we want to do something. Hit someone, break
something, throw a fit, smash a fist into the wall, tell those bastards. But
we are nice people, and what we do with our anger is stuff it, deny it, bury
it, block it, hide it, lie about it, medicate it muffle it, ignore it. We do
everything but listen to it.
"Anger is meant to be listened to. Anger is a voice, a shout, a plea, a
demand. Anger is meant to be respected. Why? Because anger is a map. Anger
shows us what our boundaries are. Anger shows us where we want to go. It
lets us see where we've been and lets us know when we haven't liked it.
Anger points the way, not just the finger. In the recovery of a blocked
artist, anger is a sign of health.
"Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out. Anger
points the direction. We are meant to use anger as fuel to take the actions
we need to move where our anger points us. With a little thought, we can
usually translate the message that our anger is sending us."
Julia Cameron in The Artist's Way
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In the excerpt above, Julia Cameron makes several useful points about anger.
For some of us anger is a habit, a defense, or something to fear. For most
of us, in the best case, anger is an emotion we manage. Cameron suggests
that anger is something valuable. It is fuel. It is a source of information.
It gives direction. When you understand your anger you know more about what
you care about, and maybe what you fear.
Mishandled, anger is destructive. Used properly it can be a spur to action.
We want to right the wrong, so our anger, when listened to, can move us
along. How can we use anger for the good? We must be wise. We must be
sensitive. We must know our own hearts and minds. We must be in contact with
our own energy. We must know when we are losing control of ourselves. To be
useful to a right thinking person, anger must be connected with non-violent
action. It must be empowering, not destructive.
Practice:
Here are some questions to ask yourself about your way of handling anger:
What kinds of things make me angry?
Is my anger chronic?
Am I angry at the same things over and over again?
Can I change these things or change my response to them?
How do I feel about my anger?
Am I uncomfortable with it?
Do I fear it?
What can I learn from my anger?
Does it have a message for me?
Does my anger show me where I want to go with my life?
Do I act out my anger by striking out?
Or do I act on my anger to change my responses?
Can I experience anger without losing touch with wisdom?
Can I experience anger without losing my compassion?
How can I transform my anger into empowerment?
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Native American Wisdom :)
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The Seven Sacred Prayers
O Great Spirit, who art before all else and who dwells in every
object, in every person and in every place, we cry unto Thee. We
summon Thee from the far places into our present awareness.
O Great Spirit of the North, who gives wings to the waters of the
air and rolls the thick snowstorm before Thee, Who covers the Earth
with a sparkling crystal carpet above whose deep tranquillity
every sound is beautiful. Temper us with strength to withstand
the biting blizzards, yet make us thankful for the beauty which
follows and lies deep over the warm Earth in its wake.
O Great Spirit of the East, the land of the rising Sun, Who holds
in Your right hand the years of our lives and in Your left the
opportunities of each day. Brace us that we may not neglect our
gifts nor lose in laziness the hopes of each day and the hopes of each
year.
O Great Spirit of the South, whose warm breath of compassion
melts the ice that gathers round our hearts, whose fragrance
speaks of distant springs and summer days, dissolve our fears,
melt our hatreds, kindle our love into flames of true and living
realities. Teach us that he who is truly strong is also kind, he who
is wise tempers justice with mercy, he who is truly brave matches
courage with compassion.
O Great Spirit of the West, the land of the setting Sun, with Your
soaring mountains and free, wide rolling prairies, bless us with
knowledge of the peace which follows purity of striving and the
freedom which follows like a flowing robe in the winds of a
well-disciplined life. Teach us that the end is better than the
beginning and that the setting sun glorifies not in vain.
O Great Spirit of the heavens, in the day's infinite blue and amid the
countless stars of the night
season, remind us that you are vast,
that you are beautiful and majestic beyond all of our knowing or
telling, but also that you are no further from us than the tilting
upwards of our heads and the raising of our eyes.
O Great Spirit of Mother Earth beneath our feet, Master of metals,
Germinator of seeds and the
Storer of the Earth's unreckoned
resources, help us to give thanks unceasingly for Your present bounty.
O Great Spirit of our souls, burning in our heart's yearning and in our
innermost aspirations, speak to us now and always so that we
may be aware of the greatness and goodness of Your gift of life and be
worthy of this priceless privilege of living.
"So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and
Demand that they respect yours.
Love your life,
perfect your life,
Beautify all things in your life.
Seek to make your life long and
Its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great
divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a
friend, Even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
Show respect to all people and Bow to none.
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and
For the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks,
The fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no living thing,
For abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its
vision.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts
Are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes
They weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over
again In a different way. Sing your death song and die like a
hero going home."
-- Tecumseh, Shawnee
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"While living I want to live well. I know I have to die sometime, but even
if the heavens were to fall on me I want to do what is right. There is only
one God looking down on us
all. We are all children of the one God. God is listening to me.
The sun, the darkness, the winds, all are listening to what we now say..."
-- Geronimo
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"We sang the songs that carried in their melodies all the sounds of
nature -- the running waters, the sighing of winds, and the calls of the
animals. Teach these to your children that they may come to love nature as
we love it."
Grand Council Fire of American Indians
Rianne, great to see you post here (smiles). Rachel, yeah, I know how it goes ie everyone is busy, myself included; and this place is nice to come to to visit and see who's been and who's shared etc; though I guess of late most of us have come here to read and haven't had time to post ... life does go whooosh now (grins) - I wish it would slow down - I do remember the days when I was younger and it dragged and dragged and I couldn't wait to grow up! Look at me now (grins).
Shocking thing happened to me while driving home from work this evening - every driver's nightmare! A huge huge big spider and I mean huge crawled up my windscreen from outside the car. I quickly wound up my driver's side window and would you believe it - yup, the big huge spider came in the other side of the car window which was open a little as it was so hot this evening. Yikes! I cringed and cringed and couldn't drive and kept looking down and driving and looking down and the spider got closer and closer, like it knew it couldn't come near me and yet wanted to. I tried to send it Reiki to go out the window but it only came closer to me and I shrieked and debated whether or not to stop the car mid traffic and jump out and get rid of the spider! I blew it away, and it came back crawling up the floor and up to the gear sticks - shrieks!! The traffic kept moving and I kept driving and looking and couldn't take it anymore and picked up a tissue and euuuuuwwwww, tried to flick the huge spider away from me. It curled up in a ball and I was sad cos I didn't want to hurt it .... or kill it. It kept coming towards me and I couldn't take it anymore and cringed and gently grabbed it up in the tissue - euuuwwww, and threw it out the window (whew!). It was still alive as I didn't hold it hard - the thought that I held that spider gave me the creepy crawlies! Euuuuwwwww! The rest of the journey back was spent cringing and thinking spiders were in the car. At least I didn't kill it or harm it (whew!).
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^
Subj: The Relationship Coach Newsletter #14 - Advanced Boundary-Setting
Date: 14/08/01 09:22:26 GMT Daylight Time
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"Teaching People How To Attract Love"
8/13/01 By Rinatta Paries, Relationship Coach
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4. Quote of the week
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If you want people close to you to consistently respect your
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Figure out what you need from others to thrive, and then ask for
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"Are you a true love magnet?"
[Edit] WRITE ME -- ...j., 03:40:16 08/13/01 Mon [1]
FUZZY HAIR....WRITE ME..
[Edit] First timer.... -- Rianne, 18:52:01 08/12/01 Sun [1]
Hi Chrissie [and everyone here] --- just wanted to say that I think this site is soooo lovely. Certainly helps to lift one's spirit and that can't be bad!
Love in bunches! Rianne.
[Edit] Quiet here isn't it?! -- Rachel, 13:53:23 08/12/01 Sun [1]
Hi Chrissie
You're right...it's been very quiet here. It's the same with the other group I visit. I think it's to do with the time of year. I spend much more time at my computer in the grotty weather and I find it harder to stay on the path at those times too. It's a shame that we don't post much when things are going well but i suppose we just get too busy with 'real' life! Please don't shut the board down. I always check in and will try to post more. You have all become such good friends and I would miss you all terribly.
Glad to hear the kittens are doing well. Hope you start to feel better very soon.
I am off to Austria on Friday.....can't wait!
Hugs
Rachel
[Edit] Board's really quiet these days ... -- Chrissie :)*, 00:05:15 08/12/01 Sun [1]
Hi all
The Board seems really quiet these days .... I am not able to log on during work hours as work can trace where I go and I don't want them to find this site as sometimes I talk about work etc ... and don't want them to be able to use it etc against me. And when I get home at night, there's so much to do I don't get a chance to post like I used to; but I do log on every day to check and hope that people are using the board to chat etc ... I have had thoughts of shutting the board down if people don't want to use it, but that would be sad as it's been going so long; and though I guess people don't chat like they used to, the links above are useful and I have yet to post all the photos that Rosie, Joe and I took last year when Rosie was here. When I find the time I will rebuild the photo album with new pictures ... I keep meaning to do it but I really really really don't have the time. I may have some Sabbatical Leave coming up and when that does, I'll have a month off work and will be able to catch up on all that I need to.
Still having some issues with work but it'll pass. Kittens are doing great, growing up fast and eating their Raw Food and Bones diet and they fur is so soft and silky. I watch John Edwards' Crossing Over daily and that show has helped me heal lots re Indi; and I feel Indi is with me always and know that he is around me and that comforts me. I have also purchased John Edwards Increasing Your Psychic Abilities tape series (can be purchased from Hay House and also on Amazon.com) and that is really really good; I enjoyed listening to it the once and need to find a regular time night to do the meditations and increase my psychic abilities. I would like to eventually do readings.
Christy, CarolB, Rosie, Rose, Vanda, Joe, Michael, Kasia, Mae, ChildofLight, Rachel etc - how are you all?
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^
p/s can't remember if I mentioned it but I have been having medical tests lately and it seems I have a Leaky Gut meaningi food particles leak out from my gut into my blood causing all sorts of problems including hives. (groans). It will take a while of healthy eating to reverse the situation; though thankfully it is reversible. I haven't tried Reiki on it yet as I haven't quite practiced Reiki since Indi crossed, not properly anyway.
[Edit] posting from Chrissie -- Philip, 13:20:24 08/10/01 Fri [1]
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Reasons To Live A Well Balanced Life
It's Your Choice
Nuggets Of Wisdom
Compassion
You Are A Blessing
The Fountain Of Youth
Why Go To Church?
My Final Thoughts
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Reasons to Have a Balanced Life
1. Balance is discipline.
Balance encourages us to look at all areas of our life.
Discipline comes when we consistently reflect on those areas and make
the proper adjustments.
2. Balance prevents obsession.
At times we may focus too heavily on one area that needs
attention. Then other areas suffer because we're obsessing. If we
strive for balance by looking at the big picture - it's harder to
obsess.
3. Balance creates internal harmony.
When our life is balanced, we feel in sync with the Universe.
It's a satisfied feeling and a sense of "letting go."
4. Balance offers a sense of accomplishment.
When we are in harmony and life is flowing easily, we feel good
about ourselves, know that we've done well and accomplished something
wonderful.
5. Balance puts us at peace.
When we are balanced, we feel at peace with ourselves and with
the Universe. There is a calming, euphoric effect to being balanced.
6. Balance creates a connection.
When all areas of our life are strong and steady, there is a
connection. We are able to give and receive, be happy and make others
happy, exchange energy.
7. Balance is life giving. Balance is life.
Balance is all the things about us and about our world. It
makes us well rounded, intuitive, happy, and spiritual.
8. Balance gives us meaning.
Balance gives us reasons to communicate with others, relate to
them, work out differences, coordinate, and pray. The need for balance
pushes us to ask questions, search for answers and change lifestyles.
9. Balance gives us direction and strength.
Without balance we drift and stray, we don't honor our
commitments, we over commit, we have no stable foundation.
10. Balance is freedom.
Balance sets us free from worry, obsession and guilt. Balance
comes from eliminating toleration's, knowing yourself, using extreme
self care, getting clear on needs and values. And that is true
freedom!!
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For latecomers, the bones.
-- Latin Proverb
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It's Your Choice
Okay, let's get down to the nitty-gritty now. So where could you be
more loving and caring in your life? Let's be honest here. And what's
stopping you--pride, ego, stubbornness, embarrassment, overcare,
etc.? Would you rather stay stuck in your head, holding on to
self-limiting concepts which subtly drain your energy or would you
finally like to free yourself and find happiness and fulfillment?
It's always your choice.
-- HeartMath Discovery Program, Doc Childre and Sara Paddison, (c) 1998,
Planetary
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The early bird catches the worm
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Nuggets Of Wisdom
"God makes Himself known to us, not through the conscious ego, but as
the still small voice of the true self. To hear that voice we must
know how to be recollected even amid the activity of the workaday
world. This in its turn implies that we 'see through' mental
concepts and words and conventions of behavior to their underlying
truth. What makes possible this mental attention, however, is not
insight alone, but a rightly adjusted will, expressing itself in
love."
- Dom Aelred Graham, "Zen Catholicism"
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Compassion
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be
happy, practice compassion.
The Dalai Lama
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The Christ Mind
Paul said, "Let this mind be in you that is in Christ Jesus." We are
invited to stand in the fullness of our potential, to be in the Mind
available to us all. This precious human birth that we've been given
is about awakening to who we are and living fully in the expression of
what it means to be a son or daughter of the living God.
Mary Manin Morrissey
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You! Are A Blessing
The highest consciousness sees the good in all
things. That is its nature.
When you are not seeing things that way, move.
Shift your focus. Seek the good, and surely the
good and, even more, the highest good that is the
Divine will be added unto you until you know the
blessings are present.
- John Morton
(From: The Blessings Already Are)
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The Fountain Of Youth
Managing our emotions increases intuition and clarity. It helps us
self-regulate our brain chemicals and internal hormones. It gives us
natural highs, the real fountain of youth we've been searching for.
It enables us to drink from elixirs locked within our cells, just
waiting for us to discover them.
-- Doc Childre
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Contributed by: MSBroker
Why Go To Church
A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained
that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. I've gone for 30 years
now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000
sermons. But for the life of me I can't remember a single one of them. So
I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving
sermons at all."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much
to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote
this clincher: "I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife
has cooked some 32,000 meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the
entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this: They all
nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife
had not given me those meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise,
if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead
today!" When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something!"
Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the
impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual
nourishment........Seek God
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My Final Thoughts
Each morning when you wake up to your new experience, do you wake up
viewing life as a horror movie? In another words, at some point during your
day or evening, do you think that something bad is going to happen either to
you or someone else?
If you are one who feels this way, realize that the reason is because
your consciousness is looking into darkness and not into the light. When you
look into darkness, you feel fearful. You imagine or think someone is out to
get you, and you feel insecure and distraught.
When you keep your mind focused on the light, meaning on the positive
thoughts of life. You will understand that there is nothing to fear, and no
one is out to get you. When you focus your thoughts, on that powerful
presence within you, you will feel secure about your life, and appreciate its
harmonious balance.
Starting now, know that your fears are based on making changes in
yourself for the better. Realize your life is not a horror movie, and accept
the fact that being afraid is only a part of experiencing life, and that
there's nothing to fear because God is on your side. When you know that God
is on your side, everything will work out for the better for you.
Have a super, beautiful and loving week.
You Are Loved,
Rev. Thomas Gordy
[Edit] something from chrissie -- Philip, 17:01:14 08/07/01 Tue [1]
Hi Guys and girls
Chrissie asked me to post the below newsletter, Hope everyones having a great day and you are all feeling uplifted with the love and peace from the universe.
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THE RELATIONSHIP COACH NEWSLETTER(TM)
"Teaching People How To Attract Love"
8/6/01 By Rinatta Paries, Relationship Coach
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In this issue:
1. Welcome
2. Weekly article - Setting Boundaries
3. Relationship and dating help here
4. Quote of the week
Welcome to the Relationship Coach Newsletter, and welcome to
our new subscribers this week.
Do you find yourself in relationships where you are not treated
in the way you would like? If so, it's time to set your
boundaries. Today's article explains what boundaries are, helps
you to figure out yours, and shows you a step-by-step boundary-
setting process. Enjoy!
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Are you getting all that you want out of your relationships?
Or, are you instead getting less-than-great treatment from
people in your life? If your life is filled with more of what
you don't want and not enough of what you do want, it's time to
set your boundaries.
What is a boundary and what does it mean to set your boundaries?
A boundary is a dividing line between you and anyone else, even
a loved one. The line represents both physical and emotional
limits others may not violate.
A boundary, when crossed by others, will create intense
feelings of anger, hurt, outrage, etc. To set your boundaries is
to stop anyone, even your most loved one, from crossing the line
with you.
Setting boundaries is not disrespectful, bad or wrong. In fact,
boundaries make you feel safe in your environment and actually
prevent you from being hurt. Personal boundaries are healthy,
good for you. Setting boundaries raises your sense of self-
worth, your self-esteem, because you are sending yourself the
message that you are worthy of care.
Moreover, setting boundaries makes others feel safe around you.
Boundaries let people know what you want and don't want. And
more importantly, boundaries let people know what your limits
are. This gives your loved ones the security of knowing your
relationship guidelines, eliminating their fears about how they
should behave with you. When you set boundaries, people in your
life know exactly what they cannot do around you.
Boundaries are innate, natural to every being. And, each person
has his own internal indicator of when the line is being
crossed. What are your boundaries? Where do you draw the line?
To find out, think of instances in the past year when you felt
intense dark emotions in response to something done or said to
you. More likely than not, your boundaries were being crossed.
Now, what does that tell you about where your line is? What
does that tell you about what cannot be done or said to you
without hurting you? If you come up with some answers, you may
want to write them down. Otherwise, they may be forgotten.
Next, educate people in your life about your boundaries. Be
careful not to make people wrong for their past behavior toward
you. Instead, calmly inform them about what they can and cannot
do around you. As you do, you will notice that some will easily
comply with your request. Others will continue to treat you
poorly. The following boundary-setting process will help you
further educate people who ignore or invade your boundaries.
Five progressive steps to take when someone exhibits
unacceptable behavior toward you:
(For this to have a lasting effect, your voice must remain
neutral at all times. Begin at step one, and move to the next
step only if your boundary is being ignored.)
1. Inform
"Do you know that you are speaking loudly (or hurting me,
saying things I don't like, etc.)?"
2. Request
"Please lower your voice." "Please stop hurting me." "Please
stop what you are saying."
3. Instruct
"I need for you not to yell." "I need you to stop hurting me."
"I need you to stop what you are saying."
4. Warn
"You may never speak to me in that tone of voice." "You may
never hurt me like this." "You may never say this to me."
5. Take a stand
"Stop. I demand you to stop right now."
6. Time out
"What you are doing/saying is unacceptable to me. I am open to
working this out when you are able to do so reasonably. I am now
leaving for (duration) to protect myself."
7. Extended time out
"I am going to distance from you to protect myself until you
can do/say X or stop doing/saying X."
Setting boundaries will allow you to feel safe in your
environment. It is a way to exhibit self-respect, thereby
increasing the respect shown to you by others.
Your Relationship Coach,
Rinatta Paries
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well being of others."
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Contact her at: mailto:Coach@WhatItTakes.com, or at
888-215-6033.
Rinatta Paries
Relationship Coach
"Are you a true love magnet?"
[Edit] Secrets about life every woman should know - Barbara de Angelis -- Chrissie :)*, 13:07:01 08/04/01 Sat [1]
Hi all,
(sighs) I grow tired of the background and music not playing properly - it's cos now I guess they want to make sure that their sites are used and what I'm doing is storing the files on a website and using Voy Forums as the main focus - if that makes sense. So what I'll have to do is transfer the photo album (which Zing has now shut down) to a webpage on the website that I used to store my files so people will go and visit there more often and the background and music will play! Probably won't make sense to most of you ! (grins) ... ahhh just means lots of work for me (sniffles) ....
Christy, good to hear from you ..... sending love and hugs your way .... kittens are growing fast and are now just over 3 months old. Sorrie to hear re your dog, age does creep up on all of us sadly ..... my oldest cat Chico who's now 12 I guess is also showing signs of old age especially now that Indi is gone - he doesn't eat so much and spends all his time outside in the garden for weeks now and doesn't come in the house .... maybe he is missing Indi ....
Still have stuff going on at work (sighs); and life has just been very busy ... working overtime lots and trying to keep the house clean and do some feng shui ie space clearing from time to time, then shopping and cooking healthily for myself as I've had a few medical tests recently regards an old stomach problem and have to eat a sensible 50% raw diet (yuk!) so I'm juicing!
Some great stuff I read in Barbara de Angelis's book, Secrets about Life Every Woman Should know ....
How Obstacles Teach You About Yourself
There is nothing more effective in showing us
where we are stuck, where we need to grow
and what lessons we need to learn
than the obstacles that cross our path
When you HATE what is happening
know something marvelous is happening
something important, something life-changing
Obstacles show you where you are stuck
They show you whre you haven't mastered stuff
They push every button you have
They don't play fair
They hit below the belt
They use scary tactics to get your attention
They force you to wake up when you have been asleep
to confront what you have been avoiding, to face what
you don't want
When you look back on your life
the most profound days
will not be the days when nothing happened
They will be the days when you said
"I can't believe this is happening!"
Last week, I got food posioning. This week, I have poison ivy. I don't know what the universe is trying to tell me, but being sick is no fun.
Rose..I love your daily posts.
Phillip..I'm totally off the Prosperity Plan, but I plan to start over this weekend.
Chrissie..How are the new kitties? My precious Cleveland, 13 year old Springer Spaniel dog, is suffering with more signs of old age. He has arthritis, and he is deaf. This summer, he seems to sleep a lot more, but we are glad he is still with us.
Rachel..How are things with you? I hope you are in good health these days.
My daughter starts the 8th grade in a few days. Where does the time go? She is taking acting lessons this fall because she says that is her dream. I'm not happy about her choice for a career but want her to have some experience in acting in order to make the right decisions later.
I'm enjoying my new car. It is 3 months old now. I bought a Toyota Highlander.
Hey to Rosie, CarolB, Joe, Jen, Kelly, Mae, Childoflight and anyone else that I missed.
Hope your Monday is/has/will be, filled with sunshine, rainbows and laughter..
Love,
COL
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TEN KEYS TO HAPPINESS
1. Listen to your body's wisdom, which expresses
itself through signals of
comfort and discomfort. When choosing a certain
behavior, ask your body,
"How do you feel about this?" If your body sends a
signal of physical or
emotional distress, watch out. If your body sends a
signal of comfort and
eagerness, proceed.
2. Live in the present, for it is the only moment you
have. Keep your
attention on what is here and now; look, for the
fullness in every moment.
Accept what comes to you totally and learn from it,
and then let it go. The
present is as it should be. It reflects infinite laws
of Nature that have
brought you this exact thought, this exact physical
response. This moment
is as it is because the universe is as it is.
Don't struggle against the infinite scheme of things;
instead, be at one
with it.
3. Take time to be silent, to meditate, to quiet the
internal dialogue. In
moments of silence, realize that you are reconnecting
your source of pure
awareness. Pay attention to your inner life so that
you can be guided by
intuition rather than externally imposed
interpretations of what is or isn't
good for you.
4. Relinquish your need for external approval. You
alone are the judge of
your worth; and your goal is to discover infinite
worth in yourself, no
matter what anyone else thinks.
There is great freedom in this realization.
5. When you find yourself reacting with anger or
opposition to any person
or circumstance, realize that you are only struggling
with yourself.
Putting up resistance is the response of defenses
created by old hurts.
When you relinquish this anger, you will be healing
yourself and
co-operating with the flow of the universe.
6. Know that the world "out there"
reflects your reality "in here," The people you react
to most strongly,
whether with love or hate, are projections of your
inner world. What you
most hate is what you most deny in yourself.
What you most love is what you most wish for in
yourself. Use the mirror of
relationships to guide your evolution.
The goal is total self-knowledge. When you achieve
that, what you most want
will automatically be there, and what you most dislike
will disappear.
7. Shed the burden of judgement you will feel much
lighter. Judgement
imposes right and wrong on situations that just are.
Everything can be
understood and forgiven, but when you judge, you cut
off understanding and
shut down the process of learning to love. In judging
others, you reflect
your lack of self acceptance. Remember that every
person you forgive adds
to your self-love.
8. Don't contaminate your body with toxins, either
food, drink, or toxic
emotions. Your body is more than a life-support
system. It is the vehicle
that will carry you on the journey of your evolution.
The health of every
cell directly contributes to your state of well-being,
because every cell is
a point of awareness within the field of awareness
that is you.
9. Replace fear-motivated behavior with love-motivated
behavior. Fear is
the product of memory, which dwells in the past.
Remembering what hurt us
before, we direct our energies toward making certain
that an old hurt will
not repeat itself. But trying to impose the past on
the present will never
wipe out the threat of being hurt.
That happens only when you find the security of your
own being, which is
love. Motivate by the truth inside you, you can face
any threat because
your inner strength is invulnerable to fear
10. Understand that the physical world is just a
mirror of a deeper
intelligence. Intelligence is the invisible organizer
of all matter and
energy, and since a portion of this intelligence
resides in you, you share
in the organizing power of the cosmos.
Because you are inseparably linked to everything, you
cannot afford to foul
the planet's air and water. But at a deeper level, you
cannot afford to
live with a toxic mind, because every thought makes an
impression on the
whole field of intelligence. Living in balance and
purity is the highest
good for you and the Earth.
Deepak Chopra, M.D.
[Edit] another sharing from chrissie -- Philip, 14:20:29 07/30/01 Mon [1]
Hi Guys, chrissie asked me to post this on LTP for her (below my message).Thanks chrissie
I wish everyone the beautiful energy of Love and Peace.
I'm on to the 3rd stage of the 40 day prosperity plan. the 2nd stage was a bit of a struggle to keep it going, with a bit of kicking myself in the butt, thankful i kept it going. It certainly has made a difference as for example over this weekend i was feeling a little down but as soon as i started doing the plan. I felt much calmer, peaceful and feel my inner strenght stirring to keep going and just the inner knowing that i can do it, to continue to change my life for the better. Christy i wish you all the best with doing the plan and i hope it gives you inspiration to know there's others doing it with you.
Love and Light
Philip :)*
From Chrissie:
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Volume #8
Table of Contents:
1. TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT
2. TODAY'S ARTICLE: What If The Person You
Are Sending Love To Does Not Deserve Love?
3. TODAY'S SUCCESS STORY: What Do You Do If You
Are The Only One In The Relationship That Wants
Things To Change?
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A Meditation For Soul Attunement
There is a spiritual awakening occurring
on our planet unlike anything ever recorded
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just like you, are sensing an inner call to
re-unite with the Divine within them.
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TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT
If you want more love, give it away.
TODAY'S ARTICLE
*What If The Person You Are Sending Love To
Does Not Deserve Love?
Often people will feel like the other person does
not deserve their love. These feelings can be
confusing; but, when you understand that love is
a powerful spiritual force, it is easier to
overlook the human components of love and use it
as a tool to transform your life.
The real question here is "do YOU deserve to have
your life transformed?" It really isn't about the
other person. It is true that the other person
will benefit from the love you send but YOU will
be the greatest recipient of blessings.
One concept that has helped me immensely in life
is to remember that people are doing the best
they can. Sometimes their best is not good
enough but it is the best they can do given their
circumstances.
People who do not know about the spiritual force
that resides within them are victims of outside
circumstances. They are mean and difficult
because they do not know the truth of their
spiritual nature.
Instead of being angry with them for their
limitations, I am so very thankful that I do not
have to live in their limited consciousness. I
am also thankful that I can use the power of love
to transform how they treat me and protect my
world.
TODAY'S SUCCESS STORY
*What Do You Do If You Are The Only One In The
Relationship That Wants Things To Change?
In 1973, I attended my first conference on
personal/spiritual development. It was here
that I met a woman, Connie Newton, who
introduced me to the power of this simple
technique.
At the time, I was involved with a man who
had a volatile temper. He never hurt me, but
his temper created a tense environment. I found
it difficult to create a space of peace while
I was with him.
When I spoke to Connie about my situation, she
suggested I use the force of love to change my
friend's responses while he was in my presence.
She said I did not have the right to change my
friend, but I had every right to control what
happened in my environment. Connie directed me
to use the power of love visualization technique
with my friend.
Part of what she suggested was that I see us
talking together. I imagined him saying,
"I do not know why, but I am feeling so
peaceful." She told me to see and feel this
image three times a day until I returned home.
Three days later, my friend picked me up at the
train station and took me out to dinner. While
we were sitting at the table, he said to me,
" Marty, I don't know what is happening. For
the last three days, whenever I lose my temper
and start to throw something down, I close my
eyes and see your image. I can't hear what you
are saying, but your gestures are so peaceful.
I feel immediately calm and return back to
what I am doing, having lost my anger."
As you can imagine, I did not know what to say.
Actually, I did not say anything to him about
what I had been doing. I was amazed at the
power of love, but I was afraid he might
think I was a witch. It was quite sometime
before I told him about of using the force
of love to create peace in our environment.
Since that time, he has often teased me about
causing some of the positive events in his life.
TODAY'S SUGGESTED FOCUS
* Do You Have A Difficult Situation You Would Like To
Change? Try Love!
No matter how difficult a situation may
appear, the power of love can turn the
situation into something positive for you.
Use the 5-Minute Miracle Technique to imagine
love and peace surrounding the seemingly impossible
situation in your life. Imagine that the situation
has transformed into one that is beneficial to
you. See the outcome that you would like to have
happen.
Remember to end the visualization session with
an image of you celebrating the power of love
with your best friend. Be sure to see the two of
you laughing and talking about how powerful this
technique is. Combine that image with the feeling
of joy and let the image go.
Do this exercise twice a day for the next two weeks.
*Visit the online e-meditations
Enjoy the professionally recorded online
guided meditations created to assist you
in applying the power of love in every
situation in your life.
These e-meditations are accessed from
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Go to: http://lovecandoanything.com/entry.html
Login and click on the e-meditation of
your choice. Sit back and enjoy!
SHARE YOUR SUCCESS WITH OTHERS
Let others know about your success with the
power of love. Post your story on the Power of
Love Stories page.
Go to: http://lovecandoanything.com/entry.html
Login to the members only section, click on
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Stories link. Follow the instructions and let
the commnuity know about the results of your experiment.
Your story could help turn someone's life around!
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From the members only page, visit the cardshop and
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If love can work for you, it can help others
that you know and care about.
ADDITIONAL READINGS
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[Edit] some inspirations -- philip, 16:15:59 07/27/01 Fri [1]
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Spiritual Wisdom
Learning To Deal With Conflict
Ways To Keep Fear In Perspective
A Psychological Equation
Depressed? Seek Help
Cybersmile
My Final Thoughts
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Spiritual Wisdom
Everyone should remember that the purpose of human life is to
do one's duty without regard for results, which will automatically accrue.
When there is rain, water will flow in the river and one need not pray for
both. It is enough if you pray for rain. Man can't live without activity
even for a moment, as blood circulates and breathing are going on nonstop
as long as one lives, one is sleeping, walking or sitting -- it is natural
to
attribute these natural activities to mans efforts.
...Sai Pages
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Learning To Deal With Conflict
As a new bride, Mary moved into a small ranch house with her new husband,
Jack. When she got there she put a shoebox on a shelf in the closet and
asked her husband never to touch it.
For fifty years Jack left the box alone, until Mary was old and dying. One
day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and
thought it might hold something important.
On opening it, he found two doilies and $82,500 in cash. He took the box to
her and asked about the contents.
"My mother gave me that box the day we married," she explained. "She told
me to make a doily to help ease my frustrations every time I got mad at
you."
Jack was very touched that in 50 years she'd only been mad at him twice.
"What about the $82,500?" he asked. "Oh, that's the money I made selling
the doilies."
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Ways to Keep Fear in Perspective
1. Realize fear is a gift.
Fear, a universal emotion, helps us set boundaries around
dangerous people, places and things that could do us harm.
2. Fear is a tool.
Fear is neither a good or bad emotion; it is one of many tools
in our emotional toolbox. Life gives us the opportunity to practice
using it in self-development.
3. Acknowledge fear.
Fear will continue to set off alarms in your thoughts and
physical health until you acknowledge it. Learn to recognize when you
are afraid and thank fear for the information it is providing.
4. Analyze the message fear brings.
Your fearful reaction or trepidation for a future event speaks
to you on many levels. Listen to your thoughts, assumptions and
dreams. Sit with your fear and find out what it's telling you.
5. Make a choice about how you want to use the information fear
provides.
Decide who you want to be and how you wish to act during a
fearful situation. Be responsive rather than reactive.
6. Keep a big perspective.
Try to stay open to the fearful experience. What lessons are
there for you to learn about yourself and others? What are you being
taught?
7. Realize that working with fear is a process.
Fear is a redundant tool. It will pop up several times to make
sure you want to proceed the way that you are. Know that the process
of working with fear requires you to make the same choice over and
over again. This is where the tool of courage "acting despite fear"
can help.
8. Practice compassion.
Be compassionate and patient with yourself. Fear is not an easy
tool to learn to work. Experience requires us to both fail and succeed
in order to receive the fullest picture. What good does it serve to
punish yourself for not succeeding?
9. Practice openness.
Keep open to the fearful experience. What do you sense
physically and intuitively? What insight is being brought to you
through this experience?
10. Keep the goal in mind.
The only way around a problem is through it. Keeping your eye
on the desired end results assists you in moving through the
experience rather than clinging to the sides of it.
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A Psychological Equation
Activating heart intelligence + managing the mind + managing the emotions =
energy efficiency, increased coherence, enhanced awareness, and greater
productivity. The HeartMath Solution, Doc Childre and Howard Martin, (c)
1999, Harper
SanFrancisco
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Depressed? Seek Help
All too often, people suffering symptoms of severe depression fail to seek
psychiatric treatment because they fear the stigma of "mental illness."
This is an unfortunate irony because severe, chronic depression is a
prevalent and well-recognized medical disorder, one as treatable as
diabetes or hypertension. If you are depressed, seek help.
- Harold Bloomfield, M.D.
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Cybersmile
EYE-EXAMINATION CHARTS vary according to the manufacturer,
but one thing they have in common is that they don't spell
anything. One day a patient came into my office for an
ophthalmologic exam. I asked him to read the 20/40 line of
the eye chart, but obviously the letters FZBDE were mostly a
blur to him.
Finally he ventured a guess. "I can't pronounce his
name," the man said, "but I think he played football for
Notre Dame."
-- Contributed to Reader's Digest "All In a Day's Work" by
Richard A. Clay
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My Final Thoughts
Dr. Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science/Science of Mind says,
"There is a power, which is greater then we are and we can use it." Well,
I want to piggy back on that thought and say, "there is a power within us,
which we can call by anyname we choose."
The teacher Jesus, called this power God or the Father within. The
Buddhist call this power Buddha or Tao. And The atheist and agnostics,
call this power themselves. It doesn't matter what this power is called,
the truth of the matter is that it's personal to us, and its whatever we
believe it to me.
Now the question is, what do you call the power within you? What do
you believe about life, love and yourself? This week, take time to sit in
the quietness of your surroundings, and think about your beliefs.
Have a pleasant, joyful, and loving week.
Gracious Blessings,
Rev. Thomas Gordy
[Edit] Healing thoughts for Mae -- Chrissie :)*, 21:24:47 07/26/01 Thu [1]
Mae, sending healing thoughts and light energy your way for the healthy healing of your eye. I don't know anything about glaucoma. Louise Hay's Love Your Body says re eyes:
I Love My Eyes
I have perfect vision. I see clearly in every direction. I see with love my past, my present and my future. My mind chooses the way I look at life. I see with new eyes. I see good in everyone and everywhere. I now lovingly create the life I love to look at. I love and appreciate my beautiful eyes! Louise Hay
Think of what lesson life could be handing you re your eyes, and see if you can learn from it and healing will take place. Refer to Louise Hay's book Heal Your Body for eyes. I can't find mine at the moment otherwise I'd share it here.
Thanks, ChildofLight and Mae for your recent sharings - it was very enlightening to read (smiles). ChildofLight, the names will come soon enough :)*.
Recent eye exam indicates a doubling of pressure on optic nerve, indicative of glaucoma (rather young for that, but...) or perhaps something else (rather not speculate) causing the increased pressure...
Please send healing energy, prayers, and any words of wisdom my way.
Thanks ever so much.
With Love,
Mae
[Edit] Don't We All ? -- ChildofLight, 16:05:23 07/25/01 Wed [1]
Greetings All :) I suppose at one point I will get familiar with names and connect them with the personalities. I'm awful with names in real life tho'. lol. You can introduce yourself and 10 minutes later I'll have to ask. :).
Hope all are doing well, and Rachel, I hope you have pics of your trip to share when you get back.. sounds wonderful :)
Love,
COL
"DON'T WE ALL"
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come
from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a
bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no
money.
There are times when you feel generous but there are other times
that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those
"don't want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't
look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His
scraggly blond beard kept more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car. He sat there
quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came.
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him
if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held
true to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never
forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women.
We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments.
I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand.
He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said. I was feeling high and mighty,
successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those
three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I
needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus
fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day.
Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you
have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too.
No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems,
even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help. Even if it's
just a
compliment, you can give that.
You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it
all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite
from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets.
Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great
and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum,
then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
-- Author Unknown
[Edit] Stopping by to say "Hi" & Share some Light... -- Mae, 02:05:00 07/24/01 Tue [1]
After reading this today, I wanted to pass it on:
"Listen to the exhortation of the dawn.
Look to this day, for it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities & realities of our existence.
The glory of action, the bliss of growth, the splendor of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream, & tomorrow only a vision.
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day. Such is the salutation of the dawn."~~Kalidasa
[Edit] Love YOurself and YOur Life WOrks -- Louise Hay -- Chrissie :)*, 20:40:54 07/23/01 Mon [1]
Hey Christy - good to hear from you again. Sorrie to hear about the book. It has been ages and ages and ages. Couldn't CarolB give you some tips as I know she's helping a friend get his book published? Also Philip works for a publishing firm - he may have a few ideas etc. Philip and I were discussing at lunch yesterday that what we don't want somehow we attract - for example, I don't like Chicken Breast and the last time we ate at Nando's I got Chicken Breast and what did I get again yesterday ? - yup, Chicken Breast whereas Philip got the Chicken Leg! Proof that what we don't want in our lives, we attract cos we give so much energy to it. Even now, I still have my lessons and am still learning and growing!
I know writing down the affirmations every night WILL work; as I manifesed this house that way - ie I wrote down all the specifics nightly over and over for about 2-3 months or so and visualised every detail and really wanted it; and I got exactly what I wanted. I'm trying to do the same for something else right now, but I don't think I want it badly enough cos I'm not visualising properly - only half heartedly and not doing the paper affirmations. And I wonder why I get surprised as to why I don't achieve what I want! :)
Chrissie..I met with one of the agents that is representing my book over the weekend. She had some suggestions for me about changing the length, and age of the character (just by 1 or 2 years) to fit into an expanding market of fiction called Young Adult Fiction. She is going to meet with the other agent. I am dissappointed that things haven't progressed any further. I was at a writer's convention this weekend where I met several reps from publishing houses that were thrilled to hear of my Oprah experiences. So, if things don't get moving soon, I'm going to move on to other ways of getting my book out to publishers.
I had to stop the 40 day prosperity plan because I went on a trip this weekend and forgot my paper with the affirmations. I start over on Day #1 this evening.
Hey Rosie..Good to see you post again..
Hey to Rose, Rachel, CarolB, Phillip, Joe, Mae, Jennifer and everyone else that I might have missed.
It's been a hectic week and also weekend. Philip and I went swimming this morning and then went to watch Jurassic Park III which was very enjoyable. I haven't worked out in ages and my stamina levels are pretty much down! I need to resume things slowly but surely! Feel my age creeping up on me now!
Been too busy to post and spend too much time on the internet - I just respond to some emails and do some housecleaning on the net on my websites and then log off again - with the kittens and their Bones and Raw Food Diet, things are hectic, plus I've also purchased some tapes from John Edwards (medium) which I am hoping to listen to and set up a routine; and Philip is still doing his 40 day Prosperity Plan which is going well; and I hope Phil will continue to keep everyone updated on.
Rosie, et all, I guess we're all pretty much busy in our day to day lives but yet still come visit here to share (smiles) as a kinda of 'sanctuary' from it all. Perhaps I haven't put the room in the right 'search' engines for others on the net to find it and it's like our little secret hideaway (smiles). My other support forum site is doing really well with closing on 2000 visits per week - it's just taken off by itself, is a place that people go to to support each other and I don't have to do much apart from just housekeep. Again I keep both sites separate as none would be interested in the other :)*
Much love and hugs
Chrissie :)* ^i^
p/s Christy, no news on the book yet? It's been a long time! Rachel, I'm glad you finally sorted out how to get back into the room (smiles)
[Edit] moms wings -- Rose ;-), 21:47:45 07/21/01 Sat [1]
I shelter you'r un rested
soul and loved you like
a baby bird. in the mist
of eternity you will be okay mom
wigs will never leave you again.
by Rose
[Edit] hi Rosie you have been on my mind! -- ROSE :-), 20:59:02 07/21/01 Sat [1]
wish you well! know that you are
a very cool lady!
take care!
Love and Light Rose.
[Edit] At last! -- Rachel, 21:55:31 07/19/01 Thu [1]
Hi to everyone at Lighting the Path!
At last I've got back here!I have been
having some problems with my computer and ended up with the Freeserve logo all over this page.Icouldn't read the text at all. Anyway ..i've finally sorted it out so here I am!
Rosie...great to see your post. Looking forward to your next trip to the UK!
Chrissie...know what you mean about time managemetnt!I am getting more and more involved with the charity that i am working for as a volunteer. I have now completed 5 of the 7 modules for my computer driving licence and passed all the 'exams' so far. Ellie breaks up for 6 weeks on Monday so I will be very busy with her all summer. It's great to have the time together though 24/7 with a six year old can be a bit wearing!
We have booked a trip to Austria at the end of the holidays. We used to live in Munich and spent a lot of time in the mountains in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I'm really looking forward to it. I find the mountains a very calming, spiritual place ( though I get totally cream-crackered walking up them!!!).
Love to all...oh it's good to be back!
Hugs
Rachel
Dear Chrissie, CarolB, Rose, Christy, Rachel, Joe, Jennifer
and all others at the path.
Its been a long time since I have posted. I have been so busy at work and my computer at home was down for a very long time. I did go to England for 6 weeks and it was an interesting trip for PERSONAL GROWTH.
Unfortunately i only managed to meet Joe this time but i am sure next time i will end up meeting both Rachel and Chrissie.
I havent really had much to say and i have been going throuhg my own stuff. I have from time to time emailed people personally. I do apologise not intentional just the way its been for me.
I always think of the wonderful people that i have been lucky to have met in person and the great people that i have a correspondence with.
I wish you all a wonderful week and weekend and i will pop in from time to time....
Love
Rosie
[Edit] thank you Sweet chrissie! -- ROSE :-), 23:18:55 07/17/01 Tue [1]
/im really going to take time
aboutTime Management Crisis -- I got ito put the printer is time to
take some more notes!
send you my love to Rosie! thinking of you!
Love and Light Rose.
[Edit] Time Management Crisis -- Chrissie :)*, 12:37:13 07/15/01 Sun [1]
Hi all,
Philip, thx for sharing how the 40 day prosperity plan is coming along for you --- do continue to keep us posted, especially when prosperity lands on your lap, which it will do, if you do the plan correctly.
Christy, do share with us as well how the Prosperity Plan works for you - if you both can keep up the work needed for the 40 days, you'll definitly reap the rewards! It's a guarantee! It's the willpower and finding the time and commitment that's the key! And of course how badly you want prosperity (smiles).
My issue is time management and constantly finding time to do what I want to do .... there's lots of stuff going on, some health issues, lethargy, missing Indi lots, spending time with the kittens who are growing up fast, and by the way I changed White Sox's name to Mogwie as she looks like Mogwie from the Gremlins movie (smiles); and she likes the name she responds to it and doesn't respond to White Sox!
I'm floating within the company now, ie permanent but floating from one desk to another, covering for various secretaries. Sometimes it's really busy, like putting out fires constantly and other times on assignments I'll be not busy at all; but I can't quite post here like I used to as they can trace movements on the internet and with the stuff that's going on at work recently this year; I don't want to give them ammunition against me .... I do miss posting like I used to and I do miss us all chatting and sharing like we used to - the chat room needs fixing; and the photo album has changed names and owners and I need to refix the links etc ....
And to top it all off I still have to wash the photos of Singapore and do the videos and send them off to Indonesia, all of which is time consuming; plus I need to share the photos of Rosie, Joe and I taken last year which are great photos!!!
Rachel, thinking of you and hoping all is well. One day soon perhaps this year, perhaps you, Joe and I can get together in London if you're down? How is life for you? Are you working?
Joe you reading in? How are you?
Kasia? Rosie, miss hearing from you here - I know you're doing your own healing in your own way and privately.
CarolB, Jennifer, Vanda et all - thinking of you.
Love & Light
Chrissie :)* ^i^
[Edit] 40 day prosperity plan -- Philip Wright, 13:38:18 07/13/01 Fri [1]
HI Guys
Its been a while since i've posted here but have been looking in and getting inspiration from all the positive thoughts, so thanks Chrissie, Christy, COL, and any one i missed.
Right my turn for sharing,since 5 days ago i have been doing the 40 day prosperity plan and i must admit even though only at the beginning of it i feel there has been help and a beginning change in my perceptions.
I began as suggested with writting the statement which i also have looked at before doing the daily afirmation/ meditation. Just doing it daily has brought my thoughts into focus of the positiveness of the messges and the changing from the (constant) negative outlook within my own thoughts and perceptions. Along with other exercises i have been doing. The main change has been the feeling, re-awakening of knowing the 'goodness' within me.
I will continue to let you all know how its goes through the weeks.
The other exercises i have been doing have been using ,a self defence called kateda, breathing techniques which is to develope your natural central power/inner strength i used to train this but a few years ago i went thorugh a very traumatic event which gradually i let destroy my spirit and very much ended up in the depressive and negative side of life. Well along with this and the 40 day plan the sky's opening.
Child of Light, cheers especially for the love yourself affirmations, just what i need, lost loving myself quite a bit. Have to try that water cure. do soem cleansing
Subj: [TTFYL] Week 28 - Letting Go: How to heal when a relationship ends . . .
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 21:27:13 British Summer Time
From: Cheryl Richardson
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July 9, 2001
Week Twenty-Eight -=- Letting Go
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"Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and
then, but the strings remain forever."
--June Masters Bacher
~*~ Topic of the Week ~*~
The "Live Your Best Life" tour with Oprah was an amazing
experience. So many women (and a few brave men) show-
ed up to learn about the ways in which we need to grow in
order to live more fulfilled lives. Personally it was quite
a growth opportunity for me to share the stage with Oprah
-- she is such a gifted (and funny!) speaker. As you might
imagine, I had to take quite a few deep breaths before
walking on stage at the first seminar :)
At one of the seminars, I had a conversation with a woman
who had recently ended a five year relationship. She had
hoped that this relationship would lead to marriage, but found
that as she made positive changes in her life, her boyfriend
felt threatened and eventually decided to move on. She was
deeply hurt and disappointed and wondered what to do.
I was reminded of how difficult it can be when one person
starts to grow and the other isn't ready for or interested in change.
While the goal is to include our loved ones in our growth process,
the truth is that we sometimes choose different paths. My heart
went out to this woman. Like her, I remember the pain of losing
a love who chose a different direction.
As we start to change our lives for the better, it *will* ruffle
feathers with some. It's important to share your intentions with
loved ones and remind them that your commitment to growth will
result in you becoming an even better spouse, parent, friend,
colleague, etc. We all have our own spiritual path and we can't
make someone follow along. The best you can do is improve
your life and let your power of example inspire others to do
the same.
If the path you've chosen leads you to the end of a relationship,
there are many things you can do to comfort yourself during the
time of loss and healing. Following is some advice in the hopes
that it will help you or someone you care about to move on with
grace and love . . .
Next to the death of a loved one, facing the end of a relationship
is probably one of the most painful experiences to endure.
Learning to let go is a process that will take some time. But
there are things you can do to help make the process a bit easier.
The first order of business is to find a safe place to share
your feelings as you go through the steps of grieving your loss.
Having the support of a few good friends who know how
to listen well can make a world of difference at a time when
you'll need to talk things through in order to heal from this
experience. You might want to ask a couple of friends if they
could be more available over the next month or two especially
for late night phone calls when you might feel lonely and need
a shoulder to cry on. Being able to talk things through will help
you move through this time of transition with less suffering.
In addition to getting help from your friends, I'd also recommend
that you find some kind of supportive community. Sometimes a
divorce or grief support group can be very helpful in dealing with
the myriad of feelings that will occur. Check with friends, your
doctor, or a nearby hospital for resources.
Another great resource for dealing with issues of letting go is the
twelve-step group called Al-Anon. Although Al-Anon meetings
are designed to support the friends and family of alcoholics,
several of my clients have found tremendous comfort and guidance
from members they've met at meetings, when faced with the
ending of a relationship. Twelve step programs are designed to
empower you to focus on *your* life. They can provide the
structure and support that may help you feel more in control of
your life at a time when you may feel out of control. There a
several benefits to attending Al-Anon meetings: they're free, open
to the general public anytime, and depending on the area in which
you live, meetings may be available night and day, seven days a
week. This can be extremely helpful when the pain of loss feels
unbearable and you just need to be with others in a safe place.
To find a meeting near you, visit the Al-Anon website at:
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org
I'd also recommend an excellent book called: "Coming Apart: Why
Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours,
by Daphne Rose Kingma. This book offers a very useful step-by-step
process designed to help you navigate through the rocky waters of
ending a relationship. The exercises will help you examine your
relationship and gain a better understanding of what went wrong so
you can avoid similar pitfalls in the future. You'll not only find
support for letting go gracefully, you'll also learn more about how to
make even healthier relationship choices in the future.
Be gentle with yourself during this time of transition. Remember,
for every ending there is a new beginning waiting just around the
corner. The more you allow yourself to fully heal from this
experience, the better the new beginning will be. Letting go can be
very painful, but with time and a strong dose of self-care, you'll be
back to feeling yourself again soon.
~*~ Take Action Challenge ~*~
If you are in the process of ending a relationship, or suffering
through one that's already ended, use the advice above to take
good care of yourself during this difficult time. If you're not
going through the ending of a relationship, use this week's
broadcast as a reminder to not take loved ones for granted.
Thank your partner, children, siblings or friends for supporting
your efforts to change your life for the better. Send a card,
make an unexpected phone call, say "I love you," or schedule
a surprise lunch. Please remember: our relationships need
extreme self care too!
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Hi all -- have been very busy lately and haven't had time to share here; though have been reading in. ChildofLight, love your sharing re loving ourselves and Rose, thx for all the positive thoughts (smiles). Christy - will write back over the weekend and share some more ... whoosh, time flies so fast -- missing Indi lots, kittens growing up fast, busy daily preparing their raw food, cooking, cleaning, working late, never ending, trying to fit it all in and also put some play time in with the kittens --- Kasia, hope you get to write in soon with news on your baby girl or boy --- Rosie, hope you're doing well; Joe, you too; and
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Paradoxes in Life
1. What you resist persists.
Exactly what you are trying to avoid, is exactly what you are
attracting to yourself. You know that things you don't want to happen,
they happen just because you put so much energy into trying not to let
them happen.
2. Your complaint about others is really a fear you have about
yourself.
When you are always putting someone, or some group, down, it
means there is something that person or group represents about
yourself that you can't accept. Fear of being stupid, ugly, devalued
by society, ostracized, worthless, self-centered, penniless, etc.
3. Opposites attract.
The more I learn about how men and women are wired differently,
the more amazed I am that any of us ever get together and stay
together happily. It really is a miracle how that works!
4. The core belief that you're not good enough.
We ALL walk around thinking some version of "I'm not good
enough, I don't matter, I'm worthless, I'm bad, I'm unlovable." How
can all of us be unacceptable? Ha! The joke is on us!
5. Out with the old, in with the new.
To allow something new into your life, you need to let
something go. Often we are holding onto the old (relationships, jobs,
etc.) until the new shows up ... but more often it isn't until you
simply let go of the old that the new has space to come into your
life.
6. Look inside for what you seek outside.
Whatever you are seeking outside yourself, you are certain
never to find. If you are seeking love, approval, security, or
validation from external circumstances, such as educational degrees,
intimate partners, social status, and all the "trappings" of the good
life, you are likely to end up empty. Only when you learn to give
these things to yourself first can you experience them consistently
since they are under your control. You can give yourself love at any
moment, but how many of us do?
7. AND
We are seemingly opposing forces in the same entity. We are
both male and female energy, light and dark, happy and sad, angry and
peaceful. We embody all these things, yet we often try to be only one
or the other. We are both ends of the spectrum and the in between. I
took on a word of the year--AND. Every time there seems to be a black
and white choice in my life, I say the word AND, then look for how to
create integration.
8. The Answer.
We are all searching for the answer. I believe this is just
part of being human and having these highly intelligent minds. But
answers are relative. Relative to the context, the people involved,
the timing, the decade, etc. Watch out for the trap: even if you say
you aren't searching for the answer, that is your answer...not to
search. Get it? You can't escape.
9. What you repress, comes out anyway.
Our society supports an unemotional human existence. We are
taught that being emotional is weak, and that logic and rationality
rule. However, emotions are one part of our 4-part beings: spiritual,
mental, physical, and emotional. And all four parts provide
intelligence. Cutting off or repressing any one part, cuts off
additional information and intelligence for you. When you repress your
emotions, they don't just go away, no matter how much you wish or
believe that. They get stuck inside you energetically and can make you
ill, keep you from achieving success in other areas of your life,
and/or burst out in extreme ways. You can only bury emotions for so
long, they always get out somehow. And often in destructive ways for
you and those you love around you. Don't kid yourself. Learn to feel
and express your emotions, regardless of what society or your peer
group says.
10. The Attraction Principle
Intention + Surrender = Attraction. The more you can be
intentional about what you want AND surrender the outcome, the more
attractive you become, and the more likely you are to receive what you
want.
"Let it go ~ the
smashed word broken
open vow or
the oath cracked length
wise - let it go it
was sworn to
go
Let it go ~ the
truthful liars and
the false fair friends
and the both and
neither - you must let them go they
were born
to go
Let it go ~ the
big small middling
tall bigger really
the biggest and all
things - let all go
dear
so comes love"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some Proverbs
A black hen lays a white egg.
-- French Proverb
Deacons' daughters and ministers' sons are
the biggest devils that ever run.
-- American Saying
As thou valuest thyself, others will esteem thee.
-- Gaelic Proverb
Each person is his own judge.
-- Shawnee Proverb
Any plan is bad that cannot be changed.
-- Italian Proverb
A man should never be ashamed to own that
he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,
in other words, that he is wiser today than
he was yesterday.
-- Jonathan Swift
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Cybersmile
MY MOTHER often feeds pigeons in the park near her home in
Portland, Maine. One day, as she fed the growing flock
surrounding her, a man came over to her. "While you're
feeding perfectly good bread to the birds," he told Mother
angrily, "there are people starving in China."
Mother, never one to back down from a fight, looked him
in the eye and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't throw that
far!"
-- Contributed to Reader's Digest "Life In These United
States" by Zina Le Tourneau
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Light
We are all fragments of a mirror of a grand universe whose size and
shape we do not know. But as a part of that universe, as a part of
God, as a piece of this mirror, we are essential to its wholeness.
There are dark places in the world that we are in. But we're not able
to reflect God's light unless we hold ourselves a certain way to catch
the light and shine it to others.
Mary Manin Morrissey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Service
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to
have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject
and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul
generated by love.
Martin Luther KingJr.,
Crimes Against Yourself
It's so easy to withdraw, to separate, and somehow
to declare that as righteous.
But that's a crime against yourself.
I often tell people, "Don't be mean to yourself," and
they wonder what on earth I'm talking about. I'm
talking about you withholding yourself from
yourself. That's being mean.
Have no reasons that you can use to withhold your
loving from yourself, no matter what. And that
really means "no matter what."
- John-Roger
(From: Forgiveness, The Key to the Kingdom)
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My Final Thoughts
In your every moment, there is allness. All the power, all the love, all the presence, and all of life, is flowing in your beingness every instant. Because of this, you are always in the midst of divine and limitless opportunities.
God is constantly in your mind, and when you know and understand this, then God will constantly be on your mind. This is the truth, which will set you free from those negative thoughts of lack and limitation. Regardless of what it looks like, it isn't what you think. Why? Because it's all God, and all of God is nothing but positive goodness.
So often throughout your day, give thanks to Spirit for everything. Every moment is a gift, and how you unwrap your gift, is how you view your life. If your life right this moment is filled with happiness, love, joy, and peace, then you'll enjoy those gifts before your now. On the other hand, if you view your life as chaos and confusion, then those are the gifts you'll receive also.
It's your choice so which one are you choosing?
Gracious Blessings,
Rev. Thomas Gordy
www.divinelightcenter.org
[Edit] POSITIVE THOUGHTS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE -- ROSE :-), 12:57:52 07/12/01 Thu [1]
POSITIVE THOUGHTS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
For the Meditation Experience of Today's
Positive Thought go to:
*Imagine waking up every day being able to do
exactly what the Spirit guides you to do with no
time or money restriction. To learn more see
Today's Featured Resource below.
July 12, 2001
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
You must learn to love yourself before you can
receive the love of others.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
Today, I love and accept myself as I allow myself
to accept the love of others.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and see myself surrounded with love.
I recognize my perfection and place in the universe
and give thanks that I AM alive. I acknowledge my
worthiness for love. I see myself easily and readily
accepting the love of others. I acknowledge that every
living being is worthy of love. I combine these thoughts
with a feeling of joy and let them go.
_________________________________________________________
[Edit] Water /salt cure -- ChildofLight, 14:46:30 07/09/01 Mon [1]
This is being hailed as a wonderful way to cleanse and re-align the body into a more natural state.. for your discretion..
Love,
COL
http://www.watercure2.com/
[Edit] AMOR Y EL VIENTO! -- Rose :-), 23:58:37 07/07/01 Sat [1]
amor toca al viento con su juventu
amor yoro,y su energia fuego salio dA LAS TIMIDA
NOCHE. AMOR CORRIO! Y TE ABRAZO
CUANDO DORMIAS Y LOS RUIDOS TE
SER, FUERON A TODOS, MADRE Y PADRE
TE ABRAZAN HOY! Y TE DICEN TEAMO!
ENERGIA ITERNA.
AMA rOSE!
[Edit] Inspiration For The Day: -- Rose, 22:13:49 07/07/01 Sat [1]
TODAY'S QUOTES
"Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on
the street."
~ Elbert Hubbard
"Character is like a tree and reputation a shadow. The shadow is
what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
~ Abraham Lincoln
Affirmation of the Day - Balance
[Edit] Love Yourself, an exercise -- ChildofLight, 20:20:35 07/06/01 Fri [1]
Like most skills in life, the skill of loving yourself improves with exercise and repetition.
And although it is one of the most important skills to maintain, it is often relegated to the bottom of our to-do lists.
Oh, no, you may say. I love myself and I SHOW it. I express my true thoughts, I recognize and honour my boundaries. I treat myself to something special as often as I can (I just had a manicure, I just bought that book I wanted, I just had a night-out with my friends....) and I care for my body, my appearance, my career, my personal goals, etc, etc.
Well - that's WONDERFUL! Congratulations. But - which SELF are you loving? Are you truly integrating love into all of your being??? Can there be MORE?
Consider this:You are a well of all that is good and beautiful in the world. The very essence of life and love is held between your physical walls and all those who walk by are invited to drink from the flow of life-giving water that you offer. You sustain yourself with this same water. This is you, and your contribution to life and you are honoured for it.
Now - what if, one day, your below-ground walls start to crack from the sheer pressure of holding all that refreshing water within? What if one crack leads to another? And you ignore it? Where will the water go?
What if your pretty outer brickwork some day begins to crumble from lack of attention and eventually ends up falling into a heap? Some of the bricks and stones and blowing debris will fall in and pollute your life-giving waters, and passers-by will only see a sad heap of rubble when they approach and not even know that there is sustenance and life force within.
And if one of those bricks or stone finds its way to the source of the water - and somehow manages to block it off - where will the life-sustaining energy come from then?
We are blessed in that, unlike the poor well, we are able to shape and reshape our being - and by taking stock regularly of our condition and our desires, we can keep that well in peak condition to draw the most beautiful and nurturing powers from the source, to maintain it within, and to offer it to others.
I am often asked, 'how does one learn to nurture and to love oneself?' I believe this is one of the most important lessons many of us to learn in this lifetime.
Nurturing yourself can be as simple as realizing that you DESERVE - peace, love, happiness, abundance - everything that the universe could possibly offer. You are a child of the universe - JUST LIKE each and everyone on this planet. The spark of the Divine is within each cell of your being.
Remind yourself of this often. Take a few minutes each day to just BE - and, don't feel guilty about it. You must replenish your own spirit if you want to give of yourself!
AND - who IS your SELF?
Here is a simple exercise I do sometimes. I picture myself in three distinct parts - my body, my mind and my soul. I BECOME each of these parts in turn, and as each part, I tell the other parts of me how much I love them.
As my Mind, I will say: Body, I LOVE YOU. Soul, I LOVE YOU. As I say this, I try to feel the warmth of that love travelling to those parts. It may sound a little silly - but this exercise has really helped me.
As Body, say Mind, I LOVE YOU. Soul, I LOVE YOU. And as Soul, say: Mind, I LOVE YOU. Body, I LOVE YOU.
You can finish the exercise by wrapping yourself in an imaginary cloud or warm blanket. Find your centre, and hold the word LOVE in your mind. And say, I AM.
Your well will always be full.
Blessings
Zsuzsana
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I had a great 4th of July. I went over to visit one of my spiritual teachers, Edwene Gaines and her spiritual group.
Edwene is a prosperity teacher (www.prosperityproducts.com)
I talked to her about my recent financial crisis and she said that when we come into our spiritual power, many times, there are obstacles in the way that have to go. My attachment to credit cards as my source of security is one of my obstacles. Now, I have released that attachment.
Lessons to learn and time to move on. I now see God as the supply of my abundance and my security. I learned to compulsively spend from my mother who like me spent to try to fix a broken heart. I've given my heart to God to mend.
I heard Oprah say something so wise the other day. She said, "My life is not my past, otherwise I'd still be living in Mississippi." Many times, I go over the past in my head trying to fix it, figure it out, etc. I realized when Oprah talked that after discussing my issues with my counselor the past year, it's time to focus on the present, not the past.
Chrissie.. Thanks so much for the Prosperity plan post. I plan to start it soon. I'll let you know how it goes.
Everyone else, have a great weekend.
Love,
Christy
[Edit] peaceful living! happy 4th the july. -- Rose ;-), 17:35:35 07/04/01 Wed [1]
Forgive
To forgive does not just mean to pardon,
it means to let go.
Give the gift of forgiveness to your offender,
even if that offender is YOU.
[Edit] thank you for the!Setting Boundaries by Rianatta Paries -- Rose ;-), 20:16:54 07/03/01 Tue [1]
5/22/98 Relationship Coach Newsletter #13
Setting Boundaries, I
How much of what you want and need are you getting in life, in relationships? How much of what you don't want are you getting?
If you have an experience of others that makes you uncomfortable, it's time to set your boundaries.
Setting boundaries is not rude, bad or wrong. Boundaries make you feel safe in your environment and prevent you from being hurt. Personal boundaries are healthy and make people feel safe around you. They let people know what you want and don't want.
To find out what your boundaries are, ask yourself the following questions:
*What don't I want in my life, in my relationships?
*What type of behavior hurts me?
*How would people need to behave around me in order for me to thrive?
Make a list of your answers. Make your boundaries big enough so that you feel very safe. Start to educate people about them. Be careful not to make people wrong for past behavior. Calmly inform them that you would now like to be treated a particular way. Describe to them specifically what they can and can not do around you.
Once you educate people, you will notice that some comply easily with your request. Others will continue to treat you poorly. The following is a process for setting boundaries to further educate those people. Do all these with out scorn, anger, resentment, etc., in your voice. (Charge neutral voice) You are more likely to be heard that way.
The credit for this process goes to Thomas Leonard, Founder of Coach University. I credit my understanding of this process to my coach, David Burnet.
Five steps to do when someone exhibits unacceptable behavior toward you:
1.Inform "Do you know that you are speaking loudly?(Hurting me, etc.)"
2.Request "I ask that you lower your voice."
3.Instruct "I need for you not to yell when you are angry."
4.Warn "You may never speak to me in that tone of voice."
5.Take a stand "Stop, stop. I demand that you stop right now."
6.Time out "What you are doing (saying) is unacceptable to me. I am open to working this out when you are able to do so reasonably. I am now leaving for (duration) to protect myself."
7. Extended time out "I am going to distance from you to protect myself until you can do(say) X."
Setting boundaries will allow you to feel safe in your environment. It is a way to exhibit self respect thereby creating that very experience toward you from other people.
5/31/98 Relationship Coach Newsletter #14
Setting Boundaries, II
Last week's column on boundaries received great response. Many of you wrote that you appreciated the information. This week I have further thoughts to share about boundaries. You can call this advanced boundary setting.
Good, decent people set boundaries. In fact, the more boundaries you set, the more of a good, decent person you are being. Having boundaries makes you a safe person.
Generous people set boundaries. If you have no boundaries, you give your energy, yourself and everything you have away. With boundaries, you give only what you can, which means you can afford to be generous to more people indefinitely.
If you want your boundaries to be heard easily, set them using the language of the person with whom you are interacting.
If you want people close to you to consistently respect your boundaries, try to understand why they are crossing them. If you can, make it easy to respect your boundaries by giving them what they are after. For example, does your mother call you incessantly because she is worried about you? What kind of information can you give her to make sure she worries less?
Boundaries allow people around you to grow. When you set a boundary it calls for them to be conscious of their behavior. This fosters their growth.
Because of the above point, your boundaries improve other people's lives.
Boundaries can be used not only to protect you from unwanted behavior, but foster behavior you want and need. First figure out what you need to thrive. Then make sure that you want it bad enough that nothing else is acceptable, even if it means loosing relationships. Ask for what you want and accept nothing less.
In order for boundaries to be a reality in your life and not just a nice concept, you must be aware and willing to act consistently. You must have a commitment to upholding what is right and true for you.
Learning how to set boundaries and how to have only what you want in your life takes time and practice. You will be awkward at first. You may be unkind. People may not like what you are saying. Keep practicing and communicating. You will get better, more skilled, and more graceful.
Benefits of boundary setting – recap:
Freedom from fear and pain
Self esteem & self respect
Respect of and from others
Contribution to other people's lives
A life that you love
Go out and practice. Your life and relationships will blossom from it!
[Edit] The 40 Day Prosperity Plan by John Randolph Price -- Chrissie :)*, 12:22:26 07/03/01 Tue [1]
You're welcome Rose (smiles). Here's one on Prosperity. If anyone has the commitment to do this for 40 days, please do share here how it manifested for you (smiles). The links to buy the book/tape etc are all below.
Here is a program for realizing abundant prosperity in your life and affairs. According to the mystical Christian principles, on which this program is based, it takes 40 days for consciousness to realize a truth. A break in practice during the 40 day period will release the energy being built up around the new ideas. Therefore, there must be a definite commitment to faithfully follow this program each and every day for 40 days. If you miss even one day, start over again and continue until you can go the full period with perfect continuity. Here is the course of action:
Establish a specific date to start your program, such as the beginning of a particular week. Count out 40 days on your calendar and mark the completion date.
On the first day of the program write the statement shown below in your spiritual journal:
This day, (show actual date), I cease believing in visible money as my supply and my support, and I view my current world of effect as it truly is... simply an outpicturing of my former beliefs. I believed in the power of money, therefore I surrendered my God-given power and authority to an objectified belief. I believed in the possibility of lack, thus causing a separation in consciousness from the Source of my supply. I believed in mortal man and carnal conditions, and through this faith gave man and conditions power over me. I believed in the mortal illusion created by the collective consciousness of error thoughts, and in doing so, I have limited the Unlimited. No more! This day I renounce my so-called humanhood and claim my divine inheritance as a Being of God. This day I acknowledge God as my supply and my support.
There are ten statements of principles below. Read one statement each day. This means that you will go through the entire list four times during the 40-day period.
After reading the daily statement upon arising or before going to bed in the evening, meditate on it for at least 15 minutes, focusing on each idea in the statement with great thoughtfulness and feeling, letting the ideas fill your consciousness. Following each meditation period, write down in your journal the thoughts that come to you. Be sure to do this daily.
Since you have already received an all sufficiency of supply (all that Infinite Mind has is yours now), you can prove this Truth to your deeper mind by sharing your supply on a regular basis while you are working with the Plan. Giving is an esoteric science that never fails to produce results if it is done with love and joy, because the Law will shower you with a multiplied return. But if you tithe (and I really prefer the word "sharing" to tithing) as a mechanical and calculated method to please God, unload guilt, meet a sense of obligation, and play a bartering game with the Law, no one benefits, not even the receiver. Give with love, joy, and a sense of fun, and the windows of heaven will be thrown open with a blast!
The Statements of Principle:
1. God is lavish, unfailing Abundance, the rich omnipresent substance of the Universe. This all providing Source of infinite prosperity is individualized as me — the Reality of me.
2. I lift up my mind and heart to be aware, to understand, and to know that the Divine Presence I AM is the Source and Substance of all my good.
3. I am conscious of the Inner Presence as my lavish Abundance. I am conscious of the constant activity of this Mind of infinite Prosperity. Therefore, my consciousness is filled with the Light of Truth.
4. Through my consciousness of my God-Self, the Christ within, as my Source, I draw into my mind and feeling nature the very substance of Spirit. This substance is my supply, thus my consciousness of the Presence of God within me is my supply.
5. Money is not my supply. No person, place or condition is my supply. My awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the all-providing activity of the Divine Mind within me is my supply. My consciousness of this Truth is unlimited, therefore, my supply is unlimited.
6. My inner supply instantly and constantly takes on form and experience according to my needs and desires, and as the Principle of Supply in action, it is impossible for me to have any unfulfilled needs or desires.
7. The Divine Consciousness that I am is forever expressing its true nature of Abundance. This is its responsibility, not mine. My only responsibility is to be aware of this Truth. Therefore, I am totally confident in letting go and letting God appear as the abundant all sufficiency in my life and affairs.
8. My consciousness of the Spirit within me as my unlimited Source is the Divine Power to restore the years the locusts have eaten, to make all things new, to lift me up to the High Road of abundant prosperity. This awareness, understanding and knowledge of Spirit appears as every visible form and experience that I could possibly desire.
9. When I am aware of the God Self within me as my total fulfillment, I am totally fulfilled. I am now aware of this Truth. I have found the secret of life, and I relax in the knowledge that the Activity of Divine Abundance is eternally operating in my life. I simply have to be aware of the flow, the radiation, of that Creative Energy, which is continuously, easily and effortlessly pouring forth from my Divine Consciousness. I am now aware. I am now in the flow
10. I keep my mind and thoughts off "this world" and I place my entire focus on God within as the only Cause of my prosperity. I acknowledge the Inner Presence as the only activity in my financial affairs, as the substance of all things visible. I place my faith in the Principle of Abundance in action within me.
2. I am the one who must open my own heart for myself. God loves me fully; it is up to me to forgive myself and love myself completely.
3. This is the moment in which I can reverse negative patterns of the past and leave behind conditioning of others. There will never be a better moment than now for me to sharpen my awareness of the way I function and to free myself. Self-awareness is the key to self transformation.
4. I do not need to hang on to other people's programs for me about who I am and whether I am worthy or not. Problems come when I turn over my "power" (ideas of self-esteem) to others, however well-meaning they may be.
5. No one outside of me can fulfill the needs I have within my own heart. The love I need is right inside me--no one else can give it to me! Others can evoke it within me, but it is up to me to clear the channel of love and self-worth for myself so my own love shines.
6. I release all anger, resentment, unworthiness, pain, guilt and shame to the light of the Great Spirit. I allow all burdens to vanish by asking for divine help. When I surrender, I can feel the cloud being lifted off me. When I surrender, I become worthy to receive.
7. The space that was held by negativity is now free to receive all goodness. I invoke love, self-worth, self-esteem, health, healing, balance, harmony, freedom, joy, forgiveness, compassion and material support for my life.. These energies are inside my own being and are available to me when I sincerely open my heart and ask for them.
8. What I meditate upon, that I become. First I must feel without a doubt that I am worthy to receive. Then I turn toward the light, release all negativity and feel myself surrounded by goodness and healing. My life becomes full with all the bounty of God.
9. In each moment, I am given what I need. Patience is the key to contentment.
10. Every moment becomes joyous and free, when I appreciate everything I have and who I am.
---------------------------- Affirmations, a new beginning.
The following is a list of Personal Growth Affirmations. I have found this list most helpful in building confidence and trust. I offer it here as a guide for the reader. Affirmations are powerful life changers when used daily over a long period of time. They work best when read (or written) twice a day while trying to visualize each affirmation vividly in your mind.
I am a good person. I am loved. I am love.
I am worthy of prosperity. I am worthy of abundance.
I am worthy of joy. I am worthy of happiness.
I am perfect health. I am perfect order.
I am always successful. I am mentally clear.
I am responsible for my life.
I am responsible for my life only.
I am free to choose the direction of my life.
I am choosing the direction of my life.
I am in control of my life. I am in control of my life only.
I am blessing everyone and everything in my life.
I am safe and secure. I am completely safe and secure.
I am forgiven. I am forgiving all others.
I am at peace with myself. I am at peace with the world.
I am open to all knowledge.
I am letting the knowledge reveal truth.
I am open to all truth. I am open only to truth.
I am living in truth. I am truth.
I am in my perfect career now. I am being myself.
I am open to my perfect loving partner now.
I am open to let my life's purpose reveal itself to me now.
I am ready to receive my good.
I am courage. I am whole. I am eternal.
I am living in eternity now. I am living in the present now.
I am loving myself. I am loving all others.
I am providing good in this world.
I am allowing good into all phases of my life. http://ndeweb.com/Affirm.htm
I am lovable and capable.
I fully accept and believe in myself just the way I am.
I am a unique and special person. There is no one else quite like me in
the entire world.
I accept all the different parts of me.
I am already worthy as a person. I don't have to prove myself.
My feelings and needs are important.
It's O.K. to think about what I need.
It's good for me to take time for myself.
I have many good qualities.
I believe in my capabilities and value the unique talents I can offer
the world.
I am a person of high integrity and sincere purpose.
I trust in my ability to succeed at my goals.
I am a valuable and important person, worthy of the respect of others.
Others perceive me as a good and likable person.
When other people really get to know me, they like me.
Other people like to be around me. They like to hear what I have to say
and know what I think.
Others recognize that I have a lot to offer.
I deserve to be supported by those people who care for me.
I deserve the respect of others.
I trust and respect myself and am worthy of the respect of others.
I now receive assistance and cooperation from others.
I'm optimistic about life. I look forward to and enjoy new challenges.
I know what my values are and am confident of the decisions I make.
I take pride in what I've accomplished and look forward to what I intend
to achieve.
I believe in my ability to succeed.
I love myself just the way I am.
I don't have to be perfect to be loved.
The more I love myself, the more I am able to love others.
I am learning to love myself more every day.
I am learning to believe in my own unique worth and capabilities.
I am learning to trust myself (and others).
I am learning to recognize and take care of my needs.
I am learning that my feelings and needs are just as important as anyone
else's.
I am learning to ask others for what I need.
I am learning that it is O.K. to say no to others when I need to.
I am learning to take life one day at a time.
I am learning to take better care of myself.
I am learning how to take more time for myself each day.
I am learning to let go of doubts and fear.
I am learning to let go of worry.
I am learning to let go of guilt (or shame).
I am learning that others respect and like me.
I am learning how to be more comfortable around others.
I am learning to feel more confident.
I am learning that it's O.K. to make mistakes.
I am learning that I don't have to be perfect to be loved.
I am learning to accept myself just the way I am.
I'm responsible and in control of my life. Circumstances are what they
are, but I can determine my attitude toward them.
Life is full and pleasurable.
It's O.K. for me to relax and have fun.
Life is an adventure and I'm learning to accept both the ups and downs.
It's O.K. for me to take risks.
It's O.K. to fail. I can learn a lot from every mistake.
It's O.K. for me to be a success.
It's O.K. to simply be myself.
Mary Marlowe e-mailed this to me to put into the
survivor area. Feel free to e-mail ideas, concerns, or information to me.
provider: Phyllis M, Survivors of Incest Anonymous
9/05/95
Provided by:
Phyllis M., a033298t@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us
http://www.seflin.org/survivor/survwise.2.html
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HEALING STRATEGIES
These are suggestions that could be helpful on your path to healing:
JOURNALING: Keep a private journal, and when you feel the need to vent feelings or get a perspective on a troubling issue in your life, just begin writing and you will be able to make more sense out of whatever is troubling you.
WRITING LETTERS: Write letters to people in your past who you feel harmed you. This is an excellent way to constructively deal with anger. You can burn the letter after you're done if you wish.
INVENTORY: Do a thorough inventory of your past, including the people who harmed you, how you were affected by it and how you may have retaliated. Share this inventory with someone you trust, such as a good friend, a therapist, or a priest or minister.
THERAPY: Seek additional help in therapy if you feel you need it. It is a good way to get new insights about yourself.
EXCHANGE PHONE NUMBERS: It is important to have people who you feel comfortable sharing with when things come up from day to day for which you need support.
SELF-WORTH AFFIRMATIONS: This can be very beneficial for your self-esteem. As you begin to declare some positive things about yourself, you may begin to believe them. Here are a few suggestions for self-affirmations:
I am a good person with a good heart.
I am worthy of all the blessings I receive.
I am an attractive person.
I am worthy to be loved.
I am a loving person.
I am a child of God.
PRAYING: When we pray we are talking to God. When we begin to see our prayers answered, it increases our faith and also our self-esteem, as we begin to feel worthy of God's blessings.
MEDITATING: Meditating is listening to God. It is very calming and also increases our closeness to God, however we understand Him to be. Listening to meditation tapes is also very relaxing.
NURTURE YOUR INNER CHILD: It is very important to nurture your inner child, as our inner child was wounded when we were little and suffered much trauma. Our inner child was neglected years ago and we need to give him or her recognition, validation and love. Here are ways to nurture your inner child:
Hug a teddy bear when you feel insecure.
Tell your inner child you love him and will never abandon him or her.
Take a warm bubble bath.
Give your inner child a pet to love, such as a dog or cat.
Go for a walk and enjoy nature.
Be silly and laugh. Watch a funny movie or act goofy. It is a good way to
lighten up and not be so serious.
SEEK SUPPORT FOR SEXUAL ABUSE: If you were sexually abused, we encourage you to seek additional help for this, either in F.A.C.T. with someone else who was sexually abused, in a sexual abuse support group, or with a qualified sexual abuse counselor.
WORK THROUGH EMOTIONS: As we begin to feel our feelings that many times have been buried, we need to find ways that will be helpful in venting them. One of our strongest emotions is anger and many of us will have a tremendous amount of it about the unfair circumstances of our past and the people who harmed us. It is very important to work through our anger and we need to have healthy ways to do this. Working through anger can be a bridge to healing and can even lead us to the beginnings of forgiveness. Here are some constructive ways to work through anger:
Punching pillows
Throwing rocks outside or kicking rocks while you are walking
Yelling in your car
Talking to an empty chair and pretending it is whoever hurt you
Writing your anger down on paper
Crying--Allow yourself to cry when you need to-- not only is it a healthy way to release emotions, but it also has a tranquilizing affect.
Exercising--Doing anything physical, especially running or walking.
Exercise releases bottled up energy and will raise your endorphin level, which has a calming, yet uplifting effect.
Make a gratitude list of all the things for which you can be grateful.
Try to see your cup as half full instead of half empty. This helps a person to feel happier.
Become more health conscious--More and more evidence suggests that nutrition affects our mental and emotional states, so learning proper nutritional habits is essential in maintaining a healthy body, mind and spirit.
GRIEVING: As fostered and abandoned children we suffered many losses and we therefore have serious grieving issues. Grief is the process of withdrawing psychological attachments from events, persons, or objects which reality says no longer exist for us. Unresolved grief can lead to a multitude of problems, including depression and even suicidal tendencies. It is crucial that we allow ourselves to grieve because this will bring about healing.
As former fostered and abandoned children, many of us remain stuck in the depression, but we aren't even aware that we have denial and anger. In order to begin grief work, we need to recognize what we have lost. It could be helpful to make a list of all of your losses and then write down how you think each loss has affected you, emotionally and otherwise. Since much of our depression is repressed or suppressed anger, working through anger in constructive ways will alleviate it. Venting our anger with safe people will also be beneficial and will be validating and releasing at the same time. It is important that we express our emotions and accept the confusion that these emotions generate.
An additional place besides F.A.C.T. to work through grief could be a grief group or with a qualified therapist. As we work through our grief, we will begin to discover deep underlying sadness over all of the losses we suffered as fostered and abandoned children. Many unshed tears will accompany this sadness and we should allow ourselves to cry when we need to cry. Nurture your inner child a lot when you are working through intense grief because your inner child will be especially vulnerable at such times.
Here is a list of self-help books that could be helpful in your healing process:
HEALING THE SHAME THAT BINDS YOU--by John Bradshaw
THE COURAGE TO HEAL--by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (For survivors of sexual abuse.)
TRAUMA AND RECOVERY--by Judith Herman, M.D.
GENESIS--by Julie Bowden and Herbert Gravitz
LETTING GO OF SHAME--by Ronald Potter and Patricia Potter-Efron
SELF PARENTING--by Dr. John K. Pollard, III
THE FEELING GOOD HANDBOOK--by David D. Burns
THE SURVIVOR PERSONALITY--by Al Siebert, PH. D.
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED--by M. Scott Peck, M.D.
[Edit] Prosperity - Loiuse Hay -- Chrissie :)*, 11:10:07 07/01/01 Sun [1]
PROSPERITY
Today I am wealthy. It is all right if my family and childhood friends continue to believe in limiting thoughts. They do not have to grow in the same way I am growing.
I now do the work I love, and I am well paid for it. I kno whow to keep and save money. I deseve to have money in the bank and I accumulate it now. All my bills are paid and I have money to spare;
When I feel overwhelmed by circumstance saround me, I recognise that these are only old patterns coming up. I quietly go within and ask myself "What is best for me?". All confusion then leaves me and I become clear with regard to the step I ought to take;
The child in me no longer chooses to believe that someone will inevitably take advantage of me. As I release this ridiculous belief it disappears back into the nothingness from when it came
Read these affirmations morning and night for at least a month or two. You can change your world by changing your thoughts. Stick with it and you will win.
From: Louise Hay's Letters to Louise; The Answers Are Within (Pg 181)
[Edit] Happy Saturday -- Chrissie :)*, 10:07:57 06/30/01 Sat [1]
Morning all
Mae, it's always good to see you here and hear from you; I know lots read in but most don't post which is sad for me sometimes cos I'd always wanted this place to be where people could come to and share re metaphysics etc without so much the need for me to be here so much ie participating wise as I'm always here it's just I don't have so much time these days to share like I used to at Hay House etc - I have more responsibilities with my studying of Reiki and also I'm now doing a home study of Counselling which is mainly for the Reiki when I do sessions with other people - it was recommended by my Reiki Master; and with two kittens who are extremely lively and boisterous, they are like new kittens / babies and I feel like a new mommie who has to watch over them every minute! When they are too quiet, that's when it's trouble cos they're up to something! (grins) and they usually are - like right now - so hold on while I go take a look ...!
Christy, I've named the other kitten that looks like Indi, Kaycie - prounced KC. It just clicked and I think she likes it as she answers to it! I still mistakenly call out to Indi all the time as it's only been 3 weeks or so. I miss him dearly though feel his presence strongly and know that he is happy and safe, through my reading of James van Pragh's To Heaven and watching John Edward's Crossing Over daily on tv (John Edwards is a medium). I've bought lots of James' and John's books and it's helping towards the healing process. Some days are better than others and I have really rough days where the grief is heavy and I can't believe I'll never see him again and that he is really gone etc .... keeping up with John's programme gives me comfort.
ChildofLight, thanks for sharing your posts - it made wonderful reading (smiles); and Rose, thx too sweetie for sharing :)* This arrived in my post today - think it's a great article :)*
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Just as you cant receive the radio program broadcast from any
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even in meditation you will not get the desired communion with God until you
attune yourself to the divine perfectly.
...Sai Pages
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sweet Rewards
I RAN SHORT OF MONEY while visiting my brother, and borrowed
$50 from him. After my return home, I wrote him a short
letter every few weeks, enclosing a five-dollar check in
each one. He called me up and told me how much he enjoyed
the letters, regardless of the money; I had never written
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Finally I sent off a letter and the last five-dollar
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-- Contributed to Reader's Digest "Life In These United
States" by Suzanne Attebery
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quotable Quotes
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are
here in order to enable the world to live more amply,
with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and
achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and
you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."
- (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)
28th US President (D)
"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."
- Bern Williams
"It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even
the most victorious life. The human spirit is never
finished when it is defeated...it is finished when
it surrenders."
- Ben Stein
"There are victories of the soul and spirit.
Sometimes, even if you lose, you win."
- Elie(zer) Wiesel (1928-)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Time For Release
A TIME FOR RELEASE
The time has come to release the past and allow space
For the renewal of our spirit.
Old grudges, heartaches and judgements held in our
hearts have frozen our joy in a suspended state
Long enough.
Now let us release these worn out beliefs that have
convinced us that we are victims.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
There are no victims for we create every moment of
Our world.
Have we not endured enough darkness to recognize
It is not our true inheritance.
It is high time we opened to a higher understanding
of our purpose here and stepped forth as
Creators and off the knees of victim thinking,
Let us release the pain by simply changing our minds
about how we want to live, then with a steadfast resolve,
keep focused on this bright reality until it
manifests, as surely it must!
Recognition that words like balance or juggling don't fit for women
is finally here! Switching off at work about what is happening at home
and putting life into pockets is meaningless. It requires sacrifice or
conflict. The beautiful integrated, flowing, harmonious way that women
wish to live is beyond this. This Top Ten gives tips for achieving a
fulfilled and guilt-free life, without sacrificing the people or
things you love.
1. Design the life you want.
It seems obvious, but it is easier to say what you don't want.
Make a clear statement to yourself about the life you want. Be
specific. Every day take one step towards achieving that dream - focus
on what is possible, not what is impossible. Say no to what you don't
want.
2. Know what your values are.
Think of a time when you felt honoured, fulfilled, and happy
and describe this to yourself or a friend. Listen to how your values
show up and from today do nothing that would dishonour these. Ask -
what is the cost to me of not honouring my values?
3. Live your life fully in the moment.
Be present in every moment, conversation and relationship you
have. Know that when you forget this, you lose so much time and energy
it is catastrophic. You can waste a day wondering what to do next,
instead of enjoying what you are doing. Watch your children - they are
experts.
4. Value your dream time.
Spend moments just wandering in your head or physically visit
the place you dream you will live in or hang out. Gather pictures of
what this future will be like. Behave like the person you want to be.
Make your dreams real. Now.
5. Know what your limits are.
Putting up with things about yourself, the way people treat
you, your environment, and your possessions uses up energy that would
be better spent else where. Set these limits selfishly!
6. Chose how you will be.
I am self-conscious, untalented, unworthy, too busy....No!
Say, "Until now I have chosen to be self-conscious, untalented,
unworthy, too busy, and from today I choose to be confident, talented,
worthy, and live my life at the pace I love."
7. Know what might stop you.
Identify the things that you know might stop you and be ready
for them. Identify what you might do to sabotage this process and who
might get in your way. Prepare, notice and react positively.
8. Have a support network.
Someone who supports you in your dreams and aspirations and is
there for you when you need a friendly face is essential for this to
work. A coach, a partner or a friend will keep you on track and
encourage you when things get tough.
9. Make now the right time to start.
Listen to yourself say "This will work when I have more
money/time/space/when the kids have grown up....Give it up! Phrase the
things you desire in the here and now.
10. Start now.
Have a handful of things that you do every day that are just
for you - a good cappuccino, a hot bath, time with your children. This
will nurture you and remind you of the commitment you have made to
having a beautiful integrated, flowing, harmonious, wonderful,
fulfilled life that is YOURS!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, or what he can
do, nothing else.
Mahatma Gandhi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Power
Electricity is a dynamic force that can be beneficial or dangerous --
for example, it can light up a room or it can shock us. So, too, there
is a single Power in the universe, not a force for good or a force for
evil. New Thought teaches us that there is One Presence, One Power,
One Life in all the universe and that Presence and that Power and that
Life is God. It's the application of that Power that brings forth that
which we call good or that which we call evil.
--Mary Manin Morrissey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Experience
Moving inside to your own spiritual inner
awareness is not always easy to do by yourself. But
then, you didn't put yourself into this life all by
yourself, either. You were put here as part of the
body of God, an heir to the kingdom of Heaven.
Usually when you are born into the physical body,
you slip behind a veil of forgetfulness and forget
your heritage. Then along comes One who has not
forgotten, who sees directly into your inner
consciousness, to the beauty you are in your Soul,
and tells you what that is.
And you will know that it is true. I'm not telling
you anything you don't know; it's just that you may
not remember it until you hear it stated. Then you
have the inner experience that verifies it as truth
and reality.
- John-Roger
[From: Divine Essence (Baraka)]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Final Thoughts
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be no issue of Up next week. Reason is, I'm taking a breathier and going to enjoy an extended 4th of July holiday. So, I want to wish you and your consciousness, a joyful experience in freedom. Know that the truth will set you free, and all you have to do is recognize it, know it, and practice it.
Peace,
Rev. Thomas Gordy
[Edit] Enjoy Your Summer -- Mae, 23:34:58 06/28/01 Thu [1]
Stop by frequently, but don't post much any more...
Good to see some familiar dear ones & welcome new (to me) dear ones...
Rachel..Congratulations on your test results. I'm so glad that you are feeling better.
Jennifer..How are you? How's your Dad? Prayers to you and your family.
Rose..Sweetie, thanks for all the wonderful posts. I love the one about being a tree. It sounds like you are having a great summer.
Chrissie..How are the kittens? Did you write that one was jumping on you and scratching you? Did you name the other kitten? I can only imagine how much you must miss precious Indi.
I'm off this weekend to spend time with friends at a Retreat. There is a labyrinth there that you walk. Has anyone had any spiritual experiences walking the labyrinth? I've had a few. I always learn something about myself.
I'm really feeling blessed these days. Each day I make a gratitude list, and the list keeps growing and growing. I've really learned to take life one day at a time, and focus on the solution and not the problem!!!
Also, I've learned that the love, prayers and support of family and friends is a priceless gift that I couldn't survive without it.
My daugther is spending more time with her Dad this summer, and I'm enjoying the break. A 13 year old that debates everything can really wear on your nerves, although I love her dearly.
Have a great weekend,
Love,
Christy
[Edit] Inspiration For The Day: -- Rose, 17:25:53 06/28/01 Thu [1]
Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.
-Buddha
[Edit] gratitude -- Rose ;-), 17:19:28 06/28/01 Thu [1]
hi everyone its been beatiful! down here in california,
Im going to see my brother pretty soon,
hes coming from puerto Rico,my mom
might come down from new york!its been a bless!
my son did very well in school!got awards,
know were going to the beach almost everyday,bike
riding and voleeteer on safe the "whale" and others!
I had a wonderful espreriesia in voleeteering!
it really feel good!in the soul!
gratitude!love,respect
and love to mothe earth!
Love and Light Rose
[Edit] When You Thought I Wasn't Looking -- ChildofLight, 14:59:30 06/28/01 Thu [1]
When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make my favorite cake for me,
and I knew that little things are special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer, and
I believed there is a God I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking, I
felt you kiss me goodnight, and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt,
but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared, and
I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked . . . and wanted to say thanks
for all the things I saw
. . .when you thought I wasn't looking.
It's a great honor for me to be the third member of my family to receive an honorary doctorate from this great university. It's an honor to follow my great-Uncle Jim, who was a gifted physician, and my Uncle Jack, who is a remarkable businessman. Both of them could have told you something important about their professions, about medicine or commerce. I have no specialized field of interest or expertise, which puts me at a disadvantage, talking to you today. I'm a novelist. My work is human nature Real life is all I know.
Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first. Don't ever forget what a friend once wrote Senator Paul Tsongas when the senator decided not to run for re-election because he'd been diagnosed with cancer:
"No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I'd spent more time in the office."
Don't ever forget the words my father sent me on a postcard last year: "If you win the rat race, you're still a rat." Or what John Lennon wrote before he was gunned down in the driveway of the Dakota: "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."
You walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing that no one else has. There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living. But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life. Your particular life. Your entire life. Not just your life at a desk, or your life on a bus, or in a car, or at the computer. Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul.
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today, because I would be a cardboard cutout. But call them on the phone, and I meet them for lunch. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
I would be rotten, or at best mediocre at my job, if those other things were not true. You cannot be really first rate at your work if your work is all you are. So here's what I wanted to tell you today: get a life.
A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast?
Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red tailed hawk circles over the water gap or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a Cheerio with her thumb and first finger.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work.
Each time you look at your diploma, remember that you are still a student, learning how to best treasure your connection to others. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. Kiss your Mom. Hug your Dad.
Get a life in which you are generous. Look around at the azaleas in the suburban neighborhood where you grew up; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black, black sky on a cold night. And realize that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted.
Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. Take money you would have spent on beers and give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister. All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough.
It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the color of the azaleas, the sheen of the limestone on Fifth Avenue, the color of our kids eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises and falls and disappears and rises again.
It is so easy to exist instead of live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my druthers, it would never have been changed at all.
And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get.
I learned to look at all the good in the world and to try to give some of it back because I believed in it completely and utterly. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this:
Consider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a terminal illness because if you do you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
[Edit] Inspiration For The Day: -- Rose ;-), 21:23:48 06/27/01 Wed [1]
Inspiration For The Day:
Standing for what you believe in,
Regardless of the odds against you,
and pressure that tears at your resistance,
...means courage
Stopping at nothing,
And doing what's in your heart,
You know is right,
...means determination
Keeping a smile on your face,
When inside you feel like dying,
For the sake of supporting others,
...means strength
Helping a friend in need,
No matter the time or effort,
To the best of your ability,
...means loyalty
Doing more than is expected,
To make another's life more bearable,
Without uttering a single complaint,
...means compassion
Giving more than you have,
And expecting nothing
But nothing in return,
love and light!
[Edit] 20 steps to reduce global warming -- Rose, 18:24:27 06/27/01 Wed [1]
20 Simple Steps to Reduce Global Warming
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Whenever you save energy--or use it more efficiently--you reduce the demand for gasoline, oil, coal, and natural gas. Less burning of these fossil fuels means lower emissions of carbon dioxide, the major contributor to global warming. Right now the U.S. releases about 40,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per person each year. If we can reduce energy use enough to lower greenhouse gas emissions by about 2% a year, in ten years we will "lose" about 7000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per person.
Here are 20 simple steps that can help cut your annual emissions of carbon dioxide by thousands of pounds. The carbon dioxide reduction shown for each action is an average saving.
HOME APPLIANCES
Run your dishwasher only with a full load. Use the energy-saving setting to dry the dishes. Don't use heat when drying.
Carbon dioxide reduction: 200 pounds a year.
Wash clothes in warm or cold water, not hot.
Carbon dioxide reduction (for two loads a week): up to 500 pounds a year.
Turn down your water heater thermostat; 120 degrees is usually hot enough.
Carbon dioxide reduction (for each 10- degree adjustment): 500 pounds a year.
HOME HEATING AND COOLING
Don't overheat or overcool rooms. Adjust your thermostat (lower in winter, higher in summer).
Carbon dioxide reduction (for each 2-degree adjustment): about 500 pounds a year.
Clean or replace air filters as recommended. Cleaning a dirty air conditioner filter can save 5% of the energy used.
Carbon dioxide reduction: About 175 pounds a year.
SMALL INVESTMENTS THAT PAY OFF
Buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs for your most-used lights.
Carbon dioxide reduction (by replacing one frequently used bulb): about 500 pounds a year.
Wrap your water heater in an insulating jacket (but only if the water heater is over 5 years old and has no internal insulation).
Carbon dioxide reduction: Up to 1000 pounds a year.
Install low-flow shower heads to use less hot water.
Carbon dioxide reduction: Up to 300 pounds a year.
Caulk and weatherstrip around doors and windows to plug air leaks.
Carbon dioxide reduction: Up to 1000 pounds a year.
Ask your utility company for a home energy audit to find out where your home is poorly insulated or energy-inefficient.
Carbon dioxide reduction: Potentially, thousands of pounds a year.
GETTING AROUND
Whenever possible, walk, bike, carpool or use mass transit.
Carbon dioxide reduction (for every gallon of gasoline you save): 20 pounds.
When you buy a car, choose one that gets good gas mileage.
Carbon dioxide reduction (if your new car gets 10 mpg more than your old one): about 2500 pounds a year.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Reduce waste: Buy minimally packaged goods; choose reusable products over disposable ones; recycle.
Carbon dioxide reduction (if you cut down your garbage by 25%): 1000 pounds a year.
If your car has an air conditioner, make sure its coolant is recycled whenever you have it serviced.
Equivalent carbon dioxide reduction: Thousands of pounds.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Insulate your walls and ceilings; this can save about 25% of home heating bills.
Carbon dioxide reduction: Up to 2000 pounds a year.
If you need to replace your windows, install the best energy-saving models.
Carbon dioxide reduction: Up to 10,000 pounds a year.
Plant trees next to your home and paint your home a light color if you live in a warm climate, or a dark color in a cold climate.
Carbon dioxide reduction: About 5000 pounds a year.
As you replace home appliances, select the most energy-efficient models.
Carbon dioxide reduction (if you replace your old refrigerator with an efficient model): 3000 pounds a year.
SCHOOLS, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITIES
Reduce waste and promote energy-efficient measures at your school or workplace. Work in your community to set up recycling programs.
Carbon dioxide reduction (for every pound of office paper recycled): 4 pounds.
Be informed about environmental issues. Keep track of candidates' voting records and write or call to express concerns.
Carbon dioxide reduction (if we vote to raise U.S. auto fuel efficiency): Billions of pounds.
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It's late, it's really really really hot and I'm hot and sticky! and really tired - haven't been sleeping well lately - keep waking up during the nite ...
Christy - thx for sharing re your experience as well. I read somewhere that it's a common sympton of bereavement to have sleepless nights and to also wake up constantly and have disturbed sleep. I often wonder whether I'm astrally projecting and visiting elswhere. I think CarolB said that usually happens when we wake up tired etc meaning our angels have come during the nite and taken us away to play and/or learn etc while our bodies sleep!
Rachel I'm glad to hear the good news re the test results. I know how scary it can be waiting for results etc especially as you have been diagnosed before. Since Indi's crossing over I have felt that pain return in my left side again though I'm not paying it too much attention cos I'm emotionally exhausted. I can give myself Reiki etc but I'm not up to it and not interested in helping myself heal as I'm grieving and in the mode of not really caring about myself too much if that makes sense cos I feel lethargic etc. I've been missing Indi terribly these past few days with reality sinking in that he is never coming home again and I'm never going to feel him in my arms again and hug him and it really really hurts.
Rachel Rosie and Joe met up the weekend that Indi was in hospital at the vets and I couldn't make it to meet them as I was worried sick about Indi and had to wait by the phone. Rosie is reading in as she sent me an email however I haven't had time to reply back yet. I think she has now returned to Australia and can be reached on her usual email.
Rose, hola sweetie (smiles) - you're an angel (smiles).
Love & Light
Chrissie :)* ^i^
[Edit] Hello! -- Rose ;-), 13:27:01 06/26/01 Tue [1]
hi rachel I wish well! take care.
christy! thank you for your lovely comment!
have a wondrful day!
hi everyone!
is going to be be another beatiful day!
in california,
Love and Light Rose.
[Edit] thoughts! of thanksgiving! -- Rose ;-), 04:51:27 06/26/01 Tue [1]
day Im thankful as I was yesterday!
for understanding
love and healing!
in my mothers heart,
I realized we were
never apart,and as
deep in the silence
and ,its been soo long!
to avoid the truth!
of mother's,love
today! I understand!
how is to be a friend,
to the one that protected
me in the womb,yeah! were
humans! and we make mistakes!
but remember! understanding,
communicating,not giving up
in what you know you'll
find surprises that you are not
alone!
and love is the great's healer!
we don't always have to agree!
but we can sit down and understand!
got to start some were!
my thoughts!
about me and mom!
Love and Light !
Rose.
thank you to the creator of all!
for today and everyday is thanksgiving
and serenity!
than you jesus,thank you lord!
thank you energy! of love.
[Edit] Out of the shadows! -- Rachel, 22:46:14 06/25/01 Mon [1]
Hello to all at Lighting the Path!
Many thanks for all your prayers and positive thoughts. I have more proof of their effectiveness! I finally got the results of my repeat chest x-ray and the shadow on the first x-ray has gone. It looks likely that it was a severe infection which is what we were all hoping. It has been a long 3 months and I have written my will and a living will regarding treatment if needed. Somehow facing cancer head-on and making decisions that keep me in control make it much easier to deal with. If I can accept how the worst case scenario would be then I can cope. Then when it turns out to be a false alarm, even when it's been such a long time coming, the relief is huge and it's party time!!! This may sound a pessimistic way to be but actually I find it more positive than sticking my head in the sand and hoping it will all go away!
Anyway..thanks again to all of you. Your support means more to me than I can say.
Has anyone heard from Rosie??? Is she back in Australia yet? Chrissie...was she due to meet you and Joe again? I have been looking forward to meeting her but have heard nothing since she came over in early May. Please let us know you are OK Rosie.
Rose..Thanks for the lovely posts. They mean so much and lift my spirits.
Chrissie..I love the clouds. Yes, I've had a feeling of coming into my body as I was waking up. It only happened one time. I definitely think we leave our bodies when we sleep. My finances are doing much better. I'm learning from the universe to pay cash for things and not charge everything. I think the credit cards had become my Higher Power. In other words, I bought things to make me happy. Today, I know differently.
I love my new car. I'm selling my old car to my younger sister. My daughter is out of school for the summer and enjoying herself. She is almost as tall as me at 13, and I'm 5' 8" tall. So, she maybe 6 feet tall!!
Rachel..Sweetie, continued prayers and positive energy your way.
Love to all,
Christy
[Edit] Positive -- Rose ;-), 14:12:26 06/25/01 Mon [1]
POSITIVE THOUGHTS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
For the Meditation Experience of Today's
Positive Thought go to:
*Learn how to use the power of visualization
to create the things you want in your life.
See Today's Featured Resource below.
June 25, 2001
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
Laughter is a great healer. Laugh often and much.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I AM laughing often, therefore I am healing quickly.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and see myself laughing. I feel my
whole body relaxing into the laughter. I imagine
tension and stress are leaving me with every chuckle.
I imagine myself laughing alone and also with my friends
and co-workers. I image that I look into a mirror and
immediately see the healing that laughter has brought to
me. I combine these images with the feelings of joy my
laughter brings me. As I let these images go, I say a
prayer of gratitude for humor and the music of laughter.
[Edit] Inspiration For The Day: -- Rose ;-), 14:03:57 06/25/01 Mon [1]
Inspiration For The Day:
Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 3-year-old daughter for wastinga roll of gold wrapping paper.
Money was tight and he became infuriated when the small child tried to decorate a box to put under the tree.
Nevertheless the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said "This is for you Daddy."
He was embarrassed by his earlier over reaction. But his anger flared again when he found that the box was empty. Then he yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside of it?"
The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh Daddy it's not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you Daddy." The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl and he begged her forgiveness.
My friend told me that he kept that gold box near his bed for years. Whenever he was discouraged he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense each of us has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
Quickie - I think I've managed to fix the clouds here - do tell me if you still can't see them. Re the music, (sighs), I can't fix that and the only way to hear it right now is to visit Indi's site and then come back and the music will play - it's to do with the servers as the music is stored on another server to Voy Forums and the music will only play on that forum's pages which Indi's page is on and Voy Forums is separate (if you can follow my gist).
The kittens are sitting patiently by my feet and White Sox has jumped up on the chair beside me sitting next to me as I type this. I think they are either hungry or want to go to sleep - so I have to keep this quick. They're doing well and we're all settling in nicely however I do miss Angel Indi lots though do feel him in the house with me.
Question: Does anyone ever experience going 'elsewhere' when you sleep? Is it called astral projection? James van Pragh (medium) talks about it in his book and I've been trying to do that, with intention when I go to sleep and each time I have the intention, I have a really restless night sleeping and wake up feeling like I've been somewhere and also at times I wake up half asleep and I'm scared of the unknown and it's like I feel things in the room with me; so what I do now is to ask for protection as well when I ask to go on my travels when I sleep. I'm sure I went to see Indi last night though forgot as soon as I woke up - but I'm sure I did!
Christy, I'm glad you found the picture of your father. Divine Intervention (smiles). Thx for sharing. How is your daughter? How is your car? How are the finances? And your book?
Hello Child of Light - it's good that you've found us again (smiles) - if you ever lose us if you type in Lighting The Path at the Yahoo Search engine, we'll come up as we're listed in the search engine.
Rose, thanks for all the sharing (smiles)- Jennifer thanks for letting me know re the clouds and sounds etc. Hope you are doing well - still waiting for your new pix!
Re the chat room, I have to change the file locations for the background etc as Tripod have shut down my files (grr) and I have switched over to another server, ie Free Web Space though I've forgotten my Be Seen password - please be patient with me - it will happen and I hope you can all still use the chat room - it just doesn't look great without the background etc!
I also have to move all the pictures from Zing to another server (groans) as Zing are shutting down ... argh!
I'm also switching my kittens to the BARF diet (Bones and Raw Food) and really excited about it. Been reading a lot about how canned food for pets causes cancer and health problems and I feel so guilty for feeding Indi canned food most of his life. Even cooked food like cooked turkey and chicken causes cancer (groans) - don't ask me why - the research says it all - there's a lot of people out there who feed their cats and dogs BARF and though I got a book recommended by Louise Hay over a year ago to feed my cats a raw food diet, I poo pooed the idea thinking it was an extravagence etc (sighs) - if I had listened and followed the book etc perhaps Indi would still be alive today - then again I guess Indi chose when he wanted to go as Louise says we all do ...
Must dash
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* ^i^
[Edit] No music. No background. -- Jennifer, 13:29:58 06/23/01 Sat [1]
Glad you asked Chrissie. I thought there was something wrong with my computer. No...no music and no background. Hope it can be fixed. Blessings.
Jen
[Edit] Instructions For A Happy Life -- Rose, 13:05:05 06/23/01 Sat [1]
Instructions For A Happy Life
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Don't believe all you hear.
When you say, "I love you", mean it.
When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Believe in love at first sight.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone, the caller will hear it in your voice.
Treat other's the way you want to be treated!
[Edit] no I cant see the clouds! just white background! -- Rose, 13:03:52 06/23/01 Sat [1]
[Edit] Can everyone see the clouds background? -- Chrissie :)*, 11:22:45 06/23/01 Sat [1]
Hi all,
Have been really busy the past few days and verrry tired at night and haven't had time to post. Already been on the computer 2 hours replying to emails from a feline lymphoma group that I'm on and I need to get my day started - otherwise I'll be here another 2 hours (groans) and my weekend will be gone! (yikes) - plus also have to check out my other website which whew has almost 2000 visits a week - have to check things like the sounds are playing, the backgrounds are okay etc and tidy up bits and pieces and moderate stuff that I need to and answer questions that are posted etc. It's just a support group which no one here would be interested in - trust me - otherwise I would have shared it ages ago - I keep the two groups separate from each other and I'm only known as a handle in the other group.
Question here - can anyone see the sky background and hear the music when they log on? I can only see the background and hear the music when I click on to Indi's site which activates it. I'd be interested in the replies as I'll have to fix some stuff otherwise -- thx.
Will post again later and reply to Christy etc etc
Love & Light
Chrissie :)* ^i^
chrissie thank you for having the Inspirational Thoughts *
from hay louis!
of page 101 soo true!of Thursday, June 21, 2001
[Edit] peaceful living -- Rose ;-), 18:25:09 06/21/01 Thu [1]
My Home > Life & Living > Peaceful Living
Peaceful Living
Thursday June 21, 2001
Resistance and Acceptance
What you resist persists, what you accept lightens. In other words, the more you try to deny your painful feelings, the more troubling they are likely to become. Paradoxically, by allowing painful feelings to surface, the emotional wounds begin to heal as you work through your hurts.
- Harold Bloomfield, M.D.
[Edit] insprration -- Rose ;-), 18:15:33 06/21/01 Thu [1]
People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.
Hi, Everyone - Just came up to Dublin for the day - I'm living with my parents in Rural Ireland at present, due to the landlady from hell kicking myself and Lorcan out - we hope to get a new place by Christmas, which can not come too soon as my parents have a lot of problems and it is very difficult to live with on every level one can think of My mobile phone serves as my e-mail address now and it is a life saver (you just dial +353 87 from outside Ireland)
I dont know when I will get up to Dublin again but you can always send me a text message via the internet
Love,
Michael
xxxxxxxxx
[Edit] a few hours of silent protest.. -- ChildofLight, 03:47:36 06/21/01 Thu [1]
Greetings all!! *snort* I lost all my links/bookmarks, and just now hunted you guys back down lol.
Some thoughts to ponder below...
Love,
COL
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Taken from:
Jonathan Cainer's Horoscope site..
http://stars.metawire.com/
Thought for the Day: Thursday, 21st June 2001
I have clearly touched a nerve with my recent comments about George Bush, his apparent lack of concern for the environment - and my fear for the future of our planet. Many emails have rolled in, some agreeing and some arguing, most eloquently, against my point of view. I am, say some, being far too simplistic. Within a few days, hopefully, we'll put up the best of these letters (from both sides of the debate) in a special new forum, here on the site. Meanwhile, many people have written in to pass on the following email.
In protest of George W. Bush's energy policies and lack of emphasis on efficiency, conservation and alternative fuels, there will be a voluntary rolling blackout on the first day of Summer, June 21 at 7 pm - 10 pm in every time zone (this will roll it across the planet). It's a simple protest and a symbolic act.
Turn out your lights from 7pm - 10 pm (your local time) on June 21. Unplug whatever you can unplug in your house. Light a candle for the Sun, kiss, make love, play games, tell ghost stories, do something instead of watching television, have fun in the dark.
Forward this message as widely as possible, to your friends, colleagues, government representatives and environmental contacts. Let them know we want global education, participation and funding in conservation, efficiency and alternative energy efforts - and an end to over exploitation and misuse of the Earth's resources.
[Edit] Positive and more! -- Rose ;-), 16:06:57 06/20/01 Wed [1]
TODAY'S QUOTES
"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm"
~ Publilius Syrus
"Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the
fire of enthusiasm."
~ Norman Vincent Peale
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POSITIVE THOUGHTS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
For the Meditation Experience of Today's
Positive Thought go to:
You do not have to go through pain and struggle
to grow.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I AM growing and changing easily at my perfect pace.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and imagine that every aspect of myself
is evolving into a more perfect form. I open my heart to
accept the healing I need and trust I will easily receive
it at the perfect time for me. I see myself as a whole
healthy person enjoying my life completely. I combine these
thoughts with a feeling of joy and I let the images go.
~Your Quick Inspiration For The Day: Believe In Yourself ~
There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren't the way you had hoped they would be.
That's when you have to tell yourself that things will get better.
There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.
But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.
There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them.
Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you.
It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are.
So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.
Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.
I don't know if you saw Oprah yesterday. The show was on Surrendering with Gary Zukav. It was so powerful.
As for me, I'm surrendering to the process knowing that the universe is teaching me lessons. I'm open to them.
A remarkable thing happened this weekend. Maybe a miracle.
As part of getting my debts paid off, I have to sell my old car. I was obsessing this past Saturday that I couldn't sell it. A voice said for me to do what I could. So, I went outside to clean out my car.
I cleaned, vacuumed, and steam cleaned the carpets. Then,
I decided to clean behind the back seat between the trunk and the back seat. I found a bunch of spilled dry dog food.
Then, I noticed a crumpled paper. I could have just thrown it away. I opened it. There, I found the only picture of my father ever taken with him smiling. He is about 2 years old smiling holding onto my great-grandmother. It was remarkable to see them both happy since they're lives became so sad a couple of years later when my grandma died (my dad's ma).
I have NO IDEA how that picture got behind the back seat. I had never seen it before that day, the day before Father's Day. It was as if my Dad and Grandma were saying you are going to get past this difficult time, and be happy again.
Chrissie..How are you kittens?
Jennifer..So, sorry to hear about your Dad's illness. I will pray for him and you. It must be very stressful for you.
Rachel..I continue to hold you in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Hi to CarolB, Dee, Joe, Phillip, Kelly, Laurie, Mae, Monique, Rose, Rosie, and anyone else that I missed.
At the heart of everyone is a perfect child
of God.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I have great respect for all the others who
share my world.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and see myself as a perfect child
of God. In my mind's eye, I acknowledge that others
who share my world are also God's perfect children.
I imagine myself going through my day thinking
positive thoughts for all who I encounter. I see
myself calm and peaceful at the end of the day with
a feeling of gratitude for all who were a part of my
day. I combine these thoughts with a feeling of joy
and I let the images go.
[Edit] hi all! good day! -- Rose ;-), 22:25:13 06/18/01 Mon [1]
hi jennifer! :-)
hello chrissie! your Indy was beautiful!
and you little kittens are awesome.
love
and
light ,
Rose.
[Edit] todays thought -- Rose ;-), 19:58:03 06/18/01 Mon [1]
Today's Thought - Monday, June 18, 2001
Let your conscience be your guide.
--Jiminy Cricket
Crickets sing on summer nights because it's their nature to do so. They don't think about whistling or trumpeting or sleeping or changing the world. They've figured out their role on earth, and they do it.
We are a bit more complex than crickets, and most of the time that's lucky. In most of our affairs it's our conscience more than sheer instinct that helps us choose those thoughts and acts and feelings that are right for us.
Each of us has that little voice inside, relentless as a chirping cricket, telling us what to do. Even in the middle of our toughest decisions, we always have within us the solution that is right for us. All we have to do is listen--and trust.
What does my inner voice say about today's decisions?
Hi Jennifer - I wanted to say that you have been in my thoughts and prayers re your father and your medical condition recently - I just hadn't had the time with everything that was going around me to write back to you. Just wanted you to know I heard you and was sending you love and light for the siutation and the healing for everyone's highest good. I have this constant thing with time ... it's one of my lessons ....
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* & Angel Indi (ô/)
[Edit] Catching up -- Jennifer, 11:02:53 06/17/01 Sun [1]
Hello everyone!
CHRISTY- Hi! It has been a while hasn't it? Things are okay. You may remember I left here after having thrown out every spiritual book, meditation tape and other paraphernalia about the house. I did the big "screw this bullshit" routine. Well believe it or not it turned out to be the best spiritual exercise. Basically I stopped leaning on all these different philosophies and self-help-ish things like a crutch and started to do a little "walking the talk". Quite and extraordinary thing. I felt much less encumbered by constantly DOING. Doing meditations, doing affirmations, reading books, etc. I was so caught up in the action and how dedicated I was to doing that I was missing the reality of it all. Stuff like prayer only works if one trusts that they have been heard the first time. Philosophy works better if instead of reading 100 books on how to change one's life one actually gets off the sofa and changes their life! What a concept eh? I kept waiting for my dreams to show up on a silver platter or in the form of a couriered package from God rather than using the God-force within me to create what I desired. But I had to let go of the spiritual "stuff"...stop using it as a crutch and start walking. Believe it or not...it was the thing that worked! More of the opportunities I have been wishing for all these years have started to occur and I feel happiness and peace in my life for the first time ever.
Now don't go thinking everything is rainbows, roses and sunshine. I never said life was "perfect". It is just the way I live it feels better. The year 2001 has been actually quite hellish. In the first 5 months of the year I went to a different funeral every month. One month ago my father landed in hospital with congestive heart failure. He is still in hospital and not doing great. 2 months ago I had a major health scare and I am still in the process of sorting out my health issues but I am not "out of the woods" yet. So how in all this can I be so happy? Be optimistic? Be at peace? Because things are unfolding as they should...they are lessons. The health scare woke me up to what is important in my life. In a New York minute I would give up everything I own for my personal brass ring...and believe it or not...I am currently looking at doing just that. My father's illness and his possible impending transition may be the universe's way of "freeing" me to pursuit my dreams. My dad is 83 years old and as the medical professional in the family I have had the responsibility of looking after him. I may be relieved of that...and he may be relieved of the suffering that makes him so sick and so weary. Those that passed away in the first months of this year...I see their families drawn to do extra-ordinary things in the memory of their loved one. Stuff they would not have done if things had not happened to them. For example, one of my friends lost their 22 month old adopted baby boy. Instead of being consumed with grief...they started a scholarship fund in his name. Extraordinary. It is tough...but it is all good...all as it should be.
So my dear...that is what has been up...that is what has been going on. Life. Busy, wild, crazy, beautiful, extraordinary, ordinary life. I am still here. I am still kicking...and my spiritual paraphernalia has returned to my bookshelves without the expectations that I once placed on them. Life is certainly a colourful experience. I hope this finds you well and happy. :o)
ROSIE- Where are you? I have been worried and wondering about you. I haven't heard from you in months. Email me! Hope you are okay. Miss you lots! Take care.
Pix of Rosie, Joe & me -- Chrissie :)*, 00:43:24 06/17/01 Sun [1]
p/s Joe & Rosie, finally the pictures of us taken last year in my garden and home have arrived from Singapore - I washed them there when I was on holiday and my sister forgot to take them out from the shop before I left and it's taken her till now to send them on to me. The photos are fabulous especially the one of the two of you parading in the garden (grins). I'll post it in the photo album soon - though Zing are closing down and transferring to another provider and it's going to be a lot of work for me to transfer all the files over as I don't think there's an automatic process yet - so I'll have to download all the photos and upload them again which is really time consuming and I have till the 2nd of July to complete it as that is when Zing albums closes down. So I have much work to do and such little time to do it in - I need a secretary (grins).
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
p/s watch this space for info that the photos are in the album etc ...! sooon - promiseeee
[Edit] Precious Indi and the kittens are so cute -- Christy, 20:39:18 06/16/01 Sat [1]
Happy weekend everyone,
Chrissie..The pictures of Indi are so precious. Your two kittens are cute as a button. Have you got them trained yet? Just kidding..
Rachel..sweetie..you are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you are feeling better soon.
I'm hanging in there. One day at a time. God is teaching me about prosperity, abundance and paying for what I need with cash.
I have learned so many things from this experience like my self worth isn't measured in my accomplishments, job, or my stuff.
Love to all,
Christy
[Edit] Cherished Memories of Angel Indi (\ô/) -- Chrissie :)*, 23:27:54 06/15/01 Fri [1]
Christy et all who'd like to see the pixs of the new kittens and also a tribute to Angel Indi --
A draft for now - I will top up with more pictures as time goes by of both Indi and the kitties and will add it as a permanent link at the top of this page in dear Angel Indi's memory.
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
[Edit] Positive -- Rose ;-), 14:54:46 06/15/01 Fri [1]
* Learn how to deal with areas in your life
that are slow to change in Today's Featured
Resource below.
June 15, 2001
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
True friendship is one of your greatest treasures.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I AM a good friend to myself and others.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and imagine myself surrounded
by friends. I feel the love and care my friends
have for me and I allow my whole being to accept
these gifts. As I absorb the caring love from my
friends into my heart, I imagine myself being filled
with love and light. In my mind's eye, I then offer
this love and light to myself and others in friendship.
I combine these thoughts with a feeling of joy and I
let the images go.
Universal Principles is an Omni-denominational, multicultural, one spirited metaphysical letter. Feel free to forward UP to your friends, there's no cost to subscribe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ways to Manage a Health Crisis
Most of us will face a time of fear if not crisis regarding our health. I came face to face with this recently, and these things are a small part of what helped me.
1. Give yourself a day (at least) to freak out.
Put a limit on the time to feel sorry for yourself, think "why
me?" - this step may be revisited periodically but should never become
a place of residence. Grieving is important, so is crying and feeling
angry. Just don't stay stuck there!
2. Educate yourself.
Arm yourself with knowledge. Ask questions, do research - be an
educated consumer. Knowledge is power, you will help yourself both
physically and emotionally by feeling more in control.
3. Grab control where you can.
Often when one part of our life feels out of control the rest
can feel that way too. Take control where you can and make your life
feel as normal as possible.
4. Be positive!
Create affirmations, surround yourself with positive people,
work on your thoughts.
5. Get support.
Allow yourself to need people. Try to find the balance of
strength and vulnerability - it's okay to need people. We all need to
feel loved and safe, reach out. .
6. Practice self care.
It's relaxing and affirming to take good care of yourself. Take
time for things that nurture and relax you, it's important all the
time but even more so when you are stressed and having a tough time.
7. Don't blame yourself.
There is something I call "Guilt." I had people tell me
not to think any negative thoughts because I might "Draw the disease
to me." I was scared, then on top of that I felt guilty for being
scared!! This is not your fault.
8. Release the pressure.
Have a good cry, a good laugh, a good punch at some pillows.
9. Take one step at a time.
Separate fact from fiction and don't get too far ahead of
yourself. The whole process can seem overwhelming, that's why it's a
process. Take one thing at a time, you'll handle things as they come
up, you are much stronger than you think you are.
10. Have faith.
Have faith in yourself, your health care provider and a Higher
Power. There comes a point where we need to have faith and let go. We
only have so much control, so after you've done all you can, let go.
Pray, say your affirmations and grow that faith.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway
through my fish burger and I realize, oh my God.... I could
be eating a slow learner." --Lynda Montgomery
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Contributed by MorningMusings
The Sure & Steady Love
~ Virginia ~
"Like a river flowing free...
His Love is sure. It's so steady.
Sunrise and then, sunset each day...
God's Love forever here to stay.
His Footprints always in the sand...
Tell me I walk the Divine Plan.
The Sure and Steady Love...
My Lord, the long sought-after "One."
Now that I've found My Heart again...
God Love I'll give to you, my friend."
(Copyright 2001)
~ ~ ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quotable Quotes
"An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above
ourselves." --Lydia M. Child
"Take the time to come home to yourself everyday."
--Robin Casarjean
"The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is
what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams,
illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that. Unknown is what
it is. Accept that it's unknown, and it's plain sailing."
--John Lennon
"The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man
who will not laugh is a fool."
--George Santayana
"O for a life of sensations rather than of thoughts!"
--John Keats
"Men who never get carried away should be."
--Malcolm Forbes
"There are two methods, or means, and only two,
whereby man's needs and desires can be satisfied. One
is the production and exchange of wealth; this is the
economic means. The other is the uncompensated
appropriation of wealth produced by others; this is
the political means."
- Albert Jay Nock
"Economists state their GNP growth projections to the
nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have
a sense of humor."
- Edgar R. Fiedler
"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why
the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today."
-Evan Esar
"Ask five economists and you'll get five different
explanations (six if one went to Harvard)."
- Edgar R. Fiedler
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CyberSmile
DURING A SKIING TRIP I decided to try the advanced slope.
Halfway down, just as I was feeling proud of myself for not
falling, I suddenly hit a bump. Skis and poles were left
behind as I flew over still another bump, landing at a man's
feet. After apologizing, I muttered, "Where did I go wrong?"
Looking at me with a rueful smile, he said, "I think it
was when you forgot to put your skis on."
-- Contributed to Reader's Digest "Life In These United
States" by Sonya Mehring
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated,
it cannot be harvested.
-- African Proverb
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How To Be Successful
What does the successful person have in their his/her that makes him/her
successful?
Some of the followings and more:
- HAS WRITTEN GOALS - knows what he/she wants out of life - Has direction
and dreams - Is not confused and lost
- Learns how to become a TOP PRODUCER and leader - It is better to be signed
by a Top Producer than to refer one yourself - That way,
you can learn HOW a Top - Producer achieves - Mentioning that your leader is
a Top Producer is a great recruiting tool
- TOTAL COMMITMENT - applies Action daily
- ORGANIZED - does not waste too much time looking for documents (no
cluttered desk)
- RECORD KEEPING - keeps an accurate record of transactions
- Interested in other people's PROFITS and financial success - cares about
the needs of his/her customers (clients) and the associates in their team
- ANSWERING MACHINE or voice mail service - can be reached easily
- RETURNS CALLS promptly
- INFORMED ON HOW to succeed in home based business/business/networking -
keeps learning new things by reading and studying and applying what is
learned
- Keeps AGREEMENTS and APPOINTMENTS - COMMUNICATION on a regular basis with
their team
- FOLLOW-UP WITH PROSPECTS AND CLIENTS
- NEVER GIVES UP - has a 90 day, 6 month, and a 12 month plan
- Does not get DISCOURAGED by small problems and inconveniences - has
consistency
- Never BAD MOUTHS OTHER COMPANIES AND PEOPLE
- Serious about what they are doing in business
- Has SELF-ESTEEM
- Never LAZY - reaps the rewards of his/her organization's effort by being
an example
- PROFESSIONAL
- Represents a company that has a great retail product/service with a great
price (reliable product/service)
- Handles the complaints of clients and associates - does not ignore them -
finds a solution for each challenge
- RECOGNIZES and PRAISES organization/team achievers
- WORKS his/her business DAILY
- GLAD for others successes
- Never BLAMES the company, the product(s)/service(s), the marketing plan,
the compensation structure, lack of support from others, etc. - realizes
that if others can succeed under similar circumstances, he/she can too -
takes responsibility
- Realistic about EXPECTATIONS for the effort he/she puts out
- Is in contact with POSITIVE people - "Birds of a feather flock together"
- PATIENT - willing to put out the necessary effort to earn the money
desired
- Passes TIMELY INFORMATION to their team immediately
- Never COMPLAINS
- Does not SWITCH to other companies and groups without first achieving some
degree of success
- Does not get involved in CHAIN LETTERS, illegal pyramids, and other
schemes
- Does not depend on SPILL-OVER in matrix programs - depends on personal
effort never wants something for nothing
- Willing to TAKE RISKS such as investing in advertising, brochures, flyers,
etc. - not security-oriented - being in business for yourself will require
you to spend money and invest time to make money - does not wait and watch
- Does not take "NO" personally (No … Only means "not now - give me a good
reason to say yes" or "this is the wrong time in my life") - does not give
up because people say no
- Copes with CHANGES from the company/team/group - flexible in thinking -
LIFE changes all of the time - Believes in the product(s) and service(s) -
not just in it for the money
- Not INFLUENCED by negative comments from family members, relatives, and
friends - Does listen to both sides (positive and negative) - can think for
himself/herself - think about the Wright brothers and what they were telling
people-"We are going to teach people how to fly in the sky" - How about Bill
Gates - "Invest in our company - Microsoft - a little company in Washington
that will help people communicate with each other all over the world…."
- Spends very little TIME getting organized and a lot of time talking to
potential team players and clients
- Understands there is not perfect company
- Plans to SUCCEED - Plans to win
- Has a professional APPEARANCE
- Does not give EXCUSES
- Does not thinks he/she knows everything - "The more you learn, the less
you know"
- Keeps up with the latest happenings in the business world, the industry,
the Internet, marketing, etc.
- Physically FIT - has energy
- Strives to do his/her BEST
- Does not believe in RUMORS - checks the facts and the source of
information
- Believes that: "IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME!"
- Embraces the WORK in netWORKing
Follow the above and be successful!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TURNING DARKNESS INSIDE -OUT
We can attempt to deal with each `bit' of darkness one
At a time, or, if we desire, `all at once'.
Imagine the pockets of darkness in your life as Light
Trapped inside a sock.
Visualize yourself turning this sock inside-out.
Where now is the darkness?
It had disappeared into the Light, its true and only reality.
All blocks to Light or Love can be faced and dissolved instantly
If we desire it to be so. Or, if we wish, we can take eternity
To become enlightened.
Some of the memories we may have of our childhood, may be filled with joy, happiness, sorrow, or pain. The child within may still be crying out, for that something, which we've grown from and don't quite understand its true meaning. If this is you, take a moment to sit down and close your eyes, and to have a chat with the Father within.
Talking to the Father within, can be a wonderful blessing, and rewarding experience. Especially, if much of your days are stressed out from job or health related activities. Instead of looking at the glass of your life as half empty, think of it as half full. Knowing that what looks to be empty, is only room for you to receive more blessings.
God constantly is pouring positive, productive, and infinite blessings into your experience each moment. You don't need to question what the blessings are, just give thanks and allow it to flow forth.
Happy Father's Day to all you loving expressions, and demonstrators of material good.
Gracious Blessings,
__________________________________
Rev. Thomas Gordy, Founding Minister
Divine Light Church of Religious Science
PO Box 5764
Deltona, FL 32728-5764
(407) 302-5621
www.divinelightcenter.org
Apologies to all for the second windows popping up all the time - I had to do that to enable the pictures and sounds etc to be enabled. Tripod have 'disabled' my account cos I use Voy Forums mostly and not their pages which means their advertising doesn't get seen etc (argh). I'm trying to get a new host but it all takes time and I'm not quite in the right frame of mind for doing this as it's time consuming - but trying. I also have another site which needs doing as well which means double the work (sighs).
My step mother has been in touch lately after not hearing from her for years. She used to call me up while under the influence of alcohol years ago for years and shout abuse at me and if she couldn't get me, she would shout abuse at my answering machine for ages and ages. My half brother gave her my number (groans). She is now remarried and I wonder why she wants to get in touch with me as she has divorced my father and I'm no-one to her though she says that I'm her step daughter or so to speak and she wants to rebuild our relationship - however we had none. I guess the Universe works in mysterious ways and there's a reason for us being back in touch. I feel I'm giving her counselling when I speak with her as she is always talking about my father and how he won't return her letters etc .... and she keeps talking about the past - like my dad does ....
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
[Edit] Andrew woodward -- Malina Love, 07:30:07 06/15/01 Fri [1]
I am looking for my spiritual twin brother, Andrew Woodward. I lost contact with him while he was living in Sarasota, FL. He was born in 1968. His interests outside of being a lightworker included design and construction of geodome homes, alternative living, hydroponics, etc. Mom's name is Reverend Vanita Anne Watkins. For further information please contact me via e-mail: mumublooms@yahoo.com
much light and love, Malina Love
[Edit] Andrew Woodward -- Malina Love, 07:21:01 06/15/01 Fri [1]
I am looking for my spiritual twin brother, Andrew Woodward. I lost contact with him while he was living in Sarasota, FL. He was born in 1968. His interests outside of being a lightworker included design and construction of geodome homes, alternative living, hydroponics, etc. Mom's name is Reverend Vanita Anne Watkins. For further information please contact me via e-mail: mumublooms@yahoo.com
much light and love, Malina Love
[Edit] A Circle of Love -- Chrissie :)*, 18:45:06 06/14/01 Thu [1]
A Circle of Love
See yourself standing in a very safe space. Release your burdens and pains ad fears. Old negative addictions and patterns. See them falling away from you. then see yourself standing in your safe place with your arms wide open, saying "I am open and receptive to ____________________________". Declaring for yourself what it is you want. Not what you don't want, but what you do want. And know that it is possible. See yourself whole and healthy. At peace. See yourself filled with love.
All we need is one idea to change our lives. On this planet we can be in a circle of hate or we can be in a circle of love and healing. I choose to be in a circle of love. I realise that everyone wants the same things I want. We want to express ourselves creatively in ways that are fulfilling. We want to be peaceful and safe.
And in this space, feel your connection with other people in the world. Let the love in you go from heart to heart. And as your love goes out, know that it comes back to you multiplied. "I send comforting thoughts to everyone and know that these thoughts are returning to me". See the world becoming an incredible circle of Light. And so it is. Louise Hay
The Power is Within
Rose, yes the background is back, kinda.... it's a long story - stuff going on with Tripod etc ....
[Edit] hi all! -- Rose ;-), 16:06:26 06/14/01 Thu [1]
chrissie the background! is back!
I like that soft shade of purple
with the clouds!
christy,thanks so much for
sharing A Message from Caroline Myss.
I hope you all have a wonderful day,
its sure a very bright day in california!
take care!
Love and Light,
Rose.
[Edit] Positive -- Rose ;-), 16:00:41 06/14/01 Thu [1]
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
Love heals and protects you.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I allow love into my life and I AM safe
and secure.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and see myself wrapped in a
soft blanket of God's loving energy. I feel
my mind and body relax as I allow this loving
energy to comfort, heal, and protect me. I see
myself going through my day with confidence.
I imagine myself acting and responding from a
place of inner peace. I feel safe and secure
in my world. In my mind's eye, I see myself and
others experiencing the healing power of God's love.
As I quietly exhale, I let these images go.
[Edit] A Message from Caroline Myss -- Christy, 15:25:34 06/13/01 Wed [1]
Hey everybody,
I'm posting an email message that I received last week. It is so powerful.
Love,
Christy
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A Message From Caroline Myss
Hello my friends,
This past weekend, I gave a workshop in Chicago with my dear friend, Ron Roth. Both of us presented variations on the themes of forgiveness and moving on in life, and on the nature of prayer and healing. I am writing this particular column in response to the many people who have contacted
me as a result of that workshop inquiring as to how one moves on and forgives.
Forgiveness and giving up the need to know why things happen as they do are two of life's greatest challenges. The hardcore truth is that we may never know why things happen as they do. Because we grow up with teachings about right and wrong, punishment and mercy, it is natural to
fall into a pattern that seems to offer us a type of safety net, namely if we do not do anything wrong, nothing sad, bad, or undeserving will happen to us. Unfortunately, life is not that organized, and certainly it does not script itself around our definition of fairness. Horrible
things do happen. One woman spoke about her husband being murdered and how does she release that? Another woman wrote about coming to terms with the death of her daughter.
I used an example of imagery to illustrate what it feels like to recognize that something, someone, a memory, a trauma, has your power, or your spirit. I suggested that people image the person or event that has them so disturbed or in crisis as standing directly in front of them. Then I told them to picture that individual standing in front of
them in order to draw out of their psyche, their cell tissue, their entire being the rage and sadness that lies within. With that image in mind, the next step is to shift your perspective to the symbolic meaning of the event. But what could be the symbolic meaning of a murder or the
death of a child? How can one possibly find such an answer that would calm the soul? How is this exercise supposed to help a person heal when all it seems to do is stir the heart with more grief?
Such an image can serve its role in healing because it is a purge. From a symbolic perspective, confronting the details of an experience - even something as horrific as finding one's spouse murdered in their home - can bring to the surface the one anchor of pain that is weighing down
the soul, which is to confront the unfair and unjust nature of God and life SO FAR AS WE AS INDIVIDUALS ARE CONCERNED WHEN IT IS OUR PAIN.
And this anger at God is a symbolic perspective that represents the feelings that awaken in us when the uncontrollable happens that turns our lives upside-down. We have been betrayed by the Divine.
Forgiveness and moving on in life is complicated for every emotional reason. But the spiritual reason must be acknowledged as well because these painful experiences threaten our relationship to life itself. We have the association that forgiveness is equal to saying to someone,
"What you did is okay. I'm fine", which makes them feel better while we remain in grief. And perhaps even more grief because we've just made them feel okay. But that is not the meaning nor power in that act.
To release and move forward is the act of accepting, that which cannot be accepted according to the scale of human justice. Forgiving and moving on is the act of accepting that a Divine reason exists within the unreasonable and even within the most horrific experience along with the
reality that we will never know that reason. There is no easy formula to make a shift to acceptance. Would that there were. When someone says, "Just tell me how?" I wish I could say, "Well, just do this and that and all will be well", but that is simply not possible. Yet the truth is
that regardless of what happens to each of us, the choices we have are to get bitter, or get better, or remain empty.
In imaging the event or person that traumatized you directly in front of you, you can feel the absence of your own spirit. I encourage people to enter into this experience as a way of recognizing how much of their own
life force is no longer within their own energy field. The intent is to retrieve your own spirit lest you suffer from the absence of your own power. While holding that image, visualize yourself expanding your size well beyond the atmosphere of the earth so that the earth looks to be
the size of a pea. Then shift your attention away from the earth and into your own eternity. Remind yourself of what is truth versus what is true. What happened to you "truly" did happen, but the truth is that what appears to be unfair will unfold in your life in some way that brings grace to you if you open yourself to that grace. You cannot bring
back a loved one, but heaven can reshape your life to accommodate a loss. Empty holes, even within the deepest part of our souls, can be filled in. Certainly not the same way, but in some way that is life serving and healing.
There is nothing easy or simple about getting over loss, grief, or the pain caused within human relationships. And while some people have endured extraordinary horrors, such as a murdered spouse, still at the end of the day we all meet in the same place, which is burning with a desire that life unfold according to rules of human justice and
fairness, where only those who "deserve" such grief get stricken by it.
But we know better. And since we cannot wait for the world to spin, as we would wish, the only other choice is to recognize that every single person in this world feels as we do. Forgiveness is not the act of saying to another that everything is just fine now. It is the act of retrieving your spirit from your history with the intention of opening
to grace and direction for today and tomorrow. As I once said to someone in deep emotional crisis, perhaps a very effective method to help you move toward forgiveness and release is to cease making that your goal.
Instead, put your attention on allowing your life to reshape itself today instead of pouring energy into finding ways to explain yesterday. No answer will ever satisfy that quest. Using such a direct and powerful imagery as confronting the memory directly in front of you is a way of
breathing your spirit back into your body, drawing your energy out of the trauma - not your memory, but your energy - and consciously committing your spirit to reshaping your present moment. Doing this exercise is a measuring device that allows you to assess how much of
your energy still lives in the past. Each time you tackle the images, breathe your spirit back to present time, adding the prayer that grace reshape your present moment and fill it with tranquility, acceptance and
endurance.
When you find your mind slipping into the sadness creating by the weight of personal tragedy, immediately focus your attention on your breathing, repeating to yourself, "I am remaining in present time and I am invoking the grace to prevent me from sinking into the weight of yesterday". A
constant prayer and desire to remain in present time rebuilds your spiritual reserves, slowly and continually. Eventually there will come the moment when the energy in that reserve tips in your favor. Then, when your soul feels its strength returning, then call the image forward
one more time with the intention of retrieving the remaining fragments of your spirit.
I wish God's blessings on all of you and because I am so in touch with so many of you striving so sincerely to heal, I am going to ask each of you reading this to send a prayer of light and grace to all those we are in touch with together. Thank you - you will never know how many lives
you are touching together as a group.
Christy, I'm glad that your angels were with you and your daughter yesterday keeping you safe - it must have been very frightening. The incident will probably stay with you for a while, as the memories of my near head on a few weeks ago stayed with me for a while - it certainly makes everything else (stress wise) in life seem so unimportant when our lives flash before us. May you both recover soon from the incident.
Rachel, thx for the loving thoughts for Indi - it's really appreciated. As the days go on I can feel Indi around me, his presence and I can certainly hear him. I was on my Reiki III course yesterday and Monday and borrowed a book from my Reiki Master's library called Talking to Heaven and it's really interesting and gives me hope and comfort of life after death, which I already knew but this book just brings it home more as when someone close dies, it's a whole different story.
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Jennifer, thx for the loving thoughts for warrier Indi - yes he fought till the end and it was heart wrenching to see him go and see him in the state he was in. I felt like such a failure for not being able to save him with my Reiki towards the end and seeing him in so much pain and it all happened so fast. Indi would be purring knowing you've all sent him these well wishes - thx on his behalf - he was and is a beautiful soul and companion and he will always be with me. Bereavement takes a full year and there are four stages to go through (we learnt this at Reiki III yesterday) and I'm in stage 2. Half the time I'm ok and at peace and feeling at peace knowing that Indi is well, safe and happy and the other part of the time I kinda freak out, crying and upset and missing him so and feeling such an empty space in my life.
The new kittens are great however they are naughty and get into all sorts of mischief including running up my sweat pants whenever I'm in the room with them and when I'm kneeling on the floor to put their food down they will run up my back to my shoulders and you can imagine how sharp their claws are and it hurts!! They are always jumping on me and hanging on with their claws and I have scratches all over! They are great and they certainly fill the empty space but I can't hug them the way I hugged Indi as they are so small and they keep squirming most of the time when I pick them up apart from when they are tired!
line stretching into eternity. I see only positive
images of people, events, and feelings in my future.
I notice my future is limitless in richness and
happiness. I affirm that I am worthy of a great
and wonderful future and I accept it now. I combine
these thoughts and images with a feeling of joy and
let them go.
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[Edit] Angels go before me -- Christy, 15:44:31 06/12/01 Tue [1]
Hey everybody,
This morning my daughter and I missed being in a major accident by about 3 seconds. A truck pulling into my daughter's side of the road with just 1 other car between us and the truck caused a Jeep to swerve into the ditch and flip over. It was so strange watching something so frightening happen right next to my car.
I had been fussing at my daughter to hurry up and be on time. Had she listened to me, the truck would have hit her side of our brand new SUV or I would have swerved into incoming traffic and hit someone head on.
I said "Angels" as soon as I realized what has happening. I called the police and ambulance, and when asked by another witness, told her to wait for the police or leave her name and address. I only saw the Jeep flip over and not what caused it until someone told me.
We prayed for the man in the Jeep. He got of the the Jeep and was badly shaken, but maybe all right. His Jeep is badly damaged.
This all happened around a construction site that didn't have a flag man to direct the traffic. The truck that caused the accident just couldn't see around the construction.
Knowing that my daughter might have been hurt or shook up by a truck hitting her side of our SUV makes my financial issues seem so small and insignificant.
I know that the angels are taking care of me. Today, I got a living example.
Rachel..sweetie, I've been praying for you lately wondering how you have been doing. I'll continue to send love and light your way.
Rose..Hey girl, glad to see you post the Inspirational thoughts again.
Jennifer..What's up with you these days?
Hello to CarolB, Joe, Phillip, Kelly, Laurie, Mae, Dee, and everyone else that I might have missed.
Love,
Christy
[Edit] In Sympathy -- Jennifer, 11:15:00 06/12/01 Tue [1]
Dearest Chrissie
So sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved Indi. He fought valiantly...in true warrior spirit. I am sure that he is watching over you and sending you warm purrs of love and comfort. His soul is free to play without pain and restriction now. He is truly free.
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[Edit] All in my thoughts -- Rachel, 16:27:30 06/11/01 Mon [1]
Many of the family at Lighting the Path seem to be having a hard time at present. You are ALL in my thoughts.
Chrissie.....I was so sorry to hear about Indi ( I have posted twice to say this but my posts haven't made it to the Conversation Room!). I hope that your two new kittens will bring you some joy and that your happy memories of all those precious years with Indi will gradually help to ease your sadness at his passing.
Christy....thinking of you girl and sending you positve light and energy. As you say, this too shall pass, and you will be stronger for the lessons that it brings.
Rosie...where are you? Has anyone heard from you??? Are you still in the UK??? Are you OK?
I am having more tests due to breathing difficulties and extreme fatigue. Given my medical history ( breast cancer in 1998) I am somewhat anxious but trying to be positive!
My chatterbox makes daily dire predictions but I try to drown out the noise and spend lots of time in the garden where the weeds are looking wonderful!!
"All is well in my world"
Hugs
Rachel
[Edit] This too shall pass -- Christy, 15:55:35 06/08/01 Fri [1]
Hey everybody,
Mae..Thanks for the kind words.
Chrissie..Thanks also, and the posts are great. I continue to hold you in my thoughts and prayers as you grieve over your precious Indi.
Thanks so much everyone else who has been praying for me and sending good thoughts.
My financial situation isn't resolved yet, but my lawyer is taking care of the matter. God is taking care of me.
I'm learning to be more compassionate with others, to forgive myself and others. Also, to just live one day at a time.
The good news is that my younger sister, Tonja and I are now back to being sisters. She has been there for me this past week, and old grudges fall away.
I'm asking God or the universe for the lessons I need to learn. I'm giving thanks for those lessons, and trusting in the love that surrounds me.
The last two times (1981, 1990) I had a crisis in my life, miracles followed thereafter, and my life was forever changed for the better. Something good has already come from this situation in that I'm reminded how much love there is in my life.
I'm still having some trouble sleeping, but I have a Louise Hay "Self-Esteem" tape that I play, if I wake up. Her voice is so soothing.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worry
That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot
change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
-- Chinese Proverb
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Contributed by: Mystic
Apologies
Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep
our lives in order.
-- Julia Cameron in God Is No Laughing Matter
To Practice This Thought for Today: Apologize to someone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forgiving
If you desire to align yourself with God's love, take an honest
assessment of where love is lacking in your life. Do you embrace the
difficult people in your family, work or neighborhood? Do you hold
grudges or do you forgive those who betray you? The only way to keep in
alignment is to practice choosing love, again and again, even when it's
difficult.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forgive from the Heart
Learning to forgive from the heart has been advocated by our greatest spiritual and religious teachers since the beginning of time. Now is the time for you to take time and learn how to let go and forgive.
- Harold Bloomfield, M.D.
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- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil
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- Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969)
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"The only difference between a pigeon and the
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Final Thoughts
I don't know what your thoughts are about life, but one thing I can say about it is this, "it goes on." Life is always going on, and everything is constantly moving forward and upward.
When an unplanned circumstance or challenge happen in your experience, do you respond or react? To respond means that you allow whatever your going through to take its course and move on. You don't allow yourself to react in a negative manner, because you believe in the biblical verse which says, "This too shall pass."
This is a beautiful world we live in, and everything is sanctioned, ordained and maintained by God. When something happens in your life, which causes you to stop and deal with the issue, first thank spirit for the lesson, then ask for guidance and the best way how you can deal with it. Whenever you take matters into your own hands problems arise, when you hand them over to God, everything work out for the best.
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Christy, as per email, all is well and you are safe throughout this experience you are going through :)* (hugs). Will post pix of new kitties soon plus Indi's - I'm not quite up to doing so yet ... soon ... Hi everyone - thx for continued thoughts and support .... :)*
Christy--- I know firsthand re panic attacks and I shall be sending you relaxing, calming thoughts. Know that all is in Divine Order even if it appears otherwise.
Chrissie--- "Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ---Anatole France
Remember to be kind and gentle to yourself during this time of grief.
With Love & Light to ALL,
Mae
[Edit] Prayers needed for my health & financial situation -- Christy, 16:21:11 06/06/01 Wed [1]
Hey everybody,
Chrissie..What a beautiful post for Indi. Do you have his picture posted in the family album website? I would love to see it.
I need prayers for the next few days. I'm having panic attacks and severe anxiety related to a financial problem that I took the advice of some professionals and now I may be sued.
I feel so let down and hopeless. But, I know that I am more than my debts. There is enough money to go around.
I see a lawyer this morning.
[Edit] Love & Light to Indi ^i^ -- Chrissie :)*, 00:36:18 06/06/01 Wed [1]
Dear all,
Thx for all the love, support and comfort you've shown me the past 24 hours or so since Indi's transition. I miss him dearly and there's a huge hole in my heart. It's hard to keep focused on the spiritual aspect of matters and I have many moments of grieving cos I want to hug him so and I remember his final moments at the vets. Indi was such a big part of my life and we had almost 14 years of wonderful beautiful times together; and a bond that will never be broken. I wish I could go to him and visit him, know that he is well and come back again and then visit him regularly to play with him. I guess I can do this in my dreams - though don't feel quite strong enough to do so as I'm grieving and my pain is full and heavy. There are times when I know he is well and happy and at others I miss him so much and knowing he will never be around again hurts so much. In time, this too will pass, I know. I need to grieve and go through the healing process.
Louise Hay's words help:
Animals. like humans, have a time to come and a time to go. And as with humans, disease is a socially acceptable way to go. Release him/her with love to his/her next adventure. The next time you allow yourself to get a kitten, it may even be your beloved cat coming back to be with you in a new healthy body.
AFFIRM: I release with love, knowing that love is eternal and we are always reunited at the perfect time in the perfect way.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
There is no death, only a change of form
* * * * * * * * * * * *
I am at peace with the process of death and grieving. I give myself time and space to go through this natural, normal process of life. I am gentle with myself. I allow myself to work through the grief. I am aware that I can never lose anyone and that I am never lost. In the twinkling of an eye, I will connect with that soul again. Everyone dies. Trees, animal, birds, rivers, and even stars are born and die. And so do I. And all in the perfect time-space sequence.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Love, Light & Blessings
Chrissie :)* & Angel Indi (who'll always be in my heart)
p/s Tripod are 'upset' that I'm using Voy Forums storing the logos on their sites etc and not using much of the Tripod pages (argh) - I may have to switch or figure out something - so when the pages and backgrounds go blank etc it's cos Tripod are mad and disconnecting my a/c etc with them temporarily until I use their Tripod pages ...
[Edit] Sorry to hear... -- Joe, 19:51:32 06/05/01 Tue [1]
Chrissie, I never know what to say in situations like this...I'm really sorry, I know that you had been through an awful lot with Indi. I hope that you're coping ok and I'll be thinking about you...take care and much love, Joe
My heart is full of love and emotion for you during this time. I, too, have a wonderful cat and can only imagine what you must be experiencing. Just know that you are sent light, love, prayers, and healing energies to move you through this time.
May you receive the comfort you need during these times...
Much Love and Many Hugs,
Carol
[Edit] transition of beloved Indi -- Mae, 06:29:07 06/05/01 Tue [1]
Dearest Chrissie,
My heart goes out to you at this time, Chrissie.
May your fabulous feline, Indi, continue to be a shining star showering you with many blessings.
With Love,
Mae
[Edit] Chrissie,Im very sorry about indi, -- Rose, 23:49:55 06/04/01 Mon [1]
love and light to you,
Chrissie.
love and Light Rose.
[Edit] May love and light surround precious Indi -- Christy, 21:52:17 06/04/01 Mon [1]
Hi everybody,
I just received a note from Chrissie that her precious cat, Indi has made his transition. I'm sure she'll post soon, but could we all pause for a moment and send love and light to Chrissie as she faces a new life without her precious companion, Indi.
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positive! -- Rose, 17:29:22 08/17/01 Fri [1] 
Bliss list Rianne - ahhhh! -- Chrissie :)*, 21:07:40 08/16/01 Thu [1] 
Dear Rosie -- Chrissie :)*, 21:00:08 08/16/01 Thu [1] 
Grateful to be healthy & alive -- Christy, 18:38:56 08/15/01 Wed [1] 
Anger -- Chrissie :)*, 21:44:15 08/14/01 Tue [1] 
asking for healing energy, prayers, wisdom -- Mae, 17:54:02 07/26/01 Thu [1] 
thank you Sweet chrissie! -- ROSE :-), 23:18:55 07/17/01 Tue [1] 
Friday Inspiration -- Chrissie :)*, 09:25:35 07/13/01 Fri [1] 
Can everyone see the clouds background? -- Chrissie :)*, 11:22:45 06/23/01 Sat [1] 
