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AWOL -- Rachel, 18:17:42 10/01/00 Sun [1]
Hi to everyone!
Sorry I've been so quiet. I've been here every day reading all your posts and reflecting but feeling too rushed and stressed to contribute.
We are building up to a government inspection at work and everyone has reached the 'rushing around like headless chickens' stage even though there are still four weeks to go. I'm working very hard at handling it. My name is Rachel and I'm a perfectionist. I'm in recovery but it's a daily battle!!!! You can imagine how I feel about having all my files gone over and being observed by an unsmiling DFEE clown who has no idea what I'm doing. The kids always seize the opportunity to behave appallingly when we have visitors.They have an in-built stress detector which enables them to produce the appropriate behaviour for the importance of the observer.......and I still love them all. I have been using Susan Jeffers technique of projecting love towards difficult people by saying 'I love you, I love you, I love you etc etc' silently and I have to say I've had incredible results. I've needed it for staff and kids recently!!! If it's all I learned from my trip to Dublin it was worth the journey!!
Healthwise I'm still waiting on test results so enough said on that subject for now!
We are very busy house-hunting in Bristol. It's a 10 hour round trip so it's difficult. Alistair starts full time there on Monday so he'll be able to see a lot more properties then. Here's hoping. We have sold our house here so we'd really like to get on with the move!
OK..enough about me!
Chrissie...glad to hear the feet are healing.
Rosie.....hang on in there, you are doing so well.
Joe.......hope your PC is behaving a little better!
Christy...congratulations on the Oprah visit. Looking forward to seeing it. Do you know when it will air over here?
Love to all of you at the site
Hugs
Rachel
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Night Light - by Amy Dean -- Chrissie :)*, 13:32:24 10/01/00 Sun [1]
Today's thought from Hazeldon is:
I could tell where the lamplighter was by the trail he
left behind him.
--Harry Lauder
Before electricity, people were dependent upon
lamplighters to light the gas lamps before dark so
people could walk about at night in safety. Without
light, the streets were dark and ominous--almost
impassable.
How may times have we felt as though we were
floundering about in the dark, wishing we had a
lamplighter to light our way? Many times we may
have been afraid to walk alone and became
dependent on others to light the way. But they
would grow tired. When our dependency became
overpowering, we'd look for another lamplighter,
and the cycle would repeat itself.
Then we found the program. We've learned we are
all lamplighters at one time or another, both for
ourselves and for others. Sometimes it may be dark,
but we'll soon find another who has traveled that
darkened road before. That person will light our
way until we can carry our own light. As long as we
see ourselves and others as the lamplighters, we will
never have to walk alone again.
Help me light someone's path so I won't walk alone.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Today's meditation comes from the book
Night Light by Amy E. Dean copyright 1986
available through our online bookstore at: http://www.hazelden.org/bookstore/
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Christy's Oprah Show Air Date -- Chrissie :)*, 13:26:09 10/01/00 Sun [1]
Hi again,
If Christy doesn't manage to get on line before she leaves for the Oprah Show on Tuesday 3rd Oct, just to let you know that the Oprah Show Lifestyle Makeover tapes on the 4th Oct and will air on the 9th October.
Lots of loving thoughts for a wonderful show on Weds Christy! Hope it all turns out just fabulously!
Love, Light & Blessings,
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
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Happy Sunday -- Chrissie :)*, 13:08:13 10/01/00 Sun [1]
Dear all (smiles)
Good to see everyone gathering again (smiles) - surfacing from our busy schedules (smiles).
Rosie, remember,"This too will pass". You're on a different life journey now, very different from that of the past 17 years and as you mentioned while you were here, things are very exciting, though there will be times, and more likely lots of them, when you will miss the old ways and days, but the future and the Now is even more exciting, healthier, positive and you're on the new path and leaving behind the old path and you have been given a chance to start all over again, fresh new slate. I was relieved in a way when my last relationship broke up cos it meant that I could start afresh, without all that drama that was in the relationship and the pain etc and could now choose something that was healthier, balanced and more positive. The 'old days' and 'ways' are obviously remembered as we can't forget things though I try to choose to remember the days with compassion instead of with anger and sadnes. As Louise says, we come together to spend the time we have together and when the time comes, we move on to our next experience.
What did you want to know re Pilates? It's great - good for my back and tightens up muscles and definitely very enjoyable! I have Lynn Robinson's full set of Pilates videos. There are a lot of Pilates sites out there - Lynn Robinson's Body Control Pilates is at http://www.bodycontrol.co.uk/pilates.html. I was at the Mind, Body and Spirit Festival this year (June) and looking for a yoga video but couldn't find one but stumbled on Pilates instead and I haven't looked back!
Re my feet, they're healing well. The bone swelling is about 75% down though the keloid scars are sore to touch and it hurts to put on shoes - and I can't tie the shoelaces tight and have to keep them really loose - ie so that they're loose around the front of the foot where the scars are. I'm doing my physiotherapy and things are looking good. Being back at the gym and doing all the swimming, yoga, weight training, cycling etc really helps. My doctor told me on Friday that under no circumstances was I to take step classes cos they're bad for my feet (I couldn't do it anyway as my arches would be too painful) - I can't really use my feet much and he said that they are bad for your knees and even when I was better I was not to go to step classes (sniffles). Nevertheless I'm pretty much going to the gym about 5 days a week and it's really made such a difference, I feel more energetic, (strangely!), more alive, yoga is just awesome and I feel so wonderful afterwards!, and it's good to feel those muscles working again and after swimming, it feels like I've had a great workout and it's good to be learning how to swim finally!! I don't know why I waited so long to go back to the gym - I guess when the timing is right, things fall in to place. I was at the gym before ie a member at the work gym but for 6 months etc I didn't go cos I didn't have the time during lunchhour and after work it was always peak time and I didn't like bumping into work colleagues while I was working out. Now I'm a member of the local gym and can use others in the area as well and it's a blast! I'm meeting new people and it's just good to be back in society - just being in a class full of people doing yoga and feeling the energy in the room feels ... geez I don't even know how to explain it ... ie feeling other's energy etc. It's quite something! The yoga class is one and a half hours long and boy oh boy did I ache for days after! I'm so outta shape (grins). But my body is already starting to feel tighter, fitter, and things are toning up! Yeah!
Joe, (smiles), yes, we decided x'mas would be a good time to get together as our schedules kept conflicting and it'd be good to get together when things were more relaxed instead of rushing like we would be now. Way to go on the Spanish classes! Always follow your instincts as they will always prove right! Re your dad, bravo on sending him a card ! I still haven't spoken to my mom in 5 months since returning from Jakarta and all the communication right now is being done via my sister in Singapore ie via email - ie I email her and she calls my mom and discusses stuff ! My birthday is coming up shortly and I wonder whether my mom will send me a birthday card - she didn't last year (I don't think) or was it the year before? I forget. Then x'mas is coming up and well I may send her one - though I don't see the point if the heart isn't quite in it. It is and it isn't. I've just reached a point where I no longer want to be around her draining energy cos it pulls me down and I care about myself too much to put myself in that situation. I am dealing with the guilt thoughts of pulling myself away from her ie cos part of me feels I'm not being a 'good daughter' by not wanting to talk to my mother etc. I've realised lately that I wasted my time with her all those years cos I kept taking her out etc and a lot of the time she didn't want to do things and I realised now that how can a 63 year old and a 35 year old have things in common - of course not! She needs to mix with people her own age and I do too. I can't live her life for her and I can't feel sorry for her etc - I have a life of my own and she needs to let me go and live it. Ahh, enough said - yes, I do believe the Hoffman Proces will take care of a lot of inner issues. They warned it will be a very emotional 8 days of inner work and I'm prepared for it (hopefully!). It's now or never!
Jennifer, good to hear from you. Yes, please do send your pix when you get it. I'll still keep your 'glamour' pix on line as well cos it's really pretty! Hope the work is going well.
I have much to do ... so blessings for a peaceful Sunday and here's a (ô/) {{{{{{ group hug }}}}} (ô/).
Love, Light & Blessings,
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
p/s Rosie, I haven't finished off my photos yet ie I have about 20 more pix to take before I can develop the film - though next weekend I will probably take a lot as I'm meeting up with old friends for the weekend. Will post them in the album and send you and Joe a copy as well! I can't wait to see how the one of the two of you posing in the garden turns out and yes, of course that will be in the album (chuckles!). It'll be a hoot!!
Rose, how are things going? Have you found a new home yet? Have you moved?
Rachel, how are you sweetie? You've been really quiet.
Kasia, do let us know when you have the baby .. I'm so excited for you!
Dee, continued thoughts for you and your family. Hope all is well.
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Hi! -- Jennifer, 06:54:21 10/01/00 Sun [1]
Hello everyone! I hope this finds you all well and happy! I am still taking a cyber-hiatus but I thought I would pop in for a moment and say hello and see what is new with all of you.
CHRISTY- Congratulations on the Oprah show! Could you email me with the date that it airs since I only flit in once in here once in a while? I hope that it is a cathartic experience. Break a leg!
JOE- Yes those pesky cyber-gremlins are a pain in the puh-tootie! Making your post disappear like that...the nerve!
ROSIE- I owe you mail! Glad to hear your days are brighter! You deserve it!
CHRISSIE- I will be getting some new photos taken of me this coming month or so. When I do, I will send you a copy of one to replace the current one that is in the photo album. That photo is 3 years old and I dare say...not terribly accurate to what I look like. It was one of those Glamour shot things where you go to a studio and they make you up...they straightened my very curly hair and put pretty dark make-up on my face...actually...to say they "lightly spackled" my face would be more to the point! Anyway...I think an update is in order. Tah very much.
Well...I must get back to work. Take care all.
Namaste
Jen
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QUOTE -- Rose, 18:17:29 09/30/00 Sat [1]
TODAY'S QUOTES
"As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what
they do."
~ Andrew Carnegie
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is
in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil
in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean
earth to till. What weather they shall
have is not ours to rule."
~ J. R. R. Tolkien
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Very annoyed -- Joe, 11:10:44 09/30/00 Sat [1]
Hello everyone...I had started a very lengthy post to all of you and was nearly done when it DISAPPEARED from my screen!! I HATE when that happens, it drives me CRAZY!!! Now I can't possibly remember everything I was saying... Anyway, hope that everyone is well.
The gist of my last post was: Congratulations to Christy on the Oprah show, I think it's very brave to "get everything out in the open", I'm sure the universe is taking note that you really are trying to sort things out with your Mum.
Rosie Glad to hear that you are re-adjusting to your life "Down Under". I must confess I've not been keeping up with the Olympics very much (except bits and pieces on the telly and what I read in the newspapers). Chrissieand I have decided to meet up sometime before Christmas (as every time we try to come up with a date that's right for both of us, there is a conflicting schedule)....With the weather getting colder a picnic doesn't seem like such a good idea, but a meal and a chat are definitely in the works.
ChrissieGood luck with the Hoffman Process, I hope that it helps. Last week was my Dad's sixtieth birthday and I really wrestled with myself over whether or not I should send him a card (I did in the end, via e-mail). I would LOVE to get to the place where I can just forgive him, but I know that I'm not really ready to look at all the pain properly to do that. (at least not yet). I really have to accept the fact that I can't change HIM at all, I can only change ME and the way that I feel about things.
In the last few weeks, I've been "bombarded" with signs about positive thinking--from overheard conversations on public transport, to television programmes, this site, my "support group" meetings and (a very unlikely source), my partner, Darren. I think someone (or something) is trying to tell me something! After much dithering, I've decided to enrol on a Spanish course twice a week (and was quite impressed with myself on how well I did on the entrance test and interview). Also, I've applied for an internal promotion at work, which I have a very good chance of getting. (fingers crossed). Things are really moving forward for me....
Big hugs to Rose,Monique,Rachel,Monica,Carol B and to all of you.....
Love and Light....
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hello -- rosie, 01:49:12 09/30/00 Sat [1]
Dear Chrissie, Joe, Rose, Monique, Christy, Rachel, Jennifer, Monica, Dee and all at the path.
I am sorry for this long absence but i have been so mega busy catching up at work and its just been impossible to log on to the site.
As well i havent been in a good mood to share nothing at all just going through the transitions of being alone and re adjusting my life to a single one.
I hope you all have been watching the Olympics. I must admit i enjoyed the swimming and gymnastics and i missed out in seeing the Equestrian but its hard as i am getting home late each night from work.
Christy way to go i love the OPRAH show i only get to watch it when i am sick and i just enjoy her show. You will have to tell me what the show is called as we are not that far behind in Australia and i will tape it..
Rose thanks for the inspirations. You are so good...
Monique bon voyage mon ami, You are deep in my thoughts have a fantastic time in FRANCE....
Rachel how are you going???
Chrissie you must tell me about your Pilates and when i get myself sorted i will be sending you the photos which i took of you and Joe. How are you going with your feet?? I have been thinking of you guys lots so dont think i have abandoned the site just the contrary not having the time to get on the site.
Joe miss you and i hope that you and Chrissie have managed to get together, now that the ice is broken its great to get together and share....
Nothing much apart from the Olympics happening. Our dollar is sliding down the gurgler. The USD is so strong....
So all airfares are going up ex Australia.
We have had real cold weather for spring and lots of rain which we really need we may still go on water rationing as we have had 3 winters we hardly any rainfall.
The best time of the year is coming up in Melbourne with the start of the SPRING CARNIVAL and finishing off with MELBOURNE CUP...
My new home is near the track and its just a beautiful site when it doesnt rain. All the roses are in bloom and its really nice...
My new home is in a lovely area and i take walks each morning before heading off to work...
A big hug to you all and if i missed out on anyone please forgive me.....
Ciao
Rosie
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Inner Talk for Peace of Mind - Susan Jeffers -- Chrissie :)*, 08:03:59 09/29/00 Fri [1]
Inner Talk for Peace of Mind
Susan Jefffers - Pg 54
I am at peace. I imagine the warmth of
the sun upon my face. I realise that my
Higher Self is connected to a Universal
Light that warms this world. I draw the
Light into me and now gently send this
Healing Light back into the world.
I am a source of Healing Light
I am a source of Healing Light
I am a source of Healing Light
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Congrats Christy re the Oprah Show -- Chrissie :)*, 21:55:37 09/28/00 Thu [1]
Hi all (smiles)
Just got back from the gym and it's good to be working out again! (smiles).
Christy well done on getting nominated for the Oprah Winfrey Show. Will you be okay being on air with your mom? How will you handle the 'atmosphere' between your mom and you? (I'm thinking of how it would be with me - ie I'd be really embarassed to bring my mother to an Oprah Show as she would put on her airs and graces and be all nice and sweet as pie and try and control me like a 5 year old etc and/or would just answer questions childishly (guess that's her mental age). BTW I still haven't spoken or seen her since we returned from Jakarta, now some 5 months ago. She did come round the other day but I wouldn't answer the door and I'm not returning her phone calls (sighs). I'm just not ready - hence why I chose to go to the Hoffman Process workshop in December to try and release all inner child issues etc which I'm sure will happen as there are great reviews about it.
Just out of curiousity Christy, do you get paid for being on the Oprah show or is it just the honor of being with Oprah and being on tv? Do you get to spend much time with Oprah before and/or after the show or do you just get to spend the air time with her?
It would be nice if they had web cams so we could watch it (grins) live (smiles). I wonder when I'll get to watch it as the Oprah we have here isn't live and I'm sure is months old ...
Muscles ache - need to go catch an early nite!
Love, Light & Blessings,
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
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Just heard from the Oprah Show -- Christy, 19:16:39 09/28/00 Thu [1]
Hey everybody,
The lady who called me from the show said, "Pending the final approval to spend the money on travel which will come tomorrow, you'll be leaving Tuesday with my mom and daughter to be on the show." The show will be taped on Wednesday. I don't know the air date for the show yet.
I'm excited and happy. I guess it is those blessings chasing me down the street again.
Love,
Christy
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Positive -- Rose, 18:32:06 09/28/00 Thu [1]
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
The wisdom of the universe is within your grasp.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I easily receive all the inner wisdom and knowledge
I need throughout my day.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and see myself standing tall and confident
knowing I have access to the wisdom of the universe. I feel
my inner power growing more and more each day as I learn to
listen to the wisdom from within. I see myself stopping
throughout my day to receive the inner guidance I need.
In my mind's eye, I imagine my day going easily and smoothly
as I apply this inner wisdom to my life. I combine these
images with a feeling of joy and let them go.
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Blessings come in unexpected ways - OPRAH show visit again?? -- Christy, 15:48:51 09/27/00 Wed [1]
Hey everybody,
It looks like I'm going to be on OPRAH again. On Friday, a crew from the show is coming to film me and my mom.
Chrissie..You know how you and I have written about the spiritually draining relationships that we both have with our moms. That is what I'll be talking about on the show with my mom, if we get picked for the final selection. Thanks for your kind words about my book. I really feel that I'm being prepared especially if I get the OPRAH show visit.
I'll know for sure if we fly on October 3rd to tape the show in Chicago this Friday.
I'm excited, but I will wait to get really excited after I find out if we make the show. I hope they can help me with my mom's constant criticism and fault-finding.
This will be the 3rd week in a row that I've talked about my life in a public forum.
I've never had a film crew in my house and I'm worried about the mess. My mom says I get an "F" in housework, but I know it isn't that bad.
Have a great day,
Love,
Christy
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The Practice of Forgiveness - - Caroline Fitzgerald -- Chrissie :)*, 13:19:51 09/27/00 Wed [1]
The Practice Of Forgiveness
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
written by Caroline Fitzgerald
Posted Sat, 18-Oct-1997 22:13:29 GMT
…. Contd/
Beloved Ones, We are being asked to give here today an exercise of healing and of release that may be used by each of you, when you feel it necessary. When you feel in your hearts that you have a situation of turmoil, a situation of difficulty with another beloved being, that try as you may you cannot overcome, then We would give you, in Love, this exercise.
We would ask you to sit in a quiet and peaceful place, to take the attention inwards, to become aware of the gentle rise and fall of your breath. As you draw in the inward breath, know that you are drawing to you a Pillar of Light, a Pillar of Protection, a ring-pass-not. Connect at one end this Pillar of Light with the Source from which it emanates. Feel it pass down and around your aware and conscious beingness, encompassing all that you perceive as You. Then allow this Pillar of Light to descend down to the centre core of the Mother energy of the Earth. As you sit in this state, be aware that from above are flowing the masculine energies of the Source, the Father Creator of All; and from below, in one and the same moment, are flowing upwards the energies of the Divine Mother, the Earth that gave birth to your physical form. Allow these energies to flow through you, balancing and harmonising.
And now, as you sit in a state of balance and peace, allow the opening of the heart to occur. Allow the energy of Unconditional Love to be emanated and radiated outwards around you, within this Pillar of Light. Examine and look at how you are feeling in this moment. Are you not feeling peace, are you not feeling joy, bliss, and utter harmony and At-One-ment with All That Is? And if you should be aware of any discordant feelings in any one of these bodies that you do identify as YourSelf, then We would ask you to simply look at this feeling, honour this feeling, and release it - to be dissolved in the violet silver Flame. If you wish, allow for the moment this feeling to take a form, take an energy and a consciousness of its own. Become aware of the feeling, see the name of the feeling, and with Love take it forward and offer it into the transmutational energies of the Flame. Allow it there to be consumed, to be dissolved, to be transmuted as it rises upwards into the purity of Love. Watch the smoke, watch the flames rise upwards towards Source. Know in this moment that you have offered to God all the pain, and all the suffering that you have been holding on to, and allow this to be transformed, by the energies of the Divine, into Love and Peace and Harmony. As you see this smoke rise up, see its qualities change from darkest, grey despair to becoming purest, white light, and allow then this Love, this Light and these Blessings to be showered down upon you.
And now, dear ones, having cleansed the Self, We would ask you to allow to come into your mind the Being that you feel the greatest sense of love and At-One-ment with.. See them slowly take form in front of you, identify them, open your arms, open your hearts, and open your minds to them, and be aware of the Love and the resonance of Understanding that is flowing there between you. Do you not feel at total peace and At-One-ment with this Being, as though they know your very deepest soul, and have always done so, as though they are an inseparable part of you? Examine these feelings. See the beauty and the peace that is generated within these feelings of At-One-ment. Open your arms, open your hearts, and allow your two, true beings to dissolve together into one perfected blending - the Wholeness of One.
And now dear ones, We would ask you to focus upon a blessed Being with whom you do not share these feelings. One whom maybe you do not feel at peace with, who maybe you recently have judged, have criticised, and have exchanged inharmonious words and thoughts with. Allow them now to manifest and take form before you. We would ask you, painful and difficult as it might be, to look at those feelings that you have for this Being. Do not become entrapped by the thoughts and the judgement, the remembrances of the words and the actions that gave rise to these feelings! Simply identify the feelings themselves. Give name to these feelings, give honour and respect to them, - for they are part of you! Allow them to take shape and to take form, in any way that you desire, be it by seeing the words emblazoned in fire, seeing it turn into a ball of dark energy, into a log, which you will now also take in humblest offering to the transmuting violet silver Fire. Allow these unwanted feelings to fall upon the Fire, to feed the Fire, to see the Fire glowing and growing, getting brighter and stronger, transmuting and consuming - at your desire and conscious will - these unwanted, inharmonious creations. See the flames rise upwards, burning and crackling, see the smoke transmuted from dark, unwanted energy into Love, into Light. See it rise upwards as purest, drifting white. This is your gift of self, in true honesty and humility, to the Source. See how it has been dissolved, in the Love and the Compassion and the Understanding that the Divine Source has for You. Dissolved and transmuted, to be returned once again as Love, and only Love. See this rainbow Light of Love, the gold, silver and violet energy of the Mahatma, rain down upon all. See yourself being transformed and transmuted by the energies of Mahatma, to the resonance and purity of Divine Love. And see this occurring also for the Being that is standing in front of you, that a moment ago you could not love, you could not understand, you could not feel at one with; and see how now you have both been transformed in the Divine energy of Love, into Perfected Beings that resonate only to the energy of Love. Open wide your arms, open wide your heart, see the oneness that there is now between you. No longer is there separation and mis-understanding, for now you are looking at your beloved brother or sister, who is but a reflection of your inner heart.
Draw together, blend your energies, and be at perfect At-One-ment, one with the other. And if, my dear ones, you can do this with each and every one of the beloved brothers and sisters that share this most sacred planet that you do call Earth, then surely will you not at last have
Universal Peace and Harmony - Heaven Upon Earth. I Am that I Am. I Am the energy of Unconditional Love.
Received by Radha at the Sanctuary. 10-10-1997.
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QUOTE -- Rose, 23:14:45 09/26/00 Tue [1]
TODAY'S QUOTES
I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.
~ Confucius
"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."
~ Jean-Baptiste Moliere
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Inner Talk for Peace of Mind - Susan Jeffers -- Chrissie :)*, 23:05:05 09/26/00 Tue [1]
Inner Talk for Peace of Mind
Susan Jeffers - pg 44
I put aside all stressful thoughts and focus on the beauty of the now. The flowers, the sunsets, the caring, the touching of each other's lives. I open up to take in all the gifts that have been given me. Life is abundant. I trust that I am in loving hands and I know that ....
All is well
All is well
All is well
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Positive -- Rose, 16:04:49 09/26/00 Tue [1]
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
You can choose to think higher thoughts.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I choose higher thoughts therefore creating
a better world for myself and others.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
As I close my eyes I am thankful for my right
to choose my thoughts. Acknowledging the power
of my thoughts in creating the reality I experience,
I consciously choose to think higher thoughts. I
imagine myself remembering to be aware of my thoughts
and easily choosing high thoughts. I see myself
experiencing the benefit of my new higher thoughts.
In my mind's eye I see myself enjoying love and harmony
in my relationships; health and energy in my physical
body; success and prosperity in my financial and business
affairs; safety and protection everywhere I go; and a
deep sense of peace as I stay consciously connected to
the Divine within me. I combine these thoughts and
images with a feeling of joy and let them go.
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commentary on the olympics -- monica, 14:15:49 09/26/00 Tue [1]
Hello lighting the path writers and old friends,
Being in the mddle of one of the best and safest Olympiads in the history of the games is the greatest feeling, in fact it's much more than a feeling. It is one of the few times we are really one.
It would not be such a success if it were not for the brilliant organisation of the Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation who's coverage of 3,500 hours of air time enables millions of viewers around the globe to keep up with the latest results. So my thanks, respect and admiration goes to them all.
Cathy Freeman winning Gold for Australia in the 400 metre run home said: " I try to keep away as much as possible from being at the centre of attention.
" On becoming a Gold Medalist Cathy stated that it was her childhood dream come true.
We are trully proud of her and all in all are exhaulted as well as being exhausted. It's a lot of hard work even for those of us behind the scenes such as little ol me.
The entire experience has me convinced that I'd like not only to be at the next Olympiad in Athens 2004 Olympic Games but also to go on as a journalist for the Paralympic Games which commence on the 18 October and finish on 29 October. Now that would be a completely difference experience with a very different pace. Apparently the Paralympics are rougher and tougher then the others.
My job consists of writing, answering the telephone occassionally, taking photos, travelling for free everywhere in New South Wales and cashing in my glorious food vouchers for delicious food, meeting the world's fastest swimmers such as Grant Hacket who won Gold for Australia in the 1,500 metre swimming, talking to braodcasters from every part of globe, speaking French and Polish and making new friends.
All the best to you all
Cheers!
Monica
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Positive -- Rose, 00:22:21 09/26/00 Tue [1]
TODAY'S POSITIVE THOUGHT:
You are not responsible for everyone's happiness.
TODAY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMATION:
I AM responsible for my own happiness and I trust
that others can take care of themselves.
TODAY'S POSITIVE VISUALIZATION:
I close my eyes and feel joy and happiness in every
part of my being. In my mind's eye, I see myself and
others surrounded by the beautiful light of happiness.
I imagine myself going through my day thinking positive
thoughts and experiencing the reality these thoughts
create. I see the happiness in other people that their
thoughts have created. I send light and love to those
who have not yet learned to create happiness with positive
thoughts. I combine these thoughts with a feeling of joy
and the knowledge that I am only responsible for my own
happiness and I let the images go.
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The Hoffman Process -- Chrissie :)*, 19:20:31 09/24/00 Sun [1]
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I finally decided to enrol on the Hoffman Process focusing on inner childwork and healing the deep inner wounds from childhood once and for all. I've always wanted to do inner childwork and knew that I needed to - it's one of those inner callings and the price had put me off but I decided it's now or never and I can't keep putting it off forever cos before you know it I'll be 40 and still have the inner child issues (smiles) or even 50 and still have them!!
It's an 8 day residential course by the seaside and it's going to be very deep. But I'm prepared for it. I did John Bradshaw's inner childwork about a couple of years ago and would you believe, it really had an impact of me and shook me up that I haven't quite touched that sort of stuff for a while yet as I'm "resting" from the deepness of the John Bradshaw work I did.
Love & Light
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
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Inspirational Thoughts -- Chrissie :)*, 18:54:45 09/24/00 Sun [1]
Hi all (smiles
My kinesiologist sent this to me in the post and I thought it was really terrific advice (smiles) .. - Laugh at least once a day. It's good for your digestion and emotional well being
- Enthusiasm gives you energy; boredom makes you tired
- Posture conveys your attitude to others. Feel tall, walk tall. Slouch and everyone knows you can't be bothered
- Happiness and confidence causes secretion of endorphins in the body which further increase our feeling of well being, and boost immunity
- We all make mistakes. That's how we learn.
- Hard work is good for you as long as you enjoy it.
- Sadness is necessary sometimes; only don't dwell on it for too long
- Blows to life will sometimes knock you down. That's no reason to crawl forever. Get up and go in another direction, or just try again
- An accumulation of small difficulties can sometimes sap more of your energy than one big problem. Be awrae of small leaks and deal with them.
- Attitudes are more important than facts
- When you get up in the morning you have two choices: be happy or unhappy. Choose carefully
- If you decide to do something, do it wholeheartedly, not halfheartedly
- Set yourself goals you can reach at first
- The mind always tries to achieve what is expected of it. Think of failing and you're more likely to fail. Think of mothing, and your mind will be bored. Think of succeeding and you're more likely to do so
- Consider yourself as well as others; you have needs too
- Only one person is responsible for the way we feel and behave
- Do not expect to be perfect in the future. Perfection is impossible
- Do not be rushed all day with no time to think or feel. Aim to be quiet with your thoughts for part of the day
- Live in the present more than in the past or in the future
- Compliment others when they deserve it and be happy with them
- Continual whining makes problems bigger, not smaller and turns people away from you
- If no one can help or understand you, you are not communicating
- You have a problem? Consider it, read about it, think about it, talk about it, trying going round it, over it, under it. If all else fails, go right through it but don't spend your whole life looking for it
- Think about what you want to do with your life. It would be a pity to get to the end and wish you had lived it entirely differently
- YOu get what you've always got if you do what you've always done. If you don't like it change something - it is allowed
- Never take anxiety or worry to bed with you. They will snore all night
- Thoughts about situations or people you don't like or can't change need to be thrown out. Thinking about them wastes your life and no one else's
- Worry is unhealthy, destructive, mental habit and a waste of time
- Hope is an excellent bridge
- Believe in yourself and build yourself with a well balanced healthy diet of thoughts and food- the good things in life will surely smile on you
Christy, I'm sure you did really well yesterday at your talk. Pretty soon you'll be doing that book tour and things will start rolling the way you'd like it to. Have you heard anything from your publisher? When your book is published will you give up your day job when you do your tour? ~~ Yes it's a real bumm about not being able to log on at work anymore but then again, life changes and I have other things to focus on - instead of logging on during lunchtime I guess I'll go for a walk or something and enjoy nature etc etc ... life hands you lemons (smiles) - make lemonade! ~~ re yoga, I have a session this Tuesday and looking forward to it. Going to the gym gives me more energy and I'm less lethargic and it feels great! I am kicking myself that it's taken me so long but I guess things happen at the right time, space sequence (smiles). I've even started my Pilates again as well - I gave up just before I went to Jakarta for my holiday. Oh yeah, I'm now also organising the schedule for us all to go again next Easter and celebrate my grandmother's 101th birthday! There will be quite a few of us - about 9 adults or more and 2 kids - may not seem much but we're from all over - ie London, Singapore and Jakarta - all trying to synchronise timings and catch the right connection to Bangka Island - an island just off Indonesia where my grandmother lives and it's the taking time off work, getting the right connections as from London I have to catch 3 planes to get to Bangka Island. And it's all up in the air at the moment as if one of my cousins can't make it then the whole trip is off (long story). Que Sera Sera! Having issues with someone at work at the moment who seems to push my buttons. She's a nice person - just has a very hard attitude about things and her whole attitude just rubs off on me and I walk away at the end of the day feeling really mentally drained and pissed off at some of the things she's said - which aren't bad - they're just to do with work and the way I work and the way she does .... I delve into detail and care about my job - she does the bare basics and doesn't really care much and she keeps hinting she can't understand why I have so much work to do etc ... and she's bored etc and she won't help out cos my excess is expenses and she hates expenses .... and she keeps interrupting me during the day to chit chat when I have work to do and that really bothers me. To kill time while she waits to go to a class at the gym, she will come over to my desk and chit chat while I am trying to eat my lunch and won't leave me alone - and will only leave when her class is about to stop and doesn't care whether I'm in the middle of my lunch or doing something. (scream!). I don't want to create a scene and am one of those persons that doesn't like upsetting anyone else - thinking that adults should have the courtesy to have tact etc ... I know it's in my control to change the situation ... just letting off steam really cos I felt really mentally drained all weekend cos stuff she said really bothered me and the thoughts keep tossing in my mind ..... there's some stuff I shared some time ago about the ''egg'' ie where you can shut anything / anyone negative out of your aura etc ....I know she's on a different path to me and she's only challenging me ie in my thoughts and beliefs ie especially spiritually. She doesn't like or believe in meditation or anything much to do with spirituality and poo-poos the thoughts and idea and just puts it down and well I'm not going to waste my time and explain what spirituality is all about to someone that doesn't think much of it cos she's only pursuing a heated discussion etc and that's not my scene. So whenever she tries to 'hit' a blow ie regards to meditation or exercise routines etc, I try to move out of her way and let it go - though I've yet to learn to let it go mentally! I try and see it spiritually ie she's on a different path - she's had a really wonderful happy life and she has no lessons to learn and she sees her life as routien ie going to work, raising a family etc and has no spiritual values or beliefs whatsoever. Thx for letting me share and let it go (smiles)
Michael, The Ancient One, (smiles) - hi, I took a peek at your site and it looks great. I'll try and spend some time a bit later reading up more on how you came to be etc (smiles). Looks interesting!
Hi Bloem, Rachel, Rose, Rosie, Vanda, CarolB, Monique, Kasia, Yee Wah, Joe, Mae, Brenna, Kelly, Jennifer, et all :)*
Love, Light & Blessings,
Chrissie :)* (ô/)
