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Index of Articles: In November 1996 I was made redundant from a senior role within the Investment
Banking industry; I felt lost. I looked for a new role in the newspapers
and with many recruitment agencies, nothing even sparked my interest. No
surprise, I was unsuccessful at all interviews, there was not a new job
for me. In February 1997 I got the message that changed my life forever. At the insistence of a close friend I had gone to visit Jean Clarke, a
Colonic therapist. During the first minute of my initial visit to Jean,
she said had a message for me, but was dubious about giving me the message.
I insisted. The message was that the man in front of her (me) felt his life was over
and the affect of this would be this. Within two years I would become seriously
ill and die within five years. Even the love of for my wife and two young
sons would not be enough to keep me here. I had given none of this personal
information to Jean. I was shaken; Jeans’ message resonated with me as no other ever had. After
twenty frustrating years in business life I did feel my life was over.
I felt I had been there and done it many times over, there was little more
left for me to achieve. The information came to her as a message. There was another message; if
I changed my life and turned towards a role of helping people I would have
a long and happy life ahead of me. The veils began to lift from my eyes. I felt I had hope and my life changed
that day in that room in I decided to turn my back on my previous professional life and seek a new
path. Fear and excitement came in equal measure, as I once again became
a student. This time I was an eager and in time a humble student. For the past six years my life has been a rollacoaster of emotion, fear,
joy, happiness and loneliness. I knew the general direction I had to travel
with no idea as to the specifics. I have always been and remain a true skeptic, open-minded and willing to
try. I journeyed to places I could not have imagined myself going. I first became
attuned to Reiki healing and found my life changing. I began to link with
wonderful enthusiastic people. I continued my studies in the area of healing such as bio-energy, Journeywork,
Higher Self work (which Jean introduced me to) and many other studies. I also decided to develop my conscious or unconscious skills. I studied
NLP, Timeline, Covey techniques and many more. I found all of these techniques
fascinating. I enthusiastically traveled both the healing and practitioner routes. After
three years I discovered, they were the same route. As I grew within myself
I discovered they were all parts of a toolkit to help in the process of
healing. It was always about my personal growth. Whether I was working upon myself
or another person, I was always facing a part of my own transition. Whatever
the issue, I felt that when I was ready, I was always supplied with the
true answer. I often did not understand the question posed, but trusted
in the answer. The gift, my faith began to take on a more powerful role
in my life. People ask me what has changed in my life. All I can say is that I have
experienced and continue to experience greater feelings of peace, joy and
happiness than ever before in my life. I felt my passed was spent swimming against the current. Now I spend a
great deal of time in still warm waters. At times I also experience the
joy of being ‘in the flow’ and moving with the current; an astonishing
experience. If I get down, it is only for short periods before I bounce back. In the
past depressions stayed with me for days or even weeks. In fact as I look
back with hindsight upon my earlier life I believe I felt depressed for
most of it. I have stopped blaming other for events that happen in my life and take
responsibility for every aspect of my life. I sometimes knee-jerk into
blame, but I soon recover and see it differently. A most empowering feeling As I felt many of the fears and worries leave my life, I was better able
to be me and empathize with others. My role was only ever to heal myself. Also to help others, if I can, do
the same. Many of us travel a path of pain and depression. Whilst buried in this
illusion, many just wish to create or own physical demise, as I did. If you are in this place there is another way. You do not have to develop
a life threatening illness to begin change. It is up to you. Written by John Mitchell, Professional Life & Power Coach and creator
of the online life change programme Lifeline web address www.satoriforlife.com ___________________________________ copyright 2003 Andrew Cavanagh, all rights reserved. I am the woman I pass in the supermarket aisle. Her worries are my worries. Her frustration and irritation is mine. We are one. I am the man in the red four-wheel drive behind me in a rage honking his horn wildly and swearing abuse. His anger is mine. His overwhelming frustration is also inside me. It comes from me and to me it returns. When I turn on the television I am the man looking down the barrel of a rifle at my sworn enemy, enveloped in hate. His hate is my hate. I created it, it belongs to me. I am the man about to die from a bullet propelled with hatred borne from fear. I am the victim. His suffering is my suffering. I know it, I feel it. Why do I kill myself? I am the little girl who grows up fatherless. The void in her life filled only with confusion and longing is my void, my confusion, my longing. Jesus said, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." I also say that my brother's sin is my sin. Can I not see that sin in myself? In some way do I not share his transgression, his weakness, his guilt? There is an old American indian saying "Walk a mile in my moccasins." I say that I have always walked in my brother's moccasins. They are my moccasins. I walk his path. We are one. The sun, the rain and the tears that fall on those moccasins come from the same sun that warms me, the same rain that drenches me and the same heart that suffers and through suffering softens and grows. Those moccasins are stained with my tears. I am the woman I pass in the supermarket aisle. Andrew Cavanagh is a professional health writer and speaker and a member of the Australasian Medical Writer's Association. He is the author of One hour to glorious health and permanent weight loss and the groundbreaking From depression to glorious health. Both books can be downloaded free at www.geocities.com/glorioushealth Back To Top_________________________ __________ FINDING PEACE OF MIND IN A VERY UNCERTAIN WORLD by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. There is great adventure in the unknown that propels us to discover powerful parts of ourselves that we didn't know were there. As I write this article, my eyes focus on the cover of our leading news magazines. They tell us that ANXIETY is the number one issue at the moment. Time Magazine calls us "America the Anxious". And it is true. We are an anxious nation...in fact, we are an anxious world. There is no question that uncertainty seems to have increased dramatically in the last few years. We worry about terrorism. We worry about going to war. We worry about losing our jobs. We worry about the dangers confronting our children. And on and on and on. This worry is understandable, given the state of the world at the present time, but there is no question in my mind that, given the right tools... -all of us can rise above any situation that life hands us... -all of us can live a fulfilling life in the middle of the turmoil... -all of us can find a sense of peace and purpose. My newest book, Embracing Uncertainty, was written to give you "the right tools" to help you see the world in a more life-affirming and powerful way. Here, to get you started, is a taste of a few of the many tools I include in the book... ---"UN-SET" YOUR HEART. Un-setting your heart means letting go of your picture of how you want it all to be. It means letting go of trying to control things over which you have no control. Trust me when I tell you that one of the prime causes of our suffering is our wanting things to be different than they are. Yes, we all want a peaceful world instead of a world filled with weapons of mass destruction. Yes, we all want health instead of illness. Yes, we all want healthy, happy children instead of children who break our hearts. But sometimes life doesn't hand us what we want. And when we un-set our hearts to our needing it all to be a certain way, we can breathe a sigh of relief and open the door to a more powerful way of living. ---CREATE A "WONDERING" LIFE INSTEAD OF A "HOPING" LIFE. It helps us un-set our hearts when we substitute the words "I hope" with the words "I wonder". Let me demonstrate. Instead of "I hope we don't go to war", make it "I wonder if we'll go to war." Instead of "I hope the stock market goes up", make it "I wonder if the stock market will go up." Instead of "I hope I keep my job", make it "I wonder if I'll keep my job." Notice the relief in this simple shift. Instead of placing yourself in the middle of the drama with your hopes, wishes, wants and desires, you have placed yourself in the role of observer of how it will all turn out...as if you were watching a good movie unfold. "How interesting. I wonder what comes next." ---CHOOSE THE PATH OF TRUST. What do I mean by "choosing the path of trust?" When you fully understand that you have little control in the external world, you then have two choices: you can choose to see yourself as a "poor-me" victim at the mercy of circumstances...or you can choose to develop the trust that, no matter what happens in your life or in the world, you will have the inner strength to create something good from it all. Hopefully you will choose the latter! ---INCREASE YOUR INNER SENSE OF POWER. One way to help you develop trust in yourself is to cut off the negativity in the mind by saying to yourself over and over again, "Whatever happens in my life, I'll handle it!" Those of you who know my work know that it is one of my favorite affirmations! I suggest you emblazon this powerful affirmation in your mind. If you say it often enough, you will ultimately believe it! And if you really believe that you can handle anything that happens in your life and in the world, what could you possibly have to fear? Nothing! So when the "what-if's" are driving you mad, simply cut them off by saying over and over again, "Whatever happens, I'll handle it!" You'll feel a sense of confidence wash over you. "What if we go to war? I'll handle it!" "What if I lose my job? I'll handle it." "What if my children have difficult times? I'll handle it." "Whatever happens in my life, I'll handle it!" Powerful, indeed! ---COLLECT "HEROES" WHO HAVE LEARNED TO HANDLE IT ALL. Heroes to me are people who have created much good in this world as a result of horrible experiences in their lives. A few heroes come to mind: Christopher Reeve, who created so much good as a result of his paralyzing accident; Viktor Frankl, who created so much good out of his experience in a concentration camp; Ram Dass, who created so much good as a result of his debilitating stroke; Marc Klaas, who created so much good after the murder of his daughter. And I could go on and on and on. As you collect heroes, you understand this important thought, "If they can learn and grow from their experiences, I certainly can learn and grow from mine!" As you collect your heroes...your models...you are filled with trust and your worry about the future gets smaller and smaller. Whew! ---FOCUS ON THE LEARNING THAT CAN COME FROM ANY SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE. Yes, you can learn and find strength from ANYTHING that happens to you, just as the above heroes have done. I certainly learned from and found strength as a result of my own experiences with cancer and my divorce from my first husband. If you see ALL situations in life as a way of learning and growing, it helps you let go of your need for things to be a certain way... War............a way of learning Peace..........a way of learning Illness..........a way of learning Health..........a way of learning Poverty........a way of learning Wealth.........a way of learning Depression.....a way of learning Joy.............a way of learning So despite what is happening in your life and in the world, constantly remind yourself "I CAN LEARN FROM THIS." When you can see the opportunities inherent in ALL situations...good or bad...it truly helps you embrace all the uncertainty in your life. ---EMBRACE THE THOUGHT "IT'S ALL HAPPENING PERFECTLY." This is another affirmation I use over and over again. And it truly helps me let go of my needing things to be a certain way. "Susan, how can things be happening perfectly when there is possibility of war, terrorism, illness, poverty, and violence?" My answer to that is we cannot know the Grand Design, the great mystery of it all, and as we say "It's all happening perfectly", we begin looking for the "good" in any situation that life hands us. And when we look for the good, WE ALWAYS FIND IT. Yes, so much good can come from so much that is bad. In that, it truly is happening perfectly. So when things seem very difficult in your life or in the world, just keep repeating this reassuring statement over and over again until it becomes an automatic part of your thinking. I have this affirmation sitting on my desk and whenever things seem to be going badly, I look at these reassuring words and repeat them over and over again. It's all happening perfectly! It's all happening perfectly! It's all happening perfectly! This phrase always helps me to have trust, not only in myself, but also "the Grand Design." ---FOCUS ON THE RICHES. I have learned from my heroes that, no matter how horrible life may seem on the outside, it is so important to focus on the beauty. As we go about our daily lives, we take so many wonderful things for granted. It's now time to notice. Strangely, this is hard to do, especially when we have our eyes focused on the bad. It sounds ridiculous, but we actually have to train ourselves to notice all the beauty in our lives! And train ourselves, we must...because focusing on the blessings is an absolute necessity for diffusing our fears about the future. A suggestion: As you go about your day, stop for a moment and notice when something wonderful happens. Then say to yourself while still in the glory of the moment, "I HAVE HAD THIS." This is the acknowledgement that "No matter what happens tomorrow, I have had this today." Notice the little things, for it is in the noticing of the little things that you truly get the feeling of a life well-lived...that wonderful hot shower, that kiss from a loved one, the fact that your car started, that great dinner you are eating, the warm rays of the sun, a candy bar, a wonderful television show...and on and on and on. You can write your I HAVE HAD THIS moments on little slips of paper and at the end of the day put them into your I HAVE HAD THIS jar--which is simply a clear glass jar with a sticker that says I HAVE HAD THIS. In a very short time, you will see your riches add up to a life well-lived. In fact, you will have to get a bigger jar! When that happens, you truly begin to lose the sense that life is passing you by. Instead, you are walking right along with life and gathering all that it has to offer. You are not missing a thing. It stands to reason that you worry less and less about the future as you appreciate life to its fullest NOW! ---GET INVOLVED. Positive action has an amazing effect on our psyche. As we take action, we begin to feel more powerful and our fear about the future decreases considerably. Keep repeating to yourself... "My life has meaning and I will do whatever I can to make this a better world." Then: 1) ask yourself, "What am I asked to do?"; 2) make a list of what comes to mind, and 3) begin taking action. When you remember that your life has meaning, it makes it so much easier to push through the fear and live a life that matters. And your self-esteem grows and grows. Just as importantly, you will have found the secret of creating a joyous and fulfilling life. The above offers you a great way to begin. You can learn much more about these tools (and many others) at "the source"--Embracing Uncertainty. As you make these tools a part of your daily life... -you experience a whole new sense of purpose emerging from within... -you begin to trust that you are more powerful than you could ever have imagined... -And, while enjoying the present, you look forward to the future with an attitude of great possibility--for yourself and for your world. I think you'll agree that it doesn't get any better than that! © Susan Jeffers 2003 Adapted from Embracing Uncertainty Breakthrough Methods for Achieving Peace of Mind When Facing the Unknown Published by St. Martin's Press March 2003; $24.95US/$36.95CAN; 0-312-30955-4  BIO Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. is considered one of the top self-help authors in the world. Her books have been published in over 100 countries and translated into at least 30 different languages. Feel the Fear and Do It, Anyway launched her career as a best-selling author. Some of her many other titles include Feel the Fear and Beyond, End the Struggle and Dance With Life, and Opening Our Hearts to Men. Her newest book, Embracing Uncertainty, is now making its way around the world. Filled with the tools we all need to help us through these tense, dangerous and worrisome times, it has already been nominated for an award in the UK. Susan is also a popular public speaker and media personality. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, CA. Visit www.susanjeffers.com Back To Top __________ Right Being Right Being + Right Thought + Quantum Physics = Success Guaranteed Have you ever wondered, 'Why can't I be successful all the time, without fail, guaranteed by Universal Law?' Don't you think that this question is very similar to 'Why does the moon rotate around the earth perfectly, without fail, for millions of years?' Think about that for a while. Now, here is a shocker: everything works perfectly, guaranteed by Universal Law that never fails even once. When things look like they are 'failing' or 'random', it is only that we do not fully understand the perfect law and outcome behind them. Accidents do not happen; it is our perception that goes into 'accident', seeing an illusion instead of the perfect reality. What I am trying to say here is this: your success is guaranteed by Universal Laws that never fail. Where you perceive yourself as having failed, you have not really failed. You have simply succeeded, perfectly, in failing. Failure only happens when you apply Universal Laws unconsciously, without awareness, in a detrimental way. You cannot not live by Universal Laws. That is because they are all that there is, and they never fail. This is where your rescue, therefore, lies. It lies in you recognizing them, becoming aware of them, then applying in them perfectly to achieve your desired outcomes. Here, then, is a brief look at these laws plus some other things. Again, this is a very brief introduction, but it is a beginning in the right way. Quantum Physics: Knowing what you and the world are made of is the first key to knowing how to make it your way. Quantum Physics begins to explain how everything in your world comes to be. You are in direct manipulation of your entire physical world, but you may not be aware of this fact. And your lack of awareness of this fact, how the physical matter comes about and your role in it, makes your life appear to you as an occurrence that is out of your control. Quantum physics is the study of the building blocks of the universe. For example, your body is made up of cells. These cells are in turn made up of molecules, which are made up of atoms, which are in turn made up of sub-atomic particles such as electrons. Everything is made up of 'large groups' of sub-atomic particles, also called energy. Your body, a tree, thoughts, a vehicle, a planet, light, and everything else are 'concentrations' of energy. All of them are large collections of pretty much the same types of sub-atomic particles. The only difference is in the way these particles are grouped together into ever-larger building blocks. To speak correctly, a sub-atomic particle is not really a particle in the way that a grain of sand is a particle. They are 'probabilities of existence' and at the same time 'multiple existences'. They are also wave-like and particle-like at the same time. Everything in this universe is made up of energy, and these energy packets behave in the most amazing way! They are at our command! The reason they would arrange themselves into a luxury boat, for example, is our individual and collective thoughts. Do you now start to see the link between wealth and quantum physics? Up until this point, you may have been designing your world haphazardly and unconsciously. Your very thinking, each thought, shifts the universe to an extent. Time: Time does not exist. Albert Einstein proved to us that time is an illusion, no matter how persistent it is. You can and actually do expand and shrink it all the time, again by your thought and consciousness. The only 'time' that exists is an eternal moment of Now. You can only Be Here, Now. You have never been anywhere else. Your mind tricks you that you were somewhere yesterday and will be somewhere tomorrow. But if you look carefully, you will see you cannot Be anywhere else other than here, now. Be-ing is of this moment only. You don't believe it? well, try to be tomorrow! Even 'tomorrow' must come to you Here, Now. So what is time? Well, imagine the picture of the Mona Lisa. You can see it all at one go, right? Well, imagine that your eyes were only capable of seeing it a slice at a time. It would then take you 'time' to go through the whole picture. Your mind would trick you into thinking that you are experiencing some of the Mona Lisa painting today, some yesterday, some tomorrow. Yet the whole Mona Lisa exists all at one go. In the same way, time is your limited consciousness experiencing slices of infinity and eternity - all possibilities of existence. You choose which slices to experience by your thoughts, states of being, and beliefs. That also is a secret to success. Thoughts and Images of the Mind: You now will learn how to create your universe out of the quantum field using images of your mind. We saw earlier that energy particles, the building blocks of the whole universe, 'arrange' themselves to our thoughts. That is why it is said you have free will, and anything you believe you can achieve. It has also been said that faith can move mountains, and that is very literal. And quantum physics shows why. Your life is images of your mind, expressed. You are living the life that you have imagined. The thoughts, dreams and fears that you have had and believed have crystallized into your world. The bad news is that you have about 50,000 thoughts a day, 90% repetitive, most of which you are unaware of, many of them negative, and all of them make up your life. The good news is that you can become aware of them by choosing to be, and you can start thinking straight, focused, clearly and positively and your world will change likewise. Being: This is actually the most powerful creation tool of all, your state of Being. Having and being are one and the same thing. Being is state, such as being happy. You cannot explain state, nor can you do a state. You can only be a state. You cannot do happiness; you can only be happiness or be happy. Creation works as follows: being causes thinking, which causes speaking, which causes doing, which puts in place the system to receive and experience what you created in your being and thinking. Being is the First Cause. What you are internally is what your world externally becomes. By having Wealth Consciousness, you become wealthy outside without fail. By knowing abundance intimately inside, outside follows without fail. When you believe in scarcity, the outside has to oblige and be scarce for you. Action: We are always doing things and wondering why our doing isn't helping us always. Understand this: actions, doing, are acts of the body. They are the last part of the creation sequence. They do not have creative power. Only the spirit and mind does have that power. The body, actions, are a tool for receiving and experiencing what you have created by your state of being, your beliefs and your thinking. That should explain a lot about your life as it may be now. You cannot do being, you can only be being. You cannot do wealth, you can only be wealthy. And that is a change of state that you can take on any time you choose, and no one can stop you. Conditions follow state of being and not the other way around. Certainty: Certainty, faith, belief, is a necessary part of creating wealth or anything else for that matter. It is that which gives the universe a go-ahead to do as you wish it to do. You see, you cannot become a state without certainty, for such becoming is unbecoming. You cannot be happy if you are unsure that you are happy. You also cannot create goals without certainty, not only in their accuracy but also in their coming to reality for you. Even speaking and acting without certainty is powerless. Anything you believe you can achieve. You are already living the life that you believe in. change your belief to change your life. Cause and Effect: Here is the most important law of the universe. Here is a prime key to wealth consciousness. If you live by this, you cannot fail to get wealth. Whatever you wish to have, cause another to have. To be happy, cause another person to be happy. This works the same with everything else. Conditions: Conditions are a result of your state of being and thinking. They may appear to happen to you just by fate, but on closer inspection you will come to see that you are at cause of their very existence and you can change them at any time. Want not: Desire, but never want. There is good reason to watch your words, thought, actions and states. Every state and thought is acted upon precisely by the universe, by law. Wanting is a state of never having. Therefore, you can never have what you want. Instead, desire to experience something that you wish to have, for in reality you already have everything, although your experiencing of that everything is divided in slices of 'time'. Desire acknowledges that you already have it, you just may not yet have experienced it. Purpose: Discover why you chose to come to this world, and you will be filled with a will to live and a power to create. Giving and Gratitude: Giving causes having. Gratitude declares certainty. To have all, give all to all. Everything is an idea. Look around you - it all started as an idea. Ideas grow as they are shared, not as they are withheld. And gratitude, among other things, makes you faithful in outcome. The Self: Know thy Self. You are more powerful than you can ever imagine you are. You need not worry that you have reached the limit of your abilities. You cannot even possibly use up all your abilities in several lifetimes, let alone this one. One: Hinduism taught it in a different way. Buddha does the same in a different way. Tao did the same in a different way. Jesus and Mohammed taught it in a different way. Quantum physics teaches it in a different way. Just about every spiritual teacher, sage, quantum physicist and religion teaches us, it its own different way, that we are all one and by acting in that awareness we move forward fastest, most richly and least painfully. This is nothing new, but often we have refused to listen. The apparent separations are simply illusions created by our fragmented and conflicting minds. Now, in your quest for wealth and joy, you may wish to look at this again. Abundance: It is all that exists. Even quantum physics proves it. yet in abundance, a field of all possibilities, lies scarcity. You can choose to experience anything within abundance. When you choose and believe in scarcity, then you shall have it. but you can always choose differently at any time. Infinity means just that, and this universe is infinite on infinite levels. Well, that is a very brief summary at what it takes to shift your world. If you wish to learn more about all this, see the free downloadable ebook called A Happy Pocket Full of Money at www.ImagesOfOne.com. I wish you all the very best. Article written by David Cameron, author of A Happy Pocket Full of Money: Your Quantum Leap into the Understanding, Having and Enjoying of Immense Wealth and Happiness. He is also the CEO of ImagesOfOne.com and Co-CEO of FatSMS.com. You may download a free edition of A Happy Pocket Full of Money at ImagesOfOne.com. Back To Top ________________________ Living in the Moment By Ronald D. Bissell Living in the moment gives you the opportunity to create a life of beauty. "We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery." H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946) How many times have your said to yourself "today sure went by fast". It seems that our lives are so complex and so full of things to do that we forget to feel the moments that together make up a day. Moments are lost amid the clutter of everyday and they become blurred by the activities we invent. It seems like activity is more important than the moments in which they occur. "Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such." Henry Miller (1891 - 1980) Moments come and go as we do our 'important' tasks of the day. Our focus seems to be on what needs to be done instead of on what we can do with the moments we are given. Quantity become more important than quality and quality moments slip by one by one into the shadows of our life. They become forgotten, lost, or not important. "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl, 1952 In seizing the moments of your life you extend their value and allow each to create magic. You see each as a miracle and know that within them lies the importance of life. Life is not full of quantity time but full of quality time. It is up to each of us to recognize the quality within each moment and to allow it to shine throughout our day. This alone will begin to change our world. "Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance." William Wirt The truth of life is that all you have is today. Yesterday is only vapor and tomorrow will never come. Today is the timeline of your life and each moment contains the essence of your being. Allow this essence to shine brightly by allowing others to see its fullness for each moment is a gift that is given to you just for being who you are. 'In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you." Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) Stop all your activity and be thankful for each moment by recognizing its importance to your life. Celebrate the fact that you are alive and can see the wonder contained within each moment of your life. Stop all your excuses. Become aware. Seek the beauty of each event and allow the majesty of your life to be known. "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." Oprah Winfrey Each moment is a crystal in formation. It is the seed of your future and as such gives power to what may seem like a lost second but in reality is a chrysalis waiting to be opened. It is energy waiting to be born and the gift you give to your future. Each moment is a capsule of love just eager to be seen amid the chaos of an ever noisy world. "Man is free at the moment he wishes to be." Voltaire (1694 - 1778) Free yourself from the boredom of every day life by opening the window to your tomorrows. Seek the ever present opportunities that surround you and begin to change your world. See each moment as you would a work of art and search within them for the ideals you wish to be. It is your life to build out of the many moments you are given. Allow each moment to fashion a life of choice for within each moment is the miracle of creation. "Most of us think ourselves as standing wearily and helplessly at the center of a circle bristling with tasks, burdens, problems, annoyance, and responsibilities which are rushing in upon us. At every moment we have a dozen different things to do, a dozen problems to solve, a dozen strains to endure. We see ourselves as overdriven, overburdened, overtired. This is a common mental picture and it is totally false. No one of us, however crowded his life, has such an existence. What is the true picture of your life? Imagine that there is an hour glass on your desk. Connecting the bowl at the top with the bowl at the bottom is a tube so thin that only one grain of sand can pass through it at a time. That is the true picture of your life, even on a super busy day, The crowded hours come to you always one moment at a time. That is the only way they can come. The day may bring many tasks, many problems, strains, but invariably they come in single file. You want to gain emotional poise? Remember the hourglass, the grains of sand dropping one by one." James Gordon Gilkey Dr. Ronald Bissell works extensively in body/mind/healing as he continually expands his awareness of Spirit and his communication of his knowledge to others. A highly respected and accomplished surgeon; he uses his understanding of spiritual growth, intuition, and personal development to change the character and nature of his profession. More information on his works can be found at http://www.authorsden.com/visit/authorasp?authoridX20 or he can be reached at info@innervoice.com or by phone at 1-800-428-1563 Back To Top ______________ Life Happens "Life is what happens while you are making other plans." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Some of the most common things I hear people say in my office is "You've never seen anything this bad before" or "I know I should have taken better care of myself but……". Why is it that we always look at things from the perspective of I should have or the feeling that we present the worst …… ever seen? Is it that human nature does not allow us to accept ourselves or the situation we find ourselves in or do we want others to know the reason we are where we are? Do we want to escape from the responsibility of our lives? "I've arrived at this outermost edge of my life by my own actions. Where I am is thoroughly unacceptable. therefore, I must stop doing what I've been doing." Alice Killer, An Unknown Woman, 1982 We blame our circumstances, our significant other, or our upbringing for most everything in our lives. We focus on anything outside ourselves and do anything we can to avoid looking inside at our true selves. Life happens but we are the captain of our ship. We give the instructions. We are the responsible party. "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." Oprah Winfrey Taking control of your life is not as scary as one might think. It takes courage and determination but it is possible to become 'the responsible party'. Life happens but if we are aware and in charge of our lives we can steer those happenings and create the life of our dreams. It is when we are not aware or are tuned out that we become caught in this cycle of 'life happened what could I do"? We begin to drift away from our dreams and become lost in the fog of mental confusion. "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." Carol Burnett We easily take on the responsibility of owing a house, a car, or any other object but shy away from taking the responsibility for our life. We find the right computer, the correct address, and tolerate many different opinions. We do all these things unconsciously but fail when it comes to actively directing our lives and creating our life based upon our desires. "Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away." Dag Hammarskjold Many times it takes a life altering event to grab our attention or cause us to make a mid-course correction. What we fail to see is that we can make that change alone by ourselves by simply making the intent to awaken and to accept the responsibility for our life. This one act - the intent to change - can be the catalyst for enormous personal growth. It can also create a world based upon your greatest ambitions and your greatest desires. "No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently." Agnes DeMille Creating the intent and acting upon that intent can move mountains. It can create a vision that can not only change your world but the world of many others. A small change in your vision can alter your future in such a way that you will never look back at your past but will look forward to your new life with anticipation and excitement. "If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches." Rainer Maria Rilke The phrase 'life happens' is misunderstood. It means that life is a series of events that are connected together to form the life you lead. It means that you are in control of its direction and its future. It means that your role in its direction is an active role not a passive one full of disappointment. It means that life happens are you direct it to unfold. "This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on." Oswald Spengler Make your life happen in such a way that you will uncover amazing details of who you are. Make it show you the wonder of your existence and foster within you the drive and desire to grow, to seek your path with intent, and to find love in each moment of your life. "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." Carl Sandburg ______________________ Dr. Ronald Bissell works extensively in body/mind/healing as he continually expands his awareness of Spirit an his communication of his knowledge to others. A highly respected and accomplished surgeon; he uses his understanding of spiritual growth, intuition, and personal development to change the character and nature of his profession. More information on his works can be found at www.innervoice.com or he can be reached at info@innervoice.com (1-800-428-1563). Back To Top ______________ The Manifest Way Encouragement by Myriam Maytorena, M.Ed. "Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day." --Booker T. Washington I give to you today encouragement! Have you ever had those moments where no matter what you do, it seems that your plans are on hold or just not working? As we approach the New Year you may have decided to avoid those resolutions because you are discouraged and may have failed in the past to meet your goals. It may be that you have applied for a new job and the decision is taking forever -- sometimes a moment can seem like an hour and thoughts race through your head like a myriad of hidden fears have all come out to dance and you didn't even know that there was an anxiety party being held. It may be that you are in a relationship and while you think you are ready for the next step your lover is filled with fear -- or perhaps you are filled with fear. Sometimes waiting for that e-mail or phone call can seem to be an experience in infinity. You know those times when you check your e-mail every five minutes or the voice mail just to make sure it is working. Or, it might even be that as a parent your child has grown and left to pursue their dreams. And though you pray and hope that they are well, the waiting to hear is filled with all the things that could go wrong or all the things that you thought you did wrong raising them to this point. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you are the most centered, balanced person in the world. The moments of not knowing can become a cacophony of uncertainty. We ask ourselves: "Have I done all that I can do?" And, of course, self answers back with a rumbling no and gives us all kinds of examples (call them fears) of how we might not be in control and that the worst may manifest. Then the other side, our spirit, jumps in with a response. The inner battle begins and starts to escalate until we are in a state of total inner chaos. And here is my word of encouragement. This is natural in this reality where we are spirit learning to be human to experience these moments of utter mind-boggling confusion. It is how we interpret these moments that can make a difference between how quickly we return to a state of balance or how long we suffer from needless anxiety. These moments are markers! Signs from our inner world that our outer world is changing. The mind is trying to reorganize itself to prepare for the impending change. Thus, when all the fear come swirling in to drown us in a deluge of anxiety or concern, we can either shut it down by going into depression or we can acknowledge it as a sign from our inner spirit that all is coming to a new beginning. If you are going through change and have these feelings, don't think that you are out of control, going crazy or perhaps just not spiritual enough. Do not think if you had learned how to meditate, or trusted the divine spirit, or done something more that you would not be having these thoughts. Instead, have a little talk with your inner self. You might want to say something like this: OK, mind I understand that you are preparing me for change. I get the message, now lay off. I am going to go do something to relax and have fun. You just get ready for the change and I will take care of the moment. If it helps you to have an affirmation (like my rescue remedy) you might try this: I let go and let spirit unfold for my highest good. Today: Be of great courage and be en-couraged because the signs of change are bringing you the opportunity to become a greater expression of the divine you. Walk in the light but do not fear the darkness because that is where change occurs. Myriam Maytorena, M.Ed. is a spiritual coach and counselor. You may visit her at http://manifestreality.com or at http://angelwhispers.net Back To Top The Manifest Way Encouragement by Myriam Maytorena, M.Ed. "Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day." --Booker T. Washington I give to you today encouragement! Have you ever had those moments where no matter what you do, it seems that your plans are on hold or just not working? As we approach the New Year you may have decided to avoid those resolutions because you are discouraged and may have failed in the past to meet your goals. It may be that you have applied for a new job and the decision is taking forever -- sometimes a moment can seem like an hour and thoughts race through your head like a myriad of hidden fears have all come out to dance and you didn't even know that there was an anxiety party being held. It may be that you are in a relationship and while you think you are ready for the next step your lover is filled with fear -- or perhaps you are filled with fear. Sometimes waiting for that e-mail or phone call can seem to be an experience in infinity. You know those times when you check your e-mail every five minutes or the voice mail just to make sure it is working. Or, it might even be that as a parent your child has grown and left to pursue their dreams. And though you pray and hope that they are well, the waiting to hear is filled with all the things that could go wrong or all the things that you thought you did wrong raising them to this point. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you are the most centered, balanced person in the world. The moments of not knowing can become a cacophony of uncertainty. We ask ourselves: "Have I done all that I can do?" And, of course, self answers back with a rumbling no and gives us all kinds of examples (call them fears) of how we might not be in control and that the worst may manifest. Then the other side, our spirit, jumps in with a response. The inner battle begins and starts to escalate until we are in a state of total inner chaos. And here is my word of encouragement. This is natural in this reality where we are spirit learning to be human to experience these moments of utter mind-boggling confusion. It is how we interpret these moments that can make a difference between how quickly we return to a state of balance or how long we suffer from needless anxiety. These moments are markers! Signs from our inner world that our outer world is changing. The mind is trying to reorganize itself to prepare for the impending change. Thus, when all the fear come swirling in to drown us in a deluge of anxiety or concern, we can either shut it down by going into depression or we can acknowledge it as a sign from our inner spirit that all is coming to a new beginning. If you are going through change and have these feelings, don't think that you are out of control, going crazy or perhaps just not spiritual enough. Do not think if you had learned how to meditate, or trusted the divine spirit, or done something more that you would not be having these thoughts. Instead, have a little talk with your inner self. You might want to say something like this: OK, mind I understand that you are preparing me for change. I get the message, now lay off. I am going to go do something to relax and have fun. You just get ready for the change and I will take care of the moment. If it helps you to have an affirmation (like my rescue remedy) you might try this: I let go and let spirit unfold for my highest good. Today: Be of great courage and be en-couraged because the signs of change are bringing you the opportunity to become a greater expression of the divine you. Walk in the light but do not fear the darkness because that is where change occurs. Myriam Maytorena, M.Ed. is a spiritual coach and counselor. You may visit her at http://manifestreality.com or at http://angelwhispers.net Back To Top TRUTHS FOR SELF-FORGIVENESSAuthor: Robert Najemy ----------------------- Christmas is a time for reconciliation with the Divine. Warning The following truths can be misunderstood, misapplied and used as excuses for egotistical behavior. No truth should lead us to become indifferent to how our actions might affect others. Nor should they allow us to behave towards them in ways in which we would not like them to behave towards us. These truths are there to help us get free from the guilt, shame and doubt of the past, not to give license to do whatever we like in the future. 1. All happens according to a divine plan, which brings to all exactly what we need at every stage of our evolutionary process in order to learn the next lesson. I may, in some cases, have been the instrument for that learning process for others. Thus, I am not the creator of their reality, but I can ask forgiveness for any selfish behaviors or negative emotions that I have had towards them. 2. Others are simply actors in each person˘s life drama, the script of which each of us writes daily for ourselves. 3. I, as all others, am a soul in evolution, who occasionally acts negatively out of ignorance and fear. 4. Asking forgiveness does not mean that I am evil, but that I recognize my ignorance and want to get free from it. Admitting it is the first step towards that freedom. 5. Asking for forgiveness does not demean me, but rather, frees me from the illusion on my ego. 6. Each is the sole creator of his reality. I create no one else's reality. 7. Each has the power to create his life and need not hide behind excuses that he cannot because of something that I or others have done or are doing. I refuse to be emotionally blackmailed by such situations. 8. As souls in the process of evolution we all make many mistakes. This is natural. What is unnatural is to not forgive ourselves and others for these mistakes. 9. I am a divine creation. The divine is functioning through me. Not forgiving myself, is to not forgive the divine. 10. Let he who has not sinned, throw the first stone. Who is there to judge me? 11. God's love for me is unconditional. I am loveable as I am, with all my mistakes. 12. God has created me with my weaknesses. I cannot be judged for what has been divinely created. My destiny, however, is to free myself from my selfishness and ego-centeredness which are based on illusion. 13. Peter asked Christ, "How many times should we forgive someone for what he has done, seven times?" Christ answered, " No Peter, Seven times seventy times." This also applies to ourselves. 14. I love and accept myself exactly as I am. 15. I appreciate and respect myself. 16. There is within me an all-wise voice that leads me. 17. I have the right and the responsibility to express my inner beauty and creativity. 18. I deserve everyone's love and respect, regardless of my appearance, social position, profession, knowledge, achievements and of what others think of me. 19. My self worth is the same as that of every other soul, no more no less. 20. I am an eternal, divine consciousness in the process of developing the ability to express the beauty that exists within me. 21. Everything is divine. There is no one or nothing that is not the expression of the one universal consciousness (God) - I am no exception. 22. It is not necessary to live my life according to the convictions or expectations of my parents or of others. I can love, respect and help them, but live according to my principles, needs and convictions. Remember not to misuse these truths, but do use them properly to free yourself from the past and from the illusion of the ego. See also truths for forgiving others. (Condensed from the recently released book "The Psychology of Happiness (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) by Robert Najemy . His writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com) Back To Top _______________ An Interview with God"Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?" "If you have the time," I said. God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; what questions do you have in mind to ask me?" "What surprises you most about mankind?" God answered: "That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future. That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived..." God's hands took mine and we were silent for while and then I asked... "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?" God replied with a smile: "To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a group on a comparison basis! To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them. To learn to forgive by practising forgiveness. To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings. To learn that money can buy everything but happiness. To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them...and likes them anyway. I sat there for awhile enjoying the moment. I thanked Him for his time and for all that He has done for me and my family, and He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for me, and I'll answer." People may forget what you said. People may forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Author unknown Back To Top _______________ Happiness is Within You By Teresa King Have you ever wondered why some people wake up in the morning as chirpy as the busy birds outside the window? While others wake up grumpy. Ever wonder why some people seem happy most the time, while others are withdrawn, sad, depressed or bitter? Well, I have. And, since I pondered I went to find out why. It is all in attitude. Changing the way you think about things. Is the glass half full, or is it half empty? Is the sun bright and beautiful or is it hot and miserable? Does the rain falling day after day drag yours spirits down, or do you ever look at the beauty of the rain? Every situation in life has two sides as we have good we also have to have evil, for without evil we would not recognize good. Without cold, there would not be any warm. Without noise, we could not recognize the beauty of silence. When Einstein failed, he didn't think failure, he basically thought, oh I have found one more way that my idea won't work. When Lincoln tried for president countless times, he didn't think failure, he thought about how he could improve his campaign so he could win an election. Attitude, and how you perceive things are the key to your own happiness. If you are feeling overwhelmed in a situation in life, rather than sitting there feeling sorry for yourself, think positive. Find something that you can learn and gain from the situation. A death in the family is a tragic thing. But, look around, did the death not bring the rest of the family together for grieving and emotional support and closer to each other as they talked about memories of their loved ones? Did not death bring into mind the frailty of life, and the knowing that you could leave this world any minute and that tomorrow could be your last day? Did you do all you wanted to do in this life time yet? Or, have you sat back making excuses for each day of why you have not reached for dreams? Attitude, wake up in the morning, smile in the mirror, welcome each day with the love you would give your precious child and savor the day. When things are down, turn them around. When things are happy, pile that happy time, into your mind, where you can pull it out anytime you need a bit of cheering up. Embrace life and be grateful for things in life. Attitude. Have you ever noticed how happy it feels to give? Giving of ourselves is wondrous thing. To see the smile of gratitude upon someone's radiant face. Or hear the small thank you for your help, is a great way to start on an attitude change. Attitude, don't fixate on small things. Look at the larger scale. It is amazing that in a true crisis, you can rise up to the challenge, but it is always the last little small thing that throws people off into an angry fit. Remember, many people are born blessed with good health and money are not happy. And, many people who have suffered and struggled are the happiest of all. It is all on how you look at it. So, keep your chin up, and try to find the bright side to every situation that life throws you, for inside yourself lies true happiness. 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