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Death Could Occur If IHSS Dies In CA - X~Ray Your Soul~1

2009-06-29T20:58:00.001-07:00

Death Could Occur If IHSS Dies In CA - X~Ray Your Soul~1

And the suffering goes on in California...the latest propsed budget cuts include slashing essential community services such as In Home Assistance programs which provide imperative assistance to the disabled,elderly and health impaired.Under normal circumstances,these people could not remain in their own homes without this essential service. In effect this program prevents unnecessary hospital addmissions,unnecessary nursing home placements and promotes independence within one's own environment.

So now what?
More people on the unemployment list of California as those who provide this essential service,such as carers, will no longer have jobs...those that receive the care either will suffer increased health issues related to poor ability to self provide/care and in all likelihood higher rates of hospital admission directly related to poor living conditions induced by the inability to self help. Care recipients also face unnecessary placement into nursing home environments related to the incapacity to provide full self care and the additional burden and grief of losing their homes and all they love. Self care does not just involve the daily tasks of hygiene care,dressing and the general activities of daily living,but also incoporates accessing appointments,food shopping,housework,laundry and accessing medications. All these tasks are provided by In Home Assistance Programs.
And if this ends...then what happens?

Families and key persons in the lives of care recipients face increased burdens emotionally,physically,mentally and financially as they will struggle to provide the same level of required care which the Government is cutting. In many cases,it is impossible for family or key persons to provide the level of care required,and there are many cases where there are no family or key persons involved.
The extra stress on all levels will lead to increased health issues for all involved and invariably increasing health care costs ,financial burdens across the board and inevitably death of the disadvantaged.

Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.

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United In Spirit Connection Vol 4 2009

2009-06-06T04:22:00.001-07:00

What a ride 2009 has been already! Yes I am finally home after spending the last 3 months brainstorming,creating and collaborating with my partner Shade Law. The time spent together was extremely productive with the creation and utilisation of new promotional tools and medium, site enhancement development and generally planning the future of our combined sites.

For United In Spirit this means that our community is more visible online with the increased effort in promotion leading more people to our site. This is certainly evidenced by the dramatic increase of members joining over the last 3 months. New videos and flash productions will begin to emerge to further promote our wonderful community.

The beginning of our first class on United In Spirit, Introduction To Psychic Development ,has gained some good support from those members who are interested in this particular topic. The class is conducted on Yahoo Messenger utilising the voice conference utility. This permits a higher level of interaction and it’s great to touch base with some of our members on a more positive level.

In future,I envision that United In Spirit will offer classes on various topics in the continuing pursuit of providing a higher level of spiritual education and development. If you are interested in teaching a specific topic,please feel free to email me via the site!

So now I am home and life begins to get very busy again with work commitments etc etc. However, United In Spirit will continue to grow and unite all.

How to Push the "Miracle Activation" Button

Most of us are familiar with the image of the fire alarm encased in glass with the sign that reads “In case of emergency, break glass.”
What if I told you that you too have your own metaphorical “button” that you can activate “in case of emergency” to call for all of the help that you need for any problem at any time?
For example…
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Push the button.
Feeling exhausted? Push the button.
Need more clarity? Push the button.
Need guidance about anything? Push the button.
Need money for any reason? Push the button.
Have a health challenge of any type? Push the button.
Relationship problems? Push the button.
Need help in any or all area(s) of your life now? Push the button.
So, what is this “button” that I keep referring to?
It is the one that I like to call the “miracle activation” button.
~ The “Miracle Activation” Button ~
What is the “miracle activation” button?
The “miracle activation” button is actually the one-word prayer “Help!” expressed to our Higher Self in time of need.
Used in this way, “Help!” becomes a metaphorical “button” for our Inner Being and a powerful command to our subconscious mind that can be used any time for any situation, problem, challenge, or emergency we may be facing.
Through my own use, I have found “Help!” to be a very effective “switchword” or one-word prayer for any situation.
~ How to Push The “Miracle Activation” Button ~
How does this “button” work exactly? More importantly, how can you start using this “miracle activation” button right now?
Here is the simple process that has worked well for me:
* Think or focus on all of the details of any problem, challenge, issue, etc. that you are facing now. Be sure to include the “worst case scenario,” including all of your fears, doubts, worries, and feelings related to it. That’s right, all of the “gory” details.
* Next, with conviction and focus, say to your Higher Self (i.e., God, Source Energy, the Universe, etc.) within you: “Help! Help! Help!”
* Then release, let go and surrender the rest of the details to your Higher Self to resolve. I have found that turning over your problems to your Higher Self to handle in this way will truly simplify your life and allow miracles to happen easily and naturally. What’s not to like?
~ The Power of The “Miracle Activation” Button ~
Why is it so powerful to say the one-word prayer and command “Help!”?
What is the real power of this so-called “miracle activation” button?
I believe that when we request specific help from our Higher Self in this focused manner, what we are really saying to our consciousness is:
* I don’t have the answer here.
* I don’t know what to do.
* Therefore, I open myself up to greater possibilities now.
* I give up and surrender this problem completely now to my Higher Self (who has the power and knows exactly what to do).
* I will let go now and let my Higher Self do its thing by taking care of this for me.
* I will let go and allow myself to be helped now (because I am worthy of this help).
* I am willing to receive this help now (because I deserve it).
As a result, miracles happen.
~ The Key to The “Miracle Activation” Button ~
What is the key to using this “miracle activation” button effectively?
Knowing (and trusting) that your answer will be given, whenever you ask for it.
How cool is that?
-- Raymond David Salas --

A NEWBORN'S CONVERSATION WITH GOD

A baby asked God,
'They tell me
you are sending me to earth tomorrow,
but how am I going to live there
being so small and helpless?'
God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you
and will take care of you.'
The child further inquired,
'But tell me, here in heaven
I don't have to do anything
but sing and smile to be happy.'
God said, 'Your angel will sing for you
and will also smile for you.
And you will feel your angel's love
and be very happy.

Again the child asked,
'And how am I going to be able to understand
when people talk to me
if I don't know the language?'
God said, 'Your angel will tell you
the most beautiful and sweet words
you will ever hear,
and with much patience and care,
your angel will teach you how to speak.
And what am I going to do
when I want to talk to you?'
and God replied,
'Your angel will place your hands together
and will teach you how to pray.'
'Who will protect me?' God said,
'Your angel will defend you
even if it means risking its life.
''But I will always be sad
because I will not see you anymore.'
God said,
'Your angel will always talk to you about Me
and will teach you the way to come back to Me,
even though I will always be next to you.

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven,
but voices from Earth could be heard
and the child hurriedly asked,
'God, if I am to leave now,
please tell me my angel's name.'
AND GOD SAID:
"You will simply call her "Mom"~
~ Mother ~
OR Mum!"
..author unknown..

Navel Meditation

Journeys of lifelong evolution often begin simply.
No matter how complex the goal
or desire we have nurtured in our souls,
the first steps we take are
nearly always basic and uncomplicated.
Navel meditation, a creation
of the Taoist tradition and the oldest form of meditation
recognized in China and India,
is a simple practice suitable for those
experienced in the art of mediation,
yet it is also a wonderful introductory meditation for novices.
It utilizes the natural rhythms of the breath
and the regular movement of the abdomen
as a means to focus awareness and rid oneself
of extraneous thoughts.
As you concentrate on the breath,
the chaos within reveals itself,
allowing you to gently train your mind
to accept stillness as its natural state.
***
To begin, assume a comfortable and natural seated position
—either cross-legged on a cushion on the floor or on a chair
with your legs facing forward.
Maintaining an upright, balanced posture
will ensure that you are
physically centered and prevent fatigue.
Close your eyes and relax your body gradually,
starting at the toes
and ending at the crown of the head.
Take a moment to note any
physical sensations you are feeling,
such as the hardness of the floor under your legs
or the weight of a piece of jewelry.
When you are relaxed, breathe through
the nose at your natural pace.
With each inhalation, draw air deep into the abdomen,
allowing the area surrounding your navel to rise and fall.
Gradually focus your attention on the sensations
caused by the inhalation and exhalation of breath.
Feel the air flowing in and out of the nostrils
as well as the expansion and contraction of the abdomen.
If you find it difficult to concentrate on both sensations,
concentrate only the movement of the navel area.
***
As you endeavour to commune with the breath,
you may notice that your mind strays.
When this occurs, do not attach any significance to your thoughts.
Simply bring your attention back to the flow of air
into and out of your body and the rise and fall of your navel.
Eventually, the torrent of mental noise flooding your mind
will slow to a trickle, and you will learn to control
the current of your thoughts until
you are no longer at the mercy of your reactions.
The more you practice this meditation, daily if possible,
the more you will be able to
get back to this relaxed state easily throughout your day.
Daily OM~
*

Outer and Inner Purpose

B Y D A N I E L R. C O N D R O N WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY OUTER PURPOSE then you will want to find new things to do all the time. You will like and want to do new things. If you have to do them over and over for many months you will get bored and want to do something else. You will have fulfilled your temporary desire that was based on an outward stimulus. Physical experience and physical pleasure are always temporary.

Whereas, creating purpose for all you do, or anything you do, can give you an inexhaustible well of desire and need fulfillment. And your desires will change as you evolve and grow.
Outer Physical Purposes and Inner Mental Purposes
In the journey of life we learn to use our physical body and five senses. We learn what is pleasurable and what is painful. We learn to have motivation to achieve what is pleasurable. This motivation is seen as personal benefit or purpose.
For example, you may have an urge toward a higher paying job. What are the benefits of a higher paying job? The higher paying job will give you the money to buy a newer car or a larger house or more expensive clothes. These are all physical personal benefits or purposes.
There is nothing wrong with physical purpose as long as you don't stay there. In other words, it is each person's inherent right and duty to progress to a greater, a more evolved state of consciousness.
Therefore, purpose or personal benefit must evolve also. After you have taken care of your basic physical needs it is time to progress to taking care of your mental, spiritual or consciousness needs.
The outer or physical purpose gives you the motivation
to achieve your physical goals in the future.
The inner or mental purpose gives you the motivation to achieve your ideals in the eternal now.
Physical goals and physical purposes can take up so much of your attention that you may miss the inner purpose.
The inner purpose isn't about what you are doing. It's about how you are doing the activity. It is about your thought, your discipline, your stillness of the mind. Are your thoughts repetitive and habitual or are they involved in imaging and visualizing your future?
The quality of your consciousness in the present moment determines everything.
The outer or physical purpose belongs to the horizontal dimension
of space and time. It is of the physical world.
The inner or vertical purpose is of the now and involves a deepening
of one's ability to benefit the whole Self, the whole consciousness,
and the whole being.
The inner purpose is a moment by moment choice to add to one's consciousness.
These continual choices to add to one's self and one's consciousness create the movement, the transformation to enlightenment.
Inner purpose gives one lasting fulfillment. Outer purpose gives one temporary stimulation or satisfaction.
As one grows in awareness through the fulfillment of inner purpose the inner LIGHT of one's consciousness fills one's being and becomes more and more apparent.
Purpose is never negative. Thus purpose is not stated with a not.
It would be incorrect to state one's purpose as:
My purpose is not to get married.
or My purpose is to not to be part of the group.
or My purpose is to not listen.
A purpose is a personal benefit. Therefore, purpose is about what you will learn or add to your Self, your being, your consciousness.
A purpose can be to gain or learn Self value.
A purpose can be to learn receptivity.
A purpose can be to build will power.
A purpose can be to build compassion.
When is life worth living?
Life is worth living in the now.
Now is where and when you can have purpose.
Now is where you can benefit.
When is life worth living?
In the now.
When you give moment to moment.
When you experience love.
When you give love.
When you receive love.
When you have purpose.
When you learn something that is permanent and lasting.
When you are aware of growth.
What we are here to do in life is to know truth and love. To know truth and love is to give and receive truth and love.
To learn is to receive truth into the Self for greater connectedness and greater consciousness.
Love makes truth easy to receive.
The more one comes to know the Self
the greater one's purpose and awareness of purpose.
This is because one's purpose goes beyond the physical life. Purpose also includes the mental and emotional life.
Practice expanding attention beyond the Self. As this is practiced, one comes to know the Self as more than a physical body.
Discipline is the way to direct the mind to know the Self. Discipline is required in order to expand one's consciousness.
Each moment is an opportunity to practice enlightenment. Each moment is an opportunity to practice purpose.
How does one gain the motivation to discipline the whole mind? The answer is purpose.
Your essence is LIGHT. Each learning, each adding to one's consciousness is a growth into the LIGHT of understanding and awareness.
In order to know the true nature of LIGHT one must master the still mind.
Your greatest friend is a still and disciplined mind.
This is because from a disciplined mind one can choose to be either aggressive or receptive. From a disciplined mind one can learn at a more rapid rate. From the still mind one can receive the higher consciousness.
Success is gaining greater enlightenment every day.
In order for any individual to become fulfilled, ideal and purpose must align. This means that your personal benefit, purpose, must become one with what you want to be or become.
I have discovered that the greatest personal benefit is En-LIGHT-enment. What I want to be and become is enlightened. Therefore, my ideal and purpose are singular.
The full flowering of the physical Self into the Divine or Enlightened Self must occur. Therefore, make it your ideal to be or become enlightened. It is a state of being, a state of consciousness.
We are LIGHT in essence and at the core of our being. Even the physical body is made up of atoms which are made up of a nucleus with electrons circling at a vast distance.
Therefore, most of our outer universe and most of our inner universe is empty space. The power to fulfill your purpose in life is to use LIGHT and space. Your light, the individual's light, is the LIGHT of awareness.
Therefore, in order to fulfill your purpose make each day an opportunity for learning and the growth of awareness. Let light fill your being and expand into the space within your body and within your mind.
You may begin by visualizing or imaging your body filled with LIGHT.
See and perceive the electronic interplay of energy forces
within your body. All within the space.
There is a great potentiality in space. It is important to fill it with your LIGHT.
As we create with others, share with others, give and receive with others, we share not only our inner light but also we share our space.
This sharing of lights and space we call love.
When two people have like ideals and like purposes they often become life partners. Their love for life grows and they grow together. As they grow together their capacity to give and receive love to each other grows.
The ideal is who and what you want to become. It is the evolutionary impulse. As two people, who are marriage partners, move forward in achieving their ideal Self, their love for each other grows and matures. Each finds a greater light, a greater love and a boundless space in each other.
The will is your ability to choose your experiences and to choose to be in those experiences with awareness.
The imagination is your ability to direct your consciousness to greater learning and new or greater creation.
Together the will and imagination can accomplish greater wonders and can fulfill your life's purpose.
Purpose is personal benefit.
There are benefits of all kinds. There are physical benefits. There are emotional benefits.
What is the value of life without purpose?
Most people do not know the purpose of life because they live in the world of the senses. The five physical senses can only give you a physical purpose to life because they only sense, receive and perceive physical things.
However, the real purpose of life is not physical because physical life is temporary.
The real purpose of life brings lasting and permanent fulfillment. How then is it possible to know this purpose that is beyond physical, sensory experience?
The answer lies in the proper and productive use of the mind, the attention, the will, and the imagination.
The mind is the vehicle, your vehicle for knowing the Self.
The will is the ability to make continuous choices toward a goal or ideal.
The imagination is the ability to image or visualize what one wants to create.
The attention is your ability to fully learn in each experience and use th mind.
You are a valuable and important person. Purpose causes one to realize this because purpose is personal benefit.
Having purpose is the ability to image a benefit in the willful activity. To gain the benefit one must be willing to receive the benefit.
Thought to remember:
Open your mind and heart to receive the love, LIGHT and truth into yourself.
What to do:
Practicing creating purpose in all you do. Ask yourself, "What is my purpose for each activity, each experience?"
Stay with us as Daniel walks us through all
"28 Powerful New Keys For Discovering and Fulfilling
Your Purpose In Life."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Throughout this lifetime, Daniel R. Condron has strived to understand the secrets of life and to explain them in a form that is understandable to all. He first accomplished this as a young boy when he gained a connectedness with nature being in the woods and pastures while growing up on the family farm in northwest Missouri. He has devoted his life to understanding what is permanent, lasting, knowing the true reality, and the purpose of life. This he teaches to others through the understanding of the still mind. He resides with his wife Barbara and son Hezekiah on the campus of the College of Metaphysics.

Quote of The Week

"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself.

This is the greatest gift anyone can give.”

David R. Hawkins

American Doctor, Author and Spiritual Teacher

Why Do We Suffer?

B Y E D W A R D W I L L I A M S O N
THERE IS SO MUCH SUFFERING going on in the world today and it is sad to see that people are living their lives in this way when they could be living joyful lives. It is possible to live in joy without suffering but we have been taught that who we are is what we experience.
We are taught from a young age that accumulating and gathering onto ourselves is the way to live. Whether it is knowledge, wealth, relationships or materials things, we are constantly trying to add to ourselves. We are taught that we can be happy and joyful when we accomplish certain things. If we can become educated then everything will be okay, if we can find a good job then everything will be okay, if we find a partner then I'm okay, if I have children I'm okay, if I save enough money I'm okay, if I have a house of my own I'm okay. But all of this accumulation never brings joy or happiness. Yes, for a little while after having the baby, or buying the house or graduating from College we find a little bit of happiness but it doesn't last. If only everyday could be like the day a baby is born, or when you buy the new house or new car or receive that Diploma. These moments come and go and the vast majority of the time becomes a struggle for people.
We experience ourselves through our body, mind and emotions and because we experience ourselves this way we believe we are the body, mind and emotions. We cannot see that these are the vehicles through which we can experience and that these vehicles are not who we are. Everything we have experienced has come to us through our five senses, sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. This is how we experience everything. If for one moment we could experience life beyond these limited sense perceptions we could see that we are much more than this.
We have invested ourselves in everything out there which leaves us fully invested in something outside of our control. We invest in our partner, our house, our car, our job, our friends, our health, our future and leave nothing for ourselves. If any of these investments comes up short we feel that we have lost a part of ourselves and this is why we suffer. We always want these external investments to be the way we want them to be. If any of these things changes or looses its value we suffer.
A person told me that she loves her son but doesn't like her son. How can we love some one but not like them? Is it that we don't like them or that we don't like what they do, or say or how they act? If the same person turned around and said only nice things to you or acted in a very nice way and did everything the way you would expect, wouldn't you then like them also? Of course, so, it isn't the person we don't like, it is the personality, isn't that right?
This saying "I love you" has very little meaning if it is contingent on your expectations of the other. We like to say I love you and have some one tell us they love us because we all want that love and want to give it, but this idea of love that we have is very conditional isn't it. I love you if you stay they way you are, I love you if you don't cheat on me, and I love you if you support me. This isn't love, this is emotion looking for comfort.
We are never happy with ourselves because we are always looking to the next thing. Whatever we have it isn't enough. We want to have more money, more knowledge, more love, more fun, more peace, more of this and that. We could have 10 million dollars but we want more, we could have a nice house but we want a better one.
How much investing do we do in ourselves? When I say "ourselves" here, what I am speaking of is the you that is the observer within you, the essence and source of life that is constantly functioning in you. When you are living, there is something there that functions within you that has all of these experiences, and that essence of you can be shared with others through the body, mind and emotions but when this body stops functioning and the mind is no longer active no one wants to be around you. No one wants anything to do with the dead body and mind because "LIFE" has left it hasn't it. It is only when there is "LIFE" that others want to be with us, isn't that right.
So what is this "LIFE" we want to be with. Is it our personality, our job, our friends, our experiences, our body, our mind, or, is it the essence of life that operates within us that creates all of this. If we are constantly trying to become something else to please someone else or fit into the mold that someone else has prepared for us, then we will never know our true identity. Just as water takes the shape of the container it is in, you also have taken the shape of this container called body and mind, but where the water retains its identity, we believe that we are the container and it traps us there. We become so attached to the container that we think that this is all that exists. We talk about a Soul as something someone has as if it was another part or extremity of us. We talk about life this way also. We say, I have a life, I have a Soul. Who is this "I" that has the Soul and the life? Who is this "I" that has the body and the mind?
We are not the body, we are not the mind, and we are not even what we call the soul. What we are is beyond any limited possibility, beyond any idea or concept, we are limitless and boundless and this is why we are always trying to accumulate more and more. There is a knowing within us that we are so much more than what we experience with our limited sense perceptions and this knowing compels us to become more than our current experiences, but we are looking to expand ourselves through limited means which will always cause us suffering because nothing outside of ourselves can ever fulfill our true nature.
So, how can we be free of suffering, how can we live a joyful life when so much struggle is there in everyday life? As long as you identify yourself with all that is happening outside of you then suffering will be there, but if you can turn inward and experience yourself beyond this limited idea you have created of yourself, then you can become a joyous person, you can experience joy in all things. If you want to know joy then you must invest in your interiority not your exteriority. Examine this very carefully, when you are living life with the expectation that something outside of yourself can somehow bring you joy, then you are living in expectation, but when you are living from an inward perspective, then your joy is not contingent on external expectations.
Turn inward to know the limitless, boundless source of self that is there within you. It is there when the body and mind are there and it is there when the body and mind are gone.
May you come to know the joy of your true nature.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edward Williamson is a Teacher of spiritual awareness and consciousness and also a teacher of Qi-Gong and Tai-Chi. With 20 years of experience in the martial arts and a life long journey towards higher levels of consciousness and awareness, Edward brings the teachings of Master Richard Kim and the Consciousness of the Christ and Gautama Buddha to those who attend his classes and seminars. Edward has had articles published in the magazine www.planetlightworker.com and is currently working on writing a book. You may contact Ed at jikakudo@msn.com.

You Are the Source
B Y N I C K A R A N D E S
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE for most people is to accept the truth of Who they really are. They attend seminars, read books, listen to tapes, try all kinds of practices in order to find something or "attract" something they think they need in order to be happy, feeling prosperous, or to experience healing, and so on. In other words, they spend their whole life looking for everything they think it is missing in their lives somewhere else.
That keeps their attention out into the world, not realizing that everything they have been searching for, they already have. That's why it is said, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and Its righteousness, and all of these things will be added on to you." And where is the Kingdom? It is within!
So if the kingdom is within, why is it that most people look for the treasures of the kingdom outside, out into the world? Because the still voice that is whispering gently and softly asking them to turn within is overshadowed by the loud voice of the world, one that is rooted in fear. Although as stated earlier, everything we think we ever need we already have, the only way to accept that truth is by being willing to let go of everything we think we know. Not necessarily easy to do, especially in a world that worships the intellect, logic and knowledge over intuition, trust and inner guidance.
Many teachers for example focus on goals, on trying to teach me how to get what I want. The challenge with that way of thinking is that it assumes that I know what it is I want, or that I know what it is in my best interest. I like to share an excerpt from my book What Happens When You Let God:
Pretty much, every course I took had some sort of hidden agenda, whether it was through meditation, mantras, hard work, determination, visualization, focus, weekly meetings, it was all about teaching me how to get or manifest what I want. None of it was about letting go and trusting. It was all about some sort of control. This seemed to be the central message I received from every teacher, healer, and guru. It was also the same message I received from every course, seminar and workshop I attended. When I felt my life was not working, I was taught that "I" needed to do something in order to change it or fix it. But what if the reason my life was not working was because "I" was trying to do something in order to change it or fix it? And what if the change I was trying to make happen could end up being more disastrous than beneficial?
Until I was ready to truly let go and let Spirit take over my life, I was not able to have the direct experience of watching how I was always supported and how all of my needs were met. From that space of trust and fully surrender, I received the kind of guidance that has led me, and continues to lead to true fulfillment.
The truth is, if you remember Who you really are, no matter what it is you are guided to do, you know you'll always be taken care of. That's how you experience freedom in a real sense. A Course in Miracles reminds me:
You can never be deprived of your perfect holiness because its Source goes with you wherever you go. You can never suffer because the Source of all joy goes with you wherever you go. You can never be alone because the Source of all life goes with you wherever you go. Nothing can destroy your peace of mind because God goes with you wherever you go.
- W.pI.41.4:1-4
What it is meant by the Source goes with you, is that you and the Source are one. So wherever you are, You are the Source. Joel S. Goldsmith, in his classic book The Infinite Way states:
We must understand that money is not supply, but is the result or effect of supply. There is no such thing as a supply of money, clothes, homes, automobiles, or food. All these constitute the effect of supply, and if this infinite supply were not present within you, there never would be 'the added things' in your experience.
But how can you possibly acknowledge that truth, unless you stop looking for it (your Source) everywhere else? This is not to say that there is anything wrong with going to a class, or reading a book, or studying with a teacher. What I am emphasizing is to practice listening to your Inner Teacher. And if there is a class, a teacher, or a resource that will assist you in deepening your connection, and help clear some of the static in your communication with Source, you'll be led to it. Not by external manipulation but by inner guidance.
I'll share an example from my book, What Happens When You Let God, so you can see the difference between visualization and visioning:
So what happens when we let go and let God? An interesting thing takes place. Visualization is replaced by visioning. The visioning process is completely opposite of visualization for it is not about creating images of what we want, but allowing the images to naturally appear on the screen of our conscious awareness. Simply put, you don't ask God (Spirit) for what you want; you simply make yourself available so that God (Spirit) can use you. And the process is not only easier it is actually natural. Even though most people think that by visualizing what they want, what they are doing is asking God (Spirit) for help, or as some may say, "co-creating" with God (Spirit), in reality, what they are saying is, "God (Spirit) please let me do this on my own." So we visualize what we want, put lots of energy into it and realize that we end up exhausted because it does not seem natural. And the truth is, it is not natural because of the following paradox which says, "At the same time that you are the producer, the director and the writer of your own movie, at that very same time you play an extra in a much bigger play."
So even when you think you are the one making choices, at a much deeper level these are choices you are being moved to make, as denoted in the saying, God's Will be done. In other words, you cannot force someone who is passionate about music to become a doctor and then expect that person to be happy, nor anyone else who is forced to do something contrary to what he or she likes. Temporarily we could learn to love and appreciate anything, but if we are not in alignment with our reason for being here, happiness and joy will elude us. Abraham Maslow said it best when he wrote:
"A musician MUST make music, a poet MUST write,
an Artist MUST paint, if he wants to be at peace with himself."
The choices, which lead to true happiness, infinite joy, peace and fulfillment are the ones which naturally arise from us through visioning, and not through forcing ourselves to visualize.
And from that space of true surrender and trust we have access to our innate power, the source within. In simple words, within you is the power to create anything you can possibly imagine. But in order to have access to that power, you have to let go of each and everyone of your personal agendas.
The reason being is, your personal agendas always have to do with seeking something you think will make you feel whole when in reality, your wholeness is what you extend out into the world, a world that is one with you. There is a line from A Course in Miracles' original version that states:
The idea of buying and selling implies precisely the kind of exchange that the Soul cannot understand at all because its supply is always abundant and all its demands are fully met.
- T-4.in.5:5
So how do we get to experience the fullness of our Real Source? By simply letting go and letting God, which is the complete opposite of what we've been taught by every teacher who suggest that we are the ones who decide what we want, that we are the ones in control. This brings up the line from the Scriptures, which states: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." [Psalms 23:1] What the sentence is suggesting, is that instead of us telling Spirit our plans, let us be guided by It. The reason being is, imagine being in the middle of the jungle. From a distance it looks very beautiful and breathtaking, however, if we dare to go in, we will encounter lots of very dangerous and vicious animals that could kill us in seconds.
Well, the purpose of the shepherd is to lead us back to safety because the shepherd not only knows the imminent dangers that reside within the forest, but She/He also knows the easiest and safest path home. But in order for us to let the shepherd lead us, we need to fully trust without question. In other words, we must relinquish our individual wants (wanting to explore the forest) and let the shepherd lead us.
When the shepherd leads us - in other words, when we truly listen - our guidance comes from within and we find ourselves being inspired. But when we want to take charge, our guidance comes from the world and we find ourselves making decision that result in very disastrous consequences. That's why it is said, "be careful what you pray for because you may end up getting it." So when we are led from within, aside from experiencing a life filled with joy and fulfillment, and as our faith is strengthened, we also give ourselves the opportunity to see how the Source of everything is found within, and how the universe always takes care of each and everyone of our needs. For it is said,
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
- Matthew 6:26
So why it is unnecessary to seek for anything outside of ourselves? Because since you and God, Spirit, whatever name suits you best, are one, and Spirit is the Source of it all, then it can be concluded that you are the Source.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nick Arandes, before publishing his latest book entitled What Happens When You Let God, was part of the self-help movement for close to 20 years. He published 4 books, produced CDs and DVDs, wrote countless articles and touched the lives of many people worldwide before becoming homeless, broke and diagnosed with a thyroid tumor. Then, a miraculous turn of events led him to the teachings of A Course in Miracles. That's when he discovered that to live a happy, fulfilling, joyful and prosperous life requires no struggle at all. To find out more about Nick's work with A Course In Miracles, watch him on video, and to order his book visit: www.TruthAndMiracles.com. And for Nick's Course in Miracles' daily blog simply visit: www.NickArandesBlog.com.

What Does My Future Hold?
B Y J E N N I F E R L O N G M O R E
THIS IS A QUESTION that most people have asked at least once in their lives, and is asked more frequently in light of these changing times. As we move through the New Earth paradigm shift, it is natural to sense a stronger need to know the future and given the various theories floating about regarding 2012 and beyond, many are left feeling a deeper sense of uncertainty about their future and the future of this planet!
The truth is that our future will always be a direct reflection of our current beliefs and thoughts!
If we spend the majority of our mental and emotional energy in the past looking for answers, for happier times, or for redemption, we will perpetuate that energy continuum into our future. Alternately, if we spend the majority of our energy in the future, we miss out on the divinity and clarity available to us in the present. It is common for some of us spend the majority of our energy focussed in the past while others spend the majority of their energy in the future. Regardless of which direction we are consciously and subconsciously focusing our attention, we are most certainly not spending time in the present!
Presence allows us to be aware of our life force, our beingness, our infinite potential, our vision, our divine mission and values, our unique gifts and talents and so on. Presence allows us to expand our multidimensional channels of communication through all of our twelve energy bodies thus fully aligning to the love and light energies of the Creator and our infinite creative potential.
In aligning with the energy of creation, we allow ourselves to fully embody our "creation" story which holds the unique frequencies of our soul, our purpose, our ancient wisdom and divine talents, our harmonic structure and our plan of divine evolution. It also divinely connects us with our Oversoul, our soul family, and our "soul mates" thus providing us with the deepest sense of connection; connection to all that is and will ever be!
Hence, spending time outside of the present moment disconnects us on all levels, including: physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, sexually, socially, creatively, and financially. This disconnection often leaves us feeling isolated, alienated, and alone and leads to adopt an illusion of separation which forces the ego to go into self-preservation mode.
When we are in self-preservation mode, the ego (our mind) generates thoughts out of fear that usually begin with What if...? The more "what if" thinking we generate, the more anxiety we create. When we're feeling anxious, separate and fearful we often find ourselves looking to the future with the hope of happier times, thus generating questions like, What does my future hold? Yet, the more time we spend in the future, the more we expand the energies of fear and separation. The more that we expand these energies, the more fear and uncertainty we feel and the more we try to escape to the future with the false expectation that it will be the oasis that our present moment does not seem to be! This can leave us feeling like a hamster on a wheel; constantly spinning (our minds) but never getting anywhere!
So, when we ask, What does my future hold? we are really looking for our oasis. Our hearts know that our oasis is found through being fully connected in the present moment to the infinite energy of creation, yet our mind has misled us to believe that happiness, joy, abundance, connection, and balance are somewhere in the future.
The question, "what does my future hold?" is really a loaded question because there are so many questions and statements that lie beneath it. I invite you to explore what may be occurring for you when you find yourself looking to the future and what you may be looking for. Here are some examples of what you may really want to know when you ask this question:
a.. Is everything going to be okay?
b.. Am I going to be okay?
c.. How can I create the life I deserve and wish to live?
d.. What is my soul purpose?
e.. How can I be at peace with myself and/or my situation?
f.. How can I live a life free of fear and anxiety?
g.. How can I create a sense of belonging and overcome loneliness?
h.. How can I feel fully connected and alive?
i.. How can I make peace with money and embrace abundance and prosperity?
j.. How can I embrace opportunities rather than limitations?
k.. How can I create hope?
As you can see, these are just some examples of what you may really wish to know. When asking the question, What does my future hold? we already know the answer! We know in our hearts that our future is a manifestation of our current beliefs. We know that our future will align itself to the energies and expectations that we attach to it.
If we see limitation in our future, that is what we will experience. If we see joy, peace, harmony, ease, abundance, and love in our future, then so it will be. So, it is important for us to know what we want our future to be so that we may begin answering this question ourselves.
A more exalted version of this question would be, "I want to create _______ in my life. What do I need to clear from and/or invite into my life in order to create this?" This makes us active participants in our journey! Asking What does my future hold? invokes a passive energy which reflects a lack of ownership over our lives. It implies a false assumption that our future is out of our control, when in fact, we are (and have always been) powerful co-creators. The more active we are in co-creating, the more our future will align to our vision.
When consulting with our guides for answers about our future, they can only guide us on the most joyous path versus the least joyous path; the path that we choose to walk is up to us! They may provide guidance about our future path, but it is their sacred contract and duty to honour the Universal Law of Free Will and love us through guidance rather than action. It is still up to us to put one foot before the other and walk our path; the Creator works with us, not for us!
When we align to the energy of presence we are tapped into the full and infinite power of creation. Imagine the limitless possibilities of what we may create in our lives? Moreover, this is a time of rapid acceleration of creative energy in the universe, so I invite you to be mindful that whatever intentions you send out through the power of creation will expand exponentially! What are your intentions for your future?
I also invite you conduct an interesting experiment with yourself. Perhaps, you may wish to experiment with replacing the question, "What does my future hold?" with, "What does my present moment hold?" This allows you to return to your divine state of innonence and wonder as you experience the essence of you. Being an observer of your life can yield very interesting insights and opportunities! Enjoy!
However you choose to be more mindful of your present moment, I wish you magic and miracles as you align to the power of your creation story! Namaste.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Longmore, host of "Soul Journeys® Live" is an international healer, speaker, teacher, and founder of the Soul Journeys® School for Spiritual Studies and the Soul Journeys® Method. She shares her expertise with thousands of people around the globe each year as an Akashic Record Teacher-Consultant, Direct Channel, Ascension Specialist, Medical Intuitive, and Light Worker in helping people permanently shift the limiting beliefs and patterns that prevent them from being who they really are. To learn more about Jennifer and the services and courses that she offers, please visit www.souljourneys.ca or call 905-646-9168.

Poem of The Month

Hope

We speak with the lip, and we dream in the soul,
Of some better and fairer day;
And our days, the meanwhile, to that golden goal
Are gliding and sliding away.
Now the world becomes old, now again it is young,
But "The better" 's forever the word on the tongue.
At the threshold of life hope leads us in--
Hope plays round the mirthful boy;
Though the best of its charms may with youth begin,
Yet for age it reserves its toy.

by Friedrich von Schiller

Hoping you have enjoyed this edition of our community’s newsletter and have found the articles included of interest. Hoping you all have a wonderful weekend!

In Love and Light,

Jodie ~ Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 3 2009

2009-04-29T16:33:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter! It’s been quite sometime since the last, but wow what a trip! As many of you know, I decided to hike off to the USA and brainstorm with my partner and best friend Shade Law. We did the touristy things and wandered round sunny California for a bit. The most exciting and exhilarating experience though has to be having the opportunity of working side by side on site related business and projects. Beats trying to collaborate online any day!

So there are new videos that have been produced,new groups,new members on the administration team and plenty of new and wonderful community members!

It’s been an exciting few weeks in many respects and ones that have given me great memories and inspiration.

On behalf of the Administration Team, I would love to welcome all our new members and friends to United In Spirit. Hope you all enjoy the site,our great community and all the wealth of information and knowledge we have to offer.

Also in the welcomes, I want to warmly welcome Lulu and Ccreature to our administration team. Two more wonderful administrators to share their knowledge,experience and to facilitate growth.

Our community continues to grow, we now have over 200 members.

INSPIRATION

BY JOHN ROHN

Sometimes you can’t make it on your own.
Combine your knowledge; none of us is
smarter than all of us.

Welcome greatness; it lives all around you.

Choose to think the best about others.
Choose to believe the best about others.

Be enthusiastic!!!

Put people up; not down!

Develop the ability to find the ability
in others; it’s “Priceless”!!

Help others be liked.
Help others be right.
Help others be comfortable.
Help others be winners.

Get your ego out of the way.
Replace “I” with “We.
”

Inspire someone to be
the best they can be.

Think like a person of action.
Act like a person of thought.

Have no regrets.

Commit yourself to something bigger than yourself.

Act as if what you do makes
a difference.
It Does!!

Go for it!
Start an epidemic
of enthusiasm!

Has this ever happened to you?
Somebody says something to you
that immediately triggers
negativity within you.
You don't have a clue
why you are so upset
and you wonder
just where
that feeling came from.
Tony Robbins would call this
a "negative anchor"
something that is said
or something that is experienced
that you associate with
a previous negative event.
Peter Levine refers to this
as trauma being held in the body.
Whatever you want to call it,
the event and feelings
surrounding the event
rear their ugly heads
again and again
until you are able
to heal the original situation.
It's very important to differentiate
what happened in the past
from what's happening now.
Ultimately,
you will want to work on
forgiving that person
and honoring how that experience
created who you are today.
Only after you are able
to release the past,
can you experience
the emotional freedom
that we all desire.

What Mattered the Most

Tonight, when you go to bed, look back at what you did today, the steps taken towards the realization of your dreams, or steps taken AS IF you were already living your dream life... and remember, that what mattered most...

was that you did something...

NOT exactly what you did... because just by doing something... you set
the Universe in motion on your behalf.
Then... wonder a short while.. at perhaps who the Universe contacted for you... at what strange twists, circumstances, or coincidences began
lining up that will propel you forward...
or at what surprising phone
calls, email, or letters you might receive in the coming days and weeks
with incredible news... not so much because of the something that you did... but because the Universe noticed, and then did its own thing.
Got it?
You rule!
Tallyho,
Your friend,
--The Universe

Let Your Life Shine
By Yvonne Chiarelli, PhD CHC
creativepossibilities.com
We journey together in discovering ourselves. You are on this human journey to express life in a way that only you can express it. How can you filter out the myriad of distractions and focus on allowing your inner light to shine? In our culture, it is easy to get caught up in the stream of busy, keeping up with the pace, doing what we must, not always what we want.
The best way to let your life shine is to really get to know who you are. Pause to greet yourself and come face to face with someone you're still getting to know.
Who's underneath your facade?
You have ways to engage your inner life, perhaps it is when you are still. When you engage your inner life you enter another level of exploring yourself. This process allows you to know what you value most, recognize your needs, crystallize your desires, gain a profound knowing of who you really are.
Your inner landscape is vast, and likely, there are parts of you that you do not like, or store negative experience, or harbor shame. Your inner light could be covered with layers of dust and gunk - limiting beliefs that no longer serve, unmet needs, unexpressed values, unsatisfied expression, destructive relationships, a sense of separation.
In order to let your life shine, it is necessary to peel away those gunky layers that cover your magnificence, but how?
Perhaps you start by recognizing those stifling layers. Begin to align your energy toward what you want by identifying what you want. Notice your inner dialogue about what you want. Be bold in surfacing up the hurts, the negative feelings, the story you tell yourself, the limiting beliefs. Acknowledge them straight on and allow a higher love to respond to it, - your higher self, or God. Lovingly release them, transmuting negative energy to love. Connect to a higher thought with the intention of raising your vibration. Take inspired action to re-engage. In short, surface, allow, respond, release, reconnect, and act.
As you remove layer after layer, your light shines through brighter and brighter. There's so much inner life to experience, yet when you tap into your pure essence, it becomes very simple. Words are not necessary when you are aware of your inner light - when you know that you Are the Light. Your light shines eternally and comes through whenever you uncover it. All of it is your life. Peel away those dusty and gunky layers. You have always been, and always will be, life in divine expression. Let your life shine brightly.

The Spiritual Nomad

Written by Lisa Renee

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PHASE that occurs in the process of initiation for
many lightworkers that I refer to as "The Spiritual Nomad".
Often, when one
reaches this transition phase of spiritual evolution, it can be so painfully
unnerving to the personality/ego that it not only devastates one's self esteem,
it also severely undermines our confidence to manifest even the most basic
needs for our survival.
It is precisely our "root" fears of survival that are being
shaken to the core and unpeeled from us during this process.
We are being
prompted to work toward clearing these fears and perfecting our trust and
surrender.
So it is extremely important to understand the dynamics of why
this occurs and actually how entirely common it is!
This will help you avoid the pitfall of allowing yourself to dwell in feelings of
humiliation, shame and embarrassment by this externalization of forces that
transform your world in to what appears to be a great "sacrifice".
This is a
crucial part of some of our Light Family's development and I want you to
realize that you indeed have many family members that either have already
undergone, or are currently working through this phase of spiritual
development. I promise you this is a TEMPORARY phase.
So if you know
anyone who is presently working through this, do be sure to acknowledge
their courage, strength and bravery to surrender to divine order and align to
their soul's purpose. Send them love.
This is the TRUTH of what they are
doing and it is to be honored and acknowledged.
We need to be more conscious of supporting those being recruited (The
Newbies) and the new additions (Child Indigos, Crystals and Aliens)
awakening to reinforce our divine purposes of bringing higher
consciousness to this planet.
We are moving incredibly swiftly - forward!
What is the Spiritual Nomad?
Some questions to define "The Spiritual Nomad":
Are you currently jobless, juggling jobs, possibly homeless and relationship-
less... much to your own bewilderment because you are an incredibly
talented, skilled and loving being? You may even have an L.A.c, Ph.d, M.H.
T
and other assorted credentials after your name.
Do you feel invisible - like no one will hire you, love you or even recognize
you? And, really, for no apparent reason (it feels like you have a mark on
your forehead)?
Are you unable to do anything as you did in the past to earn a living or live as
you once did?
Are you a healer or working in the healing arts, running around trying to find a
way to translate this into cash or a means of support?
Do you seem to travel a lot, drive or go long distances, or sleep in several
different places in short periods of time, perhaps even on your ex's couch?
Do you feel confused about your purpose and identity in the world?
Are there people, such as your biological family or friends, who are
completely shocked or troubled by your life, attempting to offer their advice of
what went wrong with you?
Oh my dear one, welcome to "The Spiritual Nomad".
Fun, isn't it? The rest of
this article is for you!

THIS IS THE TIME in one's life where every aspect of perceived "security" in
the structure of the human world is completely unstable, unknown and
unforeseen.
Your life in all major areas, such as relationship, money, career,
residence is all abruptly halted, changed and/or terminated.
You are left
feeling isolated and standing in a place of total bewilderment, wondering
what happened to your life, the people in it and your former identity.
This
sets off every fear button you have because there is absolutely no sign of
what is going on, what is coming or why it's happening.
There is only a
sense that some force came in, picked you up out of your hologram and
placed you into someone else's life.
For a while, you may not recognize
whose life it is! It is very much like the sensation captured in the Talking
Heads song lyrics, "Once in a Lifetime"...
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right? Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE?
In the process of our unraveling consciousness in this human drama
setting, this is one of the experiences that we have set up as "spirit" to create
the experience of learning to FULLY surrender to divine forces.
It is a
complete dismantling of our ego and ego defenses.
This is the crossroads
where we start to leave the world of human order and align to the Divine
Order.

To many of our earthly cohorts, biological families and old energy
friends, it will appear as if we have stepped off the edge of a chasm into a
realm of insanity.
Groups will stand around shaking their heads, whispering how you have
gone off your rocker and offer lots of advice and theories to your problems
and issues.
As unsolicited advice starts mounting - generally suggesting
that you are incompetent, "less than", unrealistic, ungrounded, living in the
clouds or just purely strange - your subconscious fear programs get
triggered.
Maybe, just maybe, could they be right? Internal pressures
increase and you feel extremely conflicted about who you really ARE and
what the heck you are doing with your life.
This sets you off on a tangent of
extreme inner examination and the re-evaluation of every goal, dream,
thought and idea that you have had about your role in the world.
Will I EVER
make it? Will I ever become self actualized? Will I have the ability to create
abundance in my life?
This process is designed to cultivate the incredible inner strength needed to
face yourself and your deepest fears of survival.
You then become intimate
with the universal Law of Abundance and learn how generous the universe
really is, even if it's not all manifested in order of your personal preference.
You find that somehow, someway, all your base needs are being met, even
though you have not the foggiest clue how it's happening or who some of the
strangers are that have appeared in your life to support you - in ways you
would never imagine! You learn how to receive from total strangers (an
illusion, as everyone is Family) or from new sources, and learn how to
acknowledge and receive these new ideas of abundance of which you were
not formerly aware.
So, most commonly, one is feeling a type of embarrassment at being in the
situation one is in; yet, simultaneously, feeling gratitude at these blessings
being demonstrated at the most mundane levels (or even incredibly opulent
levels) of existence.

Finally, at about this time, you begin to Trust and realize
that you REALLY are divinely protected and supported! You can relax now (at
least a little)!
Here's an example of my own experience: I was classified as "homeless"
(as the Spiritual Nomad) and, yet, found myself staying and living in multi-
million dollar mansions... and actually more than one at a time! The
juxtaposition of having $20 to my name and hanging out in sprawling
acreages with koi ponds was really quite bewildering to my brain/ego.
I
began to experience a new level of universal abundance and had to release
my attachment to my ego's desire/need to create it as coming from me.
That
illusion was a tricky one to dispel! I spent many bemused moments
pondering the circumstances in which I found myself.
It cultivated in me a
trust that my needs would be met and that my spiritual path and mission
was indeed supported in the physical world.
These experiences DO cultivate a level of deep faith and trust in the Divine
Order, even when you do not have any external validation of "safety" - and that
safety could be monetary, emotional support or a place to call "home" with a
bed in it.
Even when you are feeling blind and disconnected, to face this
uncertainty and to find yourself 'okay' with it all is a major revelation.
When
you realize that your deepest fears (so many of them!) did not happen
anyway, and, if they did... well, it really was not as bad as you once imagined
it! My God! You can face just about anything! Your personal power begins to
increase and your inner light glows ever more radiantly!

Well, my little darlings, if you find yourself smack dab in the center of this
process, know that Spirit has many designs and great plans for you! It is
important to work through all your fear, worry and obsessions.
Then work to
allow guidance, support and the light to shine on your path, even when it
makes absolutely NO logical sense.
You are learning to work your new
Higher Sensory Perceptions and these antennae within you are being finely
tuned for your new task and mission in the world.
You cannot "make" anything happen while you are in this process.
So, you
must relax as best you can. You are in transition to your greater destiny.
When relaxing, you are expanding, not constricting, and the divine forces can
more easily work through you and for you.
Know that transformational forces
are working magic in your life in ways you cannot comprehend.
There really
IS a Divine Order to what is happening to you.
Know that it is okay not to
know.
Get more comfortable with uncertainty and external chaos while you
cultivate that impenetrable core of divine essence to show the way for you
and others. Finally, know that your Family is out here.
We get it; we know
what it's like and we love you for walking the path with US!
Until next time, stay in the luminosity of your Heart and Soul Path! We are
here as One!

Spiritual Roots

by Grant Bright

There are many lessons to be learned from the natural world. Take, for example, trees. According to the book "The Trees Around Us", trees are vital to much of the life on earth. Forests cover almost one third of the land area of our planet. They help protect, sustain and improve mankind's supplies of fresh water. They purify the air and convert carbon dioxide, water, minerals and sunlight into nutrients and oxygen. Many plants, insects, fungi, worms and other organisms are dependent upon the shade, moisture and leaf debris provided by trees. Additionally, the environment provided by trees supports a wide variety of reptiles, birds, and mammals.
What life lessons can we, as humans, learn from trees?
1. Be flexible.
The trees that bend a little to the harmless breeze will later grow to withstand the wild wind. Similarly, if we maintain a degree of flexibility in our attitudes and viewpoints we will not be broken in any storm of criticism or opposition.
2. Value the little things.
Leaves, though they can be small, are vital to the life of a tree. Similarly, expressions of encouragement and appreciation, whether it be by spoken word or in the form of a simple "Thank You" card can go a long way to build the spirits of the receiver. If they are wholly restrained, the motivation of others to work with us and support common goals may die at the roots.
3. Do not be intimidated by small beginnings.
Mighty oaks do indeed grow from little acorns. Efforts, when enriched with strong motivation and determination, will grow to fruition. Remember that the mighty oak tree was once a little nut that held its ground.

4. Do not be afraid of change.
As David Zindell observed in "The Broken God", an acorn is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree. Invigorate your life by letting go of the past and pressing forward to something new.
5. Practice teamwork.
In forests, individual trees support one another. Whereas even a giant Sequoia growing by itself could be blown over, by interlocking its roots with other trees around it, Sequoias are able to stand as a grove against any wind. How much support do you share with those around you? Teamwork can accomplish much more than the sum of individual efforts, often making the difference between success and failure.
6. Grow leadership.
As noted above, trees provide an environment that supports the growth of many other life forms, including saplings, small replicas of itself. An important leadership characteristic is to provide an environment that empowers and enables others to take on greater responsibility so that they, too, can develop into full-grown leaders.
7. Develop a value-system.
Trees have extensive root systems. Some trees, such as mesquites, grow taproots that are often larger than the trunk and that can extend down into the ground hundreds of feet to reach vital sources of water.
How extensive is your root system? Is it solidly embedded in principles and values that provide valuable guidance when life-decisions need to be made?

Yes, as Joyce Kilmer expressed it:
"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
"

Start With Joy

There's a reason why the sunrise is so beautiful and
magnificent. It sets the stage for a positive, fulfilling day.
When you start the day by choosing to be joyful,
you put yourself in a creative, effective state of mind.
You'll make yourself better able to handle whatever
may come your way during the day.
A relationship that gets off to a positive start at the
very beginning will quickly flourish and build great value.
You can forge a positive relationship with each day
when you begin it in a joyful way.
.
Even if the day is gray and gloomy you can choose to
start it with a positive experience of your own making.
Fulfillment comes to those who make it happen,
and there's no better time than the beginning of your day
to start moving forward.
There's an endless list of ways in which you can begin
the day on a positive note.
And the days that start well
have the best chance of going well.
A new day arrives, ready to be lived.
Choose to start it with joy.
Ralph Marston

Questions For Star seeds

Feelings……….
Feel more connected to the ‘stars than earth?
Feel very ‘different’ to your parents or siblings, almost like you have been adopted?
Feel that there is no one is the same as you?
Feel very drawn to a universal spirituality?
Feel you have a ‘mission’ or purpose that you are not conscious of yet?
Feel your body seems very ‘dense’or ‘bulky?’
Feel very ‘connected to all living things?
Feel passionate about the planet, and caring for it?
Feel the impulse to draw unusual symbols or pictures?
Feel the urge to draw the faces of ‘unusual’ beings?
Feel the ‘urge’ to speak in a ‘strange’ language, which somehow feels very familiar to you?
Feel ‘constantly’ watched or observed?
Feel that you are being touched when resting or sleeping by something, or someone?
Feel you are ‘sharing your consciousness’ with another being?
Feel you can sometimes be in two places at once?
Feel you can visit or see other ‘places/planets’ with your consciousness?
Feel that someone is speaking ‘telepathically’ to you sometimes?
Fell you need to have a very holistic, healthy mainly ‘vegetarian’ diet?
Feel you have ‘unusual’ small objects implanted in your body?
Feel you have got ‘unusual’ strange children somewhere else?
Feel you can hear people’s thoughts?
Feel drawn to travel to remote places?
Feel a ‘strong’ connection or ‘pull’ to a strange planet, which feels like home?
Awareness………….
Aware of healing energy in your hands?
Can see ‘aura’s, colours or energy fields around people?
Dream that your ‘body’ or mind has been changed or altered in someway?
Aware of ‘different” energies from people?
Have ‘dreams’ where you feel you are attending an ‘unusual’ school?
Have out of body experiences, feel you are going through walls or windows?
Have dreams where you are flying?
Have ‘difficulty’ at times being in crowds of people?
Aware of ‘past lives as human or extra-terrestrial?’
Aware of being in a dual reality at times?
Aware of events before they happen?
Aware of information/knowledge in your head that you have not consciously learnt?
Have played or known to have ‘unusual’ imaginary friends?
Physical effects…………
See strange beings either physically with your eyes…….
or with your inner eye?
Have ‘energy ‘ surges in your body sometimes?
Have ‘marks’ or ‘scars’ on your body that you can’t explain?
Wake up with ‘nose bleeds’?
Learnt to read, speak, orwalk, earlier than average?
Become very distressed when any living thing is harmed or killed?
See UFO’s (Unidentified Flying Objects?)
Fascinated by UFO’s or the possibility of ET life forms?
Drawing unusual writing or scripts?
Notice that sometimes your thoughts can affect lights or objects?
Electrical equipment reacts erratically around you?
You have difficulty wearing a ‘watch’?
Have found that occasionally your body will spontaneously levitate?
Woken up and felt you had been healed in some way?
Have memory gaps in your childhood?
Have ‘paralysing’ dreams, where you feel you are awake, but can’t move?
Experience missing or ‘extra’ time episodes?
Have or had difficulty fitting in at school or in life generally?
Have a sensitivity/ allergy to many pollutants, or drugs?
Have sensitive/acute hearing?
Irregular ‘sleep’ patterns?
Experience strange or unusual psychic or paranormal phenomena around you?
Low vital signs, ie-slower heart rate 60-70 beats per min.
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Lower blood pressure, and body temperature than normal?
Fears
Clowns, Father Christmas, Owls, spiders, large insects, cats or Wolves?
Fear of the dark, closet, long passage ways, elevators, even when adult?
Rooms without curtains?
Of certain locations?
React with excessive fear to medical surroundings, procedures and/or needles?

Whispers From The Soul
By Kirsten Harrell
ipopin.com

You are driving home from work and you suddenly get the urge to go a different route. You follow the urge only later to hear on the radio that there was a major accident on your usual route.
You think to yourself, “what good luck!”
You wake up in the morning and remember that you dreamed that a family member was ill. You call the person and find out that she is not well.
You think, “what a coincidence!”
Was it really luck or a coincidence? Or is there something more going on? Absolutely…it was your intuition at work!
The dictionary definition of intuition is an immediate insight or understanding without conscious reasoning. Intuition or hunches are the whispers from your soul, offering you guidance and direction. Intuition is a powerful source of information, creativity, and inspiration. When you follow your intuitive voice life flows more easily, things seem to fall into place, and you will experience less stress.
Inventors, business people, law enforcement officers, healers, and many others use their intuition regularly to make decisions and to achieve success. Intuition can help you make decisions at work and in your personal life - especially when you don't have time to gather all the pertinent information. It can help you avert difficulties and tune into potential problems on a project. Your intuitive voice can help you with simple choices (like which route to take home) and big decisions (like which job to take).
Everyone has intuitive potential - men and women. It is a natural talent that everyone possesses. It is not something special limited to only a few gifted individuals. As a child, you freely accessed your intuition. Unfortunately, over time you likely received negative feedback from your peers, teachers, or family. You likely began to doubt your intuitive voice and shut down this channel of information. The good news is that with a little patience and practice you can strengthen and hone your intuition to create a valuable guidance system.
The first and most important thing that you can do to develop your intuition is to acknowledge and honor the intuitive messages that you are currently getting. Your intuitive voice is still there, you just need to tune into it. Start paying attention to and trusting those little hunches or gut feelings that you have. If you did nothing more than start honoring your intuitive impulses, you would find a dramatic improvement in your intuitive abilities.
Intuitive messages can come as a sudden "knowing," gut feelings, thoughts, images, emotions, or bodily sensations. It is important to pay attention to the way your intuitive messages generally show up for you. Think back to what it felt like when you got the sudden urge to take a different route home (or some other intuitive event). What did that feel like? Was it a feeling? A thought? An image? It is important to pay attention to the details of an event like this, because it will help you understand the way you receive intuitive messages. Once you know what your intuition feels like, it makes it easier to discern between intuition and other messages like fear or wishful thinking.
In addition, you can begin some specific exercises and practices to further enhance your intuitive abilities.

6 ways to strengthen your intuition:
Clearing your mind - It is easier to hear the whispers from the soul when your mind is quiet and open. Much of the time your mind is wandering and "going a mile a minute." You likely have lots of thoughts running through your mind at any given moment. You probably spend much of your day multi-tasking. All of this "noise" makes it difficult to hear your intuitive voice. It is important to find some ways to quiet your mind. You can't shut off your thoughts completely, but you can learn to slow them down. Let all the distracting thoughts flow out of your mind. Let them go. Picture your thoughts floating away on a cloud. Focus on your breathing and allow your mind and body to relax more with each breath. You might even try counting down from 10 to 1 and allow yourself to relax more with each count. Once your mind is clearer, you can then access your intuition.
Meditation - There are many forms of meditation and all are excellent ways to get centered and quiet the mind. Even a few minutes of meditation daily can increase your ability to hear your intuitive voice. Meditation is like priming the pump. As you get used to being in a meditative state, you will find that it is easier to hear the whispers from your soul and to distinguish these messages from other mental chatter. If you are new to meditation you might try sitting quietly and focusing your attention on a candle flame. When your awareness drifts (and it will), simply bring your attention gently back to the flame. You can also try focusing your attention on a short phrase or word (mantra) that you repeat over and over to yourself. Remember that the key is to gently bring your mind back to your focus point. Getting frustrated will only interfere with the process.
Imagery - You can use imagery to help you access intuitive answers to your questions. Imagine yourself in a quiet place in nature, surrounded by beauty and wonder. Make this image as vivid as possible by using all of your senses. Spend a few moments simply enjoying this place in your mind’s eye. Then, imagine a treasure chest nearby. You feel excited as you approach the chest because you know that the answer to your question is inside. Take a deep breath and imagine yourself opening the treasure chest. Don't try to control this, let your intuitive mind guide you. Trust that whatever is inside the chest is your answer. You might receive a very clear answer or you might get a symbol that doesn't make logical sense to you. Either way, it is exactly what you need. Trust that if the answer is not clear right away, it will become clear over time. Over the next few days, be open to feelings, songs, conversations, or any synchronistic events. Be patient! If you become frustrated or try to force an answer, you will block the flow of intuition.
Dreams – While you are sleeping and your conscious mind is at rest, your soul has the opportunity to bring intuitive information to you through your dreams. When you are working on a problem and looking for your intuitive guidance, take some time before you fall asleep to ask for an answer to come to you through your dreams. Be sure to keep a journal by your bed so that you can record your dreams the moment you wake up. Your answers may come symbolically and may need some interpretation. Look for the emotions and themes of your dreams and see if this sheds light on your problem. If the answer still is not clear, be patient and remain open. You may find more clarity with time.
Affirmations - You can use affirmations to focus your mind. It is best to use affirmations with some form of relaxation (such as deep breathing) in order to get the combined effects of a relaxed body and focused or centered mind. Affirmations are a terrific way to tap into the power of your subconscious mind to help you reach your conscious desires. Affirmations should be concise sentences stated in a positive way. When creating an affirmation remember to state what it is that you want, not what you don’t want. Another important guideline is to always use the present tense when creating your affirmations. The following are a few examples of affirmations to increase your intuitive abilities. I trust my intuition. My intuitive voice is consistently accurate. I access my intuition easily.
Practice - It is important to practice using your intuition. When you first start practicing you may want to begin with small issues that do not have a significant impact on your life. For example, try to guess who is calling before you pick up your phone. Guess which elevator will show up first when you are standing in front of a bank of elevators. Practicing with these simple issues will allow you to stay relaxed and focused without too much distraction from fear or other mental chatter. As you practice, you will get better at recognizing your intuitive impulses and you will gain confidence in using this skill. The more confident you feel about identifying your intuitive voice, the more you will trust it and be able to act on it.
As you practice using your intuition and build your skill, you will find that your intuitive voice is a precious resource – an indispensable gift. You can use this inner wisdom to guide you in all of your decisions at work, at home, and at play. The more you use and trust your intuition, the stronger it will get and the more confident you will feel about it. The whispers from your soul will always guide you to the path that is for your highest good.

Healing and Prayer List

Please keep the following people supported in prayer and healing. Many thanks!

Gentle Rains
Gray Wolf
Lulu
Trudy Van and daughter
MJ and Chuck
Vonda
Shade Law
All those in need

Quote Of The Month

“Peace of mind comes not from wanting to change others, but by simply accepting them as they are.”

Now we come to the conclusion…

May you all stay safe,blessed and have an awesome week!

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 2 2009

2009-02-03T04:38:00.001-08:00

Welcome!

This year is just flying by, already we are into February. Over the past few weeks we have had many new members join. On behalf of the administration team, I wish to extend a very warm welcome. We all hope you enjoy our community and the offerings of United In Spirit!

A Message From The Founder

Whilst many of you are experiencing winter in the northern hemisphere, down here in Australia we have summer. Oh boy what a summer! The area where I live is in the grip of a heat wave, with temperatures soaring above the 40 c or 100F daily. In fact, one day reached 50c or 123.8 F. Unfortunately, with such extreme heat, even air conditioning struggles.

No doubt about it, having over a week of consecutively high temperatures certainly drains a person. For those who experience hot summers regardless of where you live, please:

Drink plenty of water, maintain fluid intake to prevent dehydration
Stay as cool as possible, use your air conditioner, go somewhere you know you can be cool e.g relatives house,shops etc
Stay out of the sun, stay inside during the hottest part of the day
If you begin to feel sick or ill ,contact your medical provider,GP, DR or hospital. You may have heatstroke,heat stress or dehydration.
Do check on elderly relatives,neighbours ,friends. Elderly often do not "feel" the heat and sequester themselves in their houses without any cooling, often not drinking adequate amounts of fluid. The elderly are highly susceptible to heat related illness.

I know I'll actually be relieved to get to the states and out of this heat lol Atleast if you're cold you can put on extra layers of clothing, trying to get cool is much more difficult.

On to new developments for United In Spirit.

A new group has been developed by our Carolyn who is a Practitioner of Holistic Medicine, I am a Healer and Spiritual path Advisor that works with your soul's etheric body; to release Entergetic Memory and blockages from all lifetimes that we have lived. This includes Aura, Chakra, Meridian Clearing & Channeling. I am an Herbalist and work with Essential Oils, Crystal Therapy & Aroma Therapy for natural healing of our physical, spiritual & lightbodies.

The group is called Celestial's Awakening of The Children which focuses on Indigo, Crystal, Rainbow, Starseeds, The New Children and Otherkin. Learn about them & share your wisdom about them.

Carolyn is an exceptional teacher and I highly recommend attending any group or session she presents.

You can access the group HERE

United In Spirit is also becoming more active in supporting humanitarian causes. You can find these causes HERE. These causes provide the opportunity to provide free donations just for clicking on their button. This is a great way to contribute during times of financial difficulty world wide. Please avail yourself of this opportunity to make a difference to the world we live in.

Dont forget we also support " A Million Clicks For Peace". You can find their button by scrolling to the bottom of the main page or it is also above the log in area prior to entrance on site. This too is a way of utilising the free click system to make a difference.

PRAYER FOR MOTHER EARTH

O Mother, my tears fall upon your face
I just remembered
We the lightworkers have returned
To spread our web of love around you
From distant Stars and Galaxies
From lives past, present and future
We come to guide your healing
We the lightworkers one soul to another
Touch the heart of many each day
With each recognition
We'll laugh, smile and cry
Our love is abundant flowing and shimmering
We the lightworkers in perfect joy
Quietly span unconditional love
Spin now ever so gently
You warm yourself
For we the lightworkers are back
From eons of times from behind and ahead
May love, laughter and tears of joy
Reign now and forever more upon your face
Author Unknown
To the anonymous creator of this prayer, We Thank YOU.

Sacred Heart Lessons

by James Twyman
[Editor's Note: This article does not represent American Indian ideology or thought patterns employed by traditionalists to achieve higher spiritual growth. The writer's emphasis on self blunts the value and impact of the article, however, he does present an interesting view of the subject and touches, if ever so slightly, on certain life secrets. Thus, the writer has earned venue within these pages to seek redemption from the reader.]
"There was a rainbow around the throne,
in sight like an emerald." Revelations
Lesson I
We begin a journey this day, one that you cannot fail to complete. It is a journey into your heart, and therefore, toward your Home. There is no other place for you to go, for nothing else has ever satisfied you. There is only one goal now, and yet the reward you seek is already yours.
We begin with this knowledge, this recognition, for it is by realizing this that you move into it. Even before you read another word, all things are complete within you. Embrace this one thought, and the rest will happen on its own. All things are complete within you now. You would do well to understand with your mind the "heart" that is our destination and goal.
Does it surprise you when I say that you have three hearts, and that each one serves a completely different function? We begin with the first, the heart that rules your physical self. It is the heart of flesh that nurtures the body you have claimed, and for most, this knowledge is enough. Most of you have also realized the second, more subtle energy center, the heart that rules the heart. This is the chakra that links you with your Divine Purpose on earth. And yet, there is still a higher channel you can achieve. The third and final heart, what we are calling the "Sacred Heart," is where we will place our attention now. Your true calling lies here, for the gifts it brings transcend all the rest. It is the "Throne of Power," the gateway to the whole universe. This is how you may understand the nature of your three hearts: The first rules all things physical; the second, or subtle heart, rules all things spiritual; the third, or Sacred heart, simply rules all things. It is the bridge that connects you with all reality.
The activation of your Sacred Heart is the final step in realizing your oneness with all beings. This is, in fact, its primary function. Once realized, you will know that all thoughts are shared, and you will then joyfully lend your Self to the highest service of Humanity. This cannot be achieved with the lower heart, the subtle or second we have mentioned. It is still linked to the world you created in your imagination, but which has never been real in the Heart and Mind of God. Do you understand the difference? Until now you have chosen to live within this dream, and the function of the lower heart is to lead you away from one world into the next, the world of shadows and mists into pure Light. Once there, the upper, or Sacred Heart, becomes your guide. It will not lead you astray, for once it has opened then you will be free in a way that you cannot imagine now. Once you learn to live within the Sacred Heart we share, then you will realize that you stand beside me, and the world of dreams will be healed.
It is a simple path we walk together, for to overcomplicate this will only lead to greater confusion. I begin by acknowledging that our mission is already complete. But now you must learn to share my conviction, and there is a process we must endure together in order to do this, the purpose of which is to link your intention with your awareness. That is what I mean when I say that you are already standing beside me. I perceive you there, but you have yet to perceive yourself. Therefore, the only change that needs to occur is a shift in your perception, or your awareness. Once you are aware that our missions are linked, then it will be complete.
Today's goal is to awaken, then initiate your Sacred Heart. Let's begin by identifying its position. You have perhaps seen pictures of the "Sacred Heart of Jesus" showing the physical heart with a Divine Flame above it. The Divine Flame is the actual Sacred Heart, while the lower portion is a symbolic representation of what is normally called the "Heart Chakra."
The Sacred Heart is often envisioned as a threefold flame, and each flame is symbolic of the attributes present in a person whose heart has opened fully. The first flame is blue, which is the color of empowerment or courage. The second is yellow, which is the color of wisdom. The third flame is pink, which is the color of unconditional love. When these flames are combined as one they become violet, or the fire of transformation. The former self is gone and you are left with only truth.
The Self lives to fulfill its mission in Heaven and on earth. That, quite simply, is why you are here now. Igniting the Flame: We will now initiate your Sacred Heart that it may begin serving its true function. First read this description, then go back and follow them as well as you can. The purpose of this visualization is to harness the energy that is contained within your physical and subtle bodies, then ignite this energy within your upper heart. You may think of it! like you would a gas stove. First you turn on the gas, then a simple flame ignites a whole fire. You are filled with energy now, some of which you call good or positive, while other forms are considered bad or negative. There is in reality no such thing as good or bad, positive or negative energy. Your thoughts alone make it appear this way, and it is by releasing these thoughts, or the story behind the thoughts, that you gain the ability to work with all your energy. That will be the purpose of this exercise.
Step One: The first part of this exercise will help you realize that when there is no story attached to your energy, that it feels the same. Begin by closing your eyes and relaxing. Remember a time when you experienced great joy, the happiest moment in your life. Remember this in as much detail as you can, and as you do, try to feel the emotions you were feeling then. Imagine that you are reliving the event. See and listen to the people around you. Allow yourself to feel the emotions as powerfully as you can. Now notice where in your body you feel the energy strongest. Perhaps it is in your heart, or in your mid-region. Imagine a ball of light there, and while you continue to hold onto the story that triggered the emotion, place both hands over that spot. Know that the ball of light is attaching itself to your hand, then after a few seconds, if it is not already in your heart, begin moving your hand until the ball of energy is contained within your lower heart.
Step Two: Now let the story drop away from your mind completely, and as you do this, see if the energy shifts or changes in any way. Let it rest for a moment in your heart, the ball of light, vibrating strong. Now let one of your hands move upward directly above the other. As you do this, imagine that you are drawing some of the energy to the region where your Sacred Heart rests. Now it is like the burner that releases gas without the flame. Let it fill the region around your upper heart, the intoxicating gas of pure love. It has been the destination of the energy all along, for it will always seek to go where it will serve humanity, just as your greatest joy seeks to express itself in the world. Feel this energy filling your Sacred Heart fully.
Step Three: The ignition of the Sacred Heart three-fold flame is as simple as stating your intention. You have been given all power to create and seem to destroy, but yet you must now learn to use it skillfully. As you hold your hand over the upper heart, say these three words, and as you say them breathe deeply knowing that they are igniting your truest light. Your intention is all that is needed now. "It is done!" You have said YES to the Universe, and your heart is now alive.
The more you focus on this life in the next three days the more you will feel its effects. It is like a newborn child, needing you to feed and nurture it that it may grow strong and bright. That will be your task until the next lesson! . Then we will share more, that you may understand with your mind what is already known in your heart. I rejoice with you.
Lesson II
The children are leading you toward a new world, yet one you have always known. It is their innocence you are learning to recapture, though it has never left you at all. It is hidden and isolated, yes, but the gift of life cannot abandon you even in your death. It is this that secures your innocence for all eternity. Life is realized through you, and now is the time you chose to return to the purity in which you were created. Embrace it now, and your Sacred Heart will radiate through all the world.
Everything of your spirit is reflected in your body, just as everything in the mass consciousness of the world is reflected in the earth you claim. When you were born all your Divine Gifts were mirrored in perfect balance within this Temple. You were able to communicate multi-dimensionally, to see yourself within the soul of all creatures, and to offer your love as it was and will always be offered back to you. But after time a new world settled in around you, based upon untrue laws made to limit the expression of your life. Until then a gland called the thymus was strong within you, controlling and inspiring your natural healing and gifts. When this word is broken down, "thy," and "mus," which is short for "muse," or "that which inspires," the gift of its presence is revealed. But then you stopped listening to the inspiration it offered, and the thymus began shrinking. In most adults it is difficult to find at all, for the energy that flowed to and from it when you were a child has ceased.
Awakening the thymus is the physical counterpart to activating the Sacred Heart. The children are leading you today because their inspiration is still strong, and you are instinctively drawn to this strength. They have not taken the path that was mapped out for them by a world dominated by sickness, pain and death. They have chosen a different path, and you will follow them to a new world. And as you do, the thymus, or Sacred Heart, is awakened again, and it grows within your physical body. A bridge is then reestablished, one that leads back to your innocence. You will cross this bridge and bring all those you love with you. That is the true aim of this meditation.
Now that the Sacred Heart within has been re-ignited, we must keep the flame strong. I will offer two methods for fulfilling this, the first physical and the second spiritual.
1. Gently tap the area of the upper heart with three fingers, focusing on the flame within. This visualization, combined with the tapping, will draw energy to this energetic center, and a connection will be made between the two worlds. This is the bridge I was referring to, and the awakened Sacred Heart will be the path that leads you there. Follow these instructions several times a day and you will begin to feel a flow of energy you did not sense before. It is this flow that leads you to the second step.
2. Commit yourself to spending at least one hour a day for the next three days "Seeing" the Awakened Sacred Heart in others. I cannot overemphasize the benefits of this practice. If you truly want to know yourself to be awake, see others as awake, regardless of any evidence to the contrary. You cannot receive a gift you are not willing to give, otherwise you will still be forcing your mind into the "ego's theory of separation." It is not real, for only the Love of God is eternal. If you spend an hour a day seeing this in others, then both the upper and lower heart will expand beyond anything you have known till now. Then you will know the path you walk, and we will stand together in this holy recognition. You do not need to say a word to anyone about this, in fact it is better that you do not. Only give. Only love. Your own Sacred Heart will then explode with Light, the Light that is your Home.
I have said that this is a simple path we walk together, but these are also the most important steps you will ever take. There are awakened beings on every level now waiting for your assistance, and you will learn it only when your heart expands to contain the whole world. In the final, third lesson we will take the last step of Divine Communication through your Sacred Heart, and then you will be able to join us. It is the only thing that is required. You cannot hear until you learn to listen. That is why we are here, and it is why this is being offered to you. Choose this moment to fulfill this task. We are waiting for you now.
Lesson III
There is a field of energy surrounding you that connects the Divine Flow of Grace with your heart and your mind. There are moments in all our lives when we are able to sense this field, then translate the information we receive. This may happen when you are in nature, or deep in meditation. Suddenly your heart opens and you simply "KNOW" something, or perhaps EVERYTHING.
You have become accustomed to being unaware of this flow, for such is the numbing effect of perception and the world you created to hide from truth. Time now becomes the means through which you unlearn everything you created in that world, everything that has captured your attention until now, in order to experience the Constancy of Grace that is your real desire, and mine for you.
This Divine Communication is the true goal of these lessons, and it is the function of your Sacred Heart. Now that you have opened this energy center you will be able to fulfill the Holy Task for which you were born. And what is this task?
To Know Who You Are!
What other reason could there be but to know the truth that has been held safe for you within the Mind and Heart of God? Once you know this, then you can give it. The ultimate goal is not to communicate with others that you perceive to be separate from you, but to realize that there is nothing separate from you. Once this knowledge is yours, then you realize that your role and God's are the same. You are here to offer compassion to all beings by holding them in your heart. When this is done, Divine Communication is natural. It is not something you focus on achieving, but something you simply ARE. Now that you have opened and activated your own Sacred Heart, this is well within reach.
Communication is the key to Knowledge. It is important, however, that we are clear about the level of communication we are focusing on achieving. When human beings talk to one another there is no communication taking place at all. The goal may be a communion of minds, and yet the concepts you hold in your mind blocks the flow. This is the illusion of communication, for concepts cannot communicate with other concepts. At other times you attempt to communicate heart to heart, and yet the fears you hold still block what would set you free. (This is the reason for activating the upper heart, since it is not held captive by fear.) Communication is impossible within the world of perception, for in the end, it is a world you created to deny who you are. As long as you perceive yourself to be separate from anything, you have denied truth. Divine Communication, then, proceeds from knowing who you are, and this cannot happen within the context of this world.
And yet, there is another world where you can dwell, one where you are able to communicate as One Heart, fully conscious of the Divine Flow that runs through and around you even now. Your Sacred Heart is the bridge that leads from this world to the next, and though you will not seem to move at all, it is the step you must take if you are to communicate as God does.
That is your goal now - TO COMMUNICATE AS GOD. This may seem overwhelming to you now, but it is the only thing that will ultimately satisfy your soul. You have opened and initiated your Sacred Heart already, and so you have everything you need to fulfill this function. Now you must simply do what you came to do, and the Real World simply assumes its own.
It is time now to enter into the Heart of Peace. There are two methods of communicating through your Sacred Heart. They are in truth the same, but we will separate them for the sake of practice. When you have become proficient with one then you will not need to make any distinction. I suggest that you practice them both, and share what you have learned. Practice is the key to strengthening the Sacred Heart's function, which then becomes a whole spiritual path. As you learn to communicate with each other with this method, your ability to communicate directly with the source of your being will be realized.
Method One: Communication of Love
Choose a person that you will join with. Remember that you are not following the dictates of your mind, but of your heart which understands communication differently. Begin by laying aside all the presumptions you may have once held and come with an open mind. Do not carry any thoughts from your past for they will not serve you here. The heart that is opening to communicate love knows exactly what to do and how to succeed.
It is not important that the person you choose know anything about your action. It is a blessing you are offering, and so there is no issue of integrity, no need for them to be told unless you feel it is necessary. Close your eyes and imagine them standing in front of you. Imagine them in full Light, filled with love and vibrating with that grace. This will trigger a deeper opening in you for you cannot give something, especially the Peace of God, without receiving it yourself. See them as if they are in front of you physically and imagine a cord of Light that connects your upper heart to theirs.
As you do this, imagine a purple crystal hovering inside your Sacred Heart. You will see the flame of the chakra, and then the crystal either inside or around that flame. The next step is to take a deep, slow breath, and as you do, draw them inside the crystal. Imagine that person the same as they were before, but now they are within you, within your Sacred Heart. There is no space at all between the two hearts. They are the same. Two hearts have become one, and so Divine Communication within that Oneness is natural and easy. Know this. Feel this. You may feel waves of Light flowing through your heart. Whatever you feel, know that it is natural, and most of all, HOLY. The more you can sense this Holiness the more the Light, or the Divine Communication, flows to the other person. They will feel the love, though they may not know where it comes from consciously. It is not important. All that is important is that you know where it comes from. You are the source now. This is the function you chose before you were born.
Method Two: Communication of Thoughts
The second method will allow you to directly communicate thoughts with another person. The visualization is much the same as the first method, except that the other person is aware and is participating. It does not matter if you are in the same room or on the other side of the world.
It ultimately doesn't matter if you are practicing the exercise at the same time, though we will assume this for now. Choose a person as a partner who has read the three lessons, and find a time when you can both focus your energy together.
Imagine your partner in front of you as you did before. Take a deep breath and pull them into the crystalline heart. Before moving on, connect in the love that you share spending several minutes being present with one another.
Then, when you are ready, choose a single word that you intend to give your partner. Let the word describe a particular gift you are willing to give, and which you choose to receive. Examples would be: love, joy, peace. Now imagine that word, and the feeling behind the word, traveling through the cord of Light that connects both hearts, and then know that the message has been received. This is very important for the more certain you are, the more energy you will put behind it. After some time you can practice sending whole sentences or ideas.
When you are finished with the meditation, call or contact your partner and compare notes. It may take a few tries before you are completely accurate, or you may surprise yourself and achieve profound success right away. Once you have mastered this technique with one person you will be more successful with others.
This gift you are offering to others is the gift I am offering to you. I have communicated with you in this way many times before, and now the Children are reaching out to you to help them complete their great work. You are part of it now, and yet the role you play will be greater if you are able to communicate as they communicate. This is the moment you chose to complete this.

Spiritual Wellness

Spirituality has positive affects on our health. There have been
several studies showing how spirituality improves health and healing.
Spirituality consists of the values by which you interpret your world
view, organize your day to day living and assess your way of life. It
is a personal quest for understanding answers to ultimate questions
about life, about meaning, and about relationships to the sacred.
Spirituality is the way that you find meaning, hope, comfort and
inner peace in your life.
Spiritual wellness" is the quest for meaning, value, and purpose...
resulting in hope, joy, courage, and gratitude. It is the ability to
find peace and balance in our lives in which our values and ethics
match our actions. Spiritual wellness involves self-evaluation of
personal beliefs. It is learning to trust your intuition and gain
strength and energy from your surroundings.
Tips for Spiritual Wellness
• Listen to your inner voice.
• Pay attention to your feelings, emotions, and thoughts.
• Trust your intuition: Your inner voice will often help you find
your direction, so you need to stop and listen to it.
• Understand your beliefs, why you have them, and why you value them.
• Continue to seek purpose in your life.
Spiritual Wellness helps us to realize that that we do not have to
suffer to evolve as long as we understand that the seeds to
Enlightenment lay in each day's experiences. As we apply these
lessons to our spiritual evolution, we learn to control our thoughts
and our reality; the health and well being of our body, mind and
spirit.
We learn to recognize how our intentions project thoughts into
reality. As we become conscious of self-defeating thoughts, we can
acknowledge them and replace them with positive affirmations.
We are at peace as the Great Mystery is no longer mysterious. We live
in harmony, with humility, compassion, and a willingness to surrender
to the will of the Great Spirit. When we look at our lives, we
usually assess them in weeks, months, and years, but yet, in truth,
we are meant to focus on days.
Kabbalists teach that a person is given an exact amount of days to
live. Within each day there is a spark of Light that one is meant to
perfect. The totality of all the work that is done in any given day,
from restricting anger to sharing, goes into the perfection of the
spark of Light of that day.
In the Bible, people lived for hundreds of years, but then life
expectancy dropped. The kabbalists explain this with a parable. There
was once a King who owned a diamond mine. After extracting the
diamonds, he would give thousands of them at a time to local
craftsmen, whose job it was to clean and perfect the stones over
several months' time. The only problem was that they never completed
the work. In fact, some of the diamonds came back damaged. Therefore,
the King set up a new method by which he gave each craftsman a
smaller amount and less time to get the job done.
The same happened with humanity.
Initially, the Creator gave each person millions of sparks of Light,
one corresponding to each day of life they were given. But although
people lived for hundreds of years, they often did not perfect their
sparks. In fact, they damaged them. Therefore, the Creator cut down
the amount of sparks given to each person all at once.
We are not given 80, 100, or 120 years of life. We are given 29,200
days, 36,500 days, or 43,800 days, and within each one, we are meant
to perfect a spark of Light. The spark we are meant to perfect today
cannot be perfected tomorrow, just as the spark we could have
perfected yesterday cannot be perfected today. Each day has its own
unique work relating to a specific aspect of soul that needs
purification and elevation.
The Kabbalists teach that at the end of every day, as we go to sleep,
if we have perfected our spark, it is sent up into our spiritual bank
where it remains to protect us and to give us Light and blessings.
When a person succeeds in this work, often the Creator will give him
even more sparks, which, of course, equals more days, months, and
years of life. Naturally, the opposite holds true as well.
The most important understanding from all this is that we do not live
weeks, months, and years; we live day by day. The work we have to
accomplish today cannot be accomplished tomorrow.
This week, awaken within your consciousness an appreciation for the
power and tremendous gift of every day. When you internalize this
understanding, even if days do not start off the way you had hoped,
you will not write them off and push things into tomorrow. You will
realize that what you need to accomplish today you can only
accomplish today, and know that as you are perfecting and sending up
the sparks, you are not only creating an amazing bank of Light that
flows down to you, but you are also earning more days and more sparks
to perfect.

Love Yourself

Author Unknown
Take full responsibility for your life.
Stop blaming others.
See yourself as the cause
of what happens to you.
Do things you like to do.
Don't stay in a job you don't like.
Participate in life at the highest level you can.
Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts.
Be gentle and kind and patient with yourself.
Give yourself the
simple pleasures of life abundantly.
Wear clothes you feel good in.
Get a massage.
Watch what you say.
Avoid self put-downs.
Stop being critical of yourself and others.
Take care of your body.
Give it exercise and good food.
Be willing to create a life-style that
generates and nourishes self-esteem.
Associate with others with high esteem.
Acknowledge yourself frequently.
Keep a diary of your successes
and accomplishments.
Avoid comparing yourself with others.
Remember that it's who we are,
not what we do, that's important.
Give yourself permission
to do nothing periodically.
Schedule time by yourself.
Frequently take deep breaths.
Discover the benefit and pleasure
of breathing fully.
Eat first class frequently.
Don't look at the right side of the menu.
Stop trying to change others.
Focus your attention on being the way
you want others to be.
Look into a mirror regularly and say
"I love you, I really love you".
Stop feeling guilty and saying "I'm sorry".
See mistakes as valuable lessons
and avoid judging yourself.
Consciously generate positive thoughts and
feelings of self-love in place of
old thoughts of inadequacy.
Be willing to laugh at yourself and at life.
Stop taking yourself so seriously.
Accept compliments from others
without embarrassment.
Don't invalidate their positive thoughts
and feelings about you.
Be kind to your mind.
Don't hate yourself for having negative thoughts.
Gently change your thoughts.
Keep your awareness and your thoughts
focused in present time instead of
living in the past or future.
Acknowledge others frequently.
Tell them what you like and appreciate in them.
Invest money in yourself.
Go to seminars, workshops and courses
that develop your talents.
Make a list of 10 things you love doing
and do them frequently.
Treat yourself as you would
treat someone you really loved.
Love Yourself

Listening to Your Inner Voice
by Claudette Rowley
metavoice. org
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Is your life out of sync with your priorities? Do you feel like you're a hamster running on a wheel? Have you forgotten who you are? If you answered YES to any of these questions, read on.
Learn to listen to your inner voice - the essence of who you are - by following these FIVE STEPS:

1) Check in with your heart

Social conditioning teaches us to be logical and "use our heads". When you only use your head, your experience of yourself and the world is limited. You miss out on the vital information the rest of your body, heart and soul is giving you.
Benefits: The same neurological tissue found in the brain is found in the heart. The heart is a second "brain" and our emotional centre. Listening to your head and your heart is crucial to good decision-making about your life, your business and your relationships.
New Focus: Put your hand over your heart and focus there - what is it telling you?

2) Connect with your body

Your body gives you a tremendous amount of useful information that you may not be conscious of. For example, when your mother-in-law visits, does your stomach tie up in knots? When your boss yells at you, do your shoulders turn into stone? When you feel passionate and alive, does your chest feel warm and open? When we ignore the body's message, we lose out on valuable information designed to let us what works for us and what doesn't.
Benefits: For many people, fear manifests as a tightness in their chest. This is valuable information, especially if you aren't aware that you are afraid. Your body alerts you to what makes feels passionate and what doesn't. The body is a fount of wisdom designed to tell you when you're on the right path and when you aren't.
New Focus: Notice the messages your body is giving you right now. Try a self-massage to find areas in your back, neck or shoulders that are tense or knotted. What other areas of your body feel tight? Which ones feel relaxed and loose? Use this information as another key to listening to your inner wisdom.

3) Listen to your intuition

Intuition is simply knowing something without knowing exactly how you know it. Connect back to a time that you had a "gut feeling" about something - the job that you knew you shouldn't take, even though it looked good on the surface or the relationship that just felt right for you. That's your intuition talking to you.
Benefits: Gut feelings are a wealth of information. Remember, your intuition is never wrong, although your interpretation of it may be incorrect. When your intuition calls to you, trust it. Practice makes perfect when it comes to using your intuition effectively.
New Focus: The next time you need to make a decision, check in with your intuition. Experiment with trusting it.
When you follow your intuition, what happens? When you hear it and disregard it, what's the outcome?

4) Notice your self-saboteur

Each of us has our very own special saboteur. The saboteur is the voice in your head that says, "You are not good enough." "Who do you think you are?" "If you take this new job, everyone will find out what a fraud you are." The saboteur's job is to "protect" you from taking risks and making changes.
Benefits: Learn to distinguish between your voice and the saboteur's mumbo-jumbo. Notice how the inner critic drives the choices and decisions you make.
New Focus: Simply notice the negative voices playing in your head. Notice the times when they crop up. Recognize that the voices aren't you and they aren't true. Learning to separate your own voice from that of the saboteur is a powerful and life changing tool.

5) Identify limiting beliefs

We each carry a set of beliefs that we live by. Certain beliefs you hold consciously, while others are mainly unconscious. Beliefs develop out of past experiences and our interpretations of those experiences. Some of the conscious and unconscious beliefs that you develop limit your ability to grow and move forward in your life. For example: One of your goals as a successful entrepreneur is to make a lot of money. You discover that you have a belief - a limiting one - that it's wrong to make a lot of money. Until you begin to alter your beliefs about money, it will be more difficult for you to achieve that financial success you desire.
Benefits: Learning to notice a limiting belief allows you to become conscious of it, and then change it. Releasing a belief that limits you puts you back in the driver's seat of your life. You, rather than an old belief, make the choices that are right for you and allow you to fulfil your potential.
Ways to spot a limiting belief: -You tell yourself that you only have one or two choices in a situation or "no choice" at all. -Your inner critic expresses his or her opinion. -The inner critic's opinion is generally based in a limiting belief. -A decision may appear to be black and white to you or an either/or situation. -You have decided that "this is the way the world is." -You make a decision based on fear. -You feel constricted and notice that you lack clarity about a specific situation.
New Focus: How does a particular belief allow you to attract what you really want in life? How does it prevent you from attaining your goals? When you reach an obstacle in your path, make sure that it's not an old belief in your way.
When important questions like "What do I want?" or "What's the right choice for me to make?" surface in your mind, consult your inner voice. You possess the answers you need to live a life that feels successful and fulfilling. Listening to your inner voice can lead you on a path that feels deeply satisfying.
Your business and personal lives will flourish with this new level of trust!

Walk Your Own Path
by Carrie Hart
carriehart. com
_____________________________

You will sometimes meet someone you believe is a soul mate; you feel the connection on many levels, perhaps instantly. And as you get to know each other more, you begin to feel the connection deepen and you feel that you must have an arrangement with this person that predated this lifetime.
Do not assume, however, that this soul connection necessarily means that you are meant to be happily together for this lifetime. It may be that you are meant to be friends and allies, helping each other out. It may be that you are going to help each other in ways that even involve conflict and separation, but with an end result that is beneficial to you. It may be that you are going to learn some lesson from each other and then go your separate ways.
What you need to do with all relationships, including those that have that instant and deep connection, is let be. You need to allow all of life, including close relationships, flow and evolve. You need to let people be who they are, not what you want them to be. And above all, you must not try to control, push and prod, manipulate and orchestrate relationships.
Have the courage and the heart, the centeredness, to follow your own path, to be who you are and love being who you are, no matter what. Shine out and show us who you are, so that people who are looking for someone exactly like you can find you. Do not allow setbacks or even major betrayals to dampen your shine and your being.
In life's journey you will encounter much, narrow paths blocked by avalanches, forks in the road shrouded in fog, deep valleys of darkness and bright sunny days in meadows of golden poppies. It is all a part of life. And as you walk your path, other people will join you for a time: a dear friend, a lover, a spouse, children and parents. And then they may go away.
And through it all, the only constant is that you are you, that you have a core of truth within you and a path to walk, and if you allow your core of truth to tell you which fork in the road to take, if you allow that internal compass to tell you which mountain to climb, then you will do well indeed and have a fulfilling, interesting life. If you go chasing after others, trying to make things be other than how they naturally are, then you will find yourself suddenly awakening in a deep forest without knowing where to turn. You will find yourself lost and confused, because you have lost touch with your own personal truth.
And when this happens, you must just sit down in the forest, become very still, and return to yourself. You must reach down and find yourself again before you continue walking, or else you will simply go around in circles, becoming more desperate and alone and lost.
You are everything you need to be, just as you are, right now. You are the center of your own life. You are the beacon that shines and shows the way.
Be glad when others walk beside you, enjoy their company, connect as closely and deeply as you can, but always, always, shine your own light and walk your own path and allow them to do the same.

Seven Ways to Create Miracles Every Day

In times of stress it's easy to forget that

miracles can happen. Miracles are natural.

When they do not occur it's because we

have disconnected from our Higher Mind.

As old structures and forms crumble all

around us, fear is rampant, yet at the

same time there's extraordinary support

for healing and expansion.

The following practices have been my

discipline this year.
I adopted them as

I struggled with my own challenges and

those of people dear to me.

They are simple, easy to build into any routine,

and I believe you'll be pleased-and surprised-

by the miracles these simple steps will

generate in your life.

1.
Inoculate Yourself Against Toxic Media

Limit your exposure to negative news.

Your time is valuable.
Don't waste it l

istening to melodramatic media

personalities scream and yell hysterically

at everyone - including you.
It induces

anxiety and suppresses joy.
Just because

prime time doesn't cover good news,

doesn't mean there aren't beautiful things going

on in the world.
There are! But you need

to look elsewhere for them.

2.
Set Your Day Right

Each day provides the opportunity to choose

between thoughts and feelings that add to

your energy or deplete it.
In the morning

your mind is open, expanded and receptive

to change.
This is the ideal time to dwell upon

what you want; luxuriate in positive outcomes

and cultivate deliciously wonderful feelings.

3. Fear is Not Your Friend. Rise above it.

The root meaning of the word crisis is to decide.

In crisis our first reaction is to make decisions

out of fear. These are rarely sound decisions.

Fear is not good for your chemistry, creativity, i

ntuition or clarity.
When you catch yourself being fearful - Stop! Step back, take a breath, get

centered and know that there's always a

higher plan.
To discover it you need to

feel good first.

Feeling good expands your perception of reality,

allowing you to see new solutions and

make better decisions.

Make a deliberate effort to look for the

silver lining in any given situation.

The only thing that blocks the flow

of joy and abundance is fear:

Fear of failure,

fear of disgrace,

fear of poverty,

fear of rejection,

fear of loss.

Counterbalance fear

with self-care.

Dwell on what you want to have happen,

not on what you're afraid might happen.

Take extra care to relax

and nurture your sense of self and well-being.

4.
Practice Forgiveness

When someone upsets you,

it upsets you!

The moment you notice all the uncomfortable

sensations that arise when you're angry,

frustrated or fearful - Stop! Forgive

yourself for getting irritated.

Send love to people that annoy you.

I know it's hard, but it's worth it.

As you get better and better at forgiveness,

and sending love, negative emotional

charge will dissipate, you'll feel happier

and situations will resolve

or disappear altogether.

5.
Hold the Highest Vision

Sympathizing

or "feeling the pain"

of friends and loved ones

is not healthy or helpful.

Instead,

hold the highest vision for them,

even if they can't see it for themselves.

When you see the highest good for people,

you are lending your energy productively

to help them.

Know that the positive visions

you hold for others and for the world

have an impact.
Your highest vision

can change circumstances for the better.

6.
Obliterate Problems-Invite Miracles

In meditation,

pray to open your heart and mind

to allow miracles.

Remember that miracles are natural

and all you need to do

is get out of the way

and allow them in.

Affirmation:

"I am inviting miracles into my life.
"

7.
Give Thanks

Look for positive shifts,

look for goodness,

no matter how small,

and quietly say

"Thank You.

" Gratitude builds a resonant energy field

that opens the flow of grace in your life.

www. theatreofthemind. com

Healing And Prayer List

The healing and prayer list will continue to be an important part of United In Spirit's community and newsletter. Please feel free to send healing and/or prayer support for all those on the list. Your efforts and support is much appreciated as always.

Gray Wolf
Jaide
Cheryll
Shade Law
Vonda
Msamericanpatriot
Ken Newell
Cindy
Tina
Connie
Mother Earth
All the earth's animals

Quote Of The Week

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

~ Lao Tzu

God desires for you to have a rich and full life...
Come into agreement with God and watch the blessings flow!
Today's Positive Thought
The Divinity within you is like a stream of living water. Drink deeply.

Today's Positive Affirmation
I drink deeply of the Divine within me until it overflows perfection into my life and world.

Today's Positive Visualization
I take in a slow and even breath and allow myself to experience the Divine within. I imagine it like a stream of living water flowing into every cell of my body. I sense my cells responding to this Divine energy. They drink in the light and become healthy and vital. This living water flows through my emotions bringing a sense of calm and deep peace. My thoughts are washed with this light removing all the old negative thinking and beliefs. I feel clean, pure, and refreshed after drinking in deeply of this pure light that dwells within me. I see this living water flowing out into my life creating prosperity, success, and joy. I combine these images with the feelings of joy and let them go, knowing that they will create the good things I am visualizing and thinking.

Hoping you have all enjoyed our newsletter !Hoping you have a wonderful week!

May God Bless You All..

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie ~Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Edition 2 Vol 1 2009

2009-01-13T03:25:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the very first newsletter for the new year!

A Message From The Founder

With Christmas over and the festive season coming to an end, many members are beginning to return and float by the sites. It's great to catch up with you all, read your blogs and comments! Hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas period, ate heaps and generally had fun.

With the new year off and running, so is United In Spirit! Several projects are in the pipeline which will effectively not only promote our great community but individual members.

An example of projects in the process at present:

1. Promotional videos using Animoto. They have some awesome transitions and the final product is most professional.

2. Availability of advertising space on the front page of our Ning site. Members who would like a front page advertisement to promote their business or site are encouraged to contact administration. We want our members to receive as much promotion as possible!

3. Revamping of the group layouts. Many groups have had related rss sources added aswell as new graphics. This is ongoing at present.

4. Combining with Xray Your Soul to create "The Webmasters Team" a one stop shop for all your website needs from website creation/development,promotion,SEO,viral promotion,widget creation, advertising space to link blasting and the list goes on...quotes available on request.

Please note we only take on 2 clients per month in regards to website creation, this is primarily because all graphics are unique and individually made for each site. We do not use any programs but build sites from the ground up.

Some of you may already know, but for those that don't, I am taking off to the United States at the beginning of March. During this time I will be plotting and scheming with my right hand administrator and partner, Shade Law, to bring all our members some unique and exciting concepts and projects for 2009!

I am looking forward to the whole process and just being able to share ideas, brainstorm and physically work together instead of purely online will be an awesome experience!

Suggestions for United In Spirit are always most welcome. It is your community and I wish to provide what you want on site. Please feel welcome to make suggestions or volunteer your time in whatever capacity you see fit.

4 tips to eliminate what does not serve you

People dream up all kinds of ideas about who and what they really are. That does not mean all these visions are necessarily accurate or how you identify yourself always serves you.

Ask yourself how your view of yourself relates to your dreams. If you choose to take steps to eliminate what you are not, then you will bravely move closer to rediscover who you are;

1) Remove the labels. You are not your alma mater, your diplomas, your job, your name, your address, your car, your gadgets, your entourage or any external thing you may mistakenly believe defines you. This is just window-dressing.

2) Step outside your body. Physical appearances are often deceiving. Whatever your build, your hair color, your ethnicity, your muscleclature, your gender, your number of limbs and digits, all of this is separate from what abides underneath.

3) Detach from your dependence on the mind. What used to seem palpable does not exist as you may assume. The pronouns you use to describe yourself add depth to existence that is otherwise hollow and empty. If your consciousness is mistaken about what appears to it, then you are brought to confront your predispositions and value judgments.

4) Identify additional misconceptions. Meditation and other exercises in mental discipline will enable you to counteract and dissolve other ideas about your existence. As you explore your exaggerated sense of self, you will further dismantle the shaky foundation. You will discern the difference between your sense of self and conditioned sense of existence through your experience. It can only be that way.

http://blog.dreambuilders.com.au

Notes On Detachment

by Torkom Saraydarian

We may think that to detach ourselves means to hate, to ignore, to divide, to separate, to stand aloof or to be cold and rough toward a given object. These are not signs of true detachment. True detachment is a Soul attitude, a function carried out on the Soul plane rather than on the physical, emotional or lower mental planes. Actually, you are not detaching your true Self from anyone or anything. You are detaching your real Self from the inertia of the body, from the glamour of your emotional world and from the glamour's of your mental realm. You are also detaching your real Self from objects with which you were identified through inertia, glamour's and illusions.
With detachment you are dis-identifying yourself, but not separating. You are releasing yourself from the control of identification. When you have achieved detachment, you are no longer conditioned and controlled by the inertia, glamour and illusions of objects. You are free. Detachment means freedom. It means a truly self-determined attitude.
In true detachment your spiritual identification deepens and widens on the spiritual side of an object. At the same time you identify less and less with phenomena, until eventually you are able to see the object as it is, free from your personal, mechanical reactions and free from your imposing, forcing will of the lower self, expressed in many ways. According to your degree of success in detaching from any object, your soul love increases, and your joy deeper. Attachment makes you smaller; detachment makes you greater.
When you are truly detached, the personality factor of the object does not disturb or control you. The inner reality, the core of his being, becomes the important factor to you, and you help to release that beauty by detaching yourself from personality reactions, inertia, glamour's and illusions. In detachment you are not ignoring the Real man; you are ignoring the illusion, the appearance, and you can see more clearly than before because you are not caught in the net of personality reactions. Detachment changes the nature of your relations with the object. Since your relationship is no longer based on your personality reactions nor on the other's personality reactions, you are not mechanical in your behaviour towards him; you are awake and conscious and your approach is a Soul approach.

Detachment eliminates personality conflicts and friction between objects. You recognize and can accept the freedom, the existence of the object. In detachment you cease to use others for your own selfish interests. You recognise each existence as important to the great Plan. In the process of detachment you become aware of the Law of Karma and you see clearly the way in which the Law works. You seek the highest good for the object; you learn not to interfere with the Karma of others. In so doing you help them to increase their inner light and you give them courage to live the best life possible for them.
Detachment lead you to Soul infusion. Eventually you find the path leading to your true Self, and you become one with that Self. Actually the process of detachment is the process of becoming Oneself. Gradually you detach yourself from all that is not the Self. When you reach the stage of becoming your true Self, you are one with creation itself, but without the limitations of its inertia, glamour and illusion. Thus, detachment is the process of at-one-ment. In detachment man leads himself from the transient to the unchangeable, from the unreal to the Real.
When you have learned the process of detachment, you become magnetic. Truly magnetic people are those who are really detached persons. They have not become personality magnetic, but Soul Magnetic. A truly detached person has achieved the ability to do the right thing at the right time and in the right proportion.
The existence in which you live is a part of you. All is one. The process of detachment is the process of realization of this unity.
Only on such a high level of awareness can you free yourself from:

1) Separation
2) The concept of property
3) The illusion of "mine and "yours"
4) Your anxieties and worries

Thus your sense of responsibility grows deeper and higher. Detachment helps you to understand the purpose of the Great Being "in whom we live and move and have our being".
Impersonality is another term for being detached. A detached man is an impersonal man. Impersonality is a state of consciousness which is above the physical, emotional and lower mental levels, and which function upon the Soul levels. A detached man is man who is in the process of becoming himself. Detachment is not a level, but a continuous negation of imprisonment and an urge towards spiritualization or liberation.

You Are Many-Dimensioned Facets of Yourself
Heavenletters

You are the rolling stone that gathers no moss. There is no moss to gather.
You are a free spirit who runs around in life. Surrounded by a body, you nevertheless leap. You are a soarer. You are soaring to Heaven now. You are soaring in your understanding. You grasp nothing but yourself. You interact with no one but yourself. You play all the parts from Cinderella to the Fairy Godmother to the wicked witch. You are many-dimensioned facets of yourself. You are tall and thin. You are short and not thin. You seem to be the last to know what you are looking for.
You are never alone, and yet you are the only one on the stage of your life. You are in hot pursuit of yourself. You caught up with yourself long ago, yet you continue the charade of the lost and the hunted. It is yourself you seek. There is only you to find. And yet you are the crowd. You are the single one. That is, the Oneness of you and the Oneness of Me united are the whole chase.
All you are looking for has been waiting to be found, waiting for you to open your eyes wide, waiting for you to recognize the truth of yourself. I am telling you where you come from. You come from the totality of Me. You are Myself.
Perhaps you haven't heard well. Perhaps you have been distracted and looked askance. Perhaps you don't know what you are seeing. You don't know how to read between the lines. Perhaps you are the lines you have drawn. Perhaps you are more of a decider than you know.
You are a secret you have kept from yourself and keep from yourself still. No one offends you but yourself. No one pleases you but yourself. You pierce your vein and believe another did it. You remark on someone's ill behavior when it is your own.
By the same token, you are the honorable king or queen.
You are the orphan you take care of.
You are the jailer and the jailed. You are the hunter, and you are the prey.
You are the desert and the oasis. The mountain and the valley. The river and its banks.

I am telling you that you are all that is. You are everything you perceive. You are the story, the storyteller, and the one who listens with bated breath.
You are the marksman and you are the target, and you are the rifle you shoot and are shot with.
This is a fantasy you live in, and you make it up.
Your footfall is sure, and yet your mind wanders. You cannot locate yourself because you are unlocatable. You are everywhere and nowhere.
You are the physician and you are the patient. You are the made-up name of the illness. You are the surgeon, and you cut yourself.
There is nothing that is not you. The one you love is you. The one you dislike is you. Everything is you. All are you. You are the entire skein of yarn, and you unwind in a multitude of ways, and yet you are, nevertheless, the one of Oneness.
There are no calamities, no digressions, no getting to the point, and no getting off it.
You are a blurry picture you have seen in haste and keep forgetting.
You are so much more than you know while you make too much of incidents and events. You call a celebration and then forget to attend.
You understand everything, and you understand nothing. You understand there is nothing to understand. You are a picture being unfolded, and you see drama.
Well, you don't have to understand. That is the dilemma you are in, for you are sure something is happening when nothing is happening, nothing at all.

Heart

By author unknown

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it.
Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.
Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said,
"Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing.
The people stared -- how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought? The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears.
"
"Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges -- giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting.
So now do you see what true beauty is?"
The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.

Reply From Heaven

Goodbye is never spoken
When love is in your heart
I know that now it pains you so
Us being Far apart

This pain you feel
one day will end

and memories will be
What helps you through those lonely days
When your thought fall back on me

For all you've lost throughout your life
For all the dreams that ended
For all the times you've cried alone
For happiness you pretended

Tomorrow we all need one
Even if today we cannot see
Hold strong and fight dear one believe
In you there’s part of me

Sometimes I know the bad is there
Showing every day it's face
Think of me with fond memories
Let these thoughts take its place

And when you feel like there is no where
Left for you to run
Cry the tears that are inside
I promise you wont be undone

Until the day comes that we meet again
The greatest gift to give
Is to find the courage deep inside
To think of me and live

Goodbye is never spoken
When love is in your heart
Think of me in perfect love
While we are worlds apart.

Evaluating Inner Progress
by Shane Magee
srichinmoybio. co. uk/blog
________________________________

So, you think you’re enlightened? - One of the big downfalls that often happens on the path of self-improvement is a bloated sense of pride. Certainly, it helps to look back and gain confidence from what we have achieved so far. However sometimes, after a nice experience or a good spell in life, we can even feel that we have somehow figured everything out on life’s journey, and this kind of complacent feeling can easily lead to our downfall.
Where there’s an up, there’s a down - One of the reasons it is important not to be over elated about any progress you make, is that this idea can be very easily shattered by outer circumstances. One common thing that happens is when someone goes to visit some old friends or relatives, and finds themselves repeating the same negative cycles of behaviour that used to happen before they embarked on their self-improvement journey, despite all the progress they thought they made! A friend told me something humorous she read recently from one of Eckhart Tolle’s books: “If you think you’re enlightened, then go and live with your parents for a week.
"
If you attach too much importance to the good times, you’ll attach too much importance to the bad times too, and believe that all your efforts so far were for nought. When it comes to evaluating inner progress, our human mind is a notoriously bad judge. The best thing is just to keep an even keel throughout both good and bad times.
Inner growth and humility go together - Something very interesting happens to people who progress along the road of self-discovery. They may start out by thinking they will obtain these things like ‘inner peace’ or ‘enlightenment’ - however, as they begin to escape from the confines of the limiting mind and live more in the heart, they feel a greater sense of kinship and connection with the world and with their fellow human beings. The focus of everything so slowly changes from a selfish one to one more geared towards making the world a better place - even their pursuit of enlightenment. Hence when the Buddha sat down at the bodhi tree he vowed to obtain enlightenment not for himself, but for all sentient beings. Real inner growth always goes hand in hand with an increased sense of humility and selflessness.
Conversely, an exaggerated sense of pride about one’s achievements tells you quite a lot about the ‘quality’ of those achievements in the first place!
Always have the attitude of a beginner - No matter how far advanced you are along the road of self-discovery, it always pays to have the attitude of a beginner. Every day is a new day, every morning ripe with new possibilities for self-discovery and self-expansion. My own teacher, Sri Chinmoy, meditated for almost seventy years and reached very high levels of meditation, yet he always described himself as ‘the eternal beginner’. No matter what he achieved, every achievement was merely a launchpad for the next step.
“When we start our journey, the first step forward is our goal. As soon as we reach this goal, we achieve perfection. But today’s goal, today’s perfection, is tomorrow’s starting point; and tomorrow’s goal becomes the starting point for the day after tomorrow. Continuous progress is perfection.
" --Sri Chinmoy
Having the attitude of a beginner allows you to live in the moment, and get joy from the adventure of self-discovery, instead of anticipating an end result.

Healing And Prayer List

Gray Wolf
Jaide
Cheryll
Shade Law
Vonda
Msamericanpatriot
Ken Newell
Mother Earth
All the earth's animals

Quote of the Week

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

Mahatma Gandhi

Love is always the answer...

No matter what problem you might have!
Today's Positive Thought
If you want more love in your life; give it away.

Today's Positive Affirmation
I go through my day looking for ways to share my love with others.

Today's Positive Visualization

In my mind's eye I see the spiritual force of love bubbling up in me. I imagine this force of love as a light surrounding me and healing the places where I hurt. I remember that the only way to keep this wellspring of love flowing is to give it away. In my mind's eye I see myself giving this love away to everyone I meet. I send loving thoughts to people I pass on the street and to people who come into my mind. I imagine this love flowing back to me in the responses my gift of love generates in other people. I combine these images with the feelings of joy and let them go, knowing that they will create the good things I am visualizing and thinking.
© Creative Living Foundation, INC, all rights reserved.

Hoping you have all enjoyed our very first newsletter for the new year! After such a tempestuous end to 2008 with the economic crisis being felt world wide, lets all hope and pray for a great 2009!

May God Bless You All..

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie ~Founder of United In Spirit

The Webmasters Team~ A one stop shop for all your website needs...we walk the talk.

United In Spirit Connection Vol 22 Christmas Edition 2008

2008-12-08T10:07:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the Christmas Edition of our newsletter. Firstly let's welcome all the new members who have joined our community in recent weeks. WELCOME!! Make yourselves right at home, feel free to join groups which interest you, post discussions and comments friends . Please, if you need assistance with anything or have an issue, feel free to contact our very friendly administration team...nothing is ever too small to help with.

A Note From The Founder

Once again it's that time of year, how fast time flies. It seems as if we've only just recovered from last Christmas and yet here is another right on our heels.

There is no doubt about it, Christmas has become such a commercialised event, sometimes I think that the whole essence of such a special occasion is buried underneath the false impetuous of consumerism.

What does Christmas really mean?

For me, it's always been a time of year to spend quality time with loved ones. It's about sharing, caring, love,joy ,peace and rembrance. It's about embracing those you love and forgiving those you don't. It's about opening your heart and reflecting upon the blessings you've received, it's a time to cherish and value those aspects of your life that you love and acknowledge and forgive those you don't like nor enjoy.

Bottom line it's about compassion and empathy for fellow human beings regardless of race, religion or other...unity.

Too much emphasis is placed on the materialism of lavishing gifts upon one another when the greatest gift is given from the heart...what is greater then love?

So, if given a choice I'd much rather receive the gift of love for this is most highly valued gift of all and one straight from the heart, one that has much more meaning then some silly material possession.

There will be many times this Christmas that may lead to tears. The loss of my mother last year has some what lead to a break in our family unit, so Christmas won't be as it used to be. However, as sad as I may become, I also know that even though the family unit is broken , Christmas has the same value to me and I know that I have the gift of love and this I treasure more then anything.

Most likely, I will spend Christmas day alone in part, I have to work in the afternoon, being a Registered Nurse has it's pitfalls lol..however as much as a pitfall it's also a blessing. You see I get the opportunity to spend some of my day with my patients. I work in Aged Care and many of these patients will not have visitors let alone go out for the day. So, I am provided with the opportunity to make this day special for these patients, to give love and care where it is needed, to make a difference. And that in it's self is a very special gift not only to my patients but to me.

On behalf of the United In Spirit Administration Team and myself I wish to bid you all a very happy and safe festive season. May 2009 bring you all your heart's desires. Know you are all highly valued..return to us safe and whole in 2009 so we can continue to work together to make this world a better place.

The Wonder of You

If I could give you happiness and joy, I would.
If I could make you see the wonderful being you are
how perfect you are, how important you are, if only I could!
If only you knew, the difference you can make, and should.
We are all so very special, we can all contribute to this world.
We all have hopes and dreams, from the old to the very young
songs to sing, stories to tell, the music of love, to share among
everyone, everywhere, to tell the world, I wish I could!
But each must find their own way, their own path.
The knowing must come intuitively, and should.
Reality is not the same for you and for me
So I cannot tell you what to do, or where to seek.
Books, teachers, preachers, and leaders everywhere
it seems, but only your own soul knows whats best for you.
In silence you must go, feel the earth, feel what's true,
feel the sunlight on your face, feel the breeze, calm the race,
the racing thoughts of your mind, slow them down, you will find.
Truth will fill your heart with ecstasy, the truth is already in you,
you see!
Don't be blinded by the lies, the outside world beating on your mind.
The truth is in you now, so believe your heart and you will be free.
If only I could make you understand, the Wonder of You,
Oh if only I could, I surely would, these words I have spoken are all true!

Happiness is really caring and being able to do something about the caring. ~Brian O'Connell
Make the assumption that everyone you know, as well as any stranger you meet along the way, is in need of kindness. Odds are pretty good you'll be right. Your smile, your hug, your softly spoken word, gentleness, or pat on the shoulder may be just what they need and can only make them feel better about themselves, just as being treated kindly by others makes you feel better.
One of the worst mistakes you can ever make is to assume your acts of kindness are not necessary. Your random acts of kindness are crucial to the health and well-being of the entire planet and assuming they are not only serves to make you feel of less value than you really are. That's a self-pity trip that no one needs to embark upon. So send kindness forth instead. You'll feel better about yourself. And you'll feel better about your world.
May you always assume your kindness is necessary.
And may you also be aware that you are loved beyond measure and a cherished blessing to me.
Until tomorrow, may your day be filled with all things good.

"A CHILD'S ANGEL"

Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born.
He asked God:
"They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to
live there being so small and helpless?"
God: "Among the many angels, I chose one especially for you. She will be
waiting for you and will take care of you."
Child: "But tell me, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and
smile, and that's enough for me to be happy. Will
I be happy there?"
God: "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day.
You will feel your angel's love and be happy."
Child: "How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I
don't know the language that men talk?"
God: "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will
ever hear. With much patience and care, your
Angel will teach you how to speak."
Child: "And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God: "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to
pray."
Child: "I've heard that on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?"
God: "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking her own life."
Child: "But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God: "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way
to come back to me, even though I will
always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could
already be heard.
The child, in a hurry, asked softly: "Oh God, if I am about to leave now,
please tell me my angel's name."
God: "Your angel's name is of no importance. You will call your Angel...
Mummy ."

Creating with Light Meditation

by Orin and DaBen

As I breathe in,
I breathe in light.

As I breathe out,
I send light out to the world.

My light is increasing with
every breath I take.

I imagine standing under
a waterfall of light.
It cleanses and purifies my aura,
and increases my vibration.

As I call light to myself,
light comes from all around
to fill me with light,
for light responds to my thought of it.

I fill up with so much light
that a cocoon of light is
forming around me.
Only the highest and best energy
can come through the cocoon of light
that surrounds me.

I think of a situation in my life
that I would like to change.
I imagine holding this situation
in my hands.

I breathe in light,
then send light to this situation
as I breathe out.
I surround all the people involved
with light.

Every time I think of this situation
I add light to it
simply by thinking of light,
and imagining I am sending light to it.

Light is one of the most powerful energies
in the universe.
I know the power of light
can change anything for the better.

If there is an area of my body that
is in discomfort or pain,
I now send light to this part of my body.
I do so every time I think of it.

I imagine light flowing
through my heart and my veins,
circulating light throughout me.

I imagine light flowing through
my brain and nervous system.
My thoughts are filled with light
and goodwill.

I let an image of someone I know
come into my mind,
someone who could use light.

As I picture this person,
I imagine light flowing out from me
to this person.
I send this person my good wishes
and my blessings.

I imagine light flowing
out from me to my neighbors.
I send light to my town.
I broadcast light to everyone
in my country,
and then to all people in the world.

I am a lightworker.
I send light now to all living beings.
I live in the light,
I am always surrounded with light.
I am a source of light for others.

THE MIRRORED SOUL

By By Coral Hull

"The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine.
"

-- James Jean, The Mysterious Universe

Art and ethics can only be anathema to one another when a society has lost its moral conscience and its spiritual connection to a universal consciousness. As Ken Wilber writes, "Because the universe has direction, we ourselves have direction. There is meaning in the movement, intrinsic value in the embrace." Similarly does Ralph Waldo Emerson write, "We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which by any other name is Spirit. [...] We -- and all beings as such -- are drenched in this meaning, afloat in a current of care and profound value, ultimate significance, intrinsic awareness. We are part and parcel of this immense intelligence, this Spirit-in-action, this God-in-the-making ... " As sentient beings, we are a pond that reflects the surface of the soul of the world. As creative practitioners, we reflect this process by the product of our creations. The landscape, and the sentient beings that inhabit it, must become our sacred mind. All must be our religion, our place of worship, our commune, our sanctuary and our art. Our true potential can only be achieved by shifting our consciousness from one of ego to one of multidimensionality and compassion. Love cannot exist while we continue to destroy nature and to torture, maim and feast on the corpses of murdered sentient beings. The slaughterhouse of the gut must be transformed into the temple of the heart, if we are to evolve both consciously and creatively.
Creativity relies on a physical connection to the subject, so that the observer becomes the observed. We cannot connect with that which we destroy. Hence, when we destroy, we cannot create. As writer George Bernard Shaw wrote: "We pray on Sundays that we may have light/ To guide our footsteps on the path we tread;/ We are sick of war, we don't want to fight,/ And yet we gorge ourselves upon the dead". To be non-caring to the suffering of the other, is to lack both spiritual and creative insight. As Helen Keller wrote, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart.
"
Throughout history, both creative thinkers and spiritual thinkers have shared this same vision of world peace for all beings, from Thomas Edison who wrote: "Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages", to the Buddha who taught; "To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana". Since consciousness affects matter and other consciousness around it, our thinking creates our reality both in the spiritual and the physical world, until both worlds are intersecting, interlocking and existing simultaneously. Both are the one living, breathing, thinking universal consciousness expressed in different forms. Loving creativity is the way to universal truth.
Therefore it would stand to reason that the less harm that I inflict upon other sentient beings, the more I am able to hold their peace and beauty within my own soul. The more I am able to act as a living conduit for the benevolent universal consciousness, the more I become not only a creator, but a co-creator who contributes to the conscious being that is the universe. The universe is evolving towards love. Any sentient being who is not allowing themselves to become a part of this continuous process will suffer as a result. Where l-o-v-e exists, suffering ceases to exist, since once we become benevolent, the benevolent universal consciousness reflects and creates alongside us, working towards our best interests. And our best intentions are in the interests of all.
Author Roger Penrose writes, "The universe is made of stories, not atoms". The landscape is consciousness and the sentient beings of consciousness are the mirrored soul of our being, or that which we love. Creative artists and creative thinkers can assist in this process by embracing and holding external realities within. In this way, all knowledge becomes accessible, all time eternal and the ongoing universal expansion of creativity possible.

Healing List

Shade Law
Vonda
Cheryll and husband
Jaide
Gina
Ccreature and family
Slientangel and family
Ken
Spiderz
Waterwoman
Susan (Gray Wolf's friend)
Martha Two Bulls and family
All affected by the economic state of the world
Earth
All Earth's Animals
And all that need healing

Thank you to all that send much needed healing!

Well, we come to the end of yet another newsletter.....may you all have a wonderful week and stay safe!

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 21

2008-11-02T03:52:00.001-08:00

Welcome once again to the official newsletter of United In Spirit.

Since the last edition we have many new members, many new faces and many new experiences to share. From the Administration Team and Myself Welcome! We hope you enjoy our community and feel free to contribute as it resonates.

We now have 140 members on Ning and 33 on Wetpaint, a great achievement. Remember you can always invite your friends if you feel they will enjoy our community. Many thanks to all of you who have invited friends,colleagues and family, it is deeply appreciated.

It has been a little longer then usual between newsletters this time. Simply I needed a break. Many of you may already know ,but I am also a registered nurse and with nursing comes shift work which becomes very draining over time and combine that with the commitments of United In Spirit...well it spells out one tired Jodie. However, I have flitted in and out over the past few days and just because I haven't been back full time does not mean I haven't been working on some projects to promote our community. Some ideas include promotional items such as pens,calendars,mugs,mouse mats and perhaps diaries. Work on these items is in conjunction with our Administrator Shade Law, a very talented Graphic Artist and a wealth of knowledge in promotion. So we are excited about this opportunity to spread the word about our great community and with the support of our members we can make it work. Remember if United In Spirit benefits so do all our members, we all gain exposure. So blog your hearts out, add links to your pages if you have a business or a website and lets get the word out...

Gray Wolf is working very hard on Search Engine Optimisation, so our site can feature in the top page rankings in search engines. Gray Wolf has wonderful experience in this area of promotion and is determined we should be heard. Thank you Gray Wolf for all your blood,sweat and tears...you are a champion!

Now onto the informative articles for this volume!

Family Values

For a long time the concept of family values has been completely
misconstrued. It was used to mean a return to 1950s-style arrangement
and exclusion of all innovation that came after 1950s. As a father,
and one dedicated to the well-being of my family and my daughter, I
say this: That is not family values.
True family values is about bequeathing to one's children a better
world than what existed when one has found it. True family values is about making sure that one's children have a chance. True family values is about providing for the future. And that means, a long-term,sustainable, livable future, and not one that is supposed to end at the time that the baby boomers have died.
True family values is about preserving the planet in all its richness
and splendor, and using intelligence and technology to provide for material needs while minimally impinging upon the world's climate, air quality, water quality, and biospheric diversity. It means using high-intelligence, high-technology abundant clean energy solutions to keep the civilization running while preserving what man has not created and does not know how to recreate. It means sustainable agriculture,sustainable industry, sustainable energy, and sustainable technology,using the best of man - his intellect, effort and dedication - to power the world of civilization that man has created while being non obtrusive to world of nature that man has not.
True family values is about creating institutional transparency, so
that one's children do not have to live in a snakepit of corruption,
deception and cruelty that takes place when this does not exist. It
means ridding institutions of rackets and cons that are used to
silence people from telling the truth. It means creating media, court,and political cultures that practice transparency and integrity and are not afraid to confront corruption in whatever form it may take. True family values is about creating covenants in which one's daughters have a chance at a life worth having, and do not have to worry about abusive partners, corrupt and ensnaring communities, bullying in school and in workplace, and religious, social and institutional abuse. It is about making sure that one's daughters can attain to their potential and not be undermined in it by entities or individuals hateful of women's advancement or of human rights. It means full enforcement of human rights and civil rights and standing up to all things that are hateful to the preceding. And it means protecting meaningfully people's life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, even when and especially when this is not popular.
True family values is about putting the future ahead of the present, rather than making the future pay for irresponsible borrow-and-spend policies and planetary destruction of the present with no eye toward posterity. It is about doing what needs to be done, now, in order that there is a livable future for one's children. It is about fiscal sanity and environmental sanity, and about using intelligence to make possible the preceding.
True family values is about imparting to children real education that gives them understanding necessary for good citizenship and for avoiding rackets and cons. It is about making primary education sufficiently strong that the children come out of it with knowledge and with intelligence that allows them to be better citizens as well as better workers. It is about making college education more affordable, so that those who seek to rise to that level can, regardless of income of the family.
True family values is about recognizing and giving the way to fruition of human genius, goodwill, intellect, love and beauty, making it possible for these endless sources of good to flourish and to impart to the world and its inhabitants of the magnificence that they have togive.
True family values is about creating an honest society and ending
corruption, whether it be in law or medicine or government or business or small town or society itself. It is about making things clear and making that clarity and integrity the basis of social covenants and interactions, with no room for corruption, oppression, deception or abuse.
It is about creating a livable society for one's children, as well as
a livable planet.
And that, is the true family values that are at stake in the world at
this time.

Written by: bettermillenium@gmail.com

"Leave People Feeling Better About Themselves"

From Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas,
stories, and insights
By Zelig Pliskin
A valuable principle to keep in mind is: Leave people feeling better
about themselves as a result of having met you.
Some people take pleasure in putting others down. It makes them feel
more powerful to make others feel lower. In reality, the
perpetration of such a crime lowers and demeans the perpetrator
rather than the victim.
The person who leaves others feeling better about themselves
elevates himself. The question to ask yourself is, "What can I say
to this person that will give him a positive feeling?"
Be sincere in what you say. The goal is not to flatter or to give
people a false sense of having a positive quality or attribute that
they are missing. Rather the goal is to keep on developing your
own "good eye" to see the positive in each person. When you develop
positive feelings about other people, not only what you say will
make them feel good but also how you say it. And not only your words
will accomplish this, also the look on your face and your smile.
Use enthusiastic expressions. Instead of saying, "Not bad," you can
say, "That was really good."
Instead of saying, "That was o.k.," you can say, "You¢re doing
great."
Instead of saying, "That seems right," you can say, "That was very
insightful."
Here are some other possibilities:
* "I admire your kindness."
* "I respect the way you handled that."
* "You have a lot of courage to do that."
* "That was magnificent of you."
* "I find you an inspiration."
* "There is a lot that I can learn from you."
* "You are so kind to have said that to me."
* "Your goodness is so much a part of you that you take it for
granted."
* "Every time I see you I feel happier."
* "Whenever I meet you, I remember the kindness you have done for
me."
One of the author's students told him this story:
"I am now embarrassed to admit that I used to take pleasure in
putting people down. I was a low-paid clerk at a non-prestigious
job. It gave me a sense of being one-up to always say things that
implied that I am superior and this person is inferior. Even when I
wasn¢t on the job, whenever someone told me about an accomplishment
of theirs, I would say something to the effect that this was minor
in comparison with what others have done."
"I changed my pattern after meeting someone who told me that he made
a resolution to always leave people feeling better about themselves.
I tried to belittle this person in a number of ways. Then the person
asked me, "Tell me the truth. How would you like people to feel
after an encounter with you?" This wasn¢t really a question. We both
knew what I was up to. From then on I realized that if I really want
to feel good about myself, the way to do it is to make others feel
good."
Printed with Permission of Shaar Press
http://www.PartnersInKindness.org

Wake Up Laughing!

by Steve Bhaerman aka Swami Beyondananda
Wake Up Laughing is where healing laughter and “new edge” comedy meet.
For years we have been learning that laughter in and of itself has
proven physiological benefits. Laughter produces endorphins, our body’s
natural painkiller. Laughter improves immune function. Hearty laughter
is literally good for the heart, because when we laugh it causes our
blood vessels to dilate. And that is certainly better than having them
die early!
But laughter is medicine in the Native American sense as well, a
transformational tool that used wisely can bring not just physical
healing, but emotional release, mental flexibility and spiritual
perspective. George Carlin once said that most people go to comedy
clubs to release just enough tension so they can go back to their
basically unsatisfying lives. Put all of these unsatisfying lives
together and you get ... well, just turn on the TV.
What I call “new edge” comedy has enough of an edge to cut through the
bull that lurks behind every sacred cow. But unlike the cynical (and
even mean) comedy that our culture has cultivated over the past 30
years, Wake Up Laughing offers a healing intention designed to awaken
joy, compassion, kindness, wisdom -- and the innocent playfulness that
so many of us abandoned when we were tricked into believing that life
is serious. As Swami Beyondananda has said, “Life is a joke ... but God
is laughing with us, not at us.” And if God is laughing, who are we to
not laugh?
Wake Up Laughing is here to help you wake up to the Cosmic Comedy, and go forth and multiply playfulness and joy.
May you wake up laughing, and leave laughter in your wake. And may the Farce be with you.
Ten Ways to Wake Up Laughing --
-- and Leave Laughter in Your Wake:
1. Laugh Every Day. Seriously ... laughter is good for you. And when
things “just aren’t funny” -- that’s the most important time to laugh.
Try this at home: Watch Funniest Home Videos with the sound off and
Spike Jones playing instead.
2. Don’t Worry, You’re Already Funny. Instead of trying to be funny,
learn to see funny. Especially learn to see what’s funny about you.
Imagine God watching the Comedy Channel, and you are what’s on.
3. Bring Laughter to the Outernet. Take the best of those jokes you get
on the internet and share them on the “outernet.” Practice by telling
the same joke to five people. Short jokes are fine. Remember, it’s not
the length of the joke that matters, it’s how much pleasure it
gives.
4. Savor and Save Humorous Healing Stories. A good laughsitive cleanses
the system and leaves the mind open to receive nourishment. Keep a
notebook of jokes that “enlighten as they lighten.” You will find
yourself remembering and using them just at the right time.
5. Turn Worry Into Laughter. When you find yourself worrying about
something, step back from the worry and see if you can find something
in the situation to laugh about. Worrying has no proven benefits.
Laughter does. Did you know that one Youngman of laughter -- the mirth
contained in the average one-liner -- can release up to a megahurt of
emotional pain?
6. Reframe Suffering as Comedy in Disguise. Sing the blues when you are
angry, sad or frustrated. If you must complain, complain creatively --
and thoroughly enjoy your complaining. Say, “You know what I love about
this ....?” Look for the comedy “hidden in this picture.” (e.g., “I’m
not on the verge of bankruptcy. I’m just having a near-debt
experience.”)
7. Build Critical “Muscle” By Pumping Ironies. Looking for the inherent
contradictions and incongruities in situations helps build a strong
body politic 12 ways. Train your inner child to ask, “How come that
emperor isn’t wearing any clothes?” When you watch the news or read the
papers, be on the lookout for truth disguised as humor.
8. Develop a Comic Alter Ego. A shy, mild-mannered man named Edgar
Bergen went “inside” and found a brash, outrageous alter ego which he
called Charlie McCarthy -- who would do and say things that would make
Edgar blush. Even if your “character” never makes it beyond your
bathroom mirror, a comic alter ego is a great way to give voice to
daily frustrations and lovingly laugh at your own “shadow.” One of the
best ways to break the addiction to your own personality is try some
other ones on!
9. Write Your Laugh Story. Spend an afternoon or evening writing your
life story as if it were a comedy. Which comic actors could play your
family, friends and foes? Who would you get to play your part? Give
your story a title. A friend of mine calls his “Don’t Do What I Did!”
10. Play Regularly. Have you ever felt the Creator is toying with you?
Well then, follow Swami Beyondananda’ s sage advice and become a
creative plaything. Bring the childlike quality of play back into your
life. Run up the down escalator. Dress for Halloween -- any day the
mood hits you. Plant the seeds of harmless fun wherever you go.
Feel free to circulate, with attribution only.
Copyright © 2003 Steve Bhaerman, all rights reserved

Listen to your inner guidance. Take a few moments today to listen to that voice within.

Try this simple life review to reflect upon how happy you are with life, and/or if you need to make changes.

Life Review – Quick Exercise

This is a simple yet revealing quick exercise, which is well worth doing regularly:

For each of the areas below, check in with yourself and ask yourself “how happy am I with this area of my life right now?” then give each area a mark out of ten (1=low, 10 = perfect, 5 = OK / average)

AREA

YOUR RATING

Career / Life Path

Relationship

Inner Happiness

Health

Family

Social Life / Friends

Personal Growth

Other -

Which 2 areas most need improving?
1.

Listen to your inner guidance for ideas about what to do next?
What actions or changes feel right? What feels wrong?

Let yourself be guided to the happiness you deserve.

http://www.guidedbyangels.info/personalcoaching.shtml

Spiritual Power Suit

by Marlene Buffa
September 25, 2007
John T. Malloy's series about 'dressing for success,' included a
book for women in the corporate world. This morning, while on my
daily sunrise bicycle ride, I saw a woman walking her dog – dressed
in the classic red "power suit" Malloy defined. Chuckling to myself
as the small terrier pulled at the end of his retractable leash, the
woman in red struggled to keep his enthusiasm in check. Arms
outstretched and clearly showing signs of trying to assert her
dominance over the tiny pooch, I found the irony in this quick
visual rather amusing. How often do we suit-up each day,
appropriately dressed in couture designed to show the world the
importance and power of our very presence, yet allow the littlest of
influences control our walk through life?
Power of Confidence
In addition to making an unimpeachable first impression, the power
suit conveys a sense of importance to those around you. But the real
authority doesn't lie in the design and cut of the fabric. You true
power comes from the self-confidence you feel when you appear in a
costume of control. You may walk a little straighter or taller or
your gait may take on a strong cadence. The hidden pockets inside
the suit jacket allow you to keep certain aspects of yourself
private, and carry the most important things along with you, without
others privy to your hidden stash of understanding. When you put on
the suit coat, you hear the all familiar brush of the satin lining
as it meets your cotton shirt, much like the friendly sound of
leaves rustling in a light breeze provides us with a sense that our
world operates as it should. Cloaked in confidence, we unconsciously
attribute that feeling to looking polished and professionally, all
the while our true confidence comes from a deeper source of
connection with the Infinite.
Spiritual Suit
Your spiritual power suit, designed by you alone, with details and
ornamentation, cannot be seen by anyone else. What do you put on
each morning that determines your sense of wholeness, belonging to
your community, your culture, the world? With a smiling knowing that
God is our Source, we find the world less intimidating when we slip
into the luxury of peace of mind. Your spiritual suit affects more
than you alone - like the Emperor's New Clothes, the power suit
alludes to intelligence or capability - yet finds its basis in group-
think and group-belief. Your true self shines through the stitches
of your spiritual suit and loudly declares your connection to the
Infinite by the outer manifestation of success, centeredness and
well-being in your life.
Underneath the suit
A friend of mine once told me about a comment her father made about
the importance of appearance and one's choice of clothing. A
physician escaping Nazi Germany in 1939, Dr. Love brought his family
to America on the last boat out of the area, to thrive and prosper
on free soil. His wisdom extended beyond medicine into practicality
when he told his young daughter, "When you have $10 to spend on an
outfit, spend $9 on the undergarment and $1 on the dress." Heeding
his advice, much of my friend's professional career involved helping
to restore the appearance of post-mastectomy patients.
I'm reminded of this insight when I consider how we shroud ourselves
in spiritual beliefs. The world sees our outer clothing, yet our
spiritual foundation determines how our lives look. When our
underlying faith in a higher power wrinkles, the result shows a
disheveled life. Everyday we observe examples of others' lives
thriving or failing. In the instance of my neighbor in her carefully
chosen "power wear," her suit of armor, carefully pressed fitted,
may compensate for her inadequacies demonstrated by her lack of
control over her dog – and to a larger extent, maybe her own life.
What's beneath your power suit? Do you find a sturdy foundation of
trust and faith in the Source, or a torn and ragged belief system
which doesn't support your highest potential?
Birthday Suit
We're born as perfect beings into a beautiful world designed to
provide us with all the experiences necessary to spiritually
progress. Starting life in complete surrender, our birthday suit
reminds us that our nature as limitless, pure potential beings waits
before us as we comprehend no rules nor give credence to outer
expectations. As infants we start with nothing between us and the
world, just as we end our life. The suit we choose to wear in the
time between birth and death, displays the designs we selected to
blend in with the life we agreed to. Since our birth represents a
blank slate much like the tailor's muslin prototype of a new style,
our spiritual suit supports our journey on earth and declares to the
Universe, the life we wish to experience.
Dare to stand naked before the Infinite - totally free of the tight
seams of doubt, the strained zippers of fear and the frayed hems of
hesitation. Most importantly, strip yourself of the need to appear
as something you are not - and discover the foundation underneath
your clothing - and even your skin - remains your most important
expression of the Divine and forms the basis of your true power.
http://www.wordsofmind.com/

Protection Grid of Light

As our Quotient of Light increases we become more sensitive to
energies and less tolerant of lower vibrations. When the environment
around us is polluted, it can affect our Light. We work hard to raise
our Light, in order to be of service to the Masters and to accelerate
ourselves on our path of fulfilling our Divine Mission. To keep
ourselves at a steady pace of acceleration we must do as much to
maintain our Higher Light as we do to gain that Light. Otherwise we
would be taking two steps forward and one step back. This is because
the Collective Consciousness of Humankind is beginning to awaken to
their spirituality en mass. As they do they release their dross.
This dross can manifest in the form of negative emotions, negative
thoughts and all manners of lower vibrational energies. These lower
vibrations affect the environment of Earth and the five elements.
While the majority of people vibrate to these lower energies they
adjust to the environment. On the other hand those who have raised
their vibration and their Quotient of Light can be affected
negatively. Our recourse is to form layers of protection around
ourselves. This can be done by invoking The Guardian Angels, Angelic
Forces of the four directions and other Beings of Light to act on our
behalf and form layers of protection around us. Divine Mother has
therefore brought us this Grid of Light to help maintain the higher
vibrational energies around us and to maintain the specific Quotient
of Light, which we have reached within our auric field.
This particular Grid of Light provides us with healing as well as
protection and helps us to maintain the higher vibrational
frequencies which we have attained through diligent work. We can
therefore continue to accelerate without setbacks through this grid.
Set this grid up around your body to protect yourself from lower
vibrational energies and to raise your Quotient of Light to a higher
level. By spreading the energy of this grid around yourself you will
begin to receive healing and protection from this moment on. The
Divine Mother has asked that you visualize this grid around your body
every day as you awaken and reinforce it in the course of the day as
often as possible.
Divine Mother's Grid of Protection with the Angelic forces of Pure
White Light, Violet Ray, Violet Flame, Angels of four direction,
Yahoweh-El and Great Silent Watcher
Metatron

Grid of Protection Exercise - Channeled September 21, 2008

Start your day by standing up, visualizing and calling forth this grid.
Call forth Archangels Uriel, Raphael, Michael and Gabriel by standing
and facing in their direction as you call them forth. Start by facing
in the direction of North. Visualize or say the following out loud:
* I call forth Archangel Uriel to stand in the direction of North
facing me. Uriel is sending me beams of Yellow Light.
* I call forth Archangel Raphael to stand in the East. Raphael is
sending me Pink Light.
* I call forth Archangel Michael to stand in the direction of
South behind me. Michael is sending me Aquamarine Blue Light.
* I call forth Archangel Gabriel to stand in the West. Gabriel is
sending me Emerald Green Light.
Return to face the direction of North and continue to create this Grid
of Protection. Visualize or say the following out loud:
* I ask the Legions of Uriel to come forth and create a circle
around the previous formation. They stand shoulder to shoulder beaming
Golden Yellow Light to me.
* I ask the Legions of Raphael to come forth and create another
circle around the previous one, standing shoulder to shoulder and
beaming Golden Pink Light to me.
* I ask the Legions of Michael to come forth and create another
circle around the last and beam Aquamarine Blue Platinum Light to me.
* I ask the Legions of Gabriel to come forth and create another
circle around the formation and beam Copper Gold Light to me.
* I call forth the Legions of Yahoweh-El to create another circle,
standing shoulder to shoulder, and beaming Platinum Light.
* I call forth the Angelic Forces of Pure White Light to create
another circle, standing shoulder to shoulder, beaming Pure White
Light to me.
* I call forth the Turquoise Blue Bubble of the Great Silent
Watcher to surround all of the circles and fill this grid with
Turquoise Blue Light.
* I call the Angelic Forces of the Violet Ray of Transmutation to
come forth and stand shoulder to shoulder forming a circle around the
Turquoise Blue Bubble, beaming the Violet Ray of Transmutation to the
entire grid.
* I call the Angelic Forces of the Violet Flame of Transmutation
to come forth and stand shoulder to shoulder around the circle of the
Angelic Forces of the Violet Ray, the Turquoise Blue Bubble of the
Silent Watcher, the inner circles of the Legions of Uriel, Raphael,
Michael and Gabriel, the Archangelic Forces of the Four Directions,
and myself in the center. The Violet Ray and Flame of Transmutation
seal the entire grid of Healing and Protection.
Pause for a brief moment and bathe in the energies of Healing and
Protection beamed to you from these Great Beings of Light.
* While you are facing North say, "I ask for protection and
healing from all the Elements and all Beings of Light and Earth in the
direction of North."
* Turn clockwise facing East and say, "I ask for Protection and
healing from all Elements, all Beings of Light and Earth in the
direction of East."
* Turn clockwise facing South and say, "I ask for Protection and
healing from all Elements, all Beings of Light and Earth in the
direction of South."
* Turn clockwise facing West and say, "I ask for Protection and
healing from all Elements, all Beings of Light and Earth in the
direction of West."
* Turn clockwise facing North again to complete the circle and
say, "I ask all Angelic Forces of Light, my Guardian Angels and the
Elementals in charge of my well being to surround me through this day.
I offer this day in service to the Light. So it is. It is done. Amen."
At first it may take you a few minutes to complete this protection
grid. But after a few rounds you will know it by heart and it will
become an automatic part of your daily routine and you may develop
your own routine and add your own intentions and prayers for each day.
Then you will notice a difference.
I have been doing variations of this and other similar grids daily for
many years now. It has become a habit. Normally I do it as I am
dressing for the day. However on the days that I have to rush myself
to get out, I may bypass this step in my routine. Something stops me
at the doorway and I do a fast version just before I run out.
Recently I did a half hearted version at the door just by saying
protection, protection, protection and ran out for the day. By the
afternoon, I started feeling nauseous and dizzy. When I arrived back
in the evening all the strength had left me. I asked Metatron what was
happening to me. He told me that my protection was not put on with
clear intent and determination and my energy bodies were wide open. I
had cleaned out the dross everywhere I had gone only to vacuum it into
my own body. It was wreaking havoc inside me! He told me to take a
salt bath.
You may use baking soda as a way to cleanse the dross from your body
and to clear your chakras while you shower. Using a wet wash cloth you
can use the baking soda to rub on all chakras on the front and back of
your body along your spinal column. Remember especially your Third Eye
and the back of your neck which is the opening to the Channeling Chakra.

Nasrin Safai

Healing List

Shade Law
Vonda
Cheryll and husband
Gina
Ccreature and family
Slientangel and family
Ken
Spiderz
Waterwoman
Susan (Gray Wolf's friend)
Martha Two Bulls and family
All affected by the storms in the USA
Earth
All Earth's Animals
And all that need healing

Thank you to all that send much needed healing!

Quote Of The Week

"Mastery is not perfection, it is journey, and the true master must be willing to try and fail and try again." --George Leonard

Pondering's

Is there anything in your life that you find yourself placing too much importance on? Has there been in the past?

What have you overvalued in life?

I Will Stand Tall

Amanda Kiser

As I stand alone
walls on all sides
On the hardness and trials
I will stand tall
as tall as I might,
for all of my
humble little life.
Til the world tramples me,
and I am no more,
I will stand tall
as tall as I might.
Always reaching for the sun.
Even though all around
is brokenness and pain
I'll lend my brief beauty
and stand tall
as tall as I might.

It Takes Time To Heal

Ted Hibbard

It takes time to heal.
Build a bridge
from now to tomorrow.
Sink the piers
deep into the Earth.
Pour in concrete
day by day,
a little at a time,
and let it set.
It takes time to heal.
It may feel very awkward,
as if you're making empty promises,
as if you're simply spanning empty space.
But someday, somehow, somewhere,
you'll find yourself
upon a brand new shore,
glancing back at the bridge
which you alone have built.
It takes time to heal.

Well, we come to the end of yet another newsletter.....may you all have a wonderful week and stay safe!

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 20

2008-10-13T19:27:00.001-07:00

Welcome All as we come together for another great newsletter!

On behalf of the administration team and myself I wish to send a great big welcome to all our new members, thank you for being part of our community!

Our Inner Child Class is up and running, it's not too late to join if you wish to participate. Just drop me an email and let me know!

In other news:

We have some great promotional ideas being put into motion. Our dear administrator Shade Law who is also founder of our sister site, Xray Your Soul, is creating some wonderful videos which show case the talent and services of members who have business or talent across both our sites. A couple of samples of her work so far:

Look forward to seeing more of these little promotional videos!

Transform Your Life: From Struggle To Flow

By Lisa Murray

In 2003 Britney Spears released an album titled "In The Zone" which debuted at number one in the USA and France, going on to sell over 6 million albums. Her success as a popstar demonstrates she knows how to get her music 'in the zone', but her personal life has been characterized by tabloid filling struggle after struggle. There is a simple lesson here for all of us: In some areas of our life, everything we touch instantly turns to gold, whereas in other areas, there is nothing but misery, stress or disaster. That gap encapsulates the challenge of moving from struggle to flow!

So let's be clear about what struggle is... it is a way of life where everything feels hard, where you never have enough time to do everything you'd like, where your relationships are out of balance, where something bad happens just as you've recovered from the last catastrophe... It is living your life captive to the fears that paralyze your ability to act with confidence.

Struggle is... never having enough, taking the most difficult path, feeling guilty for the good in your life, feeling envy for the successes of others, feeling resentment for what hasn't happened in your life, feeling unhappy with your achievements, making the lives of others unpleasant because you are dissatisfied with your life, needing to make yourself feel good at the expense of others... Struggle is also the feelings of 'I should...', 'I could.....', 'I have to...', 'I don't want to....', 'I must....'. Struggle is self-sabotage!

Contrast this with feeling flow in your life... Sometimes flow can be characterized by synchronicity or manifesting something you desire. Other times it is more like an internal sense of wellbeing which effortlessly delivers peak performance.

I think of flow as the mystical connection with the universe where your energy feels unlimited, where time seems to slow down, where you are allowing and receiving rather than trying. It is a state where your mind is free of impediments, your concentration is laser focused but relaxed and your subconscious is overriding your conscious beliefs. There is no concept of failure anywhere on the horizon! There is perfect synchronization. You are 100% absorbed in performing at a peak level. You are finally 'out of your own way'! You feel immune to pressure. You feel unstoppable. You are in complete control.

So what is happening when you are in a state of flow? You are experiencing mindset mastery. You are tapping into an ancient wiring system which knows how to sidestep your self-limiting beliefs. You are tapping into a higher consciousness which has the knowledge or abilities you seek.

The key to transforming your life from struggle into flow is to be able to access 'flow on demand'. Mastering the subconscious beliefs that keep you stuck will enable you to achieve this state. The reason that this works is that if you are 'in the zone' then you are not experiencing any type of 'fight or flight' response. There is no fear, resistance, attachment to an outcome or negative emotion. Your self-talk has been reprogrammed to keep you in a state of flow, rather than a state of negativity or escape.

Those 300 - 1000 words per minute that you usually throw at yourself (in negative self-talk) are all of a sudden directed towards achieving your desired outcome. Can you imagine the vast difference this will make to your performance and your achievements?

Here are the top 10 beliefs that will align your energy and subconscious more closely with the capacity to allow flow into your life.

I know how to live in the flow.
I can allow my good to flow to me.
I can live without struggle.
I know how to tap into the universal energy of flow.
I know what it feels like to achieve big things easily and effortlessly.
I am willing to receive what I want, without paying the price of pain or suffering.
I am aligned with the universe's creative energy.
I can release the trauma of failing.
I know how to enjoy the journey.
I know how to and what it feels like to immerse myself in the moment.

Can you imagine how different your life would be if you were able to live with these beliefs and feelings as the primary energy source of your habits and daily behavior?

Would you love to be able to slip into the feeling of flow whenever you have something important to do, or even, to live in that state moment by moment? To receive your good, you must be present in the moment. Flow is the highest manifestation of the state of being present that you can consciously achieve.

So... What Else Is Possible?
It is possible for you to live your life in flow. It is possible for you to access the resources which will free up your energy, your thoughts, your actions and make this real for you. It is possible for you to change. It is possible for barriers to disintegrate, opportunities to appear as if by magic, ideas to materialize from nowhere, people to help you because they can...

Most of all, it is possible for you to realize your dreams with ease and joy. The only question left is this: When are you going to choose a life of flow, instead of one of struggle?

Everything you need is there waiting for you. The universe can provide everything you can imagine, and more! There is just one more thing you need to know... Nothing happens unless you take action!

Are you unhappy, stressed or weighed down by your life? If you could wave a magic wand and transform your life... If you could exchange your everyday struggle for a life where you experience flow and ease in every moment.... Would you?

Signup to receive my free 21 page report: How to Transform Your Life - Break Through the 7 Barriers to Success!

About The Author:
Lisa Murray is an entrepreneur and small business coach. Her business and passion is helping people to overcome their limitations and create the life of their dreams through the use of fast, simple mindset techniques which work at a deep and lasting level! For more information, visit Mindset Miracles.com. If you are a small business owner (or aspire to be!) then you'll discover helpful coaching tips and tools for small businesses on our blog.

Unconditional Love

By Owen Waters

The purpose of being human, as we shift into the New Reality, is to learn about heart-centered consciousness.

The universe is, by its very design, filled with the love of the Original Creator. Universal love is the aspect of Original Consciousness which holds Creation together. In the Original Creation, Infinite Being divided its consciousness into two complementary aspects - thought and feeling - and then set them into motion.

The love of the Original Creator forms the very fabric of space. No material thing and no part of "empty" space is devoid of that love. Universal love is literally everywhere. However, the human condition is only affected by this love when it is channeled into the human realm through its use by humans.

We are here on Earth to learn how to translate universal love into human form.

Once universal love has been transformed through the consciousness of any individual human being, it enters the global mind atmosphere of Earth. We all share constant access to this global mind. While we initiate thoughts and feelings on our own, we also receive thoughts and feelings from the global mind. We sometimes alter these by our own thought, sometimes not, and then pass them back into the global mind. In an unconscious way, but not consciously, people are fully telepathic as they receive and transmit thoughts and feelings from and to the global mind atmosphere.

When a person experiences heart-centered consciousness, they radiate a type of consciousness which is very different to basic emotion. Heart-centered consciousness is a state of unconditional love. It is not a product of emotional like or dislike. Once started, nothing in physical reality affects the flow of unconditional love. It is something that just is, regardless of the circumstances.

Unconditional love is something that flows through your heart when you reach up above day-to-day consciousness, then open your heart and just allow it. This heart-centered consciousness always sees the elegant solution to the sorrows that can arise from basic human emotions.

Unconditional love allows, accepts and supports. It is not something you try to do. It just flows when you allow it to enter your heart and take your consciousness above the cares of daily reality and into an expanded vista of awareness.

Each time you radiate unconditional love into the global mind atmosphere, you upgrade the entire human experience, taking humanity yet one more step into the unfolding New Reality.

Owen Waters is editor and cofounder of Infinite Being LLC. He promotes a philosophy of spiritual empowerment through inner connection to the source of your ultimate potential. For more Spiritual Words of Empowerment subscribe to his free weekly newsletter. For the full picture, read Owen's book, The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness.

Unconditionally Loving, Living On Purpose

By Brad Swift

Let's start with a playful riddle. What does a dog and God have in common besides the same letters in the words?

Answer: Unconditional love. At least that's what I've heard all my life. Of course, you can probably tell I'm a dog lover as well as a lover of God. And if you were offended by the riddle, I invite you to get over it. God loves a good joke and even allows the bad ones. How come? Well, it all goes back to unconditional love. The God force that makes up this universe loves unconditionally -- that means without limits, judgment or bias. God loves the bad joke teller as well as the rest of the human race -- equally. That's unconditional love.

But what does unconditional love have to do with living and loving on purpose? Everything. Here's how we describe the relationship that exists between unconditional love and your true life purpose in the Life On Purpose Process. As the Purpose Process was originally coming to me or perhaps to be more accurate I should say through me, I realized that I was looking for the basic elements that could be blended together that would consistently result in a life purpose with 3 primary properties.

The first property was that the life purpose would be a powerful shaping force in the person's life. In other words, it would be able to shape that person as they went through each moment of their life doing whatever they were doing. The second property was that the life purpose would be long lasting and enduring. In other words, it should be able to last a life time. And the third property was that, while it would be powerful and enduring, it would at the same time be flexible. What I mean by that is that it would still give the person ample room to play and fully express themselves as their life purpose.

With these 3 properties in mind, what I realized next is that there were also 3 basic elements that, when blended together, would consistently result in life purposes with these properties. Those 3 elements are:

A person's unique vision of what's possible in their life and in the world,
A unique set of core values -- those intangibles of life that mean the most to that person, and
An essence of who the person is. Their 'beingness' as the level of their soul.

I have found through the years with hundreds and thousands of people that when these 3 elements are identified and then blended together, what is consistently produced is a powerful, life shaping purpose which is long lasting yet flexible.

But what about unconditional love? That actually came a bit later, during a complimentary coaching session with a first time client. It was one of those wonderful coaching sessions in which the client and the coach were transformed, as was the Life On Purpose Process. The client was Faith Meenan, who has gone on to become a Life On Purpose Certified Coach, Coaches Development Program leader, and an integral part of the Life On Purpose faculty.

On that memorable day, Faith made the comment that it appeared that what these three elements had in common was the love of God, and as we all know the love of God is unconditional. In other words, the very foundation from which our life purposes arise is from the universal attractive force of unconditional love. From this foundation arises each person's unique sense of what's possible, their unique set of core values and the very essence of what they are at the level of their soul.

I remember the two of us sniffling over the phone as we both dried our eyes, being so moved by this realization. And I knew in that moment that the Life On Purpose Process had been transformed and taken to a new depth. I have also realized since that time that my own purpose and mission in life was transformed as well. That what I most want for all of humanity is for us all to be able to get in touch with that foundation of unconditional love and to stay connected to that life enhancing energy. And when we do that, we will truly be living and loving in a world on purpose.

Dr. W. Bradford Swift is Founder of the Life On Purpose Institute, and author of Life On Purpose: 6 Passages to an Inspired Life. The Institute's vision is: a world on purpose, with people living lives of purposeful, passionate and playful service, of mindful abundance balanced with simplicity, and spiritual serenity.

Your Morning Coffee

Say yes to what is. Say yes to what can be. Say
yes to beauty. Say yes to truth.
You won't accomplish anything by striving against reality. The
fastest way to grow stronger and more effective is by acceptance of
what is.
There is overwhelming goodness and richness in life if you will
just see it. There is fulfillment and joy in every direction if you
will just let it be.
By all means, take an active role in life. And let that active
role begin with saying yes.
Say yes to this day, to this moment, to this very situation as it
now is. And you will unlock a real and abiding value that pulls you
ever upward.
Your word is all you have,So keep your promises.
Life can be unfair, confusing, discouraging, and
filled with all sorts of unexpected factors. Yet even in the most
difficult situations, achievements of every kind are most assuredly
within your reach.
Decide what you intend to do, and get clear on the specifics of
what that involves. Then get going, and don't stop until you're
there.
Even when you're discouraged, you can still put one foot in front
of another. Even when distractions beg for your attention, you can
choose to remain focused on the task at hand.
Even when setbacks come, there is a way to keep going. Even when
you make a mistake, or a whole series of them, you can learn from
what you've done and go forward from there.
Anything can provide you with a good excuse to give up. Yet
nothing can stop you when you choose to keep going.
What do you truly want in your life right now? Decide what you
intend to do, and know that you can make it happen
Don't let life pass you by.
"What if, instead of demanding that life were different, you
simply set out to make it better by virtue of your own attitude and
actions? What if, instead of placing limitations on your happiness,
and holding it hostage until certain conditions were met, you simply
let that happiness happen?
Imagine how life
would be if you didn't have to worry about getting things or losing
them. Imagine what you could accomplish if you could spend your time
free of anger, frustration, and regret.
Think of all the
places you could go if you didn't have to first ask permission from
your own ego. Consider how much energy you would have if you were
free from every anxiety.
Such a life is
possible, and it is closer than you may think. In fact, the very act
of visualizing it begins to make it happen.
Because your ego,
your attitude, your anxieties, your frustrations, angers and regrets
are all creatures of your own making. And you can choose just
exactly how they will be.
Visualize a life
of freedom, fulfillment, meaning and richness. Hold on to that
vision and you will begin to make it be."
Ralph
Marston
"I never said it
would be easy,
I said it would be worth it!"- Gail
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Think Happy Thoughts

Happy thoughts are part of our lives. In an average day it is
estimated that we have around 60,000 thoughts. Have you ever
wondered how many of these thoughts are happy thoughts?
It is known that happy people think more happy thoughts than unhappy
people. If we think happy thoughts... we create happy perceptions...
we create a beautiful aura of light around ourselves... which leads
us to happy events. And so we create a exciting circle (where we
become even happier).
Happy thoughts connect us with the light, confidence and courage to
act... to the power to believe. To live our lives according to our
hopes and dreams not somebody else´s.
Jealous, angry and fearful thoughts and feelings take us away from
our own path... our own purpose. But a straight path doesn´t admit
compromises. This negative thoughts strip us of our power and
ability to act effectively. If we think fearful thoughts we become
afraid and act defensively. This pushes away other people and other
possibilities away from us. And so we become lonelier and more
afraid.
The route to a happier life is through happy thoughts. Not just
because they make you feel better immediately... but because happier
thoughts give you a stronger and more stable foundation to your
life. You are in control rather than being bounced around by life.

http://happythoughtstoday.blogspot.com

Abundance Prayer

"Dear God, provider of all Abundance, Prosperity, Perfect Health and all good things, I am open to receiving and welcome perfect health and all abundance in every way and every day so that I may be of greater service to you. Thank you for the financial abundance that flows, according to your Will, to me to pay for all of my bills, expenses and much more, beginning now!"

In my heart, I accept my perfect Being.

I accept that the joy that I have intended is already in my life.

I accept that the love I have prayed for is already within me.

I accept that the peace I have asked for is already my reality.

I accept that the abundance I have sought already fills my life.

In my truth, I accept my perfect Being.
I take responsibility for my own creations,
And all things that are within my life.
I acknowledge the power of Spirit that
is within me,
And know that all things are as they should be.

In my wisdom, I accept my perfect Being.
My lessons have been carefully chosen by my Self,

And now I walk through them in full experience.
My path takes me on a sacred journey with Divine purpose.

My experiences become part of All That Is.

In my knowingness, I accept my perfect Being.

In this moment, I sit in my golden chair
And know that I Am an angel of light.
I look upon the golden tray - the gift of Spirit. -
And know that all of my desires already have been fulfilled.

In love for my Self, I accept my perfect Being.
I cast no judgment or burdens upon my Self.
I accept that everything in my past was given in love.

I accept that everything in this moment comes from love.

I accept that everything in my future will result in greater love.

In my Being, I accept my perfection.
And so it is.

Author unkwown

Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because hey had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that
come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

Healing List

Shade Law
Vonda
Cheryll and husband
Gina
Ccreature and family
Slientangel and family
Ken
Spiderz
Waterwoman
Susan (Gray Wolf's friend)
Martha Two Bulls and family
All affected by the storms in the USA
Earth
All Earth's Animals
And all that need healing

Thank you to all that send much needed healing, it is a great gift you share.

Quote Of The Week

"When you cannot trust God, you cannot trust anything; and when you cannot trust anything you get the condition of the world as it is today."

Anon

Pondering's

Some have said that those who have nothing to die for also have nothing for which to live; others hold life itself sacrosanct. Is there anything for which you would sacrifice your life? What are your feelings around those who would answer in the reverse?

Is there anything for which you would give up your life?

You Have Wings

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust.
You were born with ideals and dreams.
You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don't.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly!

Learn To Be Quiet

Franz Kafka

You need not do anything.
Remain sitting at your table and listen.
You need not even listen, just wait.
You need not even wait,
just learn to be quiet, still and solitary.
And the world will freely offer itself to you unmasked.
It has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

Well, we come to the end of yet another newsletter.....may you all have a wonderful week and stay safe!

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 19

2008-09-30T03:38:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone and thank you for taking the time to read our latest newsletter.

This last week has seen a few new members join our growing community and on behalf of the administration team and myself, I would like to bid all a very warm welcome. All your memberships are highly valued as are any contributions you make. Thank you for joining and we all hope you enjoy United In Spirit.

This week in the latest Ning release all networks received a new email system and a tab for blogs. The new email system is great, easier to read and much more organised. The blog tab makes viewing and reading member's blog simple with all blogs accessible on the same page.

Within the next 2 weeks a class focusing on Healing The Inner Child will commence. This particular class is a powerful healing process of emotional, spiritual and mental issues. Often this class is very intense as we move through various processes, therefore requiring dedication to following the lessons and exercises, applying them in full honesty with your own self and also a high level of participation within a group situation. In other words YOU need to do the hard work in order to fully benefit.
If you would like to undertake this course and are prepared to reliably participate for 8-12 weeks, please request and invite to the private group or alternatively email me with your user name so I can send you an invite. The first class is ear marked to begin on Monday 13th of October, time to be announced.

A great new concept has evolved on Ning called the Ning Directory of Networks . It is a great concept and place to advertise your Ning network and gain visibility. The whole concept relies on effectively indexing each site to provide a logical systemic way for members to join your network. This therefore, has the potential to guide members to your site. United In Spirit fully supports this network and as such has been active in assisting network owners to join. So if you have a Ning site, you should consider the benefits of the additional exposure.

The House of 1000 Mirrors

Long ago in a small, far away village in japan, there was a place
known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned
of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced
happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through
the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as
it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000
other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.
He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just
as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself,
"This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy
as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the
stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw
the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at
them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.
As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I
will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do
you see in the faces of the people you meet?
by: Author Unknown, Japanese folktale

Priming the Passion Pump

By Brad Swift

Clarifying your life purpose is a team effort between the rational mind and the intuitive mind. The following exercise is an effective way to combine these two powerful resources to help you move forward along the pathway of a "life on purpose."

Engaging in the following questions utilizes your memory and your rational nature to prime the pump, making it easier to access the intuitive or creative nature. By the end of this exercise you will have a "rough draft" of a purpose statement. As you go about your daily activity, continue to refine and shape this statement. A life purpose is "alive." It grows and evolves the longer you care and nurture it.

As you ask yourself these questions, write down your responses in a journal, adding whatever comes to you as you are writing. Asking other people who know and support you what they see about you in regards to these questions will add "grist to the meal." Add whatever new insights that comes from these conversations to your journal so you will have a rich body of information to draw upon.

What do you love to do? Look at times in your life when you were most alive, excited, in love with life. What were you doing during those moments? Who were you with? Ask people who know you when they've noticed you most alive and enthusiastic.
What kind of people do you love to be with? Answer this both specifically (as in the specific people you love to be with) and in general (as in the types of people you enjoy). What are some of the things you could do in your life that would give you the opportunity to spend more time with these people?
If money, time, energy, and talent were unlimited, what would you do with your life and who would you be? (If it's difficult to imagine any of these being unlimited, make a note of this. Then, let go of that concern and continue the exercise.)
Who are some people that you greatly admire? These may be celebrities, people from history, family members or friends... What is it about these people that you admire? Is it a way of being, or a set of values, or what they are up to in life? Be as specific as you can?
What values are most important to you? It's important to distinguish between the values that you think you should feel are important, and the ones you choose of your own free will.
The next to the last step is to go back through this material and begin to look for the common thread or central theme that runs throughout. There is a common thread or central theme and your job is to find it, no matter how well it's disguised. Do not wonder if there is a common thread and then check to see if its true or not. There is one and your job is to find it. In fact, there may be two or three. If so, find all of them.
One way to do this is to go through your notes with different color markers and circle repetitive words, phrases, or ideas. You may find there's several different times you wrote about being outdoors, and other times you wrote about nature. They are probably part of the same thread, but you'll have to judge that for yourself. Remember, if you aren't having fun, you're going down the wrong path.

You are almost ready to create your purpose statement. There's just one more thing to keep in mind before doing so. It's to remember that whatever you create today can be changed, or erased and rewritten. In other words, YOU AREN'T STUCK WITH ANY LIFE PURPOSE. This is very important. All you're doing right now is creating a rough draft to try out for a couple of weeks.
Once you've worked out the rational mind, it time to call in its tag-team member, your intuition. Pick your favorite way to access your intuitive powers. It may be meditating, taking a long walk, run or drive, or setting your intention to dream your life purpose. Read through your journaled material then access your intuition.
After the above step, if you are still uncertain what your purpose statement is, clarify it with some free writing. As soon as you've finished step 7, complete each of the follow statements at least 5-6 times:
My life purpose is...

The purpose for which I'm here on the planet is...

Who I am as a life purpose is...

The vision I hold for the world is...
Write down in a brief statement or paragraph what you say today your life purpose is. Remember, this is your rough draft from which you will be working. It's impossible at this point to get it wrong because it's only the start. Write down something and see if you can keep it to no more than 3 sentences.

Dr. W. Bradford Swift is Founder of the Life On Purpose Institute, and author of Life On Purpose: 6 Passages to an Inspired Life. The Institute's vision is: a world on purpose, with people living lives of purposeful, passionate and playful service, of mindful abundance balanced with simplicity, and spiritual serenity.

Unconditional Love

by Owen Waters
The purpose of being human, as we shift into the New Reality,
is to learn about heart-centered consciousness.
The universe is, by its very design, filled with the love of
the Original Creator. Universal love is the aspect of Original
Consciousness which holds Creation together. In the Original
Creation, Infinite Being divided its consciousness into two
complementary aspects - thought and feeling - and then set them
into motion.
The love of the Original Creator forms the very fabric of
space. No material thing and no part of "empty" space is devoid
of that love. Universal love is literally everywhere. However,
the human condition is only affected by this love when it is
channeled into the human realm through its use by humans.
We are here on Earth to learn how to translate universal love
into human form.
Once universal love has been transformed through the
consciousness of any individual human being, it enters the
global mind atmosphere of Earth. We all share constant access
to this global mind. While we initiate thoughts and feelings on
our own, we also receive thoughts and feelings from the global
mind. We sometimes alter these by our own thought, sometimes
not, and then pass them back into the global mind. In an
unconscious way, but not consciously, people are fully
telepathic as they receive and transmit thoughts and feelings
from and to the global mind atmosphere.
When a person experiences heart-centered consciousness, they
radiate a type of consciousness which is very different to
basic emotion. Heart-centered consciousness is a state of
unconditional love. It is not a product of emotional like or
dislike. Once started, nothing in physical reality affects the
flow of unconditional love. It is something that just is,
regardless of the circumstances.
Unconditional love is something that flows through your heart
when you reach up above day-to-day consciousness, then open
your heart and just allow it. This heart-centered consciousness
always sees the elegant solution to the sorrows that can arise
from basic human emotions.
Unconditional love allows, accepts and supports. It is not
something you try to do. It just flows when you allow it to
enter your heart and take your consciousness above the cares of
daily reality and into an expanded vista of awareness.
Each time you radiate unconditional love into the global mind
atmosphere, you upgrade the entire human experience, taking
humanity yet one more step into the unfolding New Reality.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of
"The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness"
Available in hardcover or via immediate download at:
http://www.infinitebeing.com/theshift

Thoughts From The I AM

by Michael Burtt

The instant we release self-judgment we are incapable of judging
anyone else. We can only judge ourselves if we have not accepted
ourselves unconditionally. The cause of judgment is lack of self-love
and to surrender judgment, you must release fear. Every experience is
an equally valid expression of life and as such we cannot judge it.
True, justice is the allowance of all that is.

The surrender of judgment is to fulfill your only purpose here and
unify your self to your divinity. Who are we to deprive anyone of his
right to enrich his soul with whatever experience he chooses? The
forgiveness of separation (non-judgment) sees any condition, act, or
person as being in the right place for learning.

Happiness is a choice at every moment. It flows from the I AM source
within and is then reflected back from everything without.

Judging good as better than bad immediately calls bad onto the stage
to perform. If one side of the balance is given value, we give birth
to its opposite as a reality to be experienced. Newton's Law applies
to the pairs of opposites: for every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction. Resistance creates the opposite of its intent.

Defense calls for attack, attack calls for defense. Fear not released
must manifest as experience. Why? Because we are here to experience
all emotions and emotion always precedes wisdom.
Open Up And Welcome

Judgment is born of fear, and what we fear we empower, and will soon
attract to us. To welcome means to receive with love. Guilt is always
an acceptance of judgment and indicates a lesson not learned. The
tongue that abuses cannot converse with God; for once we have lost the
power to harm, we can finally bear witness to God.

To own an emotion it only needs to be experienced once. No emotion
must ever be resisted but welcomed. Whatever does not matter as a
preference will not materialize as an experience. Attachment leads to
pain. If anyone has hurt you, this means you searched for happiness
outside yourself.

Happiness is a choice at every moment. It flows from the I AM source
within and is then reflected back from everything without. Making this
choice is the shift from tragic to magic. Embracing is the key to the
understanding of how to balance polarities. The waters of the brook do
not accuse the rock of being in its path. The water flows around the
rock giggling gently. Embrace, welcome and face any emotion.

When we criticize our brothers, we affirm separation and reject
reality or oneness. There is only one being here. Reality is diversity
in oneness. Great efforts to fight disease and sickness result in more
sickness in the world. If sickness matters enough to be feared, then
it has to materialize to be experienced. This process is in exact
obedience to the law of polarities. True perception sees the idea of
loss as the problem; not the loss itself, which is just form.
Return To The Source

The root cause of poverty is withholding love from one's brother.
"Real" poverty is the lack of loving yourself. Money is but the
physical form of the universal energy of love. Let God pay the bills
as love can only be increased by giving. The game of getting achieves
the opposite as our hunt for supply is based on the fear of not having
enough. Where lack of any kind is experienced, the I AM is not
acknowledged. To be is all there is...The I AM is my source.

The above thoughts were sparked by the book, "God I Am" by Peter Erbe,
©1991 and ©2001, published by Triad Publications.

"WITH SELF"

KNOWING WHO WE are and what we are here to contribute,
and supporting this in ourselves and others, will immediately
place us in alignment. This chapter could probably be summed
up in one sentence:

When we follow the path of what "feels good" to us, we
cannot go wrong.

And following what feels good to us is dictated by who we are. If
something feels good to us, it is usually best to go that route. In
this way, we are continually on a path of where we need to be.
We are in alignment, then, with ourselves. One sure fire way to
know who we are and what we are about, is to follow the path of
what feels good. When we feel a passion for something, it is
because we are remembering what it was that we came to do.
When we feel passion, it is because most everything about a
certain subject or path is fitting us and in alignment with us.
The more ducks there are in a row in regard to what fits us, the
more passion we feel. And the more passion we feel, the more
in alignment with Source we are, allowing this energy to pour
through us with no hesitation. This is the way it was meant to
be.

At times we may not do what we love or what feels best because
it does not generate money, or we feel a responsibility to others,
or possibly we even put ourselves last. A lamp cannot generate
light if it is not filled with oil. The heart must first pump blood
to itself before it can take care of the rest of our body. And even
on an airline, we are advised in an emergency to place an
oxygen mask on ourselves before we place one on our children.

Taking the time to pursue a hobby, a creative outlet, or a
specific interest allows us to be much more of who we are. And
being as much of whom we are as we possibly can, greatly
places us in alignment with Source, as the part of us that is
truly Source, is the pure gold nugget of our gifts and talents.
Taking time for ourselves in this way also benefits others, as
our vibration is then higher.

Following our interests and spending as much time in
this arena as we can, places us in alignment with who
we are.

In more highly evolved societies in other worlds, the purpose
and contribution of each individual at their time of birth is
widely known by all. In this way, each and every person can
then be supported by the whole. Who they are is known and
seen, so an alignment to Source is then greatly supported.

When we know the soul purpose of another, we are then able to
support it in all ways. Many times when we think we are
helping, we are actually hindering, as with good intentions in
mind, we really do not know that all is in order when we see
what appears to be suffering on the part of another.

Supporting the soul purpose of another places us in
alignment with ourselves.

Integrity Marks the Trail

By following the path that feels good, we are not only in
alignment with our intentions, but we are also more in
alignment with Source. This is because higher emotions line us
up with the higher realms. Feeling good and being in a higher
state of being also assists us in manifesting many more things
that feel good. Remember, like energy attracts like energy.
Taking the road of doing what is right for us, automatically
places us in the higher realms. No matter what the options are
around us...even those that were created from an old 3D energy
and are no longer a viable choice; knowing that we can still
choose and create an option that fits us no matter what, places
us in alignment with ourselves.

Have you ever felt like a fish out of water because you were
involved with something that did not match your level of
integrity? Or perhaps even wearing an item of clothing that
simply was not you. Wearing something that doesn't fit who
we are, can make us feel strange and uncomfortable all day!
One day I was writing in my sweats for quite awhile, and then
had to go out and meet someone. I changed into my favorite
pair of boots, called Ropers, my favorite jeans, put on my
favorite woven bracelet, and away I went. I could not believe
how much better and powerful I felt only because I was much
more of me than I was in my sweats!

We need to be more of who we are to be in alignment. And I
cannot emphasize this enough.

When we are in alignment with who we are, we are
immediately connected to Source."

http://www.whatsuponplanetearth.com/latest.htm

Affirmation Power

by Louise L. Hay

Affirmations are really anything that we say or think. Our thoughts
create our feelings, beliefs, and experiences. Too often they are
negative. we say, "I don't want this in my life" or "I don't want to
be sick anymore" or "I hate my job". If we want to change or manifest
something in our lives, we must state what we do want. We must affirm
that we are willing to see ourselves or our lives in a different
perspective. Thus, we can change our experiences by first changing our
thoughts.

When you first start using an affirmation, it may not seem true for
you. If it were already true, you would not need the affirmation. For
example, think of what happens when you plant a seed. First it
germinates, then it sprouts roots, and then it pokes its first shoot
up through the ground. It takes time to go from a seed to a full-grown
plant. And so it is with affirmations. Be gentle and patient with
yourself.

You may also experience some doubt as to whether you are doing the
affirmations correctly or even whether the affirmations are doing any
good at all. This is perfectly normal. You see, the subconscious mind
is like a filing cabinet -- all the thoughts, words, and experiences
you have had since birth get filed away like messages. Think of your
mind as having a team of couriers who grab the messages, look at them,
and put them in the appropriate files. Perhaps you have been building
up files for years with messages such as: I'm not good enough," "I'm
not smart enough to do that," or "Why Bother?" The subconscious gets
absolutely buried under these files.

Suddenly, when the couriers begin seeing messages that say, "I'm
wonderful and I love myself", they respond with, "What is this? Where
do we file this? We've never seen this message before."

That's when they call in "Doubt". Doubt picks up the message and says
to you, "Hey, look at this. We have no place to file this one -- it
must be a mistake." You can either say to Doubt, "Oh, you re right.
'I'm terrible. I'm not good. Sorry, I made a mistake", and go back to
your old way of thinking. Or, you can say to Doubt, "Thank you for
sharing, but this is the new message. Set up a new file because there
are going to be lots of these coming through." By doing so, over time
you will change your thinking and create a new reality for yourself.
Remember, you are in charge.

Reinforce your new, positive affirmations in any way you can: in your
thoughts, your conversations with yourself and others, and by writing
them down in this journal, which I created to inspire you on your path
to personal growth and healing. You may choose to use the affirmations
on each page as a springboard to write your own. Once you find
affirmations that are right for you, you may want to put them up on
your mirror, on your desk, or on your car dashboard.

Remember: One thought does not mean much, but thoughts that we think
over and over are like drops of water -- at first there are just a
few, and then after a while you've created a pool, and then a lake,
and then an ocean. If our thinking is negative, we can drown in a sea
of negativity; if its positive, we can float on the ocean of life.

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This article was excerpted from:

A Garden of Thoughts - My Affirmation Journal
by Louise L. Hay.

Instant mood elevators

In this day of instant gratification, I get asked if there are any
instant mood elevators?

Well there are no real short cuts to long term happiness, but there
sure are quick fixes to get you started on the path of happiness.

So without further ado...here goes!!!

1. When feeling down, contort the right side of your face. Vigorously
contorting the right side of the face will release positive emotions
by increasing activity in the left frontal hemisphere. Left frontal
hemisphere has been linked with verbal skills, orientation in time,
rational, logical, analytical thinking, happiness and positive
emotions. ( Imp..do not contract the left side as that may lead to
sadness !!!!!)

2. Grab a piece of dark chocolate ...Just one small square is
enough!!! Try and go for over 60% cocoa. It releases serotonin in the
brain, which produces a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. Studies
show that melting chocolate in one's mouth increases brain activity
and heart rate. What are you waiting for? Remember stick to one small
square.....

3. Smile!!!!!fake it if you have to. Again it is about cheating your
brain into releasing endorphins.

4. Knead dough or clay, knit, paint, or do pottery, wash and rinse
your clothes ( no washing machines) gardening, sewing, massaging,
ironing.. anything that will make use of your hands. Now I understand
why the Pilipino helpers are always smiling!!!!!

5. Go for a swim or go for a hike, (enough trails around) any form of
exercise. Kissing is also considered exercise as it burns 26 cal per
minute, releases endorphins and prevents facial wrinkles!!!!!

6. Get into the habit of writing a gratitude (thank you) journal. This
will encourage your brain to consciously look out for things that you
are grateful for and those that make you happy.

7. Light some incense or spray some aromatherapy oils on your pillow
or put some in your bath. According to research the amygdala is
affected by smell. Differing aromatic rings are contained with
essential oils. When we smell these, the odor is transferred into a
nerve message. The message is sent to different parts of the brain
where the process of stimulating different hormones is undertaken.

8. Play Mozart or any music that you like. I listened to Barbara
Streisand when I was really depressed, but I can't do that anymore.
Our taste in music changes with the change in our moods and we can
also change our mood by listening to the appropriate music. Music has
an amazing ability to lift our spirits, gives us new insights and
stimulates our mind.

9. Another interesting exercise that works for me. Massaging the point
of the Amygdala. Simple way to locate the amygdala gland is by placing
your thumbs in your ears, and then place your middle fingers near the
inside corners of your eyes. The amygdala gland is found about 1" into
the forehead where your index fingers fall. The frontal lobe of the
brain can be located by placing your palm on your forehead. The entire
area covered by your palm is where the frontal lobes are located.
Massaging this area stimulates a release of endorphins. Try it.

10. Watch a silly comedy. Laugh your head off. It might be difficult
when you are already down and depressed, so before sitting down for
that comedy, get yourself a piece of dark chocolate..maybe a glass of
red wine , spray your surroundings with beautiful smelling oils and
get ready to lift your spirits.

So no excuses for not pulling yourself out of the funk.....so get
moving and get happy.

Luv/luck/happiness

YOU ARE LOVE

YOU ARE PEACE

YOU ARE BLISS

Your focus is your choice

Choose LOVE as your Focus

in every moment

Knowing you ARE LOVE

The world is LOVE

The Universe is LOVE

Feel the LOVE that you are,

deep within you

and share it with everyone

knowing that LOVE is all that matters

LOVE is your Sustenance

Feel it

know it

Share it

In this moment

Today and Always

Daily Affirmations:-

I AM LOVE

I AM PEACE

I AM BLISS

Healing List

Shade Law
Vonda
Cheryll and husband
Gina
Ccreature and family
Slientangel and family
Ken
Spiderz
Waterwoman
Susan (Gray Wolf's friend)
Martha Two Bulls and family
All affected by the storms in the USA
Earth
All Earth's Animals
And all that need healing

Thank you to all that send much needed healing, it is a great gift you share.

Quote Of The Week

"In our deepest moments of struggle, frustration, fear, and confusion, we
are being called upon to reach in and touch our hearts. Then, we will
know what to do, what to say, how to be."

Pondering's

When was the last time you stumbled? Or did you fall for something, or in love? What does falling feel like to you? What went through your mind? (Some Native tribes believe that stones fall because they so deeply love the Earth; perhaps your physical being carries that same desire...)

When was the last time you fell?

Reflections~Poetry With Meaning

FLYING WITHOUT WINGS

Vibrations rise, it's time to fly
into the stars, beyond the sky
the heart in perfect beat it sings
and so one flies now without wings

A feather light, all weight released
the past is gone and now the feast
as peace abounds in perfect light
for now one is in joyous flight

A heart its flame is bursting forth
a love explosion fills the earth
divine is present everywhere
for wingless flight's a soul affair

Gift of Life

Awakening with a sun filled sky
Stretching with flowers that have awoken to greet the morning sun
Flowing with the breeze that greets the peaceful flowers
Laughing as the afternoon sky parts the gracious breeze
Dancing under a glorious afternoon blue sky
Surfing along with the gentle wind that ushers in a surreal sunset
Looking in wonder how the sun bids the day farewell
Chasing the fading sunlight only to be enthralled by evening stars
Skipping from delight as the stars captivate the black sky
Breathing in the light as the moon salutes the evening sky
Resting as the moon finds it place above us all
Dreaming of the beauty that we are,
and truly loving the gift of life.

Franco

Well, we come to the end of yet another newsletter.....may you all have a wonderful week and stay safe!

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 18

2008-09-22T03:43:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the one and only official newsletter of the United In Spirit Community which covers two amazing sites and many sub sites.

This week we have had many new members join our community across sites, please give them all a very warm welcome!

On behalf of the United In Spirit Administration Team, please feel very welcome, browse the site/s, post as you feel drawn, join groups that resonate, but most of all enjoy what we as a community have to offer and have fun!

In other News...

A great new feature has been installed in the United In Spirit Ning site which incorporates the ability to rate profiles, blogs, forum posts and group posts. So if you enjoy and article on a specific topic, rate it and we will endeavour to provide more on that subject. See a member's profile that you think rocks, let them know via the rating system!

This compliments the latest release from Ning which included a new tab manager which has provided a more versatile tool to align tabs for your navigational needs...find these at the top of the Ning site.

Wanted

United In Spirit is seeking an industrious member who has good knowledge base of Wicca and it's practices to establish and lead a group on our Ning site. The candidate must be willing to actively participate and share their knowledge base with all group members. Qualities: non judgemental, non racist, not biased regarding belief systems, leadership skills ad dedication.

If you think you are what United In Spirit is seeking, please email

Jodie~ United In Spirit Founder @ unitedinonespirit@yahoo.com

Applying our Truth

Each step on our spiritual path gives us new insight and information to reconnect us to our power and to Source. As we receive this information we are challenged to change our beliefs, open ourselves up to new possibilities and accept new truths. When we understand our spiritual Truth, that we are divine, perfect beings who deserve a reality of abundance in peace, joy, prosperity and unconditional love, we are at a crossroads and the next step we take is an important one.
Our spiritual Truth is often in conflict with our material truth, which is generally focused on lack and fear. Every place in our life where we feel we are undeserving, unlucky, unable to create joy, abundance or love is a place where we are out of balance with our spiritual Truth. But what we do with that information is very important. Where do make changes and do we have the courage to do so?
We can accept our spiritual Truth, knowing that we exist in perfection and then are unable to use this information to transform our material world. This can take us into depression and even self sabotage, where we believe this is true but cannot steps necessary to apply our knowledge. Unable to move forward, we feel even more stuck in our life and go into judgment, telling ourselves we should be able to do this, but feel powerless to do so. When everything in our life contradicts our spiritual Truth we are challenged to change everything about ourselves. But we really only have to change one thing, all we have to do is accept the spiritual Truth of who we are.
The Universe has a wonderful way of showing us where we are stuck and where transformation is needed. If we are in self sabotage or fear mode, we can see this as further proof of our powerlessness. But we can also see it as an opportunity to allow the energy in our life to flow, in whatever direction it needs to and to accept the spiritual Truth, so that transformation can occur. Applying our spiritual Truth to every area of our life means acknowledging the perfection of each moment, our ability to learn from our lessons, heal our soul wounds and from that point, acknowledging that we are empowered with our learning and can create the reality of our dreams.

www.urielheals.com

As you think so you become

Sri Swami Satchidananda

Think well, you will be well. Think ill you will be ill. It’s all your thoughts. Sometimes you might not be thinking ill of yourself, but are thinking ill of others. That is still thinking ill. Whether it is about you or somebody else, that is what you are thinking. When you think of that you will become that. That is why we say “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. If you see evil, hear evil, and speak evil you will become evil. It’s not to save others that you are asked not to think ill, not to speak ill. You will not be hurting them, but you will be hurting yourself. In our lives we should always think well. Train your eyes to see the bright side of everything.
We receive according to our tuning
All the thoughts that the entire world is thinking and will think and has thought before are already in the cosmic mind. They are there waiting for you to draw upon them. By thinking of something, you literally become a sort of receiving set. All the similar thoughts come to you. It’s not that you create anything new. Actually, there is nothing new; nothing can be created and nothing can be destroyed. Nobody has ever created any new thinking. We are receiving constantly. And we receive according to our tuning. The music is there, but if you tune into the wrong station you will get atmospheric disturbance. Both are there. You call it “disturbance” because you don’t want it, but it is there. The music also is there. So we simply tune to receive. Sometimes even without your conscious effort, the tuner of your receiving set seems to be in certain locations; all of a sudden it receives and then you say, “Oh, I am experiencing something new. I never thought of that before.” It just comes to you, even without your conscious effort, because the mind simply rolls to that frequency and happens to receive it. Your mind is nothing but a part of the cosmic mind, and a part of the cosmic mind is function through you.

One Message Runs Through All Faiths

It is only at the human level that we make divisions

A desktop or laptop can connect us instantly to vast knowledge sources. A computer can link us to the news, stock reports, airline bookings, shopping, medical breakthroughs, and information in almost every other sphere of knowledge.
The information connectedness that we experience with computers is a small sample of the potent connections we can make with our empowered soul. The empowered soul experiences universal connection with all beings. Becoming aware of this unifying force can help us realize our essential unity. Walls of division separate people.
If we are born in one part of the world we say, "I am a citizen of this country, or that country". If we are born into a certain religion, we say, "I am a follower of such and such religion". Religions are man-made. There was no Buddhism before Buddha. There was no Christianity before Jesus.
It was the followers of the great saints, mystics, and prophets who organized their teachings into a religion. Most often, we become a member of a religion based on our parents' beliefs. A Hindu infant who is orphaned and who is later adopted by a Christian may become Christian.
Similarly, the way we live is dictated by the peculiarities of the region we live in. Many people worship God through prayer. But the way they pray is different. In some warm climates, it is customary to remove shoes before entering a holy place; in colder climates, going barefoot may be impractical.
Over time, customs that originate for climatic reasons become sanctified and become part of religious law. People tend to use those differences as a basis for prejudice and hatred. Another dividing factor is language.
When people in different religions use different words for the same concept, it becomes an excuse for thinking the other religion is not as good as one's own. Each religion has its own name for God, based on the language or culture in which the religion originated.
God is Allah to Muslims, Wahe Guru to Sikhs, Paramatma to Hindus, God to Christians. Whichever the language, the words refer to the same God. Yet we make these language differences a source of contention and separation.
We forget that God existed before language was created. By drawing boundaries we limit ourselves. The soul, however, is limitless. There is a unifying force beyond the physical plane, connecting all life. We are full of the love of God. It is only at the human level that we make divisions.
The soul is a part of the Creator. For us to be able to truly understand ourselves, we need to recognize all the divisions as walls that surround our true self. These walls keep us from truth.
Sant Darshan Singh spoke of Oneness: "What does it matter if I am called a man, In truth, I am the very soul of love. The entire earth is my home, And the universe my country".
Through lack of self-know-ledge, we create separation. Through our soul, we can experience connectedness and create more peace and har-mony among the inhabitants of this planet.

Open Our Hearts Everyday

By Rigpa Fellowship

Evoking the power of compassion in us is not always easy. I find myself that the simplest ways are the best and the most direct. Every day, life gives us innumerable chances to open our hearts, if we can only take them. An old woman passes you with a sad and lonely face and two heavy plastic bags full of shopping she can hardly carry. Switch on a television, and there on the news is a mother in Beirut kneeling above the body of her murdered son, or an old grandmother in Moscow pointing to the thin soup that is her only food. . . .

Any one of these sights could open the eyes of your heart to the fact of vast suffering in the world. Let it. Don’t waste the love and grief it arouses. In the moment you feel compassion welling up in you, don’t brush it aside, don’t shrug it off and try quickly to return to “normal,” don’t be afraid of your feeling or be embarrassed by it, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted from it. Be vulnerable: Use that quick, bright uprush of compassion—focus on it, go deep into your heart and meditate on it, develop it, enhance and deepen it. By doing this you will realize how blind you have been to suffering.

All beings, everywhere, suffer; let your heart go out to them all in spontaneous and immeasurable compassion.

Is the Darkness Winning?

What is described as the battle between the darkness and the light is not a battle at all, it is a choice for humanity to make from the two different paths that have always been available to it. The path of the Light leads to unconditional love, the path of the Darkness leads to fear. At this time humanity is being presented with the choice of which path to take and there is no more middle ground. Each being must commit to the amount of Light they are willing to carry. The choice between dark and light is another aspect of the choice between fear and love and is part of the polarity energy of the material plane.
As more people agree to the path of the Light there are fewer people to hold the energy of the darkness. It may seem, for a time, that the dark is gaining ground as the actions of those holding this energy become more desperate and more pronounced. That is not because the dark is winning; it is because there a larger gap between the two energies and those who are willing to hold the dark energy will hold more of it than before. And those who hold the light have turned away from the darkness so they are more aware of the difference between these two energies.
Even the Earth is facing this choice and there is an enormous cleansing energy that is being activated to clear old vortexes, replacing grids that were capable of holding the darker energies with those that can hold a higher vibration and even moving Lightworkers into areas that need their vibration or are more receptive of their light. As the earth goes through this cleansing you may experience fear and wonder whether you will be in the path of danger. You will be guided to where you need to be at the right time.
This is not a foretelling of the catastrophic prophecies you may have heard as those do not need to happen when enough of humanity chooses the path of the Light. Those who accept the darkness as their path have made a choice to experience its transmutation and they will have to live through all aspects of the shift of this energy. As each of you have experienced the Shift you have seen upheaval in different aspects of your life. Through your transformation you have initiated the energies that allow all of the material plane the opportunity to choose the light. All is well and in divine order and you and the planet are ascending into higher vibrations. Be at peace, hold your own light and know that you are protected and guided in all you do.

www.urielheals.com

Examining the Reality and Truth of Thoughts

By Gina Lake

Thoughts may have some wisdom to them, but for the most part, they are stabs at truth and tell us little about how to live in this moment. Instead, they keep us at arm’s length from the moment. They keep us living in a mentally fabricated reality—the realm of ideas—rather than in the now. They interfere with life rather than enhance it.

This is contrary to our deeply held belief that thoughts are important, relevant, and meaningful. Somehow, we have been convinced of this rather than the opposite—that they keep us from Reality and Truth. But that is what we are here to discover!

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Thoughts are the structure of the ego and what hold it in place. Without them, the ego would not exist. This belief—that thoughts are important, valuable, and meaningful—is the lynchpin that, when removed, causes the whole game to fall apart; and where we land is smack dab in Reality, in this alive moment.

Aside from conditioned ideas and beliefs, thoughts are largely about the past and the future. It is obvious how our thoughts about the past and future keep us from the present moment, even if it is less clear how others do. When we are thinking about the past or the future, we are mentally reconstructing images of the past and the future and seeing ourselves in them.

Who is it you see in the past or future? Isn’t it just an idea of you? In these images, you see yourself at a distance, as if you were viewing the entire scene. Meanwhile, who are you really? You are not this thought of yourself in the past or the future, but for the time being, you are identified with it, just as you become identified with a character in a movie.

While this is going on, you are no longer in touch with what is going on in the moment, with the sensations and the experience of the moment. Instead, the moment has been covered over by thoughts of some other moment in time. The present moment still exists, but it is not being experienced purely, simply.

A part of us doesn’t want to experience life purely and simply—the ego. It would not exist without the mental drama it creates. It exists and thrives on thoughts about the past and plans of the future. It constantly mulls over the story of me: “How’s it going for me?” “How am I going to do?” “How did I do?” “What do I have to do to get things to go my way?” Evaluations and plans are the stuff the ego feeds on, which cause it to grow, until it looms large in our consciousness, blocking out awareness of other aspects of Reality. When we live in the egoic state of consciousness, life is about the story and how it is going and all the worries, fears, concerns, and problems entailed in that. This is the ongoing drama the ego is engrossed in.

However, there is another life living itself under or behind or beyond all of that, and that is Reality. Reality is unfolding beautifully moment by moment, and it allows the ego’s drama to take center stage as long as it will. Eventually it will get old and Reality will break through, and we will choose it over the ego’s entrancements. That is the beginning of a new awareness and a new willingness to realize the Self—our true nature.

In the meantime, the ego—the me—appears to exist, although it actually only exists as a thought. It appears the ego is having thoughts, but the ego itself is a thought. This is another of the great illusions, which keeps us enmeshed in the egoic state of consciousness. The ego seems very real, and yet it has no substance. If you look very closely, you see that it is composed of thoughts about me and nothing more.

Furthermore, these thoughts about me are constantly changing, so the idea me is not even stable or continuous: One moment you are clever and the next moment you are not. Your ideas about yourself are always changing. Take your self-image, for instance: You look different in your mind’s eye from one day to the next, depending on who you are comparing yourself to or what other ideas or beliefs are moving through your mind.

Exercise: Examining the I Thought: Who or what is this I that you imagine yourself to be? When you say “I,” what do you imagine? What thoughts and images make up this I? Is this I the same throughout your life or even throughout your day? Have you always imagined and talked about yourself in the same way? How hard is it, really, to change the description and images that go along with I? Isn’t it only a matter of exchanging thoughts and images for other thoughts and images? How difficult is that? Is this I who you are? Who is it that is able to think about this I? Could that be who you really are?

The mind is primarily the instrument of the ego, since so much of our thinking is an attempt to get the ego what it wants. Nevertheless, it can also be the instrument of the Self. Occasionally, thoughts—not just intuition—are the vehicle for communicating the Self’s inspiration and plan. When thoughts from the Self appear in the mind, they ring of truth and are accompanied by excitement, happiness, relaxation, and mental clarity. On the other hand, thoughts that have little truth to them are accompanied by mental confusion, energetic contraction, and tenseness in the body. This is how we can tell how true a particular thought is and where it is coming from.

The mind performs many useful tasks, and we need it to function and keep us safe; but it is also full of useless and incorrect information—conditioning—that passes as facts. Self-realization entails a certain mastery of the mind, which includes being aware of our thoughts and being able to discriminate between ones that have some truth and usefulness and ones that don’t. This takes some practice, but most of all, it takes sensitivity to the signs that something is true or false. Not only do we need to be aware of our thoughts but of their impact on us energetically, mentally, and emotionally.

Exercise: Exploring the Effect and Truth of Your Thoughts: What are you thinking right now and how does it affect you? Does it expand or contract your consciousness? Some thoughts cause us to become more contracted and ego-identified, while others cause us to become more expanded and identified with the Self. Those that do the latter could be said to be truer than the former. This is because truth puts us in touch with Truth, or the Real, while untruth puts us in touch with what is not true, or not real—the ego.

Although we can’t control our thoughts, we can learn to become aware of them. This may seem like a simple thing, but becoming aware of our thoughts is a very big step in evolution. It requires dis-identification with the mind, which is why it is such a big step. When we are not aware of our thoughts, we are likely to be identified with them and respond without questioning them. This results in a lot of suffering and more difficulties than necessary.

When we are identified with the mind, we believe that we are who we think we are: our self-image and the labels we have for ourselves. But is that who you are? If that is who you are, then who is it that is able to think about this question? What is it that is aware of the ideas that make up your self-image? What is it that is aware of the coming and going of thoughts?

This idea me may seem to reside in the body or the mind or both, but what is it that is aware of the body and the mind? Could that be who you are, and the body and the mind just function within that awareness? In that case, would you be limited to just the body and mind, or could you actually be anything you are aware of right now? Could all of it be you? What if that were true? What would that mean? Life would be lived from a very different place.

These questions can wake us up out of the egoic state of consciousness. Questioning the assumptions of the mind is a very powerful tool for awakening. Becoming aware of the mind, its thoughts, and their truth or falseness can help us bust through the web of illusion cast by the mind and the ego, which fools us into thinking that we are separate when we are not.

Exercise: Who Am I? What are you aware of right now? If you are aware of a thought, ask: Who or what is aware of this thought? If you are aware of a feeling, ask: Who or what is aware of this feeling? If you are aware of a sensation, ask: Who or what is aware of this sensation? The tendency is to become identified with the thought, feeling, or sensation and lose awareness of our true nature, which is pure Awareness. The purpose of this inquiry is not to come up with an answer to the question but to experience who you are. If you find yourself thinking, go back to the question and stay with the experience, which is one of not knowing rather than knowing. The real you is there in this not-knowing.

It turns out that the mind is part of the human animal and a tool for both the human and the Self, but it is not what it pretends to be—who we are. The mind dictates the supposed truth to us about who we are and how things are, and we believe it—until we don’t. The mind is an imposter dictator: It tells us this and it tells us that, but it is spinning a false reality.

Beyond the mind lies Awareness, which is aware of the mind, the body, and everything that exists—and that is who we are. We are the Awareness that allows the mind to spin its illusions and create the drama in which the Awareness—the Self—delights. There is no mistake here. The mind, the ego, and the illusions are all intended to make manifest the Self’s playground. Meanwhile, the Self participates in its creation by being aware of it all.

Gina Lake has a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology and over twenty years experience supporting people in their spiritual growth as an astrologer and a channel. She is the author of several books on spirituality, including: Radical Happiness, Anatomy of Desire, Return to Essence, Choosing Love, Getting Free, and Living Your Destiny. Gina is available for astrological and channeled phone consultations that support awakening and living a conscious life. For more information or to order any of these books, to read excerpts, to listen to talks, to receive a free newsletter, or to download Radiance: Experiencing Divine Presence for free, please visit http://www.radicalhappiness.com

Ponderings

Is there anything that you adore that most others don't quite get? What strange or unusual love (or loves) do you have?

What do you love that others don't necessarily understand?

Quote Of The Week

"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your
attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering
change rather than allowing it to master you."- Brian Tracy

Healing List

Shade Law
Vonda
Cheryll and husband
Gina
Ccreature and family
Slientangel and family
Ken
Earth
All Earth's Animals
And all that need healing

Thank you to all that send much needed healing, it is a great gift you share.

Release

Well, they drew the battle lines in the sand
What they did not realise was
This was not a line she chose to cross
Nor one that bothered her,
Deep in her soul
For that line was her freedom
From all that she had been made to feel
She could never achieve…no, not her!
Oh! What a long path she had travelled
What demons she has wrestled with along the way
Never short of confirmation from the other side
That this was all her fault
In agony of spirit she has called out

To her God and her 'mother' to somehow
Penetrate her inner being, understand the turmoil
That drove her to want to take her life
The silence was deafening,
The prayers fell
On arid ground for she had become a burden
An embarrassment, a failure, not “conventional”
So, she took these things into her wounded heart
And many dark nights she endured,
questioning,
doubting

Then they drew that precious line in the sand
Between life and death,
success or failure
Acceptance or possible ridicule
And her heart almost broke out of her chest
So powerful was the affirmation,
SO profound the knowledge

"Your path is not their path
Your sky is not their sky
Nor your world their world
Although you share in that
Matrix of dreams"

And the universe unfolded
And she saw with new eyes her kin
Not born of this world
But birthed in the spirit
And her heart shape-shifted
Into a mighty eagle
As it soared away

and the stars laughed
And welcomed her home...

http://www.soul-awakening.com/poetry/p-personal-transformation.htm

Well we come to the end of yet another newsletter.....may you all have a wonderful week and stay safe!

In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit

United In Spirit Connection Vol 17

2008-09-15T05:17:00.001-07:00

Time is flying...another week is over and a new one beginning. Welcome to the latest edition of our site's newsletter!

A big ,warm welcome to all our newest members, hope you're enjoying the site and feeling right at home!

Since the last newsletter, United In Spirit Ning has received a new look! Many of you would have noticed a new eye catching banner and a new matching background. Both are my own creations, with the background actually being a snippet of one of my graphic art pieces.

It is not always an easy task to change the appearance of a site. Many things need to be kept in mind, things such as:

Maintaining the atmosphere or energy of the site
Balance
Maintaining a pleasing visual aspect
Individuality, I always aim to have United In Spirit looking distinctly individual.
Choice of colours, colours do have an effect on people so using specific colour schemes achieve a particular mood on site.

So it's not just as simple as changing the banner or background, much thought always accompanies such changes.

Our home site on Wetpaint was also revamped and is reflective of the changes which have occurred on Ning. The home site also sports the same banner, however, with the higher range of versatility with the Wetpaint medium, the home page there can reach a higher level of individuality.

United In Spirit aims to provide a quality service to it's members and utilise the most up to date knowledge and tools available, and as such, I have been investigating a new application which has the potential to be added to our Ning site to bring the best features of Ning and Wetpaint to our disposal. It's exciting stuff! The best of both worlds. More on this as I further investigate this great option.

As some of you maybe aware, Shade and I have been working on a great project for one of our members. We have just completed developing a Ning site for Stan Scott who leads our Cancer Support Group. His network is called Cancer Caregivers Support Group and is now fully functional. For those of you who are caregivers to loved ones with cancer, have cancer or have been in either position ,please offer your support and knowledge which can aid others in the same position. There is strength in unity.

You can join or view the network by clicking HERE .

Shade and I are available to develop Ning and Wetpaint sites at a reasonable fee. Feel free to email and inquire.

The Dawn of Self-Empowerment
by Owen Waters
In recent decades, the consciousness of mankind has progressed
rapidly. Indeed, today, we are in the throes of the greatest
transformation in the history of mankind, a shift to a New
Reality of heart-centered consciousness. We stand at the
gateway of an unprecedented turning point in human
consciousness, a social and spiritual transformation called
The Shift.
One of the hallmarks of the New Reality is that people are
becoming spiritually self-empowered. In the Old Reality, it was
necessary for people to follow a rule book of moral behavior in
order to stay on a path which avoided temptation and its
undesirable side-effects.
With New Reality consciousness, order comes to society
automatically. Heart-empowered people simply don't engage in
action that would be harmful to themselves or others because
they unconditionally love all people, and would therefore do no
harm to anyone. New Reality consciousness is one of responsible
freedom. With it, people are self-empowered and fully
considerate of the effects of all of their actions.
Heart-centered consciousness develops the flow of
unconditional love. Once this flow is started, nothing in
physical reality affects it. It is not affected or rationed by
likes and dislikes, nor by emotions of any kind. It is
something that just is, regardless of the circumstances. It is
an expression of the love of God, which exists in every part of
the universe and flows through each one of us, if we but allow
it.
Unconditional love is something that readily flows through
your heart when you reach upwards above regular, day-to-day
consciousness, then open your heart and just allow the flow to
come through. It is allowing, accepting and supporting.
Unconditional love is a state of allowance, rather than being
something that you have to try hard to do. It just flows when
you allow it to enter your heart and raise your consciousness
even further above the cares of daily reality into an expanded
vista of awareness.
Each time you allow unconditional love to flow, you upgrade
the entire human experience, taking humanity yet one more step
into the unfolding New Reality.

Be true to yourself

"In the final analysis, we count for something only because of the essential we embody, and if we do not embody that, life is wasted."

-- C.G. Jung

Where are you not being true to yourself?

All blocks arise when we’re not being authentic, when we’re not being true to ourselves. We know we’re not being authentic when we feel discomfort of any kind.

When our thoughts, feelings and actions align with our essence, we express the qualities of soul. Always trust that your soul knows what’s best for you.

Believe in yourself and act on your ideas. Give yourself permission to do what you want with your life. Take the initiative to set meaningful goals for yourself and achieve them. Begin to tell yourself why you CAN have what you want!

"A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power."

-- Mark Rutherford

Personal growth can be a long hard journey. At Higher Awareness you are never left alone.

Is this True?
Being in our spiritual power awakens us to the need to review the truth of the different truths we believe. Without this kind of introspection we can life our life according to a range of beliefs and things that we accept as the truth and they serve to limit our ability to create and receive abundance, joy, peace and love. But just like the day we discover that there is no Santa Claus, inspecting the real truth behind what we have always believed to be true is the moment we are ready to accept responsibility for our reality as co-creators with the Universe. 'Is this true' will become our mantra and it will help us release the old truths and create new ones that are more reflective of the powerful and perfect beings that we are.
A common element among our material truths is the way in which they contradict the spiritual truth of who we are. How do we know when we are accepting a material truth instead of a spiritual truth? Our material truths remind us of our powerlessness, compel us to seek approval and validation from others, focus on what is missing and what we are not capable of or do not deserve. Often, they are the echo of what we have heard from others, even those things that we cannot remember.
When we have the courage to challenge our material truths we can ask ourselves 'Is this true' every time we hear a voice that reminds us of our fear, what we cannot or dare not do or what is not possible. Each situation that we look at with fear or dread because we feel that we are not enough is an opportunity to challenge our material beliefs, asking whether this is really true, finding the source of that truth and replacing it with the knowledge that our potential is limitless.
We are here to create space for heaven in the material world, to become the miracles we wish to manifest and to raise ourselves out of the vibration of fear and limitation into unlimited potential. That process starts with our acceptance of our spiritual Truth, replacing our material truths that have held us back for lifetimes of existence with the knowledge of our divinity. Every time you feel a limiting thought this week, ask yourself 'Is this true'. Just by asking that you are opening the door to a higher vibration, a new way of being and allowing your spiritual Truth to become the foundation for your reality.

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Surrender or Resist?

Every lesson you experience is accompanied by the choice to surrender or resist. Often you do not see surrender as an option because you do not understand what that means or see it as a choice that is always available to you. The need to resist, to continue to press forward and try all options until you feel you have overcome is a fear response. Surrender presents an easier option and your belief that lessons must be difficult keep you in resistance until you stop fighting and allow the Universe to point you to healing. Resistance is blocked energy; surrender allows your energy to flow and move forward. Resistance is the opposite of surrender.
In many lifetimes your ability to resist has kept you moving forward on your path. There have been times when you needed to struggle against those who would put out your light, who would condemn and persecute you and that has created the energy of resistance in humanity. But this is no longer that time. Now you can surrender, knowing that the Light is now strong enough to carry you through your lessons, to light your way and to work on your behalf. This is the energy of co-creation, when enough of humanity has created a field of Light that allows surrender to be a choice. When you choose surrender, you are choosing the Light to guide you on your journey.
Your lessons are not about winning, they are about learning and healing. When you are in resistance you want to win and you are driven by your free will, which includes attachment to a particular outcome. Together, these prevent you from seeing all aspects of your lessons and moving to a higher perspective where the option of surrender and allowing the energy to flow in the direction it needs to go for your healing can bring you release and peace. When you surrender you allow your self-love to guide you into the flow of miracles and abundance.
So much of humanity's struggle has been caused by resistance, especially resistance to the energy of unconditional love. Learn to surrender, to replace your will with divine Will, to trust that you are divinely guided in all you do, to replace fear with acceptance of your connection to Source. You cannot force healing for yourself or others or complete your lessons as long as you resist. When you learn to surrender and release resistance your vibrations are raised and you have faith in your power and in the Universe. Then you can connect with the energies of joy, peace and miracles because they are available to you when you surrender and allow them to flow to you.

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A Thorn in One's Heart

By Hazrat Inayat Khan
The first step towards forgiveness is to forget.
In order to learn forgiveness man must learn tolerance first. And there are people whom man cannot forgive. It is not that he must not forgive, but it is difficult, beyond his power to forgive, and in that case the first thing he can do is to forget. The first step towards forgiveness is to forget.
They say, 'Forgive and forget', which is very expressive of the process of forgiveness. It is impossible to forgive unless you can forget. What keeps man from forgiving his fellow man is that he holds the fault of another constantly before his view. It is just like sticking a little thorn in one's own heart and keeping it there and suffering the pain. It may also be pictured as putting a drop of poison in one's own heart and retaining it until the whole heart becomes poisoned. Verily, blessed are the innocent,
who do not notice anybody's fault, and the greater credit is to the mature souls, who, recognizing a fault, forget it and so forgive. How true are the words of Christ, 'Let those throw a stone who have not sinned.' The limitations of human life make man subject to faults. Some have more faults, some have less, but there is no soul without faults. As Christ says, 'Call me not good.'
Forgiveness is a stream of love, which washes away all impurities wherever it flows. By keeping this spring of love, which is in the heart of man, running, man is able to forgive, however great the fault of his fellow man may seem. One who cannot forgive closes his heart. The sign of spirituality is that there is nothing you cannot forgive, there is no fault you cannot forget. Do not think that he who has committed a fault yesterday must do the same today, for life is constantly teaching and it is possible in one moment a sinner may turn into a saint.

Mudras

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A gesture or position, usually of the hands, that locks and guides energy flow and reflexes to the brain. By curling, crossing, stretching and touching the fingers and hands, we can talk to the body and mind as each area of the hand reflexes to a certain part of the mind or body.

(In each mudra, exert enough pressure to feel the flow of energy through the "nadis" (psychic channels) up the arms but not enough to whiten fingertips).

(taken from best-selling book - Transitions to a Heart Centered World - Guru Rattana, Ph.D.

)

Some commonly used mudras are:

GUYAN MUDRA: The tip of the thumb touches the tip of the index finger, stimulating knowledge and ability. The index finger is symbolized by Jupiter, and the thumb represents the ego. Guyan Mudra imparts receptivity & calm.

ACTIVE GUYAN MUDRA: The first joint of the index finger is bent under the first joint of the thumb, imparting active knowledge.

SHUNI MUDRA: Tip of middle finger (symbolized by Saturn) touches the tip of the thumb, giving patience.

SURYA or RAVI MUDRA: Tip of the ring finger (symbolized by Uranus or the Sun) touches the tip of the thumb, giving energy, health and intuition.

BUDDHI MUDRA: Tip of little finger (Mercury) touches tip of thumb for clear and intuitive communication.

VENUS LOCK: Interlace fingers with left little finger on the bottom, with the right index finger on top for men and the left for women. The Venus mounds at the base of the thumbs are pressed together channeling sensuality and sexuality, and glandular balance, helping to focus and concentrate.

JUPITER MUDRA: (below right). With the the two index fingers together, the power of Jupiter, or good luck and expansion is activated. Together they focus your energy to break through barriers.

PRAYER MUDRA: Palms are pressed together, neutralizing and balancing yin & yang, for centering.

BEAR GRIP: Left palm faces out from body with thumb down, and right palm faces body, thumb up, and fingers are curled and hooked together to stimulate the heart and intensify concentration.

BUDDHA MUDRA: Right hand rests on left for men, left on right for women, palms up, thumbs tips touching each other in a receptive gesture.

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Health in Your Hand: Seven Mudras for Amazing Health Benefits

by valli, Oct 2, 2007

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Mudras are very powerful. If you practice these mudras regularly you can see the wonderful health benefits.

Long before this much publicity came to yoga my grand father used to practice asanas, chakras and mudras in yoga. To my knowledge my grandfather has never gone to a doctor. He has neither diabetes nor blood pressure. He taught us the way to practice mudras. Mudras are very powerful. If you practice these mudras regularly you can see the wonderful health benefits.

Gyan Mudra (Mudra of Knowledge):

Method:

Touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index finger, with the other three fingers stretched out.

Specialty:

As it is a mudra of knowledge, it enhances the knowledge. The tip of thumb has centers of pituitary and endocrine glands. When we press these centers by index finger the two glands work actively.

Time duration:

There is no particular time duration for this mudra. You can practice by sitting, standing or lying on bed whenever and wherever you have time.

Benefits:

Increases memory power and sharpens the brain

Enhances concentration and prevents Insomnia

If we practice it regularly, it will cure all psychological disorders like Mental, Hysteria, Anger and Depression

Prithvi Mudra (Mudra of Earth):

Method:

Tip of the ring finger touches the tip of the thumb, with the other three fingers stretched out.

Specialty:

It reduces all physical weaknesses.

Time Duration:

It has no particular time duration. You can practice it any time you want.

Benefits:

It helps to increase the weight for weak people

It improves the complexion of skin and makes the skin to glow

It makes the body active by keeping it healthy

Varuna Mudra (Mudra of Water):

Method:

Tip of little finger touches the tip of thumb, with the other three fingers stretched out.

Specialty:

It balances the water content and prevents all diseases which come due to lack of water.

Time Duration:

It has no specific time duration and one can practice it according to their time.

Benefits:

It retains clarity in blood by balancing water content in the body

Prevents the pains of Gastroenteritis and Muscle Shrinkage

Vayu Mudra (Mudra of Air):

Method:

Keep the index finger on the base of the thumb and press with thumb keeping the other three fingers straight.

Specialty:

It prevents all the diseases that occur due to the imbalance of the air.

Time Duration:

The practice of this mudra for 45 minutes reduces the severity of the disease in 12 to 24 hours. For better results practice it for two months.

Benefits:

It cures Rheumatism, Arthritis, Gout, Parkinson's disease and paralysis without any medicine

It is useful for Cervical Spondilytis, paralysis to face and catching of nerve in neck

It corrects the disorder of gas in the stomach

Shunya Mudra (Mudra of Emptiness):

Method:

Keep the middle finger at the mount of Venus and press it with thumb.

Specialty:

It reduces the dullness in our body.

Time Duration:

One can practice it for 40 to 60 minutes daily until to be cured from the disease.

Benefits:

It relieves an earache within 4 or 5 minutes

It is useful for the deaf and mentally challenged, but not for inborn ones.

Surya Mudra (Mudra of Sun):

Method:

Bend the ring finger and press it with thumb.

Specialty:

It sharpens the center in thyroid gland.

Time Duration:

Practice it daily twice for 5 to 15 minutes.

Benefits:

It reduces cholesterol in body and helps in reducing weight

It reduces anxiety

It corrects indigestion problems

Prana Mudra (Mudra of Life):

Method:

Bend ring finger and little finger and touch the tip of thumb with their tips keeping the remaining two fingers stretched.

Specialty:

As it is the mudra of life, it improves the power of life. Weak people become strong. It reduces the clamps in blood vessels. If we practice it regularly, we will become active.

Time Duration:

No specific time duration. One can practice it any time.

Benefits:

It improves immunity

Improves the power of eyes and reduces eye related diseases

It removes the vitamin deficiency and fatigue

Apana Mudra (Mudra of Digestion):

Method:

The tips of middle finger and ring finger touch the tip of thumb while the other two fingers are stretched out.

Specialty:

It plays an important role in our health as it regulates the excretory system.

Time Duration:

Practice it daily for 45 minutes, but practice for longer time yields more benefits.

Benefits:

It regulates diabetes

It cures constipation and piles

It helps excreting the normal waste regularly

Apana Vayu Mudra (Mudra of Heart):

Method:

The tips of the middle finger and ring finger touch the tip of thumb, while the index finger touches the base of thumb and little finger stretched out.

Specialty:

It benefits the heart. It works like injection in the reduction of heart attack. It is as powerful as sorbitate tablet. It reduces the gas content in body.

Time Duration:

Practice it as many times as you can. Heart patients and BP patients can practice it for 15 minutes daily twice for better results.

Benefits:

It strengthens the heart and regularizes palpitation

It regulates excretory system

It redeems gastric trouble

Linga Mudra (Mudra of Heat):

Method:

Interlock the fingers of both the hands and keep the thumb of the left hand vertically straight and encircle it with the thumb and the index finger of the right hand.

Specialty:

It generates heat in our body. Take milk, ghee, more water and fruit juices in addition to practice of this mudra for much benefits.

Time Duration:

Practice it any time you want. But don't practice it a lot as it produces heat in the body. It can cause sweating even in winter if you practice it longer.

Benefits:

It stops production of phlegm and gives power to lungs

It cures severe cold and bronchial infection

It invigorates the body

It is amazing but true.

If you want to see the results, start today!

DISCLAIMER:

This article is written solely for health purpose. Yoga is not related to any particular religion. It is just an ancient science that has solution for many health problems.

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Blessing Water

All you have to do is place your hands over the water or food or bathing water that you wish to bless. This prayer should also be used for bathing water and will have a wonderful effect on the water (70%+) that resides within your being. Please use this prayer regularly, you will receive an abundance of Divine Blessings.

Divine most powerful and most gracious father I command in your name that you bless the Water/Food that I hold between my hands and the water within my body and the oceans of our world, may you heal me completely, mind, body, heart and spirit.

I ask that the Water/Food be enriched with every vitamin, mineral, herb or homeopathic remedy or healing vibration that I may need to fill my being with, in order to restore me back to 100% full health both mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I ask that this Water/Food be empowered with an energy so great and so magical that it miraculously heals, every level of my being, helping me also to cut ties with the past and release me from anything and anyone that is stopping me from moving forward and upward onto a more joyful, satisfying and healthy lifestyle.

May this water be the most divine, sacred and blessed Water/Food that has ever existed on this earth plane and may it have a miraculous influence on me and on my life in general. I ACCEPT that I am being healed on all levels and that I DESERVE that healing!

May this healing received be an example to others so that they too can gain the faith that I have found within me and progress as I am progressing, and may I as your instrument of divine healing go onto perform miracle after miracle in your name.

Dear beloved God Presence, I AM (Monad) presence, Soul Presence, The Mahatma Energy, the collective consciousness of the Ascended Masters, In the name of the God within us, we ask that this Divine meditative prayer, be multiplied and manifested and used to assist all lifeforms on this planet and throughout the universe. We accept it done according to the highest Will of God.

I Humbly Thank You.

Amen

If you print out this prayer you could laminate it and place it within your bathroom and kitchen for easy reference. If you are using prayer for food say the prayer after the food has been cooked.

Longer Version

Divine most powerful and most gracious father I command in your name that you bless the Water/Food that I hold between my hands and heal me completely, mind, body, heart and spirit.

I ask that the water/food be enriched with every vitamin, mineral, herb or homeopathic remedy or healing substance that I may need to fill my being with, in order to restore me back to 100% full health both mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I ask that this Water/Food be empowered with an energy so great and so magical that it clears my cluttered mind of all disruptive thoughts and clears my body of all negativity and illness, helping me also to cut ties with the past and release me from anything and anyone that is stopping me from moving forward and upward onto a more joyful, satisfying and healthy lifestyle.

I demand full protection from ALL outside influences and ask that a barrier of golden light to be encased permanently around me so that nothing bad can draw close to me EVER again under no circumstances!

May this water be the most divine, sacred and blessed Water/Food that has ever existed on this earth plane and may it have a miraculous influence on me and on my life in general. With each Sip/Taste of this healing water that I drink I KNOW and I ACCEPT that I am being healed on all levels and that I DESERVE that healing!

I am strong, I am powerful, I am confident and self assured.

I am at one with the divine source that surrounds me and I am free to express myself in which ever way I choose.

I Humbly Thank You.

Amen

Speak From Your Heart With Kindness

by Eva Gregory

Each of us is graced with the most powerful gift. With it, we are able to make people soar out of orbit with happiness, or plummet to the earth with despair if we are careless. What is this almighty gift? It is the gift of words and the ability to communicate.

As a society we often forget how powerful our words can be. We are occasionally reckless or too quick to speak, when we should take time to think about the consequences of our words. We are taught from childhood to think before we act, but sometimes neglect to think before we speak!

Not to worry-this can be a thing of the past by learning the art of 'Speaking with Integrity.' Integrity is defined as 'the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards.' Isn't that an awesome definition? Right away, it elevates the position of the speaker to a place where he/she is responsible for caring about how their communication is going to be received.
For example, if you frequently tell jokes or stories that

are a little 'unfitting', when integrity is embraced, your jokes will conflict with the 'high moral principles' aspect, and maybe even the 'professional standards' part depending on where your jokes are being told. Wow, how is that for immediate responsibility acceptance? Want to try it out? For the next week, examine your communications and try to speak with integrity. If you slip, jot it down and write a response

that does come from a place of integrity. With practice, you will start to put this to use naturally and you will see how extraordinary the results will be. Your life and the lives of those you touch will be so much richer.

Now that we've decided to change how our words affect others, what about how our words can affect ourselves. As a whole, we so often use our words to speak against ourselves. We were all taught manners. Isn't it a shame that we don't apply the manners that we wouldn't dream of deviating from for others, on ourselves? In fact, I bet that if anyone else spoke about us the way that we do, we would not be speaking to them at all! So, why put up with it from ourselves? Make a conscious effort to STOP! Yes, start TODAY. In the story portion of

the One Minute Millionaire, the main character was told to wear a rubber band around her wrist and to give it a tug every time she had a limiting thought. Within days she had a red welt on her wrist, but as time went on she was pulling the rubber band with less frequency. Why not try this tool yourself?
I CHALLENGE you to put that rubber band on

your wrist, and give it a good pull each time you speak about yourself in anyway other than an exemplary manner. You may start out with a very sore wrist, but you will end up with a very strong sense of self.

We've decided to not speak to others without integrity-to speak about ourselves in an exemplary manner. How about how we talk about others?

Yes, it is gossip when we speak about others. It can be hurtful and sometimes have serious consequences, not just for others, but for ourselves as well. When we gossip we are tarnishing ourselves. Most of what is considered 'good' gossip is negative in some manner-a behavior, situation or belief. We are willingly corrupting our world by participating in such actions. Since we know that like attracts like, we are knowingly sending negativity out into the Universe. Make a promise to eliminate all forms of gossip from your life. Each time

you think to gossip, instead turn it into a positive affirmation about the person. This change alone will help you attract much more of what YOU want.

Imagine how much good the 'Art of Integrity' can put out into the Universe. Providing a positive, truthful comment, helping someone turn a bad mood into a good mood, and speaking to ourselves with only love will have an incredible affect on many lives. Remember the Laws of Attraction are at work at all times. Watch your words and speak only of what you would want to have in your world.

Quote of the Week

When one recognizes the divinity within oneself, and therefore
recognizes the divinity within all lives,then one can effectively
manifest that greatness and potency quite effectively, because it wil be tempered by humility and respect for all of life.

Pondering's

What is it that brings life to us? What it is that animates all the atoms and molecules that make up our bodies? What is it that causes this life to flow more freely at sometimes than at others?

What is it that makes us alive?

Healing List

Shade Law
Vonda
Cheryll and husband
Gina
Ccreature and family
Slientangel and family
Ken
Earth
All Earth's Animals
And all that need healing

Thank you to all that send much needed healing, it is a great gift you share.

- Who U Are -
You're not just an age,
Or an hourly wage.
You're more than your e-mail address.
You're not just some size,
Or the shape of your thighs,
Or the make of the car
you possess.
You're not just your PIN,
Or the shade of your skin,
Or the place you were born,
or the date.
You're not your IQ,
Or the width of your shoe,
Your zip code, your height,
or your weight.
You can't be defined
By your zodiac sign,
Or the lines in the palm
of your hand.
It's not who you know
Or the money you owe,
Your blood type or cereal brand.
You're much too complex
For just race, creed or sex,
You're wonderfully
multi-dimensional.
You're one-of-a-kind
With a fabulous mind
And a spirit
that's quite unconventional!
That makes you a treasure
Which cannot be measured
With numbers or checks
on a chart.
You're truly tremendous,
Amazing, stupendous!
Believe it with all of your heart!

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In Love and Light Always,

Jodie

Founder of United In Spirit