Seeking Answers through Journaling

Journaling.

I once went to a 2-week workshop where journaling was an important part of it. Every morning when we got up we were to pick a card from an angel deck, read it and journal on it. It was not regular journaling, though. We had to journal with our non-dominant hand. We were told that because we didn't have as much control with our non-dominant hand, it made it very easy for Spirit to come through. The information that came through was absolutely amazing. Now granted, it was sometimes very hard to read, but as soon as the message was finished, since it was still fresh in my mind, I would rewrite it with my dominant hand (in this case, it is my right hand). That way I could go back and read it later if I wanted. The information was so helpful for me, that I went back and reread it very often.

You can do the same thing with any deck of meditation, or self help cards. There are so many available today. You don't even have to go to a special store to get them. Even Barnes and Noble, and Borders carry them. But if you don't want to invest in the cards, all you have to do is to sit very quietly for a few minutes, take a few deep breaths and start writing with your non-dominant hand. If you have a particular problem you are working on, concentrate on it before you start writing. More than likely, you will get the answer.

Happy Journaling!!!

Thank you for sharing your time with Me. For more information, please visit my website at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.

From Me 2 You Online,
Bonnie

I Believe - Acceptance is the Key

I Believe order to attain ones true heart's desire, we must be able to accept our lives and situations as they are. If you believe you are already engaged in something capable of making you truly happy seek no further because you are doing exactly what you are wanting to do.

But if you need help identifying your true heart's desire then you might want to consider choosing Love as your dominant emotion. Allow the Love of Life to soothe your soul and flow into the grail of your heart to open the Flower of Life within.

If you are always trying to force your thoughts, your beliefs and your influence on others, you are trying to roll a boulder uphill. Not only do others not want to be told what to do, what to think and how to feel, they will eventually rebel against everything you are trying to make them accept.

The only way for someone to be happy and loving is to accept themselves and others exactly for who and what they are. By trying to change yourself or someone else to fit your idea of perfection, you are telling them they are not good enough for you as they are - they need to be different.

Acceptance of others and acceptance of yourself is the road to unconditional love and happiness.

Let's all practice today.

Thank you for sharing your time with Me.
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Brand

Our Greatest Fear...

I talked to one of my best friends this morning and she was saying she has always been embarrassed when someone talks about her abilities, her gifts and/or how special she is. She has fought this for most of her life and while talking to her about it, I realized that the same thing has been true for me. While talking to her about it, I remembered a quote from Marianne Williamson, found it online, sent it to her and I have enclosed it here for all of you to read and also take to heart. We are all special and we are all meant to shine! Please read and know you are GREAT!


“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

This was given to us by Marianne Williamson and my wish for myself and all of humanity is that we take this to heart and manifest our greatness in everything we think and do.

Thank you for sharing your time with me. You are appreciated!

From Me 2 You Online
Laurie

ANIMALS AS HEALERS

When I took the class, Communicating with Animals, I learned that some animals are healers. They will take on the pain of their master without us knowing it. The teacher who taught the class has two horses, one of them is a healer.

During the time I was taking the classes, I was also experiencing painful headaches that would start while I slept. I was perplexed why this was happening. I would take aspirin and the headache would go away only to return the following night. One night I woke up, my head was throbbing and I remembered the horse and its healing powers. I applied what I had been learning during the class and communicated with him. I saw his face and I told him I was experiencing a lot of pain and asked him if he could help me by taking it away. As I drifted to sleep I noticed the discomfort starting to subside. By morning it was gone. I was amazed! The following night once again the pain returned, I communicated with the horse, and the pain subsided. The next time I went to class I was happy to share my experience with the teacher and fellow students proving to myself, I am communicating with animals and it is awesome!

The reason for my headaches? I found out my energy was vibrating at a higher level and my body was trying to catch up.

I feel blessed to be able to share thoughts with animals. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share this story with you.

If you would like for me to communicate with one of your pets or if you want to receive more information about communicating with animals, please contact me at my website: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.


From Me 2 You Online,
Cristina

PAST LIFE TURN AROUNDS

In doing past life readings, I have observed something interesting, more than just the past life. Sometimes people will die and in just a few short years will reincarnate again. I call this a quick turn around.

In my experience, people who have had quick turn arounds can't seem to remember peoples' names. One man I knew who had only 3 years between lives (he died in 1942 and was reborn in 1945) had a terrible time remembering people's names. He could remember names of people he saw every day such as his children, wife, family, neighbors, but it would sometimes take months or longer to learn and remember other people's names. Since he could remember faces, he would call them by what they did. The man who roasted peanuts at local festivals was "The Peanut Man". The man at the lumberyard was "The Wood Guy". A friend who played the bass in the symphony was "The Bass Player". These were all well known people to him, but their names escaped him.

My daughter went to high school with a boy who had the same problem. He made up names to call his friends since he couldn't remember their real names. I checked into his past lives and found he had quick turn arounds in a great number of his lives. I suppose his soul decided to get all his lessons over with as quickly as possible.

I have found this to be true in every case that I've dealt with. I'm not sure why this happens. Maybe the person subconsciously feels like they have too many names to remember, since they still have names rolling around from their last life.

Whatever the case may be, if you have trouble remembering names, you may have had a quick turn around from your last life. If you'd like to know, please visit my website at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com/readers/bonnie.

I'm very grateful that you chose this time to spend with me.
Thank you very much,
From Me 2 You Online

Bonnie

Words to live by from The Peaceful Warrior

Be Happy ALL the time, without a reason in the world

Emotions change- But, beneath it all, is the simple perfection of our lives unfolding

Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses

Be conscious about your choice, and responsible for your actions

Life’s biggest picture and promise is FULFILLMENT, HAPPINESS & PEACE

To create a talent for Living, we must gather information from inside ourselves

Self-realization is to discover joy and peace in one’s self

Find out where your joy comes from and tap it every day


Thank you for letting me share these thoughts with you. For more information and 'sharing of thoughts' please visit my website at: www.fromme2youonline.com

In all things and in all life - Do No Harm.
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Jo

Our Wagons and the Treasures They Hold!

We all know how the media (including the news at times) seems to think that the only way people should look is to be tall, thin and beautiful. Heaven forbid that a person, especially women, be five pounds over what the media's idea of the perfect body is. We also all know this is not reality. The only people who look like runway models are runway models and people who have health problems.

Small children often put their treasures or favorite things in a wagon and pull it with them wherever they go. (Yes, I am going to pull all this together.) I believe that our bodies are our wagons. Our bodies/wagons carry our spirit or higher self - our treasure. All of our wagons look differently. Some are different colors, some are different sizes, some may even have bigger tires. Some may look a little worn. With the help of a tattoo, some might even say "Radio Flyer". We can even change the size of our wagons if we so choose. Our Higher Self, though, is magnificently beautiful, radiant, and glowing. No make-up artist could ever compete with that kind of beauty. No air brush artist could ever come close to "fixing" a photo of your higher self (if indeed there could be such a photo).

One day as I was working in a gift-shop, a small group of people walked past the double doors. I noticed one lady who was extremely obese. For a micro-second I wanted to judge her and her size. Then I told myself that was only her wagon and she had chosen that wagon for this life at this particular time. All of a sudden, I saw her spirit, her perfect glowing spirit come out of her body, float to the doorway, smile and wave to me and float back into her wagon. I was dumbfounded. I had never seen anything like that happen before. But I knew that I had seen it. What a beautiful being she is!!! and to think that I might have missed it if I had judged the woman.

It's too bad we can't see that we are all these magnificent, beautiful, radiant beings. Don't look at the wagon, look for the beautiful treasures inside.

I am so grateful I had the chance to see that.

I am also grateful for you and the fact you are reading this now.

From Me 2 You Online,
Thank you.
Bonnie

The TRUTH Only Hurts for a Little While

I am sharing an experience I had twenty years ago in Florida during a time when businesses were starting up, struggling, and failing in an effort to become the next “new big thing”, and everybody involved were either jumping ship or floundering to survive. I had several educational degrees and many careers under my belt and had just taken a breather from 5 years of global traveling as a non-profit organization volunteer “getting my feet wet” in what was then called the New Age Movement. Years of following various mystic leaders, movers and shakers while trying to find my “nitch” had left me exhausted,, confused, and knowing that it was time I took life seriously and put some money in my pocket. If I was going to look to the future with any degree of certainty I had to buckle down and look for a REAL job!
One of the truths I had learned over the years was that I was a “people” person who needed to have excitement around me and a purpose to get up each morning. I interviewed for jobs and rejected many offers to work in the milieu of corporate craziness, not wanting to compromise my hard-gained personal principals of doing things well on my own terms. I had even worked for short periods of time with a few trade associations and what turned out to be “fly-by-night” ventures which had buckled under to economic pressure to stay afloat, no matter what the cost to employee relationships.
As serendipity would have it, I was hopelessly lost in rush hour on I-4 coming back from a job interview and I pulled into a hotel to ask directions that would take me out of a traffic nightmare so I could get back to where I was living 32 miles away. It was here that I met a young woman , who I will call Nancy, who owned a Guest Services business, managing tour and attraction centers in several hotels near Disneyworld, Orlando. Little did I know that two of her pearls of wisdom would stay with me to this day, and come to the forefront of my brain when I needed it most in the future.
Within the first 10 minutes of our connection, not only had Nancy given me an alternate driving route to get me home, but she had also related to me as if we had known each other all our lives and then offered me the job of running the Guest Services desk at that particular hotel. Finally, after all my interviews and frustrations about finding the perfect job fit for me, I was faced with the idea of having “fun” in my life again! Greeting and meeting people who’s intent was to have a great vacation with lots of excitement and adventure was my job and sole purpose, and I was elated, ready to meet all the challenges it entailed.
Every day for four months I visited Disneyworld and surrounding attractions to buy tickets to sell; I set up tour packages and discovered a new self-induced sense of humor, finding unique ways to attract tourists to my booth, enticing them to take advantage of special offers I would combine for their amusement. I met wonderful people from all over the world and delighted in sharing information about cities and countries we had in common through my years of global travel. I worked twelve hour days for weeks on end without a day off, setting new sales goals for myself and meeting sales challenges Nancy handed me as a way to earn financial bonuses when the tourist season was waning. It was tough and it was exhausting, but she was the best, most fair, caring, thoughtful boss I had ever had and that made all the hard work worthwhile.
When September came and sales commissions were starting to take a drastic dip due to drop in tourism, I knew I had to start thinking about finding a different job that would give me a steady flow in income so I could pay my rent and bills. I agonized about telling Nancy I would have to leave and my nights of fit-full sleep were becoming commonplace. She was the most intuitive person I had ever worked for and it didn’t take long for her to surmise that the tension I was exuding had something to do with her and the job.
Nancy walked into the hotel one day and handed me a beautiful large flowering plant. She told me that she had never had an employee like me who had so totally made the job “my own” and had taken each challenge with a smile and great attitude, even when the days were tough and I was hanging by a thread with exhaustion. Then, she took my hand and said, “I know you have something on your mind, and I just want to say one thing….’the Truth only hurts for a little while, and you are not responsible for other peoples’ disappointment in you by personal decisions you choose to make for your life’”
I looked at her and burst into tears. How could this young woman be so wise and so tuned in to what I was wrestling with? When I got control of myself, I told her that I needed to leave and find another job and that I hated to leave her in the lurch after all she had done for me-both as my employer, and my friend. I was really feeling guilty about it and I was feeling that I was letting her down. She told me that she knew I had to make the choice for me and assured me that I had more than contributed to the success of her business and she was very grateful for everything I had done for HER.
As a “sendoff” , she gave me a two-day trip to the Bahamas and wished me well.
To this day, I think of those pearls of wisdom and find them useful when I worry about other people’s reactions to my honesty when telling somebody how I feel or what I think, especially if those thoughts involve them directly. Sometimes I even preface my words by saying, “A wise woman once said to me, ’the TRUTH only hurts for a little while’.” Or, if I notice that something I have done or said makes a person uncomfortable or defensive, I say “I am not responsible for the way you are reacting or if you are disappointed in my decision about what’s right for ME.”
I know it is important for us to live our lives to be the best of our abilities and to be the most honest person we can be in this lifetime- to ourselves and those we care about. And it isn’t always easy. But knowing that we can make the conscious choice to be TRUE to ourselves, points us in the same direction to be TRUE to others in our efforts to live a life full of abundance and gratitude.

Thank you for letting me share these thoughts and this time with you. Please visit our website, www.fromme2youonline.com to read more “pearls of wisdom” from our family of readers and healers.

Gratefully Yours,
Laurie Jo

I Believe - GM Food - Does it Harm Us?

The following is an unedited excerpt from a recent article posted by American Association for Health Freedom.

Genetically-Modified Food is Dangerous

World renowned biologist Pushpa M. Bhargava, after reviewing more than 600 scientific journals, has stated that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are a major contributor to the sharply deteriorating health of Americans, and the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has called for a moratorium on GM foods, along with long-term independent studies and labeling. They cite several animal studies that point to serious health problems associated with GM food, including immune system dysfunction, infertility, adverse changes in major organs, insulin regulation, and escalation of the aging process.

Many doctors are warning their patients against consuming genetically modified food, and some are prescribing GM-free diets. We are all at risk from GM foods, but babies, children, and pregnant women are even more susceptible to damage from consuming these products.

Warnings Ignored and Denied

This may sound like brand new news, but actually scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had warned about all these problems in the early 1990s. According to recently released documents, the scientific consensus at the agency at that time was that GM foods were inherently dangerous, and might create hard-to-detect allergies, poisons, gene transfer to gut bacteria, new diseases, and nutritional problems. It was suggested that long-term rigorous tests be instigated before approval of GM food production.

However, the White House had ordered the agency to promote biotechnology and the FDA responded by recruiting Michael Taylor, The Monsanto Company's former attorney, to head up the formation of GMO policy. That policy, which is in effect today, denies knowledge of scientists' concerns and declares that no safety studies on GMOs are required. It is up to Monsanto and the other biotech companies to determine if their foods are safe. Mr. Taylor later became Monsanto's vice president. Monsanto, described by Wikipedia as a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation, has a long history of disregard for public health and safety and the environment of the planet.

GMOs May Remain Inside of Us

The most dangerous problem from eating GM foods is that long after we stop eating GMOs, we may still have harmful GM proteins produced continuously inside us. For example, eating a corn chip made with GM corn has the possibility of transforming our intestinal bacteria into living pesticide factories, maybe for the rest of our lives. The gene inserted into GM soy transfers into the DNA of bacteria living inside our intestines and continues to function. The U.S. medical community is concerned about the huge increase of gastrointestinal problems over the last decade. The answer might be found in examining whether GM foods are colonizing the gut flora of our population.

GM foods may be contributing to the rise of autism, obesity, diabetes, asthma, cancer, heart disease, allergies, reproductive problems, and any other common health problem now plaguing Americans, but we may never know. What we do know is that large numbers of animals are dying after eating GM grains, and that these animals (which include cows, horses, sheep, buffalo, and chickens) had a wide variety of symptoms. It follows that susceptible people may react to GM food with multiple symptoms or maladies. And also, what we do know is that proper testing has not been conducted.

Famed Canadian geneticist David Suzuki states, "The experiments simply haven't been done and we now have become the guinea pigs." He adds, "Anyone that says, 'Oh, we know that this is perfectly safe,' I say is either unbelievably stupid or deliberately lying."

What You Can Do

Here are some guidelines that you can implement right now. Stay away from anything with soy or corn derivatives, cottonseed and canola oil, and sugar from GM sugar beets-unless it says organic or "non-GMO." There is a pocket Non-GMO Shopping Guide co-produced by the Institute for Responsible Technology and the Center for Food Safety, which is available as a download, as well as in natural food stores and in many doctors' offices.

Consumers sometimes don't realize the power they have over the food industry. If enough consumers boycott GM foods, there's a good chance they will disappear from the marketplace, because that's what happened in Europe. Anti-GMO countries include Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece, France, and Hungary.

Kind regards,
Tami Wahl,
Legislative Director
American Association for Health Freedom
office@healthfreedom.net

Am I loved - I am not on your path

The article written yesterday made me think about how much time we spend disagreeing with one another. I am not just talking about individuals, but families, groups, communities, cities, states, countries, religions, politics, races, creeds, colors, and of course, the sexes. I heard a statistic the other day that made me realize how much effort we are putting into disagreements and/or negative energy. The statistic said that given the entire span of mans life on this planet (as far back as we have recorded history), we have spent 83% of our entire history in, or at, war. That means that only 17% of Mother Earths history has been peaceful. Here is a quick list of all the major wars and conflicts since 1479 BC. This list doesn't even include the 'minor' wars or conflicts.

Here is the challenge - 'What is the longest period of time where we have not been at war"? When you discover the answer I am sure you will be just as amazed as I am - and also so very sad for the human race.

Major Wars and Conflicts

War [Sort by: Date Name] Date(s)
Egyptian Invasion of Asia 1479 BC

Persia Empire Wars 546 - 539 BC

Persian-Greek Wars 499 - 401 BC

Peloponnesian Wars 460 - 404 BC

Greek City-States Wars 395 - 362 BC

Alexander & Macedonian Conquests 338 - 322 BC

Hellenistic Monarchies, Wars of the 318 - 170 BC

Punic War, First 264 - 241 BC

Punic War, Second 219 - 202 BC

Invasion of the Hsiung-nu 203 - 200 BC

Third Macedonian War 168 BC

Punic War, Third 149 - 146 BC

Gallic Wars 58 - 52 BC

First Triumvirate, Wars of the 53 - 45 BC

Second Triumvirate, Wars of the 43 - 31 BC

Roman Empire Wars 27 BC - 476 ad



Byzantine Empire Wars 395 - 1453

Muslim Conquests 624 - 982

Charlemagne, Conquests of 773 - 796

German States, Wars of the 891 - 1789

Norman Conquest of England 1066

Crusades 1096 - 1254

English-French Wars 1194 - 1337

Mongol Wars 1214 - 1402

English Scottish Wars 1314

Hundred Years War 1337 - 1453

Venetian-Turkish Wars 1416 - 1573

Wars of the Roses 1455 - 1487

Spanish-Moslem Wars 1481 - 1492

Spanish Conquest of Mexico 1519 - 1521

Mogul-Afghan War 1526

Spanish Conquest of Peru 1531 - 1533

English Spanish Wars 1588

Thirty Years' War 1618 - 1648

English Civil Wars 1642 - 1651

Spanish-French Wars 1648 - 1659

Jacobite Rebellions 1689 - 1745

Great Northern War 1700 - 1721

Spanish Succession, War of the 1701 - 1714

French and Indian War 1754 - 1763

Seven Years' War 1756 - 1763

American Revolution 1775 - 1783

French Revolutionary Wars 1792 - 1802

Napoleonic Wars 1803 - 1814

Indian Wars in United States 1811 - 1887

War of 1812 1812 - 1815

Peruvian War of Independence 1824

Texan War of Independence 1836

Afghan-British War, First 1839 - 1842

Mexican War 1846 - 1847

American Civil War 1861 - 1865

Seven Weeks' War 1866

Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871

Afghan-British War, Second 1878 - 1880

Zulu-British War 1879

Sudan, War for the 1881 - 1899

Spanish-American War 1898

Boer War, Second 1899 - 1902

Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905

World War I 1914 - 1918

Afghan-British War, Third 1919

Turkish War of Independence 1919 - 1923

World War II 1939 - 1945

French Indochina War 1946 - 1954

Arab-Israeli War 1948 - 1949

Korean War 1950 - 1953

Hungarian Uprising 1956

Vietnam War 1965 - 1975

Six-Day War 1967

October War 1973

Iran-Iraq War 1980 - 1988

Persian Gulf War 1991

Terrorism, War on 2001 - present day

This information was provided by e.history.com. For some real eye opening information, visit their site.

So, all of this information is being provided for one reason - who is to say which path in life is correct? Is there such a thing as 'One Right Path'? And if there is just 'One Right Path', whose path should we be following? When will we realize that Everyone is on the correct path for them and we need to accept them for what and who they are?

'I Believe' if each of us were to live our life according to "In all things and in all life - Do No Harm" our history would reflect an entirely different scenario.

Thank you for sharing your time with Me. You are appreciated!

From Me 2 You Online,
Laurie

I Believe - Does God Love Me?

I had a discussion with my Mother the other day and being she is 82 years old, she is from the old school. She doesn't seem to understand that there is NO right or wrong life pathways. This woman professes to be a born again christian and somehow has come upon the notion that God only loves her and those that agree with her. She is of the opinion that she, and only those that believe exactly as she does, are going to go to heaven. When I ask her if she believes that God is all about love, she whole heartedly agrees - but only as long as the person has taken Jesus as their personal savior. If you haven't taken the Lord as your savior, you are doomed to live in hell for eternity. So, I then made the point that the world and thousands of people were born long before Jesus Christ came along and they were not able to accept Him as their personal savior, so the question arises - Are they doomed to live in hell for eternity also? Her answer astounded me! She quoted from the Bible that 'Many are called, but few are chosen' (Matthew 22 v.14). Now, my guess is 'that is a little out of context' but she corrected me and told me that each verse is complete unto itself. Now if you follow that type of thinking, it is no wonder that so much of our history has been scarred by religious wars. How sad is that?

Thank you for spending your time with me. There is room for comments so lets have a discussion. Do you think God loves You?

From Me 2 You Online,
Laurie

I Believe - Balance is the Key

I believe we need a "balance" in life. Balance of career - family - material possessions - religious beliefs - love. How do we find "balance"? I believe we make sure we follow a few principles of life.

Honesty is first and foremost on my list. This will shape what is to come. Honesty with ourselves in what we want in life, what we believe in, what we can accomplish, what we can give. If we can be honest with ourselves, we can be honest with others.

Keeping our word - Trustworthiness. People who can be trusted are always in balance. What you give to others always returns rewards to us.

Finding the talents given us and sharing them is where joy is found and helps with our balance. Talents can lead us in our careers and some are passed down to generations. Great books are written, songs are sung, music is played, movies are produced, a message is delivered, peoples lives are changed.

Finding "balance" by sharing our beliefs gives wisdom, joy and understanding to others. Share your beliefs with family, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, the world. What you feel in your heart can be shown and shared from your belief and the balance you have in your life.

Your passion, your awareness of the world and circumstances around us can affect our balance. The way we use this balance is a way of giving to ourselves and to others. A "balance" between work and play can help relieve stress, physical conditions, fatigue and provide the necessary ingredients we need.

Being there for each other physically and emotionally and encouraging each other to be the best you can be can acquire "balance".

Find a balance of money and possessions. Support yourself and your family, but don't forget to give your wisdom, your time and your love to everyone needed.

'I Believe' we can work at finding a "balance" that works for each of us.

Thank you,
Barb

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