Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation with someone who likes to hear themselves talk more than they like to listen? I am sure you have. We all know someone who will invariably interrupt you at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence (never at the end of the sentence because that would mean they didn't interrupt) to tell you what they think or know, what you should think, what you should know, what to do, what not to do, how they feel, how you should feel, what they did in that situation, what you should do in that situation....on and on and on.....
I have a friend like that. Just for fun the other day, I decided to count the number of sentences I was able to complete in an hour. I started a total of 32 sentences and completed 4 of them without interruption. Hmmmm........... What does that tell me? There are several ways to look at this bad habit - and I do believe it is a very bad and inconsiderate habit that we all need to be aware of as it can say the following to our friends.
First - When you interrupt someone, you are basically telling them that you are more important - your opinion is more important - your thoughts are more important and any information you can impart is far more important than whatever they have to say to you.
Second - When you interrupt someone, you are confirming that their information, opinion, thoughts or feelings are more than likely incorrect according to your way of thinking. So now, not only are you telling them how unimportant they are, you are also telling them their thoughts, words and/or deeds are incorrect as well.
Wow - Now who wouldn't want a friend like that? The world really does revolve around them - just ask them....they will be happy to tell you!
Now, of course, there is another way to look at this. It is so easy to take this personally, but is it really about you? Are you really unimportant? Are you really incorrect? I don't think so! I think it is more about them than you. Why? I believe the person who is doing the interrupting has a need to feel superior and the only way they can actually do that is by trying to make you feel inferior. Their thoughts or information is not more important or more correct - they just have a need to try and make their thoughts more important or more correct. It really has nothing to do with you - it is all about them - their insecurities and their needs.
There are only two reasons we do anything in our life - to gain pleasure or to avoid pain. When you interrupt someone in the middle of a sentence it is only for one of those reasons. You may want to ask yourself which of these reasons are the most common for you? You may also want to ask yourself why this bad habit has become a part of your life? And last, but certainly not least, ask yourself 'If the shoe were on the other foot and your friend was always interrupting what you were trying to say, would you want to continue to be friends'? Hmmmmm..........food for thought.
Thanks for letting me share my time and thoughts with you. Writing is so sweet - I can't be interrupted!
Thanks for sharing your time with me. Let me know your thoughts. I promise not to interrupt!!!
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Brand
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Life is ALL about choices
I got an email from a friend the other day and I would like to share part of it with you. It made me start thinking about life and how EVERYTHING that happens is a direct result of the choices we make on a minute by minute basis. This email reminded me that when you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to each and every situation and you also choose how you allow people to affect our job market. The bottom line is: It's your choice how you live life and if you want to work and be a responsible citizen or if you just want to complain about how bad everything is. Personally, I am choosing to work and help keep Americans employed
Here is the email she sent - read it and see if you agree that each choice we make not only affects us, but can and does affect everyone else. In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track. Let's get behind her!
"Good idea... one light bulb at a time..check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China . The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA . Start looking.
My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico now. I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything.
This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled, "Everyday Value." I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more
money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready
for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio .
So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here.
So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets....yep, you guessed it,
Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!
My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!
Please accept this challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!
We should have awakened a decade ago......)
Let's get with the program.... help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the U.S.A."
Thank you for sharing your time with us. Please visit our website at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com for more information.
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Brand
Here is the email she sent - read it and see if you agree that each choice we make not only affects us, but can and does affect everyone else. In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track. Let's get behind her!
"Good idea... one light bulb at a time..check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China . The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA . Start looking.
My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico now. I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything.
This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled, "Everyday Value." I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more
money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready
for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio .
So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here.
So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets....yep, you guessed it,
Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!
My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!
Please accept this challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!
We should have awakened a decade ago......)
Let's get with the program.... help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the U.S.A."
Thank you for sharing your time with us. Please visit our website at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com for more information.
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Brand
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A Rune Reading for Me
Three RUNE Spread - A Reading for Me!
I keep a journal of the Runes I pull and use the Runes to hold a conversation with myself, using a question-and-answer format. The following is a reading I did for myself recently.
I had been invited to spend a few days with a girlfriend about 6 hours away from where I live. She had planned several activities for us and I was very excited to get away on my own for five days. My husband was excited and encouraging for me to go, so I thought I could start making plans to leave. I had been so busy planning an extended summer vacation for the two of us, that I was getting frustrated and edgy about all the plans I had to put together for us; I REALLY needed a break from it.
Three days before I left, my husband asked me, “so, what time are WE leaving on Thursday?” I was taken aback and didn’t quite know how to tell him that HE wasn’t included in the little getaway I was planning. Without thinking, I burst out with, “What do you mean WE? You’re not going-this is a GIRLS weekend.” I was taken aback by the look on his face, and realized I hadn’t handled that very diplomatically. I told him we would discuss it later, and proceeded to go into another room where I could consult the RUNES on this issue. I knew that just blurting out my immediate reaction had hurt his feelings. My dilemma was whether I should just cancel my plans or take the easy way out and take him with me.
I decided to do a 3 RUNE spread to help me address the issue. The first RUNE addressed the “Situation”: What happens if I leave for 5 days by myself and think only of ME? The issue was “taking time off”. The RUNE I picked was Kano (Opening). This was a great RUNE choice for me in this instance because it was asking me to explore the unconscious and bring it to consciousness. Why was I so intent on going away? Subconsciously, I was needing to renew my energy with new surroundings and activities. I needed to gain clarity about how I was feeling pushed and pressured to plan the “perfect” summer vacation for us and I was consumed about not leaving any stone unturned. The RUNE Kano showed me that by taking the mini getaway I would come back with renewed clarity and energy.
The second RUNE addressed the “Course of Action”. I was torn about letting my husband go with me and share my five days with my girlfriend and me. It didn’t feel right. The question I asked myself before choosing a RUNE was: “What happens if I let him come with me?” The issue was clearly about my relationship. I chose the RUNE Algiz in the reversed position, (Protection). This RUNE was instructing me to be thoughtful about my health (physical and mental), and to look carefully at ALL associations I was forming at this time. I took ALL to mean my husband, as well as my girlfriend who had invited me to visit her. I hadn’t known my girlfriend for very long and it felt important to use the visit to get to know her better by myself. Also, my husband had never met her; I didn’t feel this was the time for them to form any kind of friend relationship, since she and I had planned activities I knew WE would enjoy and that may not interest my husband. The RUNE also showed me that it was important to see whether my husband would take my refusal to let him go with me personally or if he would understand and accept my need to go away without him. And, if he DID take it as a personal rejection, making the right decision for ME was what I needed to focus on, and not His feelings of insecurity or exclusion. Since new opportunities and challenges are typical of this RUNE, I needed to be mindful that his neediness was a way of “using” me, and if I remained conscious of that fact and take responsibility for my own position and choices that would affect ME and what I wanted; then, the positive benefit would be mine.
The third RUNE addressed the “New Situation/Evolving Situation”. I chose the RUNE Gebo (the Gift of freedom, from which flows all other gifts). This RUNE indicates that union, uniting or partnership in some form is at hand. Choosing this RUNE reminded me that true partnership can only be achieved by separate and whole beings who retain their separateness even in unity & uniting. It also reminded me of the importance of allowing myself to partner with my Higher Self. By making the decision to go by myself, I was inviting new opportunities for growth that involved my husband and me experiencing a period of separateness which would ultimately strengthen our bond and give us new energy for the 2 months we would be spending with each other during our summer vacation.
*As a footnote: When I let go of my fear that I would be horribly disappointing my husband by excluding him in my getaway plans, he was fine and realized I needed time away alone. The 5 days away were just what I needed to renew my clarity and energy for planning our summer vacation. My girlfriend and I developed a closer bond and used the time to laugh, play, and learn more about each other’s personality traits that made us both unique women. I am so glad that I took the time to use the RUNES to help me unravel some of the subconscious blocks that were trying to keep me from doing what I really wanted to do, without fear and guilt. There is no wrong or right when it comes to interpreting the RUNES. Those who consult the RUNES with an open mind, will find that areas of his or her own subconscious will surface enough to address issues that are buried, and therefore enable the Rune Caster to come up with solutions to a problem or answers to questions being posed.
For your own Rune Reading, please contact me at my website: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
Thank you for sharing your time with me
From Me 2 You Online,
Laurie Jo
I keep a journal of the Runes I pull and use the Runes to hold a conversation with myself, using a question-and-answer format. The following is a reading I did for myself recently.
I had been invited to spend a few days with a girlfriend about 6 hours away from where I live. She had planned several activities for us and I was very excited to get away on my own for five days. My husband was excited and encouraging for me to go, so I thought I could start making plans to leave. I had been so busy planning an extended summer vacation for the two of us, that I was getting frustrated and edgy about all the plans I had to put together for us; I REALLY needed a break from it.
Three days before I left, my husband asked me, “so, what time are WE leaving on Thursday?” I was taken aback and didn’t quite know how to tell him that HE wasn’t included in the little getaway I was planning. Without thinking, I burst out with, “What do you mean WE? You’re not going-this is a GIRLS weekend.” I was taken aback by the look on his face, and realized I hadn’t handled that very diplomatically. I told him we would discuss it later, and proceeded to go into another room where I could consult the RUNES on this issue. I knew that just blurting out my immediate reaction had hurt his feelings. My dilemma was whether I should just cancel my plans or take the easy way out and take him with me.
I decided to do a 3 RUNE spread to help me address the issue. The first RUNE addressed the “Situation”: What happens if I leave for 5 days by myself and think only of ME? The issue was “taking time off”. The RUNE I picked was Kano (Opening). This was a great RUNE choice for me in this instance because it was asking me to explore the unconscious and bring it to consciousness. Why was I so intent on going away? Subconsciously, I was needing to renew my energy with new surroundings and activities. I needed to gain clarity about how I was feeling pushed and pressured to plan the “perfect” summer vacation for us and I was consumed about not leaving any stone unturned. The RUNE Kano showed me that by taking the mini getaway I would come back with renewed clarity and energy.
The second RUNE addressed the “Course of Action”. I was torn about letting my husband go with me and share my five days with my girlfriend and me. It didn’t feel right. The question I asked myself before choosing a RUNE was: “What happens if I let him come with me?” The issue was clearly about my relationship. I chose the RUNE Algiz in the reversed position, (Protection). This RUNE was instructing me to be thoughtful about my health (physical and mental), and to look carefully at ALL associations I was forming at this time. I took ALL to mean my husband, as well as my girlfriend who had invited me to visit her. I hadn’t known my girlfriend for very long and it felt important to use the visit to get to know her better by myself. Also, my husband had never met her; I didn’t feel this was the time for them to form any kind of friend relationship, since she and I had planned activities I knew WE would enjoy and that may not interest my husband. The RUNE also showed me that it was important to see whether my husband would take my refusal to let him go with me personally or if he would understand and accept my need to go away without him. And, if he DID take it as a personal rejection, making the right decision for ME was what I needed to focus on, and not His feelings of insecurity or exclusion. Since new opportunities and challenges are typical of this RUNE, I needed to be mindful that his neediness was a way of “using” me, and if I remained conscious of that fact and take responsibility for my own position and choices that would affect ME and what I wanted; then, the positive benefit would be mine.
The third RUNE addressed the “New Situation/Evolving Situation”. I chose the RUNE Gebo (the Gift of freedom, from which flows all other gifts). This RUNE indicates that union, uniting or partnership in some form is at hand. Choosing this RUNE reminded me that true partnership can only be achieved by separate and whole beings who retain their separateness even in unity & uniting. It also reminded me of the importance of allowing myself to partner with my Higher Self. By making the decision to go by myself, I was inviting new opportunities for growth that involved my husband and me experiencing a period of separateness which would ultimately strengthen our bond and give us new energy for the 2 months we would be spending with each other during our summer vacation.
*As a footnote: When I let go of my fear that I would be horribly disappointing my husband by excluding him in my getaway plans, he was fine and realized I needed time away alone. The 5 days away were just what I needed to renew my clarity and energy for planning our summer vacation. My girlfriend and I developed a closer bond and used the time to laugh, play, and learn more about each other’s personality traits that made us both unique women. I am so glad that I took the time to use the RUNES to help me unravel some of the subconscious blocks that were trying to keep me from doing what I really wanted to do, without fear and guilt. There is no wrong or right when it comes to interpreting the RUNES. Those who consult the RUNES with an open mind, will find that areas of his or her own subconscious will surface enough to address issues that are buried, and therefore enable the Rune Caster to come up with solutions to a problem or answers to questions being posed.
For your own Rune Reading, please contact me at my website: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
Thank you for sharing your time with me
From Me 2 You Online,
Laurie Jo
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Three Rune Cast
The Three RUNE Cast
With the issue stated aloud, draw three RUNES and place them Right, Centre and Left.
The first RUNE (Right) speaks of the situation as it now is.
The second RUNE (Center) suggests the course of action called for.
The third RUNE (Left) foretells the outcome which will result from that action.
Alternatively, if you are seeking to remove an obstacle from your life or your progress, you may read the RUNES:
Right - myself or present
Center - the challenge or obstacle
Left - the best possible outcome if I am able to overcome the obstacle
As to how to remove the obstacle for a satisfactory outcome, a supplementary cast of additional RUNE may provide the answer.
This is a brief overview of what a Rune Reading will tell you or how it can assist you in obtaining answers to questions. For a full Rune Reading, please contact me at my website http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
Thank you for sharing your time with me. You are appreciated.
From Me 2 You Online,
Laurie Jo
With the issue stated aloud, draw three RUNES and place them Right, Centre and Left.
The first RUNE (Right) speaks of the situation as it now is.
The second RUNE (Center) suggests the course of action called for.
The third RUNE (Left) foretells the outcome which will result from that action.
Alternatively, if you are seeking to remove an obstacle from your life or your progress, you may read the RUNES:
Right - myself or present
Center - the challenge or obstacle
Left - the best possible outcome if I am able to overcome the obstacle
As to how to remove the obstacle for a satisfactory outcome, a supplementary cast of additional RUNE may provide the answer.
This is a brief overview of what a Rune Reading will tell you or how it can assist you in obtaining answers to questions. For a full Rune Reading, please contact me at my website http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
Thank you for sharing your time with me. You are appreciated.
From Me 2 You Online,
Laurie Jo
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Animals as Healing Helpers
I have been very blessed since moving to Tucson to have met and made many good, loving friends. We help each other out, we are spiritually involved in growing and evolving. One such friend has rescued horses and Dalmatians. When she does healings in her barn, she will open the door to a horse’s stall allowing the animal to come out, stand by the person receiving the healing and magic happens.
I have had several such healings. During the last one, I had my hands on Joey, a great wonderful healing horse, while my friend took me on a meditation journey. At one point during the meditation, I heard the horse in the next stall, lick her lips, I knew this had meaning. Once I ended the meditation, my friend explained that Saphire had licked her lips to help me release “stuff”.
I arrived home tired, I took a nap, woke up relaxed and joyful after the experience. I started to look at my e-mail messages and it hit me! Saphire’s licking dislodged a memory I had hidden very deep in my brain and I have never told anyone. As a teenager, I experienced a molestation by an acquaintance of my family. I was ashamed of this and never told Mom, Dad or anyone else. As an adult, I learned this was not my fault, yet, I held on to it in the back of my brain. When this realization hit me, Saphire licking her lips, I felt thunder struck, and my immediate response after remembering the episode was “Oh my gosh, I have to let this go!”
I have been working on releasing events and individuals who have wronged me by placing them in a pink bubble and releasing it to God. Well, this is another event going in the pink bubble to God.
I am grateful to the animals that are here to serve us. They know what we need and when we learn to read them and listen to them, we can grow spiritually, mentally and emotionally.
Thank you for letting me share this reading and experience with you. For more information and/or a animal communication reading of your own, please go to: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
From Me 2 You Online,
Cristina
I have had several such healings. During the last one, I had my hands on Joey, a great wonderful healing horse, while my friend took me on a meditation journey. At one point during the meditation, I heard the horse in the next stall, lick her lips, I knew this had meaning. Once I ended the meditation, my friend explained that Saphire had licked her lips to help me release “stuff”.
I arrived home tired, I took a nap, woke up relaxed and joyful after the experience. I started to look at my e-mail messages and it hit me! Saphire’s licking dislodged a memory I had hidden very deep in my brain and I have never told anyone. As a teenager, I experienced a molestation by an acquaintance of my family. I was ashamed of this and never told Mom, Dad or anyone else. As an adult, I learned this was not my fault, yet, I held on to it in the back of my brain. When this realization hit me, Saphire licking her lips, I felt thunder struck, and my immediate response after remembering the episode was “Oh my gosh, I have to let this go!”
I have been working on releasing events and individuals who have wronged me by placing them in a pink bubble and releasing it to God. Well, this is another event going in the pink bubble to God.
I am grateful to the animals that are here to serve us. They know what we need and when we learn to read them and listen to them, we can grow spiritually, mentally and emotionally.
Thank you for letting me share this reading and experience with you. For more information and/or a animal communication reading of your own, please go to: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
From Me 2 You Online,
Cristina
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Spirit Guide Information - What are their names?
I know a lot of people would like to know some of their Spirit Guides names.
Sometimes we get new guides that come to help us at a certain times in our lives. Maybe they are coming to guide us during a particularly difficult time, or maybe they are there to help us with a project we are having trouble with, or maybe they just want to be near us. Usually they want us to know that they have come into our lives, so they tell us that they are here and give us their name.
I know you're going to say,"But I can't hear them." Well, they make it easy for you to know that they are here. If you pay very close attention to names you hear everyday, you'll find out when a new guide comes into your life or maybe one that's been there all along wants you to know they're watching and helping you. If you're paying attention to names, you'll hear one that comes up over and over again in anything from a few days to maybe a month. When that happens, you know you have a new guide and what their name is.
Last year, I watched a movie about a girl named Sophie. A few days later, I got a call that my neice had a new baby and she named her Sophie. A few days later, I was asked to help a 7 yr old girl with a spirit problem. Yep! Her name was Sophie. It just went on and on. I finally said,"OK, OK, I know you’re here." So, I now have a new Spirit Guide named Sophie who is here to help me with the next part of my life. She's quite a character and she makes me laugh, but I know she's going to be a great help.
Keep an "ear out" for repeating names and I guarantee when you hear one more than 3 times in a short period, You've got a new helper.
If you'd like to know more of them, you can always contact me at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com to do a Spirit Guide reading. Thank you for sharing your time with me.
From Me 2 You Online
Love, Joy, Peace,
Bonnie
Sometimes we get new guides that come to help us at a certain times in our lives. Maybe they are coming to guide us during a particularly difficult time, or maybe they are there to help us with a project we are having trouble with, or maybe they just want to be near us. Usually they want us to know that they have come into our lives, so they tell us that they are here and give us their name.
I know you're going to say,"But I can't hear them." Well, they make it easy for you to know that they are here. If you pay very close attention to names you hear everyday, you'll find out when a new guide comes into your life or maybe one that's been there all along wants you to know they're watching and helping you. If you're paying attention to names, you'll hear one that comes up over and over again in anything from a few days to maybe a month. When that happens, you know you have a new guide and what their name is.
Last year, I watched a movie about a girl named Sophie. A few days later, I got a call that my neice had a new baby and she named her Sophie. A few days later, I was asked to help a 7 yr old girl with a spirit problem. Yep! Her name was Sophie. It just went on and on. I finally said,"OK, OK, I know you’re here." So, I now have a new Spirit Guide named Sophie who is here to help me with the next part of my life. She's quite a character and she makes me laugh, but I know she's going to be a great help.
Keep an "ear out" for repeating names and I guarantee when you hear one more than 3 times in a short period, You've got a new helper.
If you'd like to know more of them, you can always contact me at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com to do a Spirit Guide reading. Thank you for sharing your time with me.
From Me 2 You Online
Love, Joy, Peace,
Bonnie
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Checking our awareness
I believe that it is easier to lose our awareness at any point in time than it is to stay focused and in the moment, when avoiding catastrophe, big OR small. Let me give you an example.
The other day when I was taking my morning walk and cogitating plans for the day I realized I was having an issue with my balance. Now, this is nothing new; however, I usually recognize that it is either time to sit down and wait for it to pass, or I will put off doing anything that might require a balanced equilibrium until I feel more stable. I don't really mind this about my physical self, as it reminds me about the importance of staying focused- most of the time. But, I have to admit, as I was making my way up a short grade in the street, I totally lost my awareness as I was losing my balance.
In an effort to avoid going “down”, I immediately started saying to myself, “you're not going to fall, you're not going to fall...” And of course I DID fall, while uttering, “you're going to stay upright”, remembering some of the teachings from The Secret that tells us 'anything we focus on, we create'(hoping my fall would be minimized at the very least). But, alas, I found myself on the ground, rubbing my elbow that had hit some stones fairly hard, and shaking my head at the fact that I truly HAD created my own little reality at that point in time. I had LOST MY AWARENESS-again!
For any of you who are not aware of the teachings of The Secret, here are some of the key points regarding focus and attention:
-When you visualize, you materialize
-When you go there in the mind, you go there in the body
-Anything we focus on, we create
-Focus on what you want, instead of what you don't want
-Energy goes where attention goes
Now that I have reminded myself about checking my awareness when I have a lot on my mind and try to do action-oriented tasks at the same time, will it keep me from falling? Hopefully. Will I avoid losing my awareness again under similar future circumstances? Probably not; but, it can't hurt.
Thank you for your willingness to share your time with me. For more articles and information, please visit our website at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Jo
The other day when I was taking my morning walk and cogitating plans for the day I realized I was having an issue with my balance. Now, this is nothing new; however, I usually recognize that it is either time to sit down and wait for it to pass, or I will put off doing anything that might require a balanced equilibrium until I feel more stable. I don't really mind this about my physical self, as it reminds me about the importance of staying focused- most of the time. But, I have to admit, as I was making my way up a short grade in the street, I totally lost my awareness as I was losing my balance.
In an effort to avoid going “down”, I immediately started saying to myself, “you're not going to fall, you're not going to fall...” And of course I DID fall, while uttering, “you're going to stay upright”, remembering some of the teachings from The Secret that tells us 'anything we focus on, we create'(hoping my fall would be minimized at the very least). But, alas, I found myself on the ground, rubbing my elbow that had hit some stones fairly hard, and shaking my head at the fact that I truly HAD created my own little reality at that point in time. I had LOST MY AWARENESS-again!
For any of you who are not aware of the teachings of The Secret, here are some of the key points regarding focus and attention:
-When you visualize, you materialize
-When you go there in the mind, you go there in the body
-Anything we focus on, we create
-Focus on what you want, instead of what you don't want
-Energy goes where attention goes
Now that I have reminded myself about checking my awareness when I have a lot on my mind and try to do action-oriented tasks at the same time, will it keep me from falling? Hopefully. Will I avoid losing my awareness again under similar future circumstances? Probably not; but, it can't hurt.
Thank you for your willingness to share your time with me. For more articles and information, please visit our website at: http://www.fromme2youonline.com.
From Me 2 You Online
Laurie Jo
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Bright Lights
In today's world, there is so much negativity, I wouldn't know where to start listing it all. Here we are trying to shine our lights to all, and the negativity is doing it's best to cover the light. Just think if we made our light soooooo bright it would drown out the darkness. I'm sure there are lots of simple ways to make our light shine brighter.
Well, to start with, how about just smiling. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself. See, it makes you feel better already, and this in turn makes your light shine brighter. OK, now when you go out, keep that smile going. Smile to everyone you pass on the street, in a store, waiting in line, or in a waiting room. Almost everyone smiles back. Now this makes their light switch on and they can spread their smile to the people they see.
Next, after you get the smiling thing down pat, while you're smiling, say "HI!" to all the people you pass. I do and most people say "HI" back and walk on with a smile on their face. See, the light is getting brighter yet.
Now this one always works. When you see someone whose "light" is pretty dim, find something about them to compliment (especially the elderly). "What a great shirt you have!" "You have a beautiful baby!" "I love your dress!" "Your white hair just glows!" "Your children are so well behaved!" I attended a seminar once on how to help stop teenage suicides. The speaker was a principal at a high school that had an especially high rate of suicide and troubled kids. He said most kids just don't seem to get the right kind of attention. One of the things he had the teachers and the students do was to give at least nine compliments a day. This along with other things brought his high suicide rate to zero. That school must not have needed overhead lights, I'm sure the students were producing a lot of light.
I always try to give a lot of compliments, even if I say it just because I really do like their dress, shirt, baby or whatever. It's especially great because not only are you making another persons light shine brighter, but it also makes you feel so good yourself that it doubles your light.
This will at least get your light started and before you know it you'll be finding great ways of your own to make your light brighter. Before you know it your lights will be on high beams.
I'm so glad you clicked onto our website today and I want to Thank You for sharing your time with me. What good taste you have!
From Me 2 You Online
Love, Joy, Peace and Light,
Bonnie
Well, to start with, how about just smiling. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself. See, it makes you feel better already, and this in turn makes your light shine brighter. OK, now when you go out, keep that smile going. Smile to everyone you pass on the street, in a store, waiting in line, or in a waiting room. Almost everyone smiles back. Now this makes their light switch on and they can spread their smile to the people they see.
Next, after you get the smiling thing down pat, while you're smiling, say "HI!" to all the people you pass. I do and most people say "HI" back and walk on with a smile on their face. See, the light is getting brighter yet.
Now this one always works. When you see someone whose "light" is pretty dim, find something about them to compliment (especially the elderly). "What a great shirt you have!" "You have a beautiful baby!" "I love your dress!" "Your white hair just glows!" "Your children are so well behaved!" I attended a seminar once on how to help stop teenage suicides. The speaker was a principal at a high school that had an especially high rate of suicide and troubled kids. He said most kids just don't seem to get the right kind of attention. One of the things he had the teachers and the students do was to give at least nine compliments a day. This along with other things brought his high suicide rate to zero. That school must not have needed overhead lights, I'm sure the students were producing a lot of light.
I always try to give a lot of compliments, even if I say it just because I really do like their dress, shirt, baby or whatever. It's especially great because not only are you making another persons light shine brighter, but it also makes you feel so good yourself that it doubles your light.
This will at least get your light started and before you know it you'll be finding great ways of your own to make your light brighter. Before you know it your lights will be on high beams.
I'm so glad you clicked onto our website today and I want to Thank You for sharing your time with me. What good taste you have!
From Me 2 You Online
Love, Joy, Peace and Light,
Bonnie
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