tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74618651688893963602024-03-04T22:07:03.157-08:00Ambivalent RelicsA Philosophical and Artistic PlaygroundAmbivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-25652775498733365972014-02-04T06:53:00.001-08:002014-02-04T06:53:06.798-08:00Life will give you whatever experiences most helpful
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Life will give you whatever experiences most helpful for
the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you
need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.” – Eckhart Tolle
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In my twenty plus years of being a spiritual mystic, I can
account that some years have been happier than others. The happier years have
been the years I have been more consciously aware. As a student of spirituality
I know that some of my years have been spent unconsciously aware. These were
the years that I knew about awareness of life and its lessons, but was not implementing
the awareness. I had the tools readily available, and yet I did not use them. I
use these years of anxiety, stress and depression as a guide for gauging the
drastic difference between consciously aware and consciously unaware. The
difference is night and day. Try doing something in the dark- and you will get
a picture of what I am trying to describe. It certainly cannot be done with the
same way when there is light. The darkness causes frustration and anger that
continues from its point of origin into wherever it can get to-every corner of
your mind and every interpretation of reality around you. Conscious awareness-
or awakened minds- can navigate better than those without it- and with much
more ease. I can say this because I have done stints of both- for years. My
preference every day of the week is to be aware or awakened. In the awakened
state, I am aware that every experience I am a part of is there for my growth
and for learning. Whether it’s good, bad or ugly- I know that the experience
presented is a beautiful chance for me to excel and help those along the way in
whatever ways I can. In the awakened state I know how beautiful life is in its
every moment. More things are going right in my life and in the world, than
there are things that are going wrong. Every moment is an opportunity to be
aware, to appreciate, to express gratitude for what is. Whatever comes to you-
greet it as an opportunity to grow and to learn. There are not problems in
life- only interesting challenges which you will meet with awareness- and that,
ladies and gentlemen is the cutting edge over all else! Love the NOW. xoxo</span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-89170664305282748452014-01-27T12:20:00.003-08:002014-01-27T12:20:53.528-08:00GROW OR GO HOMEWe have total freedom from birth to face up to our potential and give meaning to our own lives, no matter what has happened to us or around us. Each day is a new day- a new beginning and we are given an opportunity every moment to make the conscious decision to strive for self-actualization- fulfilling our potential with goodness and growth. Each day we are also given the conscious choice to or shrink away from responsibility choosing to view ourselves as helpless victims of circumstance and our environment and live empty inauthentic and dysfunction lives as a result. The decision is yours. We here at GOGH are here to help inspire those who enjoy the positive energy and enjoy being alive, and to those who need to hear an inspirational word when we are thirsty for encouragement and doing better. Dark times lie in every individual and are part of life and a part of growing. GOGH to inspire and be inspired. <br />
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<br />GOGHers are those who have an active interest in growing and learning and developing the positive attitude and outlook it takes to make this the best life it can be. We are dedicated to the personal and spiritual growth of those who wish to better and enjoy life in the present moment. Happiness is always an active choice and an inside job. Each of us determines our own weather and we are not driven by the outside circumstances of life. Life is 10% of what is happening and 90% the way we CHOOSE to react to it. <br />That which holds us back: Service to the self and the pursuit of activities that support our human existence: Material things, status, wealth, power, preoccupation of the self, judgment of the self and of others—all driven by the EGO.<br />That which propels us into greatness: A commitment to promoting others achieving a positive reality along with one’s own. Information is shared freely and lovingly. Lack of ego satisfaction, Personal journeys are recognized and valued. Love and positive light is seen in all things. Individuals seek to radiate unconditional love. Each individual is responsible for individual and collective growth and strive for community growth and progress; setting positive examples and being responsible for the energy each of us carries with us. Each of us have the ability to create positivity everywhere we go and to each person we encounter. You never know the impact your kindness has on another, even if it is never made aware to you. There are no limits to your greatness. Be the person you want to meet. Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-39240942559599710112014-01-08T08:17:00.004-08:002014-01-08T08:17:43.293-08:00Characteristic of the Human Ego and false self that lead to unhappiness
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The ego is a false
sense based on mental concepts. It is identification with the body and the mind—primarily
identification with thought form. “ – Eckhart Tolle</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blaming,
Judging, accusing, gossiping and complaining.</b> The ego always has to have
something to oppose and complain about. It enjoys judging others and blaming behaviors
that cause the individual to reflect outwards to keep attention and focus away
from inward reflection.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The need
to be RIGHT, having enemies or constant opposition, and applying negative
labels to people.</b> Some people always have to be right or have the last
word. These are the behaviors of line crosses and people who do not know when
to stop or let go. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Demanding
recognition for something you did and getting upset if you did not get it. </b>The
ego needs and demands to be recognized. It wants to be better than others and
seeks constant approval that will never be met. If you are self-satisfied and minimize
ego- you will no longer need this approval or validation. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Attention
seeking behaviors such as constant talk of problems, illness, how you are the
victim in circumstances, creating drama, stirring the pot and making a scene. </b>We
all know these people. The only things they have to discuss are negative things
in life. Nothing ever new that is good happens to them. They revel in being the
victim of their unfortunate and unfair life circumstances. Their story rarely changes.
Don’t be this person and stay away from those who are. They drain your energy
and leave you empty. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Giving
your opinion when no one asked for it and/or when it does not change the
situation. </b>If you are not looking to improve a situation or change the
energy to a positive- keep your mouth shut. You sound like an idiot and no one
wants to hear it. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Being concerned
with how the other person sees you than concern for the other person. </b>Once
again these people are completely self-absorbed and are only interested in what
is going on in their or heads and lives. Shift focus on something other than yourself.
There is a great big world out there that you could be improving instead of
creating self-absorbed situations in your mind. It’s not ALL ABOUT YOU.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Trying to
impress others with possessions.</b> Keeping up with the Joneses or showing off
what you have is completely petty and self-absorbed. Try doing a random act of
kindness instead. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Taking
things personally or being easily offended.</b> There are too many positive
things in life to focus on or be a part of. If you are easily offended or take
things too personally, you are once again way too self-absorbed. It’s not all
about you.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Needing
to be seen or to appear important.</b> If you are a good person, people will
recognize and see this. If you feel the need to choose attention seeking behaviors
or things that would make you seem or feel important, you are way off track and
will never feel satisfied. </div>
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Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-88252868263155036052013-10-01T07:01:00.003-07:002013-10-01T07:01:34.691-07:00Don't Resist the NOW
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">“To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of
grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things
being in a certain way, good or bad. It seems almost paradoxical, yet when your
inner dependency on form is gone, the general conditions of your life, the
outer forms, tend to improve greatly. Things, people, or conditions that you
thought you needed for your happiness now come to you with no struggle or
effort on your part, and you are free to enjoy and appreciate them - while they
last. All those things, of course, will still pass away, cycles will come and
go, but with dependency gone there is no fear of loss anymore. Life flows with
ease.” <br />
― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4493.Eckhart_Tolle"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Eckhart Tolle</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is resistance to life and how does it apply to us? We
all resist many things in life- more often than not. There is the old saying “Life
is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.” This doesn’t mean
to not have goals and strive for great things and favorable circumstances. But
we all know that all of those things are not attainable all of the time. Much
of life is circumstances we do not prefer or do not like. It is all essentially
up to you if you are a happy individual or not. The happiness is a choice of
how you perceive the world and choose to interpret situations around you. We
often find ourselves in places we do not want to be or people we don’t want to
be around, but we have to be there anyway, don’t we. Most of us have to work,
since most of us are not instant scratch of lottery winners or trust fund
babies. Letting go of resistance to the now is allowing the now to transform into
something better than we had allowed it to be before. If you must be at work-
be there- and be there now. What that means is to be present in the moments
that are now. Make the most of your day as a choice and be present in the work
you do and the people you interact with. Most of us in conversation are never
really present in who we are talking to or what we are talking about. We focus
on what is in our minds such as grocery lists and what we might do later that
day or on the weekend. We are never really present with who we are with or what
we are doing. Our focus is on the past, the future, or the thoughts our minds.
The mind is always on, but you could be missing something interesting NOW. You
could be creating sincere conversations and work situations. If you are at the doctor’s
office in the waiting room- make the most out of it. Don’t dwell on waiting- do
something fun in the present moment. Bring a great book to read or something to
do. You have to be there anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My personal least favorite are the grocery store, the post
office and the gas station. I try to remove myself from my own egoic mind and
be where I am. Smile at the other people there and say hello. Be in the moment
wherever you are no matter where you are. You always have the choice to make
the most of your situation. You don’t not have to be trapped in the mind with
your constant thoughts and miss the life that goes on around you now. I’d
rather be on a yacht on the Greek isles right now eating feta cheese and olives….but
I am not. I am here in the present moment- and choosing to be Present- wherever
I am. Enjoy the NOW wherever you are and make the most of the time we
have-which is the present. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-45770120908605432812013-09-30T13:07:00.001-07:002013-09-30T13:07:32.251-07:00Mondayness
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today is Monday- with all of its Mondayness we experience-
back to the grind of things, but lets not forget kindness. Today I was
determined to smile at each person as I passed them on busy campus. We are so
engrossed in own realties that we do not think much of anyone else’s. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes a smile can make the difference in a
day. Kindness is disappearing fast- so let’s bring it back- now. It doesn’t cost
you a thing and someone may really be in need of the slightest kindness. I also
littered the campus with kind words on paper- many will get thrown away- but
one may find someone who needed to hear those words. SNAP. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-41532962057350305152013-09-18T06:16:00.000-07:002013-09-18T06:16:28.568-07:00The Power of Choice and My new distain for Verizon (Well, Kinda)
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all have the ability to choose
to be happy, choose to be miserable and choose how we allow things to affect
us. Knowing these principles is one thing, but applying them is another. Always
easier said than done. As life happens and we find ourselves in situations
unpleasing, we have the ability to choose how we will react to any given
situation- be it right or wrong. I have been having this ongoing issue with
Verizon the past few months. They claim that I was delinquent on a bill and put
me as a “cash only” customer, in which you can only pay your bill in person at
the store or call financial services online to make a payment over the phone,
if they choose to do so. Now here’s the thing, I paid my phone bill the same
time and same way I do every month, and have for years. I revived payment
confirmation and went about my life. About three weeks later my boss, of all
people came into the office and asked me if my phone was working, as he had
tried to call and it wasn’t going through. Of course, I responded, and
proceeded to call myself from the landline. He joked that I should perhaps pay
my bill and that they probably shut it off. We both had a good giggle, knowing
that was not the case. As my phone seemed to have issues and was not receiving calls,
I called Verizon to inquire. They stated that I had not paid my bill and that
they had turned my services off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I advised them that there was obviously
a mistake, and that I had received confirmation of payment. They stated that I
had paid, and that three weeks later, they returned the payment to my bank for insufficient
funds. This made absolutely no sense to me- as payments are always deducted
within 24 hours of payment- if not within a few short minutes. And secondly,
the funds were there! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I tried to speak with management
about the mix up, but no one wanted to hear it. Common sense would not avail,
nor would my immaculate track record of being a perfect paying customer for
years. An error in their computer systems and a lack of caring and or reason on
their side had turned me into a “bad customer”, who now had to battle multiple line
transfer telephone calls to pay their monthly bills. At this point my ego is
angry and insulted and no one is listening or cares. The reality of the
situation is that Verizon wins. Companies and customer service has gone so far
out the window that no one cares about keeping a good customer, it’s all about
the money. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At this point, I had a choice- I could
yell at the manager (who prob could care less as he prob hears it several times
a day), threaten to cancel my contract, and throw an outward temper tantrum at
my desk screaming obscenities, spreading my negative energy all over the office
and onto others in the near vicinity. I could have allowed it to affect my
entire day, my attitude for the remaining work day, my driving in angry mode on
the way home, and how I treated my boyfriend and pets when I arrived home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Instead I chose to not be moved by
that situation. True- it is ridiculous and wrong. And there is really nothing
that I can do about it. I can choose to have a chuckle and shake my head and
realize this is what the situation IS. The only choice I have regarding it is
how I respond. I choose to not let if affect me and view it as a learning experience
to enhance knowledge in the ability for the right to CHOOSE how life affects
me, and those around me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-33107065463031981692013-09-03T08:14:00.000-07:002013-09-03T08:14:08.640-07:00Change Your Relationship With The NOW
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Zen
master Hakuin lived in a town in Japan. He was held in high regard and many
people came to him for spiritual teaching. Then it happened that the teenage daughter
of his next door neighbor became pregnant. When being questioned by her angry
and scolding parents as the identity of the father, she finally told them that
he was Hakuin, the Zen Master. In great anger the parents rushed over to Hakuin
and told him with much shouting accusation that the daughter bad confessed that
he was the father. All he was replied was “is that so?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">News of the
scandal spread throughout the town and beyond. The master lost his reputation.
This did not trouble him. No one came to see him anymore. He remained unmoved.
When the child was born, the parents brought him to Hakuin. “You are the father
so you look after him.” The Master took loving care of the child. A year later,
the mother remorsefully confessed to her parents that the real father of the
child was the young man who worked at the butcher shop. In great distress they
went and apologized to Hakuin and asked for forgiveness. “We are really sorry.
We have come to take the baby back. Our daughter confessed that you are not the
father.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Is that so>” is all he
would say as he handed the baby over to them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Master
responds to falsehood and truth, bad news and good news, in exactly the same
way. “Is that so?” He allows the form of the moment, good or bad, to be as it
is and so he does not become a participant in human drama. TO him there is only
this moment, and the moment is as it is. He is nobody’s victim. He is so completely
at one with what happens that what happens has no power over him anymore. Only
if you resist what happens are you at the mercy of what happens, and the world
will determine your happiness and unhappiness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Imagine
briefly how the ego would have reacted during the various stages of the
unfolding of these events. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The most
important, the primordial relationship in your life is your relationship with the
Now, or rather with whatever form the now takes, that is to say, what is or
what happens. If your relationship with the Now is dysfunctional, that
dysfunction will be reflected in every relationship and every situation you
encounter. The ego could be defined simply in this way: a dysfunctional
relationship with the present moment. It is at this moment that you can decided
what relationship you want to have with the present moment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you
have reached a certain level of consciousness, (and by reading this you almost
certainly have), you are able to decide what kind of relationship you want to
have with the present moment. Do I want the present moment to be my friend or
enemy. The present moment is inseparable from life, so you are really deciding
on what kind of relationship you want with life. Once you have decided you want
the moment to be your friend, it is up to you to make the first move. Become
friendly toward it, welcome it no matter what disguise it comes, and soon it
will become friendly toward you, people become helpful, circumstances become
cooperative. One decision changes your entire reality. This decision has to be
made again and again and again- until it becomes natural to live in such a way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The decision
to become friends with the present is the end of the ego. The ego can never be
in alignment with the present moment, which is to say, aligned with life, since
it is its very nature to ignore, resist, and devalue the Now. The stronger the
ego, the more time it takes to over your life. Almost every thought you think
is concerned with past of future, and your sense of self depends on the future for
its fulfillment. Fear, anxiety, expectation, regret, guilt, and anger are the dysfunctions
to the time bound state of consciousness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Via A NEW EARTH- By Eckhart TolleAmbivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-2969994615905411942013-08-22T11:46:00.002-07:002013-08-22T11:46:54.116-07:00How We Think
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Whatever we
plant in our minds and nourish with repetition and emotion one day will be our
reality. “ ~ E. Nightingale <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our minds
are powerful tools. What we think about and speak of attracts that energy
frequency. It is just that simple. What are you attracting in your life? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-22174839473944954112013-07-30T12:52:00.000-07:002013-07-30T12:52:06.533-07:00Living in the NOW <ul>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">“Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.” <br />― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4493.Eckhart_Tolle"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Eckhart Tolle</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>
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Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-15529349096551220102013-06-25T08:09:00.001-07:002013-06-25T08:09:23.508-07:00GOALS TUESDAY<h2>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">“If you aim
at nothing, you will hit it every time.” ― <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/50316.Zig_Ziglar">Zig Ziglar</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What are you
aiming for? Do you know? It is said that most goals that are never written down
are never achieved. The way to happiness is to meet your goals- but first you
have to have them. What do you want out of life? REVIEW each area of your life
and consider what you want from each area. Then- write those goals down. GOALS
AREAS- Family, personal relationships, career, financial, education, spiritual,
social, physical, self enrichment, house/home, creative/artistic. What are your
lifetime goals? 10 year goals? 5 year, 2 year, 1 year, quarterly, monthly,
weekly, daily??? As Zig Ziglar says, do you want to be a wandering generality
or a meaningful specific? Get specific on your goals and your dreams and make
them the target you aim for. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-38553016586504851222013-06-24T07:04:00.000-07:002013-06-24T07:04:32.122-07:00Manifest it Monday <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="goog_222571573"></span><span id="goog_222571574"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Monday and a start to a great new fresh week. You attract what you think and what you speak. Be conscious of your thoughts and words and the quality of them (or lack thereof). We all spend most of our minutes thinking- thoughts fill our heads and many of them contain much negativity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spend your minutes thinking and speaking of only the things you wish to manifest into your life in a positive way. IF a negative thought or worry enters your mind- remember that you have the ability to FLIP IT- into a positive thought or word that will change the request of what you are attracting, and therefor manifesting. It’s a wonderful new day- treat it as such. New wonderful opportunities arrive every minute.</span> <o:p></o:p></span>Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-11926714456809030632013-06-19T08:20:00.001-07:002013-06-19T08:20:17.151-07:00Zeroing in on your Targets
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Zeroing in on your Targets<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Affirmations and goals play an important part of
how successful and happy we are. We all have an</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> idea in mind of what we want in
our lives, but more often than not we never put those thoughts </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">and ideals down
to paper. If we put our objectives down in written form, we create a clear </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">concise
ideal of what we want to attract into reality. Writing these things down makes
them </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">official and revisiting these ideals (suggested daily, or at least weekly)
puts us all closer to the </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">goals and dreams we aspire to- since what we think
and speak about we attract. The powers of </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">our thoughts and words have a tendency
to attract to us those very things. Be sure that your </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">thoughts and words are worthwhile
and good ones- why focus on any other type? Unless of </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">course you wish to
attract what you are thinking about. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Involved a few of your positive peeps to </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">join
you in this, and help each other keep track of your affirmations and goals. Surround
yourself</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> with positive like-minded people and help each other stay on course. </span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">List of areas of
life for self-created affirmations and success.<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Look at daily!<o:p></o:p></span></i></h3>
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What would be ideal?<o:p></o:p></span></i></h3>
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relationships ___________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Goal
Setting<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></h3>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Most
of us live a life of thoughts of the past or of the future. Many of these thoughts
and ideas are of our fears, regrets and disappointments. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
past can be a detriment to the way you currently live your life. Do not let the
fears of a repeated past, bad experience or memory hinder your present or
future. The past can be viewed as a gift of valuable lessons and experiences that
have molded you into a better person, if you choose to view it that way. The
choice is ultimately yours.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
future is inevitable, and always on its way. Embrace the future with positive thoughts
and expectation to attract the best possible scenarios the universe can hand
out to you. It is good to make plans and have goals, but don’t forget that the present
moment is all that is ever available to us. Don’t forget to live each day and
enjoy what is now. None of us are guaranteed the future. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">How
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We
are lucky to have the present time to be alive, aware and present. Most of life
isn’t filled with huge events and milestones- it is often filled with tiny
moments we deem insignificant, but these are the moments that fill up most of a
life time. Enjoy the little things life has to offer. That great cup of coffee,
the car that let you pass giving the friendly wave, spending time with a great
person- the list is endless of the good things that do happen each day. When we
become less obsessed with thoughts and being self-absorbed in our own minds, we
can really become present in living in the current moments of our lives. We are
all here to learn and grow and enjoy life. Happiness is attainable by choice,
living presently and seeing the greatness in the little details that make up
the whole. Enjoy the journey. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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outward things, but on the way we see them.</span><span style="font-family: "Colonna MT"; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- <a href="http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/leo_tolstoy_quotes.html"><span style="color: #347070;">Leo Tolstoy</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Colonna MT"; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Life is generally nothing more than how we see it- our perspective on
things. This determines the emotional mindset of every individual that has ever
drawn breath. It is also my favorite super power to play on, aside from my magnificent
dancing which sort of resembles DeeDee from the cartoon Dexter’s Laboratory. My
advances in my “creative thinking” have come a long way over the years, thus
causing an increase in my happiness’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I was having an interesting morning the other day, that of which a
few years back I would have instantly dubbed it a terrible morning. But it was
the perspective I chose that made it just the opposite. It was the kind of
morning where time was not on my side. I spent much of it inside of my closet
giving every article of clothing I owned the brow for not being something magnificent
I wanted or Pintrest worthy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What the
hell is all this crap and where did all the good outfits go? These outfits all
suck..”. Ok- checkpoint one on pre-coffee brain- I am lucky to have these
clothes, and I know it. There would be tons of people in line to have my “subpar”
outfits any day of the week. Pick something and go!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After finally getting it together, I leave the house, pull out of the
garage and then try to close my garage door…which isn’t working. I give another
round of the brow, And then checkpoint two -come to the realization that I am
extremely lucky to own a home and have a garage door…which may or may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not work. If you own a home, things go wrong
from time to time. If you have the privilege to own anything, they will break
or need repair. And I feel privileged to have the opportunity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After manually closing my garage door, I go out the front door to
leave once and for all, when I run face first into a spider web, fully equipped
with a friendly spider that is now in my face. This- will wake you up faster
than any cup of coffee- I guarantee it. After an awkward series of gestures, I
wipe Mr. Friendly spider and said web off of me and giggle- another wonderful
day to enjoy silly encounters such as spider web in the face. Good Morning- I
am lucky to be alive. Many would give anything for another day, regardless of
the circumstances or how it started. Embrace life with an attitude of joy and
happiness. It is not necessarily about what is going on, but just your perspective.
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thoughts of what is to come in the future. Rarely are thoughts of the present
and enjoying in detail what we have in front of us right now. We tend to dwell
on the past and allow our thoughts to be occupied what has beens and what ifs-
instead of realizing that the present moment is the time to live and create memories
of true living. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us. Enjoy the present and make the most of it while you are in it and create a
wonderful future. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-74691452285952017182013-04-02T06:35:00.001-07:002013-04-02T06:35:47.961-07:00Extras for Vision Boards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I just came across these great blank checks to fill out to yourself or someone you feel might need it. Fill one out and have faith that you will be provided with what you need. Great for vision boards, prayers and meditations to ask for abundance to manifest in your life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Have fun with it an give it a whirl, see if it works for you. No harm, no foul if it is done with the best intentions for all involved. We loose our games of pretend as we grow into adults and stop having faith and believing in the impossible.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may even make a few bucks! Who knows. Children have such a vibrant energy because they believe in the unattainable. As adults we loose it, and we become stunted because we lack that great ballance of imagination with our realities.</span> Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-28604347585137721742013-03-27T11:38:00.001-07:002013-03-27T11:38:45.276-07:00Creative Hiatus…
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkdkIvk_16pzEvuzLpbHnCojMEhieSlP6s693KMjhKRscRJB0ye_MOvjY4gXt_72gZEIgXbhmQ5C0wj7X7C9ironQFAFpBNFNrFvgyxxaSspZYxsmQ7HWNgSuQrmlMX5Gg0oV8Eb7datd/s1600/me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkdkIvk_16pzEvuzLpbHnCojMEhieSlP6s693KMjhKRscRJB0ye_MOvjY4gXt_72gZEIgXbhmQ5C0wj7X7C9ironQFAFpBNFNrFvgyxxaSspZYxsmQ7HWNgSuQrmlMX5Gg0oV8Eb7datd/s200/me.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Byington;">I have been off to a
small few month hiatus from blogging, mostly due to the fact that I have been
working on a new creative project….of writing my first book. The book will
based on the same subjects that my blog is based on- Happy living and a
positive life style to success. Aside from that I have been enjoying the winter
months wrapped up in fuzzy blankets sipping hot cocoa (and well let’s face it,
a glass of wine or two!). The winter months are always a good time to schedule
projects and make <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>great plans to execute
in the warmer months when our bodies naturally feel like doing more. I use my
hibernation mode to focus on school and creative ideas and projects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have also been able to focus on being creative in my Etsy shop <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ambivalent
Relics</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmbivalentRelics"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmbivalentRelics</span></a>),</i>where
I take old obscure items and give them new life- mixed media style. I have just
added a ton of interesting reproduction pocket watch pieces. Tons of new
baubles and one of a kind mixed media art pieces. How I do love to be creative!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">We create our own reality all around us. As the great metaphysician
Florence Scovell <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schinn said, “your word
is your wand.” Your words and thoughts attract the vibratory forces of what you
think and say. You create your own reality. Do not condemn yourself or anyone
else with a misuse of thought or word energy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speak
good things into existence and they are more likely to manifest in reality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As adults we
are faced with a vast amount of responsibility. It is often overwhelming and all-consuming
at times. We live in a day and age where we are more stressed out as a society
than any other before us. The world we live in is fast paced and the expectations
of us are endless. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stress and the
worry of what comes next or how we may find the means, mentally, physically and
financially to tackle the next hurdle that comes our way. As an enthusiast of
positive living, I came across a great little quote that made me stop and
think. It was short and simple and stopped me in my tracks. It applies if you
are religious or not<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. “Have you prayed
about it as much as you have talked about it?”</b> Um, well…probably not- good
point. Imagine how many minutes a day we think and apply our mental energy to worrying
about a problem. Problems will always find us. That is life and no one is
immune to problems. If you are alive, you are going to have problems; it’s as
simple as that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It is all in
the way we handle these problems. Imagine if you had to count the minutes of
just one day that you were worried about an issue. It pops into your mind over
and over throughout the day. If you add up all these minutes, how long have you
spent worrying about a certain problem? Fifteen minutes? Thirty minutes? An
hour? Or more? Instead of worrying about those problems, it may be best to cut
out that middle man of worrying, and spend those minutes or hours with positive
thoughts to the situation. If you are a praying type of person, pray every time
that thought comes into your mind. It’s all about being proactive instead of
being reactive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thought that entered your mind and turn it into a positive stream of consciousness.
Instead of how am I going to do x, y, and z followed by a series of minutes
wasted worrying, rephrase it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I am
fully equipped and able to handle issues x, y, and z. I will come up with a
great solution. A positive outcome is on its way and the answer will come to
me, be revealed, etc…” Positive thoughts and words by nature attract positive
energy into the situation, while negative thoughts attract negative energy into
the situation. Make a conscious choice on how you will spend your minutes and
how you think of a situation. Life happens anyway, we have the choice to cut
out the middle man – worry- and go straight for a positive solution. Spend
those extra minutes doing something you love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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power of thoughts and words is quite shocking. Japanese Scientist Dr. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Masaru Emoto did an experiment on the power of
positive thinking on water, proving that it literally changes the structure and
health of organic matter. His findings are stunning- as you can see them
scientifically for yourself. Take a look at this link and see the photos and
the video. It is quote stunning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-8755200435125476812013-01-24T07:36:00.002-08:002013-01-24T07:36:21.884-08:00Decidedly Happy <span style="font-size: medium;">A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully
dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home
today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he
smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.<br /><br /><br />As he maneuvered his
walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room,
including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.<br /><br /><br />"I love
it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been
presented with a new puppy.<br /><br />"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just
wait."<br /><br />"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he
replied.<br /><br />"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I
like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. "It's a decision I make every
morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting
the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out
of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.<br /><br />Each day is a gift, and as
long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've
stored away. Just for this time in my life.<br /><br />Old age is like a bank
account. You withdraw from what you've put in.<br /><br />So, my advice to you would
be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! Thank you for
your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">1. I am harmonious, happy and Divinely magnetic, and now draw to
me my ships over a calm sea.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A
man is relieved and happy when he has put his heart into his work and done his
best; but what he has said and done otherwise, shall give him no peace. It is a
deliverance which does not deliver. In the attempt his genius deserts him; no
muse must be friends; no invention; no hope. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">–
Ralph Waldo Emerson<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">What does it mean to do
and being the best in all that we do? We live in a society today that is much
different than the fifty years ago, thirty years ago, or even twenty years ago.
I grew up in a large extended family in Germany, where it was not just taught,
but expected to do ones best. My grandparents held minor league middle working
class jobs. My grandmother worked at the military base launderette and my grandfather
was lovinging called “the candy man”, as he filled candy and various snack
vending machines around the base. I highly doubt that either of these jobs were
their ideal dream jobs that they daydreamed about as children, but it was a job
and they were proud of the jobs they both did. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Those were the days
that people were loyal to their company and stuck around for the long haul,
regardless of the position. They were the days that people took pride in what
they did, whether it was being a laundry attendant, vending machine filler or
flipping burgers at the local snack bar. People took pride in what they did,
and did their jobs to the best of their abilities. It was a matter of personal
pride. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How often do we go
through the drive thru at a fast food restaurant to find the food service
worker is less than pleasant, giving the distinct air of how miserable they are
to be there? Why should we have to suffer their life choices and their inability
to cope with them in a healthy manner? The bottom line is, we shouldn’t. Nor
should people take on that attitude. It makes everyone involved miserable. Most
of us have to work because it provides us with income that we need to make our living.
We have to be at work on average about forty hours a week, more or less. You
are there anyway- so why not choose to take pride in what you do and try your
best to enjoy it. Whether you are an executive, flipping burgers or anything in
between, you have a choice to make the best of any situation. If you work at
KFC, be the best at frying chicken so at the end of the day you can have pride
knowing that you have done your best. The key is to do your best at whatever
you do and wherever you go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Attitude can take you far- straight to the bottom or
straight to the top. They choice is always up to you. People notice your
attitude and how they felt being around you. It is ones imperative duty as a
member of society to make the right choices and lead by example. Let your life
be a message to others and your actions a legacy that others will be inspired
to carry on. It does not have to be a grand thing you do, often rest in the
simplest of statements of taking pride in the self, doing a good job and being
kind. You are responsible for the energy you bring into a room. It is up to you
whether you leave the energy better or worse than before you entered it. The
good examples of humanity are fading all around us and it is up to us to take on
the cause, before everyone forgets what it was like and we live in a world of
mediocrity and unhappiness. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we must accept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny; and
not minors and invalids in a protected corner, not cowards fleeing before a
revolution, but guides, redeemers and benefactors, obeying the almighty effort,
and advancing on chaos and the Dark.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-20362278637096483852013-01-10T07:49:00.002-08:002013-01-10T07:49:56.860-08:00Setting Intentions
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Typewriter"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The mind
is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Typewriter"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Typewriter"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/john_milton_quotes.html"><b><span style="color: #347070; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">John Milton</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Typewriter"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Charge the energy around you and set the intention of the
day. It’s always personal choice of how your day and thoughts will proceed.
Choose to make it a great day filled with success. The right state of mind is
the key to your success or to your demise. It needs to be practiced so often
that it becomes a habit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">List 5 things you are thankful for every day. We
are amongst the wealthiest in the world. Many people would do anything to have
what we do- whether it be material possessions or circumstance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thought
of the day:</u></b> </span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">My seeming impossible good now comes to pass, the
unexpected now happens!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Set
the intention for the day:</u></b> Visualization. State and command the kind of
day you intend to have. Give it a quick visualization. This may seem silly- but
the most successful sports teams in the world are coached in the art of
visualization before a game. They visualize their plays and how they intend to
win the game. Life is no different. Professional studies show that teams that
practice a brief visualization have a higher percentage of successful plays and
wins. This is a fact. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Example: Today is going to be a great day.
I will be successful in all of my endeavors and live in each and every moment
of the day- being fully present and engaging with others.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>You
are responsible for the energy you bring into a room</u></b><u>.</u> This
existence is not just all about you- even though it feels like it. You and the
energy you bring into a room can either brighten or darken a room. Choose to be
the bright energy and engage with others. You never know what they might be
going through as well. We tend to get wrapped up in our own inner turmoil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kindness is the biggest gift you can give to
another. Do something kind for someone else- even if it is just a smile, a
positive call or text. Make it a point to do something kind for someone else
today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Shake
off the negative energy</u>.</b> Negative energy is like lint- sometimes it
just attracts to us like when you are wearing black pants- everything seems to
attract to them. Negative energy can be the same way. Shake it off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-60343648627893162122013-01-08T07:02:00.000-08:002013-01-08T07:02:16.122-08:00Light Energy<div class="yiv178034752MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_1357656890912144" style="font-family: Calibri;">I evoke thee- the spirit of the law not the
letter of it. The ability to see and do, not look and judge. The love that asks
for nothing but to give. –</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";">P.
Telesco</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In every religion, in every part of the world, we as human beings
tend to believe in something. A higher good, a higher state of consciousness, a
divine God, or Gods and Goddesses, something outside of ourselves perpetuating
toward the greater good. Some believe in science. It is all energy, and in
either realm of belief, we are all composed of energy and so is physical world
around us. All energy vibrates with a frequency. Tiny sub particles everywhere
we look and everything we are. No matter what we believe, we are all created
from the same energy. That being said, much of the world gets caught up in the
semantics of what we believe. Much of religion is composed of the thoughts of
being right. People want their religion to be right- thus them being right. This
is the plight of the ego. Self-validation and the need to be right and the need
to win. This is where we lose sight of main point of it all. Let all of that
fall by the wayside and what we have left is love. Allowing not only ourselves
to live and experience the gift of life, but allow others to live as well. Thus
we learn and practice the gift of forgiveness, kindness and love. This is the
ultimate ideal- to practice the spirit of the law and not only the letter of it.
Through this, we create a love that asks for nothing but to give. </span>
</span><div class="yiv178034752MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unconditional love for each other as fellow beings of the same
energy. When we are loving of others, we are loving of ourselves. The same goes
for when we are hateful toward others, we are hateful toward ourselves. Often
those who are destructive need the most kindness and love. It may not always be
healthy to have those people a direct part of your life, but you can be there
for them indirectly. I know a wise man who told me once, in a discussion of
religion, that when he prayed at night, he prayed for his enemies first- anyone
who he felt who had wronged him or anyone who he was angry with. Those are the
cases that need the greatest resolve. I believe we are all godly, and all beings
of light and each of us are capable of the same positive love that radiates
directly form the divine source or energy that we all are part of. </span>
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I am a light
worker,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I awoke so that others
may awaken,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I learn so that others
may also learn,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I transform so that
others may transform,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I lighten my load so
others may change theirs,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I learn to see so that
others may see,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I forgave myself so
that I may help others to forgive,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I love myself so that I
can bring out love in others,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I am a light
worker,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I live to give
comfort,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I live to shine loving
light into others,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I live to
heal,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I live to give
hope,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I live for
truth,</strong></em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I live for
love.</strong></em>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><em><strong> </strong></em></span>
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<span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>Think of five things
you are grateful to have in your life</u></b>. There are many. Your
<b>health</b>, the fact that you got to wake up one more day, your <b>wealth</b>
(there are many with less and would give anything to have what you do), the
abundance of <b>love</b> you have in your life (your presence in this world
makes a difference to many people), the <b>really cool individual you are</b>
(there is no one else in this world like you), <b>How far you have successfully
made it</b> in a difficult world and all the stresses that affect us every day.
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>Thought of the
day:</u></b> Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>Set the intention for
the day:</u></b> Visualization. State and command the kind of day you intend to
have. Give it a quick visualization. This may seem silly- but the most
successful sports teams in the world are coached in the art of visualization
before a game. They visualize their plays and how they intend to win the game.
Life is no different. Professional studies show that teams that practice a brief
visualization have a higher percentage of successful plays and wins. This is a
fact. </span></span>
<div class="yiv178034752MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
<div class="yiv178034752MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Example: Today is going to be a great day. I will be successful in
all of my endeavors and live in each and every moment of the day- being fully
present and engaging with others.)</span></span>
<div class="yiv178034752MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_1357656890912159" style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>You are responsible for the energy
you bring into a room</u></b><u>.</u> This existence is not just all about you-
even though it feels like it. You and the energy you bring into a room can
either brighten or darken a room. Choose to be the bright energy and engage with
others. You never know what they might be going through as well. We tend to get
wrapped up in our own inner turmoil.<span> </span>Kindness is the biggest gift
you can give to another. Do something kind for someone else- even if it is just
a smile, a positive call or text. Make it a point to do something kind for
someone else today. </span></span>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>Shake off the
negative energy</u>.</b> Negative energy is like lint- sometimes it just
attracts to us like when you are wearing black pants- everything seems to
attract to them. Negative energy can be the same way. Shake it off.
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Think
of five things you are grateful to have in your life</u></b>. There are many.
Your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">health</b>, the fact that you got
to wake up one more day, your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wealth</b>
(there are many with less and would give anything to have what you do), the
abundance of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">love</b> you have in your
life (your presence in this world makes a difference to many people), the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">really cool individual you are</b> (there
is no one else in this world like you), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How
far you have successfully made it</b> in a difficult world and all the stresses
that affect us every day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thought
of the day:</u></b> My good now flows to me in a steady unbroken,
ever-increasing stream of happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Set
the intention for the day:</u></b> Visualization. State and command the kind of
day you intend to have. Give it a quick visualization. This may seem silly- but
the most successful sports teams in the world are coached in the art of visualization
before a game. They visualize their plays and how they intend to win the game.
Life is no different. Professional studies show that teams that practice a
brief visualization have a higher percentage of successful plays and wins. This
is a fact. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>(Example: Today is going to be a great day.
I will be successful in all of my endeavors and live in each and every moment
of the day- being fully present and engaging with others.)<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>You
are responsible for the energy you bring into a room</u></b><u>.</u> This
existence is not just all about you- even though it feels like it. You and the
energy you bring into a room can either brighten or darken a room. Choose to be
the bright energy and engage with others. You never know what they might be
going through as well. We tend to get wrapped up in our own inner turmoil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kindness is the biggest gift you can give to
another. Do something kind for someone else- even if it is just a smile, a
positive call or text. Make it a point to do something kind for someone else
today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Shake
off the negative energy</u>.</b> Negative energy is like lint- sometimes it
just attracts to us like when you are wearing black pants- everything seems to attract
to them. Negative energy can be the same way. Shake it off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ambivalent Relicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610071799250669150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461865168889396360.post-9548328122975028292012-11-28T06:49:00.000-08:002012-11-28T06:49:25.685-08:00New Directives
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everything Begins with You. You are responsible for your
life, your choices, your attitude and the energy you allow to radiate from you.
Whether that energy is positive or negative, it is your choosing of the vibe
you put out and attract back. The mind is a rather complicated entity, yet in
the same regard, can be kept simple. When things are put into perspective, the
mind goes from a complex thing to a simple and easy to maneuver your life and
your actions- stress free and worry free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Napoleon Hill quoted,
“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whatever your mind feeds on, it attracts</i>.”
Consider the content of your mind. What type of thoughts do we allow to occupy
the mind? Usually, it seems to be occupied with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>worry, doubt, and fear or our personal
problems and life issues that come our way. Unfortunately, what most do not
realize or consider is that the worry, doubt and fear aspect that we have
become accustomed to having in our thoughts more often than not, attract those very
things we worry, doubt and fear. Worry, doubt and fear are composed of negative
energy frequencies. If lack and limitation of any sort is on your mind- you
will more than likely attract lack and limitation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The mind is a very powerful source of energy. It is a tool
that we do not use to its maximum ability. Education and being smart is one
thing, but this is training the mind to attract better energy frequencies,
which are more likely to yield more positive results. We have the ability to
use the mind power to direct it to whatever we may choose. Take possession of
the mind instead of letting the mind and its problems take possession of you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you have a worry or concern, limit the amount of time
those thoughts can occupy your mind. Instead of worrying, being fearful, having
thoughts of lack or limitations, replace those thoughts immediately with
thoughts of thankfulness and gratitude. The energy around you needs to be
stabilized and grounded for a good beginning of positive thought process and a
positive frame of mind. First and foremost, give gratitude for what you do
have. Many people in this world would trade places with us instantly. I
recently read an article from the New York Times for a class about modern
slavery and human trafficking. It was in this I gained a huge perspective of my
thankfulness and gratitude to be who and where I am in life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The article was about a young Asian girl who at the age of
six years old, was sold by her family to a brothel. At the age of six, she was
sold as a commodity to a foreign pedophile as a child virgin. Thinking the
nightmare of her life couldn’t get worse, it is common for young children
prostitutes to be re-stitched as virgins to be sold again as a prized
commodity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The young girl tried to run
away but was caught each time, in which punishment consisted of being put into
a vat of human excrement filled with scorpions and spiders. The girl recalls
being punished up to nine days in this manner. Things like this are happening
in the world this very moment. So there is my personal perspective to give me
instant gratitude. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I am being a spoiled brat for wanting more material
things, ways of life, the infinite quest for “more” -perhaps one should focus
on the greatness that already surrounds us, the ability sometimes for happiness
is just to recognize it. So many people would be willing to trade places with
us. We have so much, but lack the ability to recognize it and the ability to be
grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the foundation upon
which happiness and positivity lie. Whenever you have a problem, give thanks
first for what is going good in your life. Then, focus on the solution of your
problem- without worry, doubt or fear. One of the most important things to do
is to give thanks in advance- for the solved problem, the solution or whatever
it is you want. This will likely attract those positive energies your way-
versus if you were focused on worry fear and doubt, it is those energies that
would attract to you. It really is your choice what type of energy or vibe you
put out. If it is negative- you will unfortunately attract that right back to
you. If it is positive, positive energy will find you more easily. It is all a
simple choice of the mind. Doubt, worry, fear, lack, and limitation should have
a very limited role in your show. Give the lead role to a positive character.
Let only good thoughts possess your mind so that you may be open to attract the
good things that are all around you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good
energies are out there, but they have to be called upon to work for you. Let that
be your directive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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