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October 2008
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Welcome
to another week in our lives, and another issue of our e-zine!
We're at the end
of October now,
making our way towards Thanksgiving and the eventual end of autumn
and the
beginning
of winter. We hope that this issue finds you doing well and in high
spirits,
and that you're
able to find something here that is worth your while. . . . |
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The
true joy of humankind is in doing that which
is most proper to our
nature; and the first property
of people is to be kindly affected
towards them that
are of one kind with ourselves.
Marcus
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Reputation is what men and women think of us;
character is what God and the angels know of us.
Thomas Paine |
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Like
Thoughts
(an excerpt)
Rhonda Byrne
The law of
attraction says like attracts like, and so as you think a
thought, you are also attracting like thoughts to
you. Here are some examples you may have experienced of
the law of attraction in your life:
Have you ever
started thinking about something you were not happy about, and
the more you thought about it the worse it seemed? That's
because as you think one sustained thought, the law of
attraction immediately brings more like thoughts to
you. In a matter of minutes, you have gotten so many like
unhappy thoughts coming to you that the situation seems to be
getting worse. The more you think about it, the more upset
you get.
You may have
experienced attracting like thoughts when you listened to
a song, and then found out you couldn't get that song out of
your head. The song just kept playing over and over in
your mind. When you listened to that song, even though you
may not have realized it, you gave your full attention and focus
of thought to it. As you did that, you were powerfully
attracting more like thoughts of that song, and so the
law of attraction moved into action and delivered more thoughts
of that song, over and over again.
Your life right
now is a reflection of your past thoughts. That includes
all the great things, and all the things you consider not so
great.
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Since you attract to
you what you think about most, it is easy to see what your
dominant thoughts have been on every subject of your life, because
that is what you have experienced. Until now!
If you can think
about what you want in your mind, and make that your dominant
thought, you will bring it into your life. . . .
Thoughts are
magnetic, and thoughts have a frequency. As you think, those
thoughts are sent out into the Universe, and they magnetically
attract all like things that are on the same
frequency. Everything sent out returns to the source.
And that source is you.
Think of it this
way: we understand that a television station's transmission
tower broadcasts via a frequency, which is transformed into
pictures on your television. Most of us don't really
understand how it works, but we know that each channel has a
frequency and when we tune into that frequency we see the picture
on our television. We choose the frequency by selecting the
channel, and we then receive the pictures broadcast on that
channel. If we want to see different pictures on our
television, we change the channel and tune into a new frequency. .
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The pictures you
receive from the transmission of your thoughts are not on a
television screen in your living room, they are the pictures of
your life! Your thoughts create the frequency, they
attract like things on that frequency, and then they are
broadcast back to you as your life pictures. If you want to
change anything in your life, change the channel and change the
frequency by changing your thoughts.
As you think of
yourself living in abundance, you are powerfully and consciously
determining your life through the law of attraction. It's
that easy. But then the most obvious question becomes,
"Why isn't everybody living the life of their dreams?"
The only reason
why people don't have what they want is because they are thinking
more about what they don't want than what they do
want. Listen to your thoughts, and listen to the words you
are saying. The law is absolute and there are no mistakes.
An epidemic worse
than any plague that humankind has ever seen has been raging for
centuries. It is the "don't want" epidemic.
People keep this epidemic alive when they predominantly think,
speak, act, and focus on what they "don't want."
But this is the generation that will change history, because we
are receiving the knowledge that can free us of this
epidemic! It begins with you, and you can become a pioneer
of this new thought movement by simply thinking and speaking about
what you want.
The law of
attraction is a law of nature. It is impersonal and it does
not see good things or bad things. It is receiving your
thoughts and reflecting back to you those thoughts as your life
experience. The law of attraction simply gives you whatever
it is you are thinking about.
The law of
attraction doesn't care whether you
perceive something to be good or bad, or whether you
don't want it or whether you do want it. It's
responding to your thoughts. So if you're looking at
a mountain of debt, feeling terrible about it, that's
the signal you're putting out into the Universe. "I
feel
really bad because of all this debt I've got." You're
just affirming it to yourself. You feel it on every level
of your being. That's what you're going to get more of.
Bob
Doyle
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The
Secret is truly the most outstanding book to date that
we have published. I am pleased that Rhonda Byrne
was able to bring together this life-changing information
so masterfully. She first did it for the movie of
the same name that she produced, which has been a
phenomenon in its own right. She then added, in only
ones month's time, incredible additional content to the
transcript of the film that brings even more clarity to
the reader. This is absolutely a book that people
from all walks of life can read and then "get"
the concept of The Secret. It allows them to then
take it and apply it to their lives. Children,
teenagers and adults of all ages are reporting miraculous
stories of positive changes as a result. |
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A
Complete and Balanced Life
Helaine
Iris
"I
will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling
or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my
living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible;
to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came
to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which
came to me as blossom goes on as fruit."
Dawna
Markova
Re-read
the above quote, then close your eyes for a moment and imagine this:
it's you speaking the words. Imagine it’s the kind of life
YOU chose.
What comes up for you? Do you feel inspired? Do you feel
like it could never happen?
In the years
I’ve been coaching I’ve found there to be some essential
qualities of people who live a complete and balanced life.
- They firmly
believe their success is more about who they are, rather than
just what they have or what they do.
- They're clear
about their values and what’s most important to them.
- They have a
vision for their life.
- They're
willing to take clear and focused action to fulfill that vision.
- They hold
themselves responsible for the quality of their life.
Living a full
and balanced life starts with knowing what a full and balanced life
means to you. Each day, we are bombarded with images from the
media that tell us who to be, what to do and how to act. We
are saturated with "shoulds," past experiences, family
edicts and endlessly disempowering messages.
So the first
step in claiming a complete life is to embrace the distinction that
Oprah makes quite succinctly, “Don’t worry about living
THE best life, just live YOUR best life.”
Here are some
suggestions I give my clients to help them begin the journey toward
living their best life.
1. Start a
journal.
One of the best ways I know to quiet the mind and access your
deeper thoughts is to write. Let yourself write in an
uncensored way. Let your thoughts flow without concern for
grammar or impressing a reader. Be curious about what your
inner self wants to tell you.
Here's a
series of provocative questions to help start the journey:
What will my
life feel/be like when I’m living fully and in balance?
Here’s where you imagine in detail the life you want. Let
yourself dream about how you’ll feel. Will you feel
peaceful? Energized? Both? Will you be fulfilling
a dream or simply living fully in each moment? Paint a picture for
yourself.
What’s most
important to me? Begin to make a list of your values. Your
values are your personal inventory of what you consider most
important. We all have values, but unless you take the time to
clarify them for yourself, you can inadvertently be living someone
else’s values. Your values inform the choices you make.
2. Get to know
yourself.
Walk, meditate, exercise, or take yourself on a date. Getting
to know yourself and what you like is an important piece of the
puzzle. What movie would YOU chose? Is nature most
enlivening or would you prefer a cultural romp in the city? Do
something you’ve always wanted to try. Take a risk. To
live a complete life you have to be in touch with what makes you
happy.
3. Find support.
It can be difficult to explore or make life changes without the
benefit of a support system. Often, when people start to grow,
others around them - friends and relatives - may feel
threatened. They may not want you to “rock the boat.” Seek
out at least one person you feel safe sharing your desires
with. This will help you to stay motivated and provide some
accountability.
4. Take
action.
Inspiration without action is like being dressed up and having
nowhere to go. Take some baby steps. Ask yourself:
"what’s one thing I can do this week to feel great about my
life?" Then do it.
What does a
complete and balanced life mean to you? I’d love to hear
your thoughts and what you discover. It’s truly
possible. You can love your life and watch the seeds turn to
blossoms and the blossoms turn to fruit.
It’s YOUR life.
. . live it completely!
Helaine
Iris is a certified Life Coach, writer and teacher who loves her
life. She
works with
individuals, and self-employed professionals who
want to thrive
in their business while crafting a life that's in absolute alignment
with their
highest ideals, deepest values and gracefully masters the
complexities of
modern living. For a solution-focused complimentary session
visit her
website http://www.pathofpurpose.com or
email her at helaine@pathofpurpose.com
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Drag
your thoughts away from your troubles--by the ear,
by the heels, or
any other way you can manage it.
It's the healthiest thing a
body can do.
Mark
Twain |
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Self-Improvement
As It Applies To You
by Robert Taylor
How does self-improvement apply to each of us? There is no
one system or technique which applies equally across the board.
There are numerous books, articles, teachers, techniques and
schools of thought to guide us in our quest for self- improvement.
There are a number of common threads running throughout all of
these. Here are just a few of them:
* Treat others as you wish to be treated.
* You become what you constantly think about.
* You determine what you are and what you will be by the
choices you make.
* When you honestly and deeply believe something it will
become true.
* Eat, breathe and live as though you were wealthy and you
will become wealthy.
* When your main focus is on lack and poverty you will
continue to be poor and lacking.
* Visualize what you wish as though it were true right now
and not at some future date.
* Take action on your wishes (dreams, desires).
* Life is but a journey which is taken one step at a time.
All we ever have is the step we are currently taking.
* The Kingdom of Heaven is within (know thyself, go into
yourself to seek the truth, the inner journey is the most
important).
All of these and the other common threads will apply to and be
used by each of us in a different manner. What works for one
person may not necessarily hold true for another. While it
is true we can learn from others, we alone can make our journey.
Nobody can do it for us.
We must take these teachings and doctrines and adapt them to our
own unique needs, desires and wishes. We do this through
self-study and observation to find those areas in which we need
growth and development.
In conjunction with this, we need to research and study many
different doctrines and teachings. From these we can
determine those things that attract us and strike the note of
truth within. You will know when something has the ring of
truth to it.
A whole doctrine or line of teaching may only contain one or two
principles which will apply to you; however these may be critical
to your development. Try to be as open-minded as possible,
but always verify the truth of the principle for yourself.
Never accept anything as being the truth for you until you have
verified it for your own purposes. Another's truth may well
be the direct opposite of your truth.
So long as you seek self-improvement and development you cannot
fail. You will undoubtedly become discouraged at times
because of a lack of any perceived gains. Should you feel
you have hit a brick wall, simply regroup and try another
technique or strategy.
No matter what you do or what happens, just do not quit.
Those who continue to seek self-development and growth always win.
It is simply a matter of time.
I wish you great satisfaction in your journey through life.
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I still find each day too short
for all the thoughts I want to think,
all the walks I
want to take, all the books I want to read,
and all the
friends I want to see. The longer I live the more my mind
dwells upon the beauty and wonder of the world. I hardly
know
which feeling leads, wonderment or admiration.
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Eyes
Wide Open
tom walsh
The Man on the
Ground
I had a sad
experience once at a road race in a town where I used to live. It was a Halloween race, 4.5 miles, and about sixty
people participated. We had a nice morning, much warmer than
we might have expected for the end of October, and the race itself
was a lot of fun.
After I had
been finished for a few minutes, though, I noticed a group of people
huddled over something on the ground about fifty feet from the
finish line. I went over to see what it was just as the
paramedics arrived--it was one of the competitors, a man in his
fifties. He was lying on his back completely motionless, and
someone was giving him CPR until the paramedics took over and
started to do the same thing, adding shots and electronics to the
attempt.
It was pretty
plain to see, though, that he was already dead. Although the
paramedics did everything they could, they weren't able to bring
him back to life. What had started out as a fun morning for
everyone had taken on a bit of a darker hue. It seemed,
though, that almost no one who had run the race knew him
personally, so while there was plenty of concern among the
runners, there was not a whole lot of mourning. Besides,
when they put him into the ambulance and took him away, none of
the paramedics actually told us that he was dead, so nobody really
knew for sure.
I found myself
wondering, though, how his morning had been. What had been
his last words to his wife? To his children? To his
friends? What had he done the day before? The week
before? What had been his last contributions to this planet
of ours and its people?
I know that
one day my body will be lying somewhere, completely spiritless
after I die. My hope is that when that time comes, I won't
be leaving many things left unsaid. I hope that I will have
told the people I love that I love them, and I hope that my last
words to no one will have been words of anger or
discouragement. I hope that even if today is my last day, my
last words to anyone might have been words of encouragement, love
and peace.
I probably
won't leave a great legacy of public works; I probably won't be at
all in the public eye when I go. The people to whom my death
will truly matter will be very few, but that's fine with me--I
hope that what I leave them will be positive and uplifting, so
that they may pass on those qualities to others in their
lives. And I hope that when I do go, I don't have tons of
unfinished business, many things left unsaid, many tasks that
matter to other people left undone.
I found out
the man's name in the newspaper the next day, but when all is said
and done his name isn't the most important part of who he
was. He was a human being who was here on this planet to be
the best he could be, to give the most he could give. His
time came when it came, just as ours will, and now he's
gone. It's a rather sad irony that his last moment came just
fifty feet from the finish line of his last race, but wherever he
is right now, I'm sure he doesn't care--it may even be worth an
ironic laugh to him. His many years of life are now over, and he
has moved on. But he didn't go without leaving a message,
and a very important one:
Don't leave
without having said the things you need to say or showing the love
you ought to show.
And since none
of us know when our time may come, it's very important that we
live by this principal every day so that when we do die (and we
will), we're able to move on with a bit of peace, knowing that
we've done all we can and all we need to do.
I'm pretty
sure that when he got up that morning, he didn't know that he
would be dead in a few hours. When the race began, I doubt
that he knew that he would be dead in half an hour. If he
had known, what might he have done differently with his last few
days, or his last few hours? I want to learn to live so that
when my time comes, I won't wish that I had done anything
differently. If I can reach that point in my life, then my
life will be much, much easier, and many more people will benefit
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Don Juan
assured me that in order to accomplish the feat of making myself miserable
I had to work in the most intense fashion, and that it was absurd. I
had now realized
I could work just the same in making myself complete and
strong. "The trick is
in what one emphasizes," he said.
"We either make ourselves miserable,
or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same."
Carlos
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Successful
People
Napoleon Hill
What
makes people successful? This
question has mystified people since humans first
became dissatisfied with cave dwellings and tried to
find some way to make life more comfortable. Perhaps
the following comparisons between the characteristics
of a person who fails and a successful person will help answer
the question.
Successful
people know precisely what they desire, have a plan
for getting it, believe in their ability to get it,
and devote a major portion of their time to acquiring
it. The person who fails has no definite purpose in life,
believes that all success is the result of
"luck," and moves on his or her own
initiative only when forced to do so.
Successful
people think before they speak. They weigh their
words carefully. And they emphasize their likes
concerning people, minimizing their dislikes or not
mentioning them at all. The unsuccessful person
does just the opposite. He or she speaks first,
thinks later. His or her words bring only regret
and embarrassment and cost him or her irretrievable
benefits because of the resentment they engender.
Successful
people express opinions only after having informed
themselves so they can do so intelligently. The person
who fails expresses opinion on subjects about which he
or she has little or no knowledge.
Successful
people budget time, income and expenditures.
They live within their means. The person
who fails squanders time and income with a contemptuous
disregard for their value.
Successful
people take a keen interest in people, especially
those with whom they have something in common, and
cultivate a bond of friendship with them. The
unsuccessful person cultivates only those from whom he or she
wants something.
Successful
people are open-minded and tolerant on all subjects,
toward all people. The person who fails has a closed
mind, steeped in intolerance, which shuts him or her
off from the recognition of favorable opportunities
and the friendly cooperation of others.
Successful
people keep abreast of the times and make it an
important responsibility to know what is going on, not
only in their own business, profession or community,
but also throughout the entire world. The unsuccessful
person concerns him or herself only with his or her immediate
needs, requiring them by whatever means are
available--fair or foul.
Successful
people keep their minds and outlook on life positive
at all times. They recognize that the space they
occupy in the world and the success they enjoy depend
upon the quantity and quality of service they render.
They make it a habit to render more service than
they promise. The person who fails looks for
"something for nothing" or something under
the table, which he or she did not earn. And
when he or she fails to get it, he or she blames the
greed of others.
Successful
people have a keen respect for their Creator and
express it frequently through prayers and deeds of
helpfulness to others. The unsuccessful believes in
nothing but his or her own desire for food and shelter
and seeks those at the expense of others when and
where he or she can.
All
in all, there is a big difference in both the words
and the deeds of the successful person and the person
who fails. But all people are where they are and
what they are because of their own mental attitudes
toward themselves and others.
Learn
more about Napoleon Hill and his contributions to the
success of thousands of people at http://www.naphill.org. |
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